Fiction
Delicious! by Ruth Rendell. Cover has a bicycle parked next to food store.
Back Lands by Michael McGarrity. McGarrity spoke in Litchfield park, AZ when I worked there.
The Bees by Laline Paul. Illustration of a bee covered hive on the cover.
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham. Cover is lame.
Unlucky 13 by James patterson Amalgamated Writing Industries. Black cat on cover.
Wolf by Mo Hayder. I listened to a Hayder novel, Birdman. I liked it.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Aerial view o some European city on the cover.
Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver is a good dude. I read a short story by him that was excellent.
Fields of Prey by John Sandford. Picture of cornfield at dusk on cover.
Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart. Cat at a bookstore window. Good reason not to shop there.
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris. Distorted photo (illustration?) of a small town on cover.
American Romantic by Ward Just. Guy with hat walking on a quay on the cover.
Large Print
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Woman holding a flower on cover.
Friday, May 16, 2014
DVD With Made-up Plots
DVD
Dragon starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro. A dragon dealer runs into trouble when caught selling inbred animals who are unable to breathe fire.
Free Ride starring Anna Paquin. RomCom with straightlaced businessman giving hippie hitchhiker a ride to Puerto Rico in his floating car.
The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen. Deer hunter gets lost in Northern Michigan and stumbles upon a fairyland of elves and trolls in battle.
Catching Fire starring Jennifer Lawrence. In the future a private businessman starts a meteor catching business to compete with his ex-wife's meteor destroying business.
Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. The cut throat world of competitive flower shows.
Nebraska starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte. Football fans endlessly blather on until you remind them how they once said, "K-State will never, never, beat Nebraska."
The Suspect starring William Sadler. FBI agents in 1955 follow an immigrant photographer with questionable friends.
Odd Thomas starring Stephen Sommers, Anton Yelchin. Tall ship sailor in 1722 fights for his life after a ship wreck on a cannibal island.
Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford. Iraqi soldiers in 2003 have to decide whether to keep fighting.
Purple Moon starring Alain Delon. The employees of the Purple Moon nightclub only want to dance and party until a developer announces plans to tear down their building and put up a knitting supply store.
Wicked Blood starring Sean Bean. Who cares? Sean Bean is in it.
Thor: the Dark World starring Chris Hemsworth. Thor is banished into a deep cave with no flashlight.
Knights of Badassdom starring Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage. Live Action Role Players inadvertently summon a blood-lusting succubus from the pits of Hell. I did not make that one up.
Polisse starring [French]. The Parisian Forest Service spend their work days trimming trees and their night time dreams trimming hair.
Dragon starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro. A dragon dealer runs into trouble when caught selling inbred animals who are unable to breathe fire.
Free Ride starring Anna Paquin. RomCom with straightlaced businessman giving hippie hitchhiker a ride to Puerto Rico in his floating car.
The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen. Deer hunter gets lost in Northern Michigan and stumbles upon a fairyland of elves and trolls in battle.
Catching Fire starring Jennifer Lawrence. In the future a private businessman starts a meteor catching business to compete with his ex-wife's meteor destroying business.
Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. The cut throat world of competitive flower shows.
Nebraska starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte. Football fans endlessly blather on until you remind them how they once said, "K-State will never, never, beat Nebraska."
The Suspect starring William Sadler. FBI agents in 1955 follow an immigrant photographer with questionable friends.
Odd Thomas starring Stephen Sommers, Anton Yelchin. Tall ship sailor in 1722 fights for his life after a ship wreck on a cannibal island.
Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford. Iraqi soldiers in 2003 have to decide whether to keep fighting.
Purple Moon starring Alain Delon. The employees of the Purple Moon nightclub only want to dance and party until a developer announces plans to tear down their building and put up a knitting supply store.
Wicked Blood starring Sean Bean. Who cares? Sean Bean is in it.
Thor: the Dark World starring Chris Hemsworth. Thor is banished into a deep cave with no flashlight.
Knights of Badassdom starring Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage. Live Action Role Players inadvertently summon a blood-lusting succubus from the pits of Hell. I did not make that one up.
Polisse starring [French]. The Parisian Forest Service spend their work days trimming trees and their night time dreams trimming hair.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Almost Big Time Author
Fiction
An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay. Gay lets a lot of attention from other writers but has not yet hit a wider audience. Gay teaches - or used to teach, I don't know what she does - at Eastern Illinois University. She wrote a blog post once about not having many leisure opportunities in Charleston and driving to Champaign to go to the movies. I wrote a completely unhelpful comment that it could be worse, she could be living in Hoopeston, IL.
I'm not sure what this novel is about. I'm typed out and won't check.
Okay, I checked anyway. Plot: Daughter of very wealthy Haitian man is kidnapped in Port-au-Prince.
An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay. Gay lets a lot of attention from other writers but has not yet hit a wider audience. Gay teaches - or used to teach, I don't know what she does - at Eastern Illinois University. She wrote a blog post once about not having many leisure opportunities in Charleston and driving to Champaign to go to the movies. I wrote a completely unhelpful comment that it could be worse, she could be living in Hoopeston, IL.
I'm not sure what this novel is about. I'm typed out and won't check.
Okay, I checked anyway. Plot: Daughter of very wealthy Haitian man is kidnapped in Port-au-Prince.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Large Print Sex Sword
Fiction
XXX Shamus by Red Hammond (Anthony Neil Smith). Author pulls finished novel out of dusty drawer and publishes it with a small press. A guy who specializes in finding runaways gets in plenty of trouble and sex. The back cover has an unsettling blurb by Victor Gischler. The other back cover blurb by Allan Guthrie says, "the most transgressive PI novel ever written." What the heck does that mean? I do not know. I guess I'll find out when I read the book.
Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe. Fantasy novel that, according to the cover illustration, has swords, a redhead, a brunette, and big scary spiders. The back cover says something about a heroine.
The Blue Moon by Lorena McCourtney. A Mysteries of Sparrow Island book. These gentle read mysteries checkout a lot.
Nature's Bounty by Ellen Harris. Another one.
Secrets in the Sand by Susan Plunkett and Krysteen Seelen. And another one.
Large Print
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman.
You're Not Safe by Mary Burton.
The Reading Circle by Ashton Lee.
The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch.
XXX Shamus by Red Hammond (Anthony Neil Smith). Author pulls finished novel out of dusty drawer and publishes it with a small press. A guy who specializes in finding runaways gets in plenty of trouble and sex. The back cover has an unsettling blurb by Victor Gischler. The other back cover blurb by Allan Guthrie says, "the most transgressive PI novel ever written." What the heck does that mean? I do not know. I guess I'll find out when I read the book.
Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe. Fantasy novel that, according to the cover illustration, has swords, a redhead, a brunette, and big scary spiders. The back cover says something about a heroine.
The Blue Moon by Lorena McCourtney. A Mysteries of Sparrow Island book. These gentle read mysteries checkout a lot.
Nature's Bounty by Ellen Harris. Another one.
Secrets in the Sand by Susan Plunkett and Krysteen Seelen. And another one.
Large Print
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman.
You're Not Safe by Mary Burton.
The Reading Circle by Ashton Lee.
The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Beer, Rifles, Ireland, Guitars
NonFiction
The FN Fal Battle Rifle by Bob Cashner. A history of the once ubiquitous rifle. New ones are expensive.
Somme 1916: British infantryman versus German infantryman by Stephen Bull. Versus? The Somme was a blood bath. The title should read British Infantryman Walking in the Open Versus Well Protected Machine Guns. One out of six Limeys were killed on the first day.
US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga. Mostly in the Pacific campaign. Details on designs and improvements.
Keeping Chickens: getting the best from your chickens by Jeremy Hobson.
Acoustic Guitar Course Book: expanded edition by John McCarthy. Text. Pictures. DVD.
The American Mandolin Method by Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship. Cover photo has two guys sitting a tin roof. I presume that means they are "authentic".
Crocheted Baby Gifts by Amy Palmer. Because babies appreciate all that hard work as they drool on the garment and then drop it out of the stroller.
Simple and Easy Recipes for the Slow Cooker by Catherine Atkinson. I resent that. What do you mean by calling a cook "slow'? Oh, never mind. I get it.
The Pocket Beer Guide: the essential handbook to the very best beers in the world by Stephen Beaumont and Jim Webb. My wife always gets the variety beer cases Costco sells. Those cases usually have four varieties. No matter the brewery one of those beer varieties are awful.
Hey, Dunedin! Emerson's Brewing in Dunedin is in here for their Pilsener, Bookbinder and London Porter.
Richard Emerson - Holy Ale from Tim Pierce - Director / DOP on Vimeo.
Great Britain and Ireland: the Michelin Guide, 2014 by The Michelin Man. The Ardanaiseig costs £50 a night.
London's Serets: pubs and bars by Graeme Chesters. Well, they're not a secret anymore. "Gee, thanks so much Graeme," the locals sarcastically said.
The FN Fal Battle Rifle by Bob Cashner. A history of the once ubiquitous rifle. New ones are expensive.
Somme 1916: British infantryman versus German infantryman by Stephen Bull. Versus? The Somme was a blood bath. The title should read British Infantryman Walking in the Open Versus Well Protected Machine Guns. One out of six Limeys were killed on the first day.
US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga. Mostly in the Pacific campaign. Details on designs and improvements.
Keeping Chickens: getting the best from your chickens by Jeremy Hobson.
Acoustic Guitar Course Book: expanded edition by John McCarthy. Text. Pictures. DVD.
The American Mandolin Method by Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship. Cover photo has two guys sitting a tin roof. I presume that means they are "authentic".
Crocheted Baby Gifts by Amy Palmer. Because babies appreciate all that hard work as they drool on the garment and then drop it out of the stroller.
Simple and Easy Recipes for the Slow Cooker by Catherine Atkinson. I resent that. What do you mean by calling a cook "slow'? Oh, never mind. I get it.
The Pocket Beer Guide: the essential handbook to the very best beers in the world by Stephen Beaumont and Jim Webb. My wife always gets the variety beer cases Costco sells. Those cases usually have four varieties. No matter the brewery one of those beer varieties are awful.
Hey, Dunedin! Emerson's Brewing in Dunedin is in here for their Pilsener, Bookbinder and London Porter.
Richard Emerson - Holy Ale from Tim Pierce - Director / DOP on Vimeo.
Great Britain and Ireland: the Michelin Guide, 2014 by The Michelin Man. The Ardanaiseig costs £50 a night.
London's Serets: pubs and bars by Graeme Chesters. Well, they're not a secret anymore. "Gee, thanks so much Graeme," the locals sarcastically said.
Media Monday
Singing and Instruments Are Recorded Through Magical Computer Boxes and Inscribed on Thin Discs
Cole Swindell by Cole Swindell. Song singer Swindell sings Swindell songs.
The Both by The Both. Two singers sing song about Fonzie.
Most Messed Up by The Old 97s. Texas song singers and instrument players sing songs about "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On."
