Large Print, Limeys, Loss

DVD

The Color of Magic starring Sean Astin, David Jason and Tim Curry. Comedic dramatization of the Terry Pratchett novel. 197 minute mini-series.



Going Postal starring Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy. Comedic dramatization blah blah blah Pratchett. 185 minute mini-series.



Battle for Marjah starring 272 Marines. Marines are told to kill Taliban and break stuff and then told to make Marjah nice and cozy with good roads.



Tillman Story starring Tillman's Mom and lying politicians. Tillman was caricatured by the press and his death manipulated by the government. His mom and family kept digging and pressing to find out what happened.



Fiction

Demon Lover by Juliet Dark. This kind of stuff is popular. "A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying way possible."

Valley of Dreams by Lauraine Snelling. First novel of the Wild West Wind series. The real trick is to see if I can keep track of this series enough to order the subsequent novels.

Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz. Tattoed male model on front cover. Big author photo on back cover.

Large Print

Soft Target by Stphen Hunter. More .30 rifle love by Hunter. Ugly cover.

Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William Kennedy. Nice cover. Stupid title.

Incognito by Gregory Murphy. "Meh" cover.

Revenge at Bella Terra: a Scarlet Deception novel by Christina Dodd. Above average cover. I like the mix of light and dark and red colors. Dodd is supposed to do good work.

Dead by Nightfall by Beverly Barton. I think the graphic designer spent about five minutes on this one.

I Am Under the Weather, Do Not Ask Anything Complicated

Fiction

Need You Now by James Grippando. Weird name.

Gun Games by Faye Kellerman. Which Kellerman is this?

Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly. My sinuses are all clogged up.

A Devil is Waiting by Jack Higgins. I took the afternoon off and slept.

Large Print

Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White. I am working my 5-9 PM shift right now.

Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. After sleeping I cleaned out the garage to park the car. There is supposed to be 9-12 inches of snow.

Vigilante by Stephen J. Cannell. I don't believe the forecast.

The Maid by: a novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter. If the forecast is true it will be the first time this year I will use the snow blower.

Meh

Fiction

Deadline by Fern Michaels. Whatever.

Mystery of Daisy Doe by Charlotte Carter. Humph.

NonFiction

Save Your Marriage in Five Minutes A Day by Bonnie Jacobsen, PhD. Nnnn.

A New Year With New Fiction You Won't Find Time to Read and AR Practice

New Year Fiction You Won't Have Time For

Heck, I'm reading a Max Allan Collins from 2004. There are several novels that came out in 2011 that I never read.

Sleepwalker by Karen Robards. Karen Robards has blond hair.

Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag. Tami Hoag has short hair and a full page author photo.

77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz. Koontz is sitting on his balls. I'm surprised he doesn't just put up a picture of his dog. That guy loves his dog.

Death Benefit by Robin Cook. Cook wears sweaters.

Private: #1 suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Patterson wears a fancy watch.

NonFiction

The American Presidency edited by Anthony L. Green. Millard Fillmore wore a vest.

Country Licks and Solos: book with DVD and CD by Peter Vogl.

DVD

Practical Shooting: volume 6, the AR-15 by Matt Burkett. Shooting tips. Gear tips. Practice tips. Competition tips. Movement tips. Beef tips.



You still won't shoot like this.

Snow? This winter? Don't be silly.

Snow

This winter has been incredibly mild. Today is the first measurable snow. Measurable according to Gerard Standards. Gerard Standards begin with any snowfall requiring shoveling. (Not to be confused with Gerard's Wife's Standards who thinks everything has to be shoveled.)





Musical Interlude

I heard this on BBC 6 within the past year. I was recently reminded of the song when I followed a link. Fitz and the Tantrums.

Mid- Holiday Fiction

Fiction

Top Suspense: 13 classic stories, by 12 masters of the genre edited by [no one]. Short stories from a bunch of writers who teamed together for electronic publishing. Including Vicki Hendricks [I read a couple novels], Max Allan Collins [got one of his at home], Stephen Gallagher [read 2-3 novels], Lee Goldberg [read several and bought a paperback as a Christmas gift], and Bill Crider [never heard of him].

