NonFiction
Norco '80: the true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American history by Peter Houlahan. Five nutjobs rob a bank in Northern California and cause a running shootout through several towns and murdering three people.
Confirmation Bias: inside Washington's war over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's death to Justice Kavanaugh by Carl Hulse. Judicial confirmation over the past 20 years and the most recent fights.
Comic Books
Triggerman by Walter Hill, Matz, and Jef. 1930s hitman is sprung from jail by the mob to do a job.
Rick and Morty Vs. Dungeons and Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub. Craziness.
Doctor Who: the third Doctor by Jody Houser. Weird screwdrivers, aliens, telephone boxes.
Breakneck by Duane Swierczynski.A "full throttle race against time that is a pure dose of modern pulp."
Fiction
The Dark Side by Danielle Steel.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
Books
NonFiction
Kochland: the secret history of Koch Industries and corporate power in America by Christopher Leonard. One of the Kich's just died. This should circ.
The World's Fastest man: the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first black sports hero by Michael Kranish. Lots of cyclists in this town. Taylor competed before and after the turn of the century.
Fiction
A Better Man by Louise Penny. This has a shelf date of August 27. So, no Inspector Gamache for you!
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. This has a shlef date of September 3. No Minnesota fiction for you!
Kochland: the secret history of Koch Industries and corporate power in America by Christopher Leonard. One of the Kich's just died. This should circ.
The World's Fastest man: the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first black sports hero by Michael Kranish. Lots of cyclists in this town. Taylor competed before and after the turn of the century.
Fiction
A Better Man by Louise Penny. This has a shelf date of August 27. So, no Inspector Gamache for you!
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. This has a shlef date of September 3. No Minnesota fiction for you!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Thinly Veiled Novel and DVDs
Fiction
Murder In Ice by Margot Peters with leslie DeMuth and Steve Bower. Murder mystery set in a thinly veiled Lake Mills.
DVD
Shazam! starring [people]. Billy Batson transforms into a super hero.
Detective Pikachu starring[I don't care]. I don't know what the deal with this film is and I really don't care.
Murder In Ice by Margot Peters with leslie DeMuth and Steve Bower. Murder mystery set in a thinly veiled Lake Mills.
DVD
Shazam! starring [people]. Billy Batson transforms into a super hero.
Detective Pikachu starring[I don't care]. I don't know what the deal with this film is and I really don't care.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Lisa Lutz and A Bunch of Discs
Fiction
The Swallows bu Lisa Lutz. Something about a teacher at a private school for girls and a mystery. Author bio includes "[Lutz] lives part-time in New York's Hudson Valley." The Valley looks to be 100 miles - or so - long.
Inland by Tea Obrecht. Obrecht lives in "New York". Do I assume that means the City? Or do I assume she is a neighbor of Lutz and commutes into the city for work?
DVD
El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez. Cop takes on the legend of a the hero El Chicano. Fisticuff justice ensues.
Audiobooks on CD
The Swallows bu Lisa Lutz. Something about a teacher at a private school for girls and a mystery. Author bio includes "[Lutz] lives part-time in New York's Hudson Valley." The Valley looks to be 100 miles - or so - long.
Inland by Tea Obrecht. Obrecht lives in "New York". Do I assume that means the City? Or do I assume she is a neighbor of Lutz and commutes into the city for work?
DVD
El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez. Cop takes on the legend of a the hero El Chicano. Fisticuff justice ensues.
Audiobooks on CD
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Sounds Are Recorded and Sold
Music Is Recorded, Encoded, Packaged, and Sold.
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B. New York rapper raps raps about life.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. American teenage singer sings songs and becomes instantly internet famous.
Originals by Prince. Minnesota singer sings songs he wrote for other musicians.
DVD
Smart Studios Story by Wendy Schneider. Documentary of the recording studio in Madison that recorded Nirvana, Garbage, and other famous acts.
Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B. New York rapper raps raps about life.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. American teenage singer sings songs and becomes instantly internet famous.