Do to the Beast by Afghan Whigs. Cincinnati singers sing songs for first time in 16 years.
Education, Education, and War by Kaiser Chiefs. Limeys sing Brit-pop in English accents.
DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close starring Max von Sydow, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Kid's dad dies in 9/11.
The Wolf of Wall Street by Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio pretends to be another guy but his likely reenacting his own real-life parties.
Hunger Games starring [that girl whose name I cannot recall and won't bother looking up]. Extra copy because people like this movie.
Either Way starring [Icelanders]. Two guys working for the Icelandic Road Administration are painting traffic lines all summer. This is a foreign flick. Watch it and say to yourself, "I am very cultural."
Cole Swindell by Cole Swindell. Song singer Swindell sings Swindell songs.
The Both by The Both. Two singers sing song about Fonzie.
Most Messed Up by The Old 97s. Texas song singers and instrument players sing songs about "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On."
Do to the Beast by Afghan Whigs. Cincinnati singers sing songs for first time in 16 years.
Education, Education, and War by Kaiser Chiefs. Limeys sing Brit-pop in English accents.
DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close starring Max von Sydow, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Kid's dad dies in 9/11.
The Wolf of Wall Street by Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio pretends to be another guy but his likely reenacting his own real-life parties.
Hunger Games starring [that girl whose name I cannot recall and won't bother looking up]. Extra copy because people like this movie.
Either Way starring [Icelanders]. Two guys working for the Icelandic Road Administration are painting traffic lines all summer. This is a foreign flick. Watch it and say to yourself, "I am very cultural."
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Gargantuan Gischler Greatness
Fiction
Ink Mage by Victor Gischler. Gischler writes a fantasy novel. Something about a magical tattoo on a young woman's back. The plot does not matter because Gischler never writes junk. I'd have this at home - or already read - except my reading time is spoken for with work related titles.
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry's character Joe Ledger works for a super-secretive federal agency. Ledger gets into all sorts of fisticuffs and shoot-em-ups with terrorists, zombies, mutant animals, aliens, etc. Fun stuff. This is a short story collection.
Ballad of Mila by Matteo Strukul. Italian dude writes fast paced shoot-em-up with vengefull woman who was raised as an assassin and now out to get those her raped her and murdered her father.
City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance. I vaguely recall hearing a joke about the name Heath and Heath bars. I heard the joke years ago and cannot remember what it was.
NonFiction
Quick Meals by Isabel Hardy. Recipes.
Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet by executive editor Phyllis Pellman Good. recipes.
Wok and Stir-Fry: 160 sizzling stove-top recipes shown in over 270 photographs by Sunil Vijayakar. Recipes.
Ink Mage by Victor Gischler. Gischler writes a fantasy novel. Something about a magical tattoo on a young woman's back. The plot does not matter because Gischler never writes junk. I'd have this at home - or already read - except my reading time is spoken for with work related titles.
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry's character Joe Ledger works for a super-secretive federal agency. Ledger gets into all sorts of fisticuffs and shoot-em-ups with terrorists, zombies, mutant animals, aliens, etc. Fun stuff. This is a short story collection.
Ballad of Mila by Matteo Strukul. Italian dude writes fast paced shoot-em-up with vengefull woman who was raised as an assassin and now out to get those her raped her and murdered her father.
City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance. I vaguely recall hearing a joke about the name Heath and Heath bars. I heard the joke years ago and cannot remember what it was.
NonFiction
Quick Meals by Isabel Hardy. Recipes.
Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet by executive editor Phyllis Pellman Good. recipes.
Wok and Stir-Fry: 160 sizzling stove-top recipes shown in over 270 photographs by Sunil Vijayakar. Recipes.
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Cold Harbor Runner
Fiction
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh. My order notes says, :New York Magazine review." I'm not what that means. Maybe it was the New York Times book review. Looks like a dystopian thing set in New York City with "the wealthy spend[ing] their days tapped into virtual reality; the rest have to fend for themselves in the streets." Oh, maybe it's just a contemporary setting.
Large Print
Walking on Air by Catherine Anderson.
All Our Names by Dinaw Mengester. I'm guessing on that last name because the author's name is scrawled, not printed, on the cover.
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Runner by Patrick Lee.
Stone Cold by C.J. Box.
Harbor of the Heart by Katherine Spencer.
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh. My order notes says, :New York Magazine review." I'm not what that means. Maybe it was the New York Times book review. Looks like a dystopian thing set in New York City with "the wealthy spend[ing] their days tapped into virtual reality; the rest have to fend for themselves in the streets." Oh, maybe it's just a contemporary setting.
Large Print
Walking on Air by Catherine Anderson.
All Our Names by Dinaw Mengester. I'm guessing on that last name because the author's name is scrawled, not printed, on the cover.
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Runner by Patrick Lee.
Stone Cold by C.J. Box.
Harbor of the Heart by Katherine Spencer.
Monday, May 05, 2014
Deceptivelly Amish Wheat Belly
NonFiction
Betty Crocker Cook Book: 1500 recipes for the way you cook today by [corporate author]. Recipes.
Deceptively Delicious: simple secrets to get your kids eating good food by Jessica Seinfeld. Recipes.
Ten-Minute Yoga Stretches by Mark Evans. Yoga stretches with many color photos. None of the models are wearing tights but some of those stretches are still a bit unfortunate.
Small Business Start-Up Kit, 8th Edition by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D. I have no idea how to pronounce the author's name but she has written several legal guides.
For Love and Money: portraits of Wisconsin family businesses by Carl Corey. Photos of businesses including Grimm Book Bindery where I need to send a couple items.
