DVD
Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise, Bill Paxton, Emily Blunt. I'd like to see this flick. I've seen three or four Tom Cruise movies over the past couple weeks and that guy takes his shirt off more than Matthew McConaughy. Cruise is always running, too. I finished watched Mission Impossible: III last night (I thought it was a fun, comic book movie, nothing to take too seriously) and Cruise was sprint around a warehouse, on a bridge, to a hospital, in a parking lot, and in Shanghai.
Fiction
A New York Christmas by Anne Perry. A customer last week was telling me how she reads Christmas themed novels all year.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. My wife really likes this dude's books. I think he lives up by Eau Claire. He's doing a signing at Madison Public Library and Room of One's Own on November 29th.
The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly. This Connolly is Irish. The other Connelly is from California. This book is a thriller set in Maine.
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly. This Connelly is from California. The other Connolly is from Ireland. This book is not a thriller set in Maine.
Pegasus by Danielle Steel. Horse on the cover.
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice.Another vampire novel. I suppose vampire stories always sell. They don't don't seem to wear out their welcome like the zombie stories are. The slip cover says Rice lives in Palm Desert, CA. The temperature in Palm Desert is 57 right now. The temperature in Lake Mills is 21. Hah! I knew it was warmer out, my phone said 7 degrees just a bit ago.
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith. I'm not going to bother looking, I'll make up a plot. Handsome man running a small town cafe also has juggle multiple romantic relationships with married and unmarried women while keeping a look out for the reporter who plans to reveal the Handsome Man's his secret life as an international assassin.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Close Encounter Trench Warfare for Common Core Standards
NonFiction
Common Core Standards for Parents for Dummies by Jared Myracle, Ed.D. Read the book and fuel your arguments for the latest political issue.
Stitch, Craft and Create Quick Knits by [no author]. Read the book and find a Pretty Peg Bag (page 36) to argue about.
Damron Men's Travel Guide: 50th edition. 2014-15 gay men's travel guide [no author]. Read the book and argue over the ratings.
Damron Women's Travel Guide: 25th edition. 2014-15 gay women's travel guide [no author]. Read the book and argue over the exclusion of places you already visited.
Small Business Marketing in a Week by John Sealey. Read the book and sell more stuff.
Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind: suspicious deaths, mysterious murders, and bizarre disappearances in UFO history by Nick Redfern. Read the book and get paranoid.
Ultimate Beading Bible: a complete reference with step-by-step techniques edited by Marie Clayton. Read the book, make a three-strand braid with center beads (page 195) and wonder if that is the same Marie who attended your high school.
Gluten-Free Made Easy by Christi Silbaugh and Michele Vilseck. Read the book and join the latest food fad.
Help You Kids With Computer Coding: a unique step-by-step guide, from binary code to building games edited by Sam Priddy. Read the book and argue with yourself over kid screen time.
Trench: a history of trench warfare on the Western Front by Stephen Bull. Read the book, see the pictures, be glad you were not there, argue over inane topics like tunic markings.
Roll Out the Barrels by Gary J. Hess. Read the book and learn about coopering in Wisconsin.
The Mafia Files: case studies of the world's most evil mobsters by Al Cimino. Read the book and wonder what Michael Cimino is up to these days.
Google Nexus Tablet For Seniors by Studio Visual Steps. Read the book and wonder if that small Polaroid tablet on sale at ShopKo is worth buying at $100.
GunDigest 2015, 69th Edition edited by Jerry Lee. Read the book and play "Which one would I take? where you turn to a page and pick a gun you could have for free. Make it fun and add qualifiers like 500 rounds come with the gun, or Not allowed to sell it and get something else.
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2015 by Gen and Kelly Tanabe. Read the book and wonder how much debt you'll own when you graduate.
Common Core Standards for Parents for Dummies by Jared Myracle, Ed.D. Read the book and fuel your arguments for the latest political issue.
Stitch, Craft and Create Quick Knits by [no author]. Read the book and find a Pretty Peg Bag (page 36) to argue about.
Damron Men's Travel Guide: 50th edition. 2014-15 gay men's travel guide [no author]. Read the book and argue over the ratings.
Damron Women's Travel Guide: 25th edition. 2014-15 gay women's travel guide [no author]. Read the book and argue over the exclusion of places you already visited.
Small Business Marketing in a Week by John Sealey. Read the book and sell more stuff.
Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind: suspicious deaths, mysterious murders, and bizarre disappearances in UFO history by Nick Redfern. Read the book and get paranoid.
Ultimate Beading Bible: a complete reference with step-by-step techniques edited by Marie Clayton. Read the book, make a three-strand braid with center beads (page 195) and wonder if that is the same Marie who attended your high school.
Gluten-Free Made Easy by Christi Silbaugh and Michele Vilseck. Read the book and join the latest food fad.
Help You Kids With Computer Coding: a unique step-by-step guide, from binary code to building games edited by Sam Priddy. Read the book and argue with yourself over kid screen time.
Trench: a history of trench warfare on the Western Front by Stephen Bull. Read the book, see the pictures, be glad you were not there, argue over inane topics like tunic markings.
Roll Out the Barrels by Gary J. Hess. Read the book and learn about coopering in Wisconsin.
The Mafia Files: case studies of the world's most evil mobsters by Al Cimino. Read the book and wonder what Michael Cimino is up to these days.
Google Nexus Tablet For Seniors by Studio Visual Steps. Read the book and wonder if that small Polaroid tablet on sale at ShopKo is worth buying at $100.
GunDigest 2015, 69th Edition edited by Jerry Lee. Read the book and play "Which one would I take? where you turn to a page and pick a gun you could have for free. Make it fun and add qualifiers like 500 rounds come with the gun, or Not allowed to sell it and get something else.
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2015 by Gen and Kelly Tanabe. Read the book and wonder how much debt you'll own when you graduate.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Dead Repo Man
Fiction
Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron. Repo man starts hearing a voice in his head. The voice is of a dead man asking Repo Man to find dead man's killer.
Us by David Nichols. This looks literary. According to the dust jacket his last book sold 2 million copies. That is a lot.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Rita Mae Brown. Another anthropomorphic fox on the cover.
The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory. This was printed on some really nice paper. Royal intrigue in Tudor England.
The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes. This is from 2005. Marilyn must have ordered this to fill a gap in the collection.
Havana Storm by Cussler Literary Services, Amalgamated and Dirk Cussler. Another Cussler novel, another cover illustration with an exploding ship on the water.
The Dead Man: volume 7: Crucible of Fire: Dark Need: Rising Dead by Lee GOldberg and William Rabkin. More stories about the ax carrying dude written by Mel Odom, Stant Litore and Stella Green.
Cattle Kate by Jana Bommersbach. Cattle Kate was lynched in 1889 as a cattle Wyoming cattle rustler. The truth was that she and her husband were killed for their land.
A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker. Christian fiction.
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber. I'm not sure what this is about. It seems to be science fiction with a married guy taking an interstellar trip.
The Murder at Brightwell by Ashley Weaver. Mystery novel.
Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron. Repo man starts hearing a voice in his head. The voice is of a dead man asking Repo Man to find dead man's killer.
Us by David Nichols. This looks literary. According to the dust jacket his last book sold 2 million copies. That is a lot.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Rita Mae Brown. Another anthropomorphic fox on the cover.
The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory. This was printed on some really nice paper. Royal intrigue in Tudor England.
The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes. This is from 2005. Marilyn must have ordered this to fill a gap in the collection.
Havana Storm by Cussler Literary Services, Amalgamated and Dirk Cussler. Another Cussler novel, another cover illustration with an exploding ship on the water.
The Dead Man: volume 7: Crucible of Fire: Dark Need: Rising Dead by Lee GOldberg and William Rabkin. More stories about the ax carrying dude written by Mel Odom, Stant Litore and Stella Green.
Cattle Kate by Jana Bommersbach. Cattle Kate was lynched in 1889 as a cattle Wyoming cattle rustler. The truth was that she and her husband were killed for their land.
A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker. Christian fiction.
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber. I'm not sure what this is about. It seems to be science fiction with a married guy taking an interstellar trip.
The Murder at Brightwell by Ashley Weaver. Mystery novel.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Mustafa and Adem Return With Literary Fiction
Fiction
Once A Warrior by Anthony Neil Smith. This book was sitting so long in catalogig I forgot all about it. The first book with these characters, All the Young Warriors, was excellent. Former Minneapolis gang leaders Mustafa is asked to rescue a woman trapped in the sex slave trade. Mustafa's son, Adem, is looking to re-connect with the woman he left behind in Somalia during his pirate debacle in the first novel.
