Compact Discs Are Primarily Used As A Delivery Method of Sound Recordings
The Voyager by Jenny Lewis. Californian sings songs about colorful clothes.
DVD
Divergent starring [teenagers and adults pretending to be teenagers]. Something about aliens. Vampires? Post apocalyptic sceanrios? I don't know. Watch the trailer.
Israel: royal tour with Benjamin Netanyahu and Peter Greenberg. Travel tour.
Super Skyscrapers by Frontline. The design and construction of four different buildings.
Audiobooks on CD
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Woman survives tornado and lives with relatives she barely knows.
The Collector by Jeffery Deaver. 13 hours on 12 CDs. Murder.
The Fever by Megan Abbott. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. More greatness from Abbott. I need to check and see if the book is here... Nope, it is out.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Godzilla Hotels Companion by Duane Swierczynski
NonFiction
Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia by Vin . T Sparano. I ran across some photos of the park system in the Province of Quebec. This is more hunting and fishing than camping. Page 137 says, "Verify that the correct powder bushing and shot bar are installed in the press."
Weeknight Fresh and Fast: simple, healthy meals for every night of the week by Kristine Kidd. People like cookbooks. Page 173 says, "being organized does not mean being rigid."
Godzilla: history's greatest monster by Duane Swierczynski. Godzilla breathes fire and steps on things. Comic book novel. Swierczynski has written some good novels.
Unusual Hotels of the World by Steve Dobson. Page 183 says, "All the lakeside apartments are staggered so that they have an unobstructed view of the lake - from just about everywhere in the room - even the bath!"
The Western Front Companion: the complete guide to how armies fought for four devastating years, 1914-1918 by Mark Adkin. This is very cool.
Big Book of Vegetarian Recipes by Rachel Rappaport. Page 495 says, "For an Italian variation, add basil and Italian parsley."
Warman's Depression Glass, 6th Edition by Ellen T. Schroy. I'm going to put this in the regular stacks. I think it will be looked for there.
1914: voices from the battlefields by Matthew Richardson. Content from letters, diaries, and memoirs. Page 209 says, "6.20am precisely began the firing of our artillery."
Nixon Tapes edited and annotated by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter. Of the 3,700 hours of tapes only a smattering were unheard. Many our newly transcribed for this book. I heard one of these guys on either C-SPAN or a radio show and this sounds very interesting.
Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia by Vin . T Sparano. I ran across some photos of the park system in the Province of Quebec. This is more hunting and fishing than camping. Page 137 says, "Verify that the correct powder bushing and shot bar are installed in the press."
Weeknight Fresh and Fast: simple, healthy meals for every night of the week by Kristine Kidd. People like cookbooks. Page 173 says, "being organized does not mean being rigid."
Godzilla: history's greatest monster by Duane Swierczynski. Godzilla breathes fire and steps on things. Comic book novel. Swierczynski has written some good novels.
Unusual Hotels of the World by Steve Dobson. Page 183 says, "All the lakeside apartments are staggered so that they have an unobstructed view of the lake - from just about everywhere in the room - even the bath!"
The Western Front Companion: the complete guide to how armies fought for four devastating years, 1914-1918 by Mark Adkin. This is very cool.
Big Book of Vegetarian Recipes by Rachel Rappaport. Page 495 says, "For an Italian variation, add basil and Italian parsley."
Warman's Depression Glass, 6th Edition by Ellen T. Schroy. I'm going to put this in the regular stacks. I think it will be looked for there.
1914: voices from the battlefields by Matthew Richardson. Content from letters, diaries, and memoirs. Page 209 says, "6.20am precisely began the firing of our artillery."
Nixon Tapes edited and annotated by Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter. Of the 3,700 hours of tapes only a smattering were unheard. Many our newly transcribed for this book. I heard one of these guys on either C-SPAN or a radio show and this sounds very interesting.
Here are a bunch of DVDs
DVD
A Young Doctor's Notebook starring Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe. "Insanely dark, and brilliantly hilarious four-part comedy noir." Clip will not embed.
Grand Budapest Hotel starring [bunch of famous people]. Max Allan Collins liked this one, in April he wrote, "the best movie I've seen this year." But, this is August so maybe he has a new favorite.
Joe starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan. Kid ends up staying with an ex-con played by Cage. A Cage movie without Crazy Cage-ness.
Bad Words starring Jason Bateman. 40-year-old finds loophole to enter spelling contest. The guy is a jerk.
Cook's Country, Season Six. People cook food.
Poisoner's Handbook: killer chemistry produced by American Experience. Based off the book by a WI author.
Heaven is For Real starring Greg Kinnear. Also based off a book but the author is not from WI.
A Young Doctor's Notebook starring Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe. "Insanely dark, and brilliantly hilarious four-part comedy noir." Clip will not embed.
Grand Budapest Hotel starring [bunch of famous people]. Max Allan Collins liked this one, in April he wrote, "the best movie I've seen this year." But, this is August so maybe he has a new favorite.
Joe starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan. Kid ends up staying with an ex-con played by Cage. A Cage movie without Crazy Cage-ness.
Bad Words starring Jason Bateman. 40-year-old finds loophole to enter spelling contest. The guy is a jerk.
Cook's Country, Season Six. People cook food.
Poisoner's Handbook: killer chemistry produced by American Experience. Based off the book by a WI author.
Heaven is For Real starring Greg Kinnear. Also based off a book but the author is not from WI.
I was gone. I have returned.
Vacation
650' underground at the Strataca Salt Museum in Hutchinson, KS.
Llama at Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina, KS.
Caught that child on the left before he hid from the camera.
I let Boy #1 use the camera.
Toad on a turtle at Scout Camp outside Rice Lake, WI.
Compact Discs are the thin plastic discs used to store sound for replay using a fancy laser system
Mandatory Fun by Weird Al Yankovic. Polka man plays parody.
Meteorites by Echo and the Bunnymen. Quote-worthy Ian sings songs of cultish rock.
Counterfeit Blues by Corb Lund. Canadian sings songs of Copenhagen.
Remedy by Old Crow Medicine Show. Modern musicians sing songs of throw back country.
Fuego by Phish. Modern hippies play music. You'll have to find your own music clip.
Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Audiobooks on CD
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. 17 hours on 14 CDs. Loving Frank was popular. This has a woman leaving her husband, landing in France, and meeting Robert Louis Stevenson.
HRC: state secrets and the rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. 16 hours on 13 CDs. "HRC portrays a seasoned operator who negotiates political and diplomatic worlds with equal savvy."
Sons of Wichita: how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty by Daniel Schulman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. I did not go to Wichita this year. I did not want to spend an hour or more driving down there. My wife and I went to Salina instead.
Thankful: Return to Sugar Creek, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray. 6.75 hours on 6 CDs. Amish romance.
In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty. 10 hours on 9 CDs. 1984 cop in Northern Ireland has to solve an "locked-room mystery" of a dead woman to get the dead woman's mother to tell him where a IRA bomber is hiding out.
Phantom Instinct by Meg Gardiner. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. A nightclub shootout ended in disastrous fire. Two survivors are sure a surviving gunman is after the survivors.
Compact Discs are the thin plastic discs used to store sound for replay using a fancy laser system
Mandatory Fun by Weird Al Yankovic. Polka man plays parody.
Meteorites by Echo and the Bunnymen. Quote-worthy Ian sings songs of cultish rock.
Counterfeit Blues by Corb Lund. Canadian sings songs of Copenhagen.
Remedy by Old Crow Medicine Show. Modern musicians sing songs of throw back country.
Fuego by Phish. Modern hippies play music. You'll have to find your own music clip.
Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Audiobooks on CD
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. 17 hours on 14 CDs. Loving Frank was popular. This has a woman leaving her husband, landing in France, and meeting Robert Louis Stevenson.
HRC: state secrets and the rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. 16 hours on 13 CDs. "HRC portrays a seasoned operator who negotiates political and diplomatic worlds with equal savvy."
Sons of Wichita: how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty by Daniel Schulman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. I did not go to Wichita this year. I did not want to spend an hour or more driving down there. My wife and I went to Salina instead.
Thankful: Return to Sugar Creek, Book Two by Shelley Shepard Gray. 6.75 hours on 6 CDs. Amish romance.
In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty. 10 hours on 9 CDs. 1984 cop in Northern Ireland has to solve an "locked-room mystery" of a dead woman to get the dead woman's mother to tell him where a IRA bomber is hiding out.
Phantom Instinct by Meg Gardiner. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. A nightclub shootout ended in disastrous fire. Two survivors are sure a surviving gunman is after the survivors.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
NonFic: Sex, Sassoon, Bikes, Gischler Clowns
NonFic
The New Naked: the ultimate sex education for grown-ups by Harry Fisch, MD with Karen Moline. No pictures. Page 243 says, "That's way above average, especially with seven kids"
Poisonous and Psychoactive Plants by Jim Meuninck. Page 71 says, "This is a dangerous hallucinogen abused by unaware teenagers."
Working Class Foodie Cookbook: real food, for real people, real cheap by Rebecca Lando. Page 1 says, "One morning, I stepped out of the apartment and saw that Union Square Park had become a tent city."
Clown Fatale by Victor Gischler. "Its big-top chaos as four down-on-thei-luck, sexy clowns get caught up in the deadly world of organized crime!"
Healthy Cooker: second edition by Judith Finlayson. Page 17 says, "Do not reheat food in the slow cooker."
Art and Architecture of Insects by David M. Phillips. Lots of great photos. Page 62 says, "The sharp-pointed, pincer-like jaws of this larval neuropteran are designed to pierce the cuticle of small insects and mites and hold them firmly."
Roadside Road Bike Maintenance Manual by Guy Andrews. Lots of color photos. Page 52 says, "On Shimano and SRAM levers, you'll be able to see the white plastic cable-carrier."
Roadside Mountain Bike Maintenance Manual by Mike Davis and Guy Andrews. Page 25 says, "They need to have grease on them and be evenly tightened."
Mastering Online Genealogy: 3rd edition by W. Daniel Quillen. "Once there, go to the same hit."
Overcoming High Blood Pressure: the complete complementary health program by Dr. Sarah Brewer. Page 72 says, "The same is true of yams."
Siegfried Sasson: soldier, poet, lover, friend: a life in one volume by Jean Moorcroft Wilson. Page 157 says, "Just as he had been determined to win steeplechases before the War, he now wanted a medal to prove himself the equal of his contemporaries."
WIndows 8.1 Bible: the comprehensive tutorial resource by Wiley. Page 861 says, "Homegroups are a feature introduced in Windows 7 and carried over to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 that simplify setting up a home network and sharing resrouces on the network."
The White House: its historic furnishings and first families by Betty C. Monkman. Page 111 says, "Mary Todd Lincold selectred this "quite costly and exceedingly beautiful" rosewood table for a White House guest room in 1861."
The New Naked: the ultimate sex education for grown-ups by Harry Fisch, MD with Karen Moline. No pictures. Page 243 says, "That's way above average, especially with seven kids"
Poisonous and Psychoactive Plants by Jim Meuninck. Page 71 says, "This is a dangerous hallucinogen abused by unaware teenagers."
Working Class Foodie Cookbook: real food, for real people, real cheap by Rebecca Lando. Page 1 says, "One morning, I stepped out of the apartment and saw that Union Square Park had become a tent city."
Clown Fatale by Victor Gischler. "Its big-top chaos as four down-on-thei-luck, sexy clowns get caught up in the deadly world of organized crime!"
Healthy Cooker: second edition by Judith Finlayson. Page 17 says, "Do not reheat food in the slow cooker."
Art and Architecture of Insects by David M. Phillips. Lots of great photos. Page 62 says, "The sharp-pointed, pincer-like jaws of this larval neuropteran are designed to pierce the cuticle of small insects and mites and hold them firmly."
Roadside Road Bike Maintenance Manual by Guy Andrews. Lots of color photos. Page 52 says, "On Shimano and SRAM levers, you'll be able to see the white plastic cable-carrier."
Roadside Mountain Bike Maintenance Manual by Mike Davis and Guy Andrews. Page 25 says, "They need to have grease on them and be evenly tightened."
Mastering Online Genealogy: 3rd edition by W. Daniel Quillen. "Once there, go to the same hit."
Overcoming High Blood Pressure: the complete complementary health program by Dr. Sarah Brewer. Page 72 says, "The same is true of yams."
Siegfried Sasson: soldier, poet, lover, friend: a life in one volume by Jean Moorcroft Wilson. Page 157 says, "Just as he had been determined to win steeplechases before the War, he now wanted a medal to prove himself the equal of his contemporaries."
WIndows 8.1 Bible: the comprehensive tutorial resource by Wiley. Page 861 says, "Homegroups are a feature introduced in Windows 7 and carried over to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 that simplify setting up a home network and sharing resrouces on the network."
The White House: its historic furnishings and first families by Betty C. Monkman. Page 111 says, "Mary Todd Lincold selectred this "quite costly and exceedingly beautiful" rosewood table for a White House guest room in 1861."
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Neat-O Book-O
Fiction
Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance. Joanna Brady mystery-o.
A Perfect Life by Danielle Steel. Does Steel write these anymore? I wonder if she can cranks'em out or if she hires ghost writers.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. Author of The Husband's Secret writes another novel. Author of The Husband's Secret has a tiny author photo. Author of The Husband's Secretlives in Australian with Australians.
West Fork by Tom McKay. I have no idea what this is. Marilyn must have selected it. Let's take a look...Guy takes teaching job in rural town and town grows up.
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Reprint of a French crime novel. Recommended by Bill Crider and Unshelved.
Fast Track by Julie Garwood. Flyleaf says Garwood "lives near Kansas City." Which side? Kansas or Missouri?
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand. Page 225 says, "This was the address Riley had given her, but it was nothing."
Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance. Joanna Brady mystery-o.