The Periodic Table: a visual guide to the elements by Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon. Page 126 says, "A deficiency in iodine results in diseases such as goiter, which is characterized by a swollen neck (due to enlargement of the thyroid gland), and hypothyroidism, when the invalid feels tired and cold, gains weight, and suffers from dry, itchy skin."
250 Best Cookie Recipes by Esther Brody. Page 101 says, "Mix together until well blended."
The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo andthe great footrace across America by Charles B. Kastner. The competitors averaged 46 miles a day over 78 days.
Wheat Belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health by William Davis, MD.
Amish Quilts: the adventure continues: featuring 21 projects from traditional to modern edited by Lynn Koolish. Adventure?
Fiction
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. Lawyer defends his father from murder committed in race war tinged 1960s.
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen. Gratuitous pistol posing with woman model and a Beretta.
Betty Crocker Cook Book: 1500 recipes for the way you cook today by [corporate author]. Recipes.
Deceptively Delicious: simple secrets to get your kids eating good food by Jessica Seinfeld. Recipes.
Ten-Minute Yoga Stretches by Mark Evans. Yoga stretches with many color photos. None of the models are wearing tights but some of those stretches are still a bit unfortunate.
Small Business Start-Up Kit, 8th Edition by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D. I have no idea how to pronounce the author's name but she has written several legal guides.
For Love and Money: portraits of Wisconsin family businesses by Carl Corey. Photos of businesses including Grimm Book Bindery where I need to send a couple items.
The Periodic Table: a visual guide to the elements by Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon. Page 126 says, "A deficiency in iodine results in diseases such as goiter, which is characterized by a swollen neck (due to enlargement of the thyroid gland), and hypothyroidism, when the invalid feels tired and cold, gains weight, and suffers from dry, itchy skin."
250 Best Cookie Recipes by Esther Brody. Page 101 says, "Mix together until well blended."
The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo andthe great footrace across America by Charles B. Kastner. The competitors averaged 46 miles a day over 78 days.
Wheat Belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health by William Davis, MD.
Amish Quilts: the adventure continues: featuring 21 projects from traditional to modern edited by Lynn Koolish. Adventure?
Fiction
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. Lawyer defends his father from murder committed in race war tinged 1960s.
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen. Gratuitous pistol posing with woman model and a Beretta.
Friday, May 02, 2014
Forgotten Family Spy
Fiction
Hollow Girl by Reed Farrell Coleman. Some Milwaukeean writes another mystery novel. Moe Prager's fiancee died and Moe takes a missing person case.
Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow. One of those quitling, sewing, family mystery novels. Try it out.
The Target by David Baldacci. A shoot-em-up political thriller. I think.
Casebook by Mona Simpson. A boy with separating parents spies on his parents.
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. Novelization of the Dreyfus affair. A guy who was confused Dreyfus was a spy finds evidence a spy still exits in the French government.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Girl flees 1950s East Texas for New York. Has to return and then faces her past. Joe R. Lansdale is from East Texas. We have about 5,000 of his books here.
Iron Bound by Brendan Leach. Comic book novel. Small time street hoods in 1961 Newark.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick. Romance.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma. Immigrant Indian family in the U.S.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. Short stories.
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Romance, I suppose.
Hollow Girl by Reed Farrell Coleman. Some Milwaukeean writes another mystery novel. Moe Prager's fiancee died and Moe takes a missing person case.
Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow. One of those quitling, sewing, family mystery novels. Try it out.
The Target by David Baldacci. A shoot-em-up political thriller. I think.
Casebook by Mona Simpson. A boy with separating parents spies on his parents.
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. Novelization of the Dreyfus affair. A guy who was confused Dreyfus was a spy finds evidence a spy still exits in the French government.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Girl flees 1950s East Texas for New York. Has to return and then faces her past. Joe R. Lansdale is from East Texas. We have about 5,000 of his books here.
Iron Bound by Brendan Leach. Comic book novel. Small time street hoods in 1961 Newark.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick. Romance.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma. Immigrant Indian family in the U.S.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. Short stories.
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Romance, I suppose.
Minnesota Money Marine
NonFiction
Seams Unlikely: the inspiring true story of Nancy Zieman by Nancy Zieman and Marjorie L. Russell. Lady from Beaver Dam makes sewing designs, starts a sewing business, starts a TV show, writes a book.
Easy Everyday Gluten-Free Cooking by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt. Heh-heh, I wrote "butt".
Killer Kane: a Marine long-range recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968 by Andrew R. Finlayson. This looked neat because Finlayson used a lot of archival material to write the book. Rather than rely on memory and conversation Finlayson used Official Command Chronologies, letters, and other documents. As his Preface states, "I wanted to avoid the tendency of some writers to inject information that might be colored by fading memory or personal prejudice."
Busted: a tale of corruption and betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. Philadelphia newspaper reports discover a web of corruption in the police department. They don't mention Duane Swierczynksi in the acknowledgments. I don't know Swierczynski but I think he journalismed in Philadelphia.
The Book of Money: everything you need to know about how world finances work by Daniel Conaghan and Dan Smith. Dull cover on the outside, lots of neat graphics and color on the inside. This is a pretty neat book.
Minnesota and Wisconsin: month-by-month gardening by Melinda Myers.
Seams Unlikely: the inspiring true story of Nancy Zieman by Nancy Zieman and Marjorie L. Russell. Lady from Beaver Dam makes sewing designs, starts a sewing business, starts a TV show, writes a book.
