Audiobooks on CD
Past Tense by Lee Child. 13 hourson 10 CDs. Jack Reacher wanders around, gets in trouble, has sex, kills people, solves mysteries.
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Bestselling author writes another bestseller. Except this is an audiobook.
Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin. 26.5 hours on 21 CDs. "Complete history of the House of Targaryens." Are those the uber-rich murderous family? I've only seen one season of the show so don't ask me.
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Something about Stephanie Plum trying to figure out why deli managers keep disappearing. I'm fairly certain I read or heard one of this novels over a decade ago. Not my thing.
Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. 11 hours on 9 CDs. Cover image has a B-! bomber crashing offshore of a tropical beach. The plot description on the back cover makes no freaking sense.
Fiction
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Dark comedy of a woman whose younger sister keeps killing boyfriends.
NonFiction
The Divorce Hackers Guide to Untying the Knot by Ann E. Grant, JD. Page 83 says, "Do not use your children as messengers between you and your ex."
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
A Guide To Murder Crochet
NonFiction
Bodyweight Strength Training: 12 weeks to build muscle and burn fat by Jay Cardiello. Page 60 says, "The rotation of the torso is key."
Web Watching: a guide ot webs and the spiders that make them by Larry Weber. HOw many lame jokes does this guy get about his last name? Page 13 says, "Oval abdomen of light brown has a white arrowhead shape in the center."
Big Book of Weekend Crochet Projects: 40 stylish projects from sweaters and scarves to blankets by Hilary Mackin and Sue Whiting. Does Mackin get lame jokes like, "Hey, Mackin, did you make a Mackin-aw jacket?"
Gut: the inside story of our body's most underrated organ by Giulia Enders. Page 146 says, "Of course, this excitement about gut research could still fizzle and come to nothing."
Badass Women Give the Best Advice: everything you need to know about life and love by Becca Anderson. A bunch of quotes and short biographies. Page 67 says," Frida and Diego were a very public couple."
Taking Flight: a history of birds and people in the heart of America by Michael Edmonds. Page 29 says, "One archaeologist has even suggested that out-of-body experiences as birds could have inspired the colossal earthworks that the Hopewell created."
Fiction
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. Fiction tale of Hedy Lamarr. Hedy, not Hedley.
AudioBooks on CD
Murder By the Book by Lauren Elliott. 9 hours on 7 CDs. One of those Adult Woman Has Murdered Relatives Gets An Inheritance Moves To Small Town And Solves Murders novels.
Becoming by Michelle Obama. 19 hours on 16 CDs.
Bodyweight Strength Training: 12 weeks to build muscle and burn fat by Jay Cardiello. Page 60 says, "The rotation of the torso is key."
Web Watching: a guide ot webs and the spiders that make them by Larry Weber. HOw many lame jokes does this guy get about his last name? Page 13 says, "Oval abdomen of light brown has a white arrowhead shape in the center."
Big Book of Weekend Crochet Projects: 40 stylish projects from sweaters and scarves to blankets by Hilary Mackin and Sue Whiting. Does Mackin get lame jokes like, "Hey, Mackin, did you make a Mackin-aw jacket?"
Gut: the inside story of our body's most underrated organ by Giulia Enders. Page 146 says, "Of course, this excitement about gut research could still fizzle and come to nothing."
Badass Women Give the Best Advice: everything you need to know about life and love by Becca Anderson. A bunch of quotes and short biographies. Page 67 says," Frida and Diego were a very public couple."
Taking Flight: a history of birds and people in the heart of America by Michael Edmonds. Page 29 says, "One archaeologist has even suggested that out-of-body experiences as birds could have inspired the colossal earthworks that the Hopewell created."
Fiction
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. Fiction tale of Hedy Lamarr. Hedy, not Hedley.
AudioBooks on CD
Murder By the Book by Lauren Elliott. 9 hours on 7 CDs. One of those Adult Woman Has Murdered Relatives Gets An Inheritance Moves To Small Town And Solves Murders novels.
