Fiction
No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels. The cover has a lot of yellow. The cover looks like a 1970s romance.
Darkness by Karen Robards. This is all pink with some orange and the cursive text makes it look like a 1980s novel.
NonFiction
Infectious Madness: the surprising science of how we "catch" mental illness by Harriet A. Washington. Megan Abbott wrote a fine novel about "catching" hysterical illnesses, The Fever.
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: an essential guide for the newly diagnosed, third edition by Gretchen Baker. Covering diet, exercise importance, insurance, glucose testing, etc. I don't think Megan Abbott has written a diabetes book.
21 Days to Success with LinkedIn by Ron Sukenick and Ken Williams. A customer asked about this topic a couple weeks ago so I ordered this book.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support, 3rd edition by Emily Doskow. I think Doskow writes a lot of these legal guides. Let me check ... yep, nine books to her name.
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry. Our other guides are dated and need replacement. Page 107 says, "How often do you get angry?"
The Marketing Plan handbook: develop big-picture marketing plans for pennies on the dollar, 2nd edition by Robert W. Bly. Page 203 says, "make a seemingly contradictory statement or promise."
The Angst of Adolescence: how to parent your teen (and live to laugh about it) by Sara Villenueva, PhD. Page 67 says, "This is a real problem."
Temperament Tools: working with your child's inborn traits, revised edition by Helen Neville and Diane Clark Johnson. Cute children on the cover.
101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview by Ron Fry. Same author, different book.
Body Weight Workouts for Men: 75 anytime, anywhere exercises to build a better body by Sean Bartram. Three levels of difficulty with many photographs of guys doing exercises.
Going to Court: an introduction to the U.S. Justice System by Ursula Furi-Perry. Easy to read guide written by a lawyer from Massachusetts.
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Even More, The Do-It-Yourself Edition
NonFiction
DIY Updos, Knots and Twists by Melissa Cook. This book has a lot of photos of hair. Including the Inverted Fishtail Updo and the Braided Mohawk.
10-Minute Hairstyles by Andre Martens. German author teaches you how to make an Updo With A Spiral Twist on page 110. Many photos of hair models.
1-2-3 Magic: effective discipline for children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. Smiling people on the cover. I just read a tip and should try it out.
Linux Administration: a beginner's guide, 7th edition by Wale Soyinka. I still don't know what a "kernel" is.
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling by Sherri Linsenbach. No pictures in this one.
Tiling: a homeowner's guide by Joseph Truini. Many photos. I need to re-grout part of our shower. I wonder if that is covered. Let me see ... yep, pages 234-236.
All New Building Decks by the editors of FineHomeBuilding. I have a deck that needs replacement as well. I also need my garage roof shingled. The garage painted. The garage re-leveled. Some garage wood replaced. Insulation put in the house's upstairs walls. New windows in my bedroom and laundry room. New carpet in the laundry room. The list goes on.
DIY Updos, Knots and Twists by Melissa Cook. This book has a lot of photos of hair. Including the Inverted Fishtail Updo and the Braided Mohawk.
10-Minute Hairstyles by Andre Martens. German author teaches you how to make an Updo With A Spiral Twist on page 110. Many photos of hair models.
1-2-3 Magic: effective discipline for children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. Smiling people on the cover. I just read a tip and should try it out.
Linux Administration: a beginner's guide, 7th edition by Wale Soyinka. I still don't know what a "kernel" is.
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling by Sherri Linsenbach. No pictures in this one.
Tiling: a homeowner's guide by Joseph Truini. Many photos. I need to re-grout part of our shower. I wonder if that is covered. Let me see ... yep, pages 234-236.
All New Building Decks by the editors of FineHomeBuilding. I have a deck that needs replacement as well. I also need my garage roof shingled. The garage painted. The garage re-leveled. Some garage wood replaced. Insulation put in the house's upstairs walls. New windows in my bedroom and laundry room. New carpet in the laundry room. The list goes on.
Still Catching Up - Here Are Cookbooks
NonFiction
So Fast, So Easy Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger with Julie Kaufman. 725 recipes. Page 308 says, "Spread meat ... adding ... cumin seeds ... lock the lid ... customize."
The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes by Marie Feldman, RD, CDE. 500 recipes including "lamb and root vegetable tagine". Tagine?
Brownies, Blondies and Bars by Stephanie Brubaker. This cookbook has plenty of pretty pictures. The previous two books do not.
Vegan Delights by Toni Rodriguez. 88 recipes with many pretty pictures. Author is a Spaniard. Author has a tattoo that says vegana.
No Experience Necessary: the culinary odyssey of chef by Norman van Aken. 20 years of restaurant work. He has a restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.
Best Side Dishes Ever by Monica Sweeney. Page 38 says, "Preheat oven to 425F."
The Gluten Free Slow Cooker by Hope Comerford. Author lives near Detroit and has short hair. Page 141 says, "With ... ingredients ... bean salad ... bring ... jazzing ... lemon juice."
The 'I Love My Nutri Bullet' Recipe Book by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT. No pretty food photographs in this one.
Dairy-Free Delicious by Katy Salter. Many pretty food photos but not every other page like some books.
So Fast, So Easy Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger with Julie Kaufman. 725 recipes. Page 308 says, "Spread meat ... adding ... cumin seeds ... lock the lid ... customize."
The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes by Marie Feldman, RD, CDE. 500 recipes including "lamb and root vegetable tagine". Tagine?
Brownies, Blondies and Bars by Stephanie Brubaker. This cookbook has plenty of pretty pictures. The previous two books do not.
Vegan Delights by Toni Rodriguez. 88 recipes with many pretty pictures. Author is a Spaniard. Author has a tattoo that says vegana.
No Experience Necessary: the culinary odyssey of chef by Norman van Aken. 20 years of restaurant work. He has a restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.
Best Side Dishes Ever by Monica Sweeney. Page 38 says, "Preheat oven to 425F."
The Gluten Free Slow Cooker by Hope Comerford. Author lives near Detroit and has short hair. Page 141 says, "With ... ingredients ... bean salad ... bring ... jazzing ... lemon juice."
The 'I Love My Nutri Bullet' Recipe Book by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT. No pretty food photographs in this one.
Dairy-Free Delicious by Katy Salter. Many pretty food photos but not every other page like some books.
Monday, April 04, 2016
Many, Many Novels
Fiction
Out of the Blues by Trudy Nan Boyce. Debut crime novel by retired Atlanta Police Officer. Homicide Detective gets cold case of a dead blues musician. Page 133 says, "The band was back on, starting out the set low and steady."
A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler. Third novel in Gischlers fantasy trilogy. With swords, magical tattoos, bad guys, good guys, jokes, and horses. Page 328 says, "Maurizan and Hank went down from the hillocks to get the news."
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz. Hey, isn't Lutz going to be in Milwaukee again this fall for Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee? Page 174 says, "I decided the ID could work." I figured Lutz would have a huge author photo considering she sells a lot of books. Nope, just the regular head shot.
The Widow by Fiona Barton. Widow comes clean about her suspected husband. Barton is English and lives in southwest France. Her author photo was taken outside. The weather looks very nice.
Too Many Books. Here Is A Photo.
Out of the Blues by Trudy Nan Boyce. Debut crime novel by retired Atlanta Police Officer. Homicide Detective gets cold case of a dead blues musician. Page 133 says, "The band was back on, starting out the set low and steady."
A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler. Third novel in Gischlers fantasy trilogy. With swords, magical tattoos, bad guys, good guys, jokes, and horses. Page 328 says, "Maurizan and Hank went down from the hillocks to get the news."
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz. Hey, isn't Lutz going to be in Milwaukee again this fall for Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee? Page 174 says, "I decided the ID could work." I figured Lutz would have a huge author photo considering she sells a lot of books. Nope, just the regular head shot.
The Widow by Fiona Barton. Widow comes clean about her suspected husband. Barton is English and lives in southwest France. Her author photo was taken outside. The weather looks very nice.
Too Many Books. Here Is A Photo.
I Was on Vacation, Here is Another Lansdale
Audiobooks on CD
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty. 10.5 hours on 9 CDs. Crime novel in Ireland. I think. A locked room mystery.
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Isaac Bell fights the Black Hand in 1906 New York City.
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. 10 hours on 9 CDs. Hap and Leonard bust heads and get conned. The usual. Hap and Leonard tend to get hoodwinked.
DVD
The Hateful Eight starring Kurt Russell. Some sort of western. I have not yet seen the flick.
The Iron Ministry by J.P. Sniadecki. China's railways serve a billion people amid an economic and technological boom.
The Hunger Games: the Mockingjay Part 2 starring Jennifer Lawrence. Girl sticks it to The Man.
Plastic Discs Carry the Sounds of Modern Music
Gimme Danger by various artists. Compilation CD from Mojo magazine with singers singing songs of "desert rock".
Ouroboros by Ray LaMontagne. This singer of songs circ's at Lake Mills.
We Can Do Anything by The Violent Femmes. Milwaukee people produce new album. The biography on Allmusic.com lists the recent lawsuits.
The Rough Guide to Americana by various artists. Various singers sing various songs about various Americana themes. Oh, hey! Robert earl Keene sings a Richard Thompson tune!
Hamilton: Original Broadway cast by Various Singing Actors. This is a big deal, right? I've not heard it yet.
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty. 10.5 hours on 9 CDs. Crime novel in Ireland. I think. A locked room mystery.
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Isaac Bell fights the Black Hand in 1906 New York City.
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. 10 hours on 9 CDs. Hap and Leonard bust heads and get conned. The usual. Hap and Leonard tend to get hoodwinked.
DVD
The Hateful Eight starring Kurt Russell. Some sort of western. I have not yet seen the flick.
The Iron Ministry by J.P. Sniadecki. China's railways serve a billion people amid an economic and technological boom.
The Hunger Games: the Mockingjay Part 2 starring Jennifer Lawrence. Girl sticks it to The Man.
Plastic Discs Carry the Sounds of Modern Music
Gimme Danger by various artists. Compilation CD from Mojo magazine with singers singing songs of "desert rock".
Ouroboros by Ray LaMontagne. This singer of songs circ's at Lake Mills.
We Can Do Anything by The Violent Femmes. Milwaukee people produce new album. The biography on Allmusic.com lists the recent lawsuits.
The Rough Guide to Americana by various artists. Various singers sing various songs about various Americana themes. Oh, hey! Robert earl Keene sings a Richard Thompson tune!
Hamilton: Original Broadway cast by Various Singing Actors. This is a big deal, right? I've not heard it yet.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Singh is Bling, Archer
DVD
Singh is Bling starring [Bollywood people]. Cinematic silliness.
