Fiction
Devil's Dust by J.D. Rhoades. When Rhoades isn't posting on Facebook he is lawyering. When he's not lawyering he's writing novels. When he's writing novels he's writing this from page 215, "If I go in there,' Keller said, 'What Are you going to do?"
Easy Death by Daniel Boyd. I read this book and enjoyed it. Bill Crider read it too. Armed robbers in 1951 Ohio battle a blizzard.
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King. Dreaming of spies, or spies who are dreaming? Let's see what page 57 has to say about it, His search left Holmes, as one might expect, unconvinced. Well, that clears up nothing.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. A popular book group book. So, I bought a copy.
The Walking Dead, Volume 22: a new beginning by Robert Kirkman. I have not watched the show past the first few episodes of season two.
You Could Be Home By Now by Tracy Manaster. I think this is about a miscarriage. The dustcover is unclear. Page 191 says, It should have been.
NonFiction
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and John Holdren. Replacing an older edition. This yellow cover will not age well.
The Homeschooling Handbook by Lorilee Lippincott. Another replacement of an old edition.
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. I think I ordered this off an online recommendation. Or not.
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. An older book but Ramsey's advice is popular.
Body Sculpting Bible for Women: workout journal by James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera. This series has been going for over a decade and is still popular. The women's versions check out more than the men's so I bought this one.I should have skipped buying this since it is designed as a journal for a single user to record their progress. Over half the pages are blank forms.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Oops, Missed One
Fiction
If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie. I feel bad about missing this book in my last post. I go on record with my deepest apologies to Mr. Christie. It is well know that he is not only a great author but a great man.
The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang. Well. I guess Ms. Lang is a nice lady.
If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie. I feel bad about missing this book in my last post. I go on record with my deepest apologies to Mr. Christie. It is well know that he is not only a great author but a great man.
- It's no surprise that Mr. Christie is often referred to as "the greatest living writer in that house over there."
- Mr. Christie's touch has been documented as a possible cure for Poison Oak.
- A casual glance by Mr. Christie can turn a sad dog happy.
- Mr. Christie climbed Mount Everest without oxygen and while wearing shorts.
- The first time Mr Christie took a airplane ride the pilot was incapacitated by illness and Mr. Christie was asked to land the plane. Mr. Christie did so using only his left hand.
- When the local tow truck was unavailable Mr. Christie's neighbor called on Mr. Christie for help. Mr. Christie arrived riding an incumbent bicycle, hooked the bike to his neighbor's broken down F450, and towed the truck 5.5 miles into town.
The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang. Well. I guess Ms. Lang is a nice lady.
More Marine Music
A Laser Can Decode The Digital Information On These Thin Discs
Be Glad Then, America by The President's Own U.S. Marine Band. Marines play music and sing songs. The Band sends out free CDs. The CD performances are neat but does not include these dudes in a parking lot.
The Joshua Tree by U2. Donated disc definitely due to circ'. Irishman sings songs of rock'n'roll.
John Prine by John Prine. Singers sings songs of country. The Library Page wrote the title of this 1971 album as Atlantic. Is Atlantic Records still around? Let me check...yep, they publish that Ed Sheeran guy.
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson. Bluesman sings songs of sorrow. Two CDs and the booklet has a neat essay.
Noble Beast by Andrew Bird. Multi-instrumentalist plays music and sings songs. Another older album but it'll get used.
Be Glad Then, America by The President's Own U.S. Marine Band. Marines play music and sing songs. The Band sends out free CDs. The CD performances are neat but does not include these dudes in a parking lot.
The Joshua Tree by U2. Donated disc definitely due to circ'. Irishman sings songs of rock'n'roll.
John Prine by John Prine. Singers sings songs of country. The Library Page wrote the title of this 1971 album as Atlantic. Is Atlantic Records still around? Let me check...yep, they publish that Ed Sheeran guy.
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson. Bluesman sings songs of sorrow. Two CDs and the booklet has a neat essay.