Becoming by Michelle Obama. 19 hours on 16 CDs.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Here, Read These. Learn Something.
NonFiction
A Practical Education: why liberal arts majors make great employees by Randall Stross. Here, leanr the importance of Classics majors. Page 64 says, "Herbert Hoover was a member of Stanford's Pioneer Class of 1895." Sure, Hoover was President but he was also blamed for the freaking Depression.
Houseplant Handbook: basic growing techniques and a directory of 300 everyday houseplants by David Squire. Here, learn to stop killing your plants.
One Million Followers: how I built a massive social following in 30 days by Brendan Kane. Here, learn how to sell stuff online.
Animal Hats to Knit: 11 wild projects to create by Luise Roberts. Here, learn to make a penguin hat to warm your head.
Garter Stitch Revival: 20 creative knitting patterns featuring the simplest stitch by Kerry Bogert. Here, learn to make a braided poncho.
Resilience: powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty, and even disaster by Linda Graham, MFT. Here, learn to deal with adversity and move forward.
Ramen At Home: the easy Japanese cookbook for classic ramen and bold new flavors by Brian MacDuckston. Here, learn to show your children ramen are not just cheap noodles.
The Hidden Life of Trees: the illustrated edition by Peter Wohlleben. Here, learn how roots grow.
Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1601-1700, 7th Edition by Thomas Michael. Here, learn how much rare coins can cost.
A Practical Education: why liberal arts majors make great employees by Randall Stross. Here, leanr the importance of Classics majors. Page 64 says, "Herbert Hoover was a member of Stanford's Pioneer Class of 1895." Sure, Hoover was President but he was also blamed for the freaking Depression.
Houseplant Handbook: basic growing techniques and a directory of 300 everyday houseplants by David Squire. Here, learn to stop killing your plants.
One Million Followers: how I built a massive social following in 30 days by Brendan Kane. Here, learn how to sell stuff online.
Animal Hats to Knit: 11 wild projects to create by Luise Roberts. Here, learn to make a penguin hat to warm your head.
Garter Stitch Revival: 20 creative knitting patterns featuring the simplest stitch by Kerry Bogert. Here, learn to make a braided poncho.
Resilience: powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty, and even disaster by Linda Graham, MFT. Here, learn to deal with adversity and move forward.
Ramen At Home: the easy Japanese cookbook for classic ramen and bold new flavors by Brian MacDuckston. Here, learn to show your children ramen are not just cheap noodles.
The Hidden Life of Trees: the illustrated edition by Peter Wohlleben. Here, learn how roots grow.
Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1601-1700, 7th Edition by Thomas Michael. Here, learn how much rare coins can cost.
Wednesday, January 09, 2019
Made Up Stories
Fiction
The Martin Chronicles by John Fried. Coming of age in New York City for an 11-year-old. Does Fried gets jokes about eggs and chicken? "Hey, John, did you order your eggs fried? Along with some fried chicken?" He is wearing a sweater in his author photo.
Fulfillment by Barbara Delinsky. Some sort of romance. This was originally published in 1988 so I suppose there are not cell phones in the plot. No author photo for Delinsky. If there was an author photo would they have pulled a photograph from 1988? They should have.
Turning Point by Danielle Steel. The cover says 'romance in Paris'. The book jacket says 'big time doctors from Bay Area go to a training class in Paris and help in a real-life emergency". I think this is the same Steel author photo as usual. Why get a new one when you publish one book a quarter?
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I assumed Pekkanen was a Fin in Finland. Maybe she is a Fin but she lives in D.C. Hendricks is in Manhattan. Both wore black for the author photo. Did they have a discussion about the photo and what to wear? How often do they meet in person to write their books? Do they need to meet in person to write the books? Maybe they avoid meeting in person because they just sit around and talk about family and politics, play with the pets, and drink coffee. I don't know, you'll have to ask them yourself. Let me know the answer.
The Martin Chronicles by John Fried. Coming of age in New York City for an 11-year-old. Does Fried gets jokes about eggs and chicken? "Hey, John, did you order your eggs fried? Along with some fried chicken?" He is wearing a sweater in his author photo.
