NonFiction
The Mueller Report: report on thw investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election by Robert S. Mueller, III. It took a while to get this in and processed.
Professor At Large: the Cornell years by John Cleese. Collection of speeches, classes, sermons, and essays from the past 20 years. Page 76 says, "he was an extraordinary... idea... and the bulk... of it is anguish."
How Technology Works: the facts visually explained by DK Press. Many illustrations with basic facts.
Marvels Avengers Endgame: the official movie special edited by Jonathan Wilkins. Stuff about a movie I have not seen.
The Keto Diet Cookbook by Leanne Vogel. I hear people are into this.
Legal Guide for Starting a Small Business, 16th edition by Fred S. Steingold and David M. Steingold. We needed the newer edition.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
A New Gischler Novel
Gischler
Warrior Prime by Victor Gischler. New book in Gischler's fantasy series about people who get magic tattoos. Magic tattoos? Yeah, it sounds silly but Gischler always delivers. Stabbing swords included.
Fiction
The Summons by Heather Graham. Number 27 in the Krewe series. Dang, Graham, take a break. Go to Ireland for a while and hang out for a while.
Prairie Fever by Michael Parker. Parker lives in North Carolina and Austin, TX. Love story in 1900 Oklahoma.
Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini. Wisconsin woman marries a German and moves to Berlin in the '30s. Knitting and quilting content unknown.
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey. The only female lawyer in 1922 Bombay heads to a remote princely state to negotiate legal stuff. Sounds cool.
The Night Window by Dean Koontz. A Jane Hawk novel. I'm not sure what that means. I've not read any Koontz books in quite a while. The silliness and schmaltz started to annoy me.
NonFiction
Women With Money: the judgment-free guide to creating the joyful, less stressed, purposeful (an, yes, rich) life you deserve by Jean Chatzky. Page 156 says, "Not so much."
Weird Parenting Wins by Hillary Frank. Page 19 says, "In sheer desperation, we ended up teaching ourselves how to do Tuvan throat singing over the course of that hour-long drive!"
Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child by Angela C. Mattke, PhD. Page 319 says, "Colds are mostly a nuisance but not much more."
Audiobook on CD
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Crime stuff.
Warrior Prime by Victor Gischler. New book in Gischler's fantasy series about people who get magic tattoos. Magic tattoos? Yeah, it sounds silly but Gischler always delivers. Stabbing swords included.
Fiction
The Summons by Heather Graham. Number 27 in the Krewe series. Dang, Graham, take a break. Go to Ireland for a while and hang out for a while.
Prairie Fever by Michael Parker. Parker lives in North Carolina and Austin, TX. Love story in 1900 Oklahoma.
Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini. Wisconsin woman marries a German and moves to Berlin in the '30s. Knitting and quilting content unknown.
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey. The only female lawyer in 1922 Bombay heads to a remote princely state to negotiate legal stuff. Sounds cool.
The Night Window by Dean Koontz. A Jane Hawk novel. I'm not sure what that means. I've not read any Koontz books in quite a while. The silliness and schmaltz started to annoy me.
NonFiction
Women With Money: the judgment-free guide to creating the joyful, less stressed, purposeful (an, yes, rich) life you deserve by Jean Chatzky. Page 156 says, "Not so much."
Weird Parenting Wins by Hillary Frank. Page 19 says, "In sheer desperation, we ended up teaching ourselves how to do Tuvan throat singing over the course of that hour-long drive!"
Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child by Angela C. Mattke, PhD. Page 319 says, "Colds are mostly a nuisance but not much more."
Audiobook on CD
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Crime stuff.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
A Lean Little Paperback And More
Fiction
Frantic by Noel Calef. A 1956 French crime novel that comes out to 157 in this paperback version. Looks neat and published by Stark House Press who have a great variety of great fiction.
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich. More from the adventure series Evanovich started with Lee Goldberg.
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames. Young Italian woman is considered cursed because death seems to happen when she is near.
