DVD
Star Wars: the force awakens starring Chewbacca. Space people use laser swords. We have two DVD and two BluRay copies. I had no idea there was another Star Wars film coming out in a few months.
SketchUp: a design guide for woodworkers by Joe Zeh. Dovetail sockets, splayed pieces, explode tool.
Knock-Em Dead: the ultimate job search guide 2016 by Martin Yate. Page 383 says, "Skyper interviews, 159-61."
Crack the Code: decrypting your job search by Reid A. Robison and Joseph Ellsworth. Pgae 77 says, "Far too many students miss the opportunity to bond with a professor."
QuickBooks 2016 by Bobbie Sandberg and Leslie Capachietti. Capachietti, that is a difficult name for me to type.
The Ultimate Treadmill Workout by David Siik. I should try this out. I wonder if I could program my machine rather than hit buttons all the time.
2016 National Building Cost Manual, 40th Edition edited by Ben Moselle. Whoah. A mid-range quality garage at 600 square feet is $25,662.
The Complete Guide to Walls and Ceilings by Black and Decker. Page 33 says, "Hold the saw vertically to prevent damage to the door jamb or wall."
2016 National Repair and Remodeling Estimator, 39th edition by Albert S. Paxton. Did this guy write it all himself? There is a ton of data in here to update and verify.
The Homemade Workshop: Build Your Own Woodworking Machines and Jigs by James Hamilton. Build a dual stage drum stander out of plywood, fasteners, and an old DC motor.
Blacksmithing Techniques by Jose Antonio Ares. Step-by-step for same lame projects like candelabras. But, once you learn the skills you can do neat things like maces, helmets, battering rams, and metal dog sculptures.
Saturday, April 09, 2016
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Many More NonFic
NonFic
Personal Finance for Professionals by Susan A Berson. Aimed at younger adults. First time with a decent salary but plenty of debts to pay.
Civil Rights for Beginners by Paul von Blum. Dang. I thought this was a comics version. Nope. Just has black and white drawings. Covers the early 20th Century through the present.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Divorce by Dr. Samantha Rodman. This reminds me of a Family Circus cartoon where Dolly runs inside the house "[Friend's name] family is getting a divorce! Can we get one too?"
Investing 101 by Michele Cagan, CPA. "Cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as learn how to build a portfolio and expand your savings."
You Did What?!: the biggest blunders professionals make by Kim Zoller and Kerry Preston. Page 78 says, "Scarves should be color coordinated and enhance the suit."
Crack the Code: decrypting your job search by Reid A. Robison and Joseph Ellsworth. That title reminds me of a song but I cannot quite put the tune together. Here's Donnie Iris instead.
CompTIA Network+ by Mike Meyers and Jonathan Weissman. Page 355 says, "Technologies ... on the ... network ... recall ... the ... first-generation ... family."
Personal Finance for Professionals by Susan A Berson. Aimed at younger adults. First time with a decent salary but plenty of debts to pay.
Civil Rights for Beginners by Paul von Blum. Dang. I thought this was a comics version. Nope. Just has black and white drawings. Covers the early 20th Century through the present.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Divorce by Dr. Samantha Rodman. This reminds me of a Family Circus cartoon where Dolly runs inside the house "[Friend's name] family is getting a divorce! Can we get one too?"
Investing 101 by Michele Cagan, CPA. "Cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as learn how to build a portfolio and expand your savings."
You Did What?!: the biggest blunders professionals make by Kim Zoller and Kerry Preston. Page 78 says, "Scarves should be color coordinated and enhance the suit."
Crack the Code: decrypting your job search by Reid A. Robison and Joseph Ellsworth. That title reminds me of a song but I cannot quite put the tune together. Here's Donnie Iris instead.
CompTIA Network+ by Mike Meyers and Jonathan Weissman. Page 355 says, "Technologies ... on the ... network ... recall ... the ... first-generation ... family."
More Made-Up Stories
Fiction
Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen. One semester in college the student union was showing a ton of films during finals. I went and saw Miller's Crossing at 10PM or 11PM, or something. I really enjoyed that flick.
As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark. I don't think Clark writes her books any more. After so many books her new novels just come out of her head fully formed and edited. Clark just types the text, has someone check for typos and they send the doc straight to the printing house.