A Sudden Light by Garth Stein. Author of The Art Racing in the Rain. I never read that book.
The High Divide by Lin Enger. Frontier woman's husband runs off in 1886 Minnesota. Her sons chase him. She has to to chase after the three of them.
Doll-baby by Laura Lane McNeal. McNeal has blond hair and lives in New Orleans. The novel has a girl dropped with her crazy grandmother in 1966 New Orleans.
Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day by Ann B. Ross. Ross wore a green shirt for aher author photo. Ross has a PhD from University of North Carolina. I wonder her reaction was to the academic scandal involving the men's athletic programs where athletes were given "paper" classes and the athletes tutor's wrote their assignments.
Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled 3 edited by David Cranmer and Elise Wright. Short fiction previously published online. This one took forever to get cataloged, too.
The Big Keep by Meilssa F. Olson. This also took forever to catalog. Olson is from Madison and plugged her book on Smith's (see above) blog. Female P.I. takes case to find teen boy's father. Danger ensues.
Once A Warrior by Anthony Neil Smith. This book was sitting so long in catalogig I forgot all about it. The first book with these characters, All the Young Warriors, was excellent. Former Minneapolis gang leaders Mustafa is asked to rescue a woman trapped in the sex slave trade. Mustafa's son, Adem, is looking to re-connect with the woman he left behind in Somalia during his pirate debacle in the first novel.
A Sudden Light by Garth Stein. Author of The Art Racing in the Rain. I never read that book.
The High Divide by Lin Enger. Frontier woman's husband runs off in 1886 Minnesota. Her sons chase him. She has to to chase after the three of them.
Doll-baby by Laura Lane McNeal. McNeal has blond hair and lives in New Orleans. The novel has a girl dropped with her crazy grandmother in 1966 New Orleans.
Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day by Ann B. Ross. Ross wore a green shirt for aher author photo. Ross has a PhD from University of North Carolina. I wonder her reaction was to the academic scandal involving the men's athletic programs where athletes were given "paper" classes and the athletes tutor's wrote their assignments.
Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled 3 edited by David Cranmer and Elise Wright. Short fiction previously published online. This one took forever to get cataloged, too.
The Big Keep by Meilssa F. Olson. This also took forever to catalog. Olson is from Madison and plugged her book on Smith's (see above) blog. Female P.I. takes case to find teen boy's father. Danger ensues.
Friday, November 14, 2014
No Books, Plastic Only
Books
Our computer system is off while we transition to our new trio library catalog. The planned outage lasts from Nov 14th through the 19th. This means we can only check out materials. We cannot check in returns, place holds, search the catalog, register cards, etc.
Since we will not be able to reshelve our returns I have stockpiled a few new items to shelve during the outage. I'll post those here when I do. Not that anyone reads this except a couple local people and a Kiwi.
Plastic
I started to promote the library's new 3D printer and plenty of people have been interested. Here are some photos of different builds that worked and failed.
Our computer system is off while we transition to our new trio library catalog. The planned outage lasts from Nov 14th through the 19th. This means we can only check out materials. We cannot check in returns, place holds, search the catalog, register cards, etc.
Since we will not be able to reshelve our returns I have stockpiled a few new items to shelve during the outage. I'll post those here when I do. Not that anyone reads this except a couple local people and a Kiwi.
Plastic
I started to promote the library's new 3D printer and plenty of people have been interested. Here are some photos of different builds that worked and failed.
Monday, November 10, 2014
4,563 Pages of Large Print
Large Print
413 pages of Not Quite a Wife by Mary Jo Putney.
646 pages of Close to Home by Lisa Jackson.
363 pages of The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe.
500 pages of Accidents of Marriage by Randy Susan Meyers.
418 pages of The Forgiven by Marta Perry.
397 pages of Finally Home by Lois Greiman.
655 pages of Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd.
462 pages of Queen Bee Goes Home Again by Haywood Smith.
391 pages of The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo.
318 pages of Lucky Us by Amy Bloom.
413 pages of Not Quite a Wife by Mary Jo Putney.
646 pages of Close to Home by Lisa Jackson.
363 pages of The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe.
500 pages of Accidents of Marriage by Randy Susan Meyers.
418 pages of The Forgiven by Marta Perry.
397 pages of Finally Home by Lois Greiman.
655 pages of Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd.
462 pages of Queen Bee Goes Home Again by Haywood Smith.
