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."
Friday, June 15, 2012
Large Print Excerpts
Large Print
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Replacement for our original copy that had the wrong pages inserted. Page 103 says, "Masha...made from the skins of a white Siberian tiger...whose diamonds...departed the pastry shop.
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. Page 74 says, "A little girl...escaped...her...jellyfish."
Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose. Page 413 says,"Jac...pointed... other explorers...to risk...the nun."
Afterwards by Rosamund Liption. Pages 251 to 321 say, "Rosamund...officially...signed...her name...in view of her parents...our little fish."
A Land More Kind Than Home by Rosamund Lupton. Pages 1 to 540 says, "I..w...i...l...l...e...a...t...T...w...i...z...z...l...e...r...s...a...l...l...d...a...y."
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Replacement for our original copy that had the wrong pages inserted. Page 103 says, "Masha...made from the skins of a white Siberian tiger...whose diamonds...departed the pastry shop.
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. Page 74 says, "A little girl...escaped...her...jellyfish."
Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose. Page 413 says,"Jac...pointed... other explorers...to risk...the nun."
Afterwards by Rosamund Liption. Pages 251 to 321 say, "Rosamund...officially...signed...her name...in view of her parents...our little fish."
A Land More Kind Than Home by Rosamund Lupton. Pages 1 to 540 says, "I..w...i...l...l...e...a...t...T...w...i...z...z...l...e...r...s...a...l...l...d...a...y."
Double Dose of Piccirilli
Piccirilli in Print
The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccrilli. The Great Piccirilli's latest novel. Terry split from his criminal relatives after his brother, Collie, killed eight people. Days before his execution Collie says one killing was by someone else, someone else still on the loose. Terry revisits what happened the day of the killings.
Piccirilli on CD
Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. Same as above but with some guy named Mike reading it to you.
Canadian
Michael Buble: crazy life by Olivia King. Page 97 says, "David's luxury pad in Malibu was becoming a second home to Michael." Page 106 says, "Brian Bromberg...had grown...very heavily...hungry for...goalposts...His life was...cagey...on the internet...top-secret...was...a bit ridiculous."
DVD
Personal Training with Jackie: 30 day fast start with [someone named Jackie, presumably]. Really fit gal exercises.
Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Church choir clashes over choral cooperation. You know who plays great bad guys? Courtney B. Vance.
The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccrilli. The Great Piccirilli's latest novel. Terry split from his criminal relatives after his brother, Collie, killed eight people. Days before his execution Collie says one killing was by someone else, someone else still on the loose. Terry revisits what happened the day of the killings.
Piccirilli on CD
Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli. 9 CDs at 11.5 hours. Same as above but with some guy named Mike reading it to you.
Canadian
Michael Buble: crazy life by Olivia King. Page 97 says, "David's luxury pad in Malibu was becoming a second home to Michael." Page 106 says, "Brian Bromberg...had grown...very heavily...hungry for...goalposts...His life was...cagey...on the internet...top-secret...was...a bit ridiculous."
DVD
Personal Training with Jackie: 30 day fast start with [someone named Jackie, presumably]. Really fit gal exercises.
Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Church choir clashes over choral cooperation. You know who plays great bad guys? Courtney B. Vance.
What to Read 47: library repairs and "Razor Days" by Joel Hynes
What to Read 47: library repairs and "Razor Days" by Joel Thomas Hynes.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Gillian Flynn Returns! So does Steven Saylor (no relation)
Fiction
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Flynn's third novel. A wife disappears on the eve of her fifth wedding anniversary and her "golden-boy husband" is suspect. Flynn's novels Sharp Objects was darn good. FLynn's novel Dark Places was excellent.
Mortal by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Some sort of fantasy novel.
The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor (no relation). Another mystery novel featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus is not yet "the Finder" but just turned 18 and is on a tour of the seven wonders of the world.
Undead and Unstable by Mary Janice Davidson. More of the same, I suppose. If you already read the series you'll pick it up anyway.
Large Print
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas.
Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans.
Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick. "A Cobbled Court Novel."
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin.
Betrayal by Christina Dodd. "A Bella Terra Deception Novel."
