Talking Sounds
The 17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Something about a killer and chasing the killer. Probably a serial killer, right? These are serial killers?
The Pharaoh Key by Preston and Child.8 CDs on 9 hours. Let me quickly scan the back cover. "Vanish. Until. Incredible. EES. Split. Dangerous." Nope, I don't understand any of that either. You'll have to check this out, listen to it, and let me know.
The Fallen by David Baldacci. 12 hours on 6 CDs. I don't think this is about robots. I certainly wouldn't know anything about robots anyway. I'm no robot.
The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz. 15 hours on 13 CDs. I'm 100% human being creature. No robotic parts to me at all. I even laugh at appropriate times - and not because I had a recent software update. That would just be silly!
Friday, July 06, 2018
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
"Former Slaves of Lake Mills"
Thesis
The Former Slaves of Lake Mills: a study of African Americans in rural Wisconsin by Caitlin Downey. Undergrad thesis covering local history. Lots of footnotes and a nice bib.
Couple New Flicks
DVD
Lady Bird starring Soirse Ronan and others. A teenager is angry about something.
The Shape of Water starring Sally Hawkins. The Creature From the Black Lagoon gets a girlfriend.
Lady Bird starring Soirse Ronan and others. A teenager is angry about something.
The Shape of Water starring Sally Hawkins. The Creature From the Black Lagoon gets a girlfriend.
Mish. Mosh.
Fiction
The Summer Nanny by Holly Chamberlin. Page 155, "Marissa smiled brightly when Hayley joined her in the hall."
There There by Tommy Orange. Page 66 says, "She said if you start feeling nauseous and have abdominal pain, you should go to the emergency room."
Ike and Kay by James MacManus. Page 233 says, "She didn't know him."
The Devil's Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch. Page 143 says, " Justy grunted a laugh."
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Page 130 says, "She... drops... numbers... and the... Geo... at... the monster."
Another Side of Paradise by Sally Koslow. Page 289 says, "Scott... with an avocado... forwards... garbage... in the living room."
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. Page 19 says, "I don't remember."
The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan. Page 173 says, "The next weekend fifteen kids show up."
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Page 253 says, "He chuckles, rubbing his his eyes, and I can tell he's tired."
Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky. Page 137 says, "I wanted... my GPS... in the... bra... because... my friends blamed me for... an accident."
The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah. Page 149 says, "Ha ha."
NonFiction
Educated: a memoir by Tara Westover. Page 290 says, "Shawn called an hour later."
The Summer Nanny by Holly Chamberlin. Page 155, "Marissa smiled brightly when Hayley joined her in the hall."
There There by Tommy Orange. Page 66 says, "She said if you start feeling nauseous and have abdominal pain, you should go to the emergency room."
Ike and Kay by James MacManus. Page 233 says, "She didn't know him."
The Devil's Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch. Page 143 says, " Justy grunted a laugh."
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Page 130 says, "She... drops... numbers... and the... Geo... at... the monster."
Another Side of Paradise by Sally Koslow. Page 289 says, "Scott... with an avocado... forwards... garbage... in the living room."
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. Page 19 says, "I don't remember."
The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan. Page 173 says, "The next weekend fifteen kids show up."
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Page 253 says, "He chuckles, rubbing his his eyes, and I can tell he's tired."
Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky. Page 137 says, "I wanted... my GPS... in the... bra... because... my friends blamed me for... an accident."
The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah. Page 149 says, "Ha ha."
NonFiction
Educated: a memoir by Tara Westover. Page 290 says, "Shawn called an hour later."
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Friday, June 22, 2018
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Large Print Fly Board
DVD
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson. Mourning mother wants her daughter's murder solved.
Fiction
Dead Firefly by Victoria Houston. Another murder mystery in Northern Wisconsin.
Large Print
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson. Mourning mother wants her daughter's murder solved.
Fiction
Dead Firefly by Victoria Houston. Another murder mystery in Northern Wisconsin.
Large Print
Monday, June 18, 2018
Misc.
Fiction
The Pharaoh Key by Preston and Child. Page 135 says, "Your knife." Knife? Did someone write knife? What a coincidence because I have a new(ish) Spyderco in my pocket.
The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida. I kinda like the cover. Valmorbida is an uncommon name. Let's see where she lives... London but grew up in Australia. Australia? Did someone write Australia? Last week I used some wooden matches I brought back from the end of my college semester in Perth. I've had those matches for 25 years. I did not have a Spyderco in Australia.
Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King. Mary Russell is married to Sherlock Holmes. I don't know anything about this Russell character except that King has written several novels. King lives on California's central coast. The owner of Ephraim Faience Pottery spoke at Rotary a few months ago. Ephraim opened a retail store in that area a few years ago and, when asked about real estate costs, said the prices were surprisingly uninflated. I doubt they sell Spydercos.