Archer: season 6 starring [Voices]. Super spy is a super jerk with super laughs. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. Snort.
Plastic Discs Carry Secret Computer Language That is Translated Into Music
This Unruly Mess I've Made by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Rapper raps the rap on moped rapping.
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop. Singer sings songs of post-punk Pop pop.
Fiction
Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry. Treachery is not spelled with a U. Another mystery with the Pitt family investigating a bombing.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. Harlan is also not spelled with a U. Pilot sees her dead husband on her nanny cam.
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. D'Apriz is not spelled with a U either. Sweeney has a Twitter account. I'll check it out, wait here... she will be visiting Boston and was on NPR. I'm not sure what the book is about. I like the cover.
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson. Summer in a sleepy Sussex town in 1914.
Large Print
Singh is Bling starring [Bollywood people]. Cinematic silliness.
Archer: season 6 starring [Voices]. Super spy is a super jerk with super laughs. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. Snort.
Plastic Discs Carry Secret Computer Language That is Translated Into Music
This Unruly Mess I've Made by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Rapper raps the rap on moped rapping.
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop. Singer sings songs of post-punk Pop pop.
Fiction
Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry. Treachery is not spelled with a U. Another mystery with the Pitt family investigating a bombing.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. Harlan is also not spelled with a U. Pilot sees her dead husband on her nanny cam.
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. D'Apriz is not spelled with a U either. Sweeney has a Twitter account. I'll check it out, wait here... she will be visiting Boston and was on NPR. I'm not sure what the book is about. I like the cover.
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson. Summer in a sleepy Sussex town in 1914.
Large Print
Friday, March 18, 2016
Bimonthly Delivery from Patterson Amalgamated
Fiction
Private Paris by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Mark Sullivan.
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. My typing is worse than usual this morning. The novel is about a frontier family in Ohio and California. Chevalier's author photo was taken with a white background.
The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon. Another Commissario Brunetti mystery set in Venice. Maps are printed inside the front covers. Maps are cool.
Property of a Noblewoman by Danielle Steel. Romance. I always think Steel has an "E" on the end.
Two If By Sea by Jacqueline Mitchard. Mitchard used to live in Madison. If I remember correctly she moved to Massachusetts after an "investment manager" turned out to be a dirty thief. Mitchard is also a coffee fan. Novel's plot: U.S. vacationer in Brisbane loses his family in a tsunami but rescues as boy. Man takes Boy back to US.
Audiobook on CD
The Steel Kiss by Jefferey Deaver. 13 CDs at 14.5 hours. Police detectives pursue killer.
NonFiction
Overdressed: the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline. Page 203 says, After trying on everything at home, I decided to keep the shorts, and cast the rest back into the secondhand waste stream by donating them to a thrift store.
Private Paris by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Mark Sullivan.
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. My typing is worse than usual this morning. The novel is about a frontier family in Ohio and California. Chevalier's author photo was taken with a white background.
The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon. Another Commissario Brunetti mystery set in Venice. Maps are printed inside the front covers. Maps are cool.
Property of a Noblewoman by Danielle Steel. Romance. I always think Steel has an "E" on the end.
Two If By Sea by Jacqueline Mitchard. Mitchard used to live in Madison. If I remember correctly she moved to Massachusetts after an "investment manager" turned out to be a dirty thief. Mitchard is also a coffee fan. Novel's plot: U.S. vacationer in Brisbane loses his family in a tsunami but rescues as boy. Man takes Boy back to US.
Audiobook on CD
The Steel Kiss by Jefferey Deaver. 13 CDs at 14.5 hours. Police detectives pursue killer.
NonFiction
Overdressed: the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline. Page 203 says, After trying on everything at home, I decided to keep the shorts, and cast the rest back into the secondhand waste stream by donating them to a thrift store.
Double THRONES and Dounble SCHMIDT
DVD
Sisters starring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Her John Leguizamo is in this, that guy is a good actor.
Game of Thrones: complete fifth season starring horses and swords. I ordered two copies.
The Big Short starring [famous actors]. Something about money and white collar dirtbags? I'm not sure, I didn't read the book.
Tangerine starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Prostitute gets out of County jail and hears her boyfriend cheated on her. She goes looking for him across Los Angeles.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: season one starring Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski. Woman is rescued from underground bunker and explores the world. Krakowski is a comic genius.
Sisters starring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Her John Leguizamo is in this, that guy is a good actor.
Game of Thrones: complete fifth season starring horses and swords. I ordered two copies.
The Big Short starring [famous actors]. Something about money and white collar dirtbags? I'm not sure, I didn't read the book.
Tangerine starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Prostitute gets out of County jail and hears her boyfriend cheated on her. She goes looking for him across Los Angeles.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: season one starring Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski. Woman is rescued from underground bunker and explores the world. Krakowski is a comic genius.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
More Lansdale, Yet Again.
Fiction
Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver. T. Jefferson Parker recently posted a photo of himself and Deaver at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Off The Grid by C.J. Box. CJ Box was in the photo with Deaver and Parker.
Clawback by J.A. Jance. Jance was not in the photo with Deaver, Parker and Box. But, Jance still has a home in Tucson. I don't know if she attended the Festival. Maybe she decided to skip the crowds. Maybe she doesn't like the coffee there. Maybe she went in disguise so she wouldn't get hounded by fans.
Audiobooks on CD
Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale. 9 hours on 7CDs. Lansdale is booked to attend the Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee conference this autumn.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale. 5 hours on 5CDs. That conference always conflicts with the Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast and I've missed most or all of the conference the past five years or so.
The Revenant by Michael Punke. 9 hours on 8 CDs. I read this book a couple years ago. I don't know if Punke is writing anything new, last I looked he was lawyering in Switzerland.
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale. 14 hours on 12 CDs. I'm hoping to finish clean-up at the Pancake Breakfast and drive over to Milwaukee. I think Victor Gischler is also scheduled to attend.
Who else will be there?
Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver. T. Jefferson Parker recently posted a photo of himself and Deaver at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Off The Grid by C.J. Box. CJ Box was in the photo with Deaver and Parker.
Clawback by J.A. Jance. Jance was not in the photo with Deaver, Parker and Box. But, Jance still has a home in Tucson. I don't know if she attended the Festival. Maybe she decided to skip the crowds. Maybe she doesn't like the coffee there. Maybe she went in disguise so she wouldn't get hounded by fans.
Audiobooks on CD
Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale. 9 hours on 7CDs. Lansdale is booked to attend the Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee conference this autumn.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale. 5 hours on 5CDs. That conference always conflicts with the Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast and I've missed most or all of the conference the past five years or so.
The Revenant by Michael Punke. 9 hours on 8 CDs. I read this book a couple years ago. I don't know if Punke is writing anything new, last I looked he was lawyering in Switzerland.
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale. 14 hours on 12 CDs. I'm hoping to finish clean-up at the Pancake Breakfast and drive over to Milwaukee. I think Victor Gischler is also scheduled to attend.
Who else will be there?
- Well, Todd Robinson is supposed to be there, I read one of his novels.
- Lisa Lutz came a couple years ago when I was able to attend the Friday evening session. Lutz is a great speaker.
- Brad Parks. I read 2-3 of his New Jersey set novels featuring a newspaper reporter.
- Timothy Hallinan is scheduled. Hallinan is kind of a Big Deal. I listened to a couple of his Junior Bender novels.
- I assume Tasha Alexander and her husband will be there. I think they drive up from Chicago each year. I still have not read any the husband's books. I keep intending to read one.
Friday, March 11, 2016
The Krays, Boxing, and a Shoot'em Up
DVD
Legend starring Tom Hardy. hardy plays the Kray brother twins, London gang bosses of the 1960s. I watched the previous movie with the brothers from Spandeu Ballet.
Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son.
The Fall: Series 2 starring Gillian Anderson. Detective Superintendent looks for a serial killer.
Strike Back: final season starring Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton. Military and espionage shoot-em with tight costumes and sex scenes.
Legend starring Tom Hardy. hardy plays the Kray brother twins, London gang bosses of the 1960s. I watched the previous movie with the brothers from Spandeu Ballet.
Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son.
The Fall: Series 2 starring Gillian Anderson. Detective Superintendent looks for a serial killer.
Strike Back: final season starring Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton. Military and espionage shoot-em with tight costumes and sex scenes.
Monday, March 07, 2016
Bands of Bitter Grieving
DVD
Changed Forever: grieving the death of someone you love by Paraclete Press.
Audiobooks on CD
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Fantasy novel.
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Crime in Minneapolis.
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Crime in Manhattan.
Changed Forever: grieving the death of someone you love by Paraclete Press.
Audiobooks on CD
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Fantasy novel.
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Crime in Minneapolis.
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Crime in Manhattan.
Joe R. Lansdale? Again?
Lansdale
Hells Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale. Huh, Lansdale and Lansdale signed this copy. A novel with a mix of horror and western, it'll be good with plenty of similes.
Fiction
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Your bi-monthly Cussler installment. Page 83 says, "Claypool rose to his feet."
The Invisible Hand by Benjamin Sobieck. Crime novel set in the North Dakota oil fields. "[Sobieck's] family runs a ranch in North Dakota." Anthony Neil Smith mentioned this one before because Smith wrote a ND oil fields crime novel as well. I've been to Fargo a couple times. I went to a wrestling tournament hosted by Concordia College for two years in a row. I may have written this before, but we stayed at a motel converted to a hotel. The hotel room doors used to face outside until hallways were built around the outside of the building. But, the hallways were not heated and layers of frozen condensation created ice sheets on the inside of the tall windows. The ice and frost on the inside of the building was dreary.
Gone Again by James Grippando. "A Jack Swytek Novel." Swyteck? Was that the name of a character on Miami Vice? Let me check... kinda, that character had a different spelling with Switek.
The Ancient Mistral by Jim Harrison. Literary guy publishes three novellas. Michael Talbott who played Switek is from Waverly, IA. Last week I was spoke to a guy from Waverly.
NonFiction
Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond. It's hard to get ahead when you cannot keep a home. Focusing on eight Milwaukee families that can barely afford rent.
The Gratitude Diaries:how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life by Janice Kaplan. Ok, but the previously listed book makes me think that philosophy only gets you so far.
Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, MD. "Conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, lack of focus, anger and memory problems."
Our Christian Founding Fathers by William Beckman. Local author.
Hells Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale. Huh, Lansdale and Lansdale signed this copy. A novel with a mix of horror and western, it'll be good with plenty of similes.
Fiction
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Your bi-monthly Cussler installment. Page 83 says, "Claypool rose to his feet."
