DVD
Exhale: core fusion 30 day sculpt. Weekly workouts.
Ike: countdown to D-Day starring Tom Selleck. Mustache-free Selleck shaves in a bald spot to convince the Limeys, Frogs and Yanks to work together.
Birdsong starring [British and French actors]. Young Englishman falls for a married woman before World War One. She leaves him and he joins the Army when the war begins. The book was pretty decent.
Heaven is Waiting starring [actors I never heard of]. Widower who has not dated since his wife's death is very uncomfortable with his grown daughter's boyfriend.
War Horse starring [CGI Death and Destruction]. Guy really loves his horse.
The Vow starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum. Wife wakes with coma forgetting last five years of life. Wife starts to listen to parents and see a past fiancee. Husband woos her back.
We Bought A Zoo starring Jason Bourne, That Guy From Wings. They bought a zoo.
Haywire starring Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bill Paxton, Gina Carano. Girl super-spy kicks and shoots her way out of trouble.
Shame starring Michael Fassbender. Guy tries to drown his issues with anonymous sex.
The Sun Came Out: the making of the album 7 Worlds Collide starring Neil Finn, other musicians. Guys from Radiohead, guys from Wilco, Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Bic Runga, KT Tunstall and others make an album. I've been listening to this in the background and it is interesting. The double album is available for checkout.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Knitwear for Badger Tailgaters in Love
NonFiction
Sasha Kagan's Classic Collection by Sasha Kagan. Knitting patterns. I like these books because I always check out the models.
Here's Johnny: my memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 years of friendship by Ed McMahon. Memoir by sidekick. What will Andy Richter write in a few years?
For Packers Fans Only!: wonderful stories from great fans celebrating America's team by Rich Wolfe. A local Rotary Club member lived in Green Bay in the '60s and got to know several players.
Tailgating Cookbook: recipes for the big game by Bob Sloan. Page 170 says, "When you want to serve meat and don't feel like dealing with the grill, this is the way to go."
Five Love Languages: how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by Gary Chapman. Page 123 says, "They began dating in their senior year at high school."
Chicken Encyclopedia: an illustrated reference by Gail Damerow. Page 203 says, "Persian Rumpless \ See: Manx Rumpy."
Fiction
Hard Country by Michael McGarrity. "A novel of the old west." New Mexico territory. McGarrity's mystery series featuring a modern day New Mexico policeman is pretty good.
Bascom's Trump by Douglas Bradt. Anthony wants to avoid the draft in 1969 so he tries out for the Badger's football team.
Sasha Kagan's Classic Collection by Sasha Kagan. Knitting patterns. I like these books because I always check out the models.
Here's Johnny: my memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 years of friendship by Ed McMahon. Memoir by sidekick. What will Andy Richter write in a few years?
For Packers Fans Only!: wonderful stories from great fans celebrating America's team by Rich Wolfe. A local Rotary Club member lived in Green Bay in the '60s and got to know several players.
Tailgating Cookbook: recipes for the big game by Bob Sloan. Page 170 says, "When you want to serve meat and don't feel like dealing with the grill, this is the way to go."
Five Love Languages: how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by Gary Chapman. Page 123 says, "They began dating in their senior year at high school."
Chicken Encyclopedia: an illustrated reference by Gail Damerow. Page 203 says, "Persian Rumpless \ See: Manx Rumpy."
Fiction
Hard Country by Michael McGarrity. "A novel of the old west." New Mexico territory. McGarrity's mystery series featuring a modern day New Mexico policeman is pretty good.
Bascom's Trump by Douglas Bradt. Anthony wants to avoid the draft in 1969 so he tries out for the Badger's football team.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mega Manga Chain Restaurants
NonFiction
Mega Manga: the complete reference to drawing manga by Keith Sparrow. 288 pages worth of an animation style I do not understand. I booked an artist to do a manga workshop for teens this June 20th.
Good, Better, Best Dining Out: a no-nonsense guide to America's chain restaurants by Josh Dinar. Categories include best skillets, best seafood, crab cakes, wine lists.