Originals by Prince. Minnesota singer sings songs he wrote for other musicians.
DVD
Smart Studios Story by Wendy Schneider. Documentary of the recording studio in Madison that recorded Nirvana, Garbage, and other famous acts.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Steve Hockensmith's Returns
Hockensmith
The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith. Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer have established a detective agency. It's 1894 and the Amlingmeyers are dedicated to the Sherlock Holmes method of detecting. But there first case is a range war and the customers want guns not clues.
Fiction
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. A very introverted woman finds out her long absent father has died and then learns she has an extended family of siblings, nieces and nephews. Woman is discombobulated.
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh. Romance novel and the cover is almost all green except for a woman model in a gown. The gown is kinda green tinged. Balogh has written approximately 4,372 novels.
Killing With Confetti by Peter Lovesey. Son of a high raning cop and daughter of a mob boss get married in Bath. The wedding guest list kinda clashes and some dude has to run security and make sure no one dies.
NonFiction
The Battle of Gettysburg: a soldier's first-hand account by Colonel Frank A. Haskell. This is supposed to be one of the most famous accounts of the battle and is written by a Wisconsin soldier who died a year later. The library's last copy fell apart.
Adrenaline Junkie: a memoir by Les Edgerton. Life a convict, armed robber, famed hairdresser, and accomplished writer.
The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith. Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer have established a detective agency. It's 1894 and the Amlingmeyers are dedicated to the Sherlock Holmes method of detecting. But there first case is a range war and the customers want guns not clues.
Fiction
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. A very introverted woman finds out her long absent father has died and then learns she has an extended family of siblings, nieces and nephews. Woman is discombobulated.
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh. Romance novel and the cover is almost all green except for a woman model in a gown. The gown is kinda green tinged. Balogh has written approximately 4,372 novels.
Killing With Confetti by Peter Lovesey. Son of a high raning cop and daughter of a mob boss get married in Bath. The wedding guest list kinda clashes and some dude has to run security and make sure no one dies.
NonFiction
The Battle of Gettysburg: a soldier's first-hand account by Colonel Frank A. Haskell. This is supposed to be one of the most famous accounts of the battle and is written by a Wisconsin soldier who died a year later. The library's last copy fell apart.
Adrenaline Junkie: a memoir by Les Edgerton. Life a convict, armed robber, famed hairdresser, and accomplished writer.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
More More More (Nonsense)
Fiction
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. Lombardo grew up in Northern Illinois. Doesn't say where she lives now. Let me try and find out... her website says she lives in Iowa City. You know who else lives in Iowa? That's right, Max Allan Collins. According to the Internet Box Collins lives only 36 miles from Iowa City.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. I've enjoyed Harris's novels but have not read one in quite a while. I don't much care where Harris lives. Probably in a house. Maybe an apartment. Or a condo.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. This is the same Horowitz who writes a ton of Young Adult fiction. I don't know where Horowitz lives so I am going to pretend he lives in a $1,000,000 RV and travels the country.
Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston. Houston lives up in Bayfield or Superior or something. She drives around for author visits, too.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts. Does Roberts write all her own books anymore? I've read that Roberts is great at suing people who try to steal or plagiarize her work. That is good, you have to protect your copyright and go after thieves.
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. Lombardo grew up in Northern Illinois. Doesn't say where she lives now. Let me try and find out... her website says she lives in Iowa City. You know who else lives in Iowa? That's right, Max Allan Collins. According to the Internet Box Collins lives only 36 miles from Iowa City.
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. I've enjoyed Harris's novels but have not read one in quite a while. I don't much care where Harris lives. Probably in a house. Maybe an apartment. Or a condo.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. This is the same Horowitz who writes a ton of Young Adult fiction. I don't know where Horowitz lives so I am going to pretend he lives in a $1,000,000 RV and travels the country.
Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston. Houston lives up in Bayfield or Superior or something. She drives around for author visits, too.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts. Does Roberts write all her own books anymore? I've read that Roberts is great at suing people who try to steal or plagiarize her work. That is good, you have to protect your copyright and go after thieves.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Two Novels and the Library Director Rambles On
Fiction
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron. How do you pronounce that name? Doiron lives in Maine and is a "Registered Maine Guide". I recall reading a few years ago how that certification was being reconsidered. That the application would do away with several requirements and allow people to apply and be approved by mail. The concern was that being a Registered Maine Guide is a big deal. The title means the person is experience and knowledgeable. I have such a difficult time correctly spelling knowledgeable.
Sophia, Princess Among the Beasts by James Patterson Literary Industries and Emily Raymond. Raymond lives in Portland and did a couple other books with Patterson. That's about all the dustcover says about her. Here, let me look her up on the Computer Box... well, no author page comes up. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Raymong Feist is on Facebook though. We only have one of his novels here.
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron. How do you pronounce that name? Doiron lives in Maine and is a "Registered Maine Guide". I recall reading a few years ago how that certification was being reconsidered. That the application would do away with several requirements and allow people to apply and be approved by mail. The concern was that being a Registered Maine Guide is a big deal. The title means the person is experience and knowledgeable. I have such a difficult time correctly spelling knowledgeable.
Sophia, Princess Among the Beasts by James Patterson Literary Industries and Emily Raymond. Raymond lives in Portland and did a couple other books with Patterson. That's about all the dustcover says about her. Here, let me look her up on the Computer Box... well, no author page comes up. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Raymong Feist is on Facebook though. We only have one of his novels here.
Friday, July 05, 2019
Disc X 23
DVD
Orange is the New Black: season four starring [many actresees]. Season Four of a show I have never seen.
Audio Books on CD
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Someone donated this and we did not already have an audio copy.
A Measure of Darkness by Jonathan Kellerman and Jessee Kellerman. 8.5 hours on 7 CDsA Deputy Coroner has personal and professional trouble. Dennis Boursikaris narrates this, he does good work.
Orange is the New Black: season four starring [many actresees]. Season Four of a show I have never seen.
Audio Books on CD
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Someone donated this and we did not already have an audio copy.
A Measure of Darkness by Jonathan Kellerman and Jessee Kellerman. 8.5 hours on 7 CDsA Deputy Coroner has personal and professional trouble. Dennis Boursikaris narrates this, he does good work.
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Books
NonFiction
All the Rage: mothers, father, and the myth of equal partnership by Darcy Lockman. "How progressive relationships become traditional ones when children are introduced into the household."
Churchill: walking with destiny by Andrew Roberts. Page 242 says, "Churchill knew he had made a bad misstep."
Fiction
Beneath the Flames by Gregory Lee Renz. Small town guy joins big city fire department after a personal tragedy. Oh, hey, Nickolas Butler blurbed this. I don't recall hearing Greg mention that.
All the Rage: mothers, father, and the myth of equal partnership by Darcy Lockman. "How progressive relationships become traditional ones when children are introduced into the household."
Churchill: walking with destiny by Andrew Roberts. Page 242 says, "Churchill knew he had made a bad misstep."
Fiction
Beneath the Flames by Gregory Lee Renz. Small town guy joins big city fire department after a personal tragedy. Oh, hey, Nickolas Butler blurbed this. I don't recall hearing Greg mention that.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The Mob and Sharks
NonFiction
Indianapolis:The true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. Naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic. Latest book on the topic including some discussion on the found wreckage and the work to exonerate the ship's Captain.
Handsome Johnny: the life and death of Johnny Roselli: gentleman gangster, Hollywood producer, CIA assassin by Lee Server. Mobster gets away with murder and vice.
Audiobook on CD
Celtic Empire by Clive Cussler Literary Production Compilers and Dirk Cussler. 10.5 hours on 8 CDs. A thriller.
DVD
Five Feet Apart starring [actors]. Sick teenagers are not allowed to smoochy-smoochy.
MUSICAL REMINDERS
For Indianapolis.
