Books
“Almost Killed by a Train of Thought” by David Benjamin
Last Kid Books, April 2019 This is a collection of essays. That, alone, makes this book unique among the books that I have reviewed. It is also written by a guy I know very well – a good friend who goes way back – he was my best friend in high school. So this will be … Continue reading
“Tick Tock” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Copyright 2011 by James Patterson, Grand Central Publishing I NEVER read books of the famous-author-and-some-nobody variety because you know damn well that the book was written by the nobody and the famous author is just getting paid to put his name on the book. So I don’t know how this one slipped into my “to … Continue reading
“Hello, Darkness” by Sandra Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2003 I think I have read a Sandra Brown mystery before. I have certainly listened to one of her audiobooks. I had a fairly positive view of her skill as a writer. So it was with a modicum of pleasant anticipation that I picked up Hello, Darkness. Imagine my disappointment. This is … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2014-2016 (QTN, STS, STN and TTS)
Here are the PDFs for the blog booklets for the years 2014 to 2016. OurWanderYears 2014 (10.8 MB) – the Quick Trip North (QTN), summer in MA and coming off the road OurWanderYears 2015 (21.4 MB) – winter in MA, Carnival cruise and the Second Trip South (STS) OurWanderYears 2016 (21.3 MB) – Second Trip … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2011-2013 (GTW, QTE, QTS)
I have received enough positive feedback on my printed blog booklets that I am going to post the PDFs online. Here are the first three, 2011 to 2013. OurWanderYears 2011 (13.9MB) – preparation and planning OurWanderYears 2012 (22.5MB) – rig acquisition, more preparation and the Great Trip West (GTW) OurWanderYears 2013 (35.4MB) – California, the … Continue reading
“The Midnight Line” by Lee Child
Copyright 2017 by Lee Child, published by Bantam Books Yes, another Jack Reacher book by Lee Child. I like them, for sure, but the fact that I have read 3 in a row is pure luck. I have a stack of, usually, 6 to 12 books in my to-be-read stack and I choose my next … Continue reading
Ghosted by my printer
I have published the first four volumes of the blog – 2011 through 2014 – and have the 2015 volume ready for print. But my chosen printer – printi.com – has disappeared. Apparently they have been gobbled up by VistaPrint. Their website now redirects me to the VistaPrint website. But I have been unable to … Continue reading
“Night School” by Lee Child
Copyright 2016 by Lee Child, published by Delacorte Press. This is the 21st book in the Jack Reacher series. I like all of the Jack Reacher books. He is larger than life, sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, always analytical and never predictable. All of which makes for a good read. In Night School he is in … Continue reading
“Never Go Back” by Lee Child
Copyright 2013 by Lee Child. Published by Delacorte Press. This is one of Lee Child’s popular mystery/adventure books featuring Jack Reacher. Reacher, for those of you who aren’t familiar with him, is a former MP standing 6′ 5″ and weighing 250 pounds. I mention his size only to remind those who think “Tom Cruise” when … Continue reading
“The Closers” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2005 by Hieronymus Inc, published by Little, Brown and Company I had already decided to give this book high marks before learning that it had reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list when it was first published in 2005. It has an intricate plot that kept me guessing until the very end … Continue reading