Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by: Scott Hahn
Non-fiction: religion 175 pages
Book Count: 27
(Note: do not play the Scott Hahn drinking game with pages 25- 28 there are some senentences that will get you tipsy alone.)
(Also, this doesn't go into the NYR book count as I already put it on the list.)
Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Robots Feel Nothing When They Hold Hands:
Robots Feel Nothing When They Hold Hands by: Alec Sulkin, Artie Johann and Michael Desilets Illustrated by: Joe Vaux and Dominic Bianchi
Non-fiction: Humor
Book Count: 26
A collection of short, tweet sized humorous thoughts. There are also a large number of drawings that go with the thoughts and a few short bios of people and characters from pop culture.
Non-fiction: Humor
Book Count: 26
A collection of short, tweet sized humorous thoughts. There are also a large number of drawings that go with the thoughts and a few short bios of people and characters from pop culture.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Secret's in the Sauce:
Secret's in the Sauce: (The Potluck Catering Club Book #1) by: Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson
Fiction: Chick lit. religion, e-book
Each chapter of this story is told from the point of view of one of the women in the potluck catering club, so sometimes you get the same event from more then one person, sometimes you see things that only one member sees, etc. It also has a bunch of recipes at the end. And just like the last book reminded you that it was in Australia all the time, this one points out that it is a religious book by having people pray and listen to religious music all the time.
Fiction: Chick lit. religion, e-book
Each chapter of this story is told from the point of view of one of the women in the potluck catering club, so sometimes you get the same event from more then one person, sometimes you see things that only one member sees, etc. It also has a bunch of recipes at the end. And just like the last book reminded you that it was in Australia all the time, this one points out that it is a religious book by having people pray and listen to religious music all the time.
Saturday, July 04, 2015
A Cereal Killer: (A Sibyl Potts Cozy Mystery, Book 1)
A Cereal Killer: (A Sibyl Potts Cozy Mystery, Book 1) by: Morgana Best
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
This book takes place in Australia, don't worry if you don't remember that, as the author will remind you many, many times, even in cases where it is not important at all. Once you get past being told all about how this book is in Australia the story is a fun combination of story elements. Sibyl is a newly divorced women that is also physic. She moves to a small town to start a pet washing business and move into a cottage her ex found her. Her landlady runs a boarding house where a murder takes place the day she arrives. The detective on the case is good looking and single. Each chapter starts with a quote about dogs. In short it has all sorts of common mystery and mystery sub-genre things in it and also Australia!
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
This book takes place in Australia, don't worry if you don't remember that, as the author will remind you many, many times, even in cases where it is not important at all. Once you get past being told all about how this book is in Australia the story is a fun combination of story elements. Sibyl is a newly divorced women that is also physic. She moves to a small town to start a pet washing business and move into a cottage her ex found her. Her landlady runs a boarding house where a murder takes place the day she arrives. The detective on the case is good looking and single. Each chapter starts with a quote about dogs. In short it has all sorts of common mystery and mystery sub-genre things in it and also Australia!
Friday, July 03, 2015
How to: Frugality is Not Being Cheap:
How to: Frugality is Not Being Cheap By: Nikko Villa
Non-fiction: Home Ec., E-book
This book is too short to have that much info in it at all. I think I read the whole thing in about 10 minutes, while also eating.
Non-fiction: Home Ec., E-book
This book is too short to have that much info in it at all. I think I read the whole thing in about 10 minutes, while also eating.
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Return to the Library of Doom: Dictionary of 1000 Rooms:
Return to the Library of Doom: Dictionary of 1000 Rooms by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 25
In this book the librarian's assistants are trapped in a giant metal maze that will kill them by noon that day. Also the maze is a book which you can not lie in.
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 25
In this book the librarian's assistants are trapped in a giant metal maze that will kill them by noon that day. Also the maze is a book which you can not lie in.
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Return to the Library of Doom:Killer App:
Return to the Library of Doom: Killer App by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 24
In this book a phone app of horror stories bring the story to life.