Easy Everyday Gluten-Free Cooking by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt. Heh-heh, I wrote "butt".
Killer Kane: a Marine long-range recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968 by Andrew R. Finlayson. This looked neat because Finlayson used a lot of archival material to write the book. Rather than rely on memory and conversation Finlayson used Official Command Chronologies, letters, and other documents. As his Preface states, "I wanted to avoid the tendency of some writers to inject information that might be colored by fading memory or personal prejudice."
Busted: a tale of corruption and betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. Philadelphia newspaper reports discover a web of corruption in the police department. They don't mention Duane Swierczynksi in the acknowledgments. I don't know Swierczynski but I think he journalismed in Philadelphia.
The Book of Money: everything you need to know about how world finances work by Daniel Conaghan and Dan Smith. Dull cover on the outside, lots of neat graphics and color on the inside. This is a pretty neat book.
Minnesota and Wisconsin: month-by-month gardening by Melinda Myers.
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Six Paper, Five Plastic
Fiction
In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen. Something about a observance at a Nazi death camp in 1996.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Do we have two copies of this? Nope, I missed buying this when it initially came out. I heard an audio edition of True Grit narrated by Tartt. Tartt did well.
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman. Guy who was guarding Nazi loot in 1945 tasks his granddaughter to find a woman from the war.
The Collector by Nora Roberts. Roberts has a new author photo but the photo is pixellated and rough. Someone screwed up the cover design.
By It's Cover by Donna Leon. Venetian writes a novel about Venetian cop.
Music on Shiny, Thin Discs With Holes in the Center
Is There Anybody Out There? by A Great Big World. People I've never heard of sing songs.
G I R L by Pharrell Williams. Singer sings popular pop song.
LEGO Movie Soundtrack by [various artist]. Canadian twin singers sing song about awesomeness.
Aftershock by Motorhead. Lemmie sings loud songs.
Symphonica by George Michael. British singer sings rearranged pop songs.
In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen. Something about a observance at a Nazi death camp in 1996.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Do we have two copies of this? Nope, I missed buying this when it initially came out. I heard an audio edition of True Grit narrated by Tartt. Tartt did well.
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman. Guy who was guarding Nazi loot in 1945 tasks his granddaughter to find a woman from the war.
The Collector by Nora Roberts. Roberts has a new author photo but the photo is pixellated and rough. Someone screwed up the cover design.
By It's Cover by Donna Leon. Venetian writes a novel about Venetian cop.
Music on Shiny, Thin Discs With Holes in the Center
Is There Anybody Out There? by A Great Big World. People I've never heard of sing songs.
G I R L by Pharrell Williams. Singer sings popular pop song.
LEGO Movie Soundtrack by [various artist]. Canadian twin singers sing song about awesomeness.
Aftershock by Motorhead. Lemmie sings loud songs.
Symphonica by George Michael. British singer sings rearranged pop songs.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Fiction and the Pulitzer for NonFiction
NonFiction
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide by Gary J. Bass. "A riveting history - the first full account - of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in teh 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh that led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left in their wake a host of major strategic consequences for the world today."
Fiction
Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black. Irishman writes a Phillip Marlowe novel.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. San Diegoan writes novel about ballet dancers.
Last Days of California by Mary Miller. Mississippian writes novel about family awaiting the rapture.
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. North Carolinian writes novel about woman with a cousin.
Gemini by Carol Cassella. Doctor from Washington writes novel about a doctor from Washington.
The Other Story by Taiana de Rosnay. Parisian writes novel about novelist with family secrets.
Vintage by Susan Gloss. Cheesehead in Madison writes novel about resale shop in Madison.
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. New Jersey-ite writes novel about therapist who did not follow her own advice.
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide by Gary J. Bass. "A riveting history - the first full account - of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in teh 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh that led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left in their wake a host of major strategic consequences for the world today."
Fiction
Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black. Irishman writes a Phillip Marlowe novel.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. San Diegoan writes novel about ballet dancers.
Last Days of California by Mary Miller. Mississippian writes novel about family awaiting the rapture.
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. North Carolinian writes novel about woman with a cousin.
Gemini by Carol Cassella. Doctor from Washington writes novel about a doctor from Washington.
The Other Story by Taiana de Rosnay. Parisian writes novel about novelist with family secrets.
Vintage by Susan Gloss. Cheesehead in Madison writes novel about resale shop in Madison.
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. New Jersey-ite writes novel about therapist who did not follow her own advice.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Pregnant Ladies for the Long Run
Large Print
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott. 1832 Lowel, Massachusetts with labor intrigue, romance, and murder.
Burn: book three of the Pure Trilogy by Julianna Baggott. Some sort of sci-fi dystopia thing.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. Bigfoot's underwear? The ashes of Mr. Krook?
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit. My father used to visit Los Alamos and do contract work of some kind. My father, brother, and I were there in '85 when my brother and I went to Philmont. We stayed at Tom Manteuffel's house. Manteuffel did not allow television in his house. My father said Manteuffel did not bar television not because Mantueffel hated TV, but because he loved TV and would never get any work done with a set in the house. My father knew Manteuffel from the U of I.
NonFiction
Pregnancy Day by Day edited by Paula Amato, MD and Maggie Blott, MB, BS. Lots of pictures, charts, graphs, information, and a topless lady on page 32.
Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy J. Siegel. "The definitive guide to financial market returns and long-term investment strategies."
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott. 1832 Lowel, Massachusetts with labor intrigue, romance, and murder.
