Fiction
Seveneves by Neal Stevenson. Some sort of SciFi thing. I've not read his other books.
Worm by Anthony Neil Smith. Newcomer to the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota runs into trouble. Of course he runs into trouble, it's a Smith novel.
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille. I think it would be funny if someone screwed up the title as Radian Angle and it went to print that way.
Double Down by Fern Michaels. One of her Sisterhood books. The same author photo with Michaels on a couch with her dogs. Michaels philanthropy is impressive.
Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. Another Cussler novel, another cover with flames and boats.
The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry. Farmer has a cow bearing bearing the image of Jesus. Laughter ensues.
I, Ripper by Stephen Hunter. Hunter writes about Jack The Ripper. I guess he won't add in his usual Remington .308 sniper rifle with it's 168 grain boat tail sniper hard as nails sniper GRRRRR! stuff.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. This needs a "New" sticker. Hey! Novik is married to the great Charles Ardai, founder of Hard Case Crime!
NonFiction
Find the Good: unexpected life lessons from a small-town obituary writer by Heather Lende. Page 47 says, "He decalred he wasn't going to hassle with any so-called inflatable suspenders."
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Artful Canary Cats
Mysteries
Li'l Tom and the Pussyfoot Foot Detective Bureau: the case of the Parrots Desparecidos by Angela Crider Neary. Some sort of cat mystery, alligator presence is undetermined. I used to check out her blog that had photos of spots in the Bay Area. I cannot find that site but she has some on Facebook.
Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths. Norfolk England with a dead guy in a WWII era fighter plane.
Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs. Childs has three mystery series. Huh. She must have fans pestering her for more books because that's a lot of books to write.
Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown. I refuse to list a cat as co-author. This cover has a silhouetted cat holding a cheer pom-pom. I kinda recall doing a silhouette art project in elementary school.
I Need A Coffee by Give Me A Minute.
Canary by Duane Swierczynski. I've always enjoyed Swizziricivxz's books. An Honors Student is forced into being confidential informant for the police and she runs into trouble. Everyone in Swizxixiccxz novels run into trouble.
NonFiction
Bound: over 20 artful handmade books by Erica Ekrem. And yet this is a paperback. Page 85 says, "Draw the needle out through sewing station 5."
Li'l Tom and the Pussyfoot Foot Detective Bureau: the case of the Parrots Desparecidos by Angela Crider Neary. Some sort of cat mystery, alligator presence is undetermined. I used to check out her blog that had photos of spots in the Bay Area. I cannot find that site but she has some on Facebook.
Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths. Norfolk England with a dead guy in a WWII era fighter plane.
Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs. Childs has three mystery series. Huh. She must have fans pestering her for more books because that's a lot of books to write.
Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown. I refuse to list a cat as co-author. This cover has a silhouetted cat holding a cheer pom-pom. I kinda recall doing a silhouette art project in elementary school.
I Need A Coffee by Give Me A Minute.
Canary by Duane Swierczynski. I've always enjoyed Swizziricivxz's books. An Honors Student is forced into being confidential informant for the police and she runs into trouble. Everyone in Swizxixiccxz novels run into trouble.
NonFiction
Bound: over 20 artful handmade books by Erica Ekrem. And yet this is a paperback. Page 85 says, "Draw the needle out through sewing station 5."
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
54 Discs of Talk
Audiobooks on CD
The Bridge by Robert Knott. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. Robert B. Parker's characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch do something. I'm not sure what they do because the description on the cover is really vague.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. 9CDs at 11.5 hours. Some guys named Milo and Alex solve crimes.
Natural Born Heroes: how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance by Christopher McDougall. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Story about a resistance group on wartime Crete.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. A horse drawn fire wagon does something.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Sisters grow up, sisters fight, sisters reconcile.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Reminds me of this:
The Bridge by Robert Knott. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. Robert B. Parker's characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch do something. I'm not sure what they do because the description on the cover is really vague.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. 9CDs at 11.5 hours. Some guys named Milo and Alex solve crimes.
Natural Born Heroes: how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance by Christopher McDougall. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Story about a resistance group on wartime Crete.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. A horse drawn fire wagon does something.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Sisters grow up, sisters fight, sisters reconcile.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Reminds me of this:
Thursday, May 14, 2015
International Edition
Norwegian Dude
Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petrterson. Short stories in a tiny book that is 61mm high. Page 57 says, "No one called him Fatso to his face."
Australian Woman
Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith. Two very different twins and one of them has bad accident. Uninjured twin wonders how he will get along without his brother. Page 242 says "And they're both full."
New Jersey Lady
Seeing Like A Rover: how robots, teams, and images craft knowledge of Mars by Janet Vertesi. Dustcover says: Every photo from Mars is "processed, manipulated, and interpreted - and that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should be taking photographs of in the first place.
Turkish Gal
Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak. 12-year-old is an animal tamer in 1540 Istanbul. He apprentices with an architect. I think this one sounds interesting, but Page 424 says, "The entourage entered a cobbler's workshop."
Huh. Shafak's note says she wrote the novel in English and it was first published in Turkey. Was it published in English or Turkish? If in Turkish did Shafak do the translation?
California Woman
Butternut Summer by Mary McNear. Girl home from college works for her mom and gets new boyfriend. Page 412 says "Minneapolis...bank...is...like an albatross.:
Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petrterson. Short stories in a tiny book that is 61mm high. Page 57 says, "No one called him Fatso to his face."
Australian Woman
Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith. Two very different twins and one of them has bad accident. Uninjured twin wonders how he will get along without his brother. Page 242 says "And they're both full."
New Jersey Lady
Seeing Like A Rover: how robots, teams, and images craft knowledge of Mars by Janet Vertesi. Dustcover says: Every photo from Mars is "processed, manipulated, and interpreted - and that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should be taking photographs of in the first place.
Turkish Gal
Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak. 12-year-old is an animal tamer in 1540 Istanbul. He apprentices with an architect. I think this one sounds interesting, but Page 424 says, "The entourage entered a cobbler's workshop."
Huh. Shafak's note says she wrote the novel in English and it was first published in Turkey. Was it published in English or Turkish? If in Turkish did Shafak do the translation?
California Woman
Butternut Summer by Mary McNear. Girl home from college works for her mom and gets new boyfriend. Page 412 says "Minneapolis...bank...is...like an albatross.:
Friday, May 08, 2015
Local Color
Local Color
Farmer's Market
Commons Park - across the street from the library - hosted the first Farmer's Market of the year on Wednesday. I took some photos with my fancy computer box telephone.
Dunedin, you might have candied popcorn down there. Kettle corn is popcorn with a sugar coating. There was a guy - he was absent Wed. - who brings a trailer with a large copper cooking kettle and he'll mix in the sugar as the popcorn popped up.
There are always several cheese vendors.
Puzzle Table
Staff put this table in our magazine room and I declare that it was a good idea.
Donation check
Lake Mills Market sponsors a "Round Up" program every other month. The Round-Up allows customers to round their final bill up to the next dollar and that amount of change goes to a local organization. The Round Up earned $4,504.01 for the library's Summer Reading Program.
The lighting in this kinda makes it look like I and Mitch, store owner to the far right, are photoshopped in.
Little Free Library
Someone on north Main Street put up a Little Free Library. I guess this one is not an official Little Free Library since it is not on the organization's map. But, that map is missing at least one other one that was installed a couple years ago.
Farmer's Market
Commons Park - across the street from the library - hosted the first Farmer's Market of the year on Wednesday. I took some photos with my fancy computer box telephone.
Dunedin, you might have candied popcorn down there. Kettle corn is popcorn with a sugar coating. There was a guy - he was absent Wed. - who brings a trailer with a large copper cooking kettle and he'll mix in the sugar as the popcorn popped up.
There are always several cheese vendors.
Puzzle Table
Staff put this table in our magazine room and I declare that it was a good idea.
Donation check
Lake Mills Market sponsors a "Round Up" program every other month. The Round-Up allows customers to round their final bill up to the next dollar and that amount of change goes to a local organization. The Round Up earned $4,504.01 for the library's Summer Reading Program.
The lighting in this kinda makes it look like I and Mitch, store owner to the far right, are photoshopped in.
Little Free Library
Someone on north Main Street put up a Little Free Library. I guess this one is not an official Little Free Library since it is not on the organization's map. But, that map is missing at least one other one that was installed a couple years ago.
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Fifteen Novels
Fiction
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. I've not read one of her books.
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick. No relation to Amanda Huggankiss.
Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell. Cover is blue and yellow. I approve.
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy. Flournoy worked at the D.C. public library. According to the book bio. I don't know personally know her so I'll have to trust the bio.
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. I don't know her either.
Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose. Or her.
The Liar by Nora Roberts. Or her.
Memory Man by David Baldacci. Him either.
Bone Tree by Greg Iles. Never met him.
Early Warning by Jane Smiley. I don't even know what she looks like.
Perfect Match by Fern Michaels. For all I know she lives in a bunker under the Sonoran Desert.
Beauty's Kingdom by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure). Not her, either.
Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg. Nope.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottline. Hey! I think I- nope, never met her.
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. I've not read one of her books.
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick. No relation to Amanda Huggankiss.
Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell. Cover is blue and yellow. I approve.
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy. Flournoy worked at the D.C. public library. According to the book bio. I don't know personally know her so I'll have to trust the bio.
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. I don't know her either.
Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose. Or her.
The Liar by Nora Roberts. Or her.
Memory Man by David Baldacci. Him either.
Bone Tree by Greg Iles. Never met him.
Early Warning by Jane Smiley. I don't even know what she looks like.
Perfect Match by Fern Michaels. For all I know she lives in a bunker under the Sonoran Desert.
Beauty's Kingdom by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure). Not her, either.
Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg. Nope.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottline. Hey! I think I- nope, never met her.
NonFic and Mystery
Adult NonFiction
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald. This was a best seller in England. Woman's father dies and she tries to train a Goshawk. No photos.
A Curious Mind: the secret to a bigger life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman. "Bigger life"? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Movie producer chats with "interesting and accomplished strangers."
Missoula: rape and the justice system in a college town by Jon Krakauer. So, basically, a lot of towns and universities do a crap job of investigating and prosecuting rapes, and the victim gets slimed by public opinion. Krakauer shows this by writing about victims in Missoula, MT.
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by David Fisher. "A fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know."
Mystery Writers of America Cookbook edited by Kate White. Really? Hey, let's check for my favorites...
Mysteries
Postman Always Purls Twice by Anne Canadeo. One of those cozies with cats and knitting.
Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton. I like the cover. Page 109 says, "Bess was...turned...entirely...but...idle gossip...revive...recall...children."
Falling in Love by Donna Leon. Latest in the series with an Italian policeman. Page 88 says, "Whipped...again...they appeared...speaking...in a children's game...he ignored."
Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert. Wittig? Is that German? I should look it up. According to the bio Albert writes another series with her husband. Also, according to the bio, Albert should be Dr. Albert. Professor Albert? Well, maybe Professor is only used if the person is emeritus. I should look that up, too.
Gathering Prey by John Sandford. According to this bio Sandford moved to New Mexico.
Death Wears a Beauty Mask: and other stories by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark has been publishing since 1956. These stories span from 1958 to 2015. Mary Higgins Clark has never received the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald. This was a best seller in England. Woman's father dies and she tries to train a Goshawk. No photos.
A Curious Mind: the secret to a bigger life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman. "Bigger life"? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Movie producer chats with "interesting and accomplished strangers."
Missoula: rape and the justice system in a college town by Jon Krakauer. So, basically, a lot of towns and universities do a crap job of investigating and prosecuting rapes, and the victim gets slimed by public opinion. Krakauer shows this by writing about victims in Missoula, MT.
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by David Fisher. "A fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know."
Mystery Writers of America Cookbook edited by Kate White. Really? Hey, let's check for my favorites...
- Bill Crider? No.
- Victor Gischler? No.
- Anthony Neil Smith? No.
- Phillip Kerr? No.
- Stuart Neville? No.
- Megan Abbott? No.
- Mickey Spillane? No.
- Max Allan Collins? Yes.
- Jens Lapidus? No.
- Lee Goldberg? No.
- David Levien? No.