Family Jewels by Stuart Woods. Woods is wearing tortoiseshell glasses and a cotton shirt for his author photo.
Dominion: the chronicles of the invaders by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard. Is the Irish Connolly or the Los Angeles Connolly? Let me check ... he's the Irish guy. Ridyard grew up in South Africa. That reminds me that I need to read more Deon Meyers and Roger Smith novels.
Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen. One semester in college the student union was showing a ton of films during finals. I went and saw Miller's Crossing at 10PM or 11PM, or something. I really enjoyed that flick.
As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark. I don't think Clark writes her books any more. After so many books her new novels just come out of her head fully formed and edited. Clark just types the text, has someone check for typos and they send the doc straight to the printing house.
Family Jewels by Stuart Woods. Woods is wearing tortoiseshell glasses and a cotton shirt for his author photo.
Dominion: the chronicles of the invaders by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard. Is the Irish Connolly or the Los Angeles Connolly? Let me check ... he's the Irish guy. Ridyard grew up in South Africa. That reminds me that I need to read more Deon Meyers and Roger Smith novels.
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Last of the New
Fiction
No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels. The cover has a lot of yellow. The cover looks like a 1970s romance.
Darkness by Karen Robards. This is all pink with some orange and the cursive text makes it look like a 1980s novel.
NonFiction
Infectious Madness: the surprising science of how we "catch" mental illness by Harriet A. Washington. Megan Abbott wrote a fine novel about "catching" hysterical illnesses, The Fever.
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: an essential guide for the newly diagnosed, third edition by Gretchen Baker. Covering diet, exercise importance, insurance, glucose testing, etc. I don't think Megan Abbott has written a diabetes book.
21 Days to Success with LinkedIn by Ron Sukenick and Ken Williams. A customer asked about this topic a couple weeks ago so I ordered this book.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support, 3rd edition by Emily Doskow. I think Doskow writes a lot of these legal guides. Let me check ... yep, nine books to her name.
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry. Our other guides are dated and need replacement. Page 107 says, "How often do you get angry?"
The Marketing Plan handbook: develop big-picture marketing plans for pennies on the dollar, 2nd edition by Robert W. Bly. Page 203 says, "make a seemingly contradictory statement or promise."
The Angst of Adolescence: how to parent your teen (and live to laugh about it) by Sara Villenueva, PhD. Page 67 says, "This is a real problem."
Temperament Tools: working with your child's inborn traits, revised edition by Helen Neville and Diane Clark Johnson. Cute children on the cover.
101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview by Ron Fry. Same author, different book.
Body Weight Workouts for Men: 75 anytime, anywhere exercises to build a better body by Sean Bartram. Three levels of difficulty with many photographs of guys doing exercises.
Going to Court: an introduction to the U.S. Justice System by Ursula Furi-Perry. Easy to read guide written by a lawyer from Massachusetts.
No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels. The cover has a lot of yellow. The cover looks like a 1970s romance.
Darkness by Karen Robards. This is all pink with some orange and the cursive text makes it look like a 1980s novel.
NonFiction
Infectious Madness: the surprising science of how we "catch" mental illness by Harriet A. Washington. Megan Abbott wrote a fine novel about "catching" hysterical illnesses, The Fever.
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: an essential guide for the newly diagnosed, third edition by Gretchen Baker. Covering diet, exercise importance, insurance, glucose testing, etc. I don't think Megan Abbott has written a diabetes book.
21 Days to Success with LinkedIn by Ron Sukenick and Ken Williams. A customer asked about this topic a couple weeks ago so I ordered this book.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support, 3rd edition by Emily Doskow. I think Doskow writes a lot of these legal guides. Let me check ... yep, nine books to her name.
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry. Our other guides are dated and need replacement. Page 107 says, "How often do you get angry?"
The Marketing Plan handbook: develop big-picture marketing plans for pennies on the dollar, 2nd edition by Robert W. Bly. Page 203 says, "make a seemingly contradictory statement or promise."
The Angst of Adolescence: how to parent your teen (and live to laugh about it) by Sara Villenueva, PhD. Page 67 says, "This is a real problem."