Mega Manga: the complete reference to drawing manga by Keith Sparrow. 288 pages worth of an animation style I do not understand. I booked an artist to do a manga workshop for teens this June 20th.
Good, Better, Best Dining Out: a no-nonsense guide to America's chain restaurants by Josh Dinar. Categories include best skillets, best seafood, crab cakes, wine lists.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Happy Days Hearing A Cold Blue Sea, Second Edition
NonFiction
Handy Religion Answer Books, Second Edition by John Renard, Ph.D. What is a Sufi? What is a sacrament? Are there contemporary remnants of CIT? What is sectarian Shinto? WHy did Lutheran Brotherhood change their name? How many students attend daily chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College? (just kidding on those last two)
Large Print
Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. Lawyer goes missing without a clue. Wife and daughter find years old love letter from Burmese woman. Daughter searches.
Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea by Morgan Callan Rogers. The cover says: Western set on the Atlantic shoreline. The back cover says: Young in girl in Maine and her lobsterman father have to recover after her mom disappears. Lobsterman means fisherman not a half-man half-lobster.
Audio on CD
My Happy Days in Hollywood: a memoir by Garry Marshall. Dick van Dyke Show, Odd Couple, happy days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Princess Diaries.
Handy Religion Answer Books, Second Edition by John Renard, Ph.D. What is a Sufi? What is a sacrament? Are there contemporary remnants of CIT? What is sectarian Shinto? WHy did Lutheran Brotherhood change their name? How many students attend daily chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College? (just kidding on those last two)
Large Print
Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. Lawyer goes missing without a clue. Wife and daughter find years old love letter from Burmese woman. Daughter searches.
Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea by Morgan Callan Rogers. The cover says: Western set on the Atlantic shoreline. The back cover says: Young in girl in Maine and her lobsterman father have to recover after her mom disappears. Lobsterman means fisherman not a half-man half-lobster.
Audio on CD
My Happy Days in Hollywood: a memoir by Garry Marshall. Dick van Dyke Show, Odd Couple, happy days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Princess Diaries.
Batman Sells Crocheted Arrows to Cornbread Stooges
NonFiction
Selling All-in-one for Dummies by Tom Hopkins, et al. I do not get many opportunities to et al anyone. This is seven sales manuals bound in one volume.
Cornbread Mafia by James Higdon. True crime tale of "a homegrown syndicate's code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in American history". Kentucky moonshiners diversify in the '70s and '80s.
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam by Gordon L Rottman, illustrated by Brian Delf. Lucky to be alive and lucky to have any hearing if they fired their pistols in those narrow tunnels.
Batman: the return of Bruce Wayne by Grant Morrison. Batman has to travel through time fighting evil in different eras.
Batman: time and the batman by Grant Morrison. Oh, man, I hope this isn't the same thing as the previous one. Good, similar stories and not a different print format.
Teeny Tiny Crochet: 35 adorably small projects by Catherine Hirst. This is of teeny, tiny interest to me personally.
U.S. Navy SEALs by Hans Halberstadt. Lots of photos of grimacing guys with guns.
Three Stooges Scrapbook: updated edition by Jeff Lenburg et al. Hah! I et al'ed again.
Sinful Smoothies: delicious drinks for everyday indulgence by Ryland Peters and Small.
Green Arrow: salvation by J.T. Krul et al. Hah! Again! Arrow and Sir Gallahad fight a demon.
DNA and Social Networking: a guide to genealogy in the twenty-first century by Debbie Kennett.
Selling All-in-one for Dummies by Tom Hopkins, et al. I do not get many opportunities to et al anyone. This is seven sales manuals bound in one volume.
Cornbread Mafia by James Higdon. True crime tale of "a homegrown syndicate's code of silence and the biggest marijuana bust in American history". Kentucky moonshiners diversify in the '70s and '80s.
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam by Gordon L Rottman, illustrated by Brian Delf. Lucky to be alive and lucky to have any hearing if they fired their pistols in those narrow tunnels.
Batman: the return of Bruce Wayne by Grant Morrison. Batman has to travel through time fighting evil in different eras.