- Ed McBain? No.
- Lawrence Block? Nope.
- Steve Hockensmith? Nada.
- Lemony Snicket? Nix.
Mysteries
Postman Always Purls Twice by Anne Canadeo. One of those cozies with cats and knitting.
Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton. I like the cover. Page 109 says, "Bess was...turned...entirely...but...idle gossip...revive...recall...children."
Falling in Love by Donna Leon. Latest in the series with an Italian policeman. Page 88 says, "Whipped...again...they appeared...speaking...in a children's game...he ignored."
Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert. Wittig? Is that German? I should look it up. According to the bio Albert writes another series with her husband. Also, according to the bio, Albert should be Dr. Albert. Professor Albert? Well, maybe Professor is only used if the person is emeritus. I should look that up, too.
Gathering Prey by John Sandford. According to this bio Sandford moved to New Mexico.
Death Wears a Beauty Mask: and other stories by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark has been publishing since 1956. These stories span from 1958 to 2015. Mary Higgins Clark has never received the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
Monday, May 04, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Nine Days Since the Last Post
And nothing new to write about.
Photos from our Altered Books Program.
Participants really liked this two night program.
Photos from our Altered Books Program.
Participants really liked this two night program.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Run For Your Lives, Gischler Has Returned.
Fiction
Sally of the Wasteland by Victor Gsichler and Tazio Bettin. Post-apocalyptic action and humor. Through the wonders of the internet I learned last week that Gischler had a warrant issued for his arrest. He was charged with not paying a traffic ticket. Gischler paid the ticket and has an online payment record. Okay, that can happen. What was surprising is when four, maybe more, people commented that they or a relative had the same thing happen and they were arrested and stuck in jail. Dang, that is not good.
Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo. 1963 Cuba and a woman tells about her time during the Third War of Independence from Spain.
Sally of the Wasteland by Victor Gsichler and Tazio Bettin. Post-apocalyptic action and humor. Through the wonders of the internet I learned last week that Gischler had a warrant issued for his arrest. He was charged with not paying a traffic ticket. Gischler paid the ticket and has an online payment record. Okay, that can happen. What was surprising is when four, maybe more, people commented that they or a relative had the same thing happen and they were arrested and stuck in jail. Dang, that is not good.
Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo. 1963 Cuba and a woman tells about her time during the Third War of Independence from Spain.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Bunch of Large Print and Audiobooks with Two - That's Right 2! - Quarry Novels
Audiobooks on CD and Large Print
Yes, that picture is very blurry. No, I am not going to take another photo.
Quarry Novels
I've always enjoyed Max Allan Collins's Quarry novels. I'm listening to one of the Mike Hammer novels Mickey Spillane gave to Collins to finish up. I like it.
Yes, that picture is very blurry. No, I am not going to take another photo.
Quarry Novels
I've always enjoyed Max Allan Collins's Quarry novels. I'm listening to one of the Mike Hammer novels Mickey Spillane gave to Collins to finish up. I like it.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Just Found a Stack of Items In the Staff Workroom
Fiction - With unrelated commentary.
The Angel of Court Affair by Anne Perry. When it came out that Perry was one of the girls convicted of that infamous 1954 murder in New Zealand it also came out that the other teenager involved, Pauline Parker, now lived a short way away from Perry in England.
Blood on the Snow by Jo Nesbo. Anthony Neil Smith likes these Norwegian books. I'm not sure why I always remember this.
Miracle at August by James Patterson Amalgamated Writer Industries and Peter de Jonge. de Jonge is a cool name.
At The Water's Edge by Sara Gruen. Gruen? Did I read one of her books? Let me see... nope, she did that novel about elephants or something.
Children's Crusade by Ann Packer. Back to Anne Perry: how do you reconcile yourself with your actions as a murderer. Perry and Parker were in a obsessive relationship and, to me, could have been mentally ill. 70 years on both Perry and Parker must still be reminded most days of the killing. Each time they see a grouchy teenager with a parent. Maybe Parker wishes she could talk to her mother once again.
The Dead Play On by Heather Graham. Do you think Perry and Parker have flashbacks? Maybe a smell that generates a memory? There must be plant and animal smells unique to NZ that are rarely found in England.
Sisters of Heart and Snow by Margaret Dilloway. There is a scent that immediately reminds me of frequent childhood visits to a family member's home in Dallas. I smell it every now and again. When I went to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico the cabin used to teach tying fly fishing flies was thick with that scent.
NonFiction - With More Commentary
Effortless Healing: 9 simple ways to sidestep illness, shed excess weight, and help your body fix itself by Dr. Joseph Mercola. The dust jacket says Mercola is a passionate advocate... champion... visionary. How is Mercola pronounced? It makes me think of Meerkats and Coca-Cola.
Large Print - Even More Commentary
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. I am a robot. Beep, beep, beep.
Wicked Ways by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. Two people write one book.
Sometimes the Wolf by Urban Waite. Attacks at night with sharp, gnashing teeth. You'll defensively raise your arms but your efforts are in vain. You will be eaten alive.
The Trouble With J.J. by Tami Hoag. Is that he keeps leaving the lights on. His electric bill must be insane.
The Angel of Court Affair by Anne Perry. When it came out that Perry was one of the girls convicted of that infamous 1954 murder in New Zealand it also came out that the other teenager involved, Pauline Parker, now lived a short way away from Perry in England.
Blood on the Snow by Jo Nesbo. Anthony Neil Smith likes these Norwegian books. I'm not sure why I always remember this.
Miracle at August by James Patterson Amalgamated Writer Industries and Peter de Jonge. de Jonge is a cool name.
At The Water's Edge by Sara Gruen. Gruen? Did I read one of her books? Let me see... nope, she did that novel about elephants or something.
Children's Crusade by Ann Packer. Back to Anne Perry: how do you reconcile yourself with your actions as a murderer. Perry and Parker were in a obsessive relationship and, to me, could have been mentally ill. 70 years on both Perry and Parker must still be reminded most days of the killing. Each time they see a grouchy teenager with a parent. Maybe Parker wishes she could talk to her mother once again.
The Dead Play On by Heather Graham. Do you think Perry and Parker have flashbacks? Maybe a smell that generates a memory? There must be plant and animal smells unique to NZ that are rarely found in England.
Sisters of Heart and Snow by Margaret Dilloway. There is a scent that immediately reminds me of frequent childhood visits to a family member's home in Dallas. I smell it every now and again. When I went to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico the cabin used to teach tying fly fishing flies was thick with that scent.
NonFiction - With More Commentary
Effortless Healing: 9 simple ways to sidestep illness, shed excess weight, and help your body fix itself by Dr. Joseph Mercola. The dust jacket says Mercola is a passionate advocate... champion... visionary. How is Mercola pronounced? It makes me think of Meerkats and Coca-Cola.
Large Print - Even More Commentary
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. I am a robot. Beep, beep, beep.
Wicked Ways by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. Two people write one book.
Sometimes the Wolf by Urban Waite. Attacks at night with sharp, gnashing teeth. You'll defensively raise your arms but your efforts are in vain. You will be eaten alive.
The Trouble With J.J. by Tami Hoag. Is that he keeps leaving the lights on. His electric bill must be insane.
Thursday, April 09, 2015
Emma, Gourmet Warlord
NonFiction
American Warlord: a true story by Johnny Dwyer. In 1991 Florida teenager Chucky lived with his mother and step-father outside Orlando. He received a call from his biological father, Charles Taylor, Liberian President. Chucky flew over to visit, joined his father's government, and started "committing crimes that stunned even his brutal father." When the Liberian government collapsed Chucky tried to come back to the U.S.
DVD
Jackie Chan 8 Film Collection: Battle Creek Brawl: City Hunter: Crime Story: Magnificent Bodyguards: Police Story: Police Story 2: Dragon Fist: The Protector. starring Jackie Chan.
Tusk starring Michael Parks Justin Long. Some kind of horror movie about a walrus man in Canada.
Fiction
Emma by Alexander McCall Smith. Modern telling of the old story.
Strangler Vine by M.J. Carter. Historical thriller in 1837 India. Bernard Cornwell says he liked it.
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova. Genova? That's a familiar name. I'm not sure why.
Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon. Spying and political intrigue in 1949 Berlin. I watched the film version of A Good German, it was a good flick.
The Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle. The plot description on the dust cover uses the word inamorata. Really? I'll admit to sometimes trying to find the perfect word. But, really? Inamorata?
Killer Gourmet by G.A. McKevett. Mystery novel with food.
Hot Pursuit by Stuart Woods. Another one.
Compulsion by Allison Brennan. Reporter investigates accused killer.
American Warlord: a true story by Johnny Dwyer. In 1991 Florida teenager Chucky lived with his mother and step-father outside Orlando. He received a call from his biological father, Charles Taylor, Liberian President. Chucky flew over to visit, joined his father's government, and started "committing crimes that stunned even his brutal father." When the Liberian government collapsed Chucky tried to come back to the U.S.
DVD
Jackie Chan 8 Film Collection: Battle Creek Brawl: City Hunter: Crime Story: Magnificent Bodyguards: Police Story: Police Story 2: Dragon Fist: The Protector. starring Jackie Chan.
Tusk starring Michael Parks Justin Long. Some kind of horror movie about a walrus man in Canada.
Fiction
Emma by Alexander McCall Smith. Modern telling of the old story.
Strangler Vine by M.J. Carter. Historical thriller in 1837 India. Bernard Cornwell says he liked it.
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova. Genova? That's a familiar name. I'm not sure why.
Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon. Spying and political intrigue in 1949 Berlin. I watched the film version of A Good German, it was a good flick.
The Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle. The plot description on the dust cover uses the word inamorata. Really? I'll admit to sometimes trying to find the perfect word. But, really? Inamorata?
Killer Gourmet by G.A. McKevett. Mystery novel with food.
Hot Pursuit by Stuart Woods. Another one.
Compulsion by Allison Brennan. Reporter investigates accused killer.
Monday, April 06, 2015
Big 150.5 Hour Pile of Audiobooks
Audiobooks on CD
A vendor had a big sale so I bought a bunch of audiobooks.
Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Collins's Nathan Heller gets involved in another big historical event. Good mysteries set within actual events. Heller gets involved in the Kennedy assassination.
Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Some sort of mystery with people.
Kiss Her Goodbye by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Another collaboration between Spillane's unfinished manuscripts and Allan's finishing fingers. Mike Hammer finds trouble and causes more trouble.
Standup Guy by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs by 7.5 hours. Another Woods mystery. You know the drill.
Taking Eve by Iris Johansen. 9 CDs at 10 hours. One of those Eve novels by Johansen.
Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Another one of those Eve novels by Johansen.
Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. A PI and an attorney are in a thriller novel.
The Forgotten by David Baldacci. 12 CDs at 12.5 hours. Super cop investigates his aunt's murderin Florida.
The Innocents by David Baldacci. 10 CDs at 12.5 hours. Hitman on the run takes in a 14-year-old runaway as they both run from bad guys.
The Hit by David Baldacci. 10 CDs at 12 hours. The same hitman does something else with other hitman who is a hitwoman.
Total Control by David Baldacci. 14 CDs at 17 hours. Thriller with a woman involved in search for her missing husband.
Back Fire by Catherine Coulter. 10 CDs at 11.5 hours. FBI investigates trial with a shot judge and a distracted prosecutor.
Sleight of Hand by Phillip Margolin. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Some guy is a attorney, con man, and hired killer.
After Dark by Phillip Margolin. 9 CDs by 10 hours. Judge gets killed, prosecutor is prosecuted, defense attorney defends.
A vendor had a big sale so I bought a bunch of audiobooks.
Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Collins's Nathan Heller gets involved in another big historical event. Good mysteries set within actual events. Heller gets involved in the Kennedy assassination.
Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Some sort of mystery with people.
Kiss Her Goodbye by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Another collaboration between Spillane's unfinished manuscripts and Allan's finishing fingers. Mike Hammer finds trouble and causes more trouble.
Standup Guy by Stuart Woods. 6 CDs by 7.5 hours. Another Woods mystery. You know the drill.
Taking Eve by Iris Johansen. 9 CDs at 10 hours. One of those Eve novels by Johansen.
Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Another one of those Eve novels by Johansen.
Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. A PI and an attorney are in a thriller novel.
The Forgotten by David Baldacci. 12 CDs at 12.5 hours. Super cop investigates his aunt's murderin Florida.
The Innocents by David Baldacci. 10 CDs at 12.5 hours. Hitman on the run takes in a 14-year-old runaway as they both run from bad guys.
The Hit by David Baldacci. 10 CDs at 12 hours. The same hitman does something else with other hitman who is a hitwoman.
Total Control by David Baldacci. 14 CDs at 17 hours. Thriller with a woman involved in search for her missing husband.
Back Fire by Catherine Coulter. 10 CDs at 11.5 hours. FBI investigates trial with a shot judge and a distracted prosecutor.
Sleight of Hand by Phillip Margolin. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Some guy is a attorney, con man, and hired killer.
After Dark by Phillip Margolin. 9 CDs by 10 hours. Judge gets killed, prosecutor is prosecuted, defense attorney defends.
Rejoice! A new David Levien novel.
Fiction
Signature Kill by David Levien. Former Police Officer Frank Behr solves more crimes in Indianapolis.
Tortured Souls: the legend of Primordium by Clive Barker. Reprint of 2001 novella by Barker.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver. Stories by the famed short story writer. Was this a donation? It is certainly not a new book.
NonFiction
Helping Your Anxious Child, second edition by Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., et al. 10 percent of children have excessive fears and worries - phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder - that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood.
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease by Claudia Black. Discussing alcoholism with young children.
An Elephant in the Living Room by Jill M. Hastings, M.S. and Marion H. Typpo, Ph.D. Like the above, how children of alcoholics live with the situation.
Large Print
The Stranger by Harlan Coben.
Patriot Threat by Steve Berry.
Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury.
House Broken by Sonja Yoera.
Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell.
Falling From Horses by Molly Gloss.
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen.
The Rose Effect by Graeme Simision.
Signature Kill by David Levien. Former Police Officer Frank Behr solves more crimes in Indianapolis.
Tortured Souls: the legend of Primordium by Clive Barker. Reprint of 2001 novella by Barker.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver. Stories by the famed short story writer. Was this a donation? It is certainly not a new book.
NonFiction
Helping Your Anxious Child, second edition by Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., et al. 10 percent of children have excessive fears and worries - phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder - that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood.
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease by Claudia Black. Discussing alcoholism with young children.
An Elephant in the Living Room by Jill M. Hastings, M.S. and Marion H. Typpo, Ph.D. Like the above, how children of alcoholics live with the situation.
Large Print
The Stranger by Harlan Coben.
Patriot Threat by Steve Berry.
Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury.
House Broken by Sonja Yoera.
Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell.
Falling From Horses by Molly Gloss.
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen.
The Rose Effect by Graeme Simision.
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Part Two: Bullet Rebellion Love Song
Fiction
The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly. Woman goes to doctor appointment for wrist pain and they find a bullet in her neck. Woman was adopted as a child after she was wounded and her parents murdered.
Cavendon Women by Barbara Taylor Bradford. I have a lot of trouble typing the author's name.
Some is Watching by Joy Field-. I think that says Joy Fielding. But, There is a label covering up part of the name I don't want to check the cover.
Love Letters by Beverly Lewis.
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson. At least I think it is Cynthia. Her name is also covered by a spine label.
Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.Cover image is a woman on a beach.
Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber. That is a long title.
Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik. I like the cover.
Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson. Cover is similar to Dark Rooms.
The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell.
The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos. The cover makes this look like a YA novel. Aquamarine cover with just the title words in a typewriter font.
The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly. Woman goes to doctor appointment for wrist pain and they find a bullet in her neck. Woman was adopted as a child after she was wounded and her parents murdered.
Cavendon Women by Barbara Taylor Bradford. I have a lot of trouble typing the author's name.
Some is Watching by Joy Field-. I think that says Joy Fielding. But, There is a label covering up part of the name I don't want to check the cover.
Love Letters by Beverly Lewis.
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson. At least I think it is Cynthia. Her name is also covered by a spine label.
Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce.Cover image is a woman on a beach.
Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber. That is a long title.
Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik. I like the cover.
Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson. Cover is similar to Dark Rooms.
The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell.
The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos. The cover makes this look like a YA novel. Aquamarine cover with just the title words in a typewriter font.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Part One: Coben's Murder Dreams
Fiction
The Stranger by Harlan Coben. Bill Crider linked to an interview with Coben. COben doesn't work at home because he gets distracted by house and home issues. He'll go to the grocery store coffee shop.
Murder on the Champ De Mars by Cara Black. Another murder in Paris. Page 54 says, "A pang hit her." Sweet! the end papers have city maps.
The Edge of Dreams by Rhys Bowen. Rhys is a guy's name, right? Let me check...nope. Rhys is a woman. Hey, Bowen was been awarded an Edgar, and Anthony, and a Agatha award. That means Bowen's books are a big deal.
Life or Death by Michael Robotham. I like this guy's novels but have not read one in a while.
The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons. I like this guy's novels, too. Another historical novel mixing real people with characters.
Non Fiction
Understanding Your Cat or Kitten by H. Ellen Whiteley, DVM. One of the cats living in my house, Vampire Fang, has been hassling the dog, Petra. I think the cat is jealous that Petra gets to go outside. Vampire Fang will hover by the back door and bolt outside if you are not watching. My wife and I will holler at the children, "Don't let the cat out!"
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Son: the Don Rosa Library Vol. 1. Republished comics in a nice big hardcover. Page 62 says, "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Large Print
Cold Betrayal by JA Jance. Same as the regular print with BIG LETTERS.
The Stranger by Harlan Coben. Bill Crider linked to an interview with Coben. COben doesn't work at home because he gets distracted by house and home issues. He'll go to the grocery store coffee shop.
Murder on the Champ De Mars by Cara Black. Another murder in Paris. Page 54 says, "A pang hit her." Sweet! the end papers have city maps.
The Edge of Dreams by Rhys Bowen. Rhys is a guy's name, right? Let me check...nope. Rhys is a woman. Hey, Bowen was been awarded an Edgar, and Anthony, and a Agatha award. That means Bowen's books are a big deal.
Life or Death by Michael Robotham. I like this guy's novels but have not read one in a while.
The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons. I like this guy's novels, too. Another historical novel mixing real people with characters.
Non Fiction
Understanding Your Cat or Kitten by H. Ellen Whiteley, DVM. One of the cats living in my house, Vampire Fang, has been hassling the dog, Petra. I think the cat is jealous that Petra gets to go outside. Vampire Fang will hover by the back door and bolt outside if you are not watching. My wife and I will holler at the children, "Don't let the cat out!"
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Son: the Don Rosa Library Vol. 1. Republished comics in a nice big hardcover. Page 62 says, "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Large Print
Cold Betrayal by JA Jance. Same as the regular print with BIG LETTERS.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
One Book. Several Photos. A video.
NonFiction
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy. Nice cover.
Photographs
The outside wall of the stage in Library Hall was stenciled by Jill Kessenich who donated her time and expertise to the project. Jill also designed the library remodel.
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park the night of February 18, 2015. There was a cold front, temp was -9 Fahrenheit. That's -22 Celsius, Dunedin.
I do not recall if I posted this video of February's Knickerbocker Ice Festival. The weather was perfect. Cold enough for ice and snow but warm enough, and no wind, to be comfortable outside.
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy. Nice cover.
Photographs
The outside wall of the stage in Library Hall was stenciled by Jill Kessenich who donated her time and expertise to the project. Jill also designed the library remodel.
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park the night of February 18, 2015. There was a cold front, temp was -9 Fahrenheit. That's -22 Celsius, Dunedin.
I do not recall if I posted this video of February's Knickerbocker Ice Festival. The weather was perfect. Cold enough for ice and snow but warm enough, and no wind, to be comfortable outside.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Quarterly Issue by James Patterson
Fiction
Endangered by C.J. Box. Joe Pickett solves crime in WY or MT. I'm note sure. You'll have to check the setting yourself. Maybe ND? I hear Box is a good dude.
Cold Betrayal by J.A. Jance. Some sort of mystery.
NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Marshall Karp. Karp is an uncommon name. Karp sounds like the name of a P.I. in a novel, good thing Karp writes P.I. novels.
A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear. Judging by the photo this is a wartime novel set on Gibraltar.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. The cover photo says "Expensive gazebo I never use." The graphic artist says, "I'm gonna add some lanterns to this sucker. And here is another. And another. And another. Aw, heck, why stop now?"
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. No matter where a Cussler novel is set the cover will be covered in flames.
Forgiveness 4 You by Ann Bauer. The cover says Bauer wrote The Forever Marriage. I never heard of that book but will look it up in out catalog. Yeah, we don't have it but copies are available from other libraries.
Mrs. Grant and Madame Julie by Jennifer Chiaverini. Another Civil War era novel, I suppose. Yeah, kinda. Grant's wife owned a woman who was also her "best friend". Yeah, well...
World Gone By by Dennis Lehane. Crime and mobsters in 1943 Miami.
Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. Big name literary guy's latest novel. Ooh, dig the map on the end papers.
NonFiction
Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. More non fiction by the popular Larson. Sweet, more maps in the end papers.
Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture: committee study of the Central Intelligence Agency's detention and interrogation program by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Endangered by C.J. Box. Joe Pickett solves crime in WY or MT. I'm note sure. You'll have to check the setting yourself. Maybe ND? I hear Box is a good dude.
Cold Betrayal by J.A. Jance. Some sort of mystery.
NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Marshall Karp. Karp is an uncommon name. Karp sounds like the name of a P.I. in a novel, good thing Karp writes P.I. novels.
A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear. Judging by the photo this is a wartime novel set on Gibraltar.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. The cover photo says "Expensive gazebo I never use." The graphic artist says, "I'm gonna add some lanterns to this sucker. And here is another. And another. And another. Aw, heck, why stop now?"
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. No matter where a Cussler novel is set the cover will be covered in flames.
Forgiveness 4 You by Ann Bauer. The cover says Bauer wrote The Forever Marriage. I never heard of that book but will look it up in out catalog. Yeah, we don't have it but copies are available from other libraries.
Mrs. Grant and Madame Julie by Jennifer Chiaverini. Another Civil War era novel, I suppose. Yeah, kinda. Grant's wife owned a woman who was also her "best friend". Yeah, well...
World Gone By by Dennis Lehane. Crime and mobsters in 1943 Miami.
Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. Big name literary guy's latest novel. Ooh, dig the map on the end papers.
NonFiction
Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. More non fiction by the popular Larson. Sweet, more maps in the end papers.
Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture: committee study of the Central Intelligence Agency's detention and interrogation program by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Big Words
Large Print
Makin' Miracles by Lin Stepp.
Searching for Grace Kelly by Michael Callahan. Found her.
Marriage Charmer by Linda Lael Miller.
Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander.
Dead Heat by Allison Brennan.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
Mightier Than The Sword by Jeffrey Archer.
Makin' Miracles by Lin Stepp.
Searching for Grace Kelly by Michael Callahan. Found her.
Marriage Charmer by Linda Lael Miller.
Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander.
Dead Heat by Allison Brennan.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
Mightier Than The Sword by Jeffrey Archer.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
3D Printer Workshop
3D Printing: You Path to World Domination
Hey, Dunedin, is 3D printing a popular library thing in NZ? The printers get a lot of "gee whiz, that's amazing!" attention. The printer is very neat but children then need to learn how to use computer software packages to create the items.
I explained how the printer works and is set-up. We used a mobile computer lab to show the simple online design resources at tinkercad.com and design some objects.
Hey, Dunedin, is 3D printing a popular library thing in NZ? The printers get a lot of "gee whiz, that's amazing!" attention. The printer is very neat but children then need to learn how to use computer software packages to create the items.
I explained how the printer works and is set-up. We used a mobile computer lab to show the simple online design resources at tinkercad.com and design some objects.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
La La La
Singers Sing Songs, Microphones Help Record, Factories Press Plastic
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 by [various musicians). Singers sing soundtrack singles.
The Man Upstairs by Robyn Hitchcock.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 by [various musicians). Singers sing soundtrack singles.