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 24
In this book a phone app of horror stories bring the story to life.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Return to the Library of Doom: Ghost Writer:
Return to the Library of Doom: Ghost Writer by: Michael Dahl
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 23
First, this book is not exactly a graphic novel. The words them self are at times different fonts, sizes, hand underlined, etc. There are also a lot of pictures as well.
Next this series is clearly made to get kids into read and write more. The book series is about the librarian of the Library of Doom, who protects the world from dangerous, magical, books and the people that want to use them for evil. The books also have discussion questions and writing prompts at the end.
This book was about blank books that when written in, make what they write happen.
Fiction: Horror, Children's, Graphic Novel, 63 pages
Book Count: 23
First, this book is not exactly a graphic novel. The words them self are at times different fonts, sizes, hand underlined, etc. There are also a lot of pictures as well.
Next this series is clearly made to get kids into read and write more. The book series is about the librarian of the Library of Doom, who protects the world from dangerous, magical, books and the people that want to use them for evil. The books also have discussion questions and writing prompts at the end.
This book was about blank books that when written in, make what they write happen.
Monday, June 29, 2015
The Fullness of Truth:
The Fullness of Truth by: James M. Seghers
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This is a book on Catholic apologetics. It has some unusual formatting: each section starts out, "The Object of the Exercise: The purpose of the lesson is . . . " and at the end it is summarized with, "WOW!" followed by the main points of the essay. So the intro reads like a text book and the ending is like they are trying to speak to teens in "teen speak". Also there are multiple essays on many of the subjects that use some of the same wording (and not just that they are quoting the same Bible passage.) So things get a little redundant at times. Also, for some reason the e-book says that it was only 88% done, when it was at the end of the book. But, once you get past that there is some good information in it: with lots of Bible passages, notes on the Greek word used in passages, and answers to common arguments that one would get on an issue.
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This is a book on Catholic apologetics. It has some unusual formatting: each section starts out, "The Object of the Exercise: The purpose of the lesson is . . . " and at the end it is summarized with, "WOW!" followed by the main points of the essay. So the intro reads like a text book and the ending is like they are trying to speak to teens in "teen speak". Also there are multiple essays on many of the subjects that use some of the same wording (and not just that they are quoting the same Bible passage.) So things get a little redundant at times. Also, for some reason the e-book says that it was only 88% done, when it was at the end of the book. But, once you get past that there is some good information in it: with lots of Bible passages, notes on the Greek word used in passages, and answers to common arguments that one would get on an issue.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster):
Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster) By: Dave Barry
Non-fiction: Humor 225 pages
Book Count: 22
This book is made up of essays all with the theme of happiness in some way. It includes things ranging from old time cocktail parties to why mustard does not need to be put in the fridge. It also travels from the craziness of Miami traffic, to the craziness of Brazilian soccer fans, to the craziness of Mexican restaurants in Russia.
Non-fiction: Humor 225 pages
Book Count: 22
This book is made up of essays all with the theme of happiness in some way. It includes things ranging from old time cocktail parties to why mustard does not need to be put in the fridge. It also travels from the craziness of Miami traffic, to the craziness of Brazilian soccer fans, to the craziness of Mexican restaurants in Russia.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor By: Nathan Hale
Non-Fiction: History,Biography, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 21
This book is on the life of Harriet Tubman. It dealt with her early life, time working on the underground railroad, and her work during the Civil War. All the people in the novel were drawn as people, but there were some dreams/visions with weird things. There also was half of a mini comic on Frederick Douglass. (He took the second half of it, so you would read one of the three autobiographies he wrote.)
Non-Fiction: History,Biography, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 21
This book is on the life of Harriet Tubman. It dealt with her early life, time working on the underground railroad, and her work during the Civil War. All the people in the novel were drawn as people, but there were some dreams/visions with weird things. There also was half of a mini comic on Frederick Douglass. (He took the second half of it, so you would read one of the three autobiographies he wrote.)