Batman: time and the batman by Grant Morrison. Oh, man, I hope this isn't the same thing as the previous one. Good, similar stories and not a different print format.
Teeny Tiny Crochet: 35 adorably small projects by Catherine Hirst. This is of teeny, tiny interest to me personally.
U.S. Navy SEALs by Hans Halberstadt. Lots of photos of grimacing guys with guns.
Three Stooges Scrapbook: updated edition by Jeff Lenburg et al. Hah! I et al'ed again.
Sinful Smoothies: delicious drinks for everyday indulgence by Ryland Peters and Small.
Green Arrow: salvation by J.T. Krul et al. Hah! Again! Arrow and Sir Gallahad fight a demon.
DNA and Social Networking: a guide to genealogy in the twenty-first century by Debbie Kennett.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Six Novels
Fiction
Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller. High School journalist is out to reveal a secret society intent on vigilante justice that is "exposing students and teachers alike for even the most minor infraction."
All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W. Jones. A mathematical genius and her best friend are snuck out of North Korea into sexual slavery in the South and then the United States. Well, that sounds uplifting. [Bill Crider says: We former English teachers recommend a six-year sentence in Folsom for people who use the word snuck unless those people are Dizzy Dean.]
Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer. Archer's bio mentions his Oxford education, his five years in the House of Commons, and his twenty years and the House of Lords. Archer's bio does not mention he served two years of a four year prison term for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
Home by Toni Morrison. Korean War vet returns home and rescues "his medically abused younger sister and take her back to the small Georgia town they come from and that he's hated all his life."
Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark. Los Angeles prosecutor takes dead end case of murdered homeless man. Homeless man had conneciton to the ax murder of a LAPD policeman from two years earlier. Sleuthing begins.
11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The Patter Factory production line is on schedule.
Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer. Archer's bio mentions his Oxford education, his five years in the House of Commons, and his twenty years and the House of Lords. Archer's bio does not mention he served two years of a four year prison term for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
Home by Toni Morrison. Korean War vet returns home and rescues "his medically abused younger sister and take her back to the small Georgia town they come from and that he's hated all his life."
Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark. Los Angeles prosecutor takes dead end case of murdered homeless man. Homeless man had conneciton to the ax murder of a LAPD policeman from two years earlier. Sleuthing begins.
11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The Patter Factory production line is on schedule.
Reloading Mended Pencil Jewelry
NonFiction
Reloading for Handgunners by Patrick Sweeney. Page 115 says, "Uniformly-seated primers are an important part of accurate ammunition."
Mend it Better: creative patching, darning, and stitching and Kristin M. Roach. Page 82 says, "It was perfect with sweaters, tights, cute jackets, woven scarves, and all that other glorious winter attire."
Creating Textures in Colored Pencil by Gary Greene. Page 108 says, "Layer Light Umber."
The Bead Jewelry Bible by Dorothy Wood. Page 49 says, "Tie the ends together, working two reef knots one after the others (see Tying Knots)."
Service: a Navy SEAL at war by Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer. Page 89 says, "Finally, we reached our destination - an abandoned four-story building situated on a circular chain of streets that everybody called the Racetrack."
The Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro. Page 451 says, "It went against his nature - against his desire, his need, for control, and for the secrecy which is a form of control - control and secrecy that he would have had had he insisted that the investigation into the assassination be made by a Texas court of inquiry that was under his thumb and by an FBI headed by a longtime ally."
Reloading for Handgunners by Patrick Sweeney. Page 115 says, "Uniformly-seated primers are an important part of accurate ammunition."
Mend it Better: creative patching, darning, and stitching and Kristin M. Roach. Page 82 says, "It was perfect with sweaters, tights, cute jackets, woven scarves, and all that other glorious winter attire."
Creating Textures in Colored Pencil by Gary Greene. Page 108 says, "Layer Light Umber."
The Bead Jewelry Bible by Dorothy Wood. Page 49 says, "Tie the ends together, working two reef knots one after the others (see Tying Knots)."
Service: a Navy SEAL at war by Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer. Page 89 says, "Finally, we reached our destination - an abandoned four-story building situated on a circular chain of streets that everybody called the Racetrack."
The Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro. Page 451 says, "It went against his nature - against his desire, his need, for control, and for the secrecy which is a form of control - control and secrecy that he would have had had he insisted that the investigation into the assassination be made by a Texas court of inquiry that was under his thumb and by an FBI headed by a longtime ally."
Friday, May 04, 2012
Non Fiction Invasion of Food and Crafts
Food
Everyday Gluten-Free Slow Cooking by Kimberly Mayone and Kitty Broihier. 140 recipes. I still have no idea what gluten is.
Brewer's Apprentice by Greg Koch and Matt Allyn. I'm not sure how many home brewers are in town or how many of them like brewing books, but the photos are fantastic. Includes interviews and information from several master brewers.
Light and Healthy Cooking: 250 delicious, satisfying, guilt-free recipes edited by Rosemary Ellis. From Good Housekeeping.
Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester.
French Classics Made Easy by Richard Grausman. 250 recipes. "Ten-minute souffle, a contemporary Bouillabaisse, a lighter, quicker cassoulet".
Crafts
Threads Sewing Guide: a complete reference form America's best-loved sewing magazine edited by Carol Fresia. Page 97 says "Frequently, a top, blouse, or jacket includes sufficient ease for the bust, but it still isn't flattering."
Painting Vibrant Watercolors: discover the magic of light, color and contrast by Soon Y. Warren. Page 106 says "Reference Photo."
The Complete Colored Pencil Book by Bernard Aime Poulin. Page 133 says "A landscape perspective is a matter of point of view."
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: 10 stunning sampler quilts to make from over 50 patchwork blocks by Pam and Nicky Lintott. Page 23 says "Take two colour B 2 1/2in squares and a colour A 2 1/2in x 8 1/2in rectangle and using the same technique make four of these units."
Tailoring: the classic guide to sewing the perfect jacket by the editors of Creative Publishing International. Page 71 says "Allow to dry overnight to set lapel."
Lovely Knits for Little Girls: 20 just-right patterns, just for girls by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard. Page 23 says "Cut star shape and attach to dog's tail with duct tape." [Just kidding.]
Other
The Complete Credit Repair Kit: a plain English guide to improving your credit score and fixing your credit by Brette McWhorter Sember, JD.
Everyday Gluten-Free Slow Cooking by Kimberly Mayone and Kitty Broihier. 140 recipes. I still have no idea what gluten is.
Brewer's Apprentice by Greg Koch and Matt Allyn. I'm not sure how many home brewers are in town or how many of them like brewing books, but the photos are fantastic. Includes interviews and information from several master brewers.
Light and Healthy Cooking: 250 delicious, satisfying, guilt-free recipes edited by Rosemary Ellis. From Good Housekeeping.
Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester.
French Classics Made Easy by Richard Grausman. 250 recipes. "Ten-minute souffle, a contemporary Bouillabaisse, a lighter, quicker cassoulet".
Crafts
Threads Sewing Guide: a complete reference form America's best-loved sewing magazine edited by Carol Fresia. Page 97 says "Frequently, a top, blouse, or jacket includes sufficient ease for the bust, but it still isn't flattering."
Painting Vibrant Watercolors: discover the magic of light, color and contrast by Soon Y. Warren. Page 106 says "Reference Photo."
The Complete Colored Pencil Book by Bernard Aime Poulin. Page 133 says "A landscape perspective is a matter of point of view."
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: 10 stunning sampler quilts to make from over 50 patchwork blocks by Pam and Nicky Lintott. Page 23 says "Take two colour B 2 1/2in squares and a colour A 2 1/2in x 8 1/2in rectangle and using the same technique make four of these units."
Tailoring: the classic guide to sewing the perfect jacket by the editors of Creative Publishing International. Page 71 says "Allow to dry overnight to set lapel."
Lovely Knits for Little Girls: 20 just-right patterns, just for girls by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard. Page 23 says "Cut star shape and attach to dog's tail with duct tape." [Just kidding.]