The Man Upstairs by Robyn Hitchcock.
Friday, March 06, 2015
Extreme Whiplash, Girl
DVD
WWE Extreme Rules starring [big dudes]. Big dudes jump around, do athletic stuff, and gets smooshed.
Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck, I still have not read the book. I read Flynn's other two books and really enjoyed the Kansas one, Dark Places. That's a movie now, too, except it was filmed in Louisiana.
Whiplash starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. Drummer has a mean teacher. Drummer?
WWE Extreme Rules starring [big dudes]. Big dudes jump around, do athletic stuff, and gets smooshed.
Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck, I still have not read the book. I read Flynn's other two books and really enjoyed the Kansas one, Dark Places. That's a movie now, too, except it was filmed in Louisiana.
Whiplash starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. Drummer has a mean teacher. Drummer?
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
Romance from Lorelei James
Fiction
Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James. Lorelei James is the same as Lori Armstrong but with sex and romance. James's novels always check out well. I chatted with Armstrong at the Bouchercon conference in St. Louis. I'm not sure if she is still writing mysteries and thrillers, she had publisher trouble a couple years ago.
EDIT: Yeah, Armstrong still writes her Judy Collins mystery series and published a novella last year. Her Mercy Gunderson mysteries did well here. Trio link.
Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James. Lorelei James is the same as Lori Armstrong but with sex and romance. James's novels always check out well. I chatted with Armstrong at the Bouchercon conference in St. Louis. I'm not sure if she is still writing mysteries and thrillers, she had publisher trouble a couple years ago.
EDIT: Yeah, Armstrong still writes her Judy Collins mystery series and published a novella last year. Her Mercy Gunderson mysteries did well here. Trio link.
Monday, March 02, 2015
I Heard One of These Guys on the Radio
Fiction
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott. Not this lady.
Empire by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard. Not them.
Revenant by Kat Richardson. Not her. But, her books do well here and she attended Murder and Mayhem in Muskego/Milwaukee a couple times.
Descent by Tim Johnston. Not this guy.
A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders. Not her. Nice cover though.
The Murder Man by Tony Parsons. This guy. I heard this guy on the radio. You can listen yourself, if you like.
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott. Not this lady.
Empire by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard. Not them.
Revenant by Kat Richardson. Not her. But, her books do well here and she attended Murder and Mayhem in Muskego/Milwaukee a couple times.
Descent by Tim Johnston. Not this guy.
A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders. Not her. Nice cover though.
The Murder Man by Tony Parsons. This guy. I heard this guy on the radio. You can listen yourself, if you like.
NonFiction and Regulars
NonFiction
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan and illustrated by John Rocco. Greek myths as told by Riordan's Percy Jackson character.
Reads Well With Others by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Collection of the daily comic strip, Unshelved. Like this:
Yoga for Runners by Christine Felstead. Page 69 says, This imbalance creates a torquing action in the knee, which pulls the kneecap and twists it to the side so the patella no longer tracks as it should; over time this crates pain and wears down the cartilage around the knee.
Fiction
Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel.
In Plain Sight by Fern Michaels.
Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
Hush by Laura Lippman.
Mightier Than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer.
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan and illustrated by John Rocco. Greek myths as told by Riordan's Percy Jackson character.
Reads Well With Others by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Collection of the daily comic strip, Unshelved. Like this:
Yoga for Runners by Christine Felstead. Page 69 says, This imbalance creates a torquing action in the knee, which pulls the kneecap and twists it to the side so the patella no longer tracks as it should; over time this crates pain and wears down the cartilage around the knee.
Fiction
Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel.
In Plain Sight by Fern Michaels.
Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
Hush by Laura Lippman.
Mightier Than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer.
Friday, February 27, 2015
J.D. Rhoades Will Be Happy
Fiction
Devil's Dust by J.D. Rhoades. When Rhoades isn't posting on Facebook he is lawyering. When he's not lawyering he's writing novels. When he's writing novels he's writing this from page 215, "If I go in there,' Keller said, 'What Are you going to do?"
Easy Death by Daniel Boyd. I read this book and enjoyed it. Bill Crider read it too. Armed robbers in 1951 Ohio battle a blizzard.
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King. Dreaming of spies, or spies who are dreaming? Let's see what page 57 has to say about it, His search left Holmes, as one might expect, unconvinced. Well, that clears up nothing.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. A popular book group book. So, I bought a copy.
The Walking Dead, Volume 22: a new beginning by Robert Kirkman. I have not watched the show past the first few episodes of season two.
You Could Be Home By Now by Tracy Manaster. I think this is about a miscarriage. The dustcover is unclear. Page 191 says, It should have been.
NonFiction
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and John Holdren. Replacing an older edition. This yellow cover will not age well.
The Homeschooling Handbook by Lorilee Lippincott. Another replacement of an old edition.
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. I think I ordered this off an online recommendation. Or not.
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. An older book but Ramsey's advice is popular.
Body Sculpting Bible for Women: workout journal by James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera. This series has been going for over a decade and is still popular. The women's versions check out more than the men's so I bought this one.I should have skipped buying this since it is designed as a journal for a single user to record their progress. Over half the pages are blank forms.
Devil's Dust by J.D. Rhoades. When Rhoades isn't posting on Facebook he is lawyering. When he's not lawyering he's writing novels. When he's writing novels he's writing this from page 215, "If I go in there,' Keller said, 'What Are you going to do?"
Easy Death by Daniel Boyd. I read this book and enjoyed it. Bill Crider read it too. Armed robbers in 1951 Ohio battle a blizzard.
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King. Dreaming of spies, or spies who are dreaming? Let's see what page 57 has to say about it, His search left Holmes, as one might expect, unconvinced. Well, that clears up nothing.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. A popular book group book. So, I bought a copy.
The Walking Dead, Volume 22: a new beginning by Robert Kirkman. I have not watched the show past the first few episodes of season two.
You Could Be Home By Now by Tracy Manaster. I think this is about a miscarriage. The dustcover is unclear. Page 191 says, It should have been.
NonFiction
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and John Holdren. Replacing an older edition. This yellow cover will not age well.
The Homeschooling Handbook by Lorilee Lippincott. Another replacement of an old edition.
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. I think I ordered this off an online recommendation. Or not.
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. An older book but Ramsey's advice is popular.
Body Sculpting Bible for Women: workout journal by James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera. This series has been going for over a decade and is still popular. The women's versions check out more than the men's so I bought this one.I should have skipped buying this since it is designed as a journal for a single user to record their progress. Over half the pages are blank forms.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Oops, Missed One
Fiction
If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie. I feel bad about missing this book in my last post. I go on record with my deepest apologies to Mr. Christie. It is well know that he is not only a great author but a great man.
The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang. Well. I guess Ms. Lang is a nice lady.
If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie. I feel bad about missing this book in my last post. I go on record with my deepest apologies to Mr. Christie. It is well know that he is not only a great author but a great man.
- It's no surprise that Mr. Christie is often referred to as "the greatest living writer in that house over there."
- Mr. Christie's touch has been documented as a possible cure for Poison Oak.
- A casual glance by Mr. Christie can turn a sad dog happy.
- Mr. Christie climbed Mount Everest without oxygen and while wearing shorts.
- The first time Mr Christie took a airplane ride the pilot was incapacitated by illness and Mr. Christie was asked to land the plane. Mr. Christie did so using only his left hand.
- When the local tow truck was unavailable Mr. Christie's neighbor called on Mr. Christie for help. Mr. Christie arrived riding an incumbent bicycle, hooked the bike to his neighbor's broken down F450, and towed the truck 5.5 miles into town.
The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang. Well. I guess Ms. Lang is a nice lady.
More Marine Music
A Laser Can Decode The Digital Information On These Thin Discs
Be Glad Then, America by The President's Own U.S. Marine Band. Marines play music and sing songs. The Band sends out free CDs. The CD performances are neat but does not include these dudes in a parking lot.
The Joshua Tree by U2. Donated disc definitely due to circ'. Irishman sings songs of rock'n'roll.
John Prine by John Prine. Singers sings songs of country. The Library Page wrote the title of this 1971 album as Atlantic. Is Atlantic Records still around? Let me check...yep, they publish that Ed Sheeran guy.
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson. Bluesman sings songs of sorrow. Two CDs and the booklet has a neat essay.
Noble Beast by Andrew Bird. Multi-instrumentalist plays music and sings songs. Another older album but it'll get used.
Be Glad Then, America by The President's Own U.S. Marine Band. Marines play music and sing songs. The Band sends out free CDs. The CD performances are neat but does not include these dudes in a parking lot.
The Joshua Tree by U2. Donated disc definitely due to circ'. Irishman sings songs of rock'n'roll.
John Prine by John Prine. Singers sings songs of country. The Library Page wrote the title of this 1971 album as Atlantic. Is Atlantic Records still around? Let me check...yep, they publish that Ed Sheeran guy.
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson. Bluesman sings songs of sorrow. Two CDs and the booklet has a neat essay.
Noble Beast by Andrew Bird. Multi-instrumentalist plays music and sings songs. Another older album but it'll get used.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Tall English Guy and Lemony Snicket's Assistant/Spokesman
Fiction
Run by Andrew Grant. Thriller with computer expert fired and harassed and figuring out why. I spoke on camera with Grant's wife Tasha Alexander (we have her books, too) at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. That interview was part of the Great Video Debacle of 2011 where both of my cameras either screwed up or I was unable to transfer the data to my computer. Stupid computers.
Sweetland by Michael Crummey. I like the cover. Crummey is a Newfie. (I'll hold the jokes.) The book sounds good. A rural holdout on a island off Newfoundland is being pressured to leave so everyone on the island can get a government payment to vacate the island.
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler. Lemony Snicket's spokesman writes another novel. Something about pirates in modern San Francisco bay. Maybe they'll attack that Google barge. Unknown status of orphans in the plot.
Uncle Janice by Matt Burgess. This one sounds good. Whoever wrote the copy on the dustcover sold me on the book. 24-year-old NYPD Officer is one month from finishing an 18-month narcotics undercover assignment that would earn her an automatic promotion.
Twelve Days by Alex Berenson. This guy's books do well. Wait a minute. Maybe Alex is a woman's name. Let me check...nope, it's a dude.
A Pleasure and A Calling by Phil Hogan. I'm not sure about the cover. I kinda like the photo but kinda don't like it.
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. 1964 English beauty contest winner wants to be a commedianne, not a model. I think commedianne should be spelled with two M's so I'm keeping it that way. Plus an extra D, commeddianne. And four E's commeediannee.
The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst. Ernst writes American Girl novels and spoke here in 2013. The room was packed!
Run by Andrew Grant. Thriller with computer expert fired and harassed and figuring out why. I spoke on camera with Grant's wife Tasha Alexander (we have her books, too) at Murder and Mayhem in Muskego. That interview was part of the Great Video Debacle of 2011 where both of my cameras either screwed up or I was unable to transfer the data to my computer. Stupid computers.
Sweetland by Michael Crummey. I like the cover. Crummey is a Newfie. (I'll hold the jokes.) The book sounds good. A rural holdout on a island off Newfoundland is being pressured to leave so everyone on the island can get a government payment to vacate the island.
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler. Lemony Snicket's spokesman writes another novel. Something about pirates in modern San Francisco bay. Maybe they'll attack that Google barge. Unknown status of orphans in the plot.
Uncle Janice by Matt Burgess. This one sounds good. Whoever wrote the copy on the dustcover sold me on the book. 24-year-old NYPD Officer is one month from finishing an 18-month narcotics undercover assignment that would earn her an automatic promotion.
Twelve Days by Alex Berenson. This guy's books do well. Wait a minute. Maybe Alex is a woman's name. Let me check...nope, it's a dude.
A Pleasure and A Calling by Phil Hogan. I'm not sure about the cover. I kinda like the photo but kinda don't like it.
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. 1964 English beauty contest winner wants to be a commedianne, not a model. I think commedianne should be spelled with two M's so I'm keeping it that way. Plus an extra D, commeddianne. And four E's commeediannee.
The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst. Ernst writes American Girl novels and spoke here in 2013. The room was packed!
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
I'm Kinda Busy, Just A List
Musical Data on Digital Disc
Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard. Famed soul singer sings soulfully.