Blessings in Disguise by Danielle Steel. Apparently Steel does not sleep and just writes all day, every day. I figured she had a ghost writer. Nope, she just writes and writes. Cool.
Tight Rope by Amanda Quick. Jayne Ann Krentz uses Amanda Quick as a pen name but I always think of her as Amanda Quick. Never mind my confusion over J.D. Robb and Nora Roberts and which is real.
The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. Something about people on the east coast.
Frantic by Noel Calef. A 1956 French crime novel that comes out to 157 in this paperback version. Looks neat and published by Stark House Press who have a great variety of great fiction.
The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich. More from the adventure series Evanovich started with Lee Goldberg.
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames. Young Italian woman is considered cursed because death seems to happen when she is near.
Blessings in Disguise by Danielle Steel. Apparently Steel does not sleep and just writes all day, every day. I figured she had a ghost writer. Nope, she just writes and writes. Cool.
Tight Rope by Amanda Quick. Jayne Ann Krentz uses Amanda Quick as a pen name but I always think of her as Amanda Quick. Never mind my confusion over J.D. Robb and Nora Roberts and which is real.
The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. Something about people on the east coast.
Two NonFic: History and Commentary
NonFiction
Almost Killed By A Train of Thought by David Benjamin. Benjamin spoke at the library a couple weeks ago and gifted us two books of his. Almost is a collection of essays on a variety of topics.
The Pioneers: the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough. With two sections of illustrations. The description next to the photo of Judge Ephraim Cutler says, "Cutler, who in old age began his autobiography with classic understatement, 'I have had a rather eventful life.'"
Almost Killed By A Train of Thought by David Benjamin. Benjamin spoke at the library a couple weeks ago and gifted us two books of his. Almost is a collection of essays on a variety of topics.
The Pioneers: the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough. With two sections of illustrations. The description next to the photo of Judge Ephraim Cutler says, "Cutler, who in old age began his autobiography with classic understatement, 'I have had a rather eventful life.'"
Thursday, May 09, 2019
More Discs!
Audiobooks on CD
The Patient One by Shelley Shepard. 7.5 hours on 6 CDs. According to the cover this is another Amish romance. The plot description says, "Yep, Amish romance."
Neon Prey by John Sandford. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Dang. I bought two copies of this from two different vendors. Oh, well. Sandford is always very popular.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. 24 hours on 20 CDs. Star of literary fiction and resident of Minnesota writes a fantasy novel. Cool. Very cool.
The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. One of those books with a cover image of a bright, sunny beach. Another Alex Delaware novel. When he and his wife collaborate I wonder if they actually speak about the stories are do everything on paper? I'm thinking more on the personal versus professional dynamic. It's also none of my business.
The Patient One by Shelley Shepard. 7.5 hours on 6 CDs. According to the cover this is another Amish romance. The plot description says, "Yep, Amish romance."
Neon Prey by John Sandford. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Dang. I bought two copies of this from two different vendors. Oh, well. Sandford is always very popular.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. 24 hours on 20 CDs. Star of literary fiction and resident of Minnesota writes a fantasy novel. Cool. Very cool.
The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. One of those books with a cover image of a bright, sunny beach. Another Alex Delaware novel. When he and his wife collaborate I wonder if they actually speak about the stories are do everything on paper? I'm thinking more on the personal versus professional dynamic. It's also none of my business.
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Noir Spring Feast
Fiction
Milwaukee Noir edited by Tim Hennessy. Another entry in a long list of location themed stories published by Akashic. How is Akashic pronounced? This includes a story by Valerie Lakin. I really enjoyed Lakin's short story collection, Separate Kingdom, from 2011. There has been nothing published since. I suppose she might be busy working.
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd. I know nothing about this book. The cover is not to my taste. Let's check out the author photo and bio... She has a fancy photo and a brief bio. Bio says she really enjoys her work and life.
A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette. Cover artwork says: Not only is this a cozy mystery with food and recipes but it also has cats. Author bio and photo says... Photo says, "This outdoor table at the restaurant is great." The bio says she 'splits time' between Florida and Connecticut. "Splits time" can mean anything, right? It can mean two separate homes or it can mean a 4-day weekend in Key West.