Noble Beast by Andrew Bird. Multi-instrumentalist plays music and sings songs. Another older album but it'll get used.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Tall English Guy and Lemony Snicket's Assistant/Spokesman
Fiction
Run by Andrew Grant. Thriller with computer expert fired and harassed and figuring out why. I spoke on camera with Grant's wife Tasha Alexander (we have her books, too) at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. That interview was part of the Great Video Debacle of 2011 where both of my cameras either screwed up or I was unable to transfer the data to my computer. Stupid computers.
Sweetland by Michael Crummey. I like the cover. Crummey is a Newfie. (I'll hold the jokes.) The book sounds good. A rural holdout on a island off Newfoundland is being pressured to leave so everyone on the island can get a government payment to vacate the island.
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler. Lemony Snicket's spokesman writes another novel. Something about pirates in modern San Francisco bay. Maybe they'll attack that Google barge. Unknown status of orphans in the plot.
Uncle Janice by Matt Burgess. This one sounds good. Whoever wrote the copy on the dustcover sold me on the book. 24-year-old NYPD Officer is one month from finishing an 18-month narcotics undercover assignment that would earn her an automatic promotion.
Twelve Days by Alex Berenson. This guy's books do well. Wait a minute. Maybe Alex is a woman's name. Let me check...nope, it's a dude.
A Pleasure and A Calling by Phil Hogan. I'm not sure about the cover. I kinda like the photo but kinda don't like it.
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. 1964 English beauty contest winner wants to be a commedianne, not a model. I think commedianne should be spelled with two M's so I'm keeping it that way. Plus an extra D, commeddianne. And four E's commeediannee.
The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst. Ernst writes American Girl novels and spoke here in 2013. The room was packed!
Run by Andrew Grant. Thriller with computer expert fired and harassed and figuring out why. I spoke on camera with Grant's wife Tasha Alexander (we have her books, too) at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. That interview was part of the Great Video Debacle of 2011 where both of my cameras either screwed up or I was unable to transfer the data to my computer. Stupid computers.
Sweetland by Michael Crummey. I like the cover. Crummey is a Newfie. (I'll hold the jokes.) The book sounds good. A rural holdout on a island off Newfoundland is being pressured to leave so everyone on the island can get a government payment to vacate the island.
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler. Lemony Snicket's spokesman writes another novel. Something about pirates in modern San Francisco bay. Maybe they'll attack that Google barge. Unknown status of orphans in the plot.
Uncle Janice by Matt Burgess. This one sounds good. Whoever wrote the copy on the dustcover sold me on the book. 24-year-old NYPD Officer is one month from finishing an 18-month narcotics undercover assignment that would earn her an automatic promotion.
Twelve Days by Alex Berenson. This guy's books do well. Wait a minute. Maybe Alex is a woman's name. Let me check...nope, it's a dude.
A Pleasure and A Calling by Phil Hogan. I'm not sure about the cover. I kinda like the photo but kinda don't like it.
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. 1964 English beauty contest winner wants to be a commedianne, not a model. I think commedianne should be spelled with two M's so I'm keeping it that way. Plus an extra D, commeddianne. And four E's commeediannee.
The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst. Ernst writes American Girl novels and spoke here in 2013. The room was packed!
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
I'm Kinda Busy, Just A List
Musical Data on Digital Disc
Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard. Famed soul singer sings soulfully.
Crosby, Stills and Nash by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Singers sing songs on their first album.
Legend: the best of Bob Marley and the Wailers by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jamaican singers sing with Jamaican accents.
Foreign Affairs by Tom Waites. Old album by singer gargling gravel.
The Ultimate Collection by Freddie King. Guitarist plucks guitar strings. Dig the 1970s hair.
Rarities: 1971-2003 by The Rolling Stones. English guys sing under distributed songs.
DVD
Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Bill Paxton. Creepy guy films crime scenes to sell to TV stations and Bill Paxton makes the movie interesting.
Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard. Famed soul singer sings soulfully.
Crosby, Stills and Nash by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Singers sing songs on their first album.
Legend: the best of Bob Marley and the Wailers by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jamaican singers sing with Jamaican accents.
Foreign Affairs by Tom Waites. Old album by singer gargling gravel.
The Ultimate Collection by Freddie King. Guitarist plucks guitar strings. Dig the 1970s hair.
