Electrical Magic Creates Sound
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Trio of musicians play songs and sing about radio. I don't want to look up a Green Day video. Here is Unlocking the Truth instead.
Fiction
The Dangerous Ladies Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Mystery novel with detectives trying to stop an extortionist.
Below the Belt by Stuart Woods. Something about a lawyer or something.
The Mistress by Danielle Steel. Rich people in love.
Monday, January 09, 2017
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Big New Book
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. Sometimes DK never lists the editor on the front cover. This has all the big beautiful pictures that DK is known for.
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. Sometimes DK never lists the editor on the front cover. This has all the big beautiful pictures that DK is known for.
Friday, December 30, 2016
A Book. A DVD. A Audiobook.
Book
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond. Food recipes from a woman in Oklahoma.
DVD
The Purge: Election Year starring [actors]. A Senator running for President has to survive the 12 hours of lawlessness. This looks like one of those situation where the actress is given glasses to "look smart."
Audiobook
Testimony by Robbie Robertson. 19 hours on 16 CDs. From growing up in Canada, going electric with Dylan, and recording with The Band.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond. Food recipes from a woman in Oklahoma.
DVD
The Purge: Election Year starring [actors]. A Senator running for President has to survive the 12 hours of lawlessness. This looks like one of those situation where the actress is given glasses to "look smart."
Audiobook
Testimony by Robbie Robertson. 19 hours on 16 CDs. From growing up in Canada, going electric with Dylan, and recording with The Band.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Six Books and Photos
Fiction
Curtain of Death by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworh IV. 1946 spies in Germany.
The Midnight bell by Jack Higgins. "Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed."
Nonfiction
Books for Living by Will Schwalbe. Essays about other books.
Audiobooks on CD
The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Private eye privately eyes.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar by Lisa F. Smith. 9 hours on 7 CDs. Lawyer who started drinking when she was a teenager goes full blown boozer when working for a big NYC law firm.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Taubes says we eat too much sugar.
Photos
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park. We had some super cold days a week or two ago but had above freezing temperatures a couple days ago. I don't know how often the Parks Department resprays the rink after thaws.
Curtain of Death by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworh IV. 1946 spies in Germany.
The Midnight bell by Jack Higgins. "Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed."
Nonfiction
Books for Living by Will Schwalbe. Essays about other books.
Audiobooks on CD
The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Private eye privately eyes.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar by Lisa F. Smith. 9 hours on 7 CDs. Lawyer who started drinking when she was a teenager goes full blown boozer when working for a big NYC law firm.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Taubes says we eat too much sugar.
Photos
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park. We had some super cold days a week or two ago but had above freezing temperatures a couple days ago. I don't know how often the Parks Department resprays the rink after thaws.
Monday, December 19, 2016
Some Audiobooks
Audiobooks on CD
A Match for Marcus Cynster by Stephanie Laurens. 13.5 hours on 11 CDs. Some sort of romance.
Born A Crime: stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah. 8.83 hours on 7 CDs. Noah grew up with a white dad and black mom when it was illegal for the two to be married.
The Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Boy is kidnapped in 1978 and his mother says it was trolls. Same thing happens in 2003 and woman gets a photo.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith. 14 hours and 11 CDs. Two girls grow up and end their friendship in their twenties. Then more things happen.
Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle. 12 hours on 10CDs. More murder set in a coffee shop.
A Match for Marcus Cynster by Stephanie Laurens. 13.5 hours on 11 CDs. Some sort of romance.
Born A Crime: stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah. 8.83 hours on 7 CDs. Noah grew up with a white dad and black mom when it was illegal for the two to be married.
The Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Boy is kidnapped in 1978 and his mother says it was trolls. Same thing happens in 2003 and woman gets a photo.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith. 14 hours and 11 CDs. Two girls grow up and end their friendship in their twenties. Then more things happen.
Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle. 12 hours on 10CDs. More murder set in a coffee shop.
Musics and paper
Sound Waves Are Turned Into Computer Code and Transformed Back Into Sound Waves
Under the Influence by Dale Watson. Country singer with fancy hair sings country songs with a traditional country bent.
