Sun & Moon Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 David Baldacci, Split Second.I am not a mystery/detective reader, by any shot. But I read Split Second, and now want to keep reading more.The writing is great (45 languages?) and didn't notice any typos in a rather long first book. Now starting Hour Game, two ex Secret Agents take on the world! And want to start their own agency? Cormoran Strike - look out!Very well written, if not my go-to style of book.He's got a long list of books, was very popular at the library where I worked. He's a type like Cormoran (haven't read the new one yet) but I bet you will like it. Yes, I never knew a single thing about him. So many authors?!But maybe I am starting to read less seriously, more entertainly (not a word, but should be?)I didn't know a lot about certain authors until I started working at the library. When people ask for a certain author or say I finished this series, they want you to recommend something new for them. I really enjoyed that because I learned so much about all kinds of genres I really never read before. Now that I am retired, I do miss that part of it, keeping up on who has a new book coming out and other trivia. Goodreads helps me a bit too. I find I am falling back on certain genres now that I am not so involved in keeping up with the trends.That's very true. I work in a public library, and it's a perfect place to see what people like to read. We update a list of books that are most demanded in our library - both fiction and non-fiction - and sometimes it's almost heart-breaking to tell people that if you want to make a reservation now you'll end up being #754 on the waiting list... Of course we buy in a lot of copies of the popular books but managing a versatile collection is an art of balancing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 David Busch's Nikon D780 Guide To Digital Photography. It's riveting. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Just started Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group, by Dennis Dunaway and Chris Hodenfield. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Dali,by Robert Descharnes & Giles Neret. Found this while organizing things I was donating.Big coffee table book, 12" h x 9" w x 2.5" t, 780 pages, heavy coated, stock. Part biography of Surrealist master Salvador Dali, the book is mostly made up of reproduced illustrations of his works, photographs, and articles, over 1600 in all. An index of the illustrations lists descriptions and location of the work, if known, at the time of publication (2006). As you can guess, a number of the illustrations are located at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, which I have visted. "I don't do drugs; I am a drug". Salvador Dali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Just pre ordered an Audible credit on this one for Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Critical Mass, by Whitley Strieber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun & Moon Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) I just finished another graphic novel by Jen Wang, "Stargazing". An insightful, funny and deeply touching story of childhood, identities and friendship. Some weeks ago I read yet another Wang album that presents a storyline by Cory Doctorow, "In Real Life". It tells about online gaming (not a theme too widely covered in the field of graphic novels), trust and power. Wang is really capable of delivering energy and subtle emotions in her drawing in a way that surprises the reader by bringing back memories and forgotten feelings. Edited May 12, 2021 by Sun & Moon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Just got #6 in the Rockton series, A Stranger in Town, started the audio version. It seems there is more than one stranger showing up in this one. :o ;) Edited May 12, 2021 by Rhyta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeñorPieuPieuPieu Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Common Sense - Thomas PaineCicero: Selected Works+q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Finished Rockton, now have to wait for the next one, will be awhile since Armstrong has other series she is working on :sigh:Decided to do a re-read of the Alpha and Omega Series by Patricia Briggs. She just had a 6th one come out and it has been a few years, so I am going back to the beginning. Really good story telling and I have read the first novella and first book Cry Wolf already. Also thinking about reading Nomadland out of curiosity, didn't see the movie but have heard the book is much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Cosmic Queries: Star Talk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going, by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, with James Trefil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 The Lord Of The Rings. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) The 5 Love Languages Might as well, it was a large factor in my last relationship ending Edited May 26, 2021 by That One Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Moving along through the Alpha and Omega series, now up to book 5 Burn Bright so then I can read the newest one that came out in March. It is a good alternative world to get lost in and I like the bond between the main characters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Alternating the short essays in this one: with this one: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeñorPieuPieuPieu Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 New - Make: AVR Programming: Learning To Write Software for Hardware Still - Cicero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 The Silmarillion. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 R L Stevenson - Kidnapped 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Just started book 6 in Alpha and Omega series, Wild Sign. Some spooky stuff is happening and of course Anna and Charles have to go check it out :scared: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Just started book 6 in Alpha and Omega series, Wild Sign. Some spooky stuff is happening and of course Anna and Charles have to go check it out :scared: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Looking For Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just started book 6 in Alpha and Omega series, Wild Sign. Some spooky stuff is happening and of course Anna and Charles have to go check it out :scared:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhgoli8klLA&t=1sJust saw that episode last week...really good. Rick Beato is a great source of information and it's fun to watch. Best thing I found on the internet during 2020. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just started book 6 in Alpha and Omega series, Wild Sign. Some spooky stuff is happening and of course Anna and Charles have to go check it out :scared:Had to finish this tonight, really suspenseful. And a cliffhanger epilogue... :unsure: Got to wait a year for it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just started book 6 in Alpha and Omega series, Wild Sign. Some spooky stuff is happening and of course Anna and Charles have to go check it out :scared:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhgoli8klLA&t=1sJust saw that episode last week...really good. Rick Beato is a great source of information and it's fun to watch. Best thing I found on the internet during 2020.Aye! Meanwhile I'll just change the mood entirely... :smoke: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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