For Handsome Johnny.
For Five Feet Apart.
Indianapolis:The true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. Naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic. Latest book on the topic including some discussion on the found wreckage and the work to exonerate the ship's Captain.
Handsome Johnny: the life and death of Johnny Roselli: gentleman gangster, Hollywood producer, CIA assassin by Lee Server. Mobster gets away with murder and vice.
Audiobook on CD
Celtic Empire by Clive Cussler Literary Production Compilers and Dirk Cussler. 10.5 hours on 8 CDs. A thriller.
DVD
Five Feet Apart starring [actors]. Sick teenagers are not allowed to smoochy-smoochy.
MUSICAL REMINDERS
For Indianapolis.
For Handsome Johnny.
For Five Feet Apart.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Double Dose of Canada
NonFiction
DK Eyewitness Canada edited by Alison McGill. McGill? Well let's look for mention of the school. Let's see... Page 252 has a fancy photo of a museum at McGill.
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Montreal and Quebec City by Gregory B. Gallagher. Let's check theMcGill entry for this one... this also mentions the Redpath Museum and says McGill has 80 acres and 300 buildings.
Fiction
Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day. Yet another mystery with cats and cooking. This is set in Indiana. day is set "north of Boston".
Lost and Found by Danielle Steel. I don't know. Something that millions of people will read and enjoy.
The Daughters of Temperence Hobbs by Katherine Howe. Some book about things. Let's check out the author bio... Hey, Howe has had two bestsellers. She is one of those authors that "splits her time" between two places. I always wonder what that means. Does she have two homes? Does she park an RV in Maine for a week at a time? Is their a family weekend home?
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. I'll read her bio too... pretty brief bio saying she's written 11 novels and lives in Edinburgh. I wonder if she knows Ian Rankin? He writes a lot of books.
DVD/Blu Ray
Us starring Lupita Nyongo. Horror movie. Let me find a movie trailer...
DK Eyewitness Canada edited by Alison McGill. McGill? Well let's look for mention of the school. Let's see... Page 252 has a fancy photo of a museum at McGill.
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Montreal and Quebec City by Gregory B. Gallagher. Let's check theMcGill entry for this one... this also mentions the Redpath Museum and says McGill has 80 acres and 300 buildings.
Fiction
Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day. Yet another mystery with cats and cooking. This is set in Indiana. day is set "north of Boston".
Lost and Found by Danielle Steel. I don't know. Something that millions of people will read and enjoy.
The Daughters of Temperence Hobbs by Katherine Howe. Some book about things. Let's check out the author bio... Hey, Howe has had two bestsellers. She is one of those authors that "splits her time" between two places. I always wonder what that means. Does she have two homes? Does she park an RV in Maine for a week at a time? Is their a family weekend home?
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. I'll read her bio too... pretty brief bio saying she's written 11 novels and lives in Edinburgh. I wonder if she knows Ian Rankin? He writes a lot of books.
DVD/Blu Ray
Us starring Lupita Nyongo. Horror movie. Let me find a movie trailer...
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Just These Three
Fiction
The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore. Another one of those novels where people meet during a beach vacation.
The Body Lies by Jo Baker. Jo Baker's author photo has her wearing what looks like one of those Timex Weekender watches. I was going to get one of those a couple years ago but the water resistance was minimal and I was swimming a lot more that year. I need to start doing laps in the lake again.
NonFiction
Social Security Handbook 2019. Oh, this is the Large Print edition. I did not know that when I ordered it. That's ok.
The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore. Another one of those novels where people meet during a beach vacation.
The Body Lies by Jo Baker. Jo Baker's author photo has her wearing what looks like one of those Timex Weekender watches. I was going to get one of those a couple years ago but the water resistance was minimal and I was swimming a lot more that year. I need to start doing laps in the lake again.
NonFiction
Social Security Handbook 2019. Oh, this is the Large Print edition. I did not know that when I ordered it. That's ok.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Wisconsin!