Bitter Drew by G.A. McKevett. This cover says, "Cozy mystery with booze." Author bio and photo says, [No photo] Bio says McKevett has written A LOT of books.
Godmothers by Fern Michaels. yet another Michaels novel so I assume she works with ghostwriters.This book was first published as three e-book novellas. Michaels's intro says readers kept asking for a print version. This is good because I've had library customers wanting to read her work but they don't use electronic devices.
Milwaukee Noir edited by Tim Hennessy. Another entry in a long list of location themed stories published by Akashic. How is Akashic pronounced? This includes a story by Valerie Lakin. I really enjoyed Lakin's short story collection, Separate Kingdom, from 2011. There has been nothing published since. I suppose she might be busy working.
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd. I know nothing about this book. The cover is not to my taste. Let's check out the author photo and bio... She has a fancy photo and a brief bio. Bio says she really enjoys her work and life.
A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette. Cover artwork says: Not only is this a cozy mystery with food and recipes but it also has cats. Author bio and photo says... Photo says, "This outdoor table at the restaurant is great." The bio says she 'splits time' between Florida and Connecticut. "Splits time" can mean anything, right? It can mean two separate homes or it can mean a 4-day weekend in Key West.
Bitter Drew by G.A. McKevett. This cover says, "Cozy mystery with booze." Author bio and photo says, [No photo] Bio says McKevett has written A LOT of books.
Godmothers by Fern Michaels. yet another Michaels novel so I assume she works with ghostwriters.This book was first published as three e-book novellas. Michaels's intro says readers kept asking for a print version. This is good because I've had library customers wanting to read her work but they don't use electronic devices.
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Bunch of Paper Covered in Words
NonFiction
Sundown Towns: a hidden dimension of American racism by James W. Loewen. The Tulsa rioting to kill black people was part of a push to make Tulsa a sundown town. The attacks by whites included commandeered airplanes used to bomb black neighborhoods.
The Step-By-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Patterns by Tracey Todhunter. Lots of color photos of crocheting. I wonder if the author is married to a person named Tod.
Unlocking Your Self-Healing Potential: a journey back to health through creativity, authenticity, and self-determination by Josef Ulrich. Something about self-healing. Page 222 says, "We make peace by finding meaning, or trusting that there is meaning, in our lives - including in our illnesses."
The Positive Shift by Catherine A. Sanderson, PhD. Sanderson lives in MA and on page 122 tells us, " There's a great poem by Kurt Vonnegut in which he writes about talking to author Joseph Heller while attending a party hosted by a billionaire." Well, dang! I was just listening to a program where Heller and Vonnegut are getting interviews. Let me find it... Here you go: https://www.c-span.org/video/?65129-1/battle-bulge-day
In the Name of Self-Defense: when it's worth the it, what it costs by Marc MacYoung. The author' s Introduction is succinct. I thought this might circ with so many people licensed to pack hit. We'll see.
Fiction
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Our last copy was soaked by water and had mold on it.
Tijuana Mean by Jesse James Kennedy. I read the previous novel, Missouri Homegrown, and enjoyed it. A crime novel with the anti-heroes going to Mexico.
AudioBooks on CD
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold. 16.5 hours on 14 CDs. SciFi.
John Woman by Walter Mosley. 11 hours on 9 CDs. Mosley always reminds me of Anthony Neil Smith ever since I read Smith's comment that he was tongue tied upon meeting Mosely.
A Devil in Scotland by Suzanne Enoch. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. According to the cover a shirtless guy and a woman in a blue dress get cuddly.
Just In Time by Marie Bostwick. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. Hey, this has three different narrators. That is kinda cool.
Sundown Towns: a hidden dimension of American racism by James W. Loewen. The Tulsa rioting to kill black people was part of a push to make Tulsa a sundown town. The attacks by whites included commandeered airplanes used to bomb black neighborhoods.
The Step-By-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Patterns by Tracey Todhunter. Lots of color photos of crocheting. I wonder if the author is married to a person named Tod.
