September 2017
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THE RADIUM GIRLS – Kate Moore
I don’t typically have a problem with my blood pressure, but reading this book got my blood boiling. This well-researched non-fiction book takes a look at the dark side of a once-glowing industry. During the first World War there was a demand for watches and clocks and other instruments with glowing dials. The Radium Dial Continue reading
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BOOKHUNTER – graphic novel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE From the whacked-out mind that brought us the Demon graphic novel series, comes a rip-roaring mystery-thriller graphic novel set in … a library? Yup, a library! It is 1973 and the Oakland Public Library has its own police force known as Bookhunters. They’e tough, seasoned, and a bit grizzled but Continue reading
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THE 39 CLUES: DOUBLECROSS #1: MISSION TITANIC – Jude Watson
I don’t know anything about this series other than that there appear to be a lot of books in The 39 Clues series and this is a ‘Book One’ so I figured it would be a good place to start. I realize now that I’m wrong. This is the first book in the fourth sub-set Continue reading
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THE DRAGON ENGINE – Andy Remic
I believe that Andy Remic is the natural successor to Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber and the other authors of ‘sword and sorcery’ heroic fantasy. But Remic may also be the successor to the Marquis de Sade. Just when I was starting to think that I didn’t really like the epic journey fantasy Continue reading
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THE THOUSAND-DOLLAR TAN LINE – Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
I love my library. In case you couldn’t tell, I’m a pretty voracious reader. I read at almost every opportunity. And when I’m driving, if I’m not listening to NPR, I’m listening to a book. My local library offers a wide variety of books on CD as well digital audio books. This was one of Continue reading
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BINARY STORM – Christopher Hinz
“Binaries” are genetically engineered assassins – twins inhabiting a single consciousness – in Christopher Hinz’s future world “Paratwa” saga. In Binary Storm, computer programmer Nick Smith and Annabel Bakana, the new director of an organization trying to control runaway tech growth, team up to combat binaries. But there’s a mole in the organization. It’s not likely Continue reading
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GUNMAN NOTORIOUS – Chuck Mason
Max Kane was a notorious gunman for many years, but he’s trying to go straight and spend his time with his beautiful wife and children now. But a reputation is hard to shake. U.S. Deputy Hank Chase offers Kane a way to redeem himself for his past crimes. The daughter of a millionaire has been Continue reading
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5-MINUTE PLAYS – Lawrence Harbison, editor
I love reading plays and collections of short plays are right up my alley. Not too long ago I read and reviewed a similar book (5-Minute Plays for Teens) by the same editor. This collection takes on the occasional more mature theme or just features older characters than the previous collection. Oddly enough, however, unlike Continue reading
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FLOCK TOGETHER – B. J. Hollars
As the son and brother of avid bird watchers and a weekend watcher myself, this sounded like a really interesting book. A variation on the bird-watching theme … a search for … or a ‘love affair with’ extinct birds sounded like a really fascinating take on the bird-watching craze. The appeal is part bird-watching, of Continue reading
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EVERY HIDDEN THING – Kenneth Oppel
There was so much to like about this book, and at the same time, so much to find frustrating. First of all…19th Century, Badlands, and dinosaur digs! What’s not to love? It’s a great subject, in a wonderfully unique location (I love the Badlands), at a really remarkable period in U.S. history (just after the Continue reading
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THE COWBOY AND THE VAMPIRE: A VERY UNUSUAL ROMANCE – Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall
I struggled and struggled and struggled with this book. It felt like something that I should really enjoy. Vampires? Check. Cowboys? Check. An unusual romance? Well, I’m not big on romances, but the unusual part sounds pretty good to me! And in fact, the book starts out pretty good. An attractive New York reporter, Lizzie, Continue reading
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