NonFiction
We've Been Her All Along: Wisconsin's early gay history by R. Richard Wagner. Chapter Six is about medical treatments for homosexuality. A 1946 quote from the Milwaukee Journal "Make it possible to commit the overt homosexual to a special institution, not for a term but until cured." Dammmmmmmn... I flipped through the book and this looks pretty interesting.
Madison in the Sixties by Stuart D. Levitan. According to the cover images this is all about footbal, protests, and architecture. But, I just looked up Badger football records for the 1960s and there was only one good year. That was the Rose Bowl year from 1962.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Penwern: a summer estate by Mark Hertzberg. Pretty pictures of a house.
Stories From the Wreckage: a Great Lakes maritime history inspired by shipwrecks by John Odin Jensen.
We've Been Her All Along: Wisconsin's early gay history by R. Richard Wagner. Chapter Six is about medical treatments for homosexuality. A 1946 quote from the Milwaukee Journal "Make it possible to commit the overt homosexual to a special institution, not for a term but until cured." Dammmmmmmn... I flipped through the book and this looks pretty interesting.
Madison in the Sixties by Stuart D. Levitan. According to the cover images this is all about footbal, protests, and architecture. But, I just looked up Badger football records for the 1960s and there was only one good year. That was the Rose Bowl year from 1962.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Penwern: a summer estate by Mark Hertzberg. Pretty pictures of a house.
Stories From the Wreckage: a Great Lakes maritime history inspired by shipwrecks by John Odin Jensen.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Make Believe
Fiction With Made Up Plot By Me, The Guy Typing This
The History of Living Forever by Jake Wolff. The autobiography of Merlin who continues to live backwards in time.
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand. An Asperger's teenager is fascinated with the song by Bryan Adams and the lyrics guide her in investigating the murder of her best friend.
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner. Joan Atchison is Super Mom and Driven Winery Manager. When a norovirus lays her out for months on end she learns to accept her new limitations.
Oracle by Clive Cussler Liteary Industries and Robin Burcell. After five years of hits on Wall Street Dave Grimaldi thinks he can do no wrong. So, he decides to produce a motion picture and sets up filming in rural West Kansas. Surprises ensue.
The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe. After her husband's death Louise's seaside house is getting difficult to pay for. Why not open the house as a vacation rental and live in her converted garage? Demanding and drunken guests lead to trouble and surprising romance.
The Shallows by Matt Goldman. The Shallows should be safe. But shallow water can still hide many dangers. New parents Jill and Shonda are about to find out how dangerous.
More News Tomorrow by Susan Richards Shreve. Natalie works a science station on the other side of the Arctic Circle. Limited satellite access and broken equipment leave her with only a few sentences of contact per day with her husband. Natalie is already worried for her ill father, but what about her husband's fidelity?
The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths. Misty and Jacob are exploring the woods near their new home by the Canadian border in Vermont. The discover an overgrown glade with a circle of boulders. Who put the stones there? Why do the rocks seem to vibrate upon touching? Why do Misty and Jacob feel they should not tell their parents about the stones?
DVD
Outlander: Season Four starring [actors]. Scotland? Ireland. I'm not sure what's going on. Here is a song.
Plastic Discs Contain a Computer Code That Is Translated Into Music
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter. Tall guy sings songs and plays instruments for you to enjoy.
The History of Living Forever by Jake Wolff. The autobiography of Merlin who continues to live backwards in time.
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand. An Asperger's teenager is fascinated with the song by Bryan Adams and the lyrics guide her in investigating the murder of her best friend.
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner. Joan Atchison is Super Mom and Driven Winery Manager. When a norovirus lays her out for months on end she learns to accept her new limitations.
Oracle by Clive Cussler Liteary Industries and Robin Burcell. After five years of hits on Wall Street Dave Grimaldi thinks he can do no wrong. So, he decides to produce a motion picture and sets up filming in rural West Kansas. Surprises ensue.