A Perfect Life by Danielle Steel. Does Steel write these anymore? I wonder if she can cranks'em out or if she hires ghost writers.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. Author of The Husband's Secret writes another novel. Author of The Husband's Secret has a tiny author photo. Author of The Husband's Secretlives in Australian with Australians.
West Fork by Tom McKay. I have no idea what this is. Marilyn must have selected it. Let's take a look...Guy takes teaching job in rural town and town grows up.
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Reprint of a French crime novel. Recommended by Bill Crider and Unshelved.
Fast Track by Julie Garwood. Flyleaf says Garwood "lives near Kansas City." Which side? Kansas or Missouri?
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand. Page 225 says, "This was the address Riley had given her, but it was nothing."
Monday, July 28, 2014
Greece and London WITH BIG LETTERS
LARGE PRINT
Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. This alwasy reminds me of that rum that is sold under the Kraken name. I don't drink rum but I'm reminded anyway.
Heart of Gold by Beverly Jenkins.
Boy, Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi.
Apart At the Seams by Marie Bostwick.
Marriage Pact by Linda Lael Miller.
Two Sisters by Mary Hogan.
City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn.
Gemini by Carol Cassella.
Sniper's Honor Stephen Hunter.
Eden in Winter by Richard North Patterson.
NonFiction
Top 10 London by Roger Williams. Page 154 says, "With its 10 curved gates rising like shark fins from the river, this piece of engineering is an impressive sight."
Top 10 Athens by Carol Davenport and Jane Foster. Page 44 says, "The continue to astonish and inspire."
Family Guide London:where to play, what to see, where to stay edited by Michelle Crane. Page 203 says, "The brave porkers made a run for it, crossing a river and hiding out in some woods."
Lonely Planet Greek Islands edited by Korina Miller, et al. Page 503 says,"See if you can spot the kofinidia (two small rock protrusions): the sex organs of Uranus that Cronos tossed into the sea foam."
Lonely Planet Austria edited by Anthony Haywood. Page 410 says, "Hitler, Adolf 88, 170, 357-9, 369, 370."
Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. This alwasy reminds me of that rum that is sold under the Kraken name. I don't drink rum but I'm reminded anyway.
Heart of Gold by Beverly Jenkins.
Boy, Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi.
Apart At the Seams by Marie Bostwick.
Marriage Pact by Linda Lael Miller.
Two Sisters by Mary Hogan.
City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn.
Gemini by Carol Cassella.
Sniper's Honor Stephen Hunter.
Eden in Winter by Richard North Patterson.
NonFiction
Top 10 London by Roger Williams. Page 154 says, "With its 10 curved gates rising like shark fins from the river, this piece of engineering is an impressive sight."
Top 10 Athens by Carol Davenport and Jane Foster. Page 44 says, "The continue to astonish and inspire."
Family Guide London:where to play, what to see, where to stay edited by Michelle Crane. Page 203 says, "The brave porkers made a run for it, crossing a river and hiding out in some woods."
Lonely Planet Greek Islands edited by Korina Miller, et al. Page 503 says,"See if you can spot the kofinidia (two small rock protrusions): the sex organs of Uranus that Cronos tossed into the sea foam."
Lonely Planet Austria edited by Anthony Haywood. Page 410 says, "Hitler, Adolf 88, 170, 357-9, 369, 370."
Friday, July 25, 2014
Erotica For Women Is None of Your Business
Singing Combined With Music And Made Digital
World Peace Is None of Your Business by Morrissey. Singers sings songs of vegans and Istanbul with guitars.
Fiction
Can't Get Enough: erotica for women edited by Tenille Brown. The cover has no capitalization. Page 61 says, "It's those damned cobbles."
NonFiction
America's Most Wanted Recipes At the Grill by Ron Douglas. Page 307 says, "1/2 cup red wine vinegar."
10-Minute Makeup: 50 step-by-step looks from fresh and natural catwalk chic by Boris Entrup. Page 79 says,"Carefully apply lipstick using a small, rounded lipstick brush."
Love Your Leftovers by Nick Evans. Page 155 says, "People are always taking cheap shots at it and laughing behind it's back."
Stylish Kids' Parties: recipe and decorations for 12 festive occasions by Kelly Lyden. Page 97 says, "Golfers get thirsty!"
Outdoor Wood Projects: 24 projects you can build in a weekend by Steve Cory. Page 176 says, "Treated lumber is used here, because it will stay rot-free the longest."
Digital Photo Editing With Picasa For Seniors by Studio Visual Steps. Page 153 says, "The collage will be created."
Modern Quilt Perspectives by Thomas Knauer. Page 84 says, "Bind using your preferred method."
100 Organic Skin Care Recipes by Jessica Ress. Page 11 says, "Probably."
Me and My Sewing Adventure: an intermediate guide by Kate Haxell. Page 127 says, "Molly Small was the lovely model."
World Peace Is None of Your Business by Morrissey. Singers sings songs of vegans and Istanbul with guitars.
Fiction
Can't Get Enough: erotica for women edited by Tenille Brown. The cover has no capitalization. Page 61 says, "It's those damned cobbles."
NonFiction
America's Most Wanted Recipes At the Grill by Ron Douglas. Page 307 says, "1/2 cup red wine vinegar."
10-Minute Makeup: 50 step-by-step looks from fresh and natural catwalk chic by Boris Entrup. Page 79 says,"Carefully apply lipstick using a small, rounded lipstick brush."
Love Your Leftovers by Nick Evans. Page 155 says, "People are always taking cheap shots at it and laughing behind it's back."
Stylish Kids' Parties: recipe and decorations for 12 festive occasions by Kelly Lyden. Page 97 says, "Golfers get thirsty!"
Outdoor Wood Projects: 24 projects you can build in a weekend by Steve Cory. Page 176 says, "Treated lumber is used here, because it will stay rot-free the longest."
Digital Photo Editing With Picasa For Seniors by Studio Visual Steps. Page 153 says, "The collage will be created."
Modern Quilt Perspectives by Thomas Knauer. Page 84 says, "Bind using your preferred method."
100 Organic Skin Care Recipes by Jessica Ress. Page 11 says, "Probably."
Me and My Sewing Adventure: an intermediate guide by Kate Haxell. Page 127 says, "Molly Small was the lovely model."
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
War Conspiracy Mistakes
Fiction
Supreme Justice by Max Allan Collins. A disgraced Secret Service agent is hired by a task force investigating the murder of a Supreme Court Justice. What seemed a botched robbery is revealed as a planned murder.
Landline by Raibow Rowell. Marriage drama with wife time traveling. Or something. The fly leaf is unclear.
Large Print
Power Play by Catherine Coulter.
NonFiction
Windows 8.1: tips, tricks, and shortcuts by Stuart Yarnold. Page 157 says, "Let's say you like to dabble in stocks and shares."
Mistakes I Made At Work: 25 influential women reflect on what they got out of getting it wrong edited by Jessica Bacal. I read the piece by Lisa Lutz. Lutz spoke sat on a panel at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. Lutz was entertaining, I thought she did well. Her piece is on her panic and stress at her first big speaking engagement as an author.
Page 91 says, "It could also cover twelve months of student loan payments."
The Things They Cannot Say: stories soldiers won't tell you about what they've seen, done or failed to do in war by Kevin Sites. Page
200 says, "At night, believing he was in Iraq, he would sometimes roughly shake his wife and tell her it was her time for guard duty."
Supreme Justice by Max Allan Collins. A disgraced Secret Service agent is hired by a task force investigating the murder of a Supreme Court Justice. What seemed a botched robbery is revealed as a planned murder.
Landline by Raibow Rowell. Marriage drama with wife time traveling. Or something. The fly leaf is unclear.
Large Print
Power Play by Catherine Coulter.
NonFiction
Windows 8.1: tips, tricks, and shortcuts by Stuart Yarnold. Page 157 says, "Let's say you like to dabble in stocks and shares."
Mistakes I Made At Work: 25 influential women reflect on what they got out of getting it wrong edited by Jessica Bacal. I read the piece by Lisa Lutz. Lutz spoke sat on a panel at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. Lutz was entertaining, I thought she did well. Her piece is on her panic and stress at her first big speaking engagement as an author.
Page 91 says, "It could also cover twelve months of student loan payments."
The Things They Cannot Say: stories soldiers won't tell you about what they've seen, done or failed to do in war by Kevin Sites. Page
200 says, "At night, believing he was in Iraq, he would sometimes roughly shake his wife and tell her it was her time for guard duty."
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Rest, Fiction M-Z and NonFic
Fiction
California by Edan Lepucki. Post-apocalyptic couple are pregnant and join a community for the help a community should bring.
Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai. Hundred year house? Let me tell you about 110 year houses. Filed stone foundation, old windows, old wiring, poor to little insulation in the walls, weird outlets in the baseboards, old plaster, cramped layout, small kitchen.
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum. American painter tries to woo his wife after the wife learns of his mistress.
The Quick by Lauren Owen. I like the title. Sister goes looking for her brother in 1893 London and finds a supernatural, and dangerous, side of the city.
Eden in Winter by Richard North Patterson. Not to be confused with Richard Price. Or James Patterson. Or T. Jefferson Parker.
The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman. Something about a woman who was kidnapped as a child and raised by mysterious group.
The Heist by Daniel Silva. The movie with the same title was good.
Cut and Thrust by Stuart Woods. Sounds like a Bernard Cornwell novel.
NonFiction
On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City by Alice Goffman. Anthropologist Goffman lived in in a disadvantaged Philadelphia neighborhood for six years. Many residents were "caught up in a web of warrants and surveillance" by police and Goffman studied how the neighborhood residents lived and worked.
Perfect Theory: a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity by Pedro G. Ferreira.
Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the capture of the spy ship Pueblo by Jack Cheevers. No surprise that the crew were tortured.
California by Edan Lepucki. Post-apocalyptic couple are pregnant and join a community for the help a community should bring.
Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai. Hundred year house? Let me tell you about 110 year houses. Filed stone foundation, old windows, old wiring, poor to little insulation in the walls, weird outlets in the baseboards, old plaster, cramped layout, small kitchen.
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum. American painter tries to woo his wife after the wife learns of his mistress.
The Quick by Lauren Owen. I like the title. Sister goes looking for her brother in 1893 London and finds a supernatural, and dangerous, side of the city.
Eden in Winter by Richard North Patterson. Not to be confused with Richard Price. Or James Patterson. Or T. Jefferson Parker.
The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman. Something about a woman who was kidnapped as a child and raised by mysterious group.
The Heist by Daniel Silva. The movie with the same title was good.
Cut and Thrust by Stuart Woods. Sounds like a Bernard Cornwell novel.
NonFiction
On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City by Alice Goffman. Anthropologist Goffman lived in in a disadvantaged Philadelphia neighborhood for six years. Many residents were "caught up in a web of warrants and surveillance" by police and Goffman studied how the neighborhood residents lived and worked.
Perfect Theory: a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity by Pedro G. Ferreira.
Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the capture of the spy ship Pueblo by Jack Cheevers. No surprise that the crew were tortured.
After A Long Delay: New Fiction, A-J
Fiction
Inside Man by Jeff Abbott. Thriller by a guy who is not related to Megan Abbott. But, if we were to argue, we could say everyone is related, couldn't we? Abbott and Abbott would be related. I would be related to both Abbotts. Is this familial relationship close enough that I would try to crash at their NYC or Austin pads and ask to borrow fifty bucks to go drink beer? No, probably not.
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews. Andrews lives in Atlanta. I was listening to the car radio this morning and Wisconsin Public Radio was talking to Jeff Shaara about the Civil War. He said people in Atlanta still don't like to talk about General Sherman. Sore losers.
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. Orphaned teen girl lives on her own in Vermont when her dead engineer father seen as responsible for a nuclear meltdown.
Shots Fired by C.J. Box. Cover image is a road sign peppered with bullet holes. I was in the Kettle Moraine State Forest- Southern Unit a couple weeks to go walking with my kids. After our walk I drive over to see where the public shooting range is. Along they way I saw a road sign that some dope shot up. Really? You're one mile from a range and shoot a road sign?
High Druid's Blade Terry Brooks. Swords. Cloaks. Wizards. Etc.
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke. Something about drama in post-World War II Texas and the oil business.
The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo. Police Chief investigates murder disguised as suicide in house where Amish family was killed 35 years previous.
Power Play by Catherine Coulter. The usual, I suppose. I've never read a Coulter novel but she has a loyal following and sells a lot of books. I think her author photo is the same. I wonder if the photo budget included a hair and make-up person. I wouldn't know the difference about the make-up but her hair looks sharp.
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness. Her books do well here. Something about witches and time travel.
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. Then look for her.
Sight Unseen by Iris and Joy Johansen. Not to be confused with David Johansen.
Inside Man by Jeff Abbott. Thriller by a guy who is not related to Megan Abbott. But, if we were to argue, we could say everyone is related, couldn't we? Abbott and Abbott would be related. I would be related to both Abbotts. Is this familial relationship close enough that I would try to crash at their NYC or Austin pads and ask to borrow fifty bucks to go drink beer? No, probably not.
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews. Andrews lives in Atlanta. I was listening to the car radio this morning and Wisconsin Public Radio was talking to Jeff Shaara about the Civil War. He said people in Atlanta still don't like to talk about General Sherman. Sore losers.
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. Orphaned teen girl lives on her own in Vermont when her dead engineer father seen as responsible for a nuclear meltdown.
Shots Fired by C.J. Box. Cover image is a road sign peppered with bullet holes. I was in the Kettle Moraine State Forest- Southern Unit a couple weeks to go walking with my kids. After our walk I drive over to see where the public shooting range is. Along they way I saw a road sign that some dope shot up. Really? You're one mile from a range and shoot a road sign?
High Druid's Blade Terry Brooks. Swords. Cloaks. Wizards. Etc.
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke. Something about drama in post-World War II Texas and the oil business.