Wild Stab by The I Don't Cares. Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield team up to sing songs of middle aged rock.
Fiction
It's Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. The back cover says, "A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America." I'm not sure I've ever read a Lewis novel; even school assigned book. Let me check the bib... nope, not a one. But I did watch the Elmer Gantry film.
The Sellout by Paul Betty. The front cover says this is a comic masterpiece.I do not know anything about Beatty except that he has short hair and lives in NYC.
The Ornatrix by Kate Howard. Woman with facial birthmark gets treated poorly and ultimately hired as personal hairdresser to a courtesan. I do not know anything about Kate Howard either. Except she went to U of Kent and has longish hair.
Cover Me in Darkness by Eileen Rendahl. Woman who grew up in a cult deals with suicide of her mother while her mother was in a psych hospital after murdering the woman's brother. Here is what I know about Rendahl. 1. No author photo so I cannot tell you how long her hair is. 2. She has plenty of critical praise. 3. She also writes cozy mysteries with popcorn themed titles.
NonFiction
Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Ryan Mitchell. Our last copy was circ'ing pretty well but was damaged. So, I bought a replacement. No author photo of Mitchell, either. He has a blog.
Under the Influence by Dale Watson. Country singer with fancy hair sings country songs with a traditional country bent.
Wild Stab by The I Don't Cares. Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield team up to sing songs of middle aged rock.
Fiction
It's Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. The back cover says, "A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America." I'm not sure I've ever read a Lewis novel; even school assigned book. Let me check the bib... nope, not a one. But I did watch the Elmer Gantry film.
The Sellout by Paul Betty. The front cover says this is a comic masterpiece.I do not know anything about Beatty except that he has short hair and lives in NYC.
The Ornatrix by Kate Howard. Woman with facial birthmark gets treated poorly and ultimately hired as personal hairdresser to a courtesan. I do not know anything about Kate Howard either. Except she went to U of Kent and has longish hair.
Cover Me in Darkness by Eileen Rendahl. Woman who grew up in a cult deals with suicide of her mother while her mother was in a psych hospital after murdering the woman's brother. Here is what I know about Rendahl. 1. No author photo so I cannot tell you how long her hair is. 2. She has plenty of critical praise. 3. She also writes cozy mysteries with popcorn themed titles.
NonFiction
Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Ryan Mitchell. Our last copy was circ'ing pretty well but was damaged. So, I bought a replacement. No author photo of Mitchell, either. He has a blog.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Friday, December 09, 2016
Musics
Electrons Flow Across Wiring And Are Transformed Into Sound Waves
We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest. Popular band from years ago sings new songs for a new album.
22, A Million by Bon Iver. Eau Claire guy sings songs about Eau Claire. I suppose.
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct by Metallica. Metal guys sings songs of metal.
Ruminations by Conor Oberst. Singer sings songs of something or other.
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Head Carrier by The Pixies. Alternative rock band singers sing songs alternately.
We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest. Popular band from years ago sings new songs for a new album.
22, A Million by Bon Iver. Eau Claire guy sings songs about Eau Claire. I suppose.
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct by Metallica. Metal guys sings songs of metal.
Ruminations by Conor Oberst. Singer sings songs of something or other.
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Head Carrier by The Pixies. Alternative rock band singers sing songs alternately.
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
More Music, More Music, More Music.
Sounds Are Made, Sounds Are Recorded, Sounds Are Played Back Magical Electricity
Case/Lang/Veirs by Case/Lang/Veirs. Niko Case, KD Lang, and Laura Veirs team up to sing songs of country music.
Hard II Love by Usher. Singer sings songs of love.
I don't know anything about Usher so pick your own video: https://www.youtube.com/user/UsherVEVO.
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Singers sing songs of revolution and radio.
Nobody But Me by Michael Buble. Canadian sings songs of his Canadian self.
Voices of Angels by Celtic Women. Women try to impersonate angels and sing songs.
XXIV Magic by Bruno Mars. Sings songs of popularity.
Keeping the Horse Between Me and the Ground by Seasick Steve. Singer sings songs about his three string guitar.