Other
The Complete Credit Repair Kit: a plain English guide to improving your credit score and fixing your credit by Brette McWhorter Sember, JD.
All Girls (Except for one guy)
Fiction
Grey Expectations by Clea Simon. A cat mystery.
The Proposal by Mary Balogh. Scoeity widow falls for a Lord who used to be a farmer.
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris. Sookie Stackhouse helps solve a murder before the Vampire King comes to town. What?
Dead Level by Sarah Graves. Home Repair is Homicide series. I just checked the circ's and this series has been quite popular here.
Breaking News by Fern Michaels. I read the description and it made no sense to me. Something about Charleston, SC and Toots, who has 8 ex-husbands, and her friends planning a wedding and selling cosmetics.
One Guy
Last Storyteller by Frank Delaney. Delaney Ireland novels keep getting shorter. 2005's Ireland ran 559 pages. This book is 385 pages.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Two Plus A Wisecrack
Fiction
Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King. Bill Crider had a link to a ranking of all of King's novels. I did not read the rankings but was surprised that King has published 62 novels. I thought King put out many more than that.
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick. "A Ladies of Lantern Street Novel:
Wisecrack
Cheerleading Professionals by Sara Green. Junior nonfic on cheerleaders. I wonder if Megan Abbott bought this yet.
Wisecrack Explanation
Abbott's forthcoming novel is about a high school cheer team and their coach. Abbott - who I sort of follow online - constantly posts cheerleading commentary.
Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King. Bill Crider had a link to a ranking of all of King's novels. I did not read the rankings but was surprised that King has published 62 novels. I thought King put out many more than that.
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick. "A Ladies of Lantern Street Novel:
Wisecrack
Cheerleading Professionals by Sara Green. Junior nonfic on cheerleaders. I wonder if Megan Abbott bought this yet.
Wisecrack Explanation
Abbott's forthcoming novel is about a high school cheer team and their coach. Abbott - who I sort of follow online - constantly posts cheerleading commentary.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Nothing New, Here is a Fashion Show
Fashion New
Dunedin Public had a second fashion show this year. Here is the short version:
Here is the long version:
Dunedin, is that you in the black and white striped top?
Dunedin Public had a second fashion show this year. Here is the short version:
Here is the long version:
Dunedin, is that you in the black and white striped top?
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Fargo 50 Fundraising Project
Fargo 50k Fundraising Project
The Library has planning an interior renovation for two years. We are 80% of the way to our fundraising goal of $250,000. This week we launched our 50k Fundraising Project. We hope to raise the last $50,000 and start the project this autumn.Tax deductible donations can be made through the Lake Mills Community Foundation at PO Box 33, Lake Mills, WI, 53551. For more information on the project contact Gerard Saylor, Library Director at 920-648-166 or lmdir@mwfls.org
Ho-Hum
Large Print
Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry. Death.Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark. More death.
Come Home by Lisa Cottoline. Cover cliches.
Stay Close by Harlan Coben. No tennis.
Friday, April 20, 2012
The Return of A. Lee Martinez
Fiction
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. Another funny sci-fi novel from Martinez. He writes fun stuff. Try it out.
The Witness by Nora Roberts. Heck if I know. Romance? Romantic murder?
The Innocent by David Baldacci. Cover image implies a sniper and his daughter on the run in Washington D.C. Flyleaf says: government hit man refuses a job and goes on run. Government Hit Man meets 14 year old orphan whose parents were murdered. Government Hit Man assists girl.
Devil's Bones by Larry D. Sweazy. What's the deal with this guy? I see Sweazy's name around. Oh yeah, I saw a catalog promo and then Bill Crider plugged it. Crider says, "The Devil's Bones is a tightly written thriller that gets the job done."
Death at the Wedding Feast by Deryn Lake. Historical mystery in England.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. "A Stone Barrington" novel.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Cover image has model who looks like Jennifer Garner and is pointing a SIG at the reader. Well, it looks like a SIG anyway.
Counseling DVDs
Stop Bullying: standing up for yourself and others presented by Mark Brown. Advice to kids on how to react and do when bullied.