The handgun on the cover image seems to be a weird combination of a Hi-Power, a Beretta, and one of Tanfoglio's CZ clones. All merged together with an off center suppressor. Suppressors are expensive.

Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner. A paperback donation that I decided to add. This is from 1998.

Locked On by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Something to do with shooting and spies.

D.C. Dead by Stuart Woods. Something to do with hotel chairs and a martini. According to the cover.

Covert Warriors by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. Something to do with a photoshop of guys debussing a helicopter onto a partially submerged submarine.

One Book

Book

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: bass edition by Dix Bruce. Includes two CDs. "Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, and many more!"

Three Discs

Music on CD

Mylo Xyloto by Cold Play. Singer sings songs while band plays instruments.



Audiobook on MP3 CD

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. One MP3 CD at 4 hours. A monster story.

Aliens, Horses, Cars, More Large Print

DVD

Cowboys and Aliens with James Bond, Han Solo, ThatOneGuyWhoDoes AlltheIndianRoles. Aliens attack and eat all the horses. Maybe. I have not seen it. I'm not posting a trailer either.

Top Gear 15 starring The Spaniel, The Short One, The Grouchy One. My kids have seen all these multiple times. I should take this home to watch the outtakes.



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part Two starring [all the same people]. I bought the DVD and Blu-Ray combo pack.

Audiobook on CD

Clodhopper Monologues by Michael Perry. Two CDs, no time listed. Pig and chicken farmer tells tales of family life, farm life, and EMT life. Perry is renowned for his public readings. Samples.

Large Print

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas.

Inverted Forest by John Dalton.

White Truffles in Winter by N.M. Kelby

Another Try

What to Read 45: Christa Faust and Megan Abbott

What to Read

Choke Hold by Christa Faust and The End of Everything by Megan Abbott.




Interesting Fact One: Abbott did not tell me to take a hike during either of the two occasions we spoke.
Interesting Fact Two: Faust has a small pet dog. Her items in the catalog.

A Mountain Of Large Print to Crush Your Puny Skull

Large Print

Devils' Gate by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Your scrawny hide will burn under the mighty Cussler gaze.

V is Vengeance by Sue Grafton. V is for the vicodin you will need from the beating.

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. Trained doves will peck your eyes out.

Christmas Treasures by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer. The treasures are tree ornaments made from your fingers and toes.

Plain and Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller. You will run screaming.

The Vault by Ruth Rendell. They will capture and imprison you.

Cain by Jose Saramago. Cain's punishment is luxury compared to your future.

An O'Brien Family Christmas by Sherryl Woods. Sherryl Woods will fly like a hawk from her home in Florida to pounce on you as if you were a lowly field mouse. You are prey for the predator. A raptor's bodily waste.

Come A Little Closer by Dorothy Garlock. Or go farther away. It does not matter. Escape is futile.

Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell. Need I elaborate?

NonFiction

Red Summer:the summer of 1919 and the awakening of black America by Cameron McWhirter. Your future if they allow you to survive that long.

Fiction

Diving the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. We don't have much scifi here at Lake Mills. The books are too dangerous to weakling like yourself.

Flee: a thriller by J.A. Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson. Konrath will write long-winded blog posts about your wasted allegiance to traditional publishing.

The Drop by Michael Connelly. The feeling in your stomach as you see what awaits.

Musical Interlude, Part Two

Musical Interlude, Part Two

Alex Winston's song about her childhood Elvis doll. I'm doing paperwork and listening to music.

Musical Interlude

Musical Interlude

Old guys singing old song. Noel Crombie looks the same as 30 years ago.

Three

One

Homegrown Herbs: a complete guide to growing, using, and enjoying more than 100 herbs by Tammi Hartung.