Fulfillment by Barbara Delinsky. Some sort of romance. This was originally published in 1988 so I suppose there are not cell phones in the plot. No author photo for Delinsky. If there was an author photo would they have pulled a photograph from 1988? They should have.
Turning Point by Danielle Steel. The cover says 'romance in Paris'. The book jacket says 'big time doctors from Bay Area go to a training class in Paris and help in a real-life emergency". I think this is the same Steel author photo as usual. Why get a new one when you publish one book a quarter?
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I assumed Pekkanen was a Fin in Finland. Maybe she is a Fin but she lives in D.C. Hendricks is in Manhattan. Both wore black for the author photo. Did they have a discussion about the photo and what to wear? How often do they meet in person to write their books? Do they need to meet in person to write the books? Maybe they avoid meeting in person because they just sit around and talk about family and politics, play with the pets, and drink coffee. I don't know, you'll have to ask them yourself. Let me know the answer.
Monday, January 07, 2019
Here. Books.
NonFiction
2019 North American Coins and Prices edited by David C. Harper. U.S., Canadian and Mexican coins. There were 1,477,967 proff sets of the 2009S 18 piece clad set sold. There were 14 different types of $5 Canadian coins minted for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Magic: The Gathering Cards: the unofficial collector's guide by Ben Bleiweiss. I'm not sure what the heck that game is about.
Cook Fast Eat Well by Sue Quinn. Take 10 minutes to cook five ingredients. Many pretty pictures. Page 110 has a reverse image; you can tell by the reverse label on the Tabasco bottle. Did I use that semicolon correctly?
Fiction
Verses For The Dead by Preston and Child. Two author dudes write another novel. Page 142 says, "deviation... insisted... both... uneasiness... on... rocks... and... listlessly... sipping... espresso."
2019 North American Coins and Prices edited by David C. Harper. U.S., Canadian and Mexican coins. There were 1,477,967 proff sets of the 2009S 18 piece clad set sold. There were 14 different types of $5 Canadian coins minted for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Magic: The Gathering Cards: the unofficial collector's guide by Ben Bleiweiss. I'm not sure what the heck that game is about.
Cook Fast Eat Well by Sue Quinn. Take 10 minutes to cook five ingredients. Many pretty pictures. Page 110 has a reverse image; you can tell by the reverse label on the Tabasco bottle. Did I use that semicolon correctly?
Fiction
Verses For The Dead by Preston and Child. Two author dudes write another novel. Page 142 says, "deviation... insisted... both... uneasiness... on... rocks... and... listlessly... sipping... espresso."
Thursday, January 03, 2019
A Bunch of Learning Books to Learn Things
NonFiction
Antiques and Collectables: 2019 price guide by Eric Bradley. Milk glass is a general term for opaque colored glass.
Disney Cruise Line 2019 by Erin Foster, et al. I've heard from a couple people how much they enjoyed Disney cruises. I guess it'd be neat but I'm not paying that much dough for a boat ride. I don't care how great the food is.
Live Big by Ajit Nawalkha. "The entrepreneur's guide to passion, practicality, and purpose." I guess this is a pep guide.
Clean Eating Weeknight Dinner Plan: quick and healthy meals for any schedule by Michelle Anderson. Page 93 has a tofu recipe.
The Easy Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook by Hari Ghotra.Ghotra is a English cook and apparently worked at some super fancy restaurant.
Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: reading clues at the crime scene, crime lab, and in court by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney. The bloodstain photos are not in color.
Zippy Loom Creations: 20 quick and easy knitting projects by Spring House Press. The zippy loom process does look a lot easier. Not that I will get around to trying it. I wouldn't mind a few spare, thick, wool hats though. Hats are always going missing in my house. I bought a couple hats two years ago that have a fleece lining layered between the knitted sides. The hats do not work well, The fleece bunches up inside and you can't pull it apart.