You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen. Singer sings songs of darkness.
Case/Lang/Veirs by Case/Lang/Veirs. Niko Case, KD Lang, and Laura Veirs team up to sing songs of country music.
Hard II Love by Usher. Singer sings songs of love.
I don't know anything about Usher so pick your own video: https://www.youtube.com/user/UsherVEVO.
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Singers sing songs of revolution and radio.
Nobody But Me by Michael Buble. Canadian sings songs of his Canadian self.
Voices of Angels by Celtic Women. Women try to impersonate angels and sing songs.
XXIV Magic by Bruno Mars. Sings songs of popularity.
Keeping the Horse Between Me and the Ground by Seasick Steve. Singer sings songs about his three string guitar.
You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen. Singer sings songs of darkness.
Monday, December 05, 2016
Even More DVDs
DVDs
Hunt for the Wilderpeople starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Old guy in rural New Zealand fosters a city boy. Laughter ensues.
Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette. FBI guy goes undercover with white extremist group and shaves his head while Toni Collette has blond hair. Tension ensues.
Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro. Biopic of boxer Roberto Duran. Punching ensues.
Mr. Church by Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson. Guy goes to work as personal cook for a family and stays for several years. Heart warming events ensue.
Into the Forest by Ellen Page by Evan Rachel Wood. Sisters live in world-wide power outage. Troube ensues. Hey, isn't Page Canadian? Let me check... yep. She grew up in Nova Scotia. I thought about doing a driving vacation to the East Coast and going to Nova Scotia would be a loooooong drive.
Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig. Scientists team up to catch ghosts. Comedic action ensues.
The Man Who Knew Infinity starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Mathematician from India deals with jerks in England. Math ensues.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Old guy in rural New Zealand fosters a city boy. Laughter ensues.
Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette. FBI guy goes undercover with white extremist group and shaves his head while Toni Collette has blond hair. Tension ensues.
Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro. Biopic of boxer Roberto Duran. Punching ensues.
Mr. Church by Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson. Guy goes to work as personal cook for a family and stays for several years. Heart warming events ensue.
Into the Forest by Ellen Page by Evan Rachel Wood. Sisters live in world-wide power outage. Troube ensues. Hey, isn't Page Canadian? Let me check... yep. She grew up in Nova Scotia. I thought about doing a driving vacation to the East Coast and going to Nova Scotia would be a loooooong drive.
Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig. Scientists team up to catch ghosts. Comedic action ensues.
The Man Who Knew Infinity starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Mathematician from India deals with jerks in England. Math ensues.
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Hoky-smokes, that's a lot of movies
DVD
Army of One starring Nicolas Cage. Cage acts Cagey.
The Purge: election year starring [I don't know]. People kill people.
X-Men Apocalypse. Several years ago I stopped keeping track of these movies.
Free State of Jones starring [shirtless guy]. Slave rebellion during Civil War.
Hell or High Water starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster. This is supposed to be pretty good. That is a big accomplishment after they stuck Chris Pine in the movie.
Outlander: season two starring [actors]. Scots go to Paris to stop a rebellion and then a nother rebellion in Scotland. Or something. I'm not sure.
X-Files: the event series. Mulder and Scully return for si episodes. I can think of three pop songs that reference this show. Here is one of those.
Ash Vs. The Evil Dead: the complete first season starring Bill Campbell. Ash battles baddies over 10 episodes.
The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Crime and punishment comedy. I've wanted to see this for a while.
Absolutely Fabulous: the movie starring [those two famous actresses whose names I cannot remember]. Two drunk socialites get drunk and cause trouble.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. Two guys advertise for dates and two crazy people respond. I bet Zac Efron takes his shirt off again.
Army of One starring Nicolas Cage. Cage acts Cagey.
The Purge: election year starring [I don't know]. People kill people.
X-Men Apocalypse. Several years ago I stopped keeping track of these movies.
Free State of Jones starring [shirtless guy]. Slave rebellion during Civil War.
Hell or High Water starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster. This is supposed to be pretty good. That is a big accomplishment after they stuck Chris Pine in the movie.