Two

Conquering ACT Math and Science, Second Edition by Steven W. Dulan.

Three

2012 Scholarship Handbook: 2,100 programs offering private, federal and state money by CollegeBoard.

NonFiction You Probably Are Not Excited About

NonFiction

Conquering ACT: english, reading and writing, second edition by McGraw-Hill. Would this book tell me if english should be capitalized? I'm too lazy to look it up.

Creating Comics From Start to Finish by Buddy Scalera. Not an artist's guide. Chapters and interviews about the process and business and edited and and penciling and coloring other stuff I havenoideawhattheyaretalkingabout. No mention of Victor Gischler. Gischler sometimes refers to a comics guy named Nick Lowe. But, it seems to be a different Nick Lowe and not the Nick Lowe.



Colossal Collection of Action Poses by Buddy Scalera. Action-packed with 1,200 poses! 1200 photos of models, bodybuilders, and actors wearing underwear and scowling.

Statistics Demystified by Stan Gibilisco.

iPad 2: quicksteps by Joli Ballew. Do fancy stuff with your fancy computer thing.

More NonFiction For School Assignments

A stack of books on topics like pollution, energy, and career guidance.

Finn Family, Verbs, Jedi, More .30 Caliber Love

CD

Pajama Club by Pajama Club. When Neil Finn is not "twittering" complaints about political ads on Australian television he and his wife sing songs.



Trip by The Verbs. When Meegan Voss is not going crazy with Facebook posts she and her husband sing songs. This is a very good album that took forever to get cataloged and on the shelf.



Great Escape Artist by Jane's Addiction. When Perry Farrell is not fighting heroin urges he is singing songs.

Fiction

Dead Like You by Peter James. Another freebie from Bouchercon in St. Louis. Murders in Brighton, England end with the female victims having their shoes stolen. Christa Faust better stay away from Brighton.

Soft Target by Stephen Hunter. Former Marine sniper is at the Mall of America during a Mumbai style terrorist attack. He needs a rifle.

Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell. I read one of these Scarpetta novels. I could not get interested in the characters.

Promise Me Forever by Diane Amos. Young woman flees her drunken father with her younger brother and sister for the idyllic town of Welcome, MT. Welcome is not idyllic and she is out of cash.

Forgotten Affairs of Youth by Alexander McCall Smith. A Dalhousie novel.

Old Republic: Volume Two: threat of peace by Rob Chestney. Comic based off storyline of a video game.

Doctor Who: the Ripper by Tony Lee. Doctor Who travels through time. Doctor Who makes wisecracks. Doctor Who does weird things. Doctor Who is eccentric. Doctor Who discovers an alien plot against humanity.

Rand on Afghanistan, Photographers Shooting Tractor Pastries

NonFiction

Learn to Play the Piano and Keyboard by Nick Freeth. Now you've acquired a suitable keyboard.

Pastry Chef's Apprentice by Mitch Stamm. Mitch does not sound like the name of a pastry chef. Maybe a hunting guide. Or a bartender.

Standard Catalog of Firearms, 2011 by Dan Shideler. Used and new prices. CZ regularly exports 90 percent of its production to over 80 countries. The RAMI is listed as $425 in Very good condition. No separate listing for the polymer framed version.

Classic Farm Tractors: history of the farm tractor by Randy Leffingwell. A whole ton of fancy color photos.

Digital Photography by Jason R. Rich. Take shots of the food as it is served, as well as the presentation of the desserts.

Fast Track to a Better Body by Betty S. Wong and the Editors of Fitness. Lots of color photos. With female models. Oh my.

Afghantsy: the Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989 by Rodric Braithwaite. Chechnya was a freaking disaster for Russian draftees. Afghanistan must have been just as worse.

Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American right by Jennifer Burns. Featuring a currently fashionable cover design. Ted Turner is a big fan.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales! by Marshall Goldsmith. Only photos are author photos. One of our partners recently interviewed retired managers.

