Fashion New
Dunedin Public had a second fashion show this year. Here is the short version:
Here is the long version:
Dunedin, is that you in the black and white striped top?
Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Fargo 50 Fundraising Project
Fargo 50k Fundraising Project
The Library has planning an interior renovation for two years. We are 80% of the way to our fundraising goal of $250,000. This week we launched our 50k Fundraising Project. We hope to raise the last $50,000 and start the project this autumn.Tax deductible donations can be made through the Lake Mills Community Foundation at PO Box 33, Lake Mills, WI, 53551. For more information on the project contact Gerard Saylor, Library Director at 920-648-166 or lmdir@mwfls.org
Ho-Hum
Large Print
Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry. Death.Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark. More death.
Come Home by Lisa Cottoline. Cover cliches.
Stay Close by Harlan Coben. No tennis.
Friday, April 20, 2012
The Return of A. Lee Martinez
Fiction
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. Another funny sci-fi novel from Martinez. He writes fun stuff. Try it out.
The Witness by Nora Roberts. Heck if I know. Romance? Romantic murder?
The Innocent by David Baldacci. Cover image implies a sniper and his daughter on the run in Washington D.C. Flyleaf says: government hit man refuses a job and goes on run. Government Hit Man meets 14 year old orphan whose parents were murdered. Government Hit Man assists girl.
Devil's Bones by Larry D. Sweazy. What's the deal with this guy? I see Sweazy's name around. Oh yeah, I saw a catalog promo and then Bill Crider plugged it. Crider says, "The Devil's Bones is a tightly written thriller that gets the job done."
Death at the Wedding Feast by Deryn Lake. Historical mystery in England.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. "A Stone Barrington" novel.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Cover image has model who looks like Jennifer Garner and is pointing a SIG at the reader. Well, it looks like a SIG anyway.
Counseling DVDs
Stop Bullying: standing up for yourself and others presented by Mark Brown. Advice to kids on how to react and do when bullied.
Bullying: what every adult needs to know presented by Mark Brown. Advice to parents about kid bullying.
Journey Through the Shadows: hope for healing after someone you love has died by suicide featuring Iris M. Bolton and Stephenie Weber.
Helping Parents Grieve: finding new life after the death of a child with Kris Ford and Paula D'Arcy.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. Another funny sci-fi novel from Martinez. He writes fun stuff. Try it out.
The Witness by Nora Roberts. Heck if I know. Romance? Romantic murder?
The Innocent by David Baldacci. Cover image implies a sniper and his daughter on the run in Washington D.C. Flyleaf says: government hit man refuses a job and goes on run. Government Hit Man meets 14 year old orphan whose parents were murdered. Government Hit Man assists girl.
Devil's Bones by Larry D. Sweazy. What's the deal with this guy? I see Sweazy's name around. Oh yeah, I saw a catalog promo and then Bill Crider plugged it. Crider says, "The Devil's Bones is a tightly written thriller that gets the job done."
Death at the Wedding Feast by Deryn Lake. Historical mystery in England.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. "A Stone Barrington" novel.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Cover image has model who looks like Jennifer Garner and is pointing a SIG at the reader. Well, it looks like a SIG anyway.
Counseling DVDs
Stop Bullying: standing up for yourself and others presented by Mark Brown. Advice to kids on how to react and do when bullied.
Bullying: what every adult needs to know presented by Mark Brown. Advice to parents about kid bullying.
Journey Through the Shadows: hope for healing after someone you love has died by suicide featuring Iris M. Bolton and Stephenie Weber.
Helping Parents Grieve: finding new life after the death of a child with Kris Ford and Paula D'Arcy.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
More Mark Kraushaar Poetry
NonFiction
The Uncertainty Principle by Mark Kraushaar. See? It's on the shelf, Kraushaar.
I did a What to Read video with Kraushaar a couple years ago but the following video is more recent. Kraushaar was invited to do a reading in New York but I see no video of that.