Rarities: 1971-2003 by The Rolling Stones. English guys sing under distributed songs.
DVD
Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Bill Paxton. Creepy guy films crime scenes to sell to TV stations and Bill Paxton makes the movie interesting.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Large Print. With Commentary!
Large Print
Life is Sweet by Elizabeth Bass. "Three years ago, Becca Hudson threw a dart at a map, hit Leesburg, Virginia and deiced it was the perfect place to start over." So, if her dart hit five inches to the right she would have bought a boat and anchored in the Atlantic?
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. My cold cold heart pumps the black blood of evil.
Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. Easy Rawlins has to rescue a Patty Hearst-like kidnap victim. I believe the Patty Hearst brainwashing theory.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Obsessing what? Decay? Putrifaction?
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. I've been watching the U.S. TV version of The Killing. There is a scene where the dead girl's family is casket shopping and the funeral director mentions a burial vault. What's the point of a vault anyway? Groundwater worries? Grave robbing?
As Close as Sisters by Colleen Faulkner. I have it on good authority* that Colleen Faulkner is sometimes called "Coll". (* my imagination.)
The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron. I'll skip that tour.
The Betrayed by Heather Graham. Something my dog thinks every day she does not get a walk.
Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Like when you ask a horse how old it is and it stomps it's foot.
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin. Otherwise known as "A Map of Political Actions"
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. Something my dog gives when she does go on a walk.
Rizzoli & Isles Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Because when the television show is doing well you have to tie-in the two titles.
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins. That could mean anything. I've had really boring and tedious dreams.
NonFiction
Artisan Bread: 100 years of techniques and tips by Keith Cohen. I like bread.
Life is Sweet by Elizabeth Bass. "Three years ago, Becca Hudson threw a dart at a map, hit Leesburg, Virginia and deiced it was the perfect place to start over." So, if her dart hit five inches to the right she would have bought a boat and anchored in the Atlantic?
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. My cold cold heart pumps the black blood of evil.
Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. Easy Rawlins has to rescue a Patty Hearst-like kidnap victim. I believe the Patty Hearst brainwashing theory.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Obsessing what? Decay? Putrifaction?
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. I've been watching the U.S. TV version of The Killing. There is a scene where the dead girl's family is casket shopping and the funeral director mentions a burial vault. What's the point of a vault anyway? Groundwater worries? Grave robbing?
As Close as Sisters by Colleen Faulkner. I have it on good authority* that Colleen Faulkner is sometimes called "Coll". (* my imagination.)
The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron. I'll skip that tour.
The Betrayed by Heather Graham. Something my dog thinks every day she does not get a walk.
Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Like when you ask a horse how old it is and it stomps it's foot.
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin. Otherwise known as "A Map of Political Actions"
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. Something my dog gives when she does go on a walk.
Rizzoli & Isles Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Because when the television show is doing well you have to tie-in the two titles.
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins. That could mean anything. I've had really boring and tedious dreams.
NonFiction
Artisan Bread: 100 years of techniques and tips by Keith Cohen. I like bread.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Big Fiction Pile,One Paperback, Musical Interlude
Paperback
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates. Woman visits the Outer Banks, lands a librarian job, solves a theft and murder.
Fiction
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. M.O.? Moe?
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. "Short fictions and disturbances" says the cover.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Hannah has written 22 novels. That is a lot of books. Do you think she has boxes of leftovers stashed in her basement. Some writers get extra copies for free, some have to buy their own.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. Big, bright colors on this cover. I think this guy did the cover.
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. Gardner does two books a year and her author photo has some back lighting making it look kinda dramatic. Philbrick Photography did the author photo. A photo of Gardner is included in the photographer's sample work on his webpage.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The cover has a picture of a spool of blue thread.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Page 268 says Center mass...removed...hair...cap...watched murder.
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger. Unger writes a lot of books. I have not yet read one. Unger lives in Florida.
Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton. Page 30 says, "At police headquarters in Strathbane, Jimmy ordered all the material from Liz's cottage to be brought to them in an interview room, because, as he said, if they had it all out in the detectives' room, Blair would shove his face in."
Musical Interlude
This Finn Brothers song came up on shuffle. I had not heard it in a while.