The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe. After her husband's death Louise's seaside house is getting difficult to pay for. Why not open the house as a vacation rental and live in her converted garage? Demanding and drunken guests lead to trouble and surprising romance.
The Shallows by Matt Goldman. The Shallows should be safe. But shallow water can still hide many dangers. New parents Jill and Shonda are about to find out how dangerous.
More News Tomorrow by Susan Richards Shreve. Natalie works a science station on the other side of the Arctic Circle. Limited satellite access and broken equipment leave her with only a few sentences of contact per day with her husband. Natalie is already worried for her ill father, but what about her husband's fidelity?
The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths. Misty and Jacob are exploring the woods near their new home by the Canadian border in Vermont. The discover an overgrown glade with a circle of boulders. Who put the stones there? Why do the rocks seem to vibrate upon touching? Why do Misty and Jacob feel they should not tell their parents about the stones?
DVD
Outlander: Season Four starring [actors]. Scotland? Ireland. I'm not sure what's going on. Here is a song.
Plastic Discs Contain a Computer Code That Is Translated Into Music
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter. Tall guy sings songs and plays instruments for you to enjoy.
Monday, June 10, 2019
NonFic: Politics, Celebrity, War
NonFiction
Vegetables Illustrated: an inspring guide with 700+ kitchen-tester recipes by America's Test Kitchen. Recipes.
Vanlife Diaries: finding freedom on the open road by Kathleen Morton, Jonny Dustow, Jared Melrose. Many photos about living in vans and traveling.
The Impeachers: the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just nation by Brenda Wineapple. Wineapple is an uncommon name. This looks interesting.
Dignity: seeking respect in back row America by Chris Arnade. Wall Street gets fed up with Wall Street weasels and quits his work. Ends up driving around US to photograph and interview people.
Infinite Powers: how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe by Steven Strogatz. Math by a math teacher with math diagrams. My children may like this book.
D-Day Girls: the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the nazis, and helped win World War II by Sarah Rose. Page 192 says, "The dog sneezed on the curtains." Yeah, I know that feeling.
Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern. Celebrity interviews over the years.
Fault Lines: a history of the United States since 1974 by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer. History written by historians. Very nice indexing.
Hero Dinners: complete one-pan meals that save the day by Marge Perry and David Bonom. Bonom is an uncommon name as well. Many pretty pictures.
Furious Hours: murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep. Lee researched a murder case and conviction. Cep rolls it all together.
We Speak for Ourselves: a word from forgotten Black America by D. Watkins. Essays with a tour through Baltimore neighborhoods.
The Kids In the Hall: one dumb guy by Paul Myers. Biography of the comedy troupe. I'm a fan so I figured other people would also be interested in reading this.
The Presidents: noted historians rank America's best - and worst - Chief Executives by Brian Lamb, Susan Swain and C-SPAN. Nixon is #28. Arthur is #35.
Maybe You Should Talk to Somebody: a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed by Lori Gottlieb. A therapist goes to a therapist.
Vegetables Illustrated: an inspring guide with 700+ kitchen-tester recipes by America's Test Kitchen. Recipes.
Vanlife Diaries: finding freedom on the open road by Kathleen Morton, Jonny Dustow, Jared Melrose. Many photos about living in vans and traveling.
The Impeachers: the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just nation by Brenda Wineapple. Wineapple is an uncommon name. This looks interesting.
Dignity: seeking respect in back row America by Chris Arnade. Wall Street gets fed up with Wall Street weasels and quits his work. Ends up driving around US to photograph and interview people.
Infinite Powers: how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe by Steven Strogatz. Math by a math teacher with math diagrams. My children may like this book.
D-Day Girls: the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the nazis, and helped win World War II by Sarah Rose. Page 192 says, "The dog sneezed on the curtains." Yeah, I know that feeling.
Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern. Celebrity interviews over the years.
Fault Lines: a history of the United States since 1974 by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer. History written by historians. Very nice indexing.