Canada by Eyewitness Travel, Rebecca Miles, Managing Editor. Travel guide. Starting East and moving West. Many pretty pictures and graphics.
The Uncertainty Principle by Mark Kraushaar. See? It's on the shelf, Kraushaar.
I did a What to Read video with Kraushaar a couple years ago but the following video is more recent. Kraushaar was invited to do a reading in New York but I see no video of that.
Canada by Eyewitness Travel, Rebecca Miles, Managing Editor. Travel guide. Starting East and moving West. Many pretty pictures and graphics.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
50 Shades of Driven Schmoozing
Fiction
Driven by James Sallis. Sallis's Drive was the basis of the recent flick. This follows the same character, Driver, as he is on the run from mob killers. Should be pretty good, Tom Piccirilli liked it.
Fifth Victim by Zoe Sharp. Next in the thriller series following female bodyguard Charlie Fox. Fox is hired to protect a banker's daughter on Long Island. "Electrifying tale of cross and double-cross." Sharp was at Bouchercon in 2011. I think I mentioned that before. I did not speak to Sharp but she was at the shooting simulator that I hung out at for a while.
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James. Big deal novel because of the sex content. You're an adult, read it if you like.
Shear Murder by Nancy J. Cohen. Previous novels in this series, A Bad Hair Day, have circ'ed really well. South Florida hairstylist is planning her own wedding when, as a maid of honor at a pal's wedding, someone dies. From a knife. In the chest.
NonFiction
Golden Rule of Schmoozing: the authentic practice of treating others well by Aye Jaye. This most be a donation.
Large Print
Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith. More mystery in Botswana.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Cover Image Trends
Large Print
Peoples Backs
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett.
An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer.
Dressmaker by Kate Alcott.
Water Scenes
The Odds: a love story by Stewart O'Nan.
Outdoor Scene With Wolf
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
Mystery Figure or Face in the Background or Blurred
Before She Dies by Mary Burton
Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.
Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne White.
Miscellaneous
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope.
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison.
Peoples Backs
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett.
An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer.
Dressmaker by Kate Alcott.
Water Scenes
The Odds: a love story by Stewart O'Nan.
Outdoor Scene With Wolf
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
Mystery Figure or Face in the Background or Blurred
Before She Dies by Mary Burton
Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.
Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne White.
Miscellaneous
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope.
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison.
Another Baseball Novel, Another Joe Ledger Thriller
NonFiction
Heaven on Earth: a journey through Shari'a Law from the deserters of ancient Arabia to the street of the modern Muslim world by Sadakat Kadri. A bunch of notes, a bibliography, and an index but no photos. "Kadri realized that many people in the West harbored ideas about Islamic law that were hazy or simply wrong."
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. I already purchased a copy of this but his father donated this second copy a few days ago. Liebenow had a nice write-up in the Madison paper.
Fiction
Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry. Super agent Joe Ledger rescues some hostage students in Iran. The Iranians ask his team to recover six stolen nuclear warheads buried in oil fields. Ledger and his team fight genetically engineered bad guys.
Calico Joe by John Grisham. Rookie phenomenon for the Chicago Cubs is cheered on by the son of an opposing pitcher.
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan. Serial killer in northern Vermont seems to be working off an unfinished manuscript stolen from the library of a local reporter.
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline. Meh. People will read this no matter what.
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis. Amish dude falls for non-Amish gal. Fiddling involved
Heaven on Earth: a journey through Shari'a Law from the deserters of ancient Arabia to the street of the modern Muslim world by Sadakat Kadri. A bunch of notes, a bibliography, and an index but no photos. "Kadri realized that many people in the West harbored ideas about Islamic law that were hazy or simply wrong."
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. I already purchased a copy of this but his father donated this second copy a few days ago. Liebenow had a nice write-up in the Madison paper.
Fiction
Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry. Super agent Joe Ledger rescues some hostage students in Iran. The Iranians ask his team to recover six stolen nuclear warheads buried in oil fields. Ledger and his team fight genetically engineered bad guys.