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates. Woman visits the Outer Banks, lands a librarian job, solves a theft and murder.
Fiction
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. M.O.? Moe?
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. "Short fictions and disturbances" says the cover.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Hannah has written 22 novels. That is a lot of books. Do you think she has boxes of leftovers stashed in her basement. Some writers get extra copies for free, some have to buy their own.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. Big, bright colors on this cover. I think this guy did the cover.
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. Gardner does two books a year and her author photo has some back lighting making it look kinda dramatic. Philbrick Photography did the author photo. A photo of Gardner is included in the photographer's sample work on his webpage.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The cover has a picture of a spool of blue thread.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Page 268 says Center mass...removed...hair...cap...watched murder.
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger. Unger writes a lot of books. I have not yet read one. Unger lives in Florida.
Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton. Page 30 says, "At police headquarters in Strathbane, Jimmy ordered all the material from Liz's cottage to be brought to them in an interview room, because, as he said, if they had it all out in the detectives' room, Blair would shove his face in."
Musical Interlude
This Finn Brothers song came up on shuffle. I had not heard it in a while.
Monday, February 09, 2015
Knickerbocker Secrets
Fiction
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn. Sir Richard has a month to find a wife.
Knickerbocker
The Knickerbocker is in it's fifth year, or so. There is a trivia contest, snow golf, ice skating, ice cream eating and snowman making contests, candlelight snowshoeing, and more. Here is a portion of Saturday's events.
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn. Sir Richard has a month to find a wife.
Knickerbocker
The Knickerbocker is in it's fifth year, or so. There is a trivia contest, snow golf, ice skating, ice cream eating and snowman making contests, candlelight snowshoeing, and more. Here is a portion of Saturday's events.
Starred Up Driver is a Coffee Slave
DVD
The Retrieval starring [actors I never heard of]. A 13-year-old slave boy works for bounty hunters who look for fugitive slaves in 1864. The boy is told to gain the fugitives' trust and lead them to the bounty hunters.
Big Driver starring Maria Bello and Joan Jett. Joan Jett?! Cool.
Starred Up starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn. Violent teen convict ends up in same prison as his father.
Coffee Town starring Glen Howerton, Josh Broban. Dead beat who hangs out at coffee shop all day tries to stop the store from being sold.
The Retrieval starring [actors I never heard of]. A 13-year-old slave boy works for bounty hunters who look for fugitive slaves in 1864. The boy is told to gain the fugitives' trust and lead them to the bounty hunters.
Big Driver starring Maria Bello and Joan Jett. Joan Jett?! Cool.
Starred Up starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn. Violent teen convict ends up in same prison as his father.
Coffee Town starring Glen Howerton, Josh Broban. Dead beat who hangs out at coffee shop all day tries to stop the store from being sold.
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Whata to Read 53: "Comeback" by Richard Stark.
What to Read
Comeback by Richard Stark. Donald Westlake wrote several
novels using the pseudonym Richard Stark. Almost all of those novels featured
Parker, an expert thief and robber. But, even all of Parker's skill and planning
cannot prevent the incompetence of others and random chance.
Comeback is Westlake's 1997 return to his Stark work after a
23 year break. Here is an excerpt from the first four pages.
JOhn Wick and Cracker Want to Dance
Artists Play Instruments in Front of Microphones and the Recorded Songs are Translated Into Digital Signals.
Berkeley to Bakersfield by Cracker. Double album of singers singing songs of punk and country western. Guess who missed Cracker's free, outdoor concert in Madison over the summer? That's right, me.
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by Belle and Sebastian. Scottish singers sing songs of pop and harmony.
Grammy 2015 Nominees by [many and varied but mostly the same as other years]. Taylor Swift sings songs of shaking.
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists. Singers sing indecisive songs.
God Help the Girl by [original soundtrack]. Singers sing songs and musicians play background music.
Fantastique by U-Mass Wind Ensmeble. People blow into weirdly shaped devices that make pretty sounds.
Requiem by John Rutter, performed by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Singers sing songs of death.
DVD
John Wick starring John Leguizamo, Keanu Reeves, Adrienne Palicki and Willem Dafoe. Former hired killer is upset someone killed his dog.