Landscaping Ideas That Work by Julie Moir Messervy. Pretty pictures or pretty landscaping. Everything looks great but I sure won't be gardening any of it.
The Complete Plate by Lauren Klukas. Cookbook with healthy recipes. Klukas lives in Calgary. In Canada. Calgary, Canada's Klukas cooks kale and crepes.
Ultimate Woodwork Bible by Phil Davy and Ben Plewes. Plentiful pretty pictures of plywood. And bandsaws. And sanders. And woods. And chisels.
Antiques and Collectables: 2019 price guide by Eric Bradley. Milk glass is a general term for opaque colored glass.
Disney Cruise Line 2019 by Erin Foster, et al. I've heard from a couple people how much they enjoyed Disney cruises. I guess it'd be neat but I'm not paying that much dough for a boat ride. I don't care how great the food is.
Live Big by Ajit Nawalkha. "The entrepreneur's guide to passion, practicality, and purpose." I guess this is a pep guide.
Clean Eating Weeknight Dinner Plan: quick and healthy meals for any schedule by Michelle Anderson. Page 93 has a tofu recipe.
The Easy Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook by Hari Ghotra.Ghotra is a English cook and apparently worked at some super fancy restaurant.
Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: reading clues at the crime scene, crime lab, and in court by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney. The bloodstain photos are not in color.
Zippy Loom Creations: 20 quick and easy knitting projects by Spring House Press. The zippy loom process does look a lot easier. Not that I will get around to trying it. I wouldn't mind a few spare, thick, wool hats though. Hats are always going missing in my house. I bought a couple hats two years ago that have a fleece lining layered between the knitted sides. The hats do not work well, The fleece bunches up inside and you can't pull it apart.
Landscaping Ideas That Work by Julie Moir Messervy. Pretty pictures or pretty landscaping. Everything looks great but I sure won't be gardening any of it.
The Complete Plate by Lauren Klukas. Cookbook with healthy recipes. Klukas lives in Calgary. In Canada. Calgary, Canada's Klukas cooks kale and crepes.
Ultimate Woodwork Bible by Phil Davy and Ben Plewes. Plentiful pretty pictures of plywood. And bandsaws. And sanders. And woods. And chisels.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Mid-Holiday Four Pack
Fiction
Southernmost by Silas House. I know a guy named Silas, he is in 7th grade. Silas the author wore a blu eshirt for his author photo.
Family Trust by Kathy Wang. Guy with pancreatic cancer has relatives awaiting news on his estate. Wang wore a leather jacket for her author photo. I have to assume the material is leather. It could be a synthetic.
Non Fiction
Simple Cleaning Wisdom: 450 easy shortcuts for a fresh and tidy home by Good Housekeeping. Tip
#1: no children. Tip #2: no pets. Tip #3: don't live there.
Complete Crochet Course: the ultimate reference guide by Shannon and Jason Mullet-Bowlsby. That is a tough last name for me to type. These guys live in Seattle. I think this book will circ well.
Southernmost by Silas House. I know a guy named Silas, he is in 7th grade. Silas the author wore a blu eshirt for his author photo.
Family Trust by Kathy Wang. Guy with pancreatic cancer has relatives awaiting news on his estate. Wang wore a leather jacket for her author photo. I have to assume the material is leather. It could be a synthetic.
Non Fiction
Simple Cleaning Wisdom: 450 easy shortcuts for a fresh and tidy home by Good Housekeeping. Tip
#1: no children. Tip #2: no pets. Tip #3: don't live there.
Complete Crochet Course: the ultimate reference guide by Shannon and Jason Mullet-Bowlsby. That is a tough last name for me to type. These guys live in Seattle. I think this book will circ well.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Tony's Muscular Mermaid
NonFiction
Muscular Portfolios: the investing revolution for superior returns with lower risk by Brian Livingston. Page 22 says, "ETFs have lower expense ratios."
Fiction
The Enemy of My Enemy by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. Another post-WWI spy shoot'em up.
Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. Big band singer adn his from the '40s onward.
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar. Something about a dead mermaid in 1795.