Crosby, Stills and Nash by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Singers sing songs on their first album.
Legend: the best of Bob Marley and the Wailers by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jamaican singers sing with Jamaican accents.
Foreign Affairs by Tom Waites. Old album by singer gargling gravel.
The Ultimate Collection by Freddie King. Guitarist plucks guitar strings. Dig the 1970s hair.
Rarities: 1971-2003 by The Rolling Stones. English guys sing under distributed songs.
DVD
Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Bill Paxton. Creepy guy films crime scenes to sell to TV stations and Bill Paxton makes the movie interesting.
Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard. Famed soul singer sings soulfully.
Crosby, Stills and Nash by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Singers sing songs on their first album.
Legend: the best of Bob Marley and the Wailers by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jamaican singers sing with Jamaican accents.
Foreign Affairs by Tom Waites. Old album by singer gargling gravel.
The Ultimate Collection by Freddie King. Guitarist plucks guitar strings. Dig the 1970s hair.
Rarities: 1971-2003 by The Rolling Stones. English guys sing under distributed songs.
DVD
Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Bill Paxton. Creepy guy films crime scenes to sell to TV stations and Bill Paxton makes the movie interesting.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Large Print. With Commentary!
Large Print
Life is Sweet by Elizabeth Bass. "Three years ago, Becca Hudson threw a dart at a map, hit Leesburg, Virginia and deiced it was the perfect place to start over." So, if her dart hit five inches to the right she would have bought a boat and anchored in the Atlantic?
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. My cold cold heart pumps the black blood of evil.
Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. Easy Rawlins has to rescue a Patty Hearst-like kidnap victim. I believe the Patty Hearst brainwashing theory.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Obsessing what? Decay? Putrifaction?
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. I've been watching the U.S. TV version of The Killing. There is a scene where the dead girl's family is casket shopping and the funeral director mentions a burial vault. What's the point of a vault anyway? Groundwater worries? Grave robbing?
As Close as Sisters by Colleen Faulkner. I have it on good authority* that Colleen Faulkner is sometimes called "Coll". (* my imagination.)
The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron. I'll skip that tour.
The Betrayed by Heather Graham. Something my dog thinks every day she does not get a walk.
Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Like when you ask a horse how old it is and it stomps it's foot.
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin. Otherwise known as "A Map of Political Actions"
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. Something my dog gives when she does go on a walk.
Rizzoli & Isles Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Because when the television show is doing well you have to tie-in the two titles.
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins. That could mean anything. I've had really boring and tedious dreams.
NonFiction
Artisan Bread: 100 years of techniques and tips by Keith Cohen. I like bread.
Life is Sweet by Elizabeth Bass. "Three years ago, Becca Hudson threw a dart at a map, hit Leesburg, Virginia and deiced it was the perfect place to start over." So, if her dart hit five inches to the right she would have bought a boat and anchored in the Atlantic?
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. My cold cold heart pumps the black blood of evil.
Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. Easy Rawlins has to rescue a Patty Hearst-like kidnap victim. I believe the Patty Hearst brainwashing theory.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Obsessing what? Decay? Putrifaction?
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. I've been watching the U.S. TV version of The Killing. There is a scene where the dead girl's family is casket shopping and the funeral director mentions a burial vault. What's the point of a vault anyway? Groundwater worries? Grave robbing?
As Close as Sisters by Colleen Faulkner. I have it on good authority* that Colleen Faulkner is sometimes called "Coll". (* my imagination.)
The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron. I'll skip that tour.
The Betrayed by Heather Graham. Something my dog thinks every day she does not get a walk.
Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Like when you ask a horse how old it is and it stomps it's foot.
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin. Otherwise known as "A Map of Political Actions"
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. Something my dog gives when she does go on a walk.
Rizzoli & Isles Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Because when the television show is doing well you have to tie-in the two titles.
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins. That could mean anything. I've had really boring and tedious dreams.
NonFiction
Artisan Bread: 100 years of techniques and tips by Keith Cohen. I like bread.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Big Fiction Pile,One Paperback, Musical Interlude
Paperback
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates. Woman visits the Outer Banks, lands a librarian job, solves a theft and murder.
Fiction
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. M.O.? Moe?
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. "Short fictions and disturbances" says the cover.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Hannah has written 22 novels. That is a lot of books. Do you think she has boxes of leftovers stashed in her basement. Some writers get extra copies for free, some have to buy their own.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. Big, bright colors on this cover. I think this guy did the cover.
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. Gardner does two books a year and her author photo has some back lighting making it look kinda dramatic. Philbrick Photography did the author photo. A photo of Gardner is included in the photographer's sample work on his webpage.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The cover has a picture of a spool of blue thread.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Page 268 says Center mass...removed...hair...cap...watched murder.
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger. Unger writes a lot of books. I have not yet read one. Unger lives in Florida.
Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton. Page 30 says, "At police headquarters in Strathbane, Jimmy ordered all the material from Liz's cottage to be brought to them in an interview room, because, as he said, if they had it all out in the detectives' room, Blair would shove his face in."
Musical Interlude
This Finn Brothers song came up on shuffle. I had not heard it in a while.
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates. Woman visits the Outer Banks, lands a librarian job, solves a theft and murder.
Fiction
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. M.O.? Moe?
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. "Short fictions and disturbances" says the cover.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Hannah has written 22 novels. That is a lot of books. Do you think she has boxes of leftovers stashed in her basement. Some writers get extra copies for free, some have to buy their own.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. Big, bright colors on this cover. I think this guy did the cover.
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner. Gardner does two books a year and her author photo has some back lighting making it look kinda dramatic. Philbrick Photography did the author photo. A photo of Gardner is included in the photographer's sample work on his webpage.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The cover has a picture of a spool of blue thread.
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb. Page 268 says Center mass...removed...hair...cap...watched murder.
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger. Unger writes a lot of books. I have not yet read one. Unger lives in Florida.
Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton. Page 30 says, "At police headquarters in Strathbane, Jimmy ordered all the material from Liz's cottage to be brought to them in an interview room, because, as he said, if they had it all out in the detectives' room, Blair would shove his face in."
Musical Interlude
This Finn Brothers song came up on shuffle. I had not heard it in a while.
Monday, February 09, 2015
Knickerbocker Secrets
Fiction
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn. Sir Richard has a month to find a wife.
Knickerbocker
The Knickerbocker is in it's fifth year, or so. There is a trivia contest, snow golf, ice skating, ice cream eating and snowman making contests, candlelight snowshoeing, and more. Here is a portion of Saturday's events.
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn. Sir Richard has a month to find a wife.
Knickerbocker
The Knickerbocker is in it's fifth year, or so. There is a trivia contest, snow golf, ice skating, ice cream eating and snowman making contests, candlelight snowshoeing, and more. Here is a portion of Saturday's events.
Starred Up Driver is a Coffee Slave
DVD
The Retrieval starring [actors I never heard of]. A 13-year-old slave boy works for bounty hunters who look for fugitive slaves in 1864. The boy is told to gain the fugitives' trust and lead them to the bounty hunters.
Big Driver starring Maria Bello and Joan Jett. Joan Jett?! Cool.
Starred Up starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn. Violent teen convict ends up in same prison as his father.
Coffee Town starring Glen Howerton, Josh Broban. Dead beat who hangs out at coffee shop all day tries to stop the store from being sold.
The Retrieval starring [actors I never heard of]. A 13-year-old slave boy works for bounty hunters who look for fugitive slaves in 1864. The boy is told to gain the fugitives' trust and lead them to the bounty hunters.
Big Driver starring Maria Bello and Joan Jett. Joan Jett?! Cool.
Starred Up starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn. Violent teen convict ends up in same prison as his father.
Coffee Town starring Glen Howerton, Josh Broban. Dead beat who hangs out at coffee shop all day tries to stop the store from being sold.
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Whata to Read 53: "Comeback" by Richard Stark.
What to Read
Comeback by Richard Stark. Donald Westlake wrote several
novels using the pseudonym Richard Stark. Almost all of those novels featured
Parker, an expert thief and robber. But, even all of Parker's skill and planning
cannot prevent the incompetence of others and random chance.
Comeback is Westlake's 1997 return to his Stark work after a
23 year break. Here is an excerpt from the first four pages.
JOhn Wick and Cracker Want to Dance
Artists Play Instruments in Front of Microphones and the Recorded Songs are Translated Into Digital Signals.
Berkeley to Bakersfield by Cracker. Double album of singers singing songs of punk and country western. Guess who missed Cracker's free, outdoor concert in Madison over the summer? That's right, me.
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by Belle and Sebastian. Scottish singers sing songs of pop and harmony.
Grammy 2015 Nominees by [many and varied but mostly the same as other years]. Taylor Swift sings songs of shaking.
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists. Singers sing indecisive songs.
God Help the Girl by [original soundtrack]. Singers sing songs and musicians play background music.
Fantastique by U-Mass Wind Ensmeble. People blow into weirdly shaped devices that make pretty sounds.
Requiem by John Rutter, performed by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Singers sing songs of death.
DVD
John Wick starring John Leguizamo, Keanu Reeves, Adrienne Palicki and Willem Dafoe. Former hired killer is upset someone killed his dog.
Berkeley to Bakersfield by Cracker. Double album of singers singing songs of punk and country western. Guess who missed Cracker's free, outdoor concert in Madison over the summer? That's right, me.
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by Belle and Sebastian. Scottish singers sing songs of pop and harmony.
Grammy 2015 Nominees by [many and varied but mostly the same as other years]. Taylor Swift sings songs of shaking.
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists. Singers sing indecisive songs.
God Help the Girl by [original soundtrack]. Singers sing songs and musicians play background music.
Fantastique by U-Mass Wind Ensmeble. People blow into weirdly shaped devices that make pretty sounds.
Requiem by John Rutter, performed by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Singers sing songs of death.
DVD
John Wick starring John Leguizamo, Keanu Reeves, Adrienne Palicki and Willem Dafoe. Former hired killer is upset someone killed his dog.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
I Am Very Busy.
Fiction
Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock. A book.
The Big Seven by Jim Harrison. Another book.
Cataract City by Craig Davidson. Another book. Oh, dig it, this is Craig Davidson. I really enjoy his novels.
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm. Another book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Another train.
Fear of the Darkness by Becky Masterman. Aaah!
Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxime Paetro. Hobbits have hairy feet.
Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock. A book.
The Big Seven by Jim Harrison. Another book.
Cataract City by Craig Davidson. Another book. Oh, dig it, this is Craig Davidson. I really enjoy his novels.
Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm. Another book.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Another train.
Fear of the Darkness by Becky Masterman. Aaah!
Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxime Paetro. Hobbits have hairy feet.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Brad Pitt in a Tank
DVD
Banshee: the complete first season. Ben Cross in a suit.
The Judge. Robert Downey, Jr. in a suit. Pick a trailer.
Fury. Brad Pitt in a tank.
Banshee: the complete first season. Ben Cross in a suit.
The Judge. Robert Downey, Jr. in a suit. Pick a trailer.
Fury. Brad Pitt in a tank.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Outrage at Crider's Manuscripts
Fiction
Outrage at Blanco by Bill Crider. Revenge in a western? Unthinkable! Ellie is after the men who murdered her husband and raped her in 1887 Blanco, TX. Blanco? Is that a real place? I will check...yep, it's 50 miles North of San Antonio.
But, does the Blanco, TX public library have a copy? Let me see...Yep, they do. But they have the 1998 paperback from Dell. We have the brand new trade paperback with a fancy cover.
DVD
Manuscripts Don't Burn by [Iranians}. The Iranian tries to solve their problems by murdering journalists. "Great idea," says the most sarcastic voice ever.
Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson. Shoot-em up SciFi. I think. Let's look at the trailer.
From Time to Time starring Maggie Smith and a bunch of Harry Potter actors.
Outrage at Blanco by Bill Crider. Revenge in a western? Unthinkable! Ellie is after the men who murdered her husband and raped her in 1887 Blanco, TX. Blanco? Is that a real place? I will check...yep, it's 50 miles North of San Antonio.
But, does the Blanco, TX public library have a copy? Let me see...Yep, they do. But they have the 1998 paperback from Dell. We have the brand new trade paperback with a fancy cover.