Berkeley to Bakersfield by Cracker. Double album of singers singing songs of punk and country western. Guess who missed Cracker's free, outdoor concert in Madison over the summer? That's right, me.
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by Belle and Sebastian. Scottish singers sing songs of pop and harmony.
Grammy 2015 Nominees by [many and varied but mostly the same as other years]. Taylor Swift sings songs of shaking.
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists. Singers sing indecisive songs.
God Help the Girl by [original soundtrack]. Singers sing songs and musicians play background music.
Fantastique by U-Mass Wind Ensmeble. People blow into weirdly shaped devices that make pretty sounds.
Requiem by John Rutter, performed by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Singers sing songs of death.
DVD
John Wick starring John Leguizamo, Keanu Reeves, Adrienne Palicki and Willem Dafoe. Former hired killer is upset someone killed his dog.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
I Am Very Busy.
Fiction
Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock. A book.
The Big Seven by Jim Harrison. Another book.
Cataract City by Craig Davidson. Another book. Oh, dig it, this is Craig Davidson. I really enjoy his novels.
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm. Another book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Another train.
Fear of the Darkness by Becky Masterman. Aaah!
Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxime Paetro. Hobbits have hairy feet.
Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock. A book.
The Big Seven by Jim Harrison. Another book.
Cataract City by Craig Davidson. Another book. Oh, dig it, this is Craig Davidson. I really enjoy his novels.
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm. Another book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Another train.
Fear of the Darkness by Becky Masterman. Aaah!
Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxime Paetro. Hobbits have hairy feet.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Brad Pitt in a Tank
DVD
Banshee: the complete first season. Ben Cross in a suit.
The Judge. Robert Downey, Jr. in a suit. Pick a trailer.
Fury. Brad Pitt in a tank.
Banshee: the complete first season. Ben Cross in a suit.
The Judge. Robert Downey, Jr. in a suit. Pick a trailer.
Fury. Brad Pitt in a tank.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Outrage at Crider's Manuscripts
Fiction
Outrage at Blanco by Bill Crider. Revenge in a western? Unthinkable! Ellie is after the men who murdered her husband and raped her in 1887 Blanco, TX. Blanco? Is that a real place? I will check...yep, it's 50 miles North of San Antonio.
But, does the Blanco, TX public library have a copy? Let me see...Yep, they do. But they have the 1998 paperback from Dell. We have the brand new trade paperback with a fancy cover.
DVD
Manuscripts Don't Burn by [Iranians}. The Iranian tries to solve their problems by murdering journalists. "Great idea," says the most sarcastic voice ever.
Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson. Shoot-em up SciFi. I think. Let's look at the trailer.
From Time to Time starring Maggie Smith and a bunch of Harry Potter actors.
Outrage at Blanco by Bill Crider. Revenge in a western? Unthinkable! Ellie is after the men who murdered her husband and raped her in 1887 Blanco, TX. Blanco? Is that a real place? I will check...yep, it's 50 miles North of San Antonio.
But, does the Blanco, TX public library have a copy? Let me see...Yep, they do. But they have the 1998 paperback from Dell. We have the brand new trade paperback with a fancy cover.
DVD
Manuscripts Don't Burn by [Iranians}. The Iranian tries to solve their problems by murdering journalists. "Great idea," says the most sarcastic voice ever.
Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson. Shoot-em up SciFi. I think. Let's look at the trailer.
From Time to Time starring Maggie Smith and a bunch of Harry Potter actors.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Three Albums
Singers and Musicians Before Inside a Studio That electronically Records Their Performances, Which Are Then Sent To A Factory to be Pressed Into a Plastic Disc
Master Works for Strings by Douglas Lilburn. Orchestral musicians play orchestral tunes. In 2006 I ordered a CD of Orchestral Works on a whim. That CD has barely checked out, but since I liked it I'm giving this one a chance.
Title by Meghan Trainor. Singer sings about her bottom.
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith. Englishman sings songs of pop.
Master Works for Strings by Douglas Lilburn. Orchestral musicians play orchestral tunes. In 2006 I ordered a CD of Orchestral Works on a whim. That CD has barely checked out, but since I liked it I'm giving this one a chance.