No Longer a Gentleman by Mary Jo Putney.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Flynn's third novel. A wife disappears on the eve of her fifth wedding anniversary and her "golden-boy husband" is suspect. Flynn's novels Sharp Objects was darn good. FLynn's novel Dark Places was excellent.
Mortal by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Some sort of fantasy novel.
The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor (no relation). Another mystery novel featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus is not yet "the Finder" but just turned 18 and is on a tour of the seven wonders of the world.
Undead and Unstable by Mary Janice Davidson. More of the same, I suppose. If you already read the series you'll pick it up anyway.
Large Print
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas.
Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans.
Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick. "A Cobbled Court Novel."
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin.
Betrayal by Christina Dodd. "A Bella Terra Deception Novel."
No Longer a Gentleman by Mary Jo Putney.
Three Flicks
DVD
Memorial Day starring James Cromwell, Minnesotans. 13-year-old questions his grandfather about WWII. 13-year-old grows up to serve in Iraq. With flashbacks including a FG42.
Chronicle starring [teenagers and adults acting as teenagers]. Teens develop super powers.
The Woman in Black starring Harry Potter. Harry Potter is sent to a remote village to settle an estate.
Memorial Day starring James Cromwell, Minnesotans. 13-year-old questions his grandfather about WWII. 13-year-old grows up to serve in Iraq. With flashbacks including a FG42.
Chronicle starring [teenagers and adults acting as teenagers]. Teens develop super powers.
The Woman in Black starring Harry Potter. Harry Potter is sent to a remote village to settle an estate.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Chicago Whiskey, German Terrorists and Rifles
NonFiction
Heartland Serial Killers: Belle Gunness, Johann Hoch, and murder for profit in the Gaslight Era Chicago by Richard C. Lindbergh. "Johann Hock was a debonair bigamist and wife killer who boasted of having perfected a 'scientific technique' to romance and seduction. Belle Gunness was a nesting 'Black Widow' whose sprawling farm in Northwest Indiana was a fatal lure for lonely bachelors seeking the comforts of middle-age security by answering matrimonial advertisements placed by Gunness."
Whiskey Breakfast: my Swedish family, my American life by Richard C. Lindberg. Growing up as first generation American kid in a stoic Swedish household.
Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. by Stefan Aust. The definitive history of the Red Army Faction from it's 1960's origins to the bombings, bank robberies, kidnappings, hijackings, prison escapes, and mass suicide. I watched the movie version of this and it was quite good.
Classic American Combat Rifles edited by Terry Wieland. I would not have purchased this if I knew it is just a collection of Gun Digest articles dating back as far as 1957.
[sic]: a memoir by Joshua Cody. Composer from Wisconsin lives in New York and gets cancer.Bone marrow transplant and full radiation but, I'm told, the book is not a total downer of hospital beds, pain medication, and worried relatives.
Top 10 Chicago by Elaine Glusac, et al. "You guide to the best of everything." Page 46 says, "Better yet, why not stop into both!"
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget edited by Honathan Bousfield, et al. Visit all the places the Baader-Meinhof gang bombed.
Heartland Serial Killers: Belle Gunness, Johann Hoch, and murder for profit in the Gaslight Era Chicago by Richard C. Lindbergh. "Johann Hock was a debonair bigamist and wife killer who boasted of having perfected a 'scientific technique' to romance and seduction. Belle Gunness was a nesting 'Black Widow' whose sprawling farm in Northwest Indiana was a fatal lure for lonely bachelors seeking the comforts of middle-age security by answering matrimonial advertisements placed by Gunness."
Whiskey Breakfast: my Swedish family, my American life by Richard C. Lindberg. Growing up as first generation American kid in a stoic Swedish household.
Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. by Stefan Aust. The definitive history of the Red Army Faction from it's 1960's origins to the bombings, bank robberies, kidnappings, hijackings, prison escapes, and mass suicide. I watched the movie version of this and it was quite good.
Classic American Combat Rifles edited by Terry Wieland. I would not have purchased this if I knew it is just a collection of Gun Digest articles dating back as far as 1957.
[sic]: a memoir by Joshua Cody. Composer from Wisconsin lives in New York and gets cancer.Bone marrow transplant and full radiation but, I'm told, the book is not a total downer of hospital beds, pain medication, and worried relatives.