The Invisible Hand by Benjamin Sobieck. Crime novel set in the North Dakota oil fields. "[Sobieck's] family runs a ranch in North Dakota." Anthony Neil Smith mentioned this one before because Smith wrote a ND oil fields crime novel as well. I've been to Fargo a couple times. I went to a wrestling tournament hosted by Concordia College for two years in a row. I may have written this before, but we stayed at a motel converted to a hotel. The hotel room doors used to face outside until hallways were built around the outside of the building. But, the hallways were not heated and layers of frozen condensation created ice sheets on the inside of the tall windows. The ice and frost on the inside of the building was dreary.
Gone Again by James Grippando. "A Jack Swytek Novel." Swyteck? Was that the name of a character on Miami Vice? Let me check... kinda, that character had a different spelling with Switek.
The Ancient Mistral by Jim Harrison. Literary guy publishes three novellas. Michael Talbott who played Switek is from Waverly, IA. Last week I was spoke to a guy from Waverly.
NonFiction
Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond. It's hard to get ahead when you cannot keep a home. Focusing on eight Milwaukee families that can barely afford rent.
The Gratitude Diaries:how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life by Janice Kaplan. Ok, but the previously listed book makes me think that philosophy only gets you so far.
Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, MD. "Conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, lack of focus, anger and memory problems."
Our Christian Founding Fathers by William Beckman. Local author.
Friday, March 04, 2016
More Music, More Music, More Music
The Sounds of Singing Are Digitized And Encoded Upon a Silvery Slice of Sound Magic
The Essential Earth, Wind and Fire by Earth, Wind and Fire. Nine men sings songs of love and mustaches. Lots of mustaches. Were those stage outfits polyester? If so, those clothes must have been super hot during performances.
This is Acting by Sia. Australian singer sings songs of Sia.
The Essential Earth, Wind and Fire by Earth, Wind and Fire. Nine men sings songs of love and mustaches. Lots of mustaches. Were those stage outfits polyester? If so, those clothes must have been super hot during performances.
This is Acting by Sia. Australian singer sings songs of Sia.
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Musics
Two Plastic Discs Contain Computer Language That is Converted Into Sound
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. LONG LASTING AND POPULAR METAL BAND RELEASES A DOUBLE ALBUM. ALBUM! A NEW ALBUM! NO! ALBUM!
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. LONG LASTING AND POPULAR METAL BAND RELEASES A DOUBLE ALBUM. ALBUM! A NEW ALBUM! NO! ALBUM!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Girl's Guide to Wedding Cake Murder
Fiction
Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young. Missing children and dreams. Hester is an uncommon name. According to SSA Hester's highest rank in popularity was 230th in 1901. My name was 177th in 1954, that is much higher than I expected.
A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber. According to the cover the girls in question have a lot of money. Macomber has a new author photo.
Hide by Matthew Griffin. Two men fall in love after World War Two and one of them collapses when elderly. According to the dust jacket Griffin lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. I wonder if he has made the writer's pilgrimage to pay respect to Victor Gischler in Baton Rouge. Griffin is wearing a blue shirt in his author photo.
Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton. No author photo.
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Fluke's author photo has her wearing a cooking apron and posing with some desserts. Not deserts.
She's Not There by Joy Fielding. You can see the edge Fielding's watch under her blouse cuff. Page 200 says, " Barcelona... Mexican... stared... eggs... Harbor Drive."
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon. Cover illustration is a dirigible. Ia Ariel a man's or woman's name, let me check the author bio... woman. Lawhon lives in Tennessee. Do we have other books by here? I don't know, I'll check... yes. We own 2014's The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress. Our copy has circ'ed 9 times.
Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young. Missing children and dreams. Hester is an uncommon name. According to SSA Hester's highest rank in popularity was 230th in 1901. My name was 177th in 1954, that is much higher than I expected.
A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber. According to the cover the girls in question have a lot of money. Macomber has a new author photo.
Hide by Matthew Griffin. Two men fall in love after World War Two and one of them collapses when elderly. According to the dust jacket Griffin lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. I wonder if he has made the writer's pilgrimage to pay respect to Victor Gischler in Baton Rouge. Griffin is wearing a blue shirt in his author photo.
Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton. No author photo.
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Fluke's author photo has her wearing a cooking apron and posing with some desserts. Not deserts.
She's Not There by Joy Fielding. You can see the edge Fielding's watch under her blouse cuff. Page 200 says, " Barcelona... Mexican... stared... eggs... Harbor Drive."
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon. Cover illustration is a dirigible. Ia Ariel a man's or woman's name, let me check the author bio... woman. Lawhon lives in Tennessee. Do we have other books by here? I don't know, I'll check... yes. We own 2014's The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress. Our copy has circ'ed 9 times.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Bungalow Freaks in Little China
NonFiction
Freaks of Sideshow and Film by Mary Brett and Stevan Gould. Page 73 says, "Delina Ross is considered the most beautiful of all the bearded ladies." There is a piece about Sandy Allen.
Big Trouble in Little China: The Return of Lo Pan and How Jack Burton Became King of the Lords of Death. Comic book stories by John Carpenter.
Big Trouble in Little China: The Hell of the Midnight Road and The Ghosts of Storms. More comic book stories by John Carpenter.
Bark House Style: sustainable designs from nature by Chris McCurry and Nan Chase. Lots of pretty pictures.
Bungalow Kitchens by Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen. Even more pretty pictures.
Freaks of Sideshow and Film by Mary Brett and Stevan Gould. Page 73 says, "Delina Ross is considered the most beautiful of all the bearded ladies." There is a piece about Sandy Allen.
Big Trouble in Little China: The Return of Lo Pan and How Jack Burton Became King of the Lords of Death. Comic book stories by John Carpenter.
Big Trouble in Little China: The Hell of the Midnight Road and The Ghosts of Storms. More comic book stories by John Carpenter.
Bark House Style: sustainable designs from nature by Chris McCurry and Nan Chase. Lots of pretty pictures.
Bungalow Kitchens by Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen. Even more pretty pictures.
Joe R. Lansdale? Again?
DVD
Spotlight starring [many actors]. Boston Globe reporters uncover and report on child abuse in the Catholic church.
Spotlight starring [the same actors]. Same thing but Blu-Ray version.
Audiobooks on CD
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry. 15 hours on 12 CDs.
Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. 15.5 hours on 13 CDs. Lecturer traveling to London goes back in time to 1810. Read by Bronson Pinchot who "restores Greek Revival buildings."
Nomad by Matthew Mather. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Scientist has to figure out how to save the earth and get his family from Italy.
Joe R. Lansdale
Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale. Hap and Leonard bumble through with violence and guile. Lansdale did a interview on National Public Radio a few days ago.
Spotlight starring [many actors]. Boston Globe reporters uncover and report on child abuse in the Catholic church.
Spotlight starring [the same actors]. Same thing but Blu-Ray version.
Audiobooks on CD
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry. 15 hours on 12 CDs.
Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. 15.5 hours on 13 CDs. Lecturer traveling to London goes back in time to 1810. Read by Bronson Pinchot who "restores Greek Revival buildings."
Nomad by Matthew Mather. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Scientist has to figure out how to save the earth and get his family from Italy.
Joe R. Lansdale
Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale. Hap and Leonard bumble through with violence and guile. Lansdale did a interview on National Public Radio a few days ago.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Made Up Stories. With unrelated New Zealand commentary.
Fiction
Sweet Girl by Travis Mulhauser. Girl looks for her strung out mom in Northern Michigan but finds a baby in a freezing cabin. Dirt bag criminals pursue the girl and her new found ward.
If I Run by Terri Blackstock. Today's speaker at Rotary is a retired CS professor from UW-Eau Claire, his name is Wagner. He now takes on temporary teaching positions at other universities.
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel. The speaker has taught at Canterbury University outside Christchurch in New Zealand. I chatted with Wagner a bit during lunch and he has taught there on two occasions.
Georgia by Dawn Tripp. Wagner also said he taught in China and had an appointment at Macalaster in Minneapolis. His semesters in NZ followed our winter season. So, he had winter, here, winter, there, and then winter here again. His wife declined to go immediately back so that they could have a summer.
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad. Wagner had a slide show as well. Lots of photos of hiking and kayaking. His wife volunteered at a nature center and had some neat photos of a Kiwi bird.
Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson. Wagner and Wife also visited Stewart Island at the Southern tip of the South Island. Wagner said Stewart Island has a population of 400 people, the island is 674 square miles.
The Cellar by Minette Walters. I asked if many tourists visited Stewart and Wagner said tourism was a main draw for the place. He and his wife would often stay in family hostels when traveling but that Stewart also has resorts.
The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield. There was one penguin photo in his slide show. Beer was expensive but the local wine was not.
Coconut Cowboy by Tim Dorsey. I asked about his accommodations in Christchurch. Wagner told me the University is very big on visiting faculty. They have about 70 instructors a year (a semester, maybe?) and send out 30 of their own. Canterbury has a big endowment to cover the costs and visiting instructors are given a house or apartment for lodging, travel costs are covered, and they get a per diem payment.
Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lipton. Wagner chanced upon the appointment after seeing an email asking for applicants. The previously hired CS instructor bowed out after the 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch. Wagner had a few photos of the City but his photos were mostly of the countryside.
Blackout by David Rosenfelt. There was no mention of Dunedin.
Sweet Girl by Travis Mulhauser. Girl looks for her strung out mom in Northern Michigan but finds a baby in a freezing cabin. Dirt bag criminals pursue the girl and her new found ward.
If I Run by Terri Blackstock. Today's speaker at Rotary is a retired CS professor from UW-Eau Claire, his name is Wagner. He now takes on temporary teaching positions at other universities.
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel. The speaker has taught at Canterbury University outside Christchurch in New Zealand. I chatted with Wagner a bit during lunch and he has taught there on two occasions.
Georgia by Dawn Tripp. Wagner also said he taught in China and had an appointment at Macalaster in Minneapolis. His semesters in NZ followed our winter season. So, he had winter, here, winter, there, and then winter here again. His wife declined to go immediately back so that they could have a summer.
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad. Wagner had a slide show as well. Lots of photos of hiking and kayaking. His wife volunteered at a nature center and had some neat photos of a Kiwi bird.
Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson. Wagner and Wife also visited Stewart Island at the Southern tip of the South Island. Wagner said Stewart Island has a population of 400 people, the island is 674 square miles.
The Cellar by Minette Walters. I asked if many tourists visited Stewart and Wagner said tourism was a main draw for the place. He and his wife would often stay in family hostels when traveling but that Stewart also has resorts.
The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield. There was one penguin photo in his slide show. Beer was expensive but the local wine was not.