Title by Meghan Trainor. Singer sings about her bottom.
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith. Englishman sings songs of pop.
King Crider's Cowboys Are Cold In July
DVD
Cold In July starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Man kills burglar and the dead man's scary dad wants revenge. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story and Lansdale says the movie is good.
Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. Let's see what Max Allan Collins says: [A] terrific Spillane-style THE EQUALIZER...The film even begins with a scene that re-works the opening of MY GUN IS QUICK. Washington is terrific as the self-contained, haunted hero, and a final action sequence in a Menard’s-type big-box store is blackly funny and satisfying as hell.
The Drop starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. Crime flick in Boston. What's Patti Abbot think: It’s hard to think how this film could be any better although it moves slowly. But that’s Bob. And Bob is the heart of the film. Highly recommended.
Archer: the complete season three and the complete season four starring Duchess and a cast of crazies. You know the drill. Archer is a jerk and causes trouble. You watch the whole thing and laugh a lot.
Fiction
Texas Vigilante by Bill Crider. Sequel to Outrage at Blanco which is still in processing. Ellie revenged her murdered husband in 1880s Texas and now runs a ranch. Escaped convicts descend on her ranch to go after one of Ellie's ranch hands. [I was going to write "one of Ellie's hands". That could be neat, maybe they just want revenge on a couple fingers. They have nothing against Ellie as a whole, but those fingers have it coming!]
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. Book with an apple on the cover.
Cane and Abe by James Grippando. This cover is similar to another novel.
Cold In July starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Man kills burglar and the dead man's scary dad wants revenge. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story and Lansdale says the movie is good.
Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. Let's see what Max Allan Collins says: [A] terrific Spillane-style THE EQUALIZER...The film even begins with a scene that re-works the opening of MY GUN IS QUICK. Washington is terrific as the self-contained, haunted hero, and a final action sequence in a Menard’s-type big-box store is blackly funny and satisfying as hell.
The Drop starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. Crime flick in Boston. What's Patti Abbot think: It’s hard to think how this film could be any better although it moves slowly. But that’s Bob. And Bob is the heart of the film. Highly recommended.
Archer: the complete season three and the complete season four starring Duchess and a cast of crazies. You know the drill. Archer is a jerk and causes trouble. You watch the whole thing and laugh a lot.
Fiction
Texas Vigilante by Bill Crider. Sequel to Outrage at Blanco which is still in processing. Ellie revenged her murdered husband in 1880s Texas and now runs a ranch. Escaped convicts descend on her ranch to go after one of Ellie's ranch hands. [I was going to write "one of Ellie's hands". That could be neat, maybe they just want revenge on a couple fingers. They have nothing against Ellie as a whole, but those fingers have it coming!]
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. Book with an apple on the cover.
Cane and Abe by James Grippando. This cover is similar to another novel.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
DVD: Python Archer Among the Tombstones
DVD
Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine. Gay protestors in 1984 London lend support to a Welsh village with striking miners.
Skeleton Twins starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. fraternal twins suicidal. A comedy.
If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Girl in a coma has to decide whether to live or not when the rest of her family has been killed.One of those teen girl movies about "the love of her life."
Prime Cut starring Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin. '70s spectacular with mob enforcer traveling to Kansas City to collect a debt from a local mobster.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman. I cannot keep all these Apes and Spiderman movies straight. Post viral apocalypse U.S. in 2026 and survivors find a community of intelligent apes.
A Walk Among the Tombstones starring Liam Neeson. Movie version of the dark, but great, Lawrence Block novel.Recovering alcoholic PI helps find who murdered a drug dealer's wife.
Guardians of the Galaxy starring Vin Diesel. Aliens fight.
Ragnarok starring Archeologist "along with his kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret of the day of doom."
Monty Python Live (Mostly) : One Down Five to Go starring Monty Python. Live stage production from 2014.
Banshee: the complete second season starring Frankie Faison. Season 1 is coming. Ex-con fakes an identity and becomes Sheriff in small Amish community.
Justified: the complete fifth season starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Coggins, others. More Kentucky crooks and gunfights. A fun show and I never finished watching this season.