Temperament Tools: working with your child's inborn traits, revised edition by Helen Neville and Diane Clark Johnson. Cute children on the cover.
101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview by Ron Fry. Same author, different book.
Body Weight Workouts for Men: 75 anytime, anywhere exercises to build a better body by Sean Bartram. Three levels of difficulty with many photographs of guys doing exercises.
Going to Court: an introduction to the U.S. Justice System by Ursula Furi-Perry. Easy to read guide written by a lawyer from Massachusetts.
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Even More, The Do-It-Yourself Edition
NonFiction
DIY Updos, Knots and Twists by Melissa Cook. This book has a lot of photos of hair. Including the Inverted Fishtail Updo and the Braided Mohawk.
10-Minute Hairstyles by Andre Martens. German author teaches you how to make an Updo With A Spiral Twist on page 110. Many photos of hair models.
1-2-3 Magic: effective discipline for children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. Smiling people on the cover. I just read a tip and should try it out.
Linux Administration: a beginner's guide, 7th edition by Wale Soyinka. I still don't know what a "kernel" is.
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling by Sherri Linsenbach. No pictures in this one.
Tiling: a homeowner's guide by Joseph Truini. Many photos. I need to re-grout part of our shower. I wonder if that is covered. Let me see ... yep, pages 234-236.
All New Building Decks by the editors of FineHomeBuilding. I have a deck that needs replacement as well. I also need my garage roof shingled. The garage painted. The garage re-leveled. Some garage wood replaced. Insulation put in the house's upstairs walls. New windows in my bedroom and laundry room. New carpet in the laundry room. The list goes on.
DIY Updos, Knots and Twists by Melissa Cook. This book has a lot of photos of hair. Including the Inverted Fishtail Updo and the Braided Mohawk.
10-Minute Hairstyles by Andre Martens. German author teaches you how to make an Updo With A Spiral Twist on page 110. Many photos of hair models.
1-2-3 Magic: effective discipline for children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. Smiling people on the cover. I just read a tip and should try it out.
Linux Administration: a beginner's guide, 7th edition by Wale Soyinka. I still don't know what a "kernel" is.
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling by Sherri Linsenbach. No pictures in this one.
Tiling: a homeowner's guide by Joseph Truini. Many photos. I need to re-grout part of our shower. I wonder if that is covered. Let me see ... yep, pages 234-236.
All New Building Decks by the editors of FineHomeBuilding. I have a deck that needs replacement as well. I also need my garage roof shingled. The garage painted. The garage re-leveled. Some garage wood replaced. Insulation put in the house's upstairs walls. New windows in my bedroom and laundry room. New carpet in the laundry room. The list goes on.
Still Catching Up - Here Are Cookbooks
NonFiction
So Fast, So Easy Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger with Julie Kaufman. 725 recipes. Page 308 says, "Spread meat ... adding ... cumin seeds ... lock the lid ... customize."
The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes by Marie Feldman, RD, CDE. 500 recipes including "lamb and root vegetable tagine". Tagine?
Brownies, Blondies and Bars by Stephanie Brubaker. This cookbook has plenty of pretty pictures. The previous two books do not.
Vegan Delights by Toni Rodriguez. 88 recipes with many pretty pictures. Author is a Spaniard. Author has a tattoo that says vegana.
No Experience Necessary: the culinary odyssey of chef by Norman van Aken. 20 years of restaurant work. He has a restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.
Best Side Dishes Ever by Monica Sweeney. Page 38 says, "Preheat oven to 425F."
The Gluten Free Slow Cooker by Hope Comerford. Author lives near Detroit and has short hair. Page 141 says, "With ... ingredients ... bean salad ... bring ... jazzing ... lemon juice."
The 'I Love My Nutri Bullet' Recipe Book by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT. No pretty food photographs in this one.
Dairy-Free Delicious by Katy Salter. Many pretty food photos but not every other page like some books.
So Fast, So Easy Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger with Julie Kaufman. 725 recipes. Page 308 says, "Spread meat ... adding ... cumin seeds ... lock the lid ... customize."
The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes by Marie Feldman, RD, CDE. 500 recipes including "lamb and root vegetable tagine". Tagine?
Brownies, Blondies and Bars by Stephanie Brubaker. This cookbook has plenty of pretty pictures. The previous two books do not.