Monday, June 15, 2015
Note to Self: The Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova:
The Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova By: Dante Alighieri
Classics, Poetry, Literature
This book I also took since last year to read, but because it was part of a series of classes, and not just because it took me that long to get through it. And that is why it doesn't have a book count connected to it. But after having to do all the work for the classes I wasn't going to not note that, "Hey, I did actually read the whole thing."
Classics, Poetry, Literature
This book I also took since last year to read, but because it was part of a series of classes, and not just because it took me that long to get through it. And that is why it doesn't have a book count connected to it. But after having to do all the work for the classes I wasn't going to not note that, "Hey, I did actually read the whole thing."
Saturday, May 30, 2015
A Body at Book Club:
A Body at Book Club ( Myrtle Clover Mysteries) By: Elizabeth Spann Craig
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
This is another book about the octogenarian detective. This time the bodies are piling up in the front room of a member of the book and gardening clubs in town. Once again she hunts for the killer against her son's wishes. This time she is also looking for her missing cat. (Well the feral cat she feeds.)
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
This is another book about the octogenarian detective. This time the bodies are piling up in the front room of a member of the book and gardening clubs in town. Once again she hunts for the killer against her son's wishes. This time she is also looking for her missing cat. (Well the feral cat she feeds.)
Friday, May 29, 2015
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood By: Nathan Hale
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 20
This book goes over the whole of WWI. Due to the hangman's love of animals, all the countries are represented by different animals (with little hats.) This makes it actually easier to read the story, as even not in uniforms you can tell where everyone is from. Most places are their national animal, symbol, or other connected creature. A few are different animals just because their animal was already taken, two are a pun. Austro-Hungary is a griffin, Serbia a wolf, Russia a bear, Germany an eagle, France the Gallic rooster, Belgium a lion, The UK a bulldog, the USA a bunny (because there was already an eagle,) Australia a kangaroo, Canada a beaver, New Zealand a kiwi, India a tiger, France's African colonies were water buffalo, the Ottoman Empire an otter, Italy a cat (maybe a mountain lion,) Greece is a phoenix, Bulgaria a bull, and Japan was a tanuki ( the raccoon dog.)
For being a comic of animals in hats, this book does a better job explaining WWI then any school history book or class that I have ever had. It includes the main causes of the war, details of some of the major battles, as well as more personal stories to give a balanced look at the war.
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 20
This book goes over the whole of WWI. Due to the hangman's love of animals, all the countries are represented by different animals (with little hats.) This makes it actually easier to read the story, as even not in uniforms you can tell where everyone is from. Most places are their national animal, symbol, or other connected creature. A few are different animals just because their animal was already taken, two are a pun. Austro-Hungary is a griffin, Serbia a wolf, Russia a bear, Germany an eagle, France the Gallic rooster, Belgium a lion, The UK a bulldog, the USA a bunny (because there was already an eagle,) Australia a kangaroo, Canada a beaver, New Zealand a kiwi, India a tiger, France's African colonies were water buffalo, the Ottoman Empire an otter, Italy a cat (maybe a mountain lion,) Greece is a phoenix, Bulgaria a bull, and Japan was a tanuki ( the raccoon dog.)
For being a comic of animals in hats, this book does a better job explaining WWI then any school history book or class that I have ever had. It includes the main causes of the war, details of some of the major battles, as well as more personal stories to give a balanced look at the war.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy By: Nathan Hale
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 127 pages
Book Count: 19
This is the first book in the series and we learn in it how Nathan Hale learned all of American History. He was actually "eaten" by "The Big Huge Book of American History." After this happens he tells the story of how he ended up a spy in the American Revolution. It also has a mini-comic on Crispus Attucks, who was one of the first persons to die in the war. Crispus was an escaped slave who was killed during the Boston Massacre. Because of this he too is in the history book and can tell his own story.