Dirty Cartoons Rejected By The New Yorker

NonFiction

The Best of the Rejection Collection: 283 cartoons that were too dumb, too dark, or too naughty for The New Yorker edited by Matthew Diffee. With the latest advances in cosmetic surgery, I can make a fifty-five-year-old grandmother look like a thirty-five-year-old transsexual and I'm looking for a card that says, 'Sorry about the herpes." and Will the high mileage and low emissions make my penis seem bigger?

301 Ways to Use Social Media to Boost Your Marketing by Catherine Parker. If you are Anthony Neil Smith you spend every waking hour tweeting people to buy your eBooks.

Chicago Curiosities by Scotti Cohn. I never gave a dang about Chicago when growing up. I used to read the Tribune every day but had no interest in visiting or living there.

Summers: a true love story by Margot Peters. Letters by 16-year-old Peters and a teenage boy from 1949 to 1961. Featured on Wisconsin Public Radio's Chapter-A-Day.

Body Language: techniques on interpreting nonverbal cues in the world and workplace by Aaron Brehove. Many illustrative photos covering micro expressions, posture, hand motions, walking, etc.

Grant Writing Demystified by Mary Ann Payne. A mnemonic device frequently used in developing objectives is SMART.

DVD

Head in the Clouds starring Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend. Sweeping romantic saga of passion, betrayal, and redemption...chooses to live her life solely for pleasure...traveled the world...passion and excitement...two friends...romantic menage a trois...Spanish Civil War...liberation just days away...most difficult decision of his life.

Belated Bary and Gay Snipers Sing the Blues

Fiction

The Detachment by Barry Eisler. A John Rain Thriller. Eisler pairs his famous killer, Rain, with characters from his last two novels. Lots of intrigue, paranoia, and murder.

NonFiction

Homosexuality edited by Noah Berlatsky. Berlatsky should change his name to Bert because I had to keep looking the name up to correctly spell it. This is part of the Global Viewpoints series. Viewpoints is one of those nonfiction series aimed at middle and high school homework and research projects.

Sniper: American single-shot warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan by Gina Cavallaro with Matt Larsen. In the wars in that American snipers have fought since 9/11, in which there is not front line, no uniformed enemy, and tightly packed urban areas, the snipers in the Special Operations community have developed a more prominent role for themselves with their ability to act as an integral part of an urban assault, pushing ground commanders to pay attention to what snipers can bring to bear o the battlefield.

Road Biking Illinois: a guide to the state's best bike rides by Ted Villaire. After crossing SR 96, you'll pass a large brick hotel called the Nauvoo House.

The Geocaching Handbook: the guide for family friendly, high-tech treasure hunting by Layne Cameron. Many of the markers are made of brass or aluminum attached to a concrete post.

Campfire Stories: things that go bump in the night by William W. Forgey. VIII. He is saved - saved because he left a message where he could be found!

Food Lovers Guide to Chicago: best local specialties, markets, recipes, restaurants & events by Jennifer Olvera. A stark, minimalist dining room sets the tone for a culinary journey.

The Golden Age of the Blues by Richard Havers and Richard Evans. History of blues and biographies of the famous players with a twenty track CD to go with. This book reminds me of Bill Crider. I'm not sure why, maybe because there is a similar book on singing cowboys.

Write A Novel and Get it Published by Nigel Watts. Basically, there are two main options: present tense and past tense.

Letterboxer's Companion: exploring the mysteries hidden in the great outdoors by Randy Hall. If you don't like geocaching you can do this. The width of your paper will be height of the canister.

Insider's Guide to Madison by Kevin Revolinski. Another difficult in name to type. Some soft music is piped in and just a couple of tables are available for customers.

Heaven Is For Real by Todd Burpo. Because there are tons of holds on this. "Yeah, I did," he said solemnly.

New Kindles

Kindles

We now have three Kindle Touch eBook readers. I still need to purchase some protective cases and get content loaded onto the machines. Once the readers are cataloged they will be ready for check-out.