Coconut Cowboy by Tim Dorsey. I asked about his accommodations in Christchurch. Wagner told me the University is very big on visiting faculty. They have about 70 instructors a year (a semester, maybe?) and send out 30 of their own. Canterbury has a big endowment to cover the costs and visiting instructors are given a house or apartment for lodging, travel costs are covered, and they get a per diem payment.
Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lipton. Wagner chanced upon the appointment after seeing an email asking for applicants. The previously hired CS instructor bowed out after the 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch. Wagner had a few photos of the City but his photos were mostly of the countryside.
Blackout by David Rosenfelt. There was no mention of Dunedin.
Monday, February 22, 2016
One Single DVD
DVD
A Walk in the Woods starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Kristen Schaal. Two older men hike the Appalachian Trail. Hilarity ensues.
A Walk in the Woods starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Kristen Schaal. Two older men hike the Appalachian Trail. Hilarity ensues.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Real Quick, It Is Late
Goin' Your Way by Neil Finn and Paul Kelly. Concert album and DVD.
Elements by The U.S. Marine Band.
Unforgivable Blackness: the rise and fall of Jack Johnson.
Star War: A New Hope: Empire Strikes Back: Return of the Jedi.
Elements by The U.S. Marine Band.
Unforgivable Blackness: the rise and fall of Jack Johnson.
Star War: A New Hope: Empire Strikes Back: Return of the Jedi.
Monday, February 15, 2016
More Sexy Sex Novels from Lorelei James
Fiction
What You Need by Lorelei James. Well... maybe this is a straightforward romance, not one of the sexy sex ones. Wealthy man dates his employee. I spoke to Lori Armstrong (James is her pen name) at a Bouchercon, she said her romance books way outsold her mystery/thriller novels.
Find Her by Lisa Gardner. Gardner writes a lot of books and is kind of a big deal. I'm surprised she does not have a bigger author photo.
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase. I know nothing about this book but I the cover sure is nicely done. The cover makes me want to read this. page 172 says, "Lorna parts the paper like curtains, smiles."
Violent Crimes by Philip Margolin. I am fairly certain I have never read a Margolin book. Let me take a look at his bib. Nope, not a one. I did watch a film version.
Nonfiction
Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Eric Hansen, revised by Rebecca Pelky. I was told the Porpupine Mountains are a nice visit. Good like finding them in the book though because there is no index. The "Porkies" are in Gogebic and Ontonagoin Counties and the Ironwood/Ontonagon area lists 13 hikes.
Holiday Delights!: recipes, crafts, and gifts by Hearst Books. This Christmas themed so I assume this was back-ordered.
What You Need by Lorelei James. Well... maybe this is a straightforward romance, not one of the sexy sex ones. Wealthy man dates his employee. I spoke to Lori Armstrong (James is her pen name) at a Bouchercon, she said her romance books way outsold her mystery/thriller novels.
Find Her by Lisa Gardner. Gardner writes a lot of books and is kind of a big deal. I'm surprised she does not have a bigger author photo.
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase. I know nothing about this book but I the cover sure is nicely done. The cover makes me want to read this. page 172 says, "Lorna parts the paper like curtains, smiles."
Violent Crimes by Philip Margolin. I am fairly certain I have never read a Margolin book. Let me take a look at his bib. Nope, not a one. I did watch a film version.
Nonfiction
Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Eric Hansen, revised by Rebecca Pelky. I was told the Porpupine Mountains are a nice visit. Good like finding them in the book though because there is no index. The "Porkies" are in Gogebic and Ontonagoin Counties and the Ironwood/Ontonagon area lists 13 hikes.
Holiday Delights!: recipes, crafts, and gifts by Hearst Books. This Christmas themed so I assume this was back-ordered.
DVD Drop
DVD
Full House: the complete sixth season starring [actors]. I have several snide comments about this program. I was in a trivia contest last week and one question asked "What is the dog's name in Full House." One of the trivia team members has three daughters, so he knew the answer.
Chi-Raq starring Angela Bassett. Spike Lee retells Lysistrata with a Chicago setting.
Straight Outta Compton starring [many people]. Biopic about rap N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton starring [the same actors as before]. I bought a second copy by mistake. There are a ton of holds so I added it to the collection.
Straight Outta Compton starring [the same actors but in higher definition]. One of the orders was the DVD-Blu-Ray combo. This is the Blu-Ray.
Full House: the complete sixth season starring [actors]. I have several snide comments about this program. I was in a trivia contest last week and one question asked "What is the dog's name in Full House." One of the trivia team members has three daughters, so he knew the answer.
Chi-Raq starring Angela Bassett. Spike Lee retells Lysistrata with a Chicago setting.
Straight Outta Compton starring [many people]. Biopic about rap N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton starring [the same actors as before]. I bought a second copy by mistake. There are a ton of holds so I added it to the collection.
Straight Outta Compton starring [the same actors but in higher definition]. One of the orders was the DVD-Blu-Ray combo. This is the Blu-Ray.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Gischler and Esiler Make Sweet Fiction
Gischler
The Order of the Forge by Victor Gischler. Compilation of a series of comics with artwork by Tazio Bettin. George Washington fights evil with Ben Franklin and Paul Revere at his side.
Eisler
The God's Eye View by Barry Eisler. More NSA shenanigans and violence by Eisler. Eisler does a great job of taking the mostly unknown topics of real-life spying and espionage and makes them integral to his novels.
Fiction
Doctor Who: four Doctors by Paul Cornell. Chaos rules when three Doctors meet! Yeah, sure it does.
The Wolves by Alex Berenson. The billionaire who tried to trick the U.S. and Iran into a war has gone into hiding. A secret agent looks for the billionaire.
NonFiction
The Geeky Chef Cook Book by Cassandra Reeder. Recipes based off SciFi, Fantasy and video games. Includes Romulan Ale, Plomeek Soup, Soylent Green (well, not really), and Cauldron Cakes.
The Order of the Forge by Victor Gischler. Compilation of a series of comics with artwork by Tazio Bettin. George Washington fights evil with Ben Franklin and Paul Revere at his side.
Eisler
The God's Eye View by Barry Eisler. More NSA shenanigans and violence by Eisler. Eisler does a great job of taking the mostly unknown topics of real-life spying and espionage and makes them integral to his novels.
Fiction
Doctor Who: four Doctors by Paul Cornell. Chaos rules when three Doctors meet! Yeah, sure it does.
The Wolves by Alex Berenson. The billionaire who tried to trick the U.S. and Iran into a war has gone into hiding. A secret agent looks for the billionaire.
NonFiction
The Geeky Chef Cook Book by Cassandra Reeder. Recipes based off SciFi, Fantasy and video games. Includes Romulan Ale, Plomeek Soup, Soylent Green (well, not really), and Cauldron Cakes.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The Spectre of Joe R. Lansdale
Hap and Leonard
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. Erstwhile PIs Hap and Leonard bumble their way through another violent episode. The new TV series is coming out.
DVD
Spectre starring James Bond. I've not seen this flick nor read a review or seen previews. I want everything to be a surprise.
The Big Bang Theory: Seventh Season starring [actors]. People sure do love this show.
Fiction
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb. Does Robb have a ghost writer helping her out? There are a lot books by Nora Roberts under her own name as well.
Carol by Patrica Highsmith. Reprint of the 1952 as a tie-in for the recent movie. Original title is The Price of Salt.
Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman. Another thriller with Alex Delaware. I've never been to Delaware but my cousin lived there for a couple years.
Carpe Diem, Illinois by Kristin A. Oakley. Was this a Wisconsin author? I cannot recall. Let me check ... Yep, she lives in Madison and also teaches writing. This book is a suspense novel. I think. I was in Madison yesterday for Library Legislative Day, it went OK.
Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron. Mystery featuring a fictionalized Jane Austen.
NonFiction
Take Care: The Sleep Guide by Sarah Moran. The Take Care series is one of seven books covering multiple aspects of wellness. Moran used come to the library early to write.
Large Print
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. Erstwhile PIs Hap and Leonard bumble their way through another violent episode. The new TV series is coming out.
DVD
Spectre starring James Bond. I've not seen this flick nor read a review or seen previews. I want everything to be a surprise.
The Big Bang Theory: Seventh Season starring [actors]. People sure do love this show.
Fiction
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb. Does Robb have a ghost writer helping her out? There are a lot books by Nora Roberts under her own name as well.
Carol by Patrica Highsmith. Reprint of the 1952 as a tie-in for the recent movie. Original title is The Price of Salt.
Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman. Another thriller with Alex Delaware. I've never been to Delaware but my cousin lived there for a couple years.
Carpe Diem, Illinois by Kristin A. Oakley. Was this a Wisconsin author? I cannot recall. Let me check ... Yep, she lives in Madison and also teaches writing. This book is a suspense novel. I think. I was in Madison yesterday for Library Legislative Day, it went OK.
Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron. Mystery featuring a fictionalized Jane Austen.
NonFiction
Take Care: The Sleep Guide by Sarah Moran. The Take Care series is one of seven books covering multiple aspects of wellness. Moran used come to the library early to write.
Large Print
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Someday The Kingdom of Downton Potter
DVD
Downton Abbey: season 6 starring [actors]. I have never seen this program. Was the building an actual abbey at one point?
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starring Han Solo. Dr. Jones pursues truth and knowledge through treachery and violence.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone starring [those three children]. A boy is sent away to boarding school.
Fiction
The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury. Something about separated lovers and a bookstore that gets flooded.
Large Print
Downton Abbey: season 6 starring [actors]. I have never seen this program. Was the building an actual abbey at one point?
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starring Han Solo. Dr. Jones pursues truth and knowledge through treachery and violence.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone starring [those three children]. A boy is sent away to boarding school.
Fiction
The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury. Something about separated lovers and a bookstore that gets flooded.
Large Print
Friday, January 29, 2016
Three New Novels
Fiction
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Is Karp a shortened name? Did it used to be one of those super-long Eastern European ones like Karpeniskikisynsasneikity? I should check a reference book, but I won't.
The Plague of Thieves Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Do Muller and Pronzini work in separate rooms or share an office. I'm guessing they have separate offices because I would be quickly distracted if someone else was there as I tried typing.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin. Benjamin wrote the popular book club book, The Aviator's Wife. Benjamin lives in Chicago. In Chicago the city? Or, in the Chicago area?
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Is Karp a shortened name? Did it used to be one of those super-long Eastern European ones like Karpeniskikisynsasneikity? I should check a reference book, but I won't.
The Plague of Thieves Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Do Muller and Pronzini work in separate rooms or share an office. I'm guessing they have separate offices because I would be quickly distracted if someone else was there as I tried typing.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin. Benjamin wrote the popular book club book, The Aviator's Wife. Benjamin lives in Chicago. In Chicago the city? Or, in the Chicago area?