Outlander: season two starring [actors]. Scots go to Paris to stop a rebellion and then a nother rebellion in Scotland. Or something. I'm not sure.
X-Files: the event series. Mulder and Scully return for si episodes. I can think of three pop songs that reference this show. Here is one of those.
Ash Vs. The Evil Dead: the complete first season starring Bill Campbell. Ash battles baddies over 10 episodes.
The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Crime and punishment comedy. I've wanted to see this for a while.
Absolutely Fabulous: the movie starring [those two famous actresses whose names I cannot remember]. Two drunk socialites get drunk and cause trouble.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. Two guys advertise for dates and two crazy people respond. I bet Zac Efron takes his shirt off again.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Thicker Books
Fiction
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice. I have no idea what this is about. I presume the Lestat guy is still a vampire. Let me check... yep, part of the series. Rice lives in Palm Desert, California. I wonder what July is like there. Let me check that too... well, the average high is 108 Fahrenheit.
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg. Something about a cemetery.
When All the Good Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz. The illustration on the endpapers is stormy water around a city skyline and lightning in the skies. The credits list the jacket designer but I am not certain if she also did the endpapers.
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose. When Boy #2 was a toddler his favorite toy was named Mr. Monkey Monk. Prose is a visiting writer at Bard College. I have no knowledge of Bard. Let me look it up... well, Bard is 100 miles North of Manhattan and has 2,000 undergraduates.
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa. Young woman on the SS St. Louis's infamous voyage in 1939 and her descendants 70 years later.
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin. Yeah, that's a Kinks tune.
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. Fantasy novel about a queen.
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. A big book about horses. The Danish Warmblood has "no fleshiness in the jowl."
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice. I have no idea what this is about. I presume the Lestat guy is still a vampire. Let me check... yep, part of the series. Rice lives in Palm Desert, California. I wonder what July is like there. Let me check that too... well, the average high is 108 Fahrenheit.
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg. Something about a cemetery.
When All the Good Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz. The illustration on the endpapers is stormy water around a city skyline and lightning in the skies. The credits list the jacket designer but I am not certain if she also did the endpapers.
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose. When Boy #2 was a toddler his favorite toy was named Mr. Monkey Monk. Prose is a visiting writer at Bard College. I have no knowledge of Bard. Let me look it up... well, Bard is 100 miles North of Manhattan and has 2,000 undergraduates.
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa. Young woman on the SS St. Louis's infamous voyage in 1939 and her descendants 70 years later.
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin. Yeah, that's a Kinks tune.
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. Fantasy novel about a queen.
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. A big book about horses. The Danish Warmblood has "no fleshiness in the jowl."
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Thinner Books
Fiction
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman. A novella with a title and cover that makes it sound like a "feel good" novel. The author lives in Stockholm. I was in Stockholm once.
The Eastern Shore by Ward Just. Mid-Century newspaperman publishes a story that carries consequences through the rest of his career. I have no idea where Just lives. My trip to Stockholm was a one-nighter after taking the cruise ship from Finland.
Inherit the Bones by Emily Litteljohn. Did Litteljohn watch the Disney Robin Hood as a child and say, "Hey, that bear has our name!"
The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell. More vikings in Britain.
To Brew or Not to Brew by Joyce Tremel. Woman opens a new brew pub in Pittsburgh with sabotage on her brewery and a dead guy in a brew vat. The novel also includes a cat, because this is a cozy mystery and all cozies require cats.
Tangled Up in Brew by Joyce Tremel. Same characters as above but with a dead food critic at a beer festival.
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman. A novella with a title and cover that makes it sound like a "feel good" novel. The author lives in Stockholm. I was in Stockholm once.
The Eastern Shore by Ward Just. Mid-Century newspaperman publishes a story that carries consequences through the rest of his career. I have no idea where Just lives. My trip to Stockholm was a one-nighter after taking the cruise ship from Finland.
Inherit the Bones by Emily Litteljohn. Did Litteljohn watch the Disney Robin Hood as a child and say, "Hey, that bear has our name!"