Bullying: what every adult needs to know presented by Mark Brown. Advice to parents about kid bullying.
Journey Through the Shadows: hope for healing after someone you love has died by suicide featuring Iris M. Bolton and Stephenie Weber.
Helping Parents Grieve: finding new life after the death of a child with Kris Ford and Paula D'Arcy.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. Another funny sci-fi novel from Martinez. He writes fun stuff. Try it out.
The Witness by Nora Roberts. Heck if I know. Romance? Romantic murder?
The Innocent by David Baldacci. Cover image implies a sniper and his daughter on the run in Washington D.C. Flyleaf says: government hit man refuses a job and goes on run. Government Hit Man meets 14 year old orphan whose parents were murdered. Government Hit Man assists girl.
Devil's Bones by Larry D. Sweazy. What's the deal with this guy? I see Sweazy's name around. Oh yeah, I saw a catalog promo and then Bill Crider plugged it. Crider says, "The Devil's Bones is a tightly written thriller that gets the job done."
Death at the Wedding Feast by Deryn Lake. Historical mystery in England.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. "A Stone Barrington" novel.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Cover image has model who looks like Jennifer Garner and is pointing a SIG at the reader. Well, it looks like a SIG anyway.
Counseling DVDs
Stop Bullying: standing up for yourself and others presented by Mark Brown. Advice to kids on how to react and do when bullied.
Bullying: what every adult needs to know presented by Mark Brown. Advice to parents about kid bullying.
Journey Through the Shadows: hope for healing after someone you love has died by suicide featuring Iris M. Bolton and Stephenie Weber.
Helping Parents Grieve: finding new life after the death of a child with Kris Ford and Paula D'Arcy.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
More Mark Kraushaar Poetry
NonFiction
The Uncertainty Principle by Mark Kraushaar. See? It's on the shelf, Kraushaar.
I did a What to Read video with Kraushaar a couple years ago but the following video is more recent. Kraushaar was invited to do a reading in New York but I see no video of that.
Canada by Eyewitness Travel, Rebecca Miles, Managing Editor. Travel guide. Starting East and moving West. Many pretty pictures and graphics.
The Uncertainty Principle by Mark Kraushaar. See? It's on the shelf, Kraushaar.
I did a What to Read video with Kraushaar a couple years ago but the following video is more recent. Kraushaar was invited to do a reading in New York but I see no video of that.
Canada by Eyewitness Travel, Rebecca Miles, Managing Editor. Travel guide. Starting East and moving West. Many pretty pictures and graphics.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
50 Shades of Driven Schmoozing
Fiction
Driven by James Sallis. Sallis's Drive was the basis of the recent flick. This follows the same character, Driver, as he is on the run from mob killers. Should be pretty good, Tom Piccirilli liked it.
Fifth Victim by Zoe Sharp. Next in the thriller series following female bodyguard Charlie Fox. Fox is hired to protect a banker's daughter on Long Island. "Electrifying tale of cross and double-cross." Sharp was at Bouchercon in 2011. I think I mentioned that before. I did not speak to Sharp but she was at the shooting simulator that I hung out at for a while.
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James. Big deal novel because of the sex content. You're an adult, read it if you like.
Shear Murder by Nancy J. Cohen. Previous novels in this series, A Bad Hair Day, have circ'ed really well. South Florida hairstylist is planning her own wedding when, as a maid of honor at a pal's wedding, someone dies. From a knife. In the chest.
NonFiction
Golden Rule of Schmoozing: the authentic practice of treating others well by Aye Jaye. This most be a donation.
Large Print
Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith. More mystery in Botswana.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Cover Image Trends
Large Print
Peoples Backs
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett.
An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer.
Dressmaker by Kate Alcott.
Water Scenes
The Odds: a love story by Stewart O'Nan.
Outdoor Scene With Wolf
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
Mystery Figure or Face in the Background or Blurred
Before She Dies by Mary Burton
Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.
Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne White.
Miscellaneous
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope.
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison.
Peoples Backs
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett.
An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer.
Dressmaker by Kate Alcott.
Water Scenes
The Odds: a love story by Stewart O'Nan.