Calico Joe by John Grisham. Rookie phenomenon for the Chicago Cubs is cheered on by the son of an opposing pitcher.
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan. Serial killer in northern Vermont seems to be working off an unfinished manuscript stolen from the library of a local reporter.
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline. Meh. People will read this no matter what.
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis. Amish dude falls for non-Amish gal. Fiddling involved
Monday, April 09, 2012
One DVD/Blu-Ray Set
DVD
The Descendants starring Mr. Hollywood, Beau Bridges. On both Blu-Ray and DVD discs. Widower finds out his dead wife was cheating on him. I just heard that Blu-Ray was chosen as a name because Blue Ray was too common to be trademarked.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Digital Signals That Are Translated By A Computer Into Sound
Digital Signals That Are Translated By A Computer Into Sound
Hunger Games: songs from District 12 and beyond by Neko Case and others. Songs sung by Neko Case, Secret Sisters, others. The fold-out smells weird.
Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird. A former Page mentioned this singer guy on the Facebook. I liked the songs and figured others will too. The sounds quality of this clip is much better than that previous Case clip.
Audiobooks on CD
Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Haines. 7 CDs at 9 hours. What is it with book covers looking at past a beach and wooden boardwalk to the water? I was getting sick of those covers a while ago.
A Short Sharp Shock by Kim Stanley Robinson. 4 CDs at 4.5 hours. Watch Out! Look Behind You! Run! Runnnn!!!
DVD
The Outfit starring Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black. Let The Violent World of Parker tell you the story. Good luck finding a decent trailer but here is an excerpt.
Fiction
Mystery Writers of America Present Vengeance edited by Lee Child. I ended up on the email list for Zoe Sharp so I know she has a story in here. That and her name is right on the freaking cover. Other tales by Dennis Lehane, Alifair Burke, Michelle Gagnon.
Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Hart. Same cover as the audiobook version listed above. Duck!
Gypped by Carol Higgins Clark. According to the cover an underwater tornado in a swimming pool is sucking up 50 dollar bi- Go! Don't Wait! Just GO!
Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown. Sleeping cat solves a murder with - No! No! Please! No!
Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry. Murder mystery with no cats but plenty of Englishmen.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Canadian Short Stories, Paul Cain, Hunger Games Tie-Ins
Hunger Games Tie-Ins
The Hunger Games Tribute Guide by [unknown editors]. Lots of photos of teenage actors.
The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan. More photos of teenage actors and movie stills.
The Hunger Games: the official illustrated movie companion by [unknown editors]. More photos of teenage actors, movie stills, and behind-the-scenes photos.
Fiction
The Complete Slayers by Paul Cain. Cain was a king of noir writing. Included is one novel, Fast One, and 13 short pieces written for the pulp magazines. This book is intended more for the big-time fan than casual reader. There is a biographical piece by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Meyers, a gallery of old cover art, and signatures of Collins, Meyers, and Ron Lesser (the cover artist).
Stopping for Strangers by Daniel Griffin. "These stories about artists, lovers, brothers and strangers acutely probe love, loss and the family ties that bind," I've met Griffin before, he's a good dude.
Separate Kingdoms by Valerie Laken. Short stories by Milwaukee based author. I read these, I liked them. Laken spent time in Russian after the cold war ended and still travels back there. She uses those experiences in some neat stories. One has a lesbian couple traveling to adopt a child but, since they are gay, they have to pretend to be a prospective single parent and her best pal.
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler. I have no idea what this is about.
Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark. Some sort of mystery or thriller or suspense novel. No one probably cares what the book is about. They'll see Clark's name and read it anyway.
Harbor Nocturne by Joseph Wambaugh. Another cop story. I used to read all the Wambaugh books I could get when I was in middle and high school.
Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith. Intrigue in Africa.
Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin. The cover designer sleep-walked through this one. The cover is just a night time image of the U.S. capitol dome.
The Hunger Games Tribute Guide by [unknown editors]. Lots of photos of teenage actors.
The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan. More photos of teenage actors and movie stills.