Unlocking Your Self-Healing Potential: a journey back to health through creativity, authenticity, and self-determination by Josef Ulrich. Something about self-healing. Page 222 says, "We make peace by finding meaning, or trusting that there is meaning, in our lives - including in our illnesses."
The Positive Shift by Catherine A. Sanderson, PhD. Sanderson lives in MA and on page 122 tells us, " There's a great poem by Kurt Vonnegut in which he writes about talking to author Joseph Heller while attending a party hosted by a billionaire." Well, dang! I was just listening to a program where Heller and Vonnegut are getting interviews. Let me find it... Here you go: https://www.c-span.org/video/?65129-1/battle-bulge-day
In the Name of Self-Defense: when it's worth the it, what it costs by Marc MacYoung. The author' s Introduction is succinct. I thought this might circ with so many people licensed to pack hit. We'll see.
Fiction
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Our last copy was soaked by water and had mold on it.
Tijuana Mean by Jesse James Kennedy. I read the previous novel, Missouri Homegrown, and enjoyed it. A crime novel with the anti-heroes going to Mexico.
AudioBooks on CD
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold. 16.5 hours on 14 CDs. SciFi.
John Woman by Walter Mosley. 11 hours on 9 CDs. Mosley always reminds me of Anthony Neil Smith ever since I read Smith's comment that he was tongue tied upon meeting Mosely.
A Devil in Scotland by Suzanne Enoch. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. According to the cover a shirtless guy and a woman in a blue dress get cuddly.
Just In Time by Marie Bostwick. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. Hey, this has three different narrators. That is kinda cool.
Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Here You Go, More Things
Audiobooks on CD
Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. There are a lot of Es in that last name. This is some sort of murder mystery. Loewenstein lives in Maryland. Loewenstein is very difficult for me to type. You know what else is difficult for me to type? Difficult. It is difficult for me to type difficult.
The Night Child by Anna Quinn. 7 hours on 6CDs. Yeah, this is an older book. That's because I cashed in on the $15 per item sale that Blackstone has been running. According to the cover Quinn lives in Washington state. I don't know where that city is.
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer. 8 hours on 7 CDs. This is the tie-in to the movie version with What's HIs Face and Glenn CLose on the cover. What's His Face played a bad guy in Ronin. I enjoyed that flick.
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murkami. 28.5 hours on 23 CDs. The plot is something about a portrait painter and then some nonsensical word salad about the rest of plot.
Holy Ghost by John Sandford. 10 hours on 8 CDs. Fifteen bucks!
Onion Street by Reed Farrel Coleman. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. A plain cover with no artwork, just name and title.
Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein. 10.5 hours on 9CDs. There are a lot of Es in that last name. This is some sort of murder mystery. Loewenstein lives in Maryland. Loewenstein is very difficult for me to type. You know what else is difficult for me to type? Difficult. It is difficult for me to type difficult.
The Night Child by Anna Quinn. 7 hours on 6CDs. Yeah, this is an older book. That's because I cashed in on the $15 per item sale that Blackstone has been running. According to the cover Quinn lives in Washington state. I don't know where that city is.
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer. 8 hours on 7 CDs. This is the tie-in to the movie version with What's HIs Face and Glenn CLose on the cover. What's His Face played a bad guy in Ronin. I enjoyed that flick.
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murkami. 28.5 hours on 23 CDs. The plot is something about a portrait painter and then some nonsensical word salad about the rest of plot.
Holy Ghost by John Sandford. 10 hours on 8 CDs. Fifteen bucks!
Onion Street by Reed Farrel Coleman. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. A plain cover with no artwork, just name and title.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Meditation Book
NonFiction
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris. Something about meditation. For skeptics.
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris. Something about meditation. For skeptics.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Paperbacks and Max Allan Collins
Fiction
Fire Season by Stephen Blackmoore. Modern day fantasy novel with "necromancers". What the heck is a necromancer? Is that a fancy word for magician? You want to know a fancy phrase for "internet snark"? "Lake Mills Library Director".