Top 10 Chicago by Elaine Glusac, et al. "You guide to the best of everything." Page 46 says, "Better yet, why not stop into both!"
The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget edited by Honathan Bousfield, et al. Visit all the places the Baader-Meinhof gang bombed.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Lee Goldberg's Busboy
Fiction
King City by Lee Goldberg. Goldberg's latest novel. Let me be clear, I have no idea what this book is about. I have avoided all of Goldberg's online comments and promotions because I want the whole novel to be a mystery once I start it. I will not even read the back cover. I do not like the front cover.
Poetry
American Busboy by Matthew Guenette. Madison guy writes poems. Don't we all put cornstarch in our polyester pants to keep from getting butt rash?...brings the mindset of a stifled serving class to life...alliteration worthy of Chaucer...untouchable waitresses step on the heads of busboys.
King City by Lee Goldberg. Goldberg's latest novel. Let me be clear, I have no idea what this book is about. I have avoided all of Goldberg's online comments and promotions because I want the whole novel to be a mystery once I start it. I will not even read the back cover. I do not like the front cover.
Poetry
American Busboy by Matthew Guenette. Madison guy writes poems. Don't we all put cornstarch in our polyester pants to keep from getting butt rash?...brings the mindset of a stifled serving class to life...alliteration worthy of Chaucer...untouchable waitresses step on the heads of busboys.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Overlording Marketing Plan for Ancient Handbooks
NonFiction
The Successful Marketing Plan: how to create dynamic, results-oriented marketing by Roman G. Hiebing, et al. Page 238 says "Part III. Tactical Plans."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman. Page Page 109 says "Observed by his queen and courtiers, Ur-Nanshe, with his son in tow, proudly commences the construction of a new temple. Below, we see him with drink in hand."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David. Page 127 says "Egypt's first step to establish this empire was to repossess Nubia."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins. Is Lesley the man's or woman's spelling? Page 386 says "horseshoes 185".
Overlord: the illustrated histoy of the D-Day landings by Ken Ford and Steven J. Zaloga. Good thing you added in that "J", Zaloga. Because Zaloga is such a common name. Page 271 says "1st Dorsets".
The Successful Marketing Plan: how to create dynamic, results-oriented marketing by Roman G. Hiebing, et al. Page 238 says "Part III. Tactical Plans."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman. Page Page 109 says "Observed by his queen and courtiers, Ur-Nanshe, with his son in tow, proudly commences the construction of a new temple. Below, we see him with drink in hand."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David. Page 127 says "Egypt's first step to establish this empire was to repossess Nubia."
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins. Is Lesley the man's or woman's spelling? Page 386 says "horseshoes 185".
Overlord: the illustrated histoy of the D-Day landings by Ken Ford and Steven J. Zaloga. Good thing you added in that "J", Zaloga. Because Zaloga is such a common name. Page 271 says "1st Dorsets".
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Indigenous, Donations, Discounts
Indigenous Cheeseheads
Mothers and Daughters by Rae Meadows. Young mom finds some of her dead mom's belongings and "discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains" including her grandmother catching an Orphan Train from New York. Madison.
Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen. Young twin girls Milly and Twiss live in Spring Green, WI during the summer of '47. Their golf pro father is injured and unable to gold, the mom says they will stay poor, and cousin Bett comes to visit. Spring Green.
The Long Way Home by Karen McQuestion. 35-year-old Marnie's boyfriend keels over from a heart attack. Marnie raised the boyfriend's son, Troy, but now his rotten birth mother takes him away. Friends from Marnie's grief counseling group travel with her to Las Vegas to visit Troy. (I originally typed that as Las Begas. I'd visit a town called Las Begas.) Milwaukee.
Healing the Heart of Democracy: the courage to create a politics worthy of the human spirit by Parker J. Palmer. Why does the cover list his name like this: Parker J. PALMER? Why the upper case? Madison.
Donations
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: biography of J.E.B. Stuart by Jeffry D. Wert. "Provides new details about Stuart's childhood and youth, and he draws on letters between Stuart and his wife, Flora...eager for glory, daring sometimes to the point of recklessness."
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson. Go Gusties!
Killing Lincoln: the shocking assassination that changed America forever by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. I looked at the pictures.