DVD
Manuscripts Don't Burn by [Iranians}. The Iranian tries to solve their problems by murdering journalists. "Great idea," says the most sarcastic voice ever.
Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson. Shoot-em up SciFi. I think. Let's look at the trailer.
From Time to Time starring Maggie Smith and a bunch of Harry Potter actors.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Three Albums
Singers and Musicians Before Inside a Studio That electronically Records Their Performances, Which Are Then Sent To A Factory to be Pressed Into a Plastic Disc
Master Works for Strings by Douglas Lilburn. Orchestral musicians play orchestral tunes. In 2006 I ordered a CD of Orchestral Works on a whim. That CD has barely checked out, but since I liked it I'm giving this one a chance.
Title by Meghan Trainor. Singer sings about her bottom.
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith. Englishman sings songs of pop.
Master Works for Strings by Douglas Lilburn. Orchestral musicians play orchestral tunes. In 2006 I ordered a CD of Orchestral Works on a whim. That CD has barely checked out, but since I liked it I'm giving this one a chance.
Title by Meghan Trainor. Singer sings about her bottom.
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith. Englishman sings songs of pop.
King Crider's Cowboys Are Cold In July
DVD
Cold In July starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Man kills burglar and the dead man's scary dad wants revenge. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story and Lansdale says the movie is good.
Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. Let's see what Max Allan Collins says: [A] terrific Spillane-style THE EQUALIZER...The film even begins with a scene that re-works the opening of MY GUN IS QUICK. Washington is terrific as the self-contained, haunted hero, and a final action sequence in a Menard’s-type big-box store is blackly funny and satisfying as hell.
The Drop starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. Crime flick in Boston. What's Patti Abbot think: It’s hard to think how this film could be any better although it moves slowly. But that’s Bob. And Bob is the heart of the film. Highly recommended.
Archer: the complete season three and the complete season four starring Duchess and a cast of crazies. You know the drill. Archer is a jerk and causes trouble. You watch the whole thing and laugh a lot.
Fiction
Texas Vigilante by Bill Crider. Sequel to Outrage at Blanco which is still in processing. Ellie revenged her murdered husband in 1880s Texas and now runs a ranch. Escaped convicts descend on her ranch to go after one of Ellie's ranch hands. [I was going to write "one of Ellie's hands". That could be neat, maybe they just want revenge on a couple fingers. They have nothing against Ellie as a whole, but those fingers have it coming!]
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. Book with an apple on the cover.
Cane and Abe by James Grippando. This cover is similar to another novel.
Cold In July starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Man kills burglar and the dead man's scary dad wants revenge. Adaptation of a Joe R. Lansdale story and Lansdale says the movie is good.
Equalizer starring Denzel Washington. Let's see what Max Allan Collins says: [A] terrific Spillane-style THE EQUALIZER...The film even begins with a scene that re-works the opening of MY GUN IS QUICK. Washington is terrific as the self-contained, haunted hero, and a final action sequence in a Menard’s-type big-box store is blackly funny and satisfying as hell.
The Drop starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. Crime flick in Boston. What's Patti Abbot think: It’s hard to think how this film could be any better although it moves slowly. But that’s Bob. And Bob is the heart of the film. Highly recommended.
Archer: the complete season three and the complete season four starring Duchess and a cast of crazies. You know the drill. Archer is a jerk and causes trouble. You watch the whole thing and laugh a lot.
Fiction
Texas Vigilante by Bill Crider. Sequel to Outrage at Blanco which is still in processing. Ellie revenged her murdered husband in 1880s Texas and now runs a ranch. Escaped convicts descend on her ranch to go after one of Ellie's ranch hands. [I was going to write "one of Ellie's hands". That could be neat, maybe they just want revenge on a couple fingers. They have nothing against Ellie as a whole, but those fingers have it coming!]
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. Book with an apple on the cover.
Cane and Abe by James Grippando. This cover is similar to another novel.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
DVD: Python Archer Among the Tombstones
DVD
Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine. Gay protestors in 1984 London lend support to a Welsh village with striking miners.
Skeleton Twins starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. fraternal twins suicidal. A comedy.
If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Girl in a coma has to decide whether to live or not when the rest of her family has been killed.One of those teen girl movies about "the love of her life."
Prime Cut starring Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin. '70s spectacular with mob enforcer traveling to Kansas City to collect a debt from a local mobster.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman. I cannot keep all these Apes and Spiderman movies straight. Post viral apocalypse U.S. in 2026 and survivors find a community of intelligent apes.
A Walk Among the Tombstones starring Liam Neeson. Movie version of the dark, but great, Lawrence Block novel.Recovering alcoholic PI helps find who murdered a drug dealer's wife.
Guardians of the Galaxy starring Vin Diesel. Aliens fight.
Ragnarok starring Archeologist "along with his kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret of the day of doom."
Monty Python Live (Mostly) : One Down Five to Go starring Monty Python. Live stage production from 2014.
Banshee: the complete second season starring Frankie Faison. Season 1 is coming. Ex-con fakes an identity and becomes Sheriff in small Amish community.
Justified: the complete fifth season starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Coggins, others. More Kentucky crooks and gunfights. A fun show and I never finished watching this season.
Boyhood starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette. Twelve year production following a boy's growing up.
Archer: the complete season five starring [many voice actors]. Super secret agent drinks too much, is a jerk, spends time in South America.
Boardwalk Empire: the complete fourth season starring Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Wright. Wright has played Felix Leiter in the past few Bond flicks. New Jersey crime and punishment.
Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine. Gay protestors in 1984 London lend support to a Welsh village with striking miners.
Skeleton Twins starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. fraternal twins suicidal. A comedy.
If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Girl in a coma has to decide whether to live or not when the rest of her family has been killed.One of those teen girl movies about "the love of her life."
Prime Cut starring Gene Hackman and Lee Marvin. '70s spectacular with mob enforcer traveling to Kansas City to collect a debt from a local mobster.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman. I cannot keep all these Apes and Spiderman movies straight. Post viral apocalypse U.S. in 2026 and survivors find a community of intelligent apes.
A Walk Among the Tombstones starring Liam Neeson. Movie version of the dark, but great, Lawrence Block novel.Recovering alcoholic PI helps find who murdered a drug dealer's wife.
Guardians of the Galaxy starring Vin Diesel. Aliens fight.
Ragnarok starring Archeologist "along with his kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret of the day of doom."
Monty Python Live (Mostly) : One Down Five to Go starring Monty Python. Live stage production from 2014.
Banshee: the complete second season starring Frankie Faison. Season 1 is coming. Ex-con fakes an identity and becomes Sheriff in small Amish community.
Justified: the complete fifth season starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Coggins, others. More Kentucky crooks and gunfights. A fun show and I never finished watching this season.
Boyhood starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette. Twelve year production following a boy's growing up.
Archer: the complete season five starring [many voice actors]. Super secret agent drinks too much, is a jerk, spends time in South America.
Boardwalk Empire: the complete fourth season starring Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Wright. Wright has played Felix Leiter in the past few Bond flicks. New Jersey crime and punishment.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Cold, Cold Chimney Sweeper
Fiction
Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King. Paperback mystery with lots of purple on the cover. Chelsea McGuckin did the cover, she lives in New York, give her a call, chat about graphics.
By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. Romance novel. Lots of snow on the cover. Cover by Doreen Minuto. Minuto lives in the New York area as well.
The Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley. A Flavia de Luce novel. Joe Montgomery did the cover design for this one. Dig it, I looked Montgomery up and discovered the Book Cover Design website.
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood. "Designed by Spring Hoteling" I thought Spring Hoteling was a business name, but it must mean this lady. Looks like she does comics, too.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Latest novel in the series. Koontz's author photo has a weird out-of-focus and light effects. Who did this cover? Why, Scott Biel, of course.
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. You can tell Hoag is Big Time Author because she has a full author photo on the back cover. I do not know if Richard Hasselberger is a Big Time Designer, but he did the cover. I cannot find any good info on the guy, he is an Art Director at Penguin.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simson. Man with regimented life adjusts to marriage. Evan Gaffney adjusted the cover. Hey, Gaffney did some covers for Thomas Ditsch.
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar. Parmar "divides her time between Hawaii and London" May as well write, "Parmar divides her time between expensive real estate and super-expensive real estate."
Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill. Hill wrote The Woman in Black, I have not read the story, seen the play or watched the film. Book design is by Bathcat Ltd. which is Courtney Andujar.
Secret Wisdom of Earth by Christopher Scotton. Anne Twomey did this one. Twomey is a Director at Large for the Type Director's Club.
Large Print
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods.
Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King. Paperback mystery with lots of purple on the cover. Chelsea McGuckin did the cover, she lives in New York, give her a call, chat about graphics.
By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. Romance novel. Lots of snow on the cover. Cover by Doreen Minuto. Minuto lives in the New York area as well.
The Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley. A Flavia de Luce novel. Joe Montgomery did the cover design for this one. Dig it, I looked Montgomery up and discovered the Book Cover Design website.
West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan. F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood. "Designed by Spring Hoteling" I thought Spring Hoteling was a business name, but it must mean this lady. Looks like she does comics, too.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Latest novel in the series. Koontz's author photo has a weird out-of-focus and light effects. Who did this cover? Why, Scott Biel, of course.
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag. You can tell Hoag is Big Time Author because she has a full author photo on the back cover. I do not know if Richard Hasselberger is a Big Time Designer, but he did the cover. I cannot find any good info on the guy, he is an Art Director at Penguin.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simson. Man with regimented life adjusts to marriage. Evan Gaffney adjusted the cover. Hey, Gaffney did some covers for Thomas Ditsch.
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar. Parmar "divides her time between Hawaii and London" May as well write, "Parmar divides her time between expensive real estate and super-expensive real estate."
Soul of Discretion by Susan Hill. Hill wrote The Woman in Black, I have not read the story, seen the play or watched the film. Book design is by Bathcat Ltd. which is Courtney Andujar.
Secret Wisdom of Earth by Christopher Scotton. Anne Twomey did this one. Twomey is a Director at Large for the Type Director's Club.
Large Print
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Saint Odd by Dean Koontz.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods.
Friday, January 16, 2015
16 1/4" of Audio Books
Audio Books on CD
NonFiction
1 7/8" On Combat: the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and peace by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. 16 CDs at 18.5 hours. Further discussion on the physical and psychological impact of death and killing.
1" The Splendid Things We Planned by Blake Bailey. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Memoir of family and alcohol in Oklahoma.
1" Save the Date by Jen Doll. 7 CDs at 9 hours.Woman writes about attending weddings.
1" Total Recovery by Dr. Gary Kaplan, D.O. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Chronic pain and treating it.
1" Oh My God by Louis C.K. 1 CD at 1.15 hours. Comedy album from HBO special.
1 1/8" When Corruption Was King: how I helped the mob rule Chicago,then brought the Outfit down by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Cooley fixed court cases with bribes in the '70s and '80s.
1 1/8" War on the Waters: the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. PcPherson. Gustie grad McPherson tells you about naval operations during the war.
Fiction
1" Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones. 8 CDs at 10 hours. African-American musician recruited to lead a jazz orchestra in 1938 Shanghai. He goes from dirt poor to rich and famous.
1" Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Pregnant Parisian P.I. pursues purloined person in Pigalle.
1 3/16" The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Wife of church Bishop believes a parishioner's missing wife was killed by the parishioner.
1 3/16" The Brewer of Preston by Andrea Camilleri. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. In 1870 the residents of Vigata, Sicily are not happy about the new national Italian government. They resist the new government prefect by sabotaging his opera production.
1 3/16" By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Romance set in 1837.
1 3/16" Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. 8 CDs at 9 hours. Romance with vampires.
Musical Interlude
This came up on shuffle.
NonFiction
1 7/8" On Combat: the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and peace by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. 16 CDs at 18.5 hours. Further discussion on the physical and psychological impact of death and killing.
1" The Splendid Things We Planned by Blake Bailey. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Memoir of family and alcohol in Oklahoma.
1" Save the Date by Jen Doll. 7 CDs at 9 hours.Woman writes about attending weddings.