The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash. Don't get excited, it's not about winter time in the Dakotas. Plot involves the son of famous TV host Buddy Winter who lives in the fancy schmancy Dakota Building in NYC.
Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. Fictionalization of Lale Sokolov who was assigned as the tattooist at Auschwitz. Damn.
Pandemic by Robin Cook. Doctor writes another doctor thriller.
Muscular Portfolios: the investing revolution for superior returns with lower risk by Brian Livingston. Page 22 says, "ETFs have lower expense ratios."
Fiction
The Enemy of My Enemy by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. Another post-WWI spy shoot'em up.
Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. Big band singer adn his from the '40s onward.
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar. Something about a dead mermaid in 1795.
The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash. Don't get excited, it's not about winter time in the Dakotas. Plot involves the son of famous TV host Buddy Winter who lives in the fancy schmancy Dakota Building in NYC.
Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. Fictionalization of Lale Sokolov who was assigned as the tattooist at Auschwitz. Damn.
Pandemic by Robin Cook. Doctor writes another doctor thriller.
Friday, December 14, 2018
DVD: Arrived
DVD
Mission: Impossible: Fallout starring Tom Cruise. Spies do spy stuff and fist fights and car chases and motorcycles and helicopters and stuff like that.
Mission: Impossible: Fallout starring Tom Cruise. Spies do spy stuff and fist fights and car chases and motorcycles and helicopters and stuff like that.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Some Minnesota Guy
Fiction
The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens. Young reporter in Minnesota learns that the man who may be his father is dead. He travels to Southern Minnesota, snoops, and finds the dead man was thoroughly despised.
I used to drive through Southern Minnesota a lot from 1989 to 1993. But, my route usually went up I-35, turned left at Owatonna, took highway 14 to Mankato, then took highway 169 north to St. Peter. The drive on 14 went through several small towns. I always kinda wanted to stop and visit the bars. I never did.
14 has since been updated and rerouted since 1993. At that time highway 14 went along Clear Lake into Waseca. The view was fantastic. The new road is to the south and is likely very bland. But, I suppose the trip is a lot faster without all those speed zones.
The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens. Young reporter in Minnesota learns that the man who may be his father is dead. He travels to Southern Minnesota, snoops, and finds the dead man was thoroughly despised.
I used to drive through Southern Minnesota a lot from 1989 to 1993. But, my route usually went up I-35, turned left at Owatonna, took highway 14 to Mankato, then took highway 169 north to St. Peter. The drive on 14 went through several small towns. I always kinda wanted to stop and visit the bars. I never did.
14 has since been updated and rerouted since 1993. At that time highway 14 went along Clear Lake into Waseca. The view was fantastic. The new road is to the south and is likely very bland. But, I suppose the trip is a lot faster without all those speed zones.
Friday, December 07, 2018
Here. Read This.
Fiction
The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch. Does she rise up and hand someone a sword? That'd be cool.
Lost Lake by Emily Littlejohn. Oh, is the lady from the entry up above?
Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts. Second book in a series called Chronicle of the One.
Audiobook on CD
Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe. 8CDs at 10 hours. Three kids in 1970 rural England worry about their newly divorced mother. Sword and lake content unknown.
The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch. Does she rise up and hand someone a sword? That'd be cool.
Lost Lake by Emily Littlejohn. Oh, is the lady from the entry up above?
Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts. Second book in a series called Chronicle of the One.
Audiobook on CD
Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe. 8CDs at 10 hours. Three kids in 1970 rural England worry about their newly divorced mother. Sword and lake content unknown.
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Perfect Time Travel Game
Fiction
Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates. Future girl is sent back in time to Wainscotia, Wisconsin. WISCONSIN! WOO-HOO!
Audiobooks on CD
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. 15CDs at 19 hours. People at a health resort do things.
Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan. 9CDs at 11 hours. Bernie continues as a reluctant private investigator to the crooks of Los Angeles.
Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz. 6CDs at 7.5 hours. A new James Bond novel. Featuring the beginning of Bond's career as a 00 agent.
Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates. Future girl is sent back in time to Wainscotia, Wisconsin. WISCONSIN! WOO-HOO!
Audiobooks on CD
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. 15CDs at 19 hours. People at a health resort do things.
Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan. 9CDs at 11 hours. Bernie continues as a reluctant private investigator to the crooks of Los Angeles.
Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz. 6CDs at 7.5 hours. A new James Bond novel. Featuring the beginning of Bond's career as a 00 agent.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Plastic and Paper
Musical Sounds Are Recorded With Microphones and Then Embedded Into Plastic Discs For Your Listening Pleasure
Call The Comet by Johnny Marr. Famous English guitarist plays guitar and sings songs of astronomy. Morrissey content unknown.
Traces by Steve Perry. Famous and formerly reclusive singer sings songs of pop.
Bohemian Rhapsody: the original soundtrack by [people]. People [either actors of the original performers, I don't know] sing songs about bicycles, Bohemians, and dirt eaters.
Fiction
She Would Be King by Wayetu Moore. I'm not sure what's going on here. People who have super powers and live as slaves. The dust cover says this is a "novel of profound depths".
Residue by Michael McGarrity. Part of the Kevin Kearney series set in New Mexico. I've not read any of these books in a while.
Call The Comet by Johnny Marr. Famous English guitarist plays guitar and sings songs of astronomy. Morrissey content unknown.
Traces by Steve Perry. Famous and formerly reclusive singer sings songs of pop.
Bohemian Rhapsody: the original soundtrack by [people]. People [either actors of the original performers, I don't know] sing songs about bicycles, Bohemians, and dirt eaters.
Fiction
She Would Be King by Wayetu Moore. I'm not sure what's going on here. People who have super powers and live as slaves. The dust cover says this is a "novel of profound depths".
Residue by Michael McGarrity. Part of the Kevin Kearney series set in New Mexico. I've not read any of these books in a while.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Here Are the Spine Labels
Fiction
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza.
FIC
MIR.F
PFU
-------------MUSICAL INTERLUDE-------------------------------
---------------------END MUSICAL INTERLUDE-------------------------
Master of His Fate by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
FIC
BRA.B
FALCONER
BK. 1
Target Alex Cross by James Patterson.
M
PAT.J
AC
BK.26
Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks.
FIC
FAU.S
PE
The Three Beths by Jeff Abbott.
FIC
ABB.J
TB
Love is Blind by William Boyd.
FIC
BOY.W
LB
Audiobooks on CD
Past Tense by Lee Child.
TCD
CHI.L
PT
DVD
When Calls The Heart: 5-Movie collection starring Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing.
2231
Outlander: Season Three starring [none listed].
2230
Large Print
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza.
FIC
MIR.F
PFU
-------------MUSICAL INTERLUDE-------------------------------
---------------------END MUSICAL INTERLUDE-------------------------
Master of His Fate by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
FIC
BRA.B
FALCONER
BK. 1
Target Alex Cross by James Patterson.
M
PAT.J
AC
BK.26
Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks.
FIC
FAU.S
PE
The Three Beths by Jeff Abbott.
FIC
ABB.J
TB
Love is Blind by William Boyd.
FIC
BOY.W
LB
Audiobooks on CD
Past Tense by Lee Child.
TCD
CHI.L
PT
DVD
When Calls The Heart: 5-Movie collection starring Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing.
2231
Outlander: Season Three starring [none listed].
2230
Large Print
Monday, November 19, 2018
More Fiction. More Hard Case Crime. More Video.
Fiction
The Count of 9 by Erle Stanley Gardner. First reprint in 50 years of this novel. Detective duo of Bertha Cool and Donald Lam have to solve a theft and a murder.
His Promise: an Amish Christmas in Hart County by Shelley Shepard Gray. Is Christmas that biog a deal for the Amish. Are they kind of a year-round-religion group without big emphasis on certain religious days? Maybe they are more focused on Easter? I have no idea but the cover photo includes a Dachshund.