Outdoor Scene With Wolf
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
Mystery Figure or Face in the Background or Blurred
Before She Dies by Mary Burton
Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.
Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne White.
Miscellaneous
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope.
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison.
Another Baseball Novel, Another Joe Ledger Thriller
NonFiction
Heaven on Earth: a journey through Shari'a Law from the deserters of ancient Arabia to the street of the modern Muslim world by Sadakat Kadri. A bunch of notes, a bibliography, and an index but no photos. "Kadri realized that many people in the West harbored ideas about Islamic law that were hazy or simply wrong."
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. I already purchased a copy of this but his father donated this second copy a few days ago. Liebenow had a nice write-up in the Madison paper.
Fiction
Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry. Super agent Joe Ledger rescues some hostage students in Iran. The Iranians ask his team to recover six stolen nuclear warheads buried in oil fields. Ledger and his team fight genetically engineered bad guys.
Calico Joe by John Grisham. Rookie phenomenon for the Chicago Cubs is cheered on by the son of an opposing pitcher.
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan. Serial killer in northern Vermont seems to be working off an unfinished manuscript stolen from the library of a local reporter.
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline. Meh. People will read this no matter what.
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis. Amish dude falls for non-Amish gal. Fiddling involved
Heaven on Earth: a journey through Shari'a Law from the deserters of ancient Arabia to the street of the modern Muslim world by Sadakat Kadri. A bunch of notes, a bibliography, and an index but no photos. "Kadri realized that many people in the West harbored ideas about Islamic law that were hazy or simply wrong."
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. I already purchased a copy of this but his father donated this second copy a few days ago. Liebenow had a nice write-up in the Madison paper.
Fiction
Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry. Super agent Joe Ledger rescues some hostage students in Iran. The Iranians ask his team to recover six stolen nuclear warheads buried in oil fields. Ledger and his team fight genetically engineered bad guys.
Calico Joe by John Grisham. Rookie phenomenon for the Chicago Cubs is cheered on by the son of an opposing pitcher.
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan. Serial killer in northern Vermont seems to be working off an unfinished manuscript stolen from the library of a local reporter.
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline. Meh. People will read this no matter what.
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis. Amish dude falls for non-Amish gal. Fiddling involved
Monday, April 09, 2012
One DVD/Blu-Ray Set
DVD
The Descendants starring Mr. Hollywood, Beau Bridges. On both Blu-Ray and DVD discs. Widower finds out his dead wife was cheating on him. I just heard that Blu-Ray was chosen as a name because Blue Ray was too common to be trademarked.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Digital Signals That Are Translated By A Computer Into Sound
Digital Signals That Are Translated By A Computer Into Sound
Hunger Games: songs from District 12 and beyond by Neko Case and others. Songs sung by Neko Case, Secret Sisters, others. The fold-out smells weird.
Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird. A former Page mentioned this singer guy on the Facebook. I liked the songs and figured others will too. The sounds quality of this clip is much better than that previous Case clip.
Audiobooks on CD
Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Haines. 7 CDs at 9 hours. What is it with book covers looking at past a beach and wooden boardwalk to the water? I was getting sick of those covers a while ago.
A Short Sharp Shock by Kim Stanley Robinson. 4 CDs at 4.5 hours. Watch Out! Look Behind You! Run! Runnnn!!!
DVD
The Outfit starring Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black. Let The Violent World of Parker tell you the story. Good luck finding a decent trailer but here is an excerpt.
Fiction
Mystery Writers of America Present Vengeance edited by Lee Child. I ended up on the email list for Zoe Sharp so I know she has a story in here. That and her name is right on the freaking cover. Other tales by Dennis Lehane, Alifair Burke, Michelle Gagnon.
Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Hart. Same cover as the audiobook version listed above. Duck!
Gypped by Carol Higgins Clark. According to the cover an underwater tornado in a swimming pool is sucking up 50 dollar bi- Go! Don't Wait! Just GO!
Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown. Sleeping cat solves a murder with - No! No! Please! No!
Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry. Murder mystery with no cats but plenty of Englishmen.
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