The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo. Police Chief investigates murder disguised as suicide in house where Amish family was killed 35 years previous.
Power Play by Catherine Coulter. The usual, I suppose. I've never read a Coulter novel but she has a loyal following and sells a lot of books. I think her author photo is the same. I wonder if the photo budget included a hair and make-up person. I wouldn't know the difference about the make-up but her hair looks sharp.
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness. Her books do well here. Something about witches and time travel.
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. Then look for her.
Sight Unseen by Iris and Joy Johansen. Not to be confused with David Johansen.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Nothing New, Here is a song.
Musical Interlude
From a group that I think disbanded, Ex-Lovers.
The dudes starting at 2:34 have to be trained dancers because they are sharp on that routine.
From a group that I think disbanded, Ex-Lovers.
The dudes starting at 2:34 have to be trained dancers because they are sharp on that routine.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
I Never Told You QuickBooks, Len Price
Fiction
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. A family starts to fall apart after a daughter dies. Ng attended the University of Michigan. Bleah.
NonFiction
Setting Up and Running QuickBooks 2014 by Thomas E. Barich and Philip B. Goodman CPA. Page 348 says, "Proceed through the wizard one step at a time until you've configured all the necessary items."
Musical Interlude
There is no Len Price in the Len Price 3.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. A family starts to fall apart after a daughter dies. Ng attended the University of Michigan. Bleah.
NonFiction
Setting Up and Running QuickBooks 2014 by Thomas E. Barich and Philip B. Goodman CPA. Page 348 says, "Proceed through the wizard one step at a time until you've configured all the necessary items."
Musical Interlude
There is no Len Price in the Len Price 3.
Thursday, July 03, 2014
More Items
DVD
Freedom Riders. Produced by The American Experience. 1961 freedom ride brought federal attention to desegregation efforts.
Slavery by Another Name. After slavery was outlawed people were legally forced into unpaid labor as part of imprisonment.
The Abolitionists. "What began as a pacifist movement fueld by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious struggle that forever changed the nation."
The Loving Story. Tale of the landmark 1967 court decision legalizing interracial marriage.
Fiction
Night Searchers by Marcia Muller.
Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear.
The City by Dean Koontz.
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes.
For All Time by Jude Deveraux.
Take Me Home by Dorothy Garlock.
Large Print
For All Time by Jude Deveraux.
The City by Dean Koontz.
Take Me Home by Dorothy Garlock.
Freedom Riders. Produced by The American Experience. 1961 freedom ride brought federal attention to desegregation efforts.
Slavery by Another Name. After slavery was outlawed people were legally forced into unpaid labor as part of imprisonment.
The Abolitionists. "What began as a pacifist movement fueld by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious struggle that forever changed the nation."
The Loving Story. Tale of the landmark 1967 court decision legalizing interracial marriage.
Fiction
Night Searchers by Marcia Muller.
Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear.
The City by Dean Koontz.
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes.
For All Time by Jude Deveraux.
Take Me Home by Dorothy Garlock.
Large Print
For All Time by Jude Deveraux.
The City by Dean Koontz.
Take Me Home by Dorothy Garlock.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
First-Degree Minecraft Arsonist
Fiction
Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Another cat mystery. The author phot is a picture of a cat. Not this photo.
Invisible by James Patterson Literary Industries and David Ellis. I'm pretty sure I read an Ellis novel before. Let me check...nope. The dude won an Edgar Award though, that's a big deal. Patterson has a new author photo, I cannot see his watch in this one.
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter. I've never read a slaughter book. I think this is her 17th novel. Unless she did some ghost writing. Oh, I remember her author photo. He photographer did that thing where the face is in focus and everything else is in soft focus. That's a neat effect.
The Arsonist by Sue Miller. A guy I know on the local volunteer fire department never joined the fire department until after he stopped working for the Sheriff's Department. He used to investigate arson crimes and since arsonists may, and sometimes are, be firefighters he wanted to avoid that entanglement.
First-Degree Murder by Christine DeSmet. Doesn't DeSmet teach at UW-Madison. Let me check...yep, she does screenwriting and fiction and her author photo is a small black and white one.
NonFiction
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Jeez, she stepped in it when saying her family was broke after Pres. Clinton left office.
Learn to Program with Minecraft Plugins: create flying Creepers and Flaming Cows in JAVA by Andy Hunt. Page 97 says, "List listOfStrings = new ArrayList();"
Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Another cat mystery. The author phot is a picture of a cat. Not this photo.
Invisible by James Patterson Literary Industries and David Ellis. I'm pretty sure I read an Ellis novel before. Let me check...nope. The dude won an Edgar Award though, that's a big deal. Patterson has a new author photo, I cannot see his watch in this one.
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter. I've never read a slaughter book. I think this is her 17th novel. Unless she did some ghost writing. Oh, I remember her author photo. He photographer did that thing where the face is in focus and everything else is in soft focus. That's a neat effect.
The Arsonist by Sue Miller. A guy I know on the local volunteer fire department never joined the fire department until after he stopped working for the Sheriff's Department. He used to investigate arson crimes and since arsonists may, and sometimes are, be firefighters he wanted to avoid that entanglement.
First-Degree Murder by Christine DeSmet. Doesn't DeSmet teach at UW-Madison. Let me check...yep, she does screenwriting and fiction and her author photo is a small black and white one.
NonFiction
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Jeez, she stepped in it when saying her family was broke after Pres. Clinton left office.
Learn to Program with Minecraft Plugins: create flying Creepers and Flaming Cows in JAVA by Andy Hunt. Page 97 says, "List
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Pseudonym Slings Silkworm
Fiction
Silkworm by Robert Galbraith. English private eye Cormoran Strike hired to look for missing novelist. Novelist is killed and Strike has to stop the killer.
Silkworm by Robert Galbraith. English private eye Cormoran Strike hired to look for missing novelist. Novelist is killed and Strike has to stop the killer.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Dyeing in the Hole
DVD
True Detective starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.
Ace In the Hole starring Kirk Douglas. "One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker...a no-holds-barred expose of the American media's appetite for sensation that has gotten only more relevant with time."
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume 1: your dye kitchen and equipment; dyeing basics.
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume 2: how to dye with acid dyes; spots and textures, pots and casseroles.
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume3: dyeing without dye; marrying and marbleizing colors.
Audiobooks on CD
White Fire by Preston and Child. 11CDs at 13 hours.
Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott. 6CDs at 7.5 hours.
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett. 10 CDs at 12.5 hours.
Killer by Jonathan Kellerman. 9 CDs at 11 hours.
The Chase by Lee Goldberg and Janet Evanovich. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
Blossom Street Brides by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 11 hours.
True Detective starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.
Ace In the Hole starring Kirk Douglas. "One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker...a no-holds-barred expose of the American media's appetite for sensation that has gotten only more relevant with time."
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume 1: your dye kitchen and equipment; dyeing basics.
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume 2: how to dye with acid dyes; spots and textures, pots and casseroles.
Dyeing with Gene Shepherd: volume3: dyeing without dye; marrying and marbleizing colors.
Audiobooks on CD
White Fire by Preston and Child. 11CDs at 13 hours.
Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott. 6CDs at 7.5 hours.
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett. 10 CDs at 12.5 hours.
Killer by Jonathan Kellerman. 9 CDs at 11 hours.
The Chase by Lee Goldberg and Janet Evanovich. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
Blossom Street Brides by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 11 hours.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Seventeen with KoKo Kieran
Fiction
Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea. SciFi with guns. Former mercenary runs a island holiday resort and a former colleague sends assassins after her. No author photo.
Red Room by Ridley Pearson. Espionage in Constantinople, Turkey with private security guy. Wait. Istanbul, I meant Istanbul. Small black and white photo of author.
Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry. Some stuff about President Lincoln, modern day Utah and some secret. Color author photo across the whole back cover with Berry leaning on a pillar.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon. Part of her Outlander series in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Color photo on back with Gabaldon in the snow.
One and Only by Emily Giffin. Didn't Giffin just have another book come out? Nope, last one was 2012. Why is her name so familiar. Oh, well. Her author photo covers the back and I like her photographer's work. The photo has nice color and her face is in focus but her hands and shoulders seem to be just slightly out of focus drawing your eye to her face.
The Dog Year by Ann Garvin. Tightly wound surgeon has to go into twelve step program. Garvin teaches at UW-Whitewater and has a black and white author photo. But, who cares about the author photo when there is a dog nose on the cover. Woof!
One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern. Woman researches a list of names left behind by her dead friend. Ahern has a fancy author photo but it's a real tiny one.
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio. Fictionalization of the writing of Goonight, Moon.
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson. Social worker in Montana helps out feral kid with crazy, survivalist dad. Author has Henderson in a pocket T looking unhappy.
What is Visible by Kimberly Elkins.Girl in 19th Century loses four sense to Scarlet Fever and becomes famous. Elkins has a small color photo like Ahern does.
Smoke at Dawn by Jeff Shaara. More Civil War. This novel has some nice, heavy paper. Shaara lives in Gettysburg. Brett, the Library Director for Waupun Public Library, went with his re-enactor group to Gettysburg last year.
Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet. Cozy mystery set in Door County. We conversed with DeSmet about her teaching a writing workshop here but she was unavailable.
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Some sort of SciFi with Yellowstone erupting.
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett. Boy Charlie not a girl Charlie.
Large Print
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler.
Resistant by Michael Palmer.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.
Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea. SciFi with guns. Former mercenary runs a island holiday resort and a former colleague sends assassins after her. No author photo.
Red Room by Ridley Pearson. Espionage in Constantinople, Turkey with private security guy. Wait. Istanbul, I meant Istanbul. Small black and white photo of author.
Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry. Some stuff about President Lincoln, modern day Utah and some secret. Color author photo across the whole back cover with Berry leaning on a pillar.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon. Part of her Outlander series in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Color photo on back with Gabaldon in the snow.
One and Only by Emily Giffin. Didn't Giffin just have another book come out? Nope, last one was 2012. Why is her name so familiar. Oh, well. Her author photo covers the back and I like her photographer's work. The photo has nice color and her face is in focus but her hands and shoulders seem to be just slightly out of focus drawing your eye to her face.
The Dog Year by Ann Garvin. Tightly wound surgeon has to go into twelve step program. Garvin teaches at UW-Whitewater and has a black and white author photo. But, who cares about the author photo when there is a dog nose on the cover. Woof!
One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern. Woman researches a list of names left behind by her dead friend. Ahern has a fancy author photo but it's a real tiny one.
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio. Fictionalization of the writing of Goonight, Moon.
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson. Social worker in Montana helps out feral kid with crazy, survivalist dad. Author has Henderson in a pocket T looking unhappy.
What is Visible by Kimberly Elkins.Girl in 19th Century loses four sense to Scarlet Fever and becomes famous. Elkins has a small color photo like Ahern does.
Smoke at Dawn by Jeff Shaara. More Civil War. This novel has some nice, heavy paper. Shaara lives in Gettysburg. Brett, the Library Director for Waupun Public Library, went with his re-enactor group to Gettysburg last year.
Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet. Cozy mystery set in Door County. We conversed with DeSmet about her teaching a writing workshop here but she was unavailable.
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Some sort of SciFi with Yellowstone erupting.
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett. Boy Charlie not a girl Charlie.
Large Print
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler.
Resistant by Michael Palmer.
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Nine Garfields and Two Marvels and No Gischler
NonFiction
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 5 by Jim Davis. Includes Food for Thought, Swallows His Pride, Worldwide.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 2 by Jim Davis. Includes Weighs In, Takes the Cake, Eats His Heart Out.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 14 by Jim Davis. Includes Survival of the Fattest, Older and Wider, Pigs Out.
Marvel Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded edited by Alastair Dougall. 2014 update. We bought two copies, one for children and one for adults. No mention of Victor Gischler in the index.
Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit: a step-by-step legal guide, 3rd edition by Peri Pakroo, JD. Replacing an old copy. No mention of Victor Gischler in this one either.
Audiobooks on CD
Bill Cosby ...Far From Finished by Bill Cosby. This is actually a comedy album, not an audiobook. But, I put comedy albums in the audiobook section. I doubt Victor Gischler is mentioned.
Obsessed by Jim Gaffigan. Another comedy album.
White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Some sort of mystery or thriller.
DVD
Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg. Shoot-em-up in Afghanistan.
Robocop starring Shoot-em-up in Detroit.
Jack Irish: set 1 starring Guy Pearce. Noir-em-up in Australia.
Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell. Noir-em-up in Neptune.
Loves Her Gun starring Trieste Kelly Dunn. Shoot-em-up in Austin.
The Hobbit: desolation of Smaug starring Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves. Sword-em-up in Middle Earth. Still no Victor Gischler.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 5 by Jim Davis. Includes Food for Thought, Swallows His Pride, Worldwide.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 2 by Jim Davis. Includes Weighs In, Takes the Cake, Eats His Heart Out.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 14 by Jim Davis. Includes Survival of the Fattest, Older and Wider, Pigs Out.
Marvel Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded edited by Alastair Dougall. 2014 update. We bought two copies, one for children and one for adults. No mention of Victor Gischler in the index.
Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit: a step-by-step legal guide, 3rd edition by Peri Pakroo, JD. Replacing an old copy. No mention of Victor Gischler in this one either.
Audiobooks on CD
Bill Cosby ...Far From Finished by Bill Cosby. This is actually a comedy album, not an audiobook. But, I put comedy albums in the audiobook section. I doubt Victor Gischler is mentioned.
Obsessed by Jim Gaffigan. Another comedy album.
White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Some sort of mystery or thriller.
DVD
Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg. Shoot-em-up in Afghanistan.
Robocop starring Shoot-em-up in Detroit.
Jack Irish: set 1 starring Guy Pearce. Noir-em-up in Australia.
Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell. Noir-em-up in Neptune.
