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Comment on More on Audiobooks from Tracy by Audiobooks

Audiobooks — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:22:40 +0000

I completely agree about making or breaking the story. I have had a couple audiobooks that I discarded because the reader was horrible. They need to show enthusiasm when reading a book.

Comment on How to Live: or A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer by James Kitzmiller

James Kitzmiller — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:23:13 +0000

Linda:

I wonder if you read Michael Dirda’s review of this book and : WHEN I AM PLAYING WITH MY CAT, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT SHE IS NOT PLAYING WITH ME? Montaigne and Being in Touch with Life By
Saul Frampton? It was in the Washington Post a couple of weeks ago.
I hope the County purchases at least one copy of the latter work.

Good wishes.
James K.

Comment on Get Steamed Over a Good Cozy Mystery by Sarah S

Sarah S — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:42:05 +0000

Hello!, First time poster and looking forward to being a part of the discussion

Comment on Try These Listen-Up 2010 Audiobook Award Winners! by Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:46:39 +0000

I really enjoyed “The Lonely Polygamist.” I picked it up on a whim when I needed a book to listen to on a trip. The reader did a good job as well.

Comment on Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua by Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:02:50 +0000

I have this one requested – I’m looking forward to reading it. It has generated a lot of discussion on a message board that I visit.

Comment on Librarians’ Picks – Science Fiction by Clark

Clark — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:36:43 +0000

Great picks for the science fiction readers, thank you! One more I'd add to the list is a book by author Leonid Korogodski called Pink Noise: A Posthuman Tale. I would have never believed that a book could have more ideas per word than Charles Stross’ writing. But this one does. And what ideas! This book is an eye-opener.

Comment on Where have I been? by Carie

Carie — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:42:49 +0000

When you’re done with Monk and Thomas Pitt, try Perry’s WWI series. The series is wonderfully done.

Comment on Hardboiled Police Procedurals with an International Flair by Donna Sebly

Donna Sebly — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:41:13 +0000

Consider also “Jar City” by Arnaldur Indridason, a police procedural that takes place in Reykjvik, reviewed earlier in this blog.

Comment on Southern Books for Summer by D. Sebly

D. Sebly — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:09:44 +0000

If you like short stories, you may want to read Lee Smith’s “Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-eyed Stranger.” Some of the stories are a little sad, and some are funny, but most of them are satisfying for a hot summer day.

Comment on Thrillers – Codes and Ciphers by Liz

Liz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:35:05 +0000

Hey, how funny. I was at our library this afternoon (picking up a book someone recommended on a blog last week! I love that -- plus a "from the Kitchen of Julia Child," as I was inspired by the recent movie) and came across a display of "Books with Bytes." Obviously all had to do with computers. So I patiently waited inline (and believe me, time has been in short supply today) to recommend the librarian find a Jeffrey Deaver book, called "The Blue Nowhere," (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671042262/stopyourekilling). It's a great code/ciphers thriller.

My current thriller, Three Kisses, isn't "The Blue Nowhere," but as 9/11 is tomorrow, and this thriller is based, so to speak on actual current events, with al Qaeda and international terrorism and the Midle East, etc., I wanted to recommend it. It made reading and understanding current geopolitical events much more understandable and enjoyable.