Vegan Delights by Toni Rodriguez. 88 recipes with many pretty pictures. Author is a Spaniard. Author has a tattoo that says vegana.
No Experience Necessary: the culinary odyssey of chef by Norman van Aken. 20 years of restaurant work. He has a restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.
Best Side Dishes Ever by Monica Sweeney. Page 38 says, "Preheat oven to 425F."
The Gluten Free Slow Cooker by Hope Comerford. Author lives near Detroit and has short hair. Page 141 says, "With ... ingredients ... bean salad ... bring ... jazzing ... lemon juice."
The 'I Love My Nutri Bullet' Recipe Book by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT. No pretty food photographs in this one.
Dairy-Free Delicious by Katy Salter. Many pretty food photos but not every other page like some books.
Monday, April 04, 2016
Many, Many Novels
Fiction
Out of the Blues by Trudy Nan Boyce. Debut crime novel by retired Atlanta Police Officer. Homicide Detective gets cold case of a dead blues musician. Page 133 says, "The band was back on, starting out the set low and steady."
A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler. Third novel in Gischlers fantasy trilogy. With swords, magical tattoos, bad guys, good guys, jokes, and horses. Page 328 says, "Maurizan and Hank went down from the hillocks to get the news."
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz. Hey, isn't Lutz going to be in Milwaukee again this fall for Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee? Page 174 says, "I decided the ID could work." I figured Lutz would have a huge author photo considering she sells a lot of books. Nope, just the regular head shot.
The Widow by Fiona Barton. Widow comes clean about her suspected husband. Barton is English and lives in southwest France. Her author photo was taken outside. The weather looks very nice.
Too Many Books. Here Is A Photo.
Out of the Blues by Trudy Nan Boyce. Debut crime novel by retired Atlanta Police Officer. Homicide Detective gets cold case of a dead blues musician. Page 133 says, "The band was back on, starting out the set low and steady."
A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler. Third novel in Gischlers fantasy trilogy. With swords, magical tattoos, bad guys, good guys, jokes, and horses. Page 328 says, "Maurizan and Hank went down from the hillocks to get the news."
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz. Hey, isn't Lutz going to be in Milwaukee again this fall for Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee? Page 174 says, "I decided the ID could work." I figured Lutz would have a huge author photo considering she sells a lot of books. Nope, just the regular head shot.
The Widow by Fiona Barton. Widow comes clean about her suspected husband. Barton is English and lives in southwest France. Her author photo was taken outside. The weather looks very nice.
Too Many Books. Here Is A Photo.
I Was on Vacation, Here is Another Lansdale
Audiobooks on CD
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty. 10.5 hours on 9 CDs. Crime novel in Ireland. I think. A locked room mystery.
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Isaac Bell fights the Black Hand in 1906 New York City.
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. 10 hours on 9 CDs. Hap and Leonard bust heads and get conned. The usual. Hap and Leonard tend to get hoodwinked.
DVD
The Hateful Eight starring Kurt Russell. Some sort of western. I have not yet seen the flick.
The Iron Ministry by J.P. Sniadecki. China's railways serve a billion people amid an economic and technological boom.
The Hunger Games: the Mockingjay Part 2 starring Jennifer Lawrence. Girl sticks it to The Man.
Plastic Discs Carry the Sounds of Modern Music
Gimme Danger by various artists. Compilation CD from Mojo magazine with singers singing songs of "desert rock".
Ouroboros by Ray LaMontagne. This singer of songs circ's at Lake Mills.
We Can Do Anything by The Violent Femmes. Milwaukee people produce new album. The biography on Allmusic.com lists the recent lawsuits.
The Rough Guide to Americana by various artists. Various singers sing various songs about various Americana themes. Oh, hey! Robert earl Keene sings a Richard Thompson tune!
Hamilton: Original Broadway cast by Various Singing Actors. This is a big deal, right? I've not heard it yet.
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty. 10.5 hours on 9 CDs. Crime novel in Ireland. I think. A locked room mystery.
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9.5 hours on 8 CDs. Isaac Bell fights the Black Hand in 1906 New York City.