The Hunger Games: the official illustrated movie companion by [unknown editors]. More photos of teenage actors, movie stills, and behind-the-scenes photos.
Fiction
The Complete Slayers by Paul Cain. Cain was a king of noir writing. Included is one novel, Fast One, and 13 short pieces written for the pulp magazines. This book is intended more for the big-time fan than casual reader. There is a biographical piece by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Meyers, a gallery of old cover art, and signatures of Collins, Meyers, and Ron Lesser (the cover artist).
Stopping for Strangers by Daniel Griffin. "These stories about artists, lovers, brothers and strangers acutely probe love, loss and the family ties that bind," I've met Griffin before, he's a good dude.
Separate Kingdoms by Valerie Laken. Short stories by Milwaukee based author. I read these, I liked them. Laken spent time in Russian after the cold war ended and still travels back there. She uses those experiences in some neat stories. One has a lesbian couple traveling to adopt a child but, since they are gay, they have to pretend to be a prospective single parent and her best pal.
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler. I have no idea what this is about.
Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark. Some sort of mystery or thriller or suspense novel. No one probably cares what the book is about. They'll see Clark's name and read it anyway.
Harbor Nocturne by Joseph Wambaugh. Another cop story. I used to read all the Wambaugh books I could get when I was in middle and high school.
Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith. Intrigue in Africa.
Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin. The cover designer sleep-walked through this one. The cover is just a night time image of the U.S. capitol dome.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Crime Comic and Super Spy Guy
Fiction
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Reloaded by Poulomi Mukherjee. Modern retelling with Mumbai rickshaw driver Ali chancing across the vault of a gang of bank robbers.
Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen by Thomas Caplan. I read a good review about this one. Former spy "has become, almost by accident, the number one film star in the world." He is recruited back to spy work to stop a nuclear warhead transfer.
Hanging Hill by Mo Hayder. More Hayder horror.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Bleed for Me Acoustically on the Picket Line
DVD
A Dangerous Method starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender. Knightly plays crazy patient receiving treatment by Carl Jung. This is a David Cronenberg flick so assume weirdness mixed with sexuality.
Fiction
Picket Line by Breena Wiederhoft. Former Wisconsin lady moves to Oregon and writes a comic book novel. Plot: Gal moves to Northern California and gets caught in battle between developer and environmentalists. Wiederhoft made a very good book trailer.
Waking Hours by Lis Wiehl. Some sort of novel with demons. Teen girl is killed and only suspects are the other teens that were at the same party. Forensic psychiatrist and former linebacker are having supernatural experiences related to the murder.
Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham. Robotham does good work and his books circ' well here. Psychologist answers his front door to find his daughter's friend covered in blood. The teen girl remembers nothing but the blood is from her dead father.
NonFiction
Play Acoustic: the complete guide to mastering acoustic guitar styles by Dave Hunter. Comes with two CDs and a spiral binding so the sucker lays flat.
Top 10 San Diego by Pamela Barrus. Top 10 lists of things to do and see. I always like to stay in my hotel room and watch local television stations.
A Dangerous Method starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender. Knightly plays crazy patient receiving treatment by Carl Jung. This is a David Cronenberg flick so assume weirdness mixed with sexuality.
Fiction
Picket Line by Breena Wiederhoft. Former Wisconsin lady moves to Oregon and writes a comic book novel. Plot: Gal moves to Northern California and gets caught in battle between developer and environmentalists. Wiederhoft made a very good book trailer.
Waking Hours by Lis Wiehl. Some sort of novel with demons. Teen girl is killed and only suspects are the other teens that were at the same party. Forensic psychiatrist and former linebacker are having supernatural experiences related to the murder.
Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham. Robotham does good work and his books circ' well here. Psychologist answers his front door to find his daughter's friend covered in blood. The teen girl remembers nothing but the blood is from her dead father.
NonFiction
Play Acoustic: the complete guide to mastering acoustic guitar styles by Dave Hunter. Comes with two CDs and a spiral binding so the sucker lays flat.