Hero Dinners: complete one-pan meals that save the day by Marge Perry and David Bonom. Bonom is an uncommon name as well. Many pretty pictures.
Furious Hours: murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep. Lee researched a murder case and conviction. Cep rolls it all together.
We Speak for Ourselves: a word from forgotten Black America by D. Watkins. Essays with a tour through Baltimore neighborhoods.
The Kids In the Hall: one dumb guy by Paul Myers. Biography of the comedy troupe. I'm a fan so I figured other people would also be interested in reading this.
The Presidents: noted historians rank America's best - and worst - Chief Executives by Brian Lamb, Susan Swain and C-SPAN. Nixon is #28. Arthur is #35.
Maybe You Should Talk to Somebody: a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed by Lori Gottlieb. A therapist goes to a therapist.
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
Biography, Crime, Ellroy
NonFiction
Pirates of the Prairie: outlaws and vigilantes in America's hearltand by Ken Lizzio. Crime and punishment on the early frontier of Illinois and other prairie states. Looks very neat-o to me.
The Way Home: tales from a life without technology by Mark Boyle. Guy gets rid of phone. Lives in a cabin. Or something. I'm not entirely sure what's going on here but the reviews were very positive.
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen. Hepburn apparently helped out the Dutch Underground. Thank goodness the subtitle is not one of those BS ones like "Untold story that WON THE WAR" or "the hidden story that WON THE WAR" or other nonsense.
You Are A Badass At Making Money: master the mindset of wealth by Jen Sincero. I've been focusing on ordering more financial, crafting, and cooking books. Because people like those books.
Fiction
This Storm by James Ellroy. The great one returns with the second novel in his new trilogy setting during WW2 in Los Angeles. Patriotism and profiteering.
Skin Game by Parnell Hall and Stuart Woods Literary Industries Amalgamated. The cover image has a leopard sneaking around in a house. Parnell Hall does not get an author photo.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. Gilbert? That's a familiar name. Let me see. Oh, yeah, Eat, Pray, Love. Was that the 'I got divorced and took a trip" book?
The Friends We Keep by Jane Green. The cover is kinda neat by too yellow for me. I am very shallow and judgmental. Green lives in Connecticut which is a state I have trouble typing without error.
Whiskers in the Dark by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. One of those cat mysteries where Brown gives writing credit to her cat. But, Brown has been crediting the cat for years. Surely that cat is dead by now?
Unsolved by David Ellis and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated. A novel.
Hot Shot by Fern Michaels. A novel.
Pirates of the Prairie: outlaws and vigilantes in America's hearltand by Ken Lizzio. Crime and punishment on the early frontier of Illinois and other prairie states. Looks very neat-o to me.
The Way Home: tales from a life without technology by Mark Boyle. Guy gets rid of phone. Lives in a cabin. Or something. I'm not entirely sure what's going on here but the reviews were very positive.
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen. Hepburn apparently helped out the Dutch Underground. Thank goodness the subtitle is not one of those BS ones like "Untold story that WON THE WAR" or "the hidden story that WON THE WAR" or other nonsense.
You Are A Badass At Making Money: master the mindset of wealth by Jen Sincero. I've been focusing on ordering more financial, crafting, and cooking books. Because people like those books.
Fiction
This Storm by James Ellroy. The great one returns with the second novel in his new trilogy setting during WW2 in Los Angeles. Patriotism and profiteering.
Skin Game by Parnell Hall and Stuart Woods Literary Industries Amalgamated. The cover image has a leopard sneaking around in a house. Parnell Hall does not get an author photo.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. Gilbert? That's a familiar name. Let me see. Oh, yeah, Eat, Pray, Love. Was that the 'I got divorced and took a trip" book?
The Friends We Keep by Jane Green. The cover is kinda neat by too yellow for me. I am very shallow and judgmental. Green lives in Connecticut which is a state I have trouble typing without error.
Whiskers in the Dark by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. One of those cat mysteries where Brown gives writing credit to her cat. But, Brown has been crediting the cat for years. Surely that cat is dead by now?