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale. 10 hours on 9 CDs. Hap and Leonard bust heads and get conned. The usual. Hap and Leonard tend to get hoodwinked.
DVD
The Hateful Eight starring Kurt Russell. Some sort of western. I have not yet seen the flick.
The Iron Ministry by J.P. Sniadecki. China's railways serve a billion people amid an economic and technological boom.
The Hunger Games: the Mockingjay Part 2 starring Jennifer Lawrence. Girl sticks it to The Man.
Plastic Discs Carry the Sounds of Modern Music
Gimme Danger by various artists. Compilation CD from Mojo magazine with singers singing songs of "desert rock".
Ouroboros by Ray LaMontagne. This singer of songs circ's at Lake Mills.
We Can Do Anything by The Violent Femmes. Milwaukee people produce new album. The biography on Allmusic.com lists the recent lawsuits.
The Rough Guide to Americana by various artists. Various singers sing various songs about various Americana themes. Oh, hey! Robert earl Keene sings a Richard Thompson tune!
Hamilton: Original Broadway cast by Various Singing Actors. This is a big deal, right? I've not heard it yet.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Singh is Bling, Archer
DVD
Singh is Bling starring [Bollywood people]. Cinematic silliness.
Archer: season 6 starring [Voices]. Super spy is a super jerk with super laughs. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. Snort.
Plastic Discs Carry Secret Computer Language That is Translated Into Music
This Unruly Mess I've Made by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Rapper raps the rap on moped rapping.
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop. Singer sings songs of post-punk Pop pop.
Fiction
Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry. Treachery is not spelled with a U. Another mystery with the Pitt family investigating a bombing.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. Harlan is also not spelled with a U. Pilot sees her dead husband on her nanny cam.
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. D'Apriz is not spelled with a U either. Sweeney has a Twitter account. I'll check it out, wait here... she will be visiting Boston and was on NPR. I'm not sure what the book is about. I like the cover.
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson. Summer in a sleepy Sussex town in 1914.
Large Print
Singh is Bling starring [Bollywood people]. Cinematic silliness.
Archer: season 6 starring [Voices]. Super spy is a super jerk with super laughs. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. Snort.
Plastic Discs Carry Secret Computer Language That is Translated Into Music
This Unruly Mess I've Made by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Rapper raps the rap on moped rapping.
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop. Singer sings songs of post-punk Pop pop.
Fiction
Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry. Treachery is not spelled with a U. Another mystery with the Pitt family investigating a bombing.
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. Harlan is also not spelled with a U. Pilot sees her dead husband on her nanny cam.
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. D'Apriz is not spelled with a U either. Sweeney has a Twitter account. I'll check it out, wait here... she will be visiting Boston and was on NPR. I'm not sure what the book is about. I like the cover.
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson. Summer in a sleepy Sussex town in 1914.
Large Print
Friday, March 18, 2016
Bimonthly Delivery from Patterson Amalgamated
Fiction
Private Paris by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Mark Sullivan.
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. My typing is worse than usual this morning. The novel is about a frontier family in Ohio and California. Chevalier's author photo was taken with a white background.
The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon. Another Commissario Brunetti mystery set in Venice. Maps are printed inside the front covers. Maps are cool.
Property of a Noblewoman by Danielle Steel. Romance. I always think Steel has an "E" on the end.
Two If By Sea by Jacqueline Mitchard. Mitchard used to live in Madison. If I remember correctly she moved to Massachusetts after an "investment manager" turned out to be a dirty thief. Mitchard is also a coffee fan. Novel's plot: U.S. vacationer in Brisbane loses his family in a tsunami but rescues as boy. Man takes Boy back to US.
Audiobook on CD
The Steel Kiss by Jefferey Deaver. 13 CDs at 14.5 hours. Police detectives pursue killer.
NonFiction
Overdressed: the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline. Page 203 says, After trying on everything at home, I decided to keep the shorts, and cast the rest back into the secondhand waste stream by donating them to a thrift store.
Private Paris by James Patterson Amalgamated Writing Services and Mark Sullivan.
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. My typing is worse than usual this morning. The novel is about a frontier family in Ohio and California. Chevalier's author photo was taken with a white background.
The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon. Another Commissario Brunetti mystery set in Venice. Maps are printed inside the front covers. Maps are cool.