Top 10 San Diego by Pamela Barrus. Top 10 lists of things to do and see. I always like to stay in my hotel room and watch local television stations.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Variety Pack With Guns and a Liebenow
Music on Thin Discs With a Center Hole
Welcome to Condale by Summer Camp. I don't recall why I ordered this. I must have seen a catalog listing or sales rank. Maybe I heard a tune on BBC 6.
X 2011: Christian rock hits by [lots of people]. 16 tunes of singers singing rock hymns.
NonFiction
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. A natural tour of Yosemite as "Liebenow calls on the spirit and legacy of John Muir to rediscover nature and recover his own exuberance for life."
Gun Digest Book of the AR-15: Volume 3 by Patrick Sweeney. Rifle reviews, caliber commentaries, fancy photographs.
Baltimore: the plague ships: volume one by Mike Mignola. Comic book novel set in 1916 France with zombies or something. Mignola is best known for the Hell Boy comic series.
Audiobook on CD
Drift: the unmooring of American military power by Rachel Maddow. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. One of those authors people love or hate depending on political affiliation.
Welcome to Condale by Summer Camp. I don't recall why I ordered this. I must have seen a catalog listing or sales rank. Maybe I heard a tune on BBC 6.
X 2011: Christian rock hits by [lots of people]. 16 tunes of singers singing rock hymns.
NonFiction
Mountains of Light: seasons of reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark Liebenow. A natural tour of Yosemite as "Liebenow calls on the spirit and legacy of John Muir to rediscover nature and recover his own exuberance for life."
Gun Digest Book of the AR-15: Volume 3 by Patrick Sweeney. Rifle reviews, caliber commentaries, fancy photographs.
Baltimore: the plague ships: volume one by Mike Mignola. Comic book novel set in 1916 France with zombies or something. Mignola is best known for the Hell Boy comic series.
Audiobook on CD
Drift: the unmooring of American military power by Rachel Maddow. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. One of those authors people love or hate depending on political affiliation.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Complete Louie is a Satanic Highway Patrolman
DVD
Highway Patrolman starring [Mexican Actors]. Back in the pre-internet 1980s and 1990s all I could rely on for movie news was the video store rack, The New Yorker, and Roger Ebert's annual compendiums. I don't recall how I heard about this one but I know I read a review somewhere and it only took 20 years for me to get my hands on a copy.
Plot: Pedro is a young, naive rookie highway patrolman who runs into corruption and poverty in rural Mexico. (The only one of two clips I could find.)
Louis: the complete first season starring Louie C.K. fighting with Nick DePaolo. I posted this before but had to return a defective DVD.
My Week With Marilyn starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh. Go-fer chauffeurs Marilyn Monroe around.
NonFiction
Satan Is Real: the ballad of the Louvin Brothers by Charlie Louvin with Benjamin Whitmer. I read about this online. "The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers - one of the most legendary country duos of all time." The Louvin Brothers became a very minor internet sensation due to an old album cover from which the book is named.
Large Print
The Thief by Clive Cussler. "An Isaac Bell Adventure." Something sinks.
Passing Love by Jacqueline E. Luckett. Better than passing on a cold. According to the cover this is set in Paris. Paris, France. Not Paris, Texas.
Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell. Cover has a photo of a bored pit bull and a girl.
Highway Patrolman starring [Mexican Actors]. Back in the pre-internet 1980s and 1990s all I could rely on for movie news was the video store rack, The New Yorker, and Roger Ebert's annual compendiums. I don't recall how I heard about this one but I know I read a review somewhere and it only took 20 years for me to get my hands on a copy.
Plot: Pedro is a young, naive rookie highway patrolman who runs into corruption and poverty in rural Mexico. (The only one of two clips I could find.)
Louis: the complete first season starring Louie C.K. fighting with Nick DePaolo. I posted this before but had to return a defective DVD.
My Week With Marilyn starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh. Go-fer chauffeurs Marilyn Monroe around.