391 pages of The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo.
318 pages of Lucky Us by Amy Bloom.
Monday, November 03, 2014
Two Audiobooks and One Short Story Collection
Audiobooks on CD
Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. 4 CDs at 5 hours. The back cover says, "heartwarming Christmas novel of romance, hope, and the comforts of home."
Trick Baby by Iceberg Slim. 8 CDs at 10 hours. A crime novel classic. Young light-skinned black man in Chicago is taught pimping and confidence games by an older man.
Fiction
Fire and Forget: short stories from the Long War edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher. Stories set at home and abroad involving the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Musical Interlude
I heard this one on the radio a few months ago. By British Sea Power. That woman should be wearing a helmet.
Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. 4 CDs at 5 hours. The back cover says, "heartwarming Christmas novel of romance, hope, and the comforts of home."
Trick Baby by Iceberg Slim. 8 CDs at 10 hours. A crime novel classic. Young light-skinned black man in Chicago is taught pimping and confidence games by an older man.
Fiction
Fire and Forget: short stories from the Long War edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher. Stories set at home and abroad involving the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Musical Interlude
I heard this one on the radio a few months ago. By British Sea Power. That woman should be wearing a helmet.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Elements of Lansdale to Five
Fiction
Black Hat Jack by Joe R. Lansdale. Nat Love "writes down his version of certain events" of being an Indian fighter, soldier, and cowboy. Lansdale is in Chicago on November 3rd for a showing of Christmas With the Dead. If you cannot make it down there, I cannot, you can get the DVD from the library.
NonFiction
The Elements: the new guide to building blocks of our universe by Jack Challoner. Page 41 says about Titanium, "It is as strong as steel but about half as dense."
Zero to Five: 70 essential parenting tips based on science by Tracy Cutchlow. Page 19 says, "One quick way to make sure you're left doing most of the work is to continually criticize your partner's help."
Black Hat Jack by Joe R. Lansdale. Nat Love "writes down his version of certain events" of being an Indian fighter, soldier, and cowboy. Lansdale is in Chicago on November 3rd for a showing of Christmas With the Dead. If you cannot make it down there, I cannot, you can get the DVD from the library.
NonFiction
The Elements: the new guide to building blocks of our universe by Jack Challoner. Page 41 says about Titanium, "It is as strong as steel but about half as dense."
Zero to Five: 70 essential parenting tips based on science by Tracy Cutchlow. Page 19 says, "One quick way to make sure you're left doing most of the work is to continually criticize your partner's help."
Monday, October 27, 2014
Seven Novels
Fiction
Capture by Roger Smith. Another crime novel set in Cape Town, South Africa. Smith writes some great books. His characters are rarely altruistic and always believable.
A Quilt for Christmas by Sandra Dallas. Because a quilt for July 4th would be a weird gift. Unless you're in New Zealand or Australia. Dang, I just looked up the average temps in Dunedin, NZ and the mean high is only 70 Fahrenheit. I should look closer at the latitude and compare with North America.
Leaving Time by Jodi "I Sell More Books Than the Bible" Picoult. Do you really care what the book it about? You're going to take it home no matter what. Picoult has curly hair. I wonder if the curls are natural.
Gray Mountain by John Grisham. You'll just read this one as well. Dunedin has the opposite latitude of Minneapoli at 45 degrees latitude. Lake Mills is at 43.08.
Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella. I see articles and print interviews with Kinsella but I never read those. I just read a 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain, Eight Black Horses. That novel is from 1985 and has recurring villain the Deaf Man.
Deadline by John Sandford. This is another one that people will read no matter what. Anthony Neil Smith was grousing about how good a writer Sandford is. Plenty of writers do that, giving false complaints as a way to publicly admire and praise another person's work. There must be a psychological term for that, it's not sarcasm. I have not read a Sandford book in a few years. I used to listen to the audiobooks.
Confessions: the Paris Mysteries by James Patterson Amalgamated Author Industries and Maxine Paetro. How do you pronounce Paetro? The dustcover says Paetro "lives in New York State." That's a lot of territory, you'd think they'd narrow that down. There is a guy in town who has a summer place on an island in the St. Lawrence River. The East side of the river is NY and the West side of the river is Canada. I made a crack about cigarette smuggling. I thought the joke was pretty good, but I bet the people living there get those jokes all the time.