1" Total Recovery by Dr. Gary Kaplan, D.O. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Chronic pain and treating it.
1" Oh My God by Louis C.K. 1 CD at 1.15 hours. Comedy album from HBO special.
1 1/8" When Corruption Was King: how I helped the mob rule Chicago,then brought the Outfit down by Robert Cooley and Hillel Levin. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Cooley fixed court cases with bribes in the '70s and '80s.
1 1/8" War on the Waters: the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. PcPherson. Gustie grad McPherson tells you about naval operations during the war.
Fiction
1" Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones. 8 CDs at 10 hours. African-American musician recruited to lead a jazz orchestra in 1938 Shanghai. He goes from dirt poor to rich and famous.
1" Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. Pregnant Parisian P.I. pursues purloined person in Pigalle.
1 3/16" The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Wife of church Bishop believes a parishioner's missing wife was killed by the parishioner.
1 3/16" The Brewer of Preston by Andrea Camilleri. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. In 1870 the residents of Vigata, Sicily are not happy about the new national Italian government. They resist the new government prefect by sabotaging his opera production.
1 3/16" By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Romance set in 1837.
1 3/16" Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. 8 CDs at 9 hours. Romance with vampires.
Musical Interlude
This came up on shuffle.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Insatiable Girls In Paradise
DVD
Girls: the complete third season. I have not seen this show. I spoke to someone who said that if her daughter was living like this the mom would rather not know. That made me want to see the program.
Anti-Bullying Project by Jefferson County Wisconsin Connections. It is the goal of the students that these videos will create an awareness of the serious epidemic of bullying and have an impact on their peers - both the individuals being targeted and the bully.
Fiction
Body Snatchers Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Another historical mystery set in San Francisco with body snatchers stealing the corpses of a Chinese gangster and society millionaire. I've read several comments Pronzini's novel The Crimes of Jordan Wise is great.
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell. Another novel with death, destruction, intrigue, love, swords, adventure and Vikings in Britain. I enjoy Cornwell's stories but have not read one in a while.
Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves. Grieving homicide detective takes job in Maine and hopes to find her missing niece.
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz. Okay, is Krentz her real name? I thought Amanda Quick was her real name. Oh well, this book is about something to do with something.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods. Every three months.
NonFiction
The Healthy Coconut Flour Cookbook by Erika Kerwien. The front cover uses three different fonts. Page 69 says, "1/4 teaspoon salt."
Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern by Jera Brandvig. Page 89 says, "Square up your blocks." This has an author photo. I cannot tell is Brandvig took the photo outside or if the photographer used a backdrop.
Large Print
Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet.
Farewell to Cedar Key by Terri Dulong.
Girls: the complete third season. I have not seen this show. I spoke to someone who said that if her daughter was living like this the mom would rather not know. That made me want to see the program.
Anti-Bullying Project by Jefferson County Wisconsin Connections. It is the goal of the students that these videos will create an awareness of the serious epidemic of bullying and have an impact on their peers - both the individuals being targeted and the bully.
Fiction
Body Snatchers Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Another historical mystery set in San Francisco with body snatchers stealing the corpses of a Chinese gangster and society millionaire. I've read several comments Pronzini's novel The Crimes of Jordan Wise is great.
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell. Another novel with death, destruction, intrigue, love, swords, adventure and Vikings in Britain. I enjoy Cornwell's stories but have not read one in a while.
Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves. Grieving homicide detective takes job in Maine and hopes to find her missing niece.
Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz. Okay, is Krentz her real name? I thought Amanda Quick was her real name. Oh well, this book is about something to do with something.
Insatiable Appetite by Stuart Woods. Every three months.
NonFiction
The Healthy Coconut Flour Cookbook by Erika Kerwien. The front cover uses three different fonts. Page 69 says, "1/4 teaspoon salt."
Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern by Jera Brandvig. Page 89 says, "Square up your blocks." This has an author photo. I cannot tell is Brandvig took the photo outside or if the photographer used a backdrop.
Large Print
Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet.
Farewell to Cedar Key by Terri Dulong.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
More Music, More Music, More Music
Studio Recordings Are Transferred Into a Physical Medium
Take Me When You Go by Betty Who. Girl singer sings songs with a peppy beat.
Reclassified by Iggy Azalea. Australian sings songs on an album I should have bought a while ago.
No Fixed Address by Nickelback. Canadians sing songs that many people will then complain about.
1989 by Taylor Swift. Swift singer sings songs and gets more good press by being the anti-jerk. I was mentioning to my wife that if I were invited to a Taylor Swift Pizza Party I would attend but would be incredibly out-of-place. I wonder if she had beer. Or, would I have to bring a party gift of beer?
Mean Love by Sinkane. Young guy sings songs that NPR enjoys. I heard this tune on BBC 6 Music and like it. Did Sinkane attend Swift's pizza party? Sinkane strikes me as a pepperoni pizza person.
Live at Wembley Arena by ABBA. Swedish singers sing songs of Swedish life and love. Recommended by Bill Crider. Lutefisk pizza?
My Favourite Fantasy by Damien Rice. Irish singer sings songs that are popular in Lake Mills.
Take Me When You Go by Betty Who. Girl singer sings songs with a peppy beat.
Reclassified by Iggy Azalea. Australian sings songs on an album I should have bought a while ago.
No Fixed Address by Nickelback. Canadians sing songs that many people will then complain about.
1989 by Taylor Swift. Swift singer sings songs and gets more good press by being the anti-jerk. I was mentioning to my wife that if I were invited to a Taylor Swift Pizza Party I would attend but would be incredibly out-of-place. I wonder if she had beer. Or, would I have to bring a party gift of beer?
Mean Love by Sinkane. Young guy sings songs that NPR enjoys. I heard this tune on BBC 6 Music and like it. Did Sinkane attend Swift's pizza party? Sinkane strikes me as a pepperoni pizza person.
Live at Wembley Arena by ABBA. Swedish singers sing songs of Swedish life and love. Recommended by Bill Crider. Lutefisk pizza?
My Favourite Fantasy by Damien Rice. Irish singer sings songs that are popular in Lake Mills.
I'm Skipping the Large Print
Large Print
I looked at the shelf full of new large print and sighed. I am not dealing with that today.
Mystery
Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Yeah, I thought Gerritsen was a doctor, and that's what the book bio says. I did not know Gerritsen has a white scarf, but that's what the author photo shows.
Fiction
Assassination Option by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. A Clandestine Operations Novel. Spies in post-war Europe.
The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. I like the cover. Mette Ivie? That sounds like English names, lets's check...Nope! She lives in Utah. I'll just pretend she moved here from Suffolk, or Midlands, or some other English placename. The novel is about a woman who goes against her family and church when she suspects a parishioner of murdering his missing wife. Here is the dude who did the cover, James Iacobelli.
Hush by Karen Robards. When you're Big Time Author Karen Robards you can title your novel with whatever generic word you like. Which does not explain her small author photo on the back of the book. You'd think the publisher would throw a color photo across the entire back cover.
NonFiction
How to Write A Winning Scholarship Essay by Gen and Kelly Tanabe. I'm not sure if the Tanabes are spouses, siblings, cousins, or what. The author photo is so tiny that I cannot even tell if they are close in age. Page 164 says, "You are not the center of the universe." Well, it is obvious the Tanabes never read this blog.
I looked at the shelf full of new large print and sighed. I am not dealing with that today.
Mystery
Die Again by Tess Gerritsen. Yeah, I thought Gerritsen was a doctor, and that's what the book bio says. I did not know Gerritsen has a white scarf, but that's what the author photo shows.
Fiction
Assassination Option by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. A Clandestine Operations Novel. Spies in post-war Europe.
The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison. I like the cover. Mette Ivie? That sounds like English names, lets's check...Nope! She lives in Utah. I'll just pretend she moved here from Suffolk, or Midlands, or some other English placename. The novel is about a woman who goes against her family and church when she suspects a parishioner of murdering his missing wife. Here is the dude who did the cover, James Iacobelli.
Hush by Karen Robards. When you're Big Time Author Karen Robards you can title your novel with whatever generic word you like. Which does not explain her small author photo on the back of the book. You'd think the publisher would throw a color photo across the entire back cover.
NonFiction
How to Write A Winning Scholarship Essay by Gen and Kelly Tanabe. I'm not sure if the Tanabes are spouses, siblings, cousins, or what. The author photo is so tiny that I cannot even tell if they are close in age. Page 164 says, "You are not the center of the universe." Well, it is obvious the Tanabes never read this blog.
Monday, January 12, 2015
The Floyd Family Machine Time
Music and Singing Sounds Distributed on Plastic Wafers
The Endless River by Pink Floyd. British guys sing songs of psychedelia.
Rock and Roll Time by Jerry Lee Lewis. Pianist sings songs of rock and roll.
Family by Thompson Family. Family members get together and sing songs of folkyness.
Man Against Machine by Garth Brooks. Country singer sings songs of chin beards.
It Had to be You: the great American songbook by Rod Stewart. Rock singer's 2002 album to cash in on old tunes.
The Endless River by Pink Floyd. British guys sing songs of psychedelia.
Rock and Roll Time by Jerry Lee Lewis. Pianist sings songs of rock and roll.
Family by Thompson Family. Family members get together and sing songs of folkyness.
Man Against Machine by Garth Brooks. Country singer sings songs of chin beards.
It Had to be You: the great American songbook by Rod Stewart. Rock singer's 2002 album to cash in on old tunes.
Thursday, January 08, 2015
60 CDs, 8 Authors, 7 Books
Audiobooks on CD
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva. 5CDs at 5.5 hours. Teen boy goes to summer camp, makes friends with other teen boy, figures out he and other dude should suck face. Teen romance.
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. 7CD at 9 hours. Some woman can literally see true love and is told she has to identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday - or face grave consequences.
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly. 8 CDs at 10 hours. This is Michael Connelly with Harry Bosch. Not John Connolly with Charlie Parker.
The Escape by David Baldacci. 13 CDs at 15 hours. Brother of a man convicted for treason is under the microscope when the convict escapes custody. Is Baldacci the guy who spoke at Fort Atkinson after his sister twisted his arm? Or, was that another guy who writes thrillers?
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Delightfully dysfunctional family.
Burn by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Underground criminal world of terrifying depravity.
Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison. 14 CDs at 17.5 hours. Electrifying...action,mystery, romance...hunter...vanquishing...cunning...heart...loss...epic battle...vampires and werewolves...soul-eating demons...power...time...fanatics...risk.
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva. 5CDs at 5.5 hours. Teen boy goes to summer camp, makes friends with other teen boy, figures out he and other dude should suck face. Teen romance.
The Look of Love by Sarah Jio. 7CD at 9 hours. Some woman can literally see true love and is told she has to identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday - or face grave consequences.
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly. 8 CDs at 10 hours. This is Michael Connelly with Harry Bosch. Not John Connolly with Charlie Parker.
The Escape by David Baldacci. 13 CDs at 15 hours. Brother of a man convicted for treason is under the microscope when the convict escapes custody. Is Baldacci the guy who spoke at Fort Atkinson after his sister twisted his arm? Or, was that another guy who writes thrillers?
Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Delightfully dysfunctional family.
Burn by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Underground criminal world of terrifying depravity.
Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison. 14 CDs at 17.5 hours. Electrifying...action,mystery, romance...hunter...vanquishing...cunning...heart...loss...epic battle...vampires and werewolves...soul-eating demons...power...time...fanatics...risk.
Monday, January 05, 2015
November Knit Raid At The Farm
DVD
November Man starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko. Max Allan Collins liked it, read his comments here. I was looking at the DVD box and thought, "Hey, she's look familiar, is that that Olga woman?" I was impressed with myself for recognizing her.
Comment: Four thousand feet per second? There are very few cartridges that produce that kind of speed. But, hey, it's a movie, enjoy the show.
The Raid 2 starring [many Indonesian actors]. SWAT cop goes undercover and fights bad guys. Dang, I figured to check and, sure enough, Collins liked this one too. Though it lacks the purity of the single-setting first film, RAID 2 has more fantastic action set pieces than you can shake a baseball bat at (and there will a baseball shaken). This is the rare Asian crime film that actually beats John Woo at his own game.