The Mister by E.L James. Best seller of erotic novels writes another novel. Let's find an excerpt... "She nods once, her eyes tightly closed. 'For sex.' Her words are barely audible, but in them I hear her shame and her horror."
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Judging by the cover this is something about the campaign for women's suffrage. Let's check... Sorta. Former suffragette no longer has the excitement of the campaign until she finds out about fighting fascism.
American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton. [Insert your own political jokes.]
NonFiction
Bad With Money: the imperfect art of getting your financial sh*t together by Gaby Dunn. Page 103 says, "thinking... procured... his girlfriend... a massive hangover."
Audiobooks on CD
Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Collins. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. The great Max Allan Collins puts out a stand alone mystery novel. The phrase "small Midwestern town" in the novel's summary presumably means Iowa.
Fire Season by Stephen Blackmoore. Modern day fantasy novel with "necromancers". What the heck is a necromancer? Is that a fancy word for magician? You want to know a fancy phrase for "internet snark"? "Lake Mills Library Director".
The Mister by E.L James. Best seller of erotic novels writes another novel. Let's find an excerpt... "She nods once, her eyes tightly closed. 'For sex.' Her words are barely audible, but in them I hear her shame and her horror."
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Judging by the cover this is something about the campaign for women's suffrage. Let's check... Sorta. Former suffragette no longer has the excitement of the campaign until she finds out about fighting fascism.
American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton. [Insert your own political jokes.]
NonFiction
Bad With Money: the imperfect art of getting your financial sh*t together by Gaby Dunn. Page 103 says, "thinking... procured... his girlfriend... a massive hangover."
Audiobooks on CD
Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Collins. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. The great Max Allan Collins puts out a stand alone mystery novel. The phrase "small Midwestern town" in the novel's summary presumably means Iowa.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Books, Books, For All You Shmooks
Mystery
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. I am not a robot.
The 18th Abduction by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated and Maxine Paetro. I am not a robot.
The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman. I am not a robot.
Fiction
The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth. Beep, Beep. Beep-beep-beep. WHIR.
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim. I am not a robot.
The Gown by Jennifer Robson. I am not a robot.
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. I am not a robot.
Neon Prey by John Sandford. 34-76. X72-J56. CLUNK.
The River by Peter Heller. I am not a robot.
Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl. I am not a robot.
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I AM NOT A ROBOT.
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. I am not a robot.
Crown Jewel by Christopher Reich. I am not a robot.
Audiobooks on CD
Black Mask Stories: Death Stops Payment and other crime fiction. Whirr. Ray Bans at 50% OFF! Bzz.
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. I am not a robot.
The 18th Abduction by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated and Maxine Paetro. I am not a robot.
The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman. I am not a robot.
Fiction
The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth. Beep, Beep. Beep-beep-beep. WHIR.
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim. I am not a robot.
The Gown by Jennifer Robson. I am not a robot.
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. I am not a robot.
Neon Prey by John Sandford. 34-76. X72-J56. CLUNK.
The River by Peter Heller. I am not a robot.
Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl. I am not a robot.
Normal People by Sally Rooney. I AM NOT A ROBOT.
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. I am not a robot.
Crown Jewel by Christopher Reich. I am not a robot.
Audiobooks on CD
Black Mask Stories: Death Stops Payment and other crime fiction. Whirr. Ray Bans at 50% OFF! Bzz.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Yhe World Cup of A-List Murder Hacks
Fiction with Commentary
13-Minute Murder by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. I was wiped out and tired yesterday.
Outside Looking In by T.C. Boyle. I drove over to Oak Creek for the Joint Finance Committee listening session on the state budget.
NonFiction
A History of the World Cup, 1930-2018 by Clemente A. Lisi. I was there to support funding for library services but never spoke to the Committee.
Walt Disney World Hacks by Susan Veness. I'm glad I drove over but my input to the proceedings was to stand up when my group's speakers had their turns at the microphone.
Audiobooks on CD
The Promise by Robert Craise. I returned back to the library earlier than expected but the effort still took most of the day.