James Madison by Richard Brookhiser. "The Father of Constitution, for he more than any other man got it written and ratified. He called for the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787...took notes on every speech...led the fight for ratification in his native Virginia...co-authored the Federalist papers...shepherded the Bill of Rights through the First Congress...ate those little snack cakes his wife, Dolly, made."
Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's heroic last year by Charles Bracelen Flood. After a financial swindle the terminally ill Grant would write up to 10,000 words a day to finish his memoirs "and save his family from financial ruin."
Unbroken: a World War II story of Survival, resilience, and redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Survival as a POW of the Japanese. I looked at these pictures, too.
Discounts
The Ancient Roman World by Ronald Mellor and Marni McGee. Chapter 19, How to Get Rich in Rome: business and trade.
The Ancient Greek World by Jennifer T. Roberts and Tracy Barrett. Chapter 24, "A pestilent man": Philip of Macedon.
The Ancient Egyptian World by Eric H. Cline and Jill Rubabcaba. Chapter 4, Thank you, Rosetta Stone: hieroglyphs.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Double Dose of Max Collins Plus One Comic Book
Fiction
Lady, Go Die by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane. The long lost sequel to Spillane's I, the Jury. Spillane wrote this one after I, the Jury came out in 1947 but he shelved the manuscript. Collins has been taking old Spillane manuscripts and finishing them. Sometime Collins just has to polish up a draft. Other times Collins does a lot more work with a partial manuscript. Collins has done press and interviews to promote Lady but I've ignored it all to avoid any spoilers before I read the novel.
Antiques Bizarre by Barbara Allan. Barbara is Max Allan Collins's wife. They collaborate on this cozy mystery series. I spoke very briefly to Barbara at Bouchercon. She is a very nice lady.
The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry. This is supposed to be quite good. A thriller with a kidnapping and search for 500-year-old secret.
Wild Thing by Josh Bazell. I don't remember what this is about. Let's take a look...oh, yeah. A former mob hit man in hiding in Minnesota helps a paleontologist in trouble. This, too, is supposed to be quite good and funny, fast, and furious.
Waters of Star Lake by Sara Rath. Rath lives in Spring Green, WI. Natalie Waters vacations in the northwoods in the center of Dillinger rumors and timber wolf turmoil. Whenever I see the word northwoods I think of Leinenkugel.
Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess by Simon Brett. Kind of like Jeeves and Wooster but with a mystery. I think Brett used to be a race car driver but I am too busy to check.
The Singles by Meredith Goldstein. Bride-to-be wants no single guests. I don't know if this is a comic novel or what.
Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray. How do you know when they arrive?
Jack of Ravens by Mark Chadbourn. Fantasy novel. Modern guy walks into a mist and emerges into Celtic Britain. He finds his way to the timeless Otherworld and figures to bide his time for two thousand years.
Dark Magic by James Swain. Swain's Miami based mysteries do well. Dark has psychic who is part of a crime prevention group.
Black & White by Raymond Benson. Part of the Black Stiletto series featuring 1950s crime fighter Judy Cooper. The Stiletto has to rescue a kidnapped girl.
Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell. Archeologist is looking for stolen Mayan artifacts. Federal cop named Hunter helps her out. Romance happens.
Redemption by Kate Flora. Portland cop Reggie's holiday weekend is cancelled to recover a drowned body. The body is a homeless man and former classmate and fellow Vietnam Vet Reggie. Reggie's death may not have been accidental.
City of Rocks by Michael Zimmer. Western novel. What happened out there in City of Rocks wasn't clean. It was grimy and smelly and gut-numbingly cold. And it was scary. Men died for stupid reasons, and when they did, they didn't just grab their chests and fall over. They got knocked down hard and the life spilled out of them like blood from a butchered hog. I guess I ought to know since I was there. Since it was me who did most of the killing that day.
Graphic Novel
Troop 142 by Mike Dawson. "Join the Boy Scouts for a week of campfires, merit badge courses, group showers and merciless hazing at Pinewood Forest Camp, New Jersey, in the summer of 1995." Camp Drake used to have Mountain Dew in old style glass bottles.
NonFiction
Guttenberg Bible by Steve Guttenberg. Hilarious memoir of life in Hollywood.