Loves Her Gun starring Trieste Kelly Dunn. Shoot-em-up in Austin.
The Hobbit: desolation of Smaug starring Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves. Sword-em-up in Middle Earth. Still no Victor Gischler.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Megan Abbott's New Book, Other Stuff, Smiths Obsession
Abbott
The Fever by Megan Abbott. A mysterious illness strikes the girls in a small town high school. Panic happens when no one can diagnose the cause. Another assuredly engrossing Abbott novel.
Wait a Minute
Did you say Panic?
Panic - The Smiths from Larry Darrell on Vimeo.
Fiction
Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey. Muscular male model with long hair has blond
woman groping him on a rainy sailing ship as they hang the blessed DJ.
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. Roller coaster in the clouds of a provincial town.
The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Nice illustration by Christopher Lin who slides down leaf lined streets.
That Night by Chevv Stevens. Leaf in water. Burn down the disco.
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Large fabric bags on the beach with flip flop shoes. It says nothing to me about my life.
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. Womans legs from the shins down with fallen ice cream cone on pavement. But, Honey Pie, you're not safe here.
Mystery
Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. Elevated view of big stone building in some city. So you run down to the safety of the town.
Prayer by Philip Kerr. Wind vane with a dragon on top of the provincial towns you jog around.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. But there's panic on the streets of Carlisle.
The Fever by Megan Abbott. A mysterious illness strikes the girls in a small town high school. Panic happens when no one can diagnose the cause. Another assuredly engrossing Abbott novel.
Wait a Minute
Did you say Panic?
Panic - The Smiths from Larry Darrell on Vimeo.
Fiction
Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey. Muscular male model with long hair has blond
woman groping him on a rainy sailing ship as they hang the blessed DJ.
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. Roller coaster in the clouds of a provincial town.
The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Nice illustration by Christopher Lin who slides down leaf lined streets.
That Night by Chevv Stevens. Leaf in water. Burn down the disco.
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Large fabric bags on the beach with flip flop shoes. It says nothing to me about my life.
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman. Womans legs from the shins down with fallen ice cream cone on pavement. But, Honey Pie, you're not safe here.
Mystery
Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. Elevated view of big stone building in some city. So you run down to the safety of the town.
Prayer by Philip Kerr. Wind vane with a dragon on top of the provincial towns you jog around.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. But there's panic on the streets of Carlisle.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Whoops, More Music, More Music, More Music
Compact Discs Continue To Spin and a Laser Continues to Read Digital Signals
Nobody Knows by the Len Price 3. British singer sings more great rock tunes.
Ready Steady Go by Jake Bell. Former kid actor sings songs of modern rockabilly. I saw a reference of this guy on the Allmusic.com page.
Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde. Ohio woman sings songs of Sweden.
Platinum by Miranda Lambert. Country pop singer sings songs country twang.
Nobody Knows by the Len Price 3. British singer sings more great rock tunes.
Ready Steady Go by Jake Bell. Former kid actor sings songs of modern rockabilly. I saw a reference of this guy on the Allmusic.com page.
Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde. Ohio woman sings songs of Sweden.
Platinum by Miranda Lambert. Country pop singer sings songs country twang.
Music old and new
Compact Discs Are Decoded by Lasers and Computers To Play Music
The Best of Three Dog Night by Three Dog Night. 1970s singing by 1970s singers. This is a replacement copy for the one that went out all the time.
Repeat After Me by Los Amigos Invisibles. Peruvian Disco Men From Outer Space sing songs in Spanish.
The Best of Three Dog Night by Three Dog Night. 1970s singing by 1970s singers. This is a replacement copy for the one that went out all the time.
Repeat After Me by Los Amigos Invisibles. Peruvian Disco Men From Outer Space sing songs in Spanish.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Sam Hawken Repeat
Fiction
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. I ordered a second copy by mistake. Since all paperbacks are processed by the vendor I cannot send them back. Oh well. More opportunity for you to read this crime novel set in Northern Mexico. I read Hawken's first novel but cannot recall which characters survived or if they appear in here.
Audiobook on CD
Hollow City: the second novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. 11.5 hourson 10 CDs. Weirdness with last books characters traveling to London. Includes a disc of PDF images.
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. I ordered a second copy by mistake. Since all paperbacks are processed by the vendor I cannot send them back. Oh well. More opportunity for you to read this crime novel set in Northern Mexico. I read Hawken's first novel but cannot recall which characters survived or if they appear in here.
Audiobook on CD
Hollow City: the second novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. 11.5 hourson 10 CDs. Weirdness with last books characters traveling to London. Includes a disc of PDF images.
Monday, June 09, 2014
Many New Things. Package 3 of 3.
NonFiction
I Don't Know Where You Know Me From: confessions of a co-star by Judy Greer. I know her from Archer for which she voices the character Cheryl Trunt. Page 138 says, "Like if you see a photo of a celeb walking down the street holding an Arby's shake, first of all, those shakes are delicious, so celebrities should walk around with them, but second of all, they were probably paid by Arby's to do it. They, most likely, had their hair and makeup done too, and I'll bet you my entire brass snail collection that there is water in that shake cup (Smartwater because Coca-Cola has deals with celebrities, and celebrities don't eat dairy). I know that some oft-papped stars drive miles and miles out of their way so they can be photographed at pre-arranged locations."
Social Security, Meidcare and Government Pensions: get the most out of your retirement and medical benefits by Joseph Matthews.
Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine and Home Remedies, second edition edited by Brent Bauer, M.D.
Everything Guide to Online Genealogy, 3rd edition by Kimberly Powell.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 8 by Jim Davis. Because kids love Garfield.
Large Print
I Don't Know Where You Know Me From: confessions of a co-star by Judy Greer. I know her from Archer for which she voices the character Cheryl Trunt. Page 138 says, "Like if you see a photo of a celeb walking down the street holding an Arby's shake, first of all, those shakes are delicious, so celebrities should walk around with them, but second of all, they were probably paid by Arby's to do it. They, most likely, had their hair and makeup done too, and I'll bet you my entire brass snail collection that there is water in that shake cup (Smartwater because Coca-Cola has deals with celebrities, and celebrities don't eat dairy). I know that some oft-papped stars drive miles and miles out of their way so they can be photographed at pre-arranged locations."
Social Security, Meidcare and Government Pensions: get the most out of your retirement and medical benefits by Joseph Matthews.
Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine and Home Remedies, second edition edited by Brent Bauer, M.D.
Everything Guide to Online Genealogy, 3rd edition by Kimberly Powell.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Volume 8 by Jim Davis. Because kids love Garfield.
Large Print
Many New Things. Package 2 of 3.
Fiction
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst. More excellent European espionage in 1938.
Mr. Merecdes by Stephen King. Megan Abbott wrote a review.
Euphoira by Lily King. Huh, this King lives in Maine. I don't think there is a connection unless it's one of Tabitha and Stephen King's kids or kids-in-law. Anthropologists in 1930s New Guinea. Sounds neat as lonely scientists are wearying of their work.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub. Former Wisconsinite writes another novel. A family on vacation in Mallorca bring their problems along.
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes. What color is that sweater Grimes is wearing in her author photo? Violet? Pink? Pink-Violet? Mauve? It's a nice color but I should cannot name it.
The Keeper by John Lescroart. I can name Lescroart's shirt colors. Grey and black. Because the author photo is black and white.
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch. Famous actor dies on operating table and the doctor tells tale of doctor's bad vacation in France at actor's home.
China Dolls by Lisa See. Ethnic Chinese women meet in 1939 San Francisco. Lisa See wore blue and white for her photo.
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Adult child is split between his father and mom and father says mom is psychotic and mom says dad is a villain.
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton. Same photo for Hamilton. She is dressed in black and sitting sideways in a director's chair. One over the knew, high-heeled boot is kicked up high.
Mystery
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. Crime novel set in Ciudad Juarez. I read the first in the series and it was fairly decent.
Strangling on the Stage by Simon Brett. Brett's books have been big here.
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst. More excellent European espionage in 1938.
Mr. Merecdes by Stephen King. Megan Abbott wrote a review.
Euphoira by Lily King. Huh, this King lives in Maine. I don't think there is a connection unless it's one of Tabitha and Stephen King's kids or kids-in-law. Anthropologists in 1930s New Guinea. Sounds neat as lonely scientists are wearying of their work.
The Vacationers by Emma Straub. Former Wisconsinite writes another novel. A family on vacation in Mallorca bring their problems along.
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes. What color is that sweater Grimes is wearing in her author photo? Violet? Pink? Pink-Violet? Mauve? It's a nice color but I should cannot name it.
The Keeper by John Lescroart. I can name Lescroart's shirt colors. Grey and black. Because the author photo is black and white.
Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch. Famous actor dies on operating table and the doctor tells tale of doctor's bad vacation in France at actor's home.
China Dolls by Lisa See. Ethnic Chinese women meet in 1939 San Francisco. Lisa See wore blue and white for her photo.
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Adult child is split between his father and mom and father says mom is psychotic and mom says dad is a villain.
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton. Same photo for Hamilton. She is dressed in black and sitting sideways in a director's chair. One over the knew, high-heeled boot is kicked up high.
Mystery
Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken. Crime novel set in Ciudad Juarez. I read the first in the series and it was fairly decent.
Strangling on the Stage by Simon Brett. Brett's books have been big here.
Many New Things. Package 1 of 3.
DVD
Easy Money: Life Deluxe starring [Swedes]. More Swedish crime based off the Swedish series of Swedish novels by a Swede. I really enjoyed the first novel in the series. I bet the second would have sold better in the U.S. if the translated title was not kept as Never Fuck Up.
Anchorman 2: The legend continues starring [comic actors]. Dang, I missed pre-ordering this one.
Pompeii starring Keifer Sutherland and [bunch of B actors]. Muscular guy plays gladiator saves girl as volcano Explooooodes!
Jack Irish: Set 2 starring Guy Pierece and [Australians]. Recommended by Max Allan Collins. I read one of the original books, Bad Debts, and this series is based off the novels featuring an Australian P.I. Set 1 (Season 1) is in transit to us
Eastbound and Down starring Danny McBride. Washed up major league pitcher still a jackape.
Audiobooks on CD
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. More mad scientists, terrorists, assassins, and evil politicians are defeated by Captain Joe Ledger. Ledger should go after Maberry for Maberry's Facebook posting mania. The Ledger series is fun and the narrator, Ray Porter, really chews up the narration.
Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus. I'm not sure what this is. Something about a serial killer in Frankfurt.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Sniping snipers snipe.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Guy needing money for his daughter's tuition accepts personal loan and DEA goes after him for taking drug money.
Easy Money: Life Deluxe starring [Swedes]. More Swedish crime based off the Swedish series of Swedish novels by a Swede. I really enjoyed the first novel in the series. I bet the second would have sold better in the U.S. if the translated title was not kept as Never Fuck Up.
Anchorman 2: The legend continues starring [comic actors]. Dang, I missed pre-ordering this one.
Pompeii starring Keifer Sutherland and [bunch of B actors]. Muscular guy plays gladiator saves girl as volcano Explooooodes!
Jack Irish: Set 2 starring Guy Pierece and [Australians]. Recommended by Max Allan Collins. I read one of the original books, Bad Debts, and this series is based off the novels featuring an Australian P.I. Set 1 (Season 1) is in transit to us
Eastbound and Down starring Danny McBride. Washed up major league pitcher still a jackape.
Audiobooks on CD
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. More mad scientists, terrorists, assassins, and evil politicians are defeated by Captain Joe Ledger. Ledger should go after Maberry for Maberry's Facebook posting mania. The Ledger series is fun and the narrator, Ray Porter, really chews up the narration.
Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus. I'm not sure what this is. Something about a serial killer in Frankfurt.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Sniping snipers snipe.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Guy needing money for his daughter's tuition accepts personal loan and DEA goes after him for taking drug money.
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Wisconsin Stuff and WWII
DVD
Monuments Men starring Bill Murrary, John Goodman. Famous actors pretend to be museum curators and art historians while carrying guns.
NonFiction
One Room Schools: stories from the days of 1 room, 1 teacher, 8 grades by Susan Apps-Bodilly. APage 89 says, "However, he came to the school's program each year."
Wheel Fever: how Wisconsin became a great bicycling state by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman. Page 106 says,"Not all clubs were competitive."
Indian Nations of Wisconsin: histories of endurance and renewal by Patty Loew. Page 150 says, "As had occurred following the Pequot War, surviving Natives who had opposed the colonists were sold into slavery or absorbed into other tribes."
Monuments Men starring Bill Murrary, John Goodman. Famous actors pretend to be museum curators and art historians while carrying guns.
NonFiction
One Room Schools: stories from the days of 1 room, 1 teacher, 8 grades by Susan Apps-Bodilly. APage 89 says, "However, he came to the school's program each year."
Wheel Fever: how Wisconsin became a great bicycling state by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman. Page 106 says,"Not all clubs were competitive."
Indian Nations of Wisconsin: histories of endurance and renewal by Patty Loew. Page 150 says, "As had occurred following the Pequot War, surviving Natives who had opposed the colonists were sold into slavery or absorbed into other tribes."
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Scott Phillips Returns With A New Novel
Fiction
Hop Alley by Scott Phillips. I missed the pre-publication notices on this one and lucked out by seeing a review in the New York Times Book Review. Phillips specializes in unsavory male protagonists who do good despite their own selfish natures. It's 1890 Denver and low-rent photographer Bill Ogden, from Phillips's Cottonwood, is dodging trouble with a drug addicted girlfriend and violent neighborhood.
Dead Lil' Hustler by Victoria Houston. Another fishing themed mystery in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. That's weird. This Cussler cover doesn't have big fiery explosions all over the front.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Finder is not wearing a tie for his author photo. You know who Finder reminds me of? Allison Moorer. Only because this Moorer song is playing right now on my computer.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Hayes scripted The Road Warrior. The Lord Humongous is a reasonable man.