Capture by Roger Smith. Another crime novel set in Cape Town, South Africa. Smith writes some great books. His characters are rarely altruistic and always believable.
A Quilt for Christmas by Sandra Dallas. Because a quilt for July 4th would be a weird gift. Unless you're in New Zealand or Australia. Dang, I just looked up the average temps in Dunedin, NZ and the mean high is only 70 Fahrenheit. I should look closer at the latitude and compare with North America.
Leaving Time by Jodi "I Sell More Books Than the Bible" Picoult. Do you really care what the book it about? You're going to take it home no matter what. Picoult has curly hair. I wonder if the curls are natural.
Gray Mountain by John Grisham. You'll just read this one as well. Dunedin has the opposite latitude of Minneapoli at 45 degrees latitude. Lake Mills is at 43.08.
Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella. I see articles and print interviews with Kinsella but I never read those. I just read a 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain, Eight Black Horses. That novel is from 1985 and has recurring villain the Deaf Man.
Deadline by John Sandford. This is another one that people will read no matter what. Anthony Neil Smith was grousing about how good a writer Sandford is. Plenty of writers do that, giving false complaints as a way to publicly admire and praise another person's work. There must be a psychological term for that, it's not sarcasm. I have not read a Sandford book in a few years. I used to listen to the audiobooks.
Confessions: the Paris Mysteries by James Patterson Amalgamated Author Industries and Maxine Paetro. How do you pronounce Paetro? The dustcover says Paetro "lives in New York State." That's a lot of territory, you'd think they'd narrow that down. There is a guy in town who has a summer place on an island in the St. Lawrence River. The East side of the river is NY and the West side of the river is Canada. I made a crack about cigarette smuggling. I thought the joke was pretty good, but I bet the people living there get those jokes all the time.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Stuart Woods Wood Pulp Processing Company
Fiction
Paris Match by Stuart Woods.
Some Luck by Jane Smiley. Iowa farm family of seven followed from 1920 to 1950.
Ghost Wanted by Carolyn Hart. The ghost in a college library is a matchmaker for students. What?
The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell. I have read some very good reviews about Rendell's work. I still have not yet read one of her novels.
NonFiction
U2: the definitive biography by John Jobling. When Bono visited Frank Sinatra's home he fell asleep and spilled his drink onto his crotch.
Paris Match by Stuart Woods.
Some Luck by Jane Smiley. Iowa farm family of seven followed from 1920 to 1950.
Ghost Wanted by Carolyn Hart. The ghost in a college library is a matchmaker for students. What?
The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell. I have read some very good reviews about Rendell's work. I still have not yet read one of her novels.
NonFiction
U2: the definitive biography by John Jobling. When Bono visited Frank Sinatra's home he fell asleep and spilled his drink onto his crotch.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Three Large Prints, Three Films
Large Print
Shots Fired by C.J. Box. Ten short stories.
Goodnight June by Sara Jio. Fictional tale of how Goodnight, Moon was written.
Sight Unseen by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. Serial killer.
DVD
Sons of Anarchy: Season 6 starring Turanga Leela, and Koulikov. Criminals argue with one another. [I've never seen the show.]
Walking Dead: the complete fourth season starring Guy With A Hat, Guy With An Eye Patch, Guy With A Crossbow. I saw the first season and part of the second season. I enjoyed the show but I got off track.
X-Men: days of future past starring [many famous people]. How many X-Men movies are there now? Must be close to ten, right? I stopped watching after the second or third. I did see the one where Wolverine goes to Japan. It was "Eh" quality.
Shots Fired by C.J. Box. Ten short stories.
Goodnight June by Sara Jio. Fictional tale of how Goodnight, Moon was written.
Sight Unseen by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. Serial killer.
DVD
Sons of Anarchy: Season 6 starring Turanga Leela, and Koulikov. Criminals argue with one another. [I've never seen the show.]
Walking Dead: the complete fourth season starring Guy With A Hat, Guy With An Eye Patch, Guy With A Crossbow. I saw the first season and part of the second season. I enjoyed the show but I got off track.
X-Men: days of future past starring [many famous people]. How many X-Men movies are there now? Must be close to ten, right? I stopped watching after the second or third. I did see the one where Wolverine goes to Japan. It was "Eh" quality.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Four Larges, Three Mediums
Large
Paris Match by Stuart Woods. Another Woods books. You will find a new one every quarter.
Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen. Nice cover.
Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison.