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
New new new for You you you
Fiction With Amateur Critiques
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash. I don't like the paper, it is too bright.
Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz. I don't like the cover, it is too shiny.
After the Crash by Michael Bussi. I don't like the title, too long.
Once Shadows Fall by Robert Daniels. I don't like the back cover, too plain.
His Right Hand by Mette Ivie Harrison. I don't like the ISBN, too numbery.
NonFiction
Rosemary: the hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson. I don't like the photos, not enough of them.
Large Print
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash. I don't like the paper, it is too bright.
Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz. I don't like the cover, it is too shiny.
After the Crash by Michael Bussi. I don't like the title, too long.
Once Shadows Fall by Robert Daniels. I don't like the back cover, too plain.
His Right Hand by Mette Ivie Harrison. I don't like the ISBN, too numbery.
NonFiction
Rosemary: the hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson. I don't like the photos, not enough of them.
Large Print
Monday, January 25, 2016
Book and Discs
NonFiction
Daughters of the Samurai: a journey from East to West and back by Janice P. Nimura. Here is an odd and true story. Five young Japanese girls were sent to the U.S. in 1871 to "learn Western ways". Ten years later they returned to Japan expected to change women's education. Nimura lives in New York City and has a black-and-white author photo.
Audiobooks on CD
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham. 11.5 hours on 9 CDs. What a silly title.
The Lady's Command by Stephanie Laurens. 9.5 hours on 9CDs. Ship Captain marries an adventuress woman who joins him on African voyage.
6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 11.5 hours on 10 CDs. Replacement for a audiobook that was busticated.
Tricky Twent-Two by Janet Evanovich. 6 hours on 5CDs. Didn't we have this already? What do you mean you don't know?
Commander in Chief Tom Clancy. 20.5 hours at 17 CDs. Some sort of political intrigue and action.
Daughters of the Samurai: a journey from East to West and back by Janice P. Nimura. Here is an odd and true story. Five young Japanese girls were sent to the U.S. in 1871 to "learn Western ways". Ten years later they returned to Japan expected to change women's education. Nimura lives in New York City and has a black-and-white author photo.
Audiobooks on CD
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham. 11.5 hours on 9 CDs. What a silly title.
The Lady's Command by Stephanie Laurens. 9.5 hours on 9CDs. Ship Captain marries an adventuress woman who joins him on African voyage.
6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber. 11.5 hours on 10 CDs. Replacement for a audiobook that was busticated.
Tricky Twent-Two by Janet Evanovich. 6 hours on 5CDs. Didn't we have this already? What do you mean you don't know?
Commander in Chief Tom Clancy. 20.5 hours at 17 CDs. Some sort of political intrigue and action.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Stuff.
Large Print
Fiction
Written in Fire by Marcus Sakey. Published with Thomas and Mercer who, apparently, refuse to print hardcovers. Gillian Flynn says the book is engrossing.
Warriors of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell. More Vikings in Britain. Page 117 says, "'I should make Eads Byrig a burh,' Aethelflaed said."
Blue by Danielle Steel, Page 95 says, "'Take care of yourself, Gin. Do us all a favor, don't get shot or killed.'"
DVD
Sicario starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro. FBI agent works with Mexican police. I think.
Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith starring [many, many people] and Obi Wan-Kenobi. I bought a three pack of the first two trilogies thinking to split the set into individual discs. Well, they are still together and that is probably for the best. Actually, I'll think about buying another one of these.
The Martian starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sean Bean. Astronaut is stuck on Mars and has to survive long enough to rescue.
[Meh. No good trailers.]
Restless starring Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell. Atwell is the lead in Agent Carter. Rufus Sewell is a lead in Man in the High Castle. This about a British woman spy during World War Two. The book was pretty decent.
Fiction
Written in Fire by Marcus Sakey. Published with Thomas and Mercer who, apparently, refuse to print hardcovers. Gillian Flynn says the book is engrossing.
Warriors of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell. More Vikings in Britain. Page 117 says, "'I should make Eads Byrig a burh,' Aethelflaed said."
Blue by Danielle Steel, Page 95 says, "'Take care of yourself, Gin. Do us all a favor, don't get shot or killed.'"
DVD
Sicario starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro. FBI agent works with Mexican police. I think.
Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith starring [many, many people] and Obi Wan-Kenobi. I bought a three pack of the first two trilogies thinking to split the set into individual discs. Well, they are still together and that is probably for the best. Actually, I'll think about buying another one of these.
The Martian starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sean Bean. Astronaut is stuck on Mars and has to survive long enough to rescue.
[Meh. No good trailers.]
Restless starring Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell. Atwell is the lead in Agent Carter. Rufus Sewell is a lead in Man in the High Castle. This about a British woman spy during World War Two. The book was pretty decent.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Four Books, Five Audio, and More Photo Critiques
Audiobooks on CD
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith. 18 hours on 15 CDs. J.K. Rowling writes another detective story with Cormoran Strike character. I listened to the first novel, it was good but long.
Guilty by David Baldacci. 12 hours on 10 CDs. Another novel with an assassin.
See Me by Nicholas Sparks. 14.5 hours on 13 CDs. What are the chances I will ever willingly listen to one of these? 1 in 5,000? 1 in 10,000?
Crimson Shore by Preston and Child. 11 hours on 9 CDs. Douglas Preston and Lincold Child collaborate again. This is read by Rene Auberjonois. What Star Trek guy was he? Let me check... oh, yeah, he played Odo. I had completely forgotten he played Father Mulcahy in the film version of M*A*S*H. Odo was a neat character.
Cross Justice by James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated. 9.5 hous on 8 CDs. Hey, Patterson wrote this one himself, no collaborator is listed. Oh wait, does he do the YA and children's novels on his own?
Fiction
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. I don't care about the plot. Let's critique author photos again. Wow, The publisher hired a good photographer for Hoag's full, back-cover spread. The colors are great. Do authors ever figure, "Hey, I'm going to be here anyway and the photographer is already set-up. Why I don't I pay the photographer for a couple extra hours work and do some family shots?"
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. Smaller photo on the inside cover. The photo is kinda small but it has too much light and blur for my tastes. The photo is well done, I just like Hoag's shot better.
Scandalous Behavior by Stuart Woods. No author photo, just a picture of Stuart Woods. Yes, that was a dig at Woods because I think he hires ghost writers. No, I have absolutely no proof.
The Girls She Left Behind by Sarah Graves. I thought Graves lived in Kansas. Nope, she lives in Maine. Graves's author photo is by her husband. It is a wintertime outdoor snapshot. The splotch of dirt on the plastic book cover makes it look like Graves has a lopsided mustache. I'll clean that dirt off.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith. 18 hours on 15 CDs. J.K. Rowling writes another detective story with Cormoran Strike character. I listened to the first novel, it was good but long.
Guilty by David Baldacci. 12 hours on 10 CDs. Another novel with an assassin.
See Me by Nicholas Sparks. 14.5 hours on 13 CDs. What are the chances I will ever willingly listen to one of these? 1 in 5,000? 1 in 10,000?
Crimson Shore by Preston and Child. 11 hours on 9 CDs. Douglas Preston and Lincold Child collaborate again. This is read by Rene Auberjonois. What Star Trek guy was he? Let me check... oh, yeah, he played Odo. I had completely forgotten he played Father Mulcahy in the film version of M*A*S*H. Odo was a neat character.
Cross Justice by James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated. 9.5 hous on 8 CDs. Hey, Patterson wrote this one himself, no collaborator is listed. Oh wait, does he do the YA and children's novels on his own?
Fiction
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. I don't care about the plot. Let's critique author photos again. Wow, The publisher hired a good photographer for Hoag's full, back-cover spread. The colors are great. Do authors ever figure, "Hey, I'm going to be here anyway and the photographer is already set-up. Why I don't I pay the photographer for a couple extra hours work and do some family shots?"
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. Smaller photo on the inside cover. The photo is kinda small but it has too much light and blur for my tastes. The photo is well done, I just like Hoag's shot better.
Scandalous Behavior by Stuart Woods. No author photo, just a picture of Stuart Woods. Yes, that was a dig at Woods because I think he hires ghost writers. No, I have absolutely no proof.
The Girls She Left Behind by Sarah Graves. I thought Graves lived in Kansas. Nope, she lives in Maine. Graves's author photo is by her husband. It is a wintertime outdoor snapshot. The splotch of dirt on the plastic book cover makes it look like Graves has a lopsided mustache. I'll clean that dirt off.
DVD and My Hurt Finger
DVD
Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation starring Tom Cruise and a bunch of other people. Tom Cruise has fawning journalists ask "Did you do your own stunts?"
Old DVDs
Bad Boys starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. Blech. This was a donation that I figured would go out.
Bad Boys II starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. Blech. This was a donation that I figured would go out.
Spy Game starring Robert Redord and Brad Pitt. Old guy teaches spying to young guy. Another donation that could go out.
The Grudge 2 starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and other people. Some sort of horror flick. Another donation that could go out.
My Busted Finger
My finger was hyperextended a month or so ago. I was using a computer tablet as I walked on the treadmill in my basement. I fumbled the tablet, tried to grab it, and fell onto the treadmill. As I was falling I thought to myself that I should twist around, land on my side or back, and have the tread shove me off the back of the treadmill.Nope, I put out my hand onto the tread and the tread forced my hand down and bent it back.
Anyway. My finger was still swollen and hurting and I went to the doctor Monday They X-rayed my hand just to see if anything was wrong and I have a a small fracture. Not a big deal and I was told to buddy tape the fingers and avoid using the finger. My typing is much slower and filled with errros.
Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation starring Tom Cruise and a bunch of other people. Tom Cruise has fawning journalists ask "Did you do your own stunts?"
Old DVDs
Bad Boys starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. Blech. This was a donation that I figured would go out.
Bad Boys II starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. Blech. This was a donation that I figured would go out.
Spy Game starring Robert Redord and Brad Pitt. Old guy teaches spying to young guy. Another donation that could go out.
The Grudge 2 starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and other people. Some sort of horror flick. Another donation that could go out.
My Busted Finger
My finger was hyperextended a month or so ago. I was using a computer tablet as I walked on the treadmill in my basement. I fumbled the tablet, tried to grab it, and fell onto the treadmill. As I was falling I thought to myself that I should twist around, land on my side or back, and have the tread shove me off the back of the treadmill.Nope, I put out my hand onto the tread and the tread forced my hand down and bent it back.