Death in Paris by Emilia Bernhard. I kinda like the cover and kinda don't like the cover. Let's skip the plot description and check out the author bio and photo. Author bio is one of those slightly vague but informative ones. The text lists the places she has lived, a couple jobs, and her cat's name.
The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem. No idea about the plot but I love the title.
The Man She Married by Cathy Lamb. Woman wonders about her husband's past and current activities. Lamb lives in Oregon.
Past Tense by Lee Child. Jack Reacher walks around. punches people, has sex with women police officers, so on, so forth. You'll read it anyway and you'll enjoy it.
DVD
Star Trek: Discovery: Season One starring [space people]. Space People do things in space on space ships and talk Space Talk.
Large Print
The Count of 9 by Erle Stanley Gardner. First reprint in 50 years of this novel. Detective duo of Bertha Cool and Donald Lam have to solve a theft and a murder.
His Promise: an Amish Christmas in Hart County by Shelley Shepard Gray. Is Christmas that biog a deal for the Amish. Are they kind of a year-round-religion group without big emphasis on certain religious days? Maybe they are more focused on Easter? I have no idea but the cover photo includes a Dachshund.
Death in Paris by Emilia Bernhard. I kinda like the cover and kinda don't like the cover. Let's skip the plot description and check out the author bio and photo. Author bio is one of those slightly vague but informative ones. The text lists the places she has lived, a couple jobs, and her cat's name.
The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem. No idea about the plot but I love the title.
The Man She Married by Cathy Lamb. Woman wonders about her husband's past and current activities. Lamb lives in Oregon.
Past Tense by Lee Child. Jack Reacher walks around. punches people, has sex with women police officers, so on, so forth. You'll read it anyway and you'll enjoy it.
DVD
Star Trek: Discovery: Season One starring [space people]. Space People do things in space on space ships and talk Space Talk.
Large Print
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Half Self-Help, Half AutoBio, Half LARGE PRINT
NonFiction
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. "Wait, I did order that?" says Library Director. Page 105 says, "I call bull crap."
LARGE PRINT
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. "Wait, I did order that?" says Library Director. Page 105 says, "I call bull crap."
LARGE PRINT
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
That New Obama Book (and other stuff)
Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama. Autiobio by Michelle Obama.
Fiction
Look Alive Twenty-Five By Janet Evanovich. Another Stephanie Plum novel.
I Givee Up on Typunng Today
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci. FBI Agent investiagtes crime at Grand Canyon.
Nine Perfect Stravers by Liane Moriarty. A thriller. I think. Let me check... meh, I lost interest. Moriaruty lives in Australia. I wonder if she drives around for vacation. The Blu e mOuntaints look life a reagt place to visit.
Night of Miracles by Elixabeth Berg. Nigh of Miracles for LIbrary Director: 1. Children go to sleepon time. 2. I go to slep on time. 3. Stupid cats don't run around during the night. 4. I get to read of watch TV without being hassled. 5. I don;t pull a myscle doing deda lifts in teh basement.
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. I have not idda what this is about but it looks interesting just because. That;s right, just becauste.
Speldnpor Before the dark by Margaret George. IS this teh George that writes the historical novels? Let me check... Yeah, same lady. Her author photo has her wearing blue and smiling. Oh, dang. I completely forgot she lvies next door in Madison. I presume she is too big a deal for us to affor dto have her visit here. That and being successfyul makes an nauthor mega-busy and scheduled. I wonder if George does mountain biking.
Large Print
Becoming by Michelle Obama. Autiobio by Michelle Obama.
Fiction
Look Alive Twenty-Five By Janet Evanovich. Another Stephanie Plum novel.
I Givee Up on Typunng Today
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci. FBI Agent investiagtes crime at Grand Canyon.
Nine Perfect Stravers by Liane Moriarty. A thriller. I think. Let me check... meh, I lost interest. Moriaruty lives in Australia. I wonder if she drives around for vacation. The Blu e mOuntaints look life a reagt place to visit.