Property of a Noblewoman by Danielle Steel. Romance. I always think Steel has an "E" on the end.
Two If By Sea by Jacqueline Mitchard. Mitchard used to live in Madison. If I remember correctly she moved to Massachusetts after an "investment manager" turned out to be a dirty thief. Mitchard is also a coffee fan. Novel's plot: U.S. vacationer in Brisbane loses his family in a tsunami but rescues as boy. Man takes Boy back to US.
Audiobook on CD
The Steel Kiss by Jefferey Deaver. 13 CDs at 14.5 hours. Police detectives pursue killer.
NonFiction
Overdressed: the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline. Page 203 says, After trying on everything at home, I decided to keep the shorts, and cast the rest back into the secondhand waste stream by donating them to a thrift store.
Double THRONES and Dounble SCHMIDT
DVD
Sisters starring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Her John Leguizamo is in this, that guy is a good actor.
Game of Thrones: complete fifth season starring horses and swords. I ordered two copies.
The Big Short starring [famous actors]. Something about money and white collar dirtbags? I'm not sure, I didn't read the book.
Tangerine starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Prostitute gets out of County jail and hears her boyfriend cheated on her. She goes looking for him across Los Angeles.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: season one starring Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski. Woman is rescued from underground bunker and explores the world. Krakowski is a comic genius.
Sisters starring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Her John Leguizamo is in this, that guy is a good actor.
Game of Thrones: complete fifth season starring horses and swords. I ordered two copies.
The Big Short starring [famous actors]. Something about money and white collar dirtbags? I'm not sure, I didn't read the book.
Tangerine starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Prostitute gets out of County jail and hears her boyfriend cheated on her. She goes looking for him across Los Angeles.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: season one starring Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski. Woman is rescued from underground bunker and explores the world. Krakowski is a comic genius.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
More Lansdale, Yet Again.
Fiction
Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver. T. Jefferson Parker recently posted a photo of himself and Deaver at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Off The Grid by C.J. Box. CJ Box was in the photo with Deaver and Parker.
Clawback by J.A. Jance. Jance was not in the photo with Deaver, Parker and Box. But, Jance still has a home in Tucson. I don't know if she attended the Festival. Maybe she decided to skip the crowds. Maybe she doesn't like the coffee there. Maybe she went in disguise so she wouldn't get hounded by fans.
Audiobooks on CD
Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale. 9 hours on 7CDs. Lansdale is booked to attend the Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee conference this autumn.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale. 5 hours on 5CDs. That conference always conflicts with the Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast and I've missed most or all of the conference the past five years or so.
The Revenant by Michael Punke. 9 hours on 8 CDs. I read this book a couple years ago. I don't know if Punke is writing anything new, last I looked he was lawyering in Switzerland.
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale. 14 hours on 12 CDs. I'm hoping to finish clean-up at the Pancake Breakfast and drive over to Milwaukee. I think Victor Gischler is also scheduled to attend.
Who else will be there?
Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver. T. Jefferson Parker recently posted a photo of himself and Deaver at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Off The Grid by C.J. Box. CJ Box was in the photo with Deaver and Parker.
Clawback by J.A. Jance. Jance was not in the photo with Deaver, Parker and Box. But, Jance still has a home in Tucson. I don't know if she attended the Festival. Maybe she decided to skip the crowds. Maybe she doesn't like the coffee there. Maybe she went in disguise so she wouldn't get hounded by fans.
Audiobooks on CD
Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale. 9 hours on 7CDs. Lansdale is booked to attend the Murder and Mayhem in Milwaukee conference this autumn.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale. 5 hours on 5CDs. That conference always conflicts with the Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast and I've missed most or all of the conference the past five years or so.
The Revenant by Michael Punke. 9 hours on 8 CDs. I read this book a couple years ago. I don't know if Punke is writing anything new, last I looked he was lawyering in Switzerland.
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale. 14 hours on 12 CDs. I'm hoping to finish clean-up at the Pancake Breakfast and drive over to Milwaukee. I think Victor Gischler is also scheduled to attend.
Who else will be there?
- Well, Todd Robinson is supposed to be there, I read one of his novels.
