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MARLEY & ME, John Grogan – Avoid reading this book if you are or were a dog owner
Marley & me, John Grogan Synopsis John and Jenny were young and deeply in love, with a perfect little house and no care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would … Continue reading
MEDIUM RAW, Anthony Bourdain
Synopsis A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business as a whole—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores those changes, taking the reader back and forth—from the author’s bad old … Continue reading
The MEPHISTO CLUB, Tess Gerritsen
The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen An oustanding book, top notch in every way from plot to engagement. Super reading. ____________ Synopsis Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from … Continue reading
BRISTOW, A Shield in the Shadows
Bristow’s epic novel about romance in the dying days of the Roman empire is available at: Amazon: Amazon Ebook edition: Kindle Click Xulon
MONEY SHOT, Stuart Woods
Teddy Fay is Stuart Woods channelling of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, but on the domestic stage rather than on the International one of espionage. Fay is ‘superman’ with sleuthing expertise and physical attributes a la Bond though his work is … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: BAN TEACHERS, not cell phones
My Scottie, Fermo, has more common sense. School trustees, administrators and teachers are barking up the wrong tree._Fermo_concurs.
NASH FALLS, David Baldacci
NASH FALLS David Baldacci Synopsis Walter Nash is a sensitive, intelligent and kindhearted man. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his innate skills and dogged tenacity have carried him to … Continue reading
The NASTY BITS, Anthony Bourdain
Bourdain may not have been the best writer in the world, nor the best chef, but he sure was a great raconteur. Synopsis New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and … Continue reading
NEVER SAY DIE, Tess Gerritsen
NEVER SAY DIE Tess Gerritsen Synopsis Twenty years after her father’s plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is finally tracking his last moves. She recognizes the danger, but her search for the truth is the … Continue reading
NOMADLAND: Surviving America in the Twenty-First century, Jessica Bruder
SynopsisThe inspiration for Chloé Zhao’s 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made … Continue reading
NOW OR NEVER, JANET EVANOVICH
NOW OR NEVER, Janet Evanovich Synopsis She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live … Continue reading