Anyway. My finger was still swollen and hurting and I went to the doctor Monday They X-rayed my hand just to see if anything was wrong and I have a a small fracture. Not a big deal and I was told to buddy tape the fingers and avoid using the finger. My typing is much slower and filled with errros.
Friday, January 08, 2016
One Musics
Fancy Schmancy Computer Disc Plays That Loud Rock "Music" Noise
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. BRITISH GUYS PLAY HEAVY METAL. YES, METAL. NO, MET - WITH A T!
Photos For Fun
All the Santas are prepping for storage.
Outdoor ice rink is prepping for ice.
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. BRITISH GUYS PLAY HEAVY METAL. YES, METAL. NO, MET - WITH A T!
Photos For Fun
All the Santas are prepping for storage.
Outdoor ice rink is prepping for ice.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
Two Musics
Musics Are Presented By Plastic Platter
Uncovered by Shawn Colvin. Singer sings songs sung by other singers. I went looking for a clip of this song and see that Colvin has been playing this Crowded House tune for 15 years or so.
B'Lieve I'm Going Down by Kurt Vile. Singer sings songs and plays fancy guitar songs.
Uncovered by Shawn Colvin. Singer sings songs sung by other singers. I went looking for a clip of this song and see that Colvin has been playing this Crowded House tune for 15 years or so.
B'Lieve I'm Going Down by Kurt Vile. Singer sings songs and plays fancy guitar songs.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Read Aloud - Read Away
Read Aloud - Read Away
Starting January 2 is a month long chance for children to reduce their fines by reading inside the library. Reading is vital to childhood development and we don't want our customers blocked from the library or afraid of their fines.
Children's books accrue over due fines at $0.05 a day. Reading time will be worth $0.25 for each 15 minute block of time. You have to read in the library. Read in the Children's Room. Read in the magazine room. Read in the YA room. Read on the stairs. Read on the chairs. Read upstairs.
Read to a dog. Read to a mop. Read to yourself. Read to a tool box. Read to the ceiling. Read to that guy over there. Read to the ceiling fan. Read to Batman.
Starting January 2 is a month long chance for children to reduce their fines by reading inside the library. Reading is vital to childhood development and we don't want our customers blocked from the library or afraid of their fines.
Children's books accrue over due fines at $0.05 a day. Reading time will be worth $0.25 for each 15 minute block of time. You have to read in the library. Read in the Children's Room. Read in the magazine room. Read in the YA room. Read on the stairs. Read on the chairs. Read upstairs.
Read to a dog. Read to a mop. Read to yourself. Read to a tool box. Read to the ceiling. Read to that guy over there. Read to the ceiling fan. Read to Batman.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
One Book. It is a novel.
Fiction
The Verdict by Nick Stone. Nick Stone sounds like a character in a shoot-em novelm which is convenient for the character with that name. This Nick Stone is not only a real person, be he also shaves his head and poses for black and white photos for his author photo. Plot: a lawyer has a career making case but involves defending a guy who the lawyer abhors.
I wonder if Stone thought of using a pen name The Nick Stone series has been pretty popular in the UK. I read the first 5-6 Nick Stone novels and really enjoyed a couple of them. I wish I knew who the ghost authors were, I presume it is several people and not one person. But, I don't know.
Hey! Maybe Nick Stone ghosted a Nick Stone novel. That'd be cool.
The Verdict by Nick Stone. Nick Stone sounds like a character in a shoot-em novelm which is convenient for the character with that name. This Nick Stone is not only a real person, be he also shaves his head and poses for black and white photos for his author photo. Plot: a lawyer has a career making case but involves defending a guy who the lawyer abhors.
I wonder if Stone thought of using a pen name The Nick Stone series has been pretty popular in the UK. I read the first 5-6 Nick Stone novels and really enjoyed a couple of them. I wish I knew who the ghost authors were, I presume it is several people and not one person. But, I don't know.
Hey! Maybe Nick Stone ghosted a Nick Stone novel. That'd be cool.
Monday, December 14, 2015
The Regular Prints-Too-Much Crowd
Fiction
Precious Gifts by Danielle Steel. I always want to throw an extra E on the end of Steel. This book cover has a blue butterfly.
Cross Justice by James Patterson Dang. Patterson wrote this by himself? He has not done that in a while.
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke. Burke's daughter, Alafair, is active on Facebook. I don't follow Ms. Burke but her posts still end up in my feed.
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano. "A haunting novel of suspense" by the 2014 Nobel Prize dude from France.
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz. Secret Sisters? I liked their first album. Oh, dang, the library owns their second album as well. Wow, I put the second album in iTunes as well, here is a track.
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz. Koontz's author photo does not include any dogs. That's a switch.
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Precious Gifts by Danielle Steel. I always want to throw an extra E on the end of Steel. This book cover has a blue butterfly.
Cross Justice by James Patterson Dang. Patterson wrote this by himself? He has not done that in a while.
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke. Burke's daughter, Alafair, is active on Facebook. I don't follow Ms. Burke but her posts still end up in my feed.
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano. "A haunting novel of suspense" by the 2014 Nobel Prize dude from France.
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz. Secret Sisters? I liked their first album. Oh, dang, the library owns their second album as well. Wow, I put the second album in iTunes as well, here is a track.
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz. Koontz's author photo does not include any dogs. That's a switch.
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Fine Reduction for Children This January
Fine Reduction
Starting January 2 is a month long chance for children to reduce their fines by reading inside the library. Reading is vital to childhood development and we don't want our customers blocked from the library or afraid of their fines.
Children's books accrue over due fines at $0.05 a day. Reading time will be worth $0.25 for each 15 minute block of time. You have to read in the library. Library Director provided glaring is optional.
We do need a slogan and encourage suggestions. Current slogan suggestions include:
New Year - New Slate
Read Aloud Read Away
Fines Shmines
Library Director Read-A-Long
Speed Your Read and Stop the Bleed
Hey, That Book Won't Read Itself!
Don't You Want to Grow Big and Strong Like Your Father?
Yes, Comic Books Count But I, Personally, Think Archie is Lame
I Agree, Bill Crider Novels Are Always A Good Choice, But You're Seven Years Old, How About Magic Tree House Instead?
Starting January 2 is a month long chance for children to reduce their fines by reading inside the library. Reading is vital to childhood development and we don't want our customers blocked from the library or afraid of their fines.
Children's books accrue over due fines at $0.05 a day. Reading time will be worth $0.25 for each 15 minute block of time. You have to read in the library. Library Director provided glaring is optional.
We do need a slogan and encourage suggestions. Current slogan suggestions include:
New Year - New Slate
Read Aloud Read Away
Fines Shmines
Library Director Read-A-Long
Speed Your Read and Stop the Bleed
Hey, That Book Won't Read Itself!
Don't You Want to Grow Big and Strong Like Your Father?
Yes, Comic Books Count But I, Personally, Think Archie is Lame
I Agree, Bill Crider Novels Are Always A Good Choice, But You're Seven Years Old, How About Magic Tree House Instead?
Your New Favorite Song
Your Fancy Electronic Machine Decodes The Digital Content On A Flat Plastic Disc and Plays Songs
V by Wavves. Californians sings songs about things and play your new favorite song.
Down to Believing by Allison Moorer. Redheaded woman plays instruments and sings songs. I've not heard any of these tunes but Moorer has recorded some really good tunes.
Zipper Down by Eagles of Death Metal. Band sings loud and catchy songs and survives a terrorist attack. Jeez, that must have been freaking awful. You're up there playing guitar, thinking the show is going great, and then some murderous [curse words] show up and start killing people.
V by Wavves. Californians sings songs about things and play your new favorite song.
Down to Believing by Allison Moorer. Redheaded woman plays instruments and sings songs. I've not heard any of these tunes but Moorer has recorded some really good tunes.
Zipper Down by Eagles of Death Metal. Band sings loud and catchy songs and survives a terrorist attack. Jeez, that must have been freaking awful. You're up there playing guitar, thinking the show is going great, and then some murderous [curse words] show up and start killing people.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Back online. Back with more Music.
Musical Types Make Musical Noise And Sell That Noise to Consumers So That Record Companies Can Keep Most of the Profit
Bad Magic by Motorhead. ENGLISH METAL BAND PLAYS LOUDLY AND SINGS.
Threat to Survival by Shinedown. Some sort of band I know nothing about sings songs.
Immortalized by Disturbed. Another band I know nothing about also sings songs.
Revival by Selena Gomez. Former actor now sings more songs for her latest album with a title that reminds me of Reverend Horton Heat.
No No No by Beirut. American sings songs on British radio that are heard by an American library director who then buys the American singer's album for American library users.
Storyteller by Carrie Underwood. Singer with long blond hair sings songs about Mexican vacation.
Kill All the Lights by Luke Bryan. Singer I know nothing about sings pop country songs from an album that reminds me of Richard Thompson.
Star Wars by Wilco. Illinois rock band plays instruments and sing songs about imaginary space battles and Lord Vader.
25 by Adele. Famous singer sings songs about obsessive ex-girlfriends.
WOW Hits 2016: deluxe edition by[various artists]. [Various artists] sing about faith from an album series that reminds me of Wow!!7 AM.
DVD
Black Sails: seasons one and two starring [actors]. Pirates pirate on the open seas.
Bad Magic by Motorhead. ENGLISH METAL BAND PLAYS LOUDLY AND SINGS.
Threat to Survival by Shinedown. Some sort of band I know nothing about sings songs.
Immortalized by Disturbed. Another band I know nothing about also sings songs.
Revival by Selena Gomez. Former actor now sings more songs for her latest album with a title that reminds me of Reverend Horton Heat.
No No No by Beirut. American sings songs on British radio that are heard by an American library director who then buys the American singer's album for American library users.
Storyteller by Carrie Underwood. Singer with long blond hair sings songs about Mexican vacation.
Kill All the Lights by Luke Bryan. Singer I know nothing about sings pop country songs from an album that reminds me of Richard Thompson.
Star Wars by Wilco. Illinois rock band plays instruments and sing songs about imaginary space battles and Lord Vader.
25 by Adele. Famous singer sings songs about obsessive ex-girlfriends.
WOW Hits 2016: deluxe edition by[various artists]. [Various artists] sing about faith from an album series that reminds me of Wow!!7 AM.
DVD
Black Sails: seasons one and two starring [actors]. Pirates pirate on the open seas.
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Stormtrooper Photos
3D Printer Sample
A library patron brought in this Stormtrooper helmet he made using his 3D printers.
A library patron brought in this Stormtrooper helmet he made using his 3D printers.
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| Shedding a tear for Lord Vader. |
Saturday, November 28, 2015
DVDs and Why I Bought Them
DVD
Rectify: the second season starring [actors]. I bought this because season one circ'ed well.