The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell. More vikings in Britain.
To Brew or Not to Brew by Joyce Tremel. Woman opens a new brew pub in Pittsburgh with sabotage on her brewery and a dead guy in a brew vat. The novel also includes a cat, because this is a cozy mystery and all cozies require cats.
Tangled Up in Brew by Joyce Tremel. Same characters as above but with a dead food critic at a beer festival.
Books and some photos.
Fiction
Cross the Line by James Patterson. Some sort of novel.
Moonglow by Michael Chabon. Some sort of novel.
Sinner Man by Lawrence Block. Block's first ever crime novel. First published in 1960.
I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb. Some sort of novel.
NonFiction
Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird. Some sort of biography.
Thank You For Being Late: an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman. Some sort of book.
Photos
We had our reception for the school art show.
Someone discovered the greatness of Bill Crider and ordered over more copies. I cannot rotate the image.
My dog took a nap.
The Library Annex (the house behind the library) is to be demolished in 2017. So we won't be fixing the rotted roof. I was going to replace the tarp and add a hunk of plywood but the wood is too rotted and the shingles too loose for me to step up there.
Our Sit'n'Sip program has been doing well. The event helps seniors learn how to use tablet computers.
My father came to read the Sunday Book Review.
Cross the Line by James Patterson. Some sort of novel.
Moonglow by Michael Chabon. Some sort of novel.
Sinner Man by Lawrence Block. Block's first ever crime novel. First published in 1960.
I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb. Some sort of novel.
NonFiction
Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird. Some sort of biography.
Thank You For Being Late: an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman. Some sort of book.
Photos
We had our reception for the school art show.
Someone discovered the greatness of Bill Crider and ordered over more copies. I cannot rotate the image.
My dog took a nap.
The Library Annex (the house behind the library) is to be demolished in 2017. So we won't be fixing the rotted roof. I was going to replace the tarp and add a hunk of plywood but the wood is too rotted and the shingles too loose for me to step up there.
Our Sit'n'Sip program has been doing well. The event helps seniors learn how to use tablet computers.
My father came to read the Sunday Book Review.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Eight Books. Two Are NonFic.
Paperback
Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason. Some sort of Christmas novel. No wonder the cover has lots of red all over.
Someone to Love by Mary Balogh. Woman in a wispy green dress on the cover. Something about an orphan from Bath, IE. Balogh lives in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is a neat word. I have never been there. My wife and I were talking about summer vacations a few weeks ago and I mentioned going to Canada. He standard Canada response is, "The you'd have to pay for passports!" Well, yeah, we have to pay for gas and food too. What's the point?
Fiction
Pacific Homicide by Patricia Smiley. Thriller with a killer. The author thanks several people in her acknowledgments. One of these people is Lee Goldberg. I read his books.
Night School by Lee Child. Let me take a wild guess at the plot. Jack Reacher is traveling around. Jack Reacher gets dragged into an investigation of robbery, murder, etc. Jack Reacher deducts and fisticuffs. Jack Reacher has sex with a woman police officer. Jack Reacher kills a few people. Jack Reacher hits the bricks.
This Was A Man by Jeffrey Archer. Heck if I know. How much time did Archer do for lying in court?
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnett. Crime thriller set in 1869 at a remote Scottish village. The author lives in Scotland. Scotland? Is this a good time to mention how Anthony Neil Smith loves to reminisce about Scotland? No? Not a good time? Well, too late.
NonFiction
The Hour of Land: a personal topography of America's national parks by Terry Tempest Williams. Something about the author traveling to parks to write about their history and herself. Page 283 says, "I didn't know where I was."
Geeky LEGO Crafts: 21 fun and quirky projects by David Scarfe. Make stuff. Page 94 says, "All the thrill of the hunt without any of the blood."
Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason. Some sort of Christmas novel. No wonder the cover has lots of red all over.
Someone to Love by Mary Balogh. Woman in a wispy green dress on the cover. Something about an orphan from Bath, IE. Balogh lives in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is a neat word. I have never been there. My wife and I were talking about summer vacations a few weeks ago and I mentioned going to Canada. He standard Canada response is, "The you'd have to pay for passports!" Well, yeah, we have to pay for gas and food too. What's the point?