Boyhood starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette. Twelve year production following a boy's growing up.
Archer: the complete season five starring [many voice actors]. Super secret agent drinks too much, is a jerk, spends time in South America.
Boardwalk Empire: the complete fourth season starring Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Wright. Wright has played Felix Leiter in the past few Bond flicks. New Jersey crime and punishment.
Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine. Gay protestors in 1984 London lend support to a Welsh village with striking miners.
Skeleton Twins starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. fraternal twins suicidal. A comedy.
If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Girl in a coma has to decide whether to live or not when the rest of her family has been killed.One of those teen girl movies about "the love of her life."
Prime Cut starring Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin. '70s spectacular with mob enforcer traveling to Kansas City to collect a debt from a local mobster.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman. I cannot keep all these Apes and Spiderman movies straight. Post viral apocalypse U.S. in 2026 and survivors find a community of intelligent apes.
A Walk Among the Tombstones starring Liam Neeson. Movie version of the dark, but great, Lawrence Block novel.Recovering alcoholic PI helps find who murdered a drug dealer's wife.
Guardians of the Galaxy starring Vin Diesel. Aliens fight.
Ragnarok starring Archeologist "along with his kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret of the day of doom."
Monty Python Live (Mostly) : One Down Five to Go starring Monty Python. Live stage production from 2014.
Banshee: the complete second season starring Frankie Faison. Season 1 is coming. Ex-con fakes an identity and becomes Sheriff in small Amish community.
Justified: the complete fifth season starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Coggins, others. More Kentucky crooks and gunfights. A fun show and I never finished watching this season.
Boyhood starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette. Twelve year production following a boy's growing up.
Archer: the complete season five starring [many voice actors]. Super secret agent drinks too much, is a jerk, spends time in South America.
Boardwalk Empire: the complete fourth season starring Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Wright. Wright has played Felix Leiter in the past few Bond flicks. New Jersey crime and punishment.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Cold, Cold Chimney Sweeper
Fiction
Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King. Paperback mystery with lots of purple on the cover. Chelsea McGuckin did the cover, she lives in New York, give her a call, chat about graphics.
By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. Romance novel. Lots of snow on the cover. Cover by Doreen Minuto. Minuto lives in the New York area as well.
The Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley. A Flavia de Luce novel. Joe Montgomery did the cover design for this one. Dig it, I looked Montgomery up and discovered the Book Cover Design website.
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood. "Designed by Spring Hoteling" I thought Spring Hoteling was a business name, but it must mean this lady. Looks like she does comics, too.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Latest novel in the series. Koontz's author photo has a weird out-of-focus and light effects. Who did this cover? Why, Scott Biel, of course.
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. You can tell Hoag is Big Time Author because she has a full author photo on the back cover. I do not know if Richard Hasselberger is a Big Time Designer, but he did the cover. I cannot find any good info on the guy, he is an Art Director at Penguin.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simson. Man with regimented life adjusts to marriage. Evan Gaffney adjusted the cover. Hey, Gaffney did some covers for Thomas Ditsch.
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar. Parmar "divides her time between Hawaii and London" May as well write, "Parmar divides her time between expensive real estate and super-expensive real estate."
Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill. Hill wrote The Woman in Black, I have not read the story, seen the play or watched the film. Book design is by Bathcat Ltd. which is Courtney Andujar.
Secret Wisdom of Earth by Christopher Scotton. Anne Twomey did this one. Twomey is a Director at Large for the Type Director's Club.
Large Print
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods.
Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King. Paperback mystery with lots of purple on the cover. Chelsea McGuckin did the cover, she lives in New York, give her a call, chat about graphics.
By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. Romance novel. Lots of snow on the cover. Cover by Doreen Minuto. Minuto lives in the New York area as well.
The Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley. A Flavia de Luce novel. Joe Montgomery did the cover design for this one. Dig it, I looked Montgomery up and discovered the Book Cover Design website.
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood. "Designed by Spring Hoteling" I thought Spring Hoteling was a business name, but it must mean this lady. Looks like she does comics, too.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Latest novel in the series. Koontz's author photo has a weird out-of-focus and light effects. Who did this cover? Why, Scott Biel, of course.