Orange is the New Black: season two starring Taylor Schilling. I bought this because people like it.
The Knick: the complete first season starring Clive Owen. I bought this because Anthony Neil Smith was raving about it.
Downton Abbey: season five starring [actors]. I bought this because the show is still going strong enough for people to still keep watching.
Veep: the complete second season starring [that woman actor from Seinfeld whose name skips my mind]. I bought this because it gets Emmy nominations and awards.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl starring [actors]. I bought this because I figured people would want to watch it.
Mad Men: the finale season part 2 starring Jon Hamm. I bought this because people will watch it and because the DVD weasels split the final season into two sets so that everyone has to pay twice as much.
Game of Thrones: fourth season starring [actors]. I bought this because: popular, dragons, horses swords, nudity, scheming, etc.
Dark Places starring Charlize Theron. I bought this because I enjoyed the book and Gillian Flynn is currently a Big Deal.
Scandal: the complete fourth season starring [actors]. I bought this after I found out the show has many fans.
The Blacklist: the complete second season starring James Spader. I bought this because many people watch the show.
iZombie starring [blond woman]. I bought this because my wife watches the show and I figure other people will as well.
Rectify: the second season starring [actors]. I bought this because season one circ'ed well.
Orange is the New Black: season two starring Taylor Schilling. I bought this because people like it.
The Knick: the complete first season starring Clive Owen. I bought this because Anthony Neil Smith was raving about it.
Downton Abbey: season five starring [actors]. I bought this because the show is still going strong enough for people to still keep watching.
Veep: the complete second season starring [that woman actor from Seinfeld whose name skips my mind]. I bought this because it gets Emmy nominations and awards.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl starring [actors]. I bought this because I figured people would want to watch it.
Mad Men: the finale season part 2 starring Jon Hamm. I bought this because people will watch it and because the DVD weasels split the final season into two sets so that everyone has to pay twice as much.
Game of Thrones: fourth season starring [actors]. I bought this because: popular, dragons, horses swords, nudity, scheming, etc.
Dark Places starring Charlize Theron. I bought this because I enjoyed the book and Gillian Flynn is currently a Big Deal.
Scandal: the complete fourth season starring [actors]. I bought this after I found out the show has many fans.
The Blacklist: the complete second season starring James Spader. I bought this because many people watch the show.
iZombie starring [blond woman]. I bought this because my wife watches the show and I figure other people will as well.
Friday, November 20, 2015
A Lansdale, A Collins, A Gorman, and Four NonFic
Joe R. Lansdale
Fender Lizards by Joe R. Lansdale. The Sage of East Texas writes another YA novel. Except this is shelved in regular fiction. Oh well, let's see how it runs in regular fic.
Fiction
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin illustrations by Gary Gianni. Something to do with swords and horses and stuff. Gianni used to illustrate the Prince Valiant weeklies. I read Valiant.
Fate of the Union by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens. Collins and Clemens - or - Collins/Clemens - or - CC write a second novel featuring ex-Secret Service Agent Joe Reeder investigating murder and political conspiracy. The first book, Supreme Justice, was good and is over in the Fiction section. To my left. No, my left. Go down, turn right at the break in the shelves, and it will be in the first aisle.
On Monday the Library Board was looking at sample chairs to replace the chairs in Library Hall. The saleslady said the chairs were made by HON in Muscatine, Iowa. I said, "That's where Max Allan Collins lives." She said, "Okay."
Elimination by Ed Gorman. Gorman also lives in Iowa. I read a previous novel featuring political consultant Dev Conrad. That book was enjoyable. If you read this one tell me if you like it. If you don't like it you can email Gorman and tell him all the reasons why. I hear that authors love those kinds of emails.
The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans. Evans lives in Utah. I wonder how much time he has spent in Iowa. Most of my Iowa time has been drive time.
NonFiction
Milwaukee Mayhem: Murder and mystery in the Cream City's first century by Matthew W. Prigge. I've spent a some overnights in Iowa with relatives but that was over 30 years ago in Marshalltown.
Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey: a compass for caregiving by Carol Bowlby Sifton. I had an overnight recruiting trip to Wartburg College in 1988 or 1989. I was there for a scholarship competition.
A Settler's Year: pioneer life through the seasons by Kathleen Ernst. Set in Old World Wisconsin. I've been to Old World Wisconsin when my older son's fourth grade class took a trip there.
The Givenness of Things: essays by Marilynne Robinson. Old World Wisconsin is not in Iowa.
Fender Lizards by Joe R. Lansdale. The Sage of East Texas writes another YA novel. Except this is shelved in regular fiction. Oh well, let's see how it runs in regular fic.
Fiction
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin illustrations by Gary Gianni. Something to do with swords and horses and stuff. Gianni used to illustrate the Prince Valiant weeklies. I read Valiant.
Fate of the Union by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens. Collins and Clemens - or - Collins/Clemens - or - CC write a second novel featuring ex-Secret Service Agent Joe Reeder investigating murder and political conspiracy. The first book, Supreme Justice, was good and is over in the Fiction section. To my left. No, my left. Go down, turn right at the break in the shelves, and it will be in the first aisle.
On Monday the Library Board was looking at sample chairs to replace the chairs in Library Hall. The saleslady said the chairs were made by HON in Muscatine, Iowa. I said, "That's where Max Allan Collins lives." She said, "Okay."
Elimination by Ed Gorman. Gorman also lives in Iowa. I read a previous novel featuring political consultant Dev Conrad. That book was enjoyable. If you read this one tell me if you like it. If you don't like it you can email Gorman and tell him all the reasons why. I hear that authors love those kinds of emails.
The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans. Evans lives in Utah. I wonder how much time he has spent in Iowa. Most of my Iowa time has been drive time.
NonFiction
Milwaukee Mayhem: Murder and mystery in the Cream City's first century by Matthew W. Prigge. I've spent a some overnights in Iowa with relatives but that was over 30 years ago in Marshalltown.
Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey: a compass for caregiving by Carol Bowlby Sifton. I had an overnight recruiting trip to Wartburg College in 1988 or 1989. I was there for a scholarship competition.
A Settler's Year: pioneer life through the seasons by Kathleen Ernst. Set in Old World Wisconsin. I've been to Old World Wisconsin when my older son's fourth grade class took a trip there.
The Givenness of Things: essays by Marilynne Robinson. Old World Wisconsin is not in Iowa.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Quarterly Cussler
Fiction
The Guilty by David Baldacci. Baldacci had his author photo taken outside and he is not wearing a tie.
A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan. Egan should call herself "The Double E".
The Whites by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt. I think this book came out a while ago. Price's author photo is black and white.
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich. Evanovich cranks'em out. Does she just work all day every day, or is she so good at things that she barely has to revise?
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Literary adaptation of the radio show.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith. Another thriller from J.K. Rowling. I listened to the first book in the series and it was fun. The book was also super long.
Pharaoh's Secret by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Wow, this cover is not filled with explosions and fireballs like most Cussler novel covers.
A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley. Murder in Botswana by two guys who write together under one name.
All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. Both these authors are Big Deal Writers so I suppose this should be pretty good. I sure hope so because I do not appreciate the cover.
Naughtier Than Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey. Don't Dickey novels always end up on the bestseller list? This is Christmas themed.
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NonFiction
The Oregon Trail: a new American journey by Rinker Buck. Buck and his brother traveled by wagon from Missouri to Oregon.
The Guilty by David Baldacci. Baldacci had his author photo taken outside and he is not wearing a tie.
A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan. Egan should call herself "The Double E".
The Whites by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt. I think this book came out a while ago. Price's author photo is black and white.
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich. Evanovich cranks'em out. Does she just work all day every day, or is she so good at things that she barely has to revise?
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Literary adaptation of the radio show.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith. Another thriller from J.K. Rowling. I listened to the first book in the series and it was fun. The book was also super long.
Pharaoh's Secret by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Wow, this cover is not filled with explosions and fireballs like most Cussler novel covers.
A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley. Murder in Botswana by two guys who write together under one name.
All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. Both these authors are Big Deal Writers so I suppose this should be pretty good. I sure hope so because I do not appreciate the cover.
Naughtier Than Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey. Don't Dickey novels always end up on the bestseller list? This is Christmas themed.
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NonFiction
The Oregon Trail: a new American journey by Rinker Buck. Buck and his brother traveled by wagon from Missouri to Oregon.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Large Pie
NonFiction
Pie: 300 tired-and-true recipes for delicious homemade pie by Ken Haedrich. Page 498 says, "Meanwhile ... beat the ... soft peaks ... and ... fold ... aluminum ... garnish ... with ... ice-water."
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Pie: 300 tired-and-true recipes for delicious homemade pie by Ken Haedrich. Page 498 says, "Meanwhile ... beat the ... soft peaks ... and ... fold ... aluminum ... garnish ... with ... ice-water."
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Monday, November 09, 2015
ACT Ordinary, Gift Skunk
NonFiction
Up Your ACT Score by Chris Arp and Veritas Tutors. Page 174 says, "x always refers to the input."
Skunk Hill: a native ceremonial community in Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham. Archeologist writes book about Potawatomi village founded to maintain traditional native culture. Should native be Native? I'm not certain.
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein by John Bolton, et al. Comic book versions of Barker stories, a book from 2002.
Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. Page 129 says, "Let it."
Delicious One-Pot Dishes by Linda Gassenheimer. Gassenheimer. That is a fun name to same. Page says, " This is a shortcut version of a favorite Southern dish."
Fiction
The Splendor of Ordinary Days by Jeff High. Doctor takes small town job to pay medical school debts.
Audiobook on CD
A Good Family by Erik Fassnacht. 18 hours on 5CDs. Fassnacht. That is a fun name to say.
DVD
The Gift starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgeton. Creepy dude scares married couple.
BOB DYLAN // LIKE A ROLLING STONE from Alessio Ruta on Vimeo.
Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. Dinosaurs escape or something. I am not sure, I did not care enough about this flick to found out what it is about.
Up Your ACT Score by Chris Arp and Veritas Tutors. Page 174 says, "x always refers to the input."
Skunk Hill: a native ceremonial community in Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham. Archeologist writes book about Potawatomi village founded to maintain traditional native culture. Should native be Native? I'm not certain.
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein by John Bolton, et al. Comic book versions of Barker stories, a book from 2002.
Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. Page 129 says, "Let it."
Delicious One-Pot Dishes by Linda Gassenheimer. Gassenheimer. That is a fun name to same. Page says, " This is a shortcut version of a favorite Southern dish."
Fiction
The Splendor of Ordinary Days by Jeff High. Doctor takes small town job to pay medical school debts.