Fiction
Pacific Homicide by Patricia Smiley. Thriller with a killer. The author thanks several people in her acknowledgments. One of these people is Lee Goldberg. I read his books.
Night School by Lee Child. Let me take a wild guess at the plot. Jack Reacher is traveling around. Jack Reacher gets dragged into an investigation of robbery, murder, etc. Jack Reacher deducts and fisticuffs. Jack Reacher has sex with a woman police officer. Jack Reacher kills a few people. Jack Reacher hits the bricks.
This Was A Man by Jeffrey Archer. Heck if I know. How much time did Archer do for lying in court?
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnett. Crime thriller set in 1869 at a remote Scottish village. The author lives in Scotland. Scotland? Is this a good time to mention how Anthony Neil Smith loves to reminisce about Scotland? No? Not a good time? Well, too late.
NonFiction
The Hour of Land: a personal topography of America's national parks by Terry Tempest Williams. Something about the author traveling to parks to write about their history and herself. Page 283 says, "I didn't know where I was."
Geeky LEGO Crafts: 21 fun and quirky projects by David Scarfe. Make stuff. Page 94 says, "All the thrill of the hunt without any of the blood."
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Two Books and A Few Photos
Fiction
Faithful by Alice Hoffman. Hoffman has written a lot of books.
The Award by Danielle Steel. Steel has written even more books.
Photos
Witches Night Out
The first Wednesday before Halloween the downtown businesses have Trick or Treat. The day was drizzly.
Lake Mills Area School District Art Show
Fall 2016 art show was installed yesterday, November 1.
Faithful by Alice Hoffman. Hoffman has written a lot of books.
The Award by Danielle Steel. Steel has written even more books.
Photos
Witches Night Out
The first Wednesday before Halloween the downtown businesses have Trick or Treat. The day was drizzly.
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| The library bought 31.5 pounds (14.3 Kgs) of candy. |
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| Drizzly early evening. |
Lake Mills Area School District Art Show
Fall 2016 art show was installed yesterday, November 1.
Monday, October 31, 2016
A Stack of Books That I Let Built Up
Paperback
Three Christmas Wishes by Sheila Roberts. I'm betting this novel is Christmas themed.
It Must Be Christmas by Jennifer Crusie. It must be Christmas novel time.
Fiction
The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright. "A novel based on a true story." Indian boy is kidnapped, sold to orphanage, adopted by Americans, he tells Americans the truth, the Americans cannot find his parents, he tries again as an adult.
Guineveres by Sarah Domet. The cover blurb says the novel is a "revelation". OK, I guess that reviewer really liked the book. The dust cover says Domet has a Ph.D and lives in Georgia. I've never been to Georgia.
Blind Sight by Carol O'Connell. Hey, Megan Abbott has a blurb on this one and says "it is a master class in suspense." I'll trust Abbott on this one, she knows what she is talking about.
Sex, Lies and Serious Money by Stuart Woods Literary Industries, Inc.
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt. I kinda like the cover, and I kinda don't like the cover. Kimberly Glyder did the cover design. Glyder does A LOT of book covers. I like this one.
Mercury by Margot Livesey. I like this cover as well. Doesn't Livesey have an extensive back catalog? Let me check... well not a huge list. The inside lists eight other novels. Livesey's bio says she was born in Scotland. She should avoid Anthony Neil Smith at writing conventions because he'll just want to talk about Scotland.
The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang. Guess who designed this cover. That's right, Kimberly Glyder.
The Mothers by Brit Bebbett. A novel about Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention? Nope. This is something about young adults, romance, and then growing older.
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James. Four Christmas themed stories James wrote for newspapers and magazine.
Night Watch by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. Is Roy the son? Let me check... Yes.
Three Christmas Wishes by Sheila Roberts. I'm betting this novel is Christmas themed.
It Must Be Christmas by Jennifer Crusie. It must be Christmas novel time.