Large Print
13-Minute Murder by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. I was wiped out and tired yesterday.
Outside Looking In by T.C. Boyle. I drove over to Oak Creek for the Joint Finance Committee listening session on the state budget.
NonFiction
A History of the World Cup, 1930-2018 by Clemente A. Lisi. I was there to support funding for library services but never spoke to the Committee.
Walt Disney World Hacks by Susan Veness. I'm glad I drove over but my input to the proceedings was to stand up when my group's speakers had their turns at the microphone.
Audiobooks on CD
The Promise by Robert Craise. I returned back to the library earlier than expected but the effort still took most of the day.
Large Print
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
A Book. Some DVDs. Some Nonsense.
NonFiction
Digestive Health with Real Food by Aglaee Jacob, MS, RD. Recipes and dietary instructions.
DVD
Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson. Irish woman moves to New York in the 1950s. Romance ensues.
Archer: Danger Island: complete season 9 starring [voices]. Archer and "friends" are on Mitimotu in the South Pacific. Pam shoots crocodiles with a BAR.
An Unfinished Life starring Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez. Widow moves in with father-in-law who does not like her.
Digestive Health with Real Food by Aglaee Jacob, MS, RD. Recipes and dietary instructions.
DVD
Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson. Irish woman moves to New York in the 1950s. Romance ensues.
Archer: Danger Island: complete season 9 starring [voices]. Archer and "friends" are on Mitimotu in the South Pacific. Pam shoots crocodiles with a BAR.
An Unfinished Life starring Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez. Widow moves in with father-in-law who does not like her.
Monday, April 01, 2019
Christa Faust, Facebook Scams, Ballet Shoes, Expensive Houses
NonFiction
Zucked: waking up to the Facebook catastrophe by Roger McNamee. Former high level employee details the refusal of management to acknowledge multiple screw-ups.
Homebody: a guide to creating spaces you never want to leave by Joanna Gaines. Something about design and remodeling your house.
Ballet: the definitive illustrated story by Viviane Durante. A DK book so you know it has lots of neat photos.
Fiction
The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Novel is Joker and Batman. Faust and Phillips also collaborated on the comic Peepland which the library also owns.
Deep Harbor by Fern Michaels. Another romance by Michaels.
Zucked: waking up to the Facebook catastrophe by Roger McNamee. Former high level employee details the refusal of management to acknowledge multiple screw-ups.
Homebody: a guide to creating spaces you never want to leave by Joanna Gaines. Something about design and remodeling your house.
Ballet: the definitive illustrated story by Viviane Durante. A DK book so you know it has lots of neat photos.
Fiction
The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Novel is Joker and Batman. Faust and Phillips also collaborated on the comic Peepland which the library also owns.
Deep Harbor by Fern Michaels. Another romance by Michaels.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Here, Read These
Fiction
The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards. Yesterday the sewage drains backed up in the public toilets.
Run Away by Harlan Coben. I had to skip a meeting to get back to the library for the plumbing issue.
Wolf Pack by C.J. Box. The regular plumber was all booked up so staff called a recommended place from Fort Atkinson.
The Elephant of Surprise by Joe R. Lansdale. The plumbers got here and cleared out the drains and wiped some of the mess off the floors.
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan. I closed the toilet rooms to the public until everything could be cleaned today.
Redemption Point by Candice Fox. The cleaning person was not in today so I mopped both floors and let them air out.
All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding. More trouble was that the men's room drain overflowed enough for the liquid to overrun the threshold and soak part of the hallway's carpeting.
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. I used our carpet extractor a couple times on the carpet, scrubbed with a brush and carpet cleaner, then used the extractor again.
DVD
Green Book starring [actors]. A film wins the Best Picture Oscar and then people start talking about how problematic the film is.
The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards. Yesterday the sewage drains backed up in the public toilets.
Run Away by Harlan Coben. I had to skip a meeting to get back to the library for the plumbing issue.
Wolf Pack by C.J. Box. The regular plumber was all booked up so staff called a recommended place from Fort Atkinson.