Audiobook on CD
A Good Family by Erik Fassnacht. 18 hours on 5CDs. Fassnacht. That is a fun name to say.
DVD
The Gift starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgeton. Creepy dude scares married couple.
BOB DYLAN // LIKE A ROLLING STONE from Alessio Ruta on Vimeo.
Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. Dinosaurs escape or something. I am not sure, I did not care enough about this flick to found out what it is about.
Friday, November 06, 2015
Musical Music Makers
Instruments Are Played, Recordings Are Made, Distribution Is Varied
Picking Up The Pieces by Jewel. Country sings sings new songs.
Introducing Darlene Love by Darlene Love. Famous back-up singer sings songs with Little Steven.
Kill The Lights by Luke Bryan. Country pop singer sings country pop.
Bad Magic by Motorhead. HEAVY METAL LEMMY SINGS HEAVY METAL SONGS.
Cass County by Don Henley. Famous rock drummer sings country songs about Texas.
Got Your Six by Five Finger Death Punch. HEAVY METAL BAND PLAYS LOUD INSTRUMENTS AND SINGS.
Are You Satisfied? by Slaves. Remember when I posted a Slaves music video over and over a couple weeks ago. That was not a mistake.
Top 25 Praise Songs: 2016 by Various Artists. Various artists sing various songs.
Picking Up The Pieces by Jewel. Country sings sings new songs.
Introducing Darlene Love by Darlene Love. Famous back-up singer sings songs with Little Steven.
Kill The Lights by Luke Bryan. Country pop singer sings country pop.
Bad Magic by Motorhead. HEAVY METAL LEMMY SINGS HEAVY METAL SONGS.
Cass County by Don Henley. Famous rock drummer sings country songs about Texas.
Got Your Six by Five Finger Death Punch. HEAVY METAL BAND PLAYS LOUD INSTRUMENTS AND SINGS.
Are You Satisfied? by Slaves. Remember when I posted a Slaves music video over and over a couple weeks ago. That was not a mistake.
Top 25 Praise Songs: 2016 by Various Artists. Various artists sing various songs.
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Shiney Sound Discs
Music on Shiny Plastic Discs That Rapidly Rotate in Your Music Machine
Compton: a soundtrack by Dr. Dre. Rappers rap about rapping for a rap movie about rappers who rap and become famous.
Call Me Insane by Dale Watson. Country music singer plays guitar and sings about mental health.
Gates of Gold by Los Lobos. Los Angelinos sing in both English and Spanish.
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. Re-release of famous album with rappers rapping about living in California.
Crosseyed Heart by keith Richards. Famous guitarist sings songs, smokes cigarettes, and releases a solo album.
Compton: a soundtrack by Dr. Dre. Rappers rap about rapping for a rap movie about rappers who rap and become famous.
Call Me Insane by Dale Watson. Country music singer plays guitar and sings about mental health.
Gates of Gold by Los Lobos. Los Angelinos sing in both English and Spanish.
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. Re-release of famous album with rappers rapping about living in California.
Crosseyed Heart by keith Richards. Famous guitarist sings songs, smokes cigarettes, and releases a solo album.
Monday, November 02, 2015
*No Relation*
NonFiction
Fast Girl: a life spent running from madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton. Former Olympian suffers from mental illness and goes into prostitution. I read an interview with Hamilton and this sounds like a fascinating book. Hamilton is a well known Sconnie so her "outing" as a high price call girl made headlines.
Fiction
Winter Stroll by Elin Hildebrand. Popular novelist writes a Christmas novel.
The Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman. Popular novelist writes a thriller.
Gatefather by Orson Scott Card. Famous novelist writes a fantasy novel.
Die Easy by Zoe Sharp. Popular novelist has earlier novels reprinted in the U.S. by Pegasus Books. Sharp was at Bouchercon in St. Louis. I didn't say hello because hello was all I would have had to say.
After Alice by Gregory Maguire. Popular author writes novel about Alice.
The Scribe by Matthew Guinn. 1881 Atlanta policeman has to find serial killer targeting wealthy black people.
Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline. Popular author writes a thriller novel. Author photo on the back cover is big but I cannot see if she is wearing a watch.
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini. Popular author writes a Christmas novel. I thought the cover said Christmas Balls.
Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen. Popular author writes a novel about something or other. Let me check... Some kind of satanic sheet music. I think. Hey, Gerritsen is wearing a watch in her photo but the watch face is away from the camera.
Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell. Popular author writes another thriller. Her watch is showing, but the darn thing is shaded so I cannot tell the time.
Wrath of the Furies by Steven Saylor (no relation). Popular author (no relation) writes another novel set in Rome.
Fast Girl: a life spent running from madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton. Former Olympian suffers from mental illness and goes into prostitution. I read an interview with Hamilton and this sounds like a fascinating book. Hamilton is a well known Sconnie so her "outing" as a high price call girl made headlines.
Fiction
Winter Stroll by Elin Hildebrand. Popular novelist writes a Christmas novel.
The Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman. Popular novelist writes a thriller.
Gatefather by Orson Scott Card. Famous novelist writes a fantasy novel.
Die Easy by Zoe Sharp. Popular novelist has earlier novels reprinted in the U.S. by Pegasus Books. Sharp was at Bouchercon in St. Louis. I didn't say hello because hello was all I would have had to say.
After Alice by Gregory Maguire. Popular author writes novel about Alice.
The Scribe by Matthew Guinn. 1881 Atlanta policeman has to find serial killer targeting wealthy black people.
Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline. Popular author writes a thriller novel. Author photo on the back cover is big but I cannot see if she is wearing a watch.
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini. Popular author writes a Christmas novel. I thought the cover said Christmas Balls.
Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen. Popular author writes a novel about something or other. Let me check... Some kind of satanic sheet music. I think. Hey, Gerritsen is wearing a watch in her photo but the watch face is away from the camera.
Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell. Popular author writes another thriller. Her watch is showing, but the darn thing is shaded so I cannot tell the time.
Wrath of the Furies by Steven Saylor (no relation). Popular author (no relation) writes another novel set in Rome.
Gischler Gun Bastards
Victor Gischler
HellBound by Victor Gischler. Something about an evil trucker who decapitates people?
NonFiction
State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2015-2016. Flip through and sneer at your political opposites.
Bastards by Mary Anna King. King's mother was a poor parent with lots of children. King was adopted by her grandparents and left wondering about her mother, her runaway father, and all the siblings she was she sure to discover later on.
Lights Out: a cyber attack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath by Ted Koppel. People who warn and prepare for the possibility of long term - measured in months - power outage.
The Upcycle T-shirt by Jenelle Montilone. Craft book for crafty people who do crafty crafts.
Gunsmithing the Ar-15, volume 2 by Patrick Sweeney. I was iffy on ordering this book because circ's on previous AR15 are iffy. Some of those items check-out a lot and some just sit on the shelf.
Girl World: how to ditch the drama and find your inner amazing! by Patricia Ottaviano. My inner amazing wants to go home and take a nap.
HellBound by Victor Gischler. Something about an evil trucker who decapitates people?
NonFiction
State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2015-2016. Flip through and sneer at your political opposites.
Bastards by Mary Anna King. King's mother was a poor parent with lots of children. King was adopted by her grandparents and left wondering about her mother, her runaway father, and all the siblings she was she sure to discover later on.
Lights Out: a cyber attack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath by Ted Koppel. People who warn and prepare for the possibility of long term - measured in months - power outage.
The Upcycle T-shirt by Jenelle Montilone. Craft book for crafty people who do crafty crafts.
Gunsmithing the Ar-15, volume 2 by Patrick Sweeney. I was iffy on ordering this book because circ's on previous AR15 are iffy. Some of those items check-out a lot and some just sit on the shelf.
Girl World: how to ditch the drama and find your inner amazing! by Patricia Ottaviano. My inner amazing wants to go home and take a nap.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
I ordered this?
DVD
Morituris: Legions of the Dead starring [Europeans]. Horror novel set in the Romanian mountains when people try and attend a rave. Gore ensues.
Black Jesus: season 1 starring Gerald Johnson and Charlie Murphy. Jesus lives in Compton, CA.
The Duke of Burgundy starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna. Man, I don't what this is. Some sort of Gothic sex and manipulation movie.
Final Girl starring Abigail Breslin. Girl wooed by dudes to a forest so they can hunt and kill her. Things do not go as planned.
When Calls the Heart, Season One starring Erin Krakow and Lori Loughlin. Based on Janette Oke's novels about life in a coal town for a new teacher and several widows.
Morituris: Legions of the Dead starring [Europeans]. Horror novel set in the Romanian mountains when people try and attend a rave. Gore ensues.
Black Jesus: season 1 starring Gerald Johnson and Charlie Murphy. Jesus lives in Compton, CA.
The Duke of Burgundy starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna. Man, I don't what this is. Some sort of Gothic sex and manipulation movie.
Final Girl starring Abigail Breslin. Girl wooed by dudes to a forest so they can hunt and kill her. Things do not go as planned.
When Calls the Heart, Season One starring Erin Krakow and Lori Loughlin. Based on Janette Oke's novels about life in a coal town for a new teacher and several widows.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Trick-or-Treating October 28, 4-6PM
Candy
The annual downtown Trick-or-Treating is tomorrow evening from 4-6PM.
We have 24.25 pounds of candy.
The annual downtown Trick-or-Treating is tomorrow evening from 4-6PM.
We have 24.25 pounds of candy.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Boxing, Selfishness, and Chercover
Fiction
The Devil's Game by Sean Chercover. Either this novel or it's predecessor, Trinity Game, his the bestseller list. International thriller with a former Vatican investigator looking into a deadly pathogen.
NonFiction
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, morality, and the financial crisis by Darryl Cunningham. A "devastating analysis of our current economic world" and how Rand's followers caused the economic collapse of 2008.
A Hurting Sport: an inside look at another year in boxing by Thomas Hauser. Annual compilation of Hauser's boxing articles and commentary. I picked up an earlier volume a year or two ago and I really enjoyed reading it. Hauser wrote a few mysteries, The Beethoven Conspiracy was good.
The Devil's Game by Sean Chercover. Either this novel or it's predecessor, Trinity Game, his the bestseller list. International thriller with a former Vatican investigator looking into a deadly pathogen.
NonFiction
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, morality, and the financial crisis by Darryl Cunningham. A "devastating analysis of our current economic world" and how Rand's followers caused the economic collapse of 2008.
A Hurting Sport: an inside look at another year in boxing by Thomas Hauser. Annual compilation of Hauser's boxing articles and commentary. I picked up an earlier volume a year or two ago and I really enjoyed reading it. Hauser wrote a few mysteries, The Beethoven Conspiracy was good.
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