- Lisa Lutz came a couple years ago when I was able to attend the Friday evening session. Lutz is a great speaker.
- Brad Parks. I read 2-3 of his New Jersey set novels featuring a newspaper reporter.
- Timothy Hallinan is scheduled. Hallinan is kind of a Big Deal. I listened to a couple of his Junior Bender novels.
- I assume Tasha Alexander and her husband will be there. I think they drive up from Chicago each year. I still have not read any the husband's books. I keep intending to read one.
Friday, March 11, 2016
The Krays, Boxing, and a Shoot'em Up
DVD
Legend starring Tom Hardy. hardy plays the Kray brother twins, London gang bosses of the 1960s. I watched the previous movie with the brothers from Spandeu Ballet.
Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son.
The Fall: Series 2 starring Gillian Anderson. Detective Superintendent looks for a serial killer.
Strike Back: final season starring Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton. Military and espionage shoot-em with tight costumes and sex scenes.
Legend starring Tom Hardy. hardy plays the Kray brother twins, London gang bosses of the 1960s. I watched the previous movie with the brothers from Spandeu Ballet.
Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son.
The Fall: Series 2 starring Gillian Anderson. Detective Superintendent looks for a serial killer.
Strike Back: final season starring Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton. Military and espionage shoot-em with tight costumes and sex scenes.
Monday, March 07, 2016
Bands of Bitter Grieving
DVD
Changed Forever: grieving the death of someone you love by Paraclete Press.
Audiobooks on CD
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Fantasy novel.
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Crime in Minneapolis.
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Crime in Manhattan.
Changed Forever: grieving the death of someone you love by Paraclete Press.
Audiobooks on CD
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Fantasy novel.
The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Crime in Minneapolis.
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Crime in Manhattan.
Joe R. Lansdale? Again?
Lansdale
Hells Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale. Huh, Lansdale and Lansdale signed this copy. A novel with a mix of horror and western, it'll be good with plenty of similes.
Fiction
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Your bi-monthly Cussler installment. Page 83 says, "Claypool rose to his feet."
The Invisible Hand by Benjamin Sobieck. Crime novel set in the North Dakota oil fields. "[Sobieck's] family runs a ranch in North Dakota." Anthony Neil Smith mentioned this one before because Smith wrote a ND oil fields crime novel as well. I've been to Fargo a couple times. I went to a wrestling tournament hosted by Concordia College for two years in a row. I may have written this before, but we stayed at a motel converted to a hotel. The hotel room doors used to face outside until hallways were built around the outside of the building. But, the hallways were not heated and layers of frozen condensation created ice sheets on the inside of the tall windows. The ice and frost on the inside of the building was dreary.
Gone Again by James Grippando. "A Jack Swytek Novel." Swyteck? Was that the name of a character on Miami Vice? Let me check... kinda, that character had a different spelling with Switek.
The Ancient Mistral by Jim Harrison. Literary guy publishes three novellas. Michael Talbott who played Switek is from Waverly, IA. Last week I was spoke to a guy from Waverly.
NonFiction
Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond. It's hard to get ahead when you cannot keep a home. Focusing on eight Milwaukee families that can barely afford rent.
The Gratitude Diaries:how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life by Janice Kaplan. Ok, but the previously listed book makes me think that philosophy only gets you so far.
Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, MD. "Conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, lack of focus, anger and memory problems."
Our Christian Founding Fathers by William Beckman. Local author.
Hells Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale. Huh, Lansdale and Lansdale signed this copy. A novel with a mix of horror and western, it'll be good with plenty of similes.
Fiction
The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Your bi-monthly Cussler installment. Page 83 says, "Claypool rose to his feet."
The Invisible Hand by Benjamin Sobieck. Crime novel set in the North Dakota oil fields. "[Sobieck's] family runs a ranch in North Dakota." Anthony Neil Smith mentioned this one before because Smith wrote a ND oil fields crime novel as well. I've been to Fargo a couple times. I went to a wrestling tournament hosted by Concordia College for two years in a row. I may have written this before, but we stayed at a motel converted to a hotel. The hotel room doors used to face outside until hallways were built around the outside of the building. But, the hallways were not heated and layers of frozen condensation created ice sheets on the inside of the tall windows. The ice and frost on the inside of the building was dreary.