The Elephant of Surprise by Joe R. Lansdale. The plumbers got here and cleared out the drains and wiped some of the mess off the floors.
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan. I closed the toilet rooms to the public until everything could be cleaned today.
Redemption Point by Candice Fox. The cleaning person was not in today so I mopped both floors and let them air out.
All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding. More trouble was that the men's room drain overflowed enough for the liquid to overrun the threshold and soak part of the hallway's carpeting.
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. I used our carpet extractor a couple times on the carpet, scrubbed with a brush and carpet cleaner, then used the extractor again.
DVD
Green Book starring [actors]. A film wins the Best Picture Oscar and then people start talking about how problematic the film is.
Monday, March 04, 2019
Robot Cowboys and Border Politics
DVD
Once Upon a Deadpool starring Foul Mouthed Guy In Red and Fred Savage.
Westworld: Season Two: The Door starring Thandie Newton and Jeffrey Wright. Robots kill people, I think.
Fiction
A Justified Murer by Jude Deveraux. Hey, Deveraux has a new author photo. This one is more dramatic and arty. You know it's arty because she is wearing black. Page 208 says, "Kate stepped away and glared at him."
An Unforgivable Secret by J.E.B.Spredemann. Amish romance novel. Spredermann is difficult fo me to type. Spredemann lives in southern Indiana.
Audiobook on CD
The Border by Don Winslow. 29 hours on 24CDs. WInslow's third novel about crime and drug traffic on the U.S.-Mexico border. Great stuff. You can read them in any order.
Once Upon a Deadpool starring Foul Mouthed Guy In Red and Fred Savage.
Westworld: Season Two: The Door starring Thandie Newton and Jeffrey Wright. Robots kill people, I think.
Fiction
A Justified Murer by Jude Deveraux. Hey, Deveraux has a new author photo. This one is more dramatic and arty. You know it's arty because she is wearing black. Page 208 says, "Kate stepped away and glared at him."
An Unforgivable Secret by J.E.B.Spredemann. Amish romance novel. Spredermann is difficult fo me to type. Spredemann lives in southern Indiana.
Audiobook on CD
The Border by Don Winslow. 29 hours on 24CDs. WInslow's third novel about crime and drug traffic on the U.S.-Mexico border. Great stuff. You can read them in any order.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Dr. WHo Hood Trek
DVD
Dr. Who: the complete eleventh series. A regenerated Dr. Who uses a screwdriver and lives in a blue box.
Star Trek Discovery: season one starring Jason Isaacs and various aliens. Trouble with Klingons.
Robin Hood starring Baldheaded Jamie Foxx and English people. The back cover says this is action-packed.
The Voices and Performances of Many Musicians Are Recorded, Digitized, and Distributed Using Thin Plastic Discs That Have Those Digital Codings Embedded Within.
Grammy Nominees 2019 with [musicians]. Singers sing songs. Rappers rap songs.
Dr. Who: the complete eleventh series. A regenerated Dr. Who uses a screwdriver and lives in a blue box.
Star Trek Discovery: season one starring Jason Isaacs and various aliens. Trouble with Klingons.
Robin Hood starring Baldheaded Jamie Foxx and English people. The back cover says this is action-packed.
The Voices and Performances of Many Musicians Are Recorded, Digitized, and Distributed Using Thin Plastic Discs That Have Those Digital Codings Embedded Within.
Grammy Nominees 2019 with [musicians]. Singers sing songs. Rappers rap songs.
Monday, February 25, 2019
BILL CRIDER'S FINAL NOVEL
Bill Crider
The Great and Mighty Bill Crider passed away in February, 2018. He finished this final novel in 2017.
That Old Scoundrel Death by Bill Crider. Sheriff Dan Rhodes - eater of Balogna sandwiches and drinker of Dr. Pepper - investigates murder and tolerates nitwits in rural Blacklin County.