Lady, Go Die by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane. The long lost sequel to Spillane's I, the Jury. Spillane wrote this one after I, the Jury came out in 1947 but he shelved the manuscript. Collins has been taking old Spillane manuscripts and finishing them. Sometime Collins just has to polish up a draft. Other times Collins does a lot more work with a partial manuscript. Collins has done press and interviews to promote Lady but I've ignored it all to avoid any spoilers before I read the novel.
Antiques Bizarre by Barbara Allan. Barbara is Max Allan Collins's wife. They collaborate on this cozy mystery series. I spoke very briefly to Barbara at Bouchercon. She is a very nice lady.
The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry. This is supposed to be quite good. A thriller with a kidnapping and search for 500-year-old secret.
Wild Thing by Josh Bazell. I don't remember what this is about. Let's take a look...oh, yeah. A former mob hit man in hiding in Minnesota helps a paleontologist in trouble. This, too, is supposed to be quite good and funny, fast, and furious.
Waters of Star Lake by Sara Rath. Rath lives in Spring Green, WI. Natalie Waters vacations in the northwoods in the center of Dillinger rumors and timber wolf turmoil. Whenever I see the word northwoods I think of Leinenkugel.
Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess by Simon Brett. Kind of like Jeeves and Wooster but with a mystery. I think Brett used to be a race car driver but I am too busy to check.
The Singles by Meredith Goldstein. Bride-to-be wants no single guests. I don't know if this is a comic novel or what.
Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray. How do you know when they arrive?
Jack of Ravens by Mark Chadbourn. Fantasy novel. Modern guy walks into a mist and emerges into Celtic Britain. He finds his way to the timeless Otherworld and figures to bide his time for two thousand years.
Dark Magic by James Swain. Swain's Miami based mysteries do well. Dark has psychic who is part of a crime prevention group.
Black & White by Raymond Benson. Part of the Black Stiletto series featuring 1950s crime fighter Judy Cooper. The Stiletto has to rescue a kidnapped girl.
Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell. Archeologist is looking for stolen Mayan artifacts. Federal cop named Hunter helps her out. Romance happens.
Redemption by Kate Flora. Portland cop Reggie's holiday weekend is cancelled to recover a drowned body. The body is a homeless man and former classmate and fellow Vietnam Vet Reggie. Reggie's death may not have been accidental.
City of Rocks by Michael Zimmer. Western novel. What happened out there in City of Rocks wasn't clean. It was grimy and smelly and gut-numbingly cold. And it was scary. Men died for stupid reasons, and when they did, they didn't just grab their chests and fall over. They got knocked down hard and the life spilled out of them like blood from a butchered hog. I guess I ought to know since I was there. Since it was me who did most of the killing that day.
Graphic Novel
Troop 142 by Mike Dawson. "Join the Boy Scouts for a week of campfires, merit badge courses, group showers and merciless hazing at Pinewood Forest Camp, New Jersey, in the summer of 1995." Camp Drake used to have Mountain Dew in old style glass bottles.
NonFiction
Guttenberg Bible by Steve Guttenberg. Hilarious memoir of life in Hollywood.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Another Beautiful Day in Southern Wisconsin
Southern Wisconsin
[I took this last Tuesday but today is even nicer.]
[I took this last Tuesday but today is even nicer.]
Monday, May 21, 2012
Music for Monkeys - Music on CDs
Music Come to Life by the Dark Magic of Science!
Up All Night by One Direction. British boys belting ballads.
Whatever by Hot Chelle Rae. What a coincidence. The title is exactly what I was thinking about this disc of song singers. They sound very peppy.
Bangarang by Skrillex. What is the deal with this? Electronica or something? All I know is that kids will check it out.
Point of Morrow by The Shins. I used to think these guys were from Australia. Pop music for adults. I know that cardboard CD cases are supposed to be "green" but the stupid thing just tore.
Own the Night by Lady Antebellum. Country music by people who won a Grammy or something.
MDNA by Madonna. There are so many, many things I could write about Madonna and none of them fit here.
Hymns by Guy Penrod. Christian rock checks out. I'm trying this one out.
Otis Taylor's Contraband by Otis Taylor. We have Taylor's Recapturing the banjo and it is pretty good. Here is a track off Recapturing.
Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. Peppy pop tunes for people.
Media for Monkeys - DVD
DVD Hoo-hoo- hooo-hoo-hoo
Miss Representation featuring Condoleeza Rice, Lisa Ling, Rosario Dawson. I ordered this? I don't remember ordering this. The difficulty of girls to grow up into positions f power when media culture emphasizes youth and beauty.
Into the Abyss: a tale of death, a tale of life by Werner Herzog. Herzog looks at the aftermath of a triple murder in Conrow, TX.
Exhale: core fusion thighs and glutes by Core Fusion (Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp). Exercises.
Eagleheart: season one starring Chris Elliott. Massive silliness with lots of blood.
Miss Representation featuring Condoleeza Rice, Lisa Ling, Rosario Dawson. I ordered this? I don't remember ordering this. The difficulty of girls to grow up into positions f power when media culture emphasizes youth and beauty.
Into the Abyss: a tale of death, a tale of life by Werner Herzog. Herzog looks at the aftermath of a triple murder in Conrow, TX.
Exhale: core fusion thighs and glutes by Core Fusion (Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp). Exercises.
Eagleheart: season one starring Chris Elliott. Massive silliness with lots of blood.
Large Print Redux (Now WIth More Cover Commentary!)
Large Print
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick. Quick's covers come covered in roses.
Stolen Prey by John Sandford. Big house in the woods at night. I'm not sure if the vertical lines on the cover are supposed to be rain drops, scratches on a photo, or fold marks in photo paper.
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts. Bed covered in flower petals, burning candles on bedside table, framed photos next to the candles. One photo is a picture of a house. Nothing says romance like black-and-white photos of old buildings.
The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer. Silhouette of a couple on a park bench staring at the Statue of Liberty during sunset. The sepia toning looks awful.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Some cover as the regular print edition with a Jennifer Garner look alike pointing a pistol at the viewer.
Fiction
Overseas by Beatriz Williams. I think this is some sort of time-travel romance set in WWI France and modern, super-wealthy Manhattan.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. Photo of a restaurant called Elaine's with a CLOSED sign over the double door entrance.
NonFiction
Using Your Computer: the beginner's guide, third edition by Kyle MacRae. The cover image screams "Great for seniors. Go online with your granddaughter!" The inside says, "Task Manager has several tabs but you're interested in Applications."
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick. Quick's covers come covered in roses.
Stolen Prey by John Sandford. Big house in the woods at night. I'm not sure if the vertical lines on the cover are supposed to be rain drops, scratches on a photo, or fold marks in photo paper.
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts. Bed covered in flower petals, burning candles on bedside table, framed photos next to the candles. One photo is a picture of a house. Nothing says romance like black-and-white photos of old buildings.
The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer. Silhouette of a couple on a park bench staring at the Statue of Liberty during sunset. The sepia toning looks awful.
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen. Some cover as the regular print edition with a Jennifer Garner look alike pointing a pistol at the viewer.
Fiction
Overseas by Beatriz Williams. I think this is some sort of time-travel romance set in WWI France and modern, super-wealthy Manhattan.
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods. Photo of a restaurant called Elaine's with a CLOSED sign over the double door entrance.
NonFiction
Using Your Computer: the beginner's guide, third edition by Kyle MacRae. The cover image screams "Great for seniors. Go online with your granddaughter!" The inside says, "Task Manager has several tabs but you're interested in Applications."
Friday, May 18, 2012
Four of Violence, Four of Love
DVD
Exhale: core fusion 30 day sculpt. Weekly workouts.
Ike: countdown to D-Day starring Tom Selleck. Mustache-free Selleck shaves in a bald spot to convince the Limeys, Frogs and Yanks to work together.
Birdsong starring [British and French actors]. Young Englishman falls for a married woman before World War One. She leaves him and he joins the Army when the war begins. The book was pretty decent.
Heaven is Waiting starring [actors I never heard of]. Widower who has not dated since his wife's death is very uncomfortable with his grown daughter's boyfriend.
War Horse starring [CGI Death and Destruction]. Guy really loves his horse.
The Vow starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum. Wife wakes with coma forgetting last five years of life. Wife starts to listen to parents and see a past fiancee. Husband woos her back.