SciFi/Fantasy
Ancillary Justice by Ann Lecke. This just won a big award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Future artificial intelligence lives inside people. Or something.
Skin Game by Jim Butcher. Guy on the cover has a Colt revolver with an 8" barrel. I don't know those revolvers well enough to identify the model.
Hop Alley by Scott Phillips. I missed the pre-publication notices on this one and lucked out by seeing a review in the New York Times Book Review. Phillips specializes in unsavory male protagonists who do good despite their own selfish natures. It's 1890 Denver and low-rent photographer Bill Ogden, from Phillips's Cottonwood, is dodging trouble with a drug addicted girlfriend and violent neighborhood.
Dead Lil' Hustler by Victoria Houston. Another fishing themed mystery in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. That's weird. This Cussler cover doesn't have big fiery explosions all over the front.
Suspicion by Joseph Finder. Finder is not wearing a tie for his author photo. You know who Finder reminds me of? Allison Moorer. Only because this Moorer song is playing right now on my computer.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Hayes scripted The Road Warrior. The Lord Humongous is a reasonable man.
SciFi/Fantasy
Ancillary Justice by Ann Lecke. This just won a big award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Future artificial intelligence lives inside people. Or something.
Skin Game by Jim Butcher. Guy on the cover has a Colt revolver with an 8" barrel. I don't know those revolvers well enough to identify the model.
Monday, June 02, 2014
Orange Blues
DVD
Orange is the New Black: Season One starring [no actorr names on box]. Woman goes to prison and has adventures.
Computerized Music Sounds For You to Listen To If You Have a "CD Player"
Storyline by Hunter Hayes. Is this a TV actor turned musician? Am I thinking of someone else? Nope. Allmusic.com says he was first signed up when he was 19. This video if the first result off a YouTube search. Lousiana singer sings songs without Louisiana accent.
In My Soul by The Robert Cray Band. Blues singer sings songs of sadness and joy. I heard about this because I follow The Verbs online. The lead "Verbie" is married to this album's producer.
Huh, Speak of the devil. The producer is in this album promo at 1:06
Album track.
Orange is the New Black: Season One starring [no actorr names on box]. Woman goes to prison and has adventures.
Computerized Music Sounds For You to Listen To If You Have a "CD Player"
Storyline by Hunter Hayes. Is this a TV actor turned musician? Am I thinking of someone else? Nope. Allmusic.com says he was first signed up when he was 19. This video if the first result off a YouTube search. Lousiana singer sings songs without Louisiana accent.
In My Soul by The Robert Cray Band. Blues singer sings songs of sadness and joy. I heard about this because I follow The Verbs online. The lead "Verbie" is married to this album's producer.
Huh, Speak of the devil. The producer is in this album promo at 1:06
Album track.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Awkward Garden Sale
DVD
Garage Sale Mystery starring Lori Loughlin. Garage sale shopper walks into a murder mystery.
Good Witch's Garden starring Catherine Bell. Some woman, her boyfriend, and a guy claiming ownership of her home.
That Awkward Moment starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller. Sex comedy for twenty year olds.
About Time starring Bill Nighy. Sappy chick-flick.
Garage Sale Mystery starring Lori Loughlin. Garage sale shopper walks into a murder mystery.
Good Witch's Garden starring Catherine Bell. Some woman, her boyfriend, and a guy claiming ownership of her home.
That Awkward Moment starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller. Sex comedy for twenty year olds.
About Time starring Bill Nighy. Sappy chick-flick.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Digital Wedding Music
NonFiction
The Essential Digital Interview Handbook by Paul J. Bailo. Strategies for online and video interviews.
Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding by Diane Warner. Page 119 says, "One of the best ways to find a rabbi who will officiate at an interfaith marriage is to ask around."
Performers in a Room Record Their Sounds Into Microphones That Relay That Sound Into Computers That Transcribe Those Sounds Into Digital Language Then Transcribe That Digital Language Onto a Thing Layer of Metal Which is Embedded into a Round Piece of Plastic.
Rewind by Rascal Flatts. Singers with expensive haircuts sing country songs.
A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek. Country singers sing songs saying, "No, that's Nickelback, we're Nickel Creek."
Recess by Skrillex. Computer guy with bad hair makes computer sounds.
Put Your Needle Down by Secret Sisters. Sisters sing songs they wrote plus a Dylan cover.
Turn Blue by The Black Keys. Guys from Ohio sings songs of modern blues.
Ghost Stories by Coldplay. English singers sing in English.
Indie Cindy by The Pixies. Punkey singers sing songs.
The Essential Digital Interview Handbook by Paul J. Bailo. Strategies for online and video interviews.
Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding by Diane Warner. Page 119 says, "One of the best ways to find a rabbi who will officiate at an interfaith marriage is to ask around."
Performers in a Room Record Their Sounds Into Microphones That Relay That Sound Into Computers That Transcribe Those Sounds Into Digital Language Then Transcribe That Digital Language Onto a Thing Layer of Metal Which is Embedded into a Round Piece of Plastic.
Rewind by Rascal Flatts. Singers with expensive haircuts sing country songs.
A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek. Country singers sing songs saying, "No, that's Nickelback, we're Nickel Creek."
Recess by Skrillex. Computer guy with bad hair makes computer sounds.
Put Your Needle Down by Secret Sisters. Sisters sing songs they wrote plus a Dylan cover.
Turn Blue by The Black Keys. Guys from Ohio sings songs of modern blues.
Ghost Stories by Coldplay. English singers sing in English.
Indie Cindy by The Pixies. Punkey singers sing songs.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Four Movies and A Music Device
DVD
Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Buddy comedy.
August: Osage County starring Obi-Won Kenobi. Oscar bait with an awful title.
Book Thief starring Geoffrey Rush. Drama with nazis.
Saving Mr. Banks starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks. Made-up movie pretending whats-her-face approved of the Mary Poppins adaptation.
Singing and Music Recorded With Computers and Played Back by Computers.
Stand Beside Me by Daniel O'Donnell. Irish singer sings Irish songs of Ireland, a polka, and Marty Robbins.
Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Buddy comedy.
August: Osage County starring Obi-Won Kenobi. Oscar bait with an awful title.
Book Thief starring Geoffrey Rush. Drama with nazis.
Saving Mr. Banks starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks. Made-up movie pretending whats-her-face approved of the Mary Poppins adaptation.
Singing and Music Recorded With Computers and Played Back by Computers.
Stand Beside Me by Daniel O'Donnell. Irish singer sings Irish songs of Ireland, a polka, and Marty Robbins.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude
Nothing of note today. A new Len Price 3 album is in the pipeline. Prepare with this piece from 2005's Chinese Burn.
Nothing of note today. A new Len Price 3 album is in the pipeline. Prepare with this piece from 2005's Chinese Burn.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Piccirilli Sound Alike
Fiction
The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry. Not to be confused with Tom Piccirilli's Last Kind Words. This is a western with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and characters from previous McMurtry novels.
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans. Another romance with a cover photo showing a beach.
DVD
Grand Piano starring Frodo Baggins and Lane Meyer. Pianist with severe stage fright returns to public performance and is threatened with an audience member's murder for every flub he makes.
Large Print
Divergent by Veronica Roth. This title is in so much demand that I had to buy a Large Print.
The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry. Not to be confused with Tom Piccirilli's Last Kind Words. This is a western with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and characters from previous McMurtry novels.
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans. Another romance with a cover photo showing a beach.
DVD
Grand Piano starring Frodo Baggins and Lane Meyer. Pianist with severe stage fright returns to public performance and is threatened with an audience member's murder for every flub he makes.
Large Print
Divergent by Veronica Roth. This title is in so much demand that I had to buy a Large Print.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
12 Novels, 2 NonFic
Fiction
The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert. Something about secrets.
The Kill Switch by james Rollins and Grant Blackwood. When I took a motorcycle riding class in 1996 they used the FINE-C acronym for pre-starting procedure. Fuel, Ignition, Neutral, Engine Cut-Off, and Clutch. I always used FINK-C for Kill Switch.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Another sniper book.
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. Something about an artificial intelligence program escaping onto the web.
The Son by Jo Nesbo. Guy in prison story. Written by a Norwegian from Norway.
Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. Girl becomes pal with ultra-rich classmate and finds the violence keeping the family on top.
Child of Mine by Davdi and Beverly Lewis. Another Amish novel.
NonFiction
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state by Glenn Greenwald. That's Glenn with two Ns. Document excerpts but no photos. Greenwald lives in Brazil, I wonder if he has bought tickets for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Fighting Shadows in Vietnam by Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. I keep buying these Vietnam memoirs from McFarland Publishing because they sound real interesting. I'm not sure how well they checkout. We added Killer Kane a couple weeks ago and no one has taken it home. No photographs in this one.
Large Print
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen.
Field of Prey by John Sandford.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick.
The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert. Something about secrets.
The Kill Switch by james Rollins and Grant Blackwood. When I took a motorcycle riding class in 1996 they used the FINE-C acronym for pre-starting procedure. Fuel, Ignition, Neutral, Engine Cut-Off, and Clutch. I always used FINK-C for Kill Switch.
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter. Another sniper book.
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. Something about an artificial intelligence program escaping onto the web.
The Son by Jo Nesbo. Guy in prison story. Written by a Norwegian from Norway.
Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. Girl becomes pal with ultra-rich classmate and finds the violence keeping the family on top.
Child of Mine by Davdi and Beverly Lewis. Another Amish novel.
NonFiction
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state by Glenn Greenwald. That's Glenn with two Ns. Document excerpts but no photos. Greenwald lives in Brazil, I wonder if he has bought tickets for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Fighting Shadows in Vietnam by Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. I keep buying these Vietnam memoirs from McFarland Publishing because they sound real interesting. I'm not sure how well they checkout. We added Killer Kane a couple weeks ago and no one has taken it home. No photographs in this one.
Large Print
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen.
Field of Prey by John Sandford.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
254.7 Hours of Talkey Talk Talk
AudioBooks on CD
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. 10 CDs at 12 hours.
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton. 6CDs at 6.5 hours.
Trouble in Mind by jeffery Deaver. 14 CDs at 17 hours.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. 26 CDs at 32.5 hours.
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. 39 CDs at 47.5 hours.
6 Ranier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 10 CDs at 11.7 hours.
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Field of Prey by John Sandford. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours.
Random Acts of Kindness by Lisa Verge Higgins. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Games Creatures Play edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. 12 CDs at 14 hours.
Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. 10 CDs at 12.2 hours.
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind from Rolling Thunder Bard on Vimeo.
First Sight by Danielle Steel. 11 CDs at 13 hours.
Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. 13 CDs at 16.5 hours.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Bonus Talk
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. 10 CDs at 12 hours.
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton. 6CDs at 6.5 hours.
Trouble in Mind by jeffery Deaver. 14 CDs at 17 hours.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. 26 CDs at 32.5 hours.
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. 39 CDs at 47.5 hours.
6 Ranier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 10 CDs at 11.7 hours.
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter. 8 CDs at 9 hours.
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Field of Prey by John Sandford. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours.
Random Acts of Kindness by Lisa Verge Higgins. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Games Creatures Play edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. 12 CDs at 14 hours.
Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. 10 CDs at 12.2 hours.
Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind from Rolling Thunder Bard on Vimeo.
First Sight by Danielle Steel. 11 CDs at 13 hours.
Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours.
And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass. 13 CDs at 16.5 hours.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. 8 CDs at 10 hours.
Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts. 7 CDs at 7.5 hours.
Bonus Talk
Monday, May 19, 2014
The ABCs of Zappa's Bastards
DVD
Bastards starring Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni. "A jagged, daringly fragmented film noir inspired by recent French sex ring scandals."
Bucksville starring Tom Berenger. Kid wants to quit his father's militia.
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels starring The Mothers of Invention, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. Zappa weirdness. Oh, sorry. Zappa newly restored weirdness
UFC: best of 2013: year in review featuring Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, others. Lots of punching. And kicking. And kneeing. Elbowing? I guess so, I'm not sure of the rules.
The ABCs of Death starring [many people]. 26 directors assigned letter of the alphabet and tells a tale of terror. There is a dog picture on the back of the DVD case so maybe one director tells a tail of terror.
Prince Killian and the Holy Grail starring [Spaniards]. Crusader in Palestine is told to retrieve the Holy Grail. You know it's dramatic because of the music and choir playing during the trailer.
Bastards starring Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni. "A jagged, daringly fragmented film noir inspired by recent French sex ring scandals."
Bucksville starring Tom Berenger. Kid wants to quit his father's militia.
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels starring The Mothers of Invention, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. Zappa weirdness. Oh, sorry. Zappa newly restored weirdness
UFC: best of 2013: year in review featuring Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, others. Lots of punching. And kicking. And kneeing. Elbowing? I guess so, I'm not sure of the rules.
The ABCs of Death starring [many people]. 26 directors assigned letter of the alphabet and tells a tale of terror. There is a dog picture on the back of the DVD case so maybe one director tells a tail of terror.
Prince Killian and the Holy Grail starring [Spaniards]. Crusader in Palestine is told to retrieve the Holy Grail. You know it's dramatic because of the music and choir playing during the trailer.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Many Novels
Fiction
Delicious! by Ruth Rendell. Cover has a bicycle parked next to food store.
Back Lands by Michael McGarrity. McGarrity spoke in Litchfield park, AZ when I worked there.
The Bees by Laline Paul. Illustration of a bee covered hive on the cover.
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham. Cover is lame.
Unlucky 13 by James patterson Amalgamated Writing Industries. Black cat on cover.
Wolf by Mo Hayder. I listened to a Hayder novel, Birdman. I liked it.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Aerial view o some European city on the cover.
Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver is a good dude. I read a short story by him that was excellent.
Fields of Prey by John Sandford. Picture of cornfield at dusk on cover.
Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart. Cat at a bookstore window. Good reason not to shop there.
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris. Distorted photo (illustration?) of a small town on cover.
American Romantic by Ward Just. Guy with hat walking on a quay on the cover.
Large Print
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Woman holding a flower on cover.
Delicious! by Ruth Rendell. Cover has a bicycle parked next to food store.
Back Lands by Michael McGarrity. McGarrity spoke in Litchfield park, AZ when I worked there.
The Bees by Laline Paul. Illustration of a bee covered hive on the cover.
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham. Cover is lame.
Unlucky 13 by James patterson Amalgamated Writing Industries. Black cat on cover.
Wolf by Mo Hayder. I listened to a Hayder novel, Birdman. I liked it.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Aerial view o some European city on the cover.
Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver is a good dude. I read a short story by him that was excellent.
Fields of Prey by John Sandford. Picture of cornfield at dusk on cover.
Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart. Cat at a bookstore window. Good reason not to shop there.
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris. Distorted photo (illustration?) of a small town on cover.
American Romantic by Ward Just. Guy with hat walking on a quay on the cover.
Large Print
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Woman holding a flower on cover.
DVD With Made-up Plots
DVD
Dragon starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro. A dragon dealer runs into trouble when caught selling inbred animals who are unable to breathe fire.
Free Ride starring Anna Paquin. RomCom with straightlaced businessman giving hippie hitchhiker a ride to Puerto Rico in his floating car.
The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen. Deer hunter gets lost in Northern Michigan and stumbles upon a fairyland of elves and trolls in battle.
Catching Fire starring Jennifer Lawrence. In the future a private businessman starts a meteor catching business to compete with his ex-wife's meteor destroying business.
Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. The cut throat world of competitive flower shows.
Nebraska starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte. Football fans endlessly blather on until you remind them how they once said, "K-State will never, never, beat Nebraska."
The Suspect starring William Sadler. FBI agents in 1955 follow an immigrant photographer with questionable friends.
Odd Thomas starring Stephen Sommers, Anton Yelchin. Tall ship sailor in 1722 fights for his life after a ship wreck on a cannibal island.
Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford. Iraqi soldiers in 2003 have to decide whether to keep fighting.
Purple Moon starring Alain Delon. The employees of the Purple Moon nightclub only want to dance and party until a developer announces plans to tear down their building and put up a knitting supply store.
Wicked Blood starring Sean Bean. Who cares? Sean Bean is in it.
Thor: the Dark World starring Chris Hemsworth. Thor is banished into a deep cave with no flashlight.
Knights of Badassdom starring Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage. Live Action Role Players inadvertently summon a blood-lusting succubus from the pits of Hell. I did not make that one up.
Polisse starring [French]. The Parisian Forest Service spend their work days trimming trees and their night time dreams trimming hair.
Dragon starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro. A dragon dealer runs into trouble when caught selling inbred animals who are unable to breathe fire.
Free Ride starring Anna Paquin. RomCom with straightlaced businessman giving hippie hitchhiker a ride to Puerto Rico in his floating car.
The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen. Deer hunter gets lost in Northern Michigan and stumbles upon a fairyland of elves and trolls in battle.
Catching Fire starring Jennifer Lawrence. In the future a private businessman starts a meteor catching business to compete with his ex-wife's meteor destroying business.
Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. The cut throat world of competitive flower shows.
Nebraska starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte. Football fans endlessly blather on until you remind them how they once said, "K-State will never, never, beat Nebraska."
The Suspect starring William Sadler. FBI agents in 1955 follow an immigrant photographer with questionable friends.
Odd Thomas starring Stephen Sommers, Anton Yelchin. Tall ship sailor in 1722 fights for his life after a ship wreck on a cannibal island.
Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford. Iraqi soldiers in 2003 have to decide whether to keep fighting.
Purple Moon starring Alain Delon. The employees of the Purple Moon nightclub only want to dance and party until a developer announces plans to tear down their building and put up a knitting supply store.
Wicked Blood starring Sean Bean. Who cares? Sean Bean is in it.
Thor: the Dark World starring Chris Hemsworth. Thor is banished into a deep cave with no flashlight.
Knights of Badassdom starring Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage. Live Action Role Players inadvertently summon a blood-lusting succubus from the pits of Hell. I did not make that one up.
Polisse starring [French]. The Parisian Forest Service spend their work days trimming trees and their night time dreams trimming hair.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Almost Big Time Author
Fiction
An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay. Gay lets a lot of attention from other writers but has not yet hit a wider audience. Gay teaches - or used to teach, I don't know what she does - at Eastern Illinois University. She wrote a blog post once about not having many leisure opportunities in Charleston and driving to Champaign to go to the movies. I wrote a completely unhelpful comment that it could be worse, she could be living in Hoopeston, IL.
I'm not sure what this novel is about. I'm typed out and won't check.
Okay, I checked anyway. Plot: Daughter of very wealthy Haitian man is kidnapped in Port-au-Prince.
An Untamed State by Roxanne Gay. Gay lets a lot of attention from other writers but has not yet hit a wider audience. Gay teaches - or used to teach, I don't know what she does - at Eastern Illinois University. She wrote a blog post once about not having many leisure opportunities in Charleston and driving to Champaign to go to the movies. I wrote a completely unhelpful comment that it could be worse, she could be living in Hoopeston, IL.
I'm not sure what this novel is about. I'm typed out and won't check.
Okay, I checked anyway. Plot: Daughter of very wealthy Haitian man is kidnapped in Port-au-Prince.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Large Print Sex Sword
Fiction
XXX Shamus by Red Hammond (Anthony Neil Smith). Author pulls finished novel out of dusty drawer and publishes it with a small press. A guy who specializes in finding runaways gets in plenty of trouble and sex. The back cover has an unsettling blurb by Victor Gischler. The other back cover blurb by Allan Guthrie says, "the most transgressive PI novel ever written." What the heck does that mean? I do not know. I guess I'll find out when I read the book.
Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe. Fantasy novel that, according to the cover illustration, has swords, a redhead, a brunette, and big scary spiders. The back cover says something about a heroine.
The Blue Moon by Lorena McCourtney. A Mysteries of Sparrow Island book. These gentle read mysteries checkout a lot.
Nature's Bounty by Ellen Harris. Another one.
Secrets in the Sand by Susan Plunkett and Krysteen Seelen. And another one.
Large Print
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman.
You're Not Safe by Mary Burton.
The Reading Circle by Ashton Lee.
The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch.
XXX Shamus by Red Hammond (Anthony Neil Smith). Author pulls finished novel out of dusty drawer and publishes it with a small press. A guy who specializes in finding runaways gets in plenty of trouble and sex. The back cover has an unsettling blurb by Victor Gischler. The other back cover blurb by Allan Guthrie says, "the most transgressive PI novel ever written." What the heck does that mean? I do not know. I guess I'll find out when I read the book.
Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe. Fantasy novel that, according to the cover illustration, has swords, a redhead, a brunette, and big scary spiders. The back cover says something about a heroine.
The Blue Moon by Lorena McCourtney. A Mysteries of Sparrow Island book. These gentle read mysteries checkout a lot.
Nature's Bounty by Ellen Harris. Another one.
Secrets in the Sand by Susan Plunkett and Krysteen Seelen. And another one.
Large Print
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman.
You're Not Safe by Mary Burton.
The Reading Circle by Ashton Lee.
The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Beer, Rifles, Ireland, Guitars
NonFiction
The FN Fal Battle Rifle by Bob Cashner. A history of the once ubiquitous rifle. New ones are expensive.
Somme 1916: British infantryman versus German infantryman by Stephen Bull. Versus? The Somme was a blood bath. The title should read British Infantryman Walking in the Open Versus Well Protected Machine Guns. One out of six Limeys were killed on the first day.
US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga. Mostly in the Pacific campaign. Details on designs and improvements.
Keeping Chickens: getting the best from your chickens by Jeremy Hobson.
Acoustic Guitar Course Book: expanded edition by John McCarthy. Text. Pictures. DVD.
The American Mandolin Method by Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship. Cover photo has two guys sitting a tin roof. I presume that means they are "authentic".
Crocheted Baby Gifts by Amy Palmer. Because babies appreciate all that hard work as they drool on the garment and then drop it out of the stroller.
Simple and Easy Recipes for the Slow Cooker by Catherine Atkinson. I resent that. What do you mean by calling a cook "slow'? Oh, never mind. I get it.
The Pocket Beer Guide: the essential handbook to the very best beers in the world by Stephen Beaumont and Jim Webb. My wife always gets the variety beer cases Costco sells. Those cases usually have four varieties. No matter the brewery one of those beer varieties are awful.
Hey, Dunedin! Emerson's Brewing in Dunedin is in here for their Pilsener, Bookbinder and London Porter.
Richard Emerson - Holy Ale from Tim Pierce - Director / DOP on Vimeo.
Great Britain and Ireland: the Michelin Guide, 2014 by The Michelin Man. The Ardanaiseig costs £50 a night.
London's Serets: pubs and bars by Graeme Chesters. Well, they're not a secret anymore. "Gee, thanks so much Graeme," the locals sarcastically said.
The FN Fal Battle Rifle by Bob Cashner. A history of the once ubiquitous rifle. New ones are expensive.
Somme 1916: British infantryman versus German infantryman by Stephen Bull. Versus? The Somme was a blood bath. The title should read British Infantryman Walking in the Open Versus Well Protected Machine Guns. One out of six Limeys were killed on the first day.
US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga. Mostly in the Pacific campaign. Details on designs and improvements.
Keeping Chickens: getting the best from your chickens by Jeremy Hobson.
Acoustic Guitar Course Book: expanded edition by John McCarthy. Text. Pictures. DVD.
The American Mandolin Method by Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship. Cover photo has two guys sitting a tin roof. I presume that means they are "authentic".
Crocheted Baby Gifts by Amy Palmer. Because babies appreciate all that hard work as they drool on the garment and then drop it out of the stroller.
Simple and Easy Recipes for the Slow Cooker by Catherine Atkinson. I resent that. What do you mean by calling a cook "slow'? Oh, never mind. I get it.
The Pocket Beer Guide: the essential handbook to the very best beers in the world by Stephen Beaumont and Jim Webb. My wife always gets the variety beer cases Costco sells. Those cases usually have four varieties. No matter the brewery one of those beer varieties are awful.
Hey, Dunedin! Emerson's Brewing in Dunedin is in here for their Pilsener, Bookbinder and London Porter.
Richard Emerson - Holy Ale from Tim Pierce - Director / DOP on Vimeo.
Great Britain and Ireland: the Michelin Guide, 2014 by The Michelin Man. The Ardanaiseig costs £50 a night.
London's Serets: pubs and bars by Graeme Chesters. Well, they're not a secret anymore. "Gee, thanks so much Graeme," the locals sarcastically said.
Media Monday
Singing and Instruments Are Recorded Through Magical Computer Boxes and Inscribed on Thin Discs
Cole Swindell by Cole Swindell. Song singer Swindell sings Swindell songs.
The Both by The Both. Two singers sing song about Fonzie.
Most Messed Up by The Old 97s. Texas song singers and instrument players sing songs about "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On."
Do to the Beast by Afghan Whigs. Cincinnati singers sing songs for first time in 16 years.
Education, Education, and War by Kaiser Chiefs. Limeys sing Brit-pop in English accents.
DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close starring Max von Sydow, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Kid's dad dies in 9/11.
The Wolf of Wall Street by Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio pretends to be another guy but his likely reenacting his own real-life parties.
Hunger Games starring [that girl whose name I cannot recall and won't bother looking up]. Extra copy because people like this movie.
Either Way starring [Icelanders]. Two guys working for the Icelandic Road Administration are painting traffic lines all summer. This is a foreign flick. Watch it and say to yourself, "I am very cultural."
Cole Swindell by Cole Swindell. Song singer Swindell sings Swindell songs.
The Both by The Both. Two singers sing song about Fonzie.
Most Messed Up by The Old 97s. Texas song singers and instrument players sing songs about "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On."
Do to the Beast by Afghan Whigs. Cincinnati singers sing songs for first time in 16 years.
Education, Education, and War by Kaiser Chiefs. Limeys sing Brit-pop in English accents.
DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close starring Max von Sydow, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Kid's dad dies in 9/11.
The Wolf of Wall Street by Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio pretends to be another guy but his likely reenacting his own real-life parties.
Hunger Games starring [that girl whose name I cannot recall and won't bother looking up]. Extra copy because people like this movie.
Either Way starring [Icelanders]. Two guys working for the Icelandic Road Administration are painting traffic lines all summer. This is a foreign flick. Watch it and say to yourself, "I am very cultural."
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Gargantuan Gischler Greatness
Fiction
Ink Mage by Victor Gischler. Gischler writes a fantasy novel. Something about a magical tattoo on a young woman's back. The plot does not matter because Gischler never writes junk. I'd have this at home - or already read - except my reading time is spoken for with work related titles.
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry's character Joe Ledger works for a super-secretive federal agency. Ledger gets into all sorts of fisticuffs and shoot-em-ups with terrorists, zombies, mutant animals, aliens, etc. Fun stuff. This is a short story collection.
Ballad of Mila by Matteo Strukul. Italian dude writes fast paced shoot-em-up with vengefull woman who was raised as an assassin and now out to get those her raped her and murdered her father.
City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance. I vaguely recall hearing a joke about the name Heath and Heath bars. I heard the joke years ago and cannot remember what it was.
NonFiction
Quick Meals by Isabel Hardy. Recipes.
Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet by executive editor Phyllis Pellman Good. recipes.
Wok and Stir-Fry: 160 sizzling stove-top recipes shown in over 270 photographs by Sunil Vijayakar. Recipes.
Ink Mage by Victor Gischler. Gischler writes a fantasy novel. Something about a magical tattoo on a young woman's back. The plot does not matter because Gischler never writes junk. I'd have this at home - or already read - except my reading time is spoken for with work related titles.
Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry. Maberry's character Joe Ledger works for a super-secretive federal agency. Ledger gets into all sorts of fisticuffs and shoot-em-ups with terrorists, zombies, mutant animals, aliens, etc. Fun stuff. This is a short story collection.
Ballad of Mila by Matteo Strukul. Italian dude writes fast paced shoot-em-up with vengefull woman who was raised as an assassin and now out to get those her raped her and murdered her father.
City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance. I vaguely recall hearing a joke about the name Heath and Heath bars. I heard the joke years ago and cannot remember what it was.
NonFiction
Quick Meals by Isabel Hardy. Recipes.
Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet by executive editor Phyllis Pellman Good. recipes.
Wok and Stir-Fry: 160 sizzling stove-top recipes shown in over 270 photographs by Sunil Vijayakar. Recipes.
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Cold Harbor Runner
Fiction
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh. My order notes says, :New York Magazine review." I'm not what that means. Maybe it was the New York Times book review. Looks like a dystopian thing set in New York City with "the wealthy spend[ing] their days tapped into virtual reality; the rest have to fend for themselves in the streets." Oh, maybe it's just a contemporary setting.
Large Print
Walking on Air by Catherine Anderson.
All Our Names by Dinaw Mengester. I'm guessing on that last name because the author's name is scrawled, not printed, on the cover.
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Runner by Patrick Lee.
Stone Cold by C.J. Box.
Harbor of the Heart by Katherine Spencer.
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh. My order notes says, :New York Magazine review." I'm not what that means. Maybe it was the New York Times book review. Looks like a dystopian thing set in New York City with "the wealthy spend[ing] their days tapped into virtual reality; the rest have to fend for themselves in the streets." Oh, maybe it's just a contemporary setting.
Large Print
Walking on Air by Catherine Anderson.
All Our Names by Dinaw Mengester. I'm guessing on that last name because the author's name is scrawled, not printed, on the cover.
Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Runner by Patrick Lee.
Stone Cold by C.J. Box.
Harbor of the Heart by Katherine Spencer.
Monday, May 05, 2014
Deceptivelly Amish Wheat Belly
NonFiction
Betty Crocker Cook Book: 1500 recipes for the way you cook today by [corporate author]. Recipes.
Deceptively Delicious: simple secrets to get your kids eating good food by Jessica Seinfeld. Recipes.
Ten-Minute Yoga Stretches by Mark Evans. Yoga stretches with many color photos. None of the models are wearing tights but some of those stretches are still a bit unfortunate.
Small Business Start-Up Kit, 8th Edition by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D. I have no idea how to pronounce the author's name but she has written several legal guides.
For Love and Money: portraits of Wisconsin family businesses by Carl Corey. Photos of businesses including Grimm Book Bindery where I need to send a couple items.
The Periodic Table: a visual guide to the elements by Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon. Page 126 says, "A deficiency in iodine results in diseases such as goiter, which is characterized by a swollen neck (due to enlargement of the thyroid gland), and hypothyroidism, when the invalid feels tired and cold, gains weight, and suffers from dry, itchy skin."
250 Best Cookie Recipes by Esther Brody. Page 101 says, "Mix together until well blended."
The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo andthe great footrace across America by Charles B. Kastner. The competitors averaged 46 miles a day over 78 days.
Wheat Belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health by William Davis, MD.
Amish Quilts: the adventure continues: featuring 21 projects from traditional to modern edited by Lynn Koolish. Adventure?
Fiction
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. Lawyer defends his father from murder committed in race war tinged 1960s.
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen. Gratuitous pistol posing with woman model and a Beretta.
Betty Crocker Cook Book: 1500 recipes for the way you cook today by [corporate author]. Recipes.
Deceptively Delicious: simple secrets to get your kids eating good food by Jessica Seinfeld. Recipes.
Ten-Minute Yoga Stretches by Mark Evans. Yoga stretches with many color photos. None of the models are wearing tights but some of those stretches are still a bit unfortunate.
Small Business Start-Up Kit, 8th Edition by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D. I have no idea how to pronounce the author's name but she has written several legal guides.
For Love and Money: portraits of Wisconsin family businesses by Carl Corey. Photos of businesses including Grimm Book Bindery where I need to send a couple items.
The Periodic Table: a visual guide to the elements by Paul Parsons and Gail Dixon. Page 126 says, "A deficiency in iodine results in diseases such as goiter, which is characterized by a swollen neck (due to enlargement of the thyroid gland), and hypothyroidism, when the invalid feels tired and cold, gains weight, and suffers from dry, itchy skin."
250 Best Cookie Recipes by Esther Brody. Page 101 says, "Mix together until well blended."
The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo andthe great footrace across America by Charles B. Kastner. The competitors averaged 46 miles a day over 78 days.
Wheat Belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health by William Davis, MD.
Amish Quilts: the adventure continues: featuring 21 projects from traditional to modern edited by Lynn Koolish. Adventure?
Fiction
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. Lawyer defends his father from murder committed in race war tinged 1960s.
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen. Gratuitous pistol posing with woman model and a Beretta.
Friday, May 02, 2014
Forgotten Family Spy
Fiction
Hollow Girl by Reed Farrell Coleman. Some Milwaukeean writes another mystery novel. Moe Prager's fiancee died and Moe takes a missing person case.
Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow. One of those quitling, sewing, family mystery novels. Try it out.
The Target by David Baldacci. A shoot-em-up political thriller. I think.
Casebook by Mona Simpson. A boy with separating parents spies on his parents.
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. Novelization of the Dreyfus affair. A guy who was confused Dreyfus was a spy finds evidence a spy still exits in the French government.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Girl flees 1950s East Texas for New York. Has to return and then faces her past. Joe R. Lansdale is from East Texas. We have about 5,000 of his books here.
Iron Bound by Brendan Leach. Comic book novel. Small time street hoods in 1961 Newark.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick. Romance.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma. Immigrant Indian family in the U.S.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. Short stories.
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Romance, I suppose.
Hollow Girl by Reed Farrell Coleman. Some Milwaukeean writes another mystery novel. Moe Prager's fiancee died and Moe takes a missing person case.
Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow. One of those quitling, sewing, family mystery novels. Try it out.
The Target by David Baldacci. A shoot-em-up political thriller. I think.
Casebook by Mona Simpson. A boy with separating parents spies on his parents.
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. Novelization of the Dreyfus affair. A guy who was confused Dreyfus was a spy finds evidence a spy still exits in the French government.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Girl flees 1950s East Texas for New York. Has to return and then faces her past. Joe R. Lansdale is from East Texas. We have about 5,000 of his books here.
Iron Bound by Brendan Leach. Comic book novel. Small time street hoods in 1961 Newark.
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick. Romance.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma. Immigrant Indian family in the U.S.
Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy. Short stories.
A Family Affair by Fern Michaels. Romance, I suppose.
Minnesota Money Marine
NonFiction
Seams Unlikely: the inspiring true story of Nancy Zieman by Nancy Zieman and Marjorie L. Russell. Lady from Beaver Dam makes sewing designs, starts a sewing business, starts a TV show, writes a book.
Easy Everyday Gluten-Free Cooking by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt. Heh-heh, I wrote "butt".
Killer Kane: a Marine long-range recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968 by Andrew R. Finlayson. This looked neat because Finlayson used a lot of archival material to write the book. Rather than rely on memory and conversation Finlayson used Official Command Chronologies, letters, and other documents. As his Preface states, "I wanted to avoid the tendency of some writers to inject information that might be colored by fading memory or personal prejudice."
Busted: a tale of corruption and betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. Philadelphia newspaper reports discover a web of corruption in the police department. They don't mention Duane Swierczynksi in the acknowledgments. I don't know Swierczynski but I think he journalismed in Philadelphia.
The Book of Money: everything you need to know about how world finances work by Daniel Conaghan and Dan Smith. Dull cover on the outside, lots of neat graphics and color on the inside. This is a pretty neat book.
Minnesota and Wisconsin: month-by-month gardening by Melinda Myers.
Seams Unlikely: the inspiring true story of Nancy Zieman by Nancy Zieman and Marjorie L. Russell. Lady from Beaver Dam makes sewing designs, starts a sewing business, starts a TV show, writes a book.
Easy Everyday Gluten-Free Cooking by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt. Heh-heh, I wrote "butt".
Killer Kane: a Marine long-range recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968 by Andrew R. Finlayson. This looked neat because Finlayson used a lot of archival material to write the book. Rather than rely on memory and conversation Finlayson used Official Command Chronologies, letters, and other documents. As his Preface states, "I wanted to avoid the tendency of some writers to inject information that might be colored by fading memory or personal prejudice."
Busted: a tale of corruption and betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. Philadelphia newspaper reports discover a web of corruption in the police department. They don't mention Duane Swierczynksi in the acknowledgments. I don't know Swierczynski but I think he journalismed in Philadelphia.
The Book of Money: everything you need to know about how world finances work by Daniel Conaghan and Dan Smith. Dull cover on the outside, lots of neat graphics and color on the inside. This is a pretty neat book.
Minnesota and Wisconsin: month-by-month gardening by Melinda Myers.
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Six Paper, Five Plastic
Fiction
In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen. Something about a observance at a Nazi death camp in 1996.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Do we have two copies of this? Nope, I missed buying this when it initially came out. I heard an audio edition of True Grit narrated by Tartt. Tartt did well.
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman. Guy who was guarding Nazi loot in 1945 tasks his granddaughter to find a woman from the war.
The Collector by Nora Roberts. Roberts has a new author photo but the photo is pixellated and rough. Someone screwed up the cover design.
By It's Cover by Donna Leon. Venetian writes a novel about Venetian cop.
Music on Shiny, Thin Discs With Holes in the Center
Is There Anybody Out There? by A Great Big World. People I've never heard of sing songs.
G I R L by Pharrell Williams. Singer sings popular pop song.
LEGO Movie Soundtrack by [various artist]. Canadian twin singers sing song about awesomeness.
Aftershock by Motorhead. Lemmie sings loud songs.
Symphonica by George Michael. British singer sings rearranged pop songs.
In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen. Something about a observance at a Nazi death camp in 1996.
Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Do we have two copies of this? Nope, I missed buying this when it initially came out. I heard an audio edition of True Grit narrated by Tartt. Tartt did well.
Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman. Guy who was guarding Nazi loot in 1945 tasks his granddaughter to find a woman from the war.
The Collector by Nora Roberts. Roberts has a new author photo but the photo is pixellated and rough. Someone screwed up the cover design.
By It's Cover by Donna Leon. Venetian writes a novel about Venetian cop.
Music on Shiny, Thin Discs With Holes in the Center
Is There Anybody Out There? by A Great Big World. People I've never heard of sing songs.
G I R L by Pharrell Williams. Singer sings popular pop song.
LEGO Movie Soundtrack by [various artist]. Canadian twin singers sing song about awesomeness.
Aftershock by Motorhead. Lemmie sings loud songs.
Symphonica by George Michael. British singer sings rearranged pop songs.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Fiction and the Pulitzer for NonFiction
NonFiction
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide by Gary J. Bass. "A riveting history - the first full account - of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in teh 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh that led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left in their wake a host of major strategic consequences for the world today."
Fiction
Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black. Irishman writes a Phillip Marlowe novel.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. San Diegoan writes novel about ballet dancers.
Last Days of California by Mary Miller. Mississippian writes novel about family awaiting the rapture.
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. North Carolinian writes novel about woman with a cousin.
Gemini by Carol Cassella. Doctor from Washington writes novel about a doctor from Washington.
The Other Story by Taiana de Rosnay. Parisian writes novel about novelist with family secrets.
Vintage by Susan Gloss. Cheesehead in Madison writes novel about resale shop in Madison.
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. New Jersey-ite writes novel about therapist who did not follow her own advice.
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide by Gary J. Bass. "A riveting history - the first full account - of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in teh 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh that led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left in their wake a host of major strategic consequences for the world today."
Fiction
Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black. Irishman writes a Phillip Marlowe novel.
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. San Diegoan writes novel about ballet dancers.
Last Days of California by Mary Miller. Mississippian writes novel about family awaiting the rapture.
Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. North Carolinian writes novel about woman with a cousin.
Gemini by Carol Cassella. Doctor from Washington writes novel about a doctor from Washington.
The Other Story by Taiana de Rosnay. Parisian writes novel about novelist with family secrets.
Vintage by Susan Gloss. Cheesehead in Madison writes novel about resale shop in Madison.
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. New Jersey-ite writes novel about therapist who did not follow her own advice.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Pregnant Ladies for the Long Run
Large Print
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott. 1832 Lowel, Massachusetts with labor intrigue, romance, and murder.
Burn: book three of the Pure Trilogy by Julianna Baggott. Some sort of sci-fi dystopia thing.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. Bigfoot's underwear? The ashes of Mr. Krook?
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit. My father used to visit Los Alamos and do contract work of some kind. My father, brother, and I were there in '85 when my brother and I went to Philmont. We stayed at Tom Manteuffel's house. Manteuffel did not allow television in his house. My father said Manteuffel did not bar television not because Mantueffel hated TV, but because he loved TV and would never get any work done with a set in the house. My father knew Manteuffel from the U of I.
NonFiction
Pregnancy Day by Day edited by Paula Amato, MD and Maggie Blott, MB, BS. Lots of pictures, charts, graphs, information, and a topless lady on page 32.
Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy J. Siegel. "The definitive guide to financial market returns and long-term investment strategies."
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott. 1832 Lowel, Massachusetts with labor intrigue, romance, and murder.
Burn: book three of the Pure Trilogy by Julianna Baggott. Some sort of sci-fi dystopia thing.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. Bigfoot's underwear? The ashes of Mr. Krook?