The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly. This is the Irish Connolly, not the California Connelly. I've read a couple of Connolly's novels. I just finished listening to a Tana French novel. French sets her books in Ireland and that woman knows what she is doing when it comes to novels. Her knowledge of pocket knives is undetermined.
The Pharaoh Key by Preston and Child. Page 135 says, "Your knife." Knife? Did someone write knife? What a coincidence because I have a new(ish) Spyderco in my pocket.
The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida. I kinda like the cover. Valmorbida is an uncommon name. Let's see where she lives... London but grew up in Australia. Australia? Did someone write Australia? Last week I used some wooden matches I brought back from the end of my college semester in Perth. I've had those matches for 25 years. I did not have a Spyderco in Australia.
Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King. Mary Russell is married to Sherlock Holmes. I don't know anything about this Russell character except that King has written several novels. King lives on California's central coast. The owner of Ephraim Faience Pottery spoke at Rotary a few months ago. Ephraim opened a retail store in that area a few years ago and, when asked about real estate costs, said the prices were surprisingly uninflated. I doubt they sell Spydercos.
The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly. This is the Irish Connolly, not the California Connelly. I've read a couple of Connolly's novels. I just finished listening to a Tana French novel. French sets her books in Ireland and that woman knows what she is doing when it comes to novels. Her knowledge of pocket knives is undetermined.
Friday, June 08, 2018
Joyce Carol Pearson
Fiction
Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.
Large Print
Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.
Large Print
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
One Novel
Fiction
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Backman is Swedish and posed for his author photo in blue jeans and a faded blue shirt against a blue background. It's a blueberry photo. The cover is all blue as well.
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Backman is Swedish and posed for his author photo in blue jeans and a faded blue shirt against a blue background. It's a blueberry photo. The cover is all blue as well.
Monday, June 04, 2018
Two Guys Write A Novel
Fiction
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. Two rich guys write a thriller. Page 217 says, "The vice president stops at the doorway." Hey, shouldn't that be capitalized as Vice President? A couple sentences later the VP calls the Chief of Staff an "unelected flunky".
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. Two rich guys write a thriller. Page 217 says, "The vice president stops at the doorway." Hey, shouldn't that be capitalized as Vice President? A couple sentences later the VP calls the Chief of Staff an "unelected flunky".
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
NonFic DVD
DVD
Vel Phillips: dream big dreams by Wisconsin Public Television. Civil rights pioneer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Door County: Wisconsin hometown stories by Wisconsin Public Television. History of Door County with stories by residents.
Vel Phillips: dream big dreams by Wisconsin Public Television. Civil rights pioneer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Door County: Wisconsin hometown stories by Wisconsin Public Television. History of Door County with stories by residents.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Wisconsin Books and Super Heroes
DVD
Justice League starring [people with lots of muscles]. Batman and others team up to fight a bad guy in slow motion.
NonFiction
Old Farm Country Cookbook by Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly. Chapter 15 is about rutabagas. In 1946 Apps family harvested 365 bushels of rutabagas. His dad had them selling vegetables door to door. The first trip was to Plainfield. You've heard of Plainfield right? The home of Ed Gein?
Living A Country Year by Jerry Apps. Re-print of stories when Apps grew up on the family dairy farm.
The Wisconsin Capitol: stories of a monument and its people by Michael Edmonds. History and pictures.
Once A Professor: a memoir of teaching in turbulent times by Jerry Apps. Because we apparently don't have enough books by Apps. He taught 38 years at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin State Parks: extraordinary stories of geology and natural history by Scott Spoolman. Neat looking book with lots of photos.
Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez writes long sentences so I won't write one down as an excerpt. "But, Mr. Library Person, aren't you doing a lot of typing right now?" Yes, I am. But, that is still easier than typing from a book. I am no touch tyupucst.
Roughneck Grace: [long subtitle] by Michael Perry. Collection of essays and newspaper columns from Perry's weekly column for the Wisconsin State Journal.
Danger Man Working: writing from the heart, the gut, and the poison ivy patch by Michael Perry. A collection of assignment writing that previously appeared in Backpacking, Outdoors, Men's Health and a couple other places.
Audiobooks on CD
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Some sort of story about people doing things with other people.
Justice League starring [people with lots of muscles]. Batman and others team up to fight a bad guy in slow motion.
NonFiction
Old Farm Country Cookbook by Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly. Chapter 15 is about rutabagas. In 1946 Apps family harvested 365 bushels of rutabagas. His dad had them selling vegetables door to door. The first trip was to Plainfield. You've heard of Plainfield right? The home of Ed Gein?
Living A Country Year by Jerry Apps. Re-print of stories when Apps grew up on the family dairy farm.
The Wisconsin Capitol: stories of a monument and its people by Michael Edmonds. History and pictures.