Killing Patton: the strange death of Word War II's most audacious General by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Medium
Undead and Unwary by Mary Janice Davidson. Something about a female devil having trouble with her Antichrist sister as they manage Hell.
Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Some guardian angel novel.
Lila by Marilynne Robinson. Robinson won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Gilead, this has the same setting.
Musical Interlude
I was here by myself when opening the library. I grabbed library CD R-575.
Paris Match by Stuart Woods. Another Woods books. You will find a new one every quarter.
Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen. Nice cover.
Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison.
Killing Patton: the strange death of Word War II's most audacious General by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Medium
Undead and Unwary by Mary Janice Davidson. Something about a female devil having trouble with her Antichrist sister as they manage Hell.
Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Some guardian angel novel.
Lila by Marilynne Robinson. Robinson won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Gilead, this has the same setting.
Musical Interlude
I was here by myself when opening the library. I grabbed library CD R-575.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Large Print and Another Song
Large Print
The Hexed by Heather Graham.
2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino.
Mistress Memoirs by Jillian Hunter.
The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff.
Haunted by Kay Hooper.
Here and Again by Nicole R. Dickson.
Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard.
Musical Interlude
When I am the only staff member during opening I play loud music. This tune is off library CD R-735.
The Hexed by Heather Graham.
2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino.
Mistress Memoirs by Jillian Hunter.
The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff.
Haunted by Kay Hooper.
Here and Again by Nicole R. Dickson.
Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard.
Musical Interlude
When I am the only staff member during opening I play loud music. This tune is off library CD R-735.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Jamaican Assassination
Fiction
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Fictionalized version of a 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley. The novel "delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica's history and beyond."
That's It
No More. Here is a tune.
Musical Interlude
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Fictionalized version of a 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley. The novel "delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica's history and beyond."
That's It
No More. Here is a tune.
Musical Interlude
Monday, October 06, 2014
Six Books
Book One
Rooms by Lauren Oliver. Hoarding hermit dies and family comes to his house for inheritance, the building's ghosts observe.
Book Two
The Day the Streets Stood Still by JaQuavis Coleman. I have not bought much "street lit" before because I figured "Will this book sit and gather dust in small town Wisconsin? Will local readers relate and read something about a black guy drug dealer in the city?". Yeah, because people in small town Wisconsin have so much in common with a 6'5" ex-Army officer who roams the U.S. solving mysteries and rescuing women in trouble, beats people up and kills others, and has sex with police women in every novel. If people read the Jack Reacher series why wouldn't they read this one?
Book Three
Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison. I'm not sure if this is a new author photo for Coulter. The photo feels very familiar but I am wondering if it is a different shot from the same photography session. Coulter's photo fills the back cover, Ellison's photo is a tiny one on the inside of the dust jacket.
Book Four
Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen. People here sure do like Johansen's books. I have not read one. Right now I am skipping library books and working my way through all the books I own but have never read. I have 10-15 87th Precinct novels at home. What I should do is collect all those novels and read them in order. I won't.
Book Five
Burn by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Industries and Michael Ledwidge. How do you pronounce Ledwidge? Patterson used to have author photos where you could see his watch and tell what time the photo was taken. This book's author photo has his arms crossed and his left wrist is covered.
Book Six
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs. I tried the first novel and it was not for me. I think Reichs was on a BBC radio channel last week. I remember hearing a blurb about her and I think it was a BBC channel. Yep, she was on World Book Club. That's neat. Recihs author photo has her wearing a sweater. I wonder if that sweater is cotton, maybe it is silk. I suppose it could be rayon.
Rooms by Lauren Oliver. Hoarding hermit dies and family comes to his house for inheritance, the building's ghosts observe.
Book Two
The Day the Streets Stood Still by JaQuavis Coleman. I have not bought much "street lit" before because I figured "Will this book sit and gather dust in small town Wisconsin? Will local readers relate and read something about a black guy drug dealer in the city?". Yeah, because people in small town Wisconsin have so much in common with a 6'5" ex-Army officer who roams the U.S. solving mysteries and rescuing women in trouble, beats people up and kills others, and has sex with police women in every novel. If people read the Jack Reacher series why wouldn't they read this one?
Book Three
Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison. I'm not sure if this is a new author photo for Coulter. The photo feels very familiar but I am wondering if it is a different shot from the same photography session. Coulter's photo fills the back cover, Ellison's photo is a tiny one on the inside of the dust jacket.
