Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The Lost Order--#23 finished

This is the 12th book in the Cotton Malone series.  I like the characters and the quick paced action in the books.  This one the story was just a little too out there but I has to be difficult to find those historical oddities and somehow relate them to something that could happen today.  The Knights of the Golden Circle, I had never heard of it before, but was a group of Southern gentlemen that formed just before the Civil War.  Sounds like a Lions Club, etc almost for the 1850s, with a goal of keeping the Southern life alive.  He takes some liberties and extends the life way beyond reality but makes for interesting reading.

I have already posted it on PBS & will be mailing out today.  It is a mass market paperback so wanted to keep it moving.  It was down to like 10 WL on it.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Edda--#22 finished

This is the 3rd and final book in a series.  First book I thought was the best, Epic, the next two just kind of continued the story.  Glad the series has ended, didn't see much else to do here.  A sci-fi book with humans and the humans load into characters that can go out & do things like fight with AI people in different worlds.  A little confusing and throw in the people they meet trying to figure out what they are.  Just a different kind of story.

I have already posted it on PBS & will be mailing it off later today.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

My Search for Warren Harding--#21 finished

A 1970s book about a graduate college student trying to investigate if Warren Harding had a mistress and fathered a child with the mistress.  He figures this will not only get his research paper, Phd and will make him rich when publishes and I figure a cushy teaching job on top of it.  I didn't know all of the background about Harding & his mistresses and looks like some info just came out in the last few years even.  As far as the book goes it is more of a humorous look at what this guy will go through, unfortunately the 1970s humor just didn't do it for me.  Didn't like the characters or how they acted or even much of the story.  Oh well, that happens, at least I have read it now & be done with it.

There was 1 WL for it & I have posted it and it has been accepted.  I will be mailing it off in the next couple of days.

Creativity, Inc--#20 finished

This is a book by Ed Catmull who was, maybe still is, president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation.  Goes into his background of student in '60's & into '70s getting his Phd and the very early stages of computer animation.  How this company was owned by John Lucas around Star Wars time and then sold to Steve Jobs and the found of Pixar and then eventually being sold to Disney but still running a separate operation.  Pixar is still kicking out very good animation movies.  Lots of positive and interesting ways on how a creative business should be run.  Interesting read and kind of fun to see some of the background stuff on the movies we watched when kids were younger.  Kids older now so not seeing as much animated movies.

There are I think 22 WL on PBS for the book so I will get it posted & mailed off at some point.  Have enough others right now so will let it sit for a little while yet.