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The First Counsel
author: Brad Meltzer This is one of his first books, so although it has an interesting, convoluted story line, it is not as polished and gripping as his later books. The president, his daughte...
Deal Breaker
author: Harlan Coben The first in a series of who-dun-its. The main character is a sports agent who is also a lawyer, and investigates crimes. His "sidekick" and partner in the business is a ...
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
author: Jeffrey Hantover At the end of the 16th Century, there was a brisk trade in jewels from the Orient. Men traveled to the east - in this case to Burma - from Europe to buy the jewels tha...
The Currents of Space
author: Isaac Asimov A precursor to the Foundation series, this seems to be the first book in the Gallactic Empire series. Now I have to scramble to get the rest of them. Asimov's books are...
The Rembrandt Affair
author: Daniel Silva I really enjoy this author's books - all thrillers - especially the ones "starring" Gabriel Allon, an art restorer who's also an Israeli operative. The themes are usually ...
Beginnings
Subtitle: the story of origins - of Mankind, Life, the Earth and the Universe Author: Isaac Asimov As is well known, Asimov wrote about pretty much every topic under the sun. He was an ackno...
Souls raised from the dead
author: Doris Betts This author, who's written various books, usually writes about the Deep South. So her books are colored with attitudes, thoughts and beliefs of the people from that region ...
Portrait of a Spy
author: Daniel Silva I've read most (if not all) of the books in this series leading up to this one (published in 2011). The lead character is Gabriel Allon, a brilliant art restorer who also ...
The millionaires
author: Brad Meltzer This is one of the author's early books. A thriller, it deals with technology - private banking and computer worms. The story reminded me in part of the Superman movie wh...
Finder of Lost Objects
author - Susie Hara This slim, easy to read book is a joy. It's the story of a woman who lost a book... and lost track of the brother who'd taken it from her. It's also the story of the woman ...
Looking Backward
by Edward Bellamy This slim book was written in the late 19th Century. The concept is that the main character, having been hypnotized in order to sleep, isn't woken up for 113 years. When fina...
sites for free book downloads
http://justenglish.me/2012/09/01/free-books-100-legal-sites-to-download-literature/ I use bookbub, booksends and also just check amazon for free kindle... usually classics.
The music lesson
author: Katharine Weber The book is about politics, art theft, art forgery, two people who really do NOT know each other despite having an intense relationship. Yet, oddly, the painting at the...
11/22/63
We, who were aware on that date, KNOW what it represents... the day the "world changed" when Kennedy was assassinated. We all know where we were exactly when we heard the news. Stephen King wri...
Jack Kennedy: an elusive hero
author - Chris Matthews I was a child when Kennedy was killed, even younger when he ran for office. I was not either politically aware nor politically astute when he was in his heyday. I learn...
A week in Winter
author: Maeve Binchy I'm guess there are some people who are not fans of this author... I love her work. You KNOW when you pick up a book of hers, it'll be warm and loving, with interesting ch...
the prodigy - biography of William James Sidis
author: Amy Wallace I'd never heard of this man, but could feel for what he went through. I think he would've been an interesting person to know. He was a math genius in his early years, lear...
W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton novel - review
She's the author who's written the mysteries "starring" a female PI, that are set in California. I've read most, if not all of the books starting with A is for Alibi. This was interesting... mo...
Librarian series
author Eric Hobbs This kids' book series seems to only be in e-book form... drat! Just like the Jasper Fforde books, the characters in the Librarian series books can go into stories... and end ...
book question
Many times, when you're reading a book, you realized it will all lead up to a main character "crashing and burning" - something dreadful will happen. So, the question is: Do you hurry up your r...
books to give away
http://bookmooch.com/m/inventory/lrad1952 http://www.paperbackswap.com/members/bookshelf.php http://titletrader.com/myinventory.php Bypassing the wigits... All of the sites are free to join. ...
books in my mailbox
I hadn't left the apartment for a few days - REALLY lazy - and when I checked the mailbox I had THREE books! I belong to three book exchange sites, post lists of what I want, lists of what I hav...
Labor Day - movie review
The story was predictable, yet enjoyable. Josh Brolin plays an escaped criminal; Kate Winslet plays a depressed mother. They help each other over a three day Labor Day weekend. Her son, going i...
Tim's Vermeer - movie review
This movie, produced and directed by Penn and Teller, is an intriguing look at the theory that Vermeer was part painter, part tinkerer... that he created his art work with the use of light and mi...
the gift
by Pete Hamill This is a sweet, short memoir about his Christmastime leave from the service in 1952. He was all of 17 years old and just out of boot camp. He describes his family, his neighborho...
Book Description
I read a LOT!! i enjoy both paper and electronic books. I have tons of reviews from OD that I might actually post here.
I often read more than one book at a time.
It’s my retirement PLAN… LOL