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit. My father used to visit Los Alamos and do contract work of some kind. My father, brother, and I were there in '85 when my brother and I went to Philmont. We stayed at Tom Manteuffel's house. Manteuffel did not allow television in his house. My father said Manteuffel did not bar television not because Mantueffel hated TV, but because he loved TV and would never get any work done with a set in the house. My father knew Manteuffel from the U of I.
NonFiction
Pregnancy Day by Day edited by Paula Amato, MD and Maggie Blott, MB, BS. Lots of pictures, charts, graphs, information, and a topless lady on page 32.
Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy J. Siegel. "The definitive guide to financial market returns and long-term investment strategies."
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Weddings, Maps, Vigilantes, Algebra
Fiction
The Black Stiletto: Secrets and Lies by Raymond Benson. Continuation of the series where Martin discovers that the Black Stiletto, famed vigilante from the 1960s, is his mother, Judy, an Alzheimer's patient. Martin discovers the Stiletto's diaries and starts reading.
NonFiction
How to Have the Wedding You Want: (not the one everybody else wants you to have) by Christine Egan. Page 148 says, "Professional Discourtesy."
Rome by Duncan Garwood. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 152 says, " The best tapestries, on the left, were woven in Brussels in the 16th Century." Which reminds of this. Which is also this.
Managing All-in-One for Dummies by Marty Brounstein. Page 279 says, "Look skyward."
Easy Sewing Projects compiled by Barbara Delaney. Page 24 says, "Winter Forest Tea Towel." The colors and font remind me of Montreal. Which reminds me of this.
Jewelry Maker's Field Guide: tools and essential techniques by Helen I. Driggs. Page 139 says, "Ultimately, you be [sic] rewarded for your patience and hard work."
Teach Visually Microsoft Windows 8.1 by Paul McFedries. Page 84 says, "Right-click the screen."
The Rut Hunters: pursuit of the white tail SLAM by Tom Miranda. This book has about 500,000 fancy color photos.
ABCs of Rifle Shooting by David Watson. I need to sign my son and myself up for one of these classes.
Mapping the First World War: battlefields of the great conflict from above by Simon Forty. Maps produced by the Armies themselves. Page 62 says, "This chart - nicknamed a 'Tartan' for its similarity to the Scottish cloth - shows the length of time divisions from III, XIII, XIV, and XV Corps spent at the front in the period July-October 1916."
Africa by Simon Richmond. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 1056 says, "As forest cover diminishes, all too often the desert moves in."
Algebra: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill. Page 169 says, "Example 12.11."
The Italian Lakes by Paula Hardy. A Lonely Planet guide. The article on Lake Como completely ignores Princess Amidala and Anakin Skywalker.
The Black Stiletto: Secrets and Lies by Raymond Benson. Continuation of the series where Martin discovers that the Black Stiletto, famed vigilante from the 1960s, is his mother, Judy, an Alzheimer's patient. Martin discovers the Stiletto's diaries and starts reading.
NonFiction
How to Have the Wedding You Want: (not the one everybody else wants you to have) by Christine Egan. Page 148 says, "Professional Discourtesy."
Rome by Duncan Garwood. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 152 says, " The best tapestries, on the left, were woven in Brussels in the 16th Century." Which reminds of this. Which is also this.
Managing All-in-One for Dummies by Marty Brounstein. Page 279 says, "Look skyward."
Easy Sewing Projects compiled by Barbara Delaney. Page 24 says, "Winter Forest Tea Towel." The colors and font remind me of Montreal. Which reminds me of this.
Jewelry Maker's Field Guide: tools and essential techniques by Helen I. Driggs. Page 139 says, "Ultimately, you be [sic] rewarded for your patience and hard work."
Teach Visually Microsoft Windows 8.1 by Paul McFedries. Page 84 says, "Right-click the screen."
The Rut Hunters: pursuit of the white tail SLAM by Tom Miranda. This book has about 500,000 fancy color photos.
ABCs of Rifle Shooting by David Watson. I need to sign my son and myself up for one of these classes.
Mapping the First World War: battlefields of the great conflict from above by Simon Forty. Maps produced by the Armies themselves. Page 62 says, "This chart - nicknamed a 'Tartan' for its similarity to the Scottish cloth - shows the length of time divisions from III, XIII, XIV, and XV Corps spent at the front in the period July-October 1916."
Africa by Simon Richmond. A Lonely Planet guide. Page 1056 says, "As forest cover diminishes, all too often the desert moves in."
Algebra: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill. Page 169 says, "Example 12.11."
The Italian Lakes by Paula Hardy. A Lonely Planet guide. The article on Lake Como completely ignores Princess Amidala and Anakin Skywalker.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Large Print Weeding With Musical Interlude Fashion Show
Large Print
Turn your monitor upside down.
Weeding
This is why we weed out old and obsolete items. How did I miss these?
Musical Interlude
Chrissie Hynde has a new tune.
Fashion Show
Dunedin Public Library in Dunedin, New Zealand had their annual fashion show a couple weeks ago.
Turn your monitor upside down.
Weeding
This is why we weed out old and obsolete items. How did I miss these?
Musical Interlude
Chrissie Hynde has a new tune.
Fashion Show
Dunedin Public Library in Dunedin, New Zealand had their annual fashion show a couple weeks ago.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Black Beetle Pope Printing Pain
Fiction
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson. Where did this come from? It's the paperback from 2013. Must have been a donation. Short stories by guy who wrote Psychopath Test which went out 16 times and is NonFic.
The Black Beetle in 'No Way Out' by Francesco Francavilla. Comic book novel that was recommended on a Friday issue of Unshelved. The Black Beetle patrols Colt City in 1941 defending against mobsters and their paid for cops.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The cover says "YA novel" the flyleaf says, "Bookstore owner is the doldrums."
NonFiction
Woodland Knits: over 20 enchanting patterns by Stephanie Dosen. Page 65 says, "Using US size (10mm) dpns, cast on 4 sts onto one dpn."
Teach Yourself Visually Android Phones and Tablets by Guy Hart-Davis. Because computers are a pain.
3D Printing for Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Richard Horne. Because computer operated printers are a pain.
Home Skills Wiring: fix your own lights, switches, receptacles, boxes, cables and more, Cindy Smargia Laun, Design Manager. Because wiring repairs are a pain.
Trigonometry: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because trigonometry homework is a pain.
Calculus: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because calculus homework is a pain.
Not So Fast: parenting your teen through the dangers of driving by Tim Hollister. Because expensive car repairs are a pain.
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: a guide to London's literary landmarks by Stephen Halliday. Because getting lost in London is a pain.
Budget Bytes: over 199 easy, delicious recipes to slash your grocery bill in half by Beth Moncel. Because being broke is a pain.
The Everything Job Interview Question Book: the best answers to the toughest interview questions by Dawn Rosenberg McKay. Because bombing a job interview is a pain.
Color Essentials: crisp and vibrant quilts by Amanda Murphy. Because dour colored quilts are a pain.
The Complete Fibromyalgia Health, Diet Guide and Cookbook by Drs. Louise S. McCrindle and Alison C. Bested. Because pain is a pain.
Developing the Core edited by Jeffrey M. Willardson. Because cable side bends are a pain.
A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic future by Stefan von Kempis and Philip F. Lawler. Because losing parishioners is a pain.
How to Prepare for the GED Test by Barron's. Because low-paying jobs are a pain.
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson. Where did this come from? It's the paperback from 2013. Must have been a donation. Short stories by guy who wrote Psychopath Test which went out 16 times and is NonFic.
The Black Beetle in 'No Way Out' by Francesco Francavilla. Comic book novel that was recommended on a Friday issue of Unshelved. The Black Beetle patrols Colt City in 1941 defending against mobsters and their paid for cops.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The cover says "YA novel" the flyleaf says, "Bookstore owner is the doldrums."
NonFiction
Woodland Knits: over 20 enchanting patterns by Stephanie Dosen. Page 65 says, "Using US size (10mm) dpns, cast on 4 sts onto one dpn."
Teach Yourself Visually Android Phones and Tablets by Guy Hart-Davis. Because computers are a pain.
3D Printing for Dummies by Kalani Kirk Hausman and Richard Horne. Because computer operated printers are a pain.
Home Skills Wiring: fix your own lights, switches, receptacles, boxes, cables and more, Cindy Smargia Laun, Design Manager. Because wiring repairs are a pain.
Trigonometry: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because trigonometry homework is a pain.
Calculus: a complete introduction by Hugh Neill, Chief Examiner. Because calculus homework is a pain.
Not So Fast: parenting your teen through the dangers of driving by Tim Hollister. Because expensive car repairs are a pain.
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: a guide to London's literary landmarks by Stephen Halliday. Because getting lost in London is a pain.
Budget Bytes: over 199 easy, delicious recipes to slash your grocery bill in half by Beth Moncel. Because being broke is a pain.
The Everything Job Interview Question Book: the best answers to the toughest interview questions by Dawn Rosenberg McKay. Because bombing a job interview is a pain.
Color Essentials: crisp and vibrant quilts by Amanda Murphy. Because dour colored quilts are a pain.
The Complete Fibromyalgia Health, Diet Guide and Cookbook by Drs. Louise S. McCrindle and Alison C. Bested. Because pain is a pain.
Developing the Core edited by Jeffrey M. Willardson. Because cable side bends are a pain.
A Call to Serve: Pope Francis and the Catholic future by Stefan von Kempis and Philip F. Lawler. Because losing parishioners is a pain.
How to Prepare for the GED Test by Barron's. Because low-paying jobs are a pain.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Your Quarterly Delivery of the Stuart Woods Book Club
Fiction
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. Is it really Stuart Woods? Is Woods cranking these things out or is he hiring ghosts? I really do not know. Answer me Internet!
Redeployment by Phil Kay. I think this was discussed in the New York Times Book Review. Or, maybe not. Short stories dealing with service in Iraq during the war.
The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour. Arms dealer to a Croatian village in 1992 never showed up with the arms. The village was overrun and mostly slaughtered. The surviving villagers have found the dealer's identity and are out for revenge.
Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline. Fly leaf says relationship...urging...goes alone...deserted road...connection...bonding opportunity...tragedy...forced...plunges...crushing weight...ruin them all.
The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker. Here is what I know about Hunsicker: 1) he lives in Dallas, 2) he has long hair. This sounds like a good one. A contractor for the DEA in Dallas intercepts a drug shipment and ends up holding a high-value witness. He has to get the witness to Marfa, TX in spite of competition.
Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell. Lowell's "favorite activity is exploring the western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing." Oh boy...
Romance
Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett. That's two Ns, two Ns and Two Ts. A medium in the twenties helps a bootlegger with a hex. That is an unclear sentence. Does the bootlegger have a hex on him, or does the bootlegger want to hex someone else? Couldn't I just rewrite that sentence and avoid the confusion? No.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare. She wouldn't be romancing a Duke in Lake Mills. Not unless she has no sense of smell, because the chicken manure farm south of town is spreading manure this morning and everything smells awful.
Science Fiction
Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This title speaks to me. It says, "There is a goblin and he is an emperor."
He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Alex Bledsoe. This title speaks to me. It says, "What?" The fly leaf says, "P.I. novel with swords." Bledsoe lives in Mount Horeb. My family stops for breakfast there when driving to KS each summer.
Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods. Is it really Stuart Woods? Is Woods cranking these things out or is he hiring ghosts? I really do not know. Answer me Internet!
Redeployment by Phil Kay. I think this was discussed in the New York Times Book Review. Or, maybe not. Short stories dealing with service in Iraq during the war.
The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour. Arms dealer to a Croatian village in 1992 never showed up with the arms. The village was overrun and mostly slaughtered. The surviving villagers have found the dealer's identity and are out for revenge.
Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline. Fly leaf says relationship...urging...goes alone...deserted road...connection...bonding opportunity...tragedy...forced...plunges...crushing weight...ruin them all.
The Contractors by Harry Hunsicker. Here is what I know about Hunsicker: 1) he lives in Dallas, 2) he has long hair. This sounds like a good one. A contractor for the DEA in Dallas intercepts a drug shipment and ends up holding a high-value witness. He has to get the witness to Marfa, TX in spite of competition.
Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell. Lowell's "favorite activity is exploring the western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing." Oh boy...
Romance
Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett. That's two Ns, two Ns and Two Ts. A medium in the twenties helps a bootlegger with a hex. That is an unclear sentence. Does the bootlegger have a hex on him, or does the bootlegger want to hex someone else? Couldn't I just rewrite that sentence and avoid the confusion? No.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare. She wouldn't be romancing a Duke in Lake Mills. Not unless she has no sense of smell, because the chicken manure farm south of town is spreading manure this morning and everything smells awful.
Science Fiction
Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. This title speaks to me. It says, "There is a goblin and he is an emperor."
He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Alex Bledsoe. This title speaks to me. It says, "What?" The fly leaf says, "P.I. novel with swords." Bledsoe lives in Mount Horeb. My family stops for breakfast there when driving to KS each summer.
Friday, April 04, 2014
Psychology for LEGO Warlords
NonFiction
Psychology for Dummies by Adam Cash, PsyD. Page 159 says, "Feeling phrenological?"
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year:a visual history edited by Helen Murray. This is a kids book and very groovy.
The Last Warlord: the life and legend of Dostum, the Afghan warrior who led US Special Forces to topple the Taliban regime by Brian Glyn Williams, PhD. According to the photo section Dostum helped out during the initial invasion in 2001. According to the author photo Williams has a beard.
Psychology for Dummies by Adam Cash, PsyD. Page 159 says, "Feeling phrenological?"
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year:a visual history edited by Helen Murray. This is a kids book and very groovy.
The Last Warlord: the life and legend of Dostum, the Afghan warrior who led US Special Forces to topple the Taliban regime by Brian Glyn Williams, PhD. According to the photo section Dostum helped out during the initial invasion in 2001. According to the author photo Williams has a beard.
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