Burn: book three of the Pure Trilogy by Julianna Baggott. Some sort of sci-fi dystopia thing.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. Bigfoot's underwear? The ashes of Mr. Krook?
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit. My father used to visit Los Alamos and do contract work of some kind. My father, brother, and I were there in '85 when my brother and I went to Philmont. We stayed at Tom Manteuffel's house. Manteuffel did not allow television in his house. My father said Manteuffel did not bar television not because Mantueffel hated TV, but because he loved TV and would never get any work done with a set in the house. My father knew Manteuffel from the U of I.
NonFiction
Pregnancy Day by Day edited by Paula Amato, MD and Maggie Blott, MB, BS. Lots of pictures, charts, graphs, information, and a topless lady on page 32.
Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy J. Siegel. "The definitive guide to financial market returns and long-term investment strategies."
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Weddings, Maps, Vigilantes, Algebra
Fiction
The Black Stiletto: Secrets and Lies by Raymond Benson. Continuation of the series where Martin discovers that the Black Stiletto, famed vigilante from the 1960s, is his mother, Judy, an Alzheimer's patient. Martin discovers the Stiletto's diaries and starts reading.
NonFiction
How to Have the Wedding You Want: (not the one everybody else wants you to have) by Christine Egan. Page 148 says, "Professional Discourtesy."
Rome by Duncan Garwood. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 152 says, " The best tapestries, on the left, were woven in Brussels in the 16th Century." Which reminds of this. Which is also this.
Managing All-in-One for Dummies by Marty Brounstein. Page 279 says, "Look skyward."
Easy Sewing Projects compiled by Barbara Delaney. Page 24 says, "Winter Forest Tea Towel." The colors and font remind me of Montreal. Which reminds me of this.
Jewelry Maker's Field Guide: tools and essential techniques by Helen I. Driggs. Page 139 says, "Ultimately, you be [sic] rewarded for your patience and hard work."
Teach Visually Microsoft Windows 8.1 by Paul McFedries. Page 84 says, "Right-click the screen."
The Rut Hunters: pursuit of the white tail SLAM by Tom Miranda. This book has about 500,000 fancy color photos.
ABCs of Rifle Shooting by David Watson. I need to sign my son and myself up for one of these classes.
Mapping the First World War: battlefields of the great conflict from above by Simon Forty. Maps produced by the Armies themselves. Page 62 says, "This chart - nicknamed a 'Tartan' for its similarity to the Scottish cloth - shows the length of time divisions from III, XIII, XIV, and XV Corps spent at the front in the period July-October 1916."
Africa by Simon Richmond. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 1056 says, "As forest cover diminishes, all too often the desert moves in."
Algebra: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill. Page 169 says, "Example 12.11."
The Italian Lakes by Paula Hardy. A Lonely Planet guide. The article on Lake Como completely ignores Princess Amidala and Anakin Skywalker.
The Black Stiletto: Secrets and Lies by Raymond Benson. Continuation of the series where Martin discovers that the Black Stiletto, famed vigilante from the 1960s, is his mother, Judy, an Alzheimer's patient. Martin discovers the Stiletto's diaries and starts reading.
NonFiction
How to Have the Wedding You Want: (not the one everybody else wants you to have) by Christine Egan. Page 148 says, "Professional Discourtesy."
Rome by Duncan Garwood. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 152 says, " The best tapestries, on the left, were woven in Brussels in the 16th Century." Which reminds of this. Which is also this.
Managing All-in-One for Dummies by Marty Brounstein. Page 279 says, "Look skyward."
Easy Sewing Projects compiled by Barbara Delaney. Page 24 says, "Winter Forest Tea Towel." The colors and font remind me of Montreal. Which reminds me of this.
Jewelry Maker's Field Guide: tools and essential techniques by Helen I. Driggs. Page 139 says, "Ultimately, you be [sic] rewarded for your patience and hard work."
Teach Visually Microsoft Windows 8.1 by Paul McFedries. Page 84 says, "Right-click the screen."
The Rut Hunters: pursuit of the white tail SLAM by Tom Miranda. This book has about 500,000 fancy color photos.
ABCs of Rifle Shooting by David Watson. I need to sign my son and myself up for one of these classes.
Mapping the First World War: battlefields of the great conflict from above by Simon Forty. Maps produced by the Armies themselves. Page 62 says, "This chart - nicknamed a 'Tartan' for its similarity to the Scottish cloth - shows the length of time divisions from III, XIII, XIV, and XV Corps spent at the front in the period July-October 1916."
Africa by Simon Richmond. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 1056 says, "As forest cover diminishes, all too often the desert moves in."
Algebra: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill. Page 169 says, "Example 12.11."
The Italian Lakes by Paula Hardy. A Lonely Planet guide. The article on Lake Como completely ignores Princess Amidala and Anakin Skywalker.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Large Print Weeding With Musical Interlude Fashion Show
Large Print
Turn your monitor upside down.
Weeding
This is why we weed out old and obsolete items. How did I miss these?
Musical Interlude
Chrissie Hynde has a new tune.
Fashion Show
Dunedin Public Library in Dunedin, New Zealand had their annual fashion show a couple weeks ago.
Turn your monitor upside down.
Weeding
This is why we weed out old and obsolete items. How did I miss these?
Musical Interlude
Chrissie Hynde has a new tune.
Fashion Show
Dunedin Public Library in Dunedin, New Zealand had their annual fashion show a couple weeks ago.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Black Beetle Pope Printing Pain
Fiction
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson. Where did this come from? It's the paperback from 2013. Must have been a donation. Short stories by guy who wrote Psychopath Test which went out 16 times and is NonFic.