Night of Miracles by Elixabeth Berg. Nigh of Miracles for LIbrary Director: 1. Children go to sleepon time. 2. I go to slep on time. 3. Stupid cats don't run around during the night. 4. I get to read of watch TV without being hassled. 5. I don;t pull a myscle doing deda lifts in teh basement.
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. I have not idda what this is about but it looks interesting just because. That;s right, just becauste.
Speldnpor Before the dark by Margaret George. IS this teh George that writes the historical novels? Let me check... Yeah, same lady. Her author photo has her wearing blue and smiling. Oh, dang. I completely forgot she lvies next door in Madison. I presume she is too big a deal for us to affor dto have her visit here. That and being successfyul makes an nauthor mega-busy and scheduled. I wonder if George does mountain biking.
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Monday, November 12, 2018
Gischler For Your Ears
AudioBook on CD
No Good Deed by Victor Gischler. 7CDs for unknown hours. The bib record is incorrect. The bib says this is eight discs but there are only 7. You don't need to know the plot because this is a Gischler novel and always worth your time.
No Good Deed by Victor Gischler. 7CDs for unknown hours. The bib record is incorrect. The bib says this is eight discs but there are only 7. You don't need to know the plot because this is a Gischler novel and always worth your time.
Friday, November 09, 2018
Fiction? Non.
Travel
Ireland: 2019 by DK Eyewitness. Page 91 says, "The oldest public library in Ireland was built in 1701 for the Archbishop of Dublin, Narcissus Marsh."
Washington, DC: 2019 by DK Eyewitness. Page 183 says, "Stony Man Peak is a pleasant 1.5-mile (2.5-km) hike to rock ledges with spectacular views."
New York City: 2019 by DK Eyewitness. Page 166 says, "The High Line snaking through buildings on Manhattan's west side."
Birnbaum's Walt Disney World: 2019. Page 207 says, "Pay close attention to the flamingo pond on your left just after you enter elephant country."
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2019 by Bob Sehlinger and Liliane J Opsomer with Len Testa. Page 139 says, "But for a few yeas now, con artists have been distributing fliers to hotel guests - they ask for your credit card number over the phone, but the pizza never arrives."
Cooking
Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, 17th Edition. Page 314 says, "sliced".
Salt Fat Acid Heat: mastering the elements of good cooking by Samin Nosrat. Page 13 says, "Finally, remember to have fun!"
Simply Keto: a practival approach to health and weight loss by Suzanne Ryan. Page 76 says, "2 large egg yolks".
All The Rest
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis. What happens when a new government refuses to learn?
Presidents of War by Michael Beschloss. According to the dust cover Beschloss spent ten years writing this. The extensive citations and source notes will appeal to the history majors like myself.
In My Father's House: a new view on how crime runs in the family by Fox Butterfield. When crime is the family trade.
Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz. Collins loves the history of gangster Chicago and Eliot Ness. This looks like a neat book.
Live Work Work Work Die: a journey into the savage heart of Silicon Valley by Corey Pein. Something something something.
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Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
A Book, A Movie, A Movie, A Movie.
Fiction
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White. All three authors live in different places. I wonder how often they met in person to strategize. Not often I suspect. Most everything could be done by trading drafts and talking on the phone. Would in-person meetings more likely devolve into screwing around as they drank coffee and talked about family, dogs, politics?
DVD
Hotel Artemis starring [famous actors]. Some sort of shoot'em up. I think. Here is a trailer.
Life of the Party starring [Actor famous for comedic performances]. Newly divorced housewife goes to college with daughter. This title reminds me of this song.
And this one.
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White. All three authors live in different places. I wonder how often they met in person to strategize. Not often I suspect. Most everything could be done by trading drafts and talking on the phone. Would in-person meetings more likely devolve into screwing around as they drank coffee and talked about family, dogs, politics?
DVD
Hotel Artemis starring [famous actors]. Some sort of shoot'em up. I think. Here is a trailer.
Life of the Party starring [Actor famous for comedic performances]. Newly divorced housewife goes to college with daughter. This title reminds me of this song.
And this one.
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