Fiction
The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright. "A novel based on a true story." Indian boy is kidnapped, sold to orphanage, adopted by Americans, he tells Americans the truth, the Americans cannot find his parents, he tries again as an adult.
Guineveres by Sarah Domet. The cover blurb says the novel is a "revelation". OK, I guess that reviewer really liked the book. The dust cover says Domet has a Ph.D and lives in Georgia. I've never been to Georgia.
Blind Sight by Carol O'Connell. Hey, Megan Abbott has a blurb on this one and says "it is a master class in suspense." I'll trust Abbott on this one, she knows what she is talking about.
Sex, Lies and Serious Money by Stuart Woods Literary Industries, Inc.
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt. I kinda like the cover, and I kinda don't like the cover. Kimberly Glyder did the cover design. Glyder does A LOT of book covers. I like this one.
Mercury by Margot Livesey. I like this cover as well. Doesn't Livesey have an extensive back catalog? Let me check... well not a huge list. The inside lists eight other novels. Livesey's bio says she was born in Scotland. She should avoid Anthony Neil Smith at writing conventions because he'll just want to talk about Scotland.
The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang. Guess who designed this cover. That's right, Kimberly Glyder.
The Mothers by Brit Bebbett. A novel about Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention? Nope. This is something about young adults, romance, and then growing older.
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James. Four Christmas themed stories James wrote for newspapers and magazine.
Night Watch by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. Is Roy the son? Let me check... Yes.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Unmentionable Favre Foiled
NonFiction
Gunslinger: the remarkable, improbable, iconic life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman. Page 209 says, "Team cohesion was put to the test in late November when the Packers went out on a limb to sign wide receiver Andre Rison off waivers."
Unmentionable: the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners by Therese Oneill. Page 99 says, "In her later years she traveled the lecture circuit, advising ladies on how to make themselves worthy of being a king's bit of boom-boom on the side."
Page 196 says, "This is a description of the nineteenth-century version of an unwashed ponytail, yoga pants, and faded WILLIE NELSON HONEYSUCKLE ROSE TOUR T-shirt."
Foiled!: easy, tasty, tin foil meals by Jesseca Hallows. Page 32 says, "Cook the spaghetti noodles at home and store in a big plastic container or bag."
Fiction
The Penny Jumper by James Grippando. An astrophysicist looking to integrate observatories into a massive telescope takes a quick job to write code for Wall Street. She gets framed for theft and trouble ensues.
The Terranauts by T.C. Boyle. People are locked into domes in Arizona to see if colonization would work on another planet.
A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury. Christmas novel.
The Whistler by John Grisham. I bet there is a lawyer. Let's check ... yep, a lawyer investigates a judge.
Fields Where They Lay by Timothy Hallinan. A Junior Bender novel. These are very good.
A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe. Some kid wants a dog for Christmas.
Gunslinger: the remarkable, improbable, iconic life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman. Page 209 says, "Team cohesion was put to the test in late November when the Packers went out on a limb to sign wide receiver Andre Rison off waivers."
Unmentionable: the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners by Therese Oneill. Page 99 says, "In her later years she traveled the lecture circuit, advising ladies on how to make themselves worthy of being a king's bit of boom-boom on the side."
Page 196 says, "This is a description of the nineteenth-century version of an unwashed ponytail, yoga pants, and faded WILLIE NELSON HONEYSUCKLE ROSE TOUR T-shirt."
Foiled!: easy, tasty, tin foil meals by Jesseca Hallows. Page 32 says, "Cook the spaghetti noodles at home and store in a big plastic container or bag."
Fiction
The Penny Jumper by James Grippando. An astrophysicist looking to integrate observatories into a massive telescope takes a quick job to write code for Wall Street. She gets framed for theft and trouble ensues.
The Terranauts by T.C. Boyle. People are locked into domes in Arizona to see if colonization would work on another planet.
A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury. Christmas novel.
The Whistler by John Grisham. I bet there is a lawyer. Let's check ... yep, a lawyer investigates a judge.
Fields Where They Lay by Timothy Hallinan. A Junior Bender novel. These are very good.
A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe. Some kid wants a dog for Christmas.
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