NonFiction
Satan Is Real: the ballad of the Louvin Brothers by Charlie Louvin with Benjamin Whitmer. I read about this online. "The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers - one of the most legendary country duos of all time." The Louvin Brothers became a very minor internet sensation due to an old album cover from which the book is named.
Large Print
The Thief by Clive Cussler. "An Isaac Bell Adventure." Something sinks.
Passing Love by Jacqueline E. Luckett. Better than passing on a cold. According to the cover this is set in Paris. Paris, France. Not Paris, Texas.
Little Girl Gone by Drusilla Campbell. Cover has a photo of a bored pit bull and a girl.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Joe Lansdale Returns
Fiction
Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale. Teens want to dig up dead friend to cremate her and take her ashes to Hollywood. This is a Lansdale novel so violence is sure to ensue.
Chomp by Carl Hiassen. Alligator wranglers son goes along when dad hired to help a reality tv show. Humor ensues.
Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis. Four women are living the high roller life during a long weekend in Monte Carlo. All four women awake on a yacht surrounded by police and charged with murder. Tension ensues.
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear. Fruit seller in 1933 London is killed. Maisie Dobbs investigation ensues.
Letter From A Stranger by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Gal discovers her grandmother is alive ten years after she was thought dead. Investigation ensues.
Buried in Buttercream by G.A. McKevett. Hollywood P.I. Savannah hires an insufferable woman as her wedding planner. Wedding Planner found dead in Savannah's pool. Sleuthing ensues.
The Unseen by Heather Graham. A Texas Ranger and a U.S. Marshal in present day San Antonio use their paranormal powers to investigate murders that include long missing bodies from the past. Ghostliness ensues.
Betrayal by Danielle Steel. Film director discovers someone has been embezzling. Ghost writing ensues.
Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale. Teens want to dig up dead friend to cremate her and take her ashes to Hollywood. This is a Lansdale novel so violence is sure to ensue.
Chomp by Carl Hiassen. Alligator wranglers son goes along when dad hired to help a reality tv show. Humor ensues.
Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis. Four women are living the high roller life during a long weekend in Monte Carlo. All four women awake on a yacht surrounded by police and charged with murder. Tension ensues.
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear. Fruit seller in 1933 London is killed. Maisie Dobbs investigation ensues.
Letter From A Stranger by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Gal discovers her grandmother is alive ten years after she was thought dead. Investigation ensues.
Buried in Buttercream by G.A. McKevett. Hollywood P.I. Savannah hires an insufferable woman as her wedding planner. Wedding Planner found dead in Savannah's pool. Sleuthing ensues.
The Unseen by Heather Graham. A Texas Ranger and a U.S. Marshal in present day San Antonio use their paranormal powers to investigate murders that include long missing bodies from the past. Ghostliness ensues.
Betrayal by Danielle Steel. Film director discovers someone has been embezzling. Ghost writing ensues.
Monday, March 26, 2012
93.5 Hours of Books and 3 Music CDs
Music on Round, Shiny, Thin Things
Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of by Cornershop. British song singers.
WOW Hits 2012 by [bunch of people]. "30 of today's top Christian artists and hits" sing songs.
Minnesota Lumberjack Songs by Brian Miller. Gopher trills tunes.
Books on Compact Disc, The New Wave in Sound Technology
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. 28 CDs at 33.5 hours. I read that the mini-series has a lot of nudity. This makes sense since young men tend to read a lot of fantasy novels. That short guy, Peter Dinklage, always does some good acting.
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. 31 CDs at 37 hours.
Tell All by Chuck Palahniuk. 5 CDs at 5.5 hours. This was on sale. Some humor novel set in "old Hollywood". Should the quote go before or after the period?
Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. 50-year-old wife and her husband have moved to a smaller home in anticipation of retirement. Pippa's wild life from 30 years ago "has begun to seep in and invade her present."
Information Officer by Mark Mills. 8 CDs at 10 hours. Spy drama set on Malta during WWII while the island is under siege by the dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking nazis. I listened to this and thought the story was OK. But, Mills does a fantastic job with the setting.
Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of by Cornershop. British song singers.
WOW Hits 2012 by [bunch of people]. "30 of today's top Christian artists and hits" sing songs.
Minnesota Lumberjack Songs by Brian Miller. Gopher trills tunes.
Books on Compact Disc, The New Wave in Sound Technology
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. 28 CDs at 33.5 hours. I read that the mini-series has a lot of nudity. This makes sense since young men tend to read a lot of fantasy novels. That short guy, Peter Dinklage, always does some good acting.
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. 31 CDs at 37 hours.
Tell All by Chuck Palahniuk. 5 CDs at 5.5 hours. This was on sale. Some humor novel set in "old Hollywood". Should the quote go before or after the period?
Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. 50-year-old wife and her husband have moved to a smaller home in anticipation of retirement. Pippa's wild life from 30 years ago "has begun to seep in and invade her present."
Information Officer by Mark Mills. 8 CDs at 10 hours. Spy drama set on Malta during WWII while the island is under siege by the dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking nazis. I listened to this and thought the story was OK. But, Mills does a fantastic job with the setting.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Music, Spies, Muppets, and Cliffs
DVD
A Lonely Place to Die starring [people you never heard of]. Climbers discover a 8-year-old girl hidden on mountain top. They help girl and are followed by kidnappers and the mercenaries the girl's mob father sent to get her. This line is on the cover, "Alison, the group leader, convices her crew to rescue her." Free tip: if you have to convince your pals to rescue a "terrified, dehydrated" girl you need different friends.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt. A retired spy is brought back by the British service to hunt down a mole.
The Muppets starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Muppets make mirth mocking monied madman.
Hugo starring [kid actors]. I'm not sure what this is about. I never read the book.
Adventures of Tintin starring CGI Characters. Young journalist lives adventurously.
Music on Plastic Disc With a Shiny Side
Chickenfoot III by Chickenfoot. What's a nice way to this...? Rock-star rejects reform? Mature men madly make music?
A Lonely Place to Die starring [people you never heard of]. Climbers discover a 8-year-old girl hidden on mountain top. They help girl and are followed by kidnappers and the mercenaries the girl's mob father sent to get her. This line is on the cover, "Alison, the group leader, convices her crew to rescue her." Free tip: if you have to convince your pals to rescue a "terrified, dehydrated" girl you need different friends.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt. A retired spy is brought back by the British service to hunt down a mole.
The Muppets starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Muppets make mirth mocking monied madman.
Hugo starring [kid actors]. I'm not sure what this is about. I never read the book.
Adventures of Tintin starring CGI Characters. Young journalist lives adventurously.
Music on Plastic Disc With a Shiny Side
Chickenfoot III by Chickenfoot. What's a nice way to this...? Rock-star rejects reform? Mature men madly make music?
84.85 Hours of Audio Excitement
Audiobooks on CD
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Young orphan discovers his guardian killed the orphan's father. Orphan joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow for vengeance during the War of the Roses.
At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh. 9 CDs at 11 hours. These romance novels always have pretty models on the cover. Am I supposed to believe that gals who look like that are having trouble finding dudes?
Deadly Game by Christine Feehan. 11 CDs at 13.25 hours. Another one of those ghosts and vampires and werewolves and witches kind of books.
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison. 13 CDs at 17 hours. The cover model on this one is leaning over and showing cleavage so you can assume it is not one of those Amish romances. Some scary guy in the background is veiled in fog.
The Lady Most Likely... by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway. 7 CDs at 8.6 hours. "A novel in three parts." Looks like each author tells the story from a different character. The model on this cover has her back to the reader and is wearing some fancy 1890s dress.
The Mormon People: the making of an American faith by Matthew Bowman. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. I was going to write that this is probably not that exciting but considering that everyone was trying to kill the Mormons until they hit Utah this has some great potential.
Raylan by Elmore Leonard. 5 CDs at 6.5 hours. Guess who is behind on episodes of Justified? That is correct, I am behind on episodes of Justified. Every time I watch that show I think I should by another Glock.