Book Four
Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen. People here sure do like Johansen's books. I have not read one. Right now I am skipping library books and working my way through all the books I own but have never read. I have 10-15 87th Precinct novels at home. What I should do is collect all those novels and read them in order. I won't.
Book Five
Burn by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Industries and Michael Ledwidge. How do you pronounce Ledwidge? Patterson used to have author photos where you could see his watch and tell what time the photo was taken. This book's author photo has his arms crossed and his left wrist is covered.
Book Six
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs. I tried the first novel and it was not for me. I think Reichs was on a BBC radio channel last week. I remember hearing a blurb about her and I think it was a BBC channel. Yep, she was on World Book Club. That's neat. Recihs author photo has her wearing a sweater. I wonder if that sweater is cotton, maybe it is silk. I suppose it could be rayon.
Friday, October 03, 2014
Pistols, Canadians, Lansdales, and Weirdness
DVD
Phantom of the Paradise starring Paul Williams, ['70s people]. Max Allan Collins likes this flick and wrote about it on his webpage. I figured, "What the heck" and ordered this new release. Directed by Brian DePalma.
Down to the Dirt starring [Canadians]. Adaptation of Joel Hynes's novel of a drunken layabout in Newfoundland who hides his poetry and finds a lady friend. (I couldn't find a decent trailer, but this came up when I searched.)
Training to Win by Ben Stoeger. USPSA winning shooter from Eua Claire makes a DVD and poses with crossed arms on the back cover. Tips and training techniques to improve your shooting and shave time off your shooting stages. There are two trailer for this one. The first is informative and second is fancy.
Christmas With the Dead starring [Texans] and Kasey Lansdale. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story by Lansdale's son, Keith. A guy is out to have Christmas in June no matter how many zombies get in the way.
Bonus Musical Interlude
Joe R. Lansdale was plugging his daughter Kasey's new music video. We have the CD here at the library.
Phantom of the Paradise starring Paul Williams, ['70s people]. Max Allan Collins likes this flick and wrote about it on his webpage. I figured, "What the heck" and ordered this new release. Directed by Brian DePalma.
Down to the Dirt starring [Canadians]. Adaptation of Joel Hynes's novel of a drunken layabout in Newfoundland who hides his poetry and finds a lady friend. (I couldn't find a decent trailer, but this came up when I searched.)
Training to Win by Ben Stoeger. USPSA winning shooter from Eua Claire makes a DVD and poses with crossed arms on the back cover. Tips and training techniques to improve your shooting and shave time off your shooting stages. There are two trailer for this one. The first is informative and second is fancy.
Christmas With the Dead starring [Texans] and Kasey Lansdale. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story by Lansdale's son, Keith. A guy is out to have Christmas in June no matter how many zombies get in the way.
Bonus Musical Interlude
Joe R. Lansdale was plugging his daughter Kasey's new music video. We have the CD here at the library.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Godzilla is my Neighbor
DVD
Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen. Big animal destroys a city.
Neighbors starring Seth Rogen, Zach Efron, Rose Byrne. Neighbors quarrel.
Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen. Big animal destroys a city.
Neighbors starring Seth Rogen, Zach Efron, Rose Byrne. Neighbors quarrel.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Music, Talking, and Skeleton. With Musc!
Paperback Mystery
Skeleton Takes a Box by Leigh Perry. I could not recall why I ordered this but found my notes that say, "Recommended by [Bill] Crider." Well, there you go.
Audiobook on CD
Off the Sidelines: raise your voice, change the world by Kirsten Gillibrand. 6.5 hours on 6 CDs. Lame subtitle. Is this the autobio where she mentions the nitwits in Senate who commented to her on her weight and looks? Let me check...yep, this is the book.
Music That At One Time Was More Widely Available On Magnetic Tape Enclosed Inside a Small Plastic Case But Is Now Digitally Encoded Onto a Flat Disc
Brill Bruisers by The New Pornographers. Canadians play music and sing songs.
Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin. Englishmen play music and sing songs on remastered album.
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin. Englishmen play more music and sing more songs on remastered album.
Skeleton Takes a Box by Leigh Perry. I could not recall why I ordered this but found my notes that say, "Recommended by [Bill] Crider." Well, there you go.
