Five Large Print, a German, and a Jance

Large Print

An American Spy by Olen Steinhuaer.  I've heard good thigns about this guy's espionage thrillers but have not yet read one.  I downloaded an audio version The Tourist of but never listened to it.

Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins.  One of those weird photoshop amalgamation covers.  Everything is too in focus with weird blurriness added here and there.  Gal who has $275 million in a divorce settlement buys a town in Kansas, one of the few remaining towns founded by freed slaves.  Reminds me of Nicodemus which I have never been to.

Gossip by Beth Gutcheon.  Something about people in Manhattan.  New York, not Kansas which I have been to many times.

Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray.  How will you know when they get there?

Heft by Liz Moore.  Page 301 says, "Finally I stuff my keys into my pockets and my hands into my pockets as well."

NonFiction

Germany by Joanna Egert-Romanowski.  Travel guide by DK.  Page 232 says," As the centre of the German film industry Munich offers 76 cinemas, the Bavaria Film Studios and a college for film and television."

Fiction

Judgment Call by J.A. Jance.  Mystery novel set in Arid-zona.

Wood Pulp Pressed Very Thin and Inked

Fiction

Friends Forever by Danielle Steel.  Cover has five young kids kids throwing rocks into a lake.  Author photo is huge.  Credits on the flyleaf say the cover photo is a stock image from Iofoto/Shutterstock.

Broken Harbor by Tana French.  You read her other novels, now read this one.  French's author photo has her with short,  red hair, wearing a shawl/scarf and posing outside.

Celtic Conspiracy by Thore D. Hansen.  A customer asked about this.  I found it on Amazon and it had a couple decent reviews so I ordered it.  Finding a MARC record and getting this on the shelf was a chore.

Non Fiction

Guilty by Popular Demand: a true story of small town injustice by Bill Osinski.  I do not remember how I heard about this or why I ordered it.  True crime books circ' fairly well here.  This is about a double murder in Ohio in 1982 Ohio and a man wrongly convicted for the crimes.  The real killers were found in 2008.

CDL: commercial driver's license exam by Matt Mosher.  Author has "450,000 safe-driving miles behind him."  Zoinks.  That is a lot of driving.  I'm surprised this does not come with prep exams on CD-ROM.

Dutch, Danes, Doc, Devil's, Deviousness on DVD

DVD

Armadillo featuring [foreign infantrymen].  Dutch and Danish troops in Afghanistan struggle.


Devil's Teardrop starring Tom Everett Scott and Natasha Henstridge.  Mass killing in D.C. followed by a demand for $20 million or more will be killed.  Handwriting expert and FBI lady follow clues.

[I cannot find a trailer]

Burn Notice: season five starring Bruce Campbell.  Bruce Campbell plays former Navy guyhelping former CIA guy.




True Blood: season four starring [pretty people sucking blood].  I don't know what the heck the plot of this is.



Doc Martin: series 5 starring [British people].  Small town doctor is a jerk.  In a funny way.



Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's.  Advice.

Executions and Bodies

Fiction

I Am An Executioner: love stories by Rajesh Parameswaran.  This had a nice review.  Nine stories that are "wildly original...riotous" including "the newlywed executioner of the title."

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.  Sequel to the popular novel Wolf Hall.  Thomas Cromwell has to scheme to get Anne Boleyn executed so Henry VIII can try to impregnate someone else.

Large Print

Harbor Nocturne by Joseph Wambaugh.  More comic crime from set in Los Angeles.

Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson.  Cover photo has girl in pink sun dress and cowboy boots standing between train tracks and holding a large, old, bluer suitcase.  Her head is cropped out.  Flyleaf says, "unmarried...stuffed...bridesmaid...dental...Lovett, Texas...hard-muscled...stranger...SEAL...small town..."

Soldier's Wife by Joanna Trollope.  British Army Major adjusts to life at home after Afghanistan.

Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith.  Small dog on the cover.

Big Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller.  Cover has a guy wearing a cowboy hat, his head lowered, as the rubs a horse's nose.  Mountains, trees, stream are photoshopped into the background.

Yes, Running Red Leopard has Wicked Feast on a Grey Night

Audio Books on CD 

98 Discs at 119.1 hours.

Yes, Chef: a memoir by Marcus Samuelsson.  10 CD at 11.6 hours.  Born in Ethiopia, raised by Swedes, cooking across Europe, opens a restaurant in Harlem.  I would have sworn some librarian in Madison recommended this one.  Oh, wait, now I remember.  It was here.