Fiction
Murder Tightly Knit: an Amish village mystery by Vannetta Chapman. Coxy mystery with knitting, murder and Amish. Local woman starts sleuthing. Do you think Vannetta ever goes by "Van" because Vannetta is a long name. "Hey, Van, does the new book have knitting?" "It sure does, pal. Comes out with Zondervan on December 16!"
Tom at the Farm by Michel Marc Bouchard. Tom travels to the farm home of his recently dead boy friend and meets the family who did not know Tom existed. I was thinking this was a novel. Nope, it's the translation of the French language film script. Great cover.
November Man starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko. Max Allan Collins liked it, read his comments here. I was looking at the DVD box and thought, "Hey, she's look familiar, is that that Olga woman?" I was impressed with myself for recognizing her.
Comment: Four thousand feet per second? There are very few cartridges that produce that kind of speed. But, hey, it's a movie, enjoy the show.
The Raid 2 starring [many Indonesian actors]. SWAT cop goes undercover and fights bad guys. Dang, I figured to check and, sure enough, Collins liked this one too. Though it lacks the purity of the single-setting first film, RAID 2 has more fantastic action set pieces than you can shake a baseball bat at (and there will a baseball shaken). This is the rare Asian crime film that actually beats John Woo at his own game.
Fiction
Murder Tightly Knit: an Amish village mystery by Vannetta Chapman. Coxy mystery with knitting, murder and Amish. Local woman starts sleuthing. Do you think Vannetta ever goes by "Van" because Vannetta is a long name. "Hey, Van, does the new book have knitting?" "It sure does, pal. Comes out with Zondervan on December 16!"
Tom at the Farm by Michel Marc Bouchard. Tom travels to the farm home of his recently dead boy friend and meets the family who did not know Tom existed. I was thinking this was a novel. Nope, it's the translation of the French language film script. Great cover.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
What to Read 52: FATALE by Jean-Patrick Manchette
What to Read 52
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Reprint of the 1977 French crime novel. I first heard about this novel through the Unshelved comic strip's regular Friday recommendation. Only 91 pages. A French woman travels from town to town finding work as an assassin.
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Reprint of the 1977 French crime novel. I first heard about this novel through the Unshelved comic strip's regular Friday recommendation. Only 91 pages. A French woman travels from town to town finding work as an assassin.
Last Post of the Year. Maybe.
Large Print
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan. ..is filled with dog hair.
Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline. You think Scottoline ever thought about changing her name by dropping the "o"? Scottline sounds kinda exciting, doesn't it? "Looks like trouble, Bob. We better call the Scottline." or "The dam's burst! We'll all drown unless Scottline gets here in time!"
Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. You know who likes Alafair Burke's novels? J.D. Rhoades. I suppose James Lee Burke likes her books too. Except he is Alafair's father so you could presume some bias.
Christmas in Cowboy Country by Janet Dailey. Did you know James Lee Burke taught at Wichita State for a while? I once applied for a job at WSU.
The One: book three in the Selection series by Keira Cass. The WSU job was in cataloging. I dodged a bullet there, let me tell you. Being a librarian is being the a punchline to jokes about wussies, wimps and milquetoasts. Being a cataloger is the punchline to librarian jokes about weirdos.
Thomas Kinkade's Cape Light All Is Bright by Katherine Spencer. What a lame corporate title.
Commons Park Ice Skating Rink.
It is almost ready.
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan. ..is filled with dog hair.
Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline. You think Scottoline ever thought about changing her name by dropping the "o"? Scottline sounds kinda exciting, doesn't it? "Looks like trouble, Bob. We better call the Scottline." or "The dam's burst! We'll all drown unless Scottline gets here in time!"
Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. You know who likes Alafair Burke's novels? J.D. Rhoades. I suppose James Lee Burke likes her books too. Except he is Alafair's father so you could presume some bias.
Christmas in Cowboy Country by Janet Dailey. Did you know James Lee Burke taught at Wichita State for a while? I once applied for a job at WSU.
The One: book three in the Selection series by Keira Cass. The WSU job was in cataloging. I dodged a bullet there, let me tell you. Being a librarian is being the a punchline to jokes about wussies, wimps and milquetoasts. Being a cataloger is the punchline to librarian jokes about weirdos.
Thomas Kinkade's Cape Light All Is Bright by Katherine Spencer. What a lame corporate title.
Commons Park Ice Skating Rink.
It is almost ready.
Two Movies and an Attack of the Hives
DVD
The Amazing Spider-man 2 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone. I'm a little late on ordering this one. I cannot keep all these superhero movies straight anyway. I think this one has a pig in it.
Where We Are by One Direction. Live concert from San Siro Stadium. San Siro? Where the heck is that? I'll check...oh, it's in Milan, Italy. I figured South America somewhere.
Musical Interlude
The Hives were touring in South America.
The Amazing Spider-man 2 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone. I'm a little late on ordering this one. I cannot keep all these superhero movies straight anyway. I think this one has a pig in it.
Where We Are by One Direction. Live concert from San Siro Stadium. San Siro? Where the heck is that? I'll check...oh, it's in Milan, Italy. I figured South America somewhere.
Musical Interlude
The Hives were touring in South America.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Music, music, music. Book, book.
Music is recorded in a studio and electronically transmitted to a factory that manufactures thin plastic discs on which the digital music is physically embedded.
Four by One Direction. Five English guys sing songs so skirts swoon. (I admit that is some poor alliteration.)
Now That's What I Call Music 52! by [various and sundry]. Singers sing and rapper rap. I'll go home and take a nap.
The Big Revival by Kenny Chesney. Singer continues to pretend to sing country western music.
Fiction
The Submission by Amy Waldman. Dang this donation is from 2011. I thought it was newer.
NonFiction
Fishing for Buffalo: a guide to the pursuit and cuisine of Carp, Suckers, Eelpout, Gar, and other rough fish by Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson. Eelpout? What the heck is an eelpout?
Four by One Direction. Five English guys sing songs so skirts swoon. (I admit that is some poor alliteration.)
Now That's What I Call Music 52! by [various and sundry]. Singers sing and rapper rap. I'll go home and take a nap.
The Big Revival by Kenny Chesney. Singer continues to pretend to sing country western music.
Fiction
The Submission by Amy Waldman. Dang this donation is from 2011. I thought it was newer.
NonFiction
Fishing for Buffalo: a guide to the pursuit and cuisine of Carp, Suckers, Eelpout, Gar, and other rough fish by Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson. Eelpout? What the heck is an eelpout?
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Eight Amazing Shipwrecked Sisters Take Captive Dog
NonFiction
In Herriot's Shadow by Bill Stork, DVM. Lake Mills veterinarian writes neat stories about work.
Eight Amazing Engineering Stories: using the elements to create extraordinary technologies by Bill Hammack, et al. I ran across Hammack on YouTube and ordered the book. His videos are neat-o. But, without burrito. Or, mosquito. I like to eat Fritos. I would shoot Greedo.
Good Dog: true stories of love, loss and loyalty edited by David DiBenedetto and the editors of Garden and Gun. My dog smells but she hates bathing and it's a real hassle to wash that dog in the winter. Includes stories by C.J. Chivers and Ace Atkins, I read books by those dudes.
Fiction
Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. I read this book, too. It made the 2014 notable list from the Wisconsin Library Association.
Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms. I thought we had a copy of this. This also made the notable list. I read it.
Large Print
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Go swimming?
Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan Hyde. No, get your own ride.
Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins. Destiny as fate, or Destiny as a woman who is a kidnapper?
Deadline by John Sandford. Deadline like this?
Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney. Very effy title.
The Firelight Girls by Kaya McLaren. Smell like smoke.
A Quilt Like Christmas by Sandra Dallas. Would be a bad gift for a child.
The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield. Well, where did you see it last?
In Herriot's Shadow by Bill Stork, DVM. Lake Mills veterinarian writes neat stories about work.
Eight Amazing Engineering Stories: using the elements to create extraordinary technologies by Bill Hammack, et al. I ran across Hammack on YouTube and ordered the book. His videos are neat-o. But, without burrito. Or, mosquito. I like to eat Fritos. I would shoot Greedo.
Good Dog: true stories of love, loss and loyalty edited by David DiBenedetto and the editors of Garden and Gun. My dog smells but she hates bathing and it's a real hassle to wash that dog in the winter. Includes stories by C.J. Chivers and Ace Atkins, I read books by those dudes.
Fiction
Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. I read this book, too. It made the 2014 notable list from the Wisconsin Library Association.
Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms. I thought we had a copy of this. This also made the notable list. I read it.
Large Print
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer. Go swimming?
Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan Hyde. No, get your own ride.
Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins. Destiny as fate, or Destiny as a woman who is a kidnapper?
Deadline by John Sandford. Deadline like this?
Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney. Very effy title.
The Firelight Girls by Kaya McLaren. Smell like smoke.
A Quilt Like Christmas by Sandra Dallas. Would be a bad gift for a child.
The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield. Well, where did you see it last?
Tyrants: an intimate history
DVD
The Maze Runner starring [teenagers]. Something about being lost in a killer maze.
The Roosevelts: an intimate history by Ken Burns. 14 hours of Roosevelts. Roosevelts, Roosevelts, Roosevelts. This is full of Roosevelts.
Poetry
My Favorite Tyrants by Joanne Diaz. Won the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. I don't know what the Brittingham is and I will research the prize. Back of the book says, "Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms - political, cultural, familial, and erotic." I tried touch typing that last section and had to back up and make multiple corrections.
Diaz works at Illinois Wesleyan. I remember visiting there as a high school Junior. The admissions counselor mentioned how they have an early admission program and I thought, "Hey, cool." So I brought the application home, put it in the typewriter, got halfway through, got bored, and quit. Remind me later and I'll tell the story about Wartburg College. People always look at me weird when I tell that one.
The Maze Runner starring [teenagers]. Something about being lost in a killer maze.
The Roosevelts: an intimate history by Ken Burns. 14 hours of Roosevelts. Roosevelts, Roosevelts, Roosevelts. This is full of Roosevelts.
Poetry
My Favorite Tyrants by Joanne Diaz. Won the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. I don't know what the Brittingham is and I will research the prize. Back of the book says, "Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms - political, cultural, familial, and erotic." I tried touch typing that last section and had to back up and make multiple corrections.
Diaz works at Illinois Wesleyan. I remember visiting there as a high school Junior. The admissions counselor mentioned how they have an early admission program and I thought, "Hey, cool." So I brought the application home, put it in the typewriter, got halfway through, got bored, and quit. Remind me later and I'll tell the story about Wartburg College. People always look at me weird when I tell that one.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Stack of DVDs
DVD
Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. Former British soldier was a POW under the Japanese. Englishman plans to murder the Japanese man responsible for the Englishman's treatment.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 7 starring [actors]. Awful people doing awful things.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 8 starring [actors]. Seriously, these people can be despicable and horribly selfish.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 9 starring [actors]. Try it out, it's a funny program.
Raise Some Bell: the ultimate kettlebell workout by Amy Dixon. It seems like kettlebells are supposed to be the next big thing for exercise. But, the exercise regime's popularity never quite took off like yoga did.
Blended by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. These flicks make money, I guess that's why they keep making them.
House of Cards: second season starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright. Political intrigue.
Rover starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. Post-apocalyptic Australia without the Lord Humungus.
True Blood: the complete sixth season starring [hunky actors]. I have not watched this show. There are a bunch of shows I have not watched.
Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. Former British soldier was a POW under the Japanese. Englishman plans to murder the Japanese man responsible for the Englishman's treatment.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 7 starring [actors]. Awful people doing awful things.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 8 starring [actors]. Seriously, these people can be despicable and horribly selfish.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: the complete season 9 starring [actors]. Try it out, it's a funny program.
Raise Some Bell: the ultimate kettlebell workout by Amy Dixon. It seems like kettlebells are supposed to be the next big thing for exercise. But, the exercise regime's popularity never quite took off like yoga did.
Blended by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. These flicks make money, I guess that's why they keep making them.
House of Cards: second season starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright. Political intrigue.
Rover starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. Post-apocalyptic Australia without the Lord Humungus.
True Blood: the complete sixth season starring [hunky actors]. I have not watched this show. There are a bunch of shows I have not watched.
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