Fiction
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner. Something about death and family. The dust cover decription was a bit convoluted. Let's check out the author photo instead... it' the same one as the last few books. Doesn't Gardner sell a ton of books? You'd think the publisher would use a bigger photo. Gardner lives in New Hampshire. I got married in New Hampshire. Or, was that Vermont? They're pretty much the same place.
You could three each of Vermont and New Hampshire into Wisconsin. And Wisconsin is not that big, WI is the 23rd largest state. You can fit 10 Wisconsins into Alaska.
The Great and Mighty Bill Crider passed away in February, 2018. He finished this final novel in 2017.
That Old Scoundrel Death by Bill Crider. Sheriff Dan Rhodes - eater of Balogna sandwiches and drinker of Dr. Pepper - investigates murder and tolerates nitwits in rural Blacklin County.
Fiction
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner. Something about death and family. The dust cover decription was a bit convoluted. Let's check out the author photo instead... it' the same one as the last few books. Doesn't Gardner sell a ton of books? You'd think the publisher would use a bigger photo. Gardner lives in New Hampshire. I got married in New Hampshire. Or, was that Vermont? They're pretty much the same place.
You could three each of Vermont and New Hampshire into Wisconsin. And Wisconsin is not that big, WI is the 23rd largest state. You can fit 10 Wisconsins into Alaska.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Mystery and Musical
Fiction
A Case of Bier my Mary Daheim. How do you pronounce Daheim? Daheim lives in Seattle where this mystery series is set.
DVD
A Star Is Born starring [actors]. Something about an old guy singer and a new gal singer and there are guitars.
A Case of Bier my Mary Daheim. How do you pronounce Daheim? Daheim lives in Seattle where this mystery series is set.
DVD
A Star Is Born starring [actors]. Something about an old guy singer and a new gal singer and there are guitars.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Things To Read, Two To Listen
Fiction
Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James. Fantasy novel printed on fancy, heavy paper. With maps. Mercenary looks for a missing boy.
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan. Decent cover I suppose, but it looks more like a promo of a TV show or a movie. Woman's husband does scandalous things and goes on trial. Woman deals with things.
The Current by Tim Johnston. Crime in "small Minnesota town". The dust cover mentions Back Root River. I checked and can only find Root River in Minnesota.
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. According to a cover blurb this book "is stunning". Back cover blurbs say frighteningly powerful and profound and riveting. Page 216 says, "He calls 911 on the way."
Golden Child by Claire Adam. Is this a novelization of the Eddie Murphy movie?
Leading Men by Christopher Castellani. Something about famous people in the 1950s.
NonFiction
The First Conspiracy: the secret plot to kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. Well of course it was secret. If you are plotting a murder it is foolish to tell everyone about it.
Musical Notes and Voices Enter Your Ears Through Electrical Magic That Was Cajoled From Plastic Discs
Love by Michael Buble. Canadian singer sings songs of romance.
Dumplin': original motion picture soundtrack by Dolly Parton. Tennesee singer sings and duets about adversity.
Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James. Fantasy novel printed on fancy, heavy paper. With maps. Mercenary looks for a missing boy.
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan. Decent cover I suppose, but it looks more like a promo of a TV show or a movie. Woman's husband does scandalous things and goes on trial. Woman deals with things.
The Current by Tim Johnston. Crime in "small Minnesota town". The dust cover mentions Back Root River. I checked and can only find Root River in Minnesota.
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. According to a cover blurb this book "is stunning". Back cover blurbs say frighteningly powerful and profound and riveting. Page 216 says, "He calls 911 on the way."
Golden Child by Claire Adam. Is this a novelization of the Eddie Murphy movie?
Leading Men by Christopher Castellani. Something about famous people in the 1950s.
NonFiction
The First Conspiracy: the secret plot to kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. Well of course it was secret. If you are plotting a murder it is foolish to tell everyone about it.
Musical Notes and Voices Enter Your Ears Through Electrical Magic That Was Cajoled From Plastic Discs
Love by Michael Buble. Canadian singer sings songs of romance.
Dumplin': original motion picture soundtrack by Dolly Parton. Tennesee singer sings and duets about adversity.
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