Once A Professor: a memoir of teaching in turbulent times by Jerry Apps. Because we apparently don't have enough books by Apps. He taught 38 years at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin State Parks: extraordinary stories of geology and natural history by Scott Spoolman. Neat looking book with lots of photos.
Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez writes long sentences so I won't write one down as an excerpt. "But, Mr. Library Person, aren't you doing a lot of typing right now?" Yes, I am. But, that is still easier than typing from a book. I am no touch tyupucst.
Roughneck Grace: [long subtitle] by Michael Perry. Collection of essays and newspaper columns from Perry's weekly column for the Wisconsin State Journal.
Danger Man Working: writing from the heart, the gut, and the poison ivy patch by Michael Perry. A collection of assignment writing that previously appeared in Backpacking, Outdoors, Men's Health and a couple other places.
Audiobooks on CD
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Some sort of story about people doing things with other people.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Two
Fiction
The Outsider by Stephen King. Suspect in murder of an 11-year-old is a well regarded local teacher. DNA evidence is there but the alibi in incontrovertible. This is a short King novel. Only 560 pages long.
Beach House Reunion Mary Alice Monroe. Monroe lives in South Carolina. Her author photo says she is fairly young. Either she started writing very young or I am confusing her with someone else. suppose I could be thinking of Alice Munro. Munro was born in 1931, is Canadian, and was awarded a Nobel.
The Outsider by Stephen King. Suspect in murder of an 11-year-old is a well regarded local teacher. DNA evidence is there but the alibi in incontrovertible. This is a short King novel. Only 560 pages long.
Beach House Reunion Mary Alice Monroe. Monroe lives in South Carolina. Her author photo says she is fairly young. Either she started writing very young or I am confusing her with someone else. suppose I could be thinking of Alice Munro. Munro was born in 1931, is Canadian, and was awarded a Nobel.
Monday, May 21, 2018
The 49th Haunted Blonde
NonFiction
Fascism: a warning by Madeline Albright. Page 127 says, "Chavez never lost his ability to charm, but equally often he chose to repel."
Fiction
Jane Seymour: the haunted Queen by Alison Weir. Page 412 says, "Jane was relieved to receive a summons to Henry's presence chamber."
How It Happened by Michael Koryta. I've never read a Koryta novel. I've been busy. Page 264 says, "He shouldered his way past Barrett and walked to his truck."
Ice Blonde by Elaine Viets. Page 49 says, "Jace looked surprised."
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker. Page 103 says, "I noticed the odor of burning acid then."
Large Print
Fascism: a warning by Madeline Albright. Page 127 says, "Chavez never lost his ability to charm, but equally often he chose to repel."
Fiction
Jane Seymour: the haunted Queen by Alison Weir. Page 412 says, "Jane was relieved to receive a summons to Henry's presence chamber."
How It Happened by Michael Koryta. I've never read a Koryta novel. I've been busy. Page 264 says, "He shouldered his way past Barrett and walked to his truck."
Ice Blonde by Elaine Viets. Page 49 says, "Jace looked surprised."
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker. Page 103 says, "I noticed the odor of burning acid then."
Large Print
Friday, May 18, 2018
Patterson, Parker, Steel
Fiction
The Cast by Danielle Steel.
Princess by Rees Jones and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated.
Large Print
The Cast by Danielle Steel.
Princess by Rees Jones and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated.
Large Print
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
One Book
NonFiction
The Road to Dawm: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War by Jared A. Brock. Henson was 4-years-old when he escaped slavery with his wife and four children and carried two of the children on the 600 mile walk. After escaping he worked for abolition and helped free others, including his brother. Dang. That is impressive.
Large Print
The Road to Dawm: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War by Jared A. Brock. Henson was 4-years-old when he escaped slavery with his wife and four children and carried two of the children on the 600 mile walk. After escaping he worked for abolition and helped free others, including his brother. Dang. That is impressive.
Large Print
Friday, May 11, 2018
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
A CD. A Book.
Musical Instruments Are Played by Australians. Those Sounds Are Recorded. The Recordings Are Pressed Into Plastic Discs. The Library Buys One of Those Discs to Lend to the Public.
Gumboot Soup by The King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Weird Australians play weird, modern psychedelic tunes.
OK, that one is not so psychedelic. How about this one:
Fiction
Knuckledragger by Rusty Barnes. Getting this novel cataloged took a loooooong, looooooong time. A crime novel with a loan shark's money collector getting in trouble with his boss. If you like this book we also have a previous Barnes novel, Ridgerunner. Ridgerunner is a good read.
Gumboot Soup by The King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Weird Australians play weird, modern psychedelic tunes.
OK, that one is not so psychedelic. How about this one:
Fiction
Knuckledragger by Rusty Barnes. Getting this novel cataloged took a loooooong, looooooong time. A crime novel with a loan shark's money collector getting in trouble with his boss. If you like this book we also have a previous Barnes novel, Ridgerunner. Ridgerunner is a good read.
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