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. You can tell Hoag is Big Time Author because she has a full author photo on the back cover. I do not know if Richard Hasselberger is a Big Time Designer, but he did the cover. I cannot find any good info on the guy, he is an Art Director at Penguin.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simson. Man with regimented life adjusts to marriage. Evan Gaffney adjusted the cover. Hey, Gaffney did some covers for Thomas Ditsch.
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar. Parmar "divides her time between Hawaii and London" May as well write, "Parmar divides her time between expensive real estate and super-expensive real estate."
Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill. Hill wrote The Woman in Black, I have not read the story, seen the play or watched the film. Book design is by Bathcat Ltd. which is Courtney Andujar.
Secret Wisdom of Earth by Christopher Scotton. Anne Twomey did this one. Twomey is a Director at Large for the Type Director's Club.
Large Print
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods.
Friday, January 16, 2015
16 1/4" of Audio Books
Audio Books on CD
NonFiction
1 7/8" On Combat: the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and peace by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. 16 CDs at 18.5 hours. Further discussion on the physical and psychological impact of death and killing.
1" The Splendid Things We Planned by Blake Bailey. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Memoir of family and alcohol in Oklahoma.
1" Save the Date by Jen Doll. 7 CDs at 9 hours.Woman writes about attending weddings.
1" Total Recovery by Dr. Gary Kaplan, D.O. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Chronic pain and treating it.
1" Oh My God by Louis C.K. 1 CD at 1.15 hours. Comedy album from HBO special.
1 1/8" When Corruption Was King: how I helped the mob rule Chicago,then brought the Outfit down by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Cooley fixed court cases with bribes in the '70s and '80s.
1 1/8" War on the Waters: the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. PcPherson. Gustie grad McPherson tells you about naval operations during the war.
Fiction
1" Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones. 8 CDs at 10 hours. African-American musician recruited to lead a jazz orchestra in 1938 Shanghai. He goes from dirt poor to rich and famous.
1" Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Pregnant Parisian P.I. pursues purloined person in Pigalle.
1 3/16" The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Wife of church Bishop believes a parishioner's missing wife was killed by the parishioner.
1 3/16" The Brewer of Preston by Andrea Camilleri. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. In 1870 the residents of Vigata, Sicily are not happy about the new national Italian government. They resist the new government prefect by sabotaging his opera production.
1 3/16" By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Romance set in 1837.
1 3/16" Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. 8 CDs at 9 hours. Romance with vampires.
Musical Interlude
This came up on shuffle.
NonFiction
1 7/8" On Combat: the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and peace by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. 16 CDs at 18.5 hours. Further discussion on the physical and psychological impact of death and killing.
1" The Splendid Things We Planned by Blake Bailey. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Memoir of family and alcohol in Oklahoma.
1" Save the Date by Jen Doll. 7 CDs at 9 hours.Woman writes about attending weddings.
1" Total Recovery by Dr. Gary Kaplan, D.O. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Chronic pain and treating it.
1" Oh My God by Louis C.K. 1 CD at 1.15 hours. Comedy album from HBO special.
1 1/8" When Corruption Was King: how I helped the mob rule Chicago,then brought the Outfit down by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Cooley fixed court cases with bribes in the '70s and '80s.
1 1/8" War on the Waters: the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. PcPherson. Gustie grad McPherson tells you about naval operations during the war.
Fiction
1" Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones. 8 CDs at 10 hours. African-American musician recruited to lead a jazz orchestra in 1938 Shanghai. He goes from dirt poor to rich and famous.
1" Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Pregnant Parisian P.I. pursues purloined person in Pigalle.
1 3/16" The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Wife of church Bishop believes a parishioner's missing wife was killed by the parishioner.
1 3/16" The Brewer of Preston by Andrea Camilleri. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. In 1870 the residents of Vigata, Sicily are not happy about the new national Italian government. They resist the new government prefect by sabotaging his opera production.
1 3/16" By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Romance set in 1837.
1 3/16" Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. 8 CDs at 9 hours. Romance with vampires.
Musical Interlude
This came up on shuffle.
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