We Bought A Zoo starring Jason Bourne, That Guy From Wings. They bought a zoo.
Haywire starring Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bill Paxton, Gina Carano. Girl super-spy kicks and shoots her way out of trouble.
Shame starring Michael Fassbender. Guy tries to drown his issues with anonymous sex.
The Sun Came Out: the making of the album 7 Worlds Collide starring Neil Finn, other musicians. Guys from Radiohead, guys from Wilco, Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Bic Runga, KT Tunstall and others make an album. I've been listening to this in the background and it is interesting. The double album is available for checkout.
Exhale: core fusion 30 day sculpt. Weekly workouts.
Ike: countdown to D-Day starring Tom Selleck. Mustache-free Selleck shaves in a bald spot to convince the Limeys, Frogs and Yanks to work together.
Birdsong starring [British and French actors]. Young Englishman falls for a married woman before World War One. She leaves him and he joins the Army when the war begins. The book was pretty decent.
Heaven is Waiting starring [actors I never heard of]. Widower who has not dated since his wife's death is very uncomfortable with his grown daughter's boyfriend.
War Horse starring [CGI Death and Destruction]. Guy really loves his horse.
The Vow starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum. Wife wakes with coma forgetting last five years of life. Wife starts to listen to parents and see a past fiancee. Husband woos her back.
We Bought A Zoo starring Jason Bourne, That Guy From Wings. They bought a zoo.
Haywire starring Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bill Paxton, Gina Carano. Girl super-spy kicks and shoots her way out of trouble.
Shame starring Michael Fassbender. Guy tries to drown his issues with anonymous sex.
The Sun Came Out: the making of the album 7 Worlds Collide starring Neil Finn, other musicians. Guys from Radiohead, guys from Wilco, Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Bic Runga, KT Tunstall and others make an album. I've been listening to this in the background and it is interesting. The double album is available for checkout.
Knitwear for Badger Tailgaters in Love
NonFiction
Sasha Kagan's Classic Collection by Sasha Kagan. Knitting patterns. I like these books because I always check out the models.
Here's Johnny: my memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 years of friendship by Ed McMahon. Memoir by sidekick. What will Andy Richter write in a few years?
For Packers Fans Only!: wonderful stories from great fans celebrating America's team by Rich Wolfe. A local Rotary Club member lived in Green Bay in the '60s and got to know several players.
Tailgating Cookbook: recipes for the big game by Bob Sloan. Page 170 says, "When you want to serve meat and don't feel like dealing with the grill, this is the way to go."
Five Love Languages: how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by Gary Chapman. Page 123 says, "They began dating in their senior year at high school."
Chicken Encyclopedia: an illustrated reference by Gail Damerow. Page 203 says, "Persian Rumpless \ See: Manx Rumpy."
Fiction
Hard Country by Michael McGarrity. "A novel of the old west." New Mexico territory. McGarrity's mystery series featuring a modern day New Mexico policeman is pretty good.
Bascom's Trump by Douglas Bradt. Anthony wants to avoid the draft in 1969 so he tries out for the Badger's football team.
Sasha Kagan's Classic Collection by Sasha Kagan. Knitting patterns. I like these books because I always check out the models.
Here's Johnny: my memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 years of friendship by Ed McMahon. Memoir by sidekick. What will Andy Richter write in a few years?
For Packers Fans Only!: wonderful stories from great fans celebrating America's team by Rich Wolfe. A local Rotary Club member lived in Green Bay in the '60s and got to know several players.
Tailgating Cookbook: recipes for the big game by Bob Sloan. Page 170 says, "When you want to serve meat and don't feel like dealing with the grill, this is the way to go."
Five Love Languages: how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by Gary Chapman. Page 123 says, "They began dating in their senior year at high school."
Chicken Encyclopedia: an illustrated reference by Gail Damerow. Page 203 says, "Persian Rumpless \ See: Manx Rumpy."
Fiction
Hard Country by Michael McGarrity. "A novel of the old west." New Mexico territory. McGarrity's mystery series featuring a modern day New Mexico policeman is pretty good.
Bascom's Trump by Douglas Bradt. Anthony wants to avoid the draft in 1969 so he tries out for the Badger's football team.
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