Audiobook on CD
Off the Sidelines: raise your voice, change the world by Kirsten Gillibrand. 6.5 hours on 6 CDs. Lame subtitle. Is this the autobio where she mentions the nitwits in Senate who commented to her on her weight and looks? Let me check...yep, this is the book.
Music That At One Time Was More Widely Available On Magnetic Tape Enclosed Inside a Small Plastic Case But Is Now Digitally Encoded Onto a Flat Disc
Brill Bruisers by The New Pornographers. Canadians play music and sing songs.
Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin. Englishmen play music and sing songs on remastered album.
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin. Englishmen play more music and sing more songs on remastered album.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
New Photos
Photos
I have not posted any photos in a while.
Masonry repairs on front of the library
The sandstone by the front doors has been crumbling over the past few years. Jacob Arndt of Northwestern Masonry and Stone is cutting replacement stone. The replacements come from the same area of Wisconsin as the originals and are a very close match. Arndt cuts the pieces to fit and then chisels in the decorative lines to match the old stone. He will cut out the old stone and emplace the new pieces.
I have not posted any photos in a while.
Masonry repairs on front of the library
The sandstone by the front doors has been crumbling over the past few years. Jacob Arndt of Northwestern Masonry and Stone is cutting replacement stone. The replacements come from the same area of Wisconsin as the originals and are a very close match. Arndt cuts the pieces to fit and then chisels in the decorative lines to match the old stone. He will cut out the old stone and emplace the new pieces.
Kellerman Consortia and Simon Scarrow
Fiction
Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. According to the author photo Jesse Kellerman looks more like his mom than dead. A little difficult to tell since senior is facing the camera and junior is 1/4 profile.
The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton. Another Agatha Raisin novel. Her bio says she was born in Scotland. I wonder if she was eligible to vote in the independence referendum. Did they call the vote a referendum or just a "vote"? Scots are weird.
The Paying Guest by Sarah Waters. This sounds like one I would read. London in 1922. The post-war economy is poor and a formerly wealthy woman and daughter are obliged to take in tenants. "A love story, a tension-filled crime story, and a beautifully atmospheric portrait of a fascinating time and place."
The Zealot by Simon Scarrow. I have not read this series in a couple years. Fun stuff with Roman Legionnaires Cato and Macro in various adventures from Germany to Britain to Italy and now Judea. Historically accurate with adventures adventuring by adventurers. Adventurers are weird.
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. Another door stopper by Follett of the Big Welsh Hair. A bunch of characters in the 1960s are printed on some real nice, heavyweight paper. Paper is weird.
Large Print
The Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler and Russell Blake. Cussler book covers are weird.
Festive in Death by J.D. Robb.
Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman. Author estate titles are weird.
DVD
The Fault in our Stars starring [teen actors I never heard of] and Laura Dern. Something about dying teenagers and love. Chick movies are weird. When John Green spoke at an ALA luncheon a few months ago there was a security guy standing behind Green to fend away the gushing women librarians so Green could eat in peace. I'm serious.
Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. According to the author photo Jesse Kellerman looks more like his mom than dead. A little difficult to tell since senior is facing the camera and junior is 1/4 profile.
The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton. Another Agatha Raisin novel. Her bio says she was born in Scotland. I wonder if she was eligible to vote in the independence referendum. Did they call the vote a referendum or just a "vote"? Scots are weird.
The Paying Guest by Sarah Waters. This sounds like one I would read. London in 1922. The post-war economy is poor and a formerly wealthy woman and daughter are obliged to take in tenants. "A love story, a tension-filled crime story, and a beautifully atmospheric portrait of a fascinating time and place."
The Zealot by Simon Scarrow. I have not read this series in a couple years. Fun stuff with Roman Legionnaires Cato and Macro in various adventures from Germany to Britain to Italy and now Judea. Historically accurate with adventures adventuring by adventurers. Adventurers are weird.
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. Another door stopper by Follett of the Big Welsh Hair. A bunch of characters in the 1960s are printed on some real nice, heavyweight paper. Paper is weird.
Large Print
The Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler and Russell Blake. Cussler book covers are weird.
Festive in Death by J.D. Robb.
Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman. Author estate titles are weird.
DVD
The Fault in our Stars starring [teen actors I never heard of] and Laura Dern. Something about dying teenagers and love. Chick movies are weird. When John Green spoke at an ALA luncheon a few months ago there was a security guy standing behind Green to fend away the gushing women librarians so Green could eat in peace. I'm serious.
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