Stop Acting Rich: ...and start living like a real millionaire by Thomas J. Stanley. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. His advice? Don't spend any money. But, how will I buy a new Glock? How about a used one?
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. Young orphan discovers his guardian killed the orphan's father. Orphan joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow for vengeance during the War of the Roses.
At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh. 9 CDs at 11 hours. These romance novels always have pretty models on the cover. Am I supposed to believe that gals who look like that are having trouble finding dudes?
Deadly Game by Christine Feehan. 11 CDs at 13.25 hours. Another one of those ghosts and vampires and werewolves and witches kind of books.
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison. 13 CDs at 17 hours. The cover model on this one is leaning over and showing cleavage so you can assume it is not one of those Amish romances. Some scary guy in the background is veiled in fog.
The Lady Most Likely... by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway. 7 CDs at 8.6 hours. "A novel in three parts." Looks like each author tells the story from a different character. The model on this cover has her back to the reader and is wearing some fancy 1890s dress.
The Mormon People: the making of an American faith by Matthew Bowman. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. I was going to write that this is probably not that exciting but considering that everyone was trying to kill the Mormons until they hit Utah this has some great potential.
Raylan by Elmore Leonard. 5 CDs at 6.5 hours. Guess who is behind on episodes of Justified? That is correct, I am behind on episodes of Justified. Every time I watch that show I think I should by another Glock.
Stop Acting Rich: ...and start living like a real millionaire by Thomas J. Stanley. 7 CDs at 8.5 hours. His advice? Don't spend any money. But, how will I buy a new Glock? How about a used one?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Bunch of Movies
DVD
Melancholia starring Kirsten Dunst. Justine's wedding is difficult for her to enjoy when Earth is about to end. Approved by famed novelist Tom Piccirilli.
Young Adult starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt. YA writer returns to 20 year high school homecoming but has still not adjusted to adulthood. Remember when every Charlize Theron movie included her in at least one nude scene? You could depend on it, "Oh, a Charlize Theron movie. We can see her topless again."
3=1: the films of Jan Sharp. Three documentaries by filmmaker Jan Sharp. "All my life I've been making documentaries that were intrusive, where I've seduced people into revealing themselves for the good of others."
Moneyball starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman. You know about this one already. Here.
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas starring John Cho and Kal Penn. Neil Patrick Harris is insane.
J. Edgar starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts. Naomi Watts? I didn't know she is in this, I may watch it now.
Celtic Thunder: Voyage starring [singing Irish guys]. Irish guys sings songs to swoon skirts.
Elite Squad: the enemy within starring [Brazilians]. Rio de Janeiro's Special Police Operations Battallion is more infantry than police.When the unit's leader starts to stop the vicious gangs he he inadvertently opens a path for corrupt cops.
Melancholia starring Kirsten Dunst. Justine's wedding is difficult for her to enjoy when Earth is about to end. Approved by famed novelist Tom Piccirilli.
Young Adult starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt. YA writer returns to 20 year high school homecoming but has still not adjusted to adulthood. Remember when every Charlize Theron movie included her in at least one nude scene? You could depend on it, "Oh, a Charlize Theron movie. We can see her topless again."
3=1: the films of Jan Sharp. Three documentaries by filmmaker Jan Sharp. "All my life I've been making documentaries that were intrusive, where I've seduced people into revealing themselves for the good of others."
Moneyball starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman. You know about this one already. Here.
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas starring John Cho and Kal Penn. Neil Patrick Harris is insane.
J. Edgar starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts. Naomi Watts? I didn't know she is in this, I may watch it now.
Celtic Thunder: Voyage starring [singing Irish guys]. Irish guys sings songs to swoon skirts.
Elite Squad: the enemy within starring [Brazilians]. Rio de Janeiro's Special Police Operations Battallion is more infantry than police.When the unit's leader starts to stop the vicious gangs he he inadvertently opens a path for corrupt cops.
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