The Black Beetle in 'No Way Out' by Francesco Francavilla. Comic book novel that was recommended on a Friday issue of Unshelved. The Black Beetle patrols Colt City in 1941 defending against mobsters and their paid for cops.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The cover says "YA novel" the flyleaf says, "Bookstore owner is the doldrums."
NonFiction
Woodland Knits: over 20 enchanting patterns by Stephanie Dosen. Page 65 says, "Using US size (10mm) dpns, cast on 4 sts onto one dpn."
Teach Yourself Visually Android Phones and Tablets by Guy Hart-Davis. Because computers are a pain.
3D Printing for Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Richard Horne. Because computer operated printers are a pain.
Home Skills Wiring: fix your own lights, switches, receptacles, boxes, cables and more, Cindy Smargia Laun, Design Manager. Because wiring repairs are a pain.
Trigonometry: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because trigonometry homework is a pain.
Calculus: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because calculus homework is a pain.
Not So Fast: parenting your teen through the dangers of driving by Tim Hollister. Because expensive car repairs are a pain.
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: a guide to London's literary landmarks by Stephen Halliday. Because getting lost in London is a pain.
Budget Bytes: over 199 easy, delicious recipes to slash your grocery bill in half by Beth Moncel. Because being broke is a pain.
The Everything Job Interview Question Book: the best answers to the toughest interview questions by Dawn Rosenberg McKay. Because bombing a job interview is a pain.
Color Essentials: crisp and vibrant quilts by Amanda Murphy. Because dour colored quilts are a pain.
The Complete Fibromyalgia Health, Diet Guide and Cookbook by Drs. Louise S. McCrindle and Alison C. Bested. Because pain is a pain.
Developing the Core edited by Jeffrey M. Willardson. Because cable side bends are a pain.
A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic future by Stefan von Kempis and Philip F. Lawler. Because losing parishioners is a pain.
How to Prepare for the GED Test by Barron's. Because low-paying jobs are a pain.
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson. Where did this come from? It's the paperback from 2013. Must have been a donation. Short stories by guy who wrote Psychopath Test which went out 16 times and is NonFic.
The Black Beetle in 'No Way Out' by Francesco Francavilla. Comic book novel that was recommended on a Friday issue of Unshelved. The Black Beetle patrols Colt City in 1941 defending against mobsters and their paid for cops.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The cover says "YA novel" the flyleaf says, "Bookstore owner is the doldrums."
NonFiction
Woodland Knits: over 20 enchanting patterns by Stephanie Dosen. Page 65 says, "Using US size (10mm) dpns, cast on 4 sts onto one dpn."
Teach Yourself Visually Android Phones and Tablets by Guy Hart-Davis. Because computers are a pain.
3D Printing for Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Richard Horne. Because computer operated printers are a pain.
Home Skills Wiring: fix your own lights, switches, receptacles, boxes, cables and more, Cindy Smargia Laun, Design Manager. Because wiring repairs are a pain.
Trigonometry: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because trigonometry homework is a pain.
Calculus: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because calculus homework is a pain.
Not So Fast: parenting your teen through the dangers of driving by Tim Hollister. Because expensive car repairs are a pain.
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: a guide to London's literary landmarks by Stephen Halliday. Because getting lost in London is a pain.
Budget Bytes: over 199 easy, delicious recipes to slash your grocery bill in half by Beth Moncel. Because being broke is a pain.
The Everything Job Interview Question Book: the best answers to the toughest interview questions by Dawn Rosenberg McKay. Because bombing a job interview is a pain.
Color Essentials: crisp and vibrant quilts by Amanda Murphy. Because dour colored quilts are a pain.
The Complete Fibromyalgia Health, Diet Guide and Cookbook by Drs. Louise S. McCrindle and Alison C. Bested. Because pain is a pain.
Developing the Core edited by Jeffrey M. Willardson. Because cable side bends are a pain.
A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic future by Stefan von Kempis and Philip F. Lawler. Because losing parishioners is a pain.
How to Prepare for the GED Test by Barron's. Because low-paying jobs are a pain.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Your Quarterly Delivery of the Stuart Woods Book Club
Fiction
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. Is it really Stuart Woods? Is Woods cranking these things out or is he hiring ghosts? I really do not know. Answer me Internet!
Redeployment by Phil Kay. I think this was discussed in the New York Times Book Review. Or, maybe not. Short stories dealing with service in Iraq during the war.
The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour. Arms dealer to a Croatian village in 1992 never showed up with the arms. The village was overrun and mostly slaughtered. The surviving villagers have found the dealer's identity and are out for revenge.
Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline. Fly leaf says relationship...urging...goes alone...deserted road...connection...bonding opportunity...tragedy...forced...plunges...crushing weight...ruin them all.
The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker. Here is what I know about Hunsicker: 1) he lives in Dallas, 2) he has long hair. This sounds like a good one. A contractor for the DEA in Dallas intercepts a drug shipment and ends up holding a high-value witness. He has to get the witness to Marfa, TX in spite of competition.
Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell. Lowell's "favorite activity is exploring the western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing." Oh boy...
Romance
Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett. That's two Ns, two Ns and Two Ts. A medium in the twenties helps a bootlegger with a hex. That is an unclear sentence. Does the bootlegger have a hex on him, or does the bootlegger want to hex someone else? Couldn't I just rewrite that sentence and avoid the confusion? No.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare. She wouldn't be romancing a Duke in Lake Mills. Not unless she has no sense of smell, because the chicken manure farm south of town is spreading manure this morning and everything smells awful.