Gone Again by James Grippando. "A Jack Swytek Novel." Swyteck? Was that the name of a character on Miami Vice? Let me check... kinda, that character had a different spelling with Switek.
The Ancient Mistral by Jim Harrison. Literary guy publishes three novellas. Michael Talbott who played Switek is from Waverly, IA. Last week I was spoke to a guy from Waverly.
NonFiction
Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond. It's hard to get ahead when you cannot keep a home. Focusing on eight Milwaukee families that can barely afford rent.
The Gratitude Diaries:how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life by Janice Kaplan. Ok, but the previously listed book makes me think that philosophy only gets you so far.
Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, MD. "Conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, lack of focus, anger and memory problems."
Our Christian Founding Fathers by William Beckman. Local author.
Friday, March 04, 2016
More Music, More Music, More Music
The Sounds of Singing Are Digitized And Encoded Upon a Silvery Slice of Sound Magic
The Essential Earth, Wind and Fire by Earth, Wind and Fire. Nine men sings songs of love and mustaches. Lots of mustaches. Were those stage outfits polyester? If so, those clothes must have been super hot during performances.
This is Acting by Sia. Australian singer sings songs of Sia.
The Essential Earth, Wind and Fire by Earth, Wind and Fire. Nine men sings songs of love and mustaches. Lots of mustaches. Were those stage outfits polyester? If so, those clothes must have been super hot during performances.
This is Acting by Sia. Australian singer sings songs of Sia.
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Musics
Two Plastic Discs Contain Computer Language That is Converted Into Sound
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. LONG LASTING AND POPULAR METAL BAND RELEASES A DOUBLE ALBUM. ALBUM! A NEW ALBUM! NO! ALBUM!
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden. LONG LASTING AND POPULAR METAL BAND RELEASES A DOUBLE ALBUM. ALBUM! A NEW ALBUM! NO! ALBUM!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Girl's Guide to Wedding Cake Murder
Fiction
Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young. Missing children and dreams. Hester is an uncommon name. According to SSA Hester's highest rank in popularity was 230th in 1901. My name was 177th in 1954, that is much higher than I expected.
A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber. According to the cover the girls in question have a lot of money. Macomber has a new author photo.
Hide by Matthew Griffin. Two men fall in love after World War Two and one of them collapses when elderly. According to the dust jacket Griffin lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. I wonder if he has made the writer's pilgrimage to pay respect to Victor Gischler in Baton Rouge. Griffin is wearing a blue shirt in his author photo.
Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton. No author photo.
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Fluke's author photo has her wearing a cooking apron and posing with some desserts. Not deserts.
She's Not There by Joy Fielding. You can see the edge Fielding's watch under her blouse cuff. Page 200 says, " Barcelona... Mexican... stared... eggs... Harbor Drive."
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon. Cover illustration is a dirigible. Ia Ariel a man's or woman's name, let me check the author bio... woman. Lawhon lives in Tennessee. Do we have other books by here? I don't know, I'll check... yes. We own 2014's The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress. Our copy has circ'ed 9 times.
Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young. Missing children and dreams. Hester is an uncommon name. According to SSA Hester's highest rank in popularity was 230th in 1901. My name was 177th in 1954, that is much higher than I expected.
A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber. According to the cover the girls in question have a lot of money. Macomber has a new author photo.
Hide by Matthew Griffin. Two men fall in love after World War Two and one of them collapses when elderly. According to the dust jacket Griffin lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. I wonder if he has made the writer's pilgrimage to pay respect to Victor Gischler in Baton Rouge. Griffin is wearing a blue shirt in his author photo.
Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton. No author photo.
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke. Fluke's author photo has her wearing a cooking apron and posing with some desserts. Not deserts.
She's Not There by Joy Fielding. You can see the edge Fielding's watch under her blouse cuff. Page 200 says, " Barcelona... Mexican... stared... eggs... Harbor Drive."
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon. Cover illustration is a dirigible. Ia Ariel a man's or woman's name, let me check the author bio... woman. Lawhon lives in Tennessee. Do we have other books by here? I don't know, I'll check... yes. We own 2014's The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress. Our copy has circ'ed 9 times.
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