Running With the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn.  7 CDs at 8 hours.  Guy who always liked running decides to see how "far his talents could take him" and trains in Kenya.  I am not personally interested in this but the narrator is John Lee and always does a real good job.

Red House by Mark Haddon.  8 CDs at 9.6 hours.  Estranged siblings spend a week together in the English countryside with all their kids. 

Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich.  5 CDs at 6 hours.  Pastry chef hunts for ancient relic.

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James.  16 CDs at 19.8 hours.  Popular romance novel.

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin.  27 CDs at 33.8 hours.  Fourth book in the series.

The Leopard by Jo Nesbo.  17 CDs at 21.3 hours.  Double murder in Oslo and Harry Hole is on the case.

Little Night by Luanne Rice. 8 CDs at 9 hours.  Clare went to prison when she defended her sister against her husband and her sister lied and said it was an assault.  20 years later Clare's niece shows up.

Eight Novels w/ Conspiracy, Witches, Dave Robicheaux

Fiction

Creole Belle by James Lee Burke.  I'm guessing Dave Robicheaux has some killing to solve, a family mystery twitching his memory, a boat rental shed to clean, a .45 to carry, and lots of driving to New Orleans and back.

The Yard by Alex Grecian.  "Gerard?" "What?"  "Why did you order this one?" "I do not recall.  I'm pretty sure it had a good review and is something to do with an insane asylum."

Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen.  Roy is the kid and according to the flyleaf bio was awarded and Edgar.  An Edgar award is a big deal.

Getaway by Lisa Brackman.  Nice cover.  Gal on vacation with Mexico has sex with a dude and she gets dragged into "covert operations involving drug runners, goons, and venture capitalists."  She should have used protection.

Advent by James Treadwell.  Cover has a crow, flying mermaids, a big and old church and lots of blue.

A Bad Day for Mercy by Sophie Littlefield.  Littlefield left some comment on Scott Phillips (St. Louis version) blog a few days ago.

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness.  Sequel to a popular book.  Author photo is black and white.

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway.  Clock repairman triggers a "1950s doomsday machine".  Trouble and conspiracy ensue over 478 deckled pages

New Books With an Update on Repairs and a Lesson in Motivational Leadership

Motivational Leadership



Fiction From Famous Authors

The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner.  That's right.  Weiner.

Criminal by Karen Slaughter.  A continuation of stupid covers for Slaughter books.

I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.  I have no interest.  Patterson took his author photo at 12:52.

Back Fire by Catherine Coulter.  Some sort of thriller.  Coulter took her author photo at 2:25.

Night Watch by Linda Fairstein.  Fairstein is wearing a ring with a green stone for the author photo.  Looks like she took her author photo at 5:30.

Nothing New, Here Are Some Photos and A Song

Musical Interlude

An old tune by the Afghan Whigs.





Photos

Comic Book Novels Awaiting Repair


Doctor Who in Peril



Hellboy Split Asunder

Musical Interlude and a Bookmark

Musical Interlude

Another band, The Ex-Lovers, I heard on BBC6.




Bookmark

Some libraries keep track of the odd things used as bookmarks.  We do not keep track but I did find this 11 year old ticket in a donated paperback.

Two Wisconsin Books

NonFiction

Green Bay Packers: trials, triumphs, and tradition by William Povletich.  A hisotry of the team from 1921 onward.  Many, many photos.  Page 119 says, "NFL owners continued to ignore the prospects generated by the new league's revolutionary television contracts of years past, choosing to abide by their antiquated, individual-team television contracts of years past."

Return to Wake Robin: one cabin in the heyday of Northwoods resorts by Marnie O. Mamminga.  The author is a graduate of THE GREAT AND MIGHTY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - GO ILLINI!  ILL-INI.  A multi-generational family history of every summer near Hayward, WI.  Many, many photos but no bikini shots.  Page 82 says, "Here she proudly displays her trophy-sized musky, circa late 1950s."

Library Fundraiser at ACE Hardware

Dancing Milwaukee Tractors

DVD

The Artist starring John Goodman, Ed Lauter, Malcolm McDowell, [French guy].  Small dog makes people laugh.




Fiction
Home for Wayward Clocks by Kathie Giorgio.

Large Print
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels.  Another Fern Michaels novel, another cover illustration of flowers.

Non Fiction
Antique Tractor Guide: volume XII.  Because people like tractors.  Page 468 says, "In spite of all the efforts the company succumbed to indebtedness on November 2, 1922, and the board of directors voted to close the company and sell the assets to pay debts."

Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Milwaukee by Regina Lewis.  Page 53 says, "Rollaero is cash only and there's no ATM is [sic] on the premises."

Fargo 50k 50/50 Raffle Results

50/50 Raffle

The Library's raffle proceeds will go towards our interior renovation.  The Drawing was Wednesday, June 27th at 7 PM in Commons Park.



Not peeking at the names.




Reading the Name.




Winner!  Gerry Riddle of Lake Mills won $292.50.  The same amount goes toward our renovation.

Guess Who Ordered Two Copies By Accident

Fiction 

The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz.  Something about ex-punk rockers in Northern California andpast intrudes into present.

The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz.  Lutz should be happy.  I bought a second copy by mistake.  Lut'z bio lists her many jobs and activities over the years.  I bet most people zero in on her past job as a stripper.

Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels.  Cover has flowers on it.

Heartbroken by Lisa Unger.  Cover has ocean waves, an island and cloudy sky with sun shining through.

Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths.  Mystery series.  Forensic archaeologist hired to see bones of medieval bishop and finds a a second, more recent, dead guy.  

Fifty Shades of Guns and Knives by Joe Sacco

Fiction

Fifty Shades Darker by EL James.  Page 316 says, " Do you want to leave your bag with Taylor?" I ask Ethan.

Fifty Shades Freed by EL James.  Page 115 says, "Do you want me to spank you, Anastasia?"

Straight Razor Days by Joel Thomas Hynes.  Poetry collection by a Newfie.  My commentary is here: http://youtu.be/4MjfcDkY0Yc.

The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.  Collaborative novel by Pratchett and Baxter.  Something to do with time travel.  I think.  Partly set in Madison, WI.

NonFiction

The AR-15: volume 4 by Patrick Sweeney.  "Plus: extreme torture testing"  Extreme?  Really?  Well, more or less, he does shoot them with birdshot.

Knives: 2012 edited by Joe Kertzman.  Look at all the custom knives you are too poor or cheap to purchase.

Journalism by Joe Sacco.  Sacco uses comics to tell stories.  The drawings add so much to his reporting on the war in Iraq and the culture clash of African immigrants with the natives of Malta.

Wonderdads: the best dad and child activities in Chicago by Regina Lewis.   Page 70 says, "There are bike trails and prairie paths and deer everywhere."

Mom, Dad...Can We Talk?: insight and perspectives to help us do what's best for our aging parents by Dick Edwards.  How to and why to discuss issues of health, aging, and death with your parents.

Town and Country Days Parade

Town and Country Days

Town and Country Days is the last weekend every June.  There is a carnival in Commons Park across the street from the library (no photos).  There is a beer tent (no photos).  There are bands playing (no photos).  There are food stands (no photos).  The Boy Scouts have a dunk tank (no photos).  There is a parade.

Some Whale and Jeffery Deaver

DVD

Big Miracle starring Ted Danson, Kristen Bell.  Whale gets stuck under ice flow and gets on the news.



Large Print

XO by Jeffery Deaver.  Deaver writes a novel and his publisher, apparently, uses the same graphic designer who does all those James Patterson novels.

Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey.  What if someone is hiding from love?  Does that make it a game of hide-and-seek?

Little Night by Luanne Rice.  A novel set in Manhattan?  Outrageous!

What is the Crime rate in Sweden?

Audio Books on CD

Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom.  13 CDs at 16 hours.  Methamphetamine trade in prison ends in a police informant's murder.  Investigating officer finds unsolved cases and government secrets.

Fiction

Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich.  "A Lizzy and Diesel Novel".

The Hives Have Returned

A Very Thin Plastic Thing Shaped Like A Wheel With A Centered Hole

Lex Hives by The Hives.  Loud music mixed with lead man bombastic silliness.

Here is the first single.



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No Copies of 50 Shades? Try Lorelei James

Fiction

Raising Kane by Lorelei James.  Page 187 says, "He trailed kisses down her torso, stopping briefly to [censored] her [censored], then her right.  [censor]. When his tongue [censored] she [censored].[censored]. [censored]. [censored]. [censored]."

Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey.  Cover has skimpily dressed model, galloping horse, stone bench, wind blown scarf,  and manor house.

The Storm by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown.  Another wrecked ship in the desert.

Third Gate by Lincoln Child.  Page 153 says, "For a minute, Rush didn't look back."

A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith.  Another dog book.

Mission to Paris by Alan Furst.  More sublime espionage writing about World War Two by the great Furst.

XO by Jeffery Deaver.  Page 141 says, "She noted the big red Buick speeding away."