Unsolved by David Ellis and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated. A novel.
Hot Shot by Fern Michaels. A novel.
Monday, June 03, 2019
Round Plastic
Audiobooks on CD
Wild Card by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Something about murder and lawyers. I suppose.
Lost Roses by Martha Hale Kelly. 15.5 hours on 13CDs. Historical fiction. Here, I will pick and choose from the description, "1914... so often... the two... splendors... covered... mosaics... on Serbia."
DVD
Roxy: the movie starring Frank Zappa, Mothers, and music. I'm not certain what this is and will not look it up. I figure this will circ though and it also includes a CD of the music.
Musical Sounds Are Translated From Paper By Instruments, Recorded With Computers, And Played Back to You Through Electrical Magic
Love is Magic by John Grant. American singer sings songs of stuff. I heard this dude on the radio and really liked it.
Dogrel by Fontaines D.C. Irish guys sings songs of Dublin and stuff. I heard these guys on the radio, too.
Wild Card by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Something about murder and lawyers. I suppose.
Lost Roses by Martha Hale Kelly. 15.5 hours on 13CDs. Historical fiction. Here, I will pick and choose from the description, "1914... so often... the two... splendors... covered... mosaics... on Serbia."
DVD
Roxy: the movie starring Frank Zappa, Mothers, and music. I'm not certain what this is and will not look it up. I figure this will circ though and it also includes a CD of the music.
Musical Sounds Are Translated From Paper By Instruments, Recorded With Computers, And Played Back to You Through Electrical Magic
Love is Magic by John Grant. American singer sings songs of stuff. I heard this dude on the radio and really liked it.
Dogrel by Fontaines D.C. Irish guys sings songs of Dublin and stuff. I heard these guys on the radio, too.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Pictures. Words. Sounds
AudioBook on CD
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline. 11.5 hours on 10 CDs. This has two narrators. Woman punishes herself for a prank gone wrong 25 years ago.
Fiction
The Fall of Shannara: The Stiehl Assassin by Terry Brooks. I've not read any of these Shannara books since middle school. I really enjoyed those at the time. According to the front cover there are 35 novels set in Shannara - that seems like a low number.
NonFiction
The Color of Time: A new history of the world: 1850-1960 by Dan jones and Marina Amaral. Brazilian lady has colorized a ton of black and white photos. Trying to get skin tones must be difficult. I know she tried to work on other colors using artifacts like uniforms, "There is no way of knowing the original hues just by looking at the different shades of grey. The only course of action is the one familiar to every historian, whatever their specialty: dig, dig, dig."
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline. 11.5 hours on 10 CDs. This has two narrators. Woman punishes herself for a prank gone wrong 25 years ago.
Fiction
The Fall of Shannara: The Stiehl Assassin by Terry Brooks. I've not read any of these Shannara books since middle school. I really enjoyed those at the time. According to the front cover there are 35 novels set in Shannara - that seems like a low number.
NonFiction
The Color of Time: A new history of the world: 1850-1960 by Dan jones and Marina Amaral. Brazilian lady has colorized a ton of black and white photos. Trying to get skin tones must be difficult. I know she tried to work on other colors using artifacts like uniforms, "There is no way of knowing the original hues just by looking at the different shades of grey. The only course of action is the one familiar to every historian, whatever their specialty: dig, dig, dig."
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Two DVDs
DVD
Dragged Across Concrete starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn. Crime story.
-----------MUSICAL INTERLUDE----------------------
Poppy music I heard on BBC a couple hours ago.
----------------END MUSICAL INTERLUDE--------------------
Dragged Across Concrete starring Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson. Same thing but in BluRay.
Dragged Across Concrete starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn. Crime story.
-----------MUSICAL INTERLUDE----------------------
Poppy music I heard on BBC a couple hours ago.
----------------END MUSICAL INTERLUDE--------------------
Dragged Across Concrete starring Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson. Same thing but in BluRay.
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