Science Fiction
Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This title speaks to me. It says, "There is a goblin and he is an emperor."
He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Alex Bledsoe. This title speaks to me. It says, "What?" The fly leaf says, "P.I. novel with swords." Bledsoe lives in Mount Horeb. My family stops for breakfast there when driving to KS each summer.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. Is it really Stuart Woods? Is Woods cranking these things out or is he hiring ghosts? I really do not know. Answer me Internet!
Redeployment by Phil Kay. I think this was discussed in the New York Times Book Review. Or, maybe not. Short stories dealing with service in Iraq during the war.
The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour. Arms dealer to a Croatian village in 1992 never showed up with the arms. The village was overrun and mostly slaughtered. The surviving villagers have found the dealer's identity and are out for revenge.
Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline. Fly leaf says relationship...urging...goes alone...deserted road...connection...bonding opportunity...tragedy...forced...plunges...crushing weight...ruin them all.
The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker. Here is what I know about Hunsicker: 1) he lives in Dallas, 2) he has long hair. This sounds like a good one. A contractor for the DEA in Dallas intercepts a drug shipment and ends up holding a high-value witness. He has to get the witness to Marfa, TX in spite of competition.
Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell. Lowell's "favorite activity is exploring the western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing." Oh boy...
Romance
Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett. That's two Ns, two Ns and Two Ts. A medium in the twenties helps a bootlegger with a hex. That is an unclear sentence. Does the bootlegger have a hex on him, or does the bootlegger want to hex someone else? Couldn't I just rewrite that sentence and avoid the confusion? No.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare. She wouldn't be romancing a Duke in Lake Mills. Not unless she has no sense of smell, because the chicken manure farm south of town is spreading manure this morning and everything smells awful.
Science Fiction
Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This title speaks to me. It says, "There is a goblin and he is an emperor."
He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Alex Bledsoe. This title speaks to me. It says, "What?" The fly leaf says, "P.I. novel with swords." Bledsoe lives in Mount Horeb. My family stops for breakfast there when driving to KS each summer.
Friday, April 04, 2014
Psychology for LEGO Warlords
NonFiction
Psychology for Dummies by Adam Cash, PsyD. Page 159 says, "Feeling phrenological?"
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year:a visual history edited by Helen Murray. This is a kids book and very groovy.
The Last Warlord: the life and legend of Dostum, the Afghan warrior who led US Special Forces to topple the Taliban regime by Brian Glyn Williams, PhD. According to the photo section Dostum helped out during the initial invasion in 2001. According to the author photo Williams has a beard.
Psychology for Dummies by Adam Cash, PsyD. Page 159 says, "Feeling phrenological?"
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year:a visual history edited by Helen Murray. This is a kids book and very groovy.
The Last Warlord: the life and legend of Dostum, the Afghan warrior who led US Special Forces to topple the Taliban regime by Brian Glyn Williams, PhD. According to the photo section Dostum helped out during the initial invasion in 2001. According to the author photo Williams has a beard.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Dirty Amish Chipmunks
DVD
Dirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill. Documentary on the greater war on terror.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: the squeakquel starring [voices]. Replacing a broken disc.
Fiction
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford. "Epic saga of intrigue and mystique set in Edwardian England." Saga? When I hear saga I think of Iceland.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. Flyleaf says: Richly detailed novel about the quest for an unknown father.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark writes another novel that many people will purchase.
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue. According to the flyleaf Donoghue has red hair and lives in Canada. Canada is pretty big. Good luck hunting her down to sign your personal copy.
The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis. More Amish. More romance. More cover photos with a pretty girl wearing a hair cover. You know, all these cover models wear make-up. I presume the Amish don't truck with cosmetics.
Warriors by Ted Bell. Looks like a shoot-em up spy thriller. Let's see. Or, let's not see. You can be surprised.
Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr. "An Anna Pigeon Novel." Hey, Los Amigos Invisibles just came on.
Musical Interlude
Los Amigos Invisibles or, as I call them, Peruvian Disco Music from Space.
NonFiction
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by David Leeming. Oxford was running a sale. Page 236 says Laokoon told the Trojans not to let in the wooden horse. The Trojans should have listened. But, Poseidon sent a couple snakes to kill Laokoon and his children and the Trojans figured that was a sign to ignore Laokoon.
Dirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill. Documentary on the greater war on terror.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: the squeakquel starring [voices]. Replacing a broken disc.
Fiction
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford. "Epic saga of intrigue and mystique set in Edwardian England." Saga? When I hear saga I think of Iceland.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. Flyleaf says: Richly detailed novel about the quest for an unknown father.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark writes another novel that many people will purchase.
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue. According to the flyleaf Donoghue has red hair and lives in Canada. Canada is pretty big. Good luck hunting her down to sign your personal copy.
The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis. More Amish. More romance. More cover photos with a pretty girl wearing a hair cover. You know, all these cover models wear make-up. I presume the Amish don't truck with cosmetics.
Warriors by Ted Bell. Looks like a shoot-em up spy thriller. Let's see. Or, let's not see. You can be surprised.
Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr. "An Anna Pigeon Novel." Hey, Los Amigos Invisibles just came on.
Musical Interlude
Los Amigos Invisibles or, as I call them, Peruvian Disco Music from Space.
NonFiction
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by David Leeming. Oxford was running a sale. Page 236 says Laokoon told the Trojans not to let in the wooden horse. The Trojans should have listened. But, Poseidon sent a couple snakes to kill Laokoon and his children and the Trojans figured that was a sign to ignore Laokoon.
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