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 127 pages
Book Count: 19
This is the first book in the series and we learn in it how Nathan Hale learned all of American History. He was actually "eaten" by "The Big Huge Book of American History." After this happens he tells the story of how he ended up a spy in the American Revolution. It also has a mini-comic on Crispus Attucks, who was one of the first persons to die in the war. Crispus was an escaped slave who was killed during the Boston Massacre. Because of this he too is in the history book and can tell his own story.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Hashtag Faith: A Powerful Gospel in the hands of a Distracted Generation:
Hashtag Faith: A Powerful Gospel in the hands of a Distracted Generation by: Chris Buscher
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This book is mostly on how the Prosperity Gospel is not Biblical.
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
This book is mostly on how the Prosperity Gospel is not Biblical.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations by Grumpy Cat:
The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations by Grumpy Cat By: Grumpy Cat
Non-fiction: Humor, 112 pages
Book Count: 18
This book is a collection of demotivational sayings from Grumpy Cat. Many pictures of Grumpy Cat are included as well as a couple of other animals.
Non-fiction: Humor, 112 pages
Book Count: 18
This book is a collection of demotivational sayings from Grumpy Cat. Many pictures of Grumpy Cat are included as well as a couple of other animals.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Trusting God with St. Therese:
Trusting God with St. Therese By: Connie Rossini
Non-fiction: Religion, Biography, E-book
Fun fact: today is the 90th anniversary of the canonization of St. Therese of Lisieux. Not that that had anything to do with this book, besides that it states when she was canonized in the timeline at the end of this book, but still she was canonized 90 years ago today.
This book deals with the life of St. Therese, the author's life, psychology, and St. Therese's Little Way. It goes in a mostly chronological order for both St. Therese's and the author's life. It also includes many Bible quotes, parts from the Catechism, other books to read on topics and questions and things to do at the end at each chapter. It does a good job of showing how the saint's life can be used as a example for someone that on the surface lives a very different life. It also deals a lot with how to heal from painful pasts and events.
Non-fiction: Religion, Biography, E-book
Fun fact: today is the 90th anniversary of the canonization of St. Therese of Lisieux. Not that that had anything to do with this book, besides that it states when she was canonized in the timeline at the end of this book, but still she was canonized 90 years ago today.
This book deals with the life of St. Therese, the author's life, psychology, and St. Therese's Little Way. It goes in a mostly chronological order for both St. Therese's and the author's life. It also includes many Bible quotes, parts from the Catechism, other books to read on topics and questions and things to do at the end at each chapter. It does a good job of showing how the saint's life can be used as a example for someone that on the surface lives a very different life. It also deals a lot with how to heal from painful pasts and events.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad!:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad! by: Nathan Hale
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 16
This book actually comes before the last book we read in the series, but takes place at a later time. This book deals with the navel fighting of the Civil War dealing mostly with the Ironclad ships and William Cushing. As the hangman that Hale is telling the story to loved animals, Gustavus Fox is drawn as a actual fox, per the hangman's request.
Non-Fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Humor, Children's 128 pages
Book Count: 16
This book actually comes before the last book we read in the series, but takes place at a later time. This book deals with the navel fighting of the Civil War dealing mostly with the Ironclad ships and William Cushing. As the hangman that Hale is telling the story to loved animals, Gustavus Fox is drawn as a actual fox, per the hangman's request.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party:
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party by: Nathan Hale
Non-fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Children's, Humor 126 pages
Book Count: 15
This book series is written by Nathan Hale (not the famous patriot) and is narrated by Nathan Hale (the famous one.) Of course, the Donner Party takes place long after Hale was killed. But the story starts out with the idea that because Nathan Hale is in the history books, he can know all the stories from the history books. So he knows both the past and the future. And he is telling these stories to his executioners as he waits for them to kill him.
This book goes into great details about how the Donner party ended up in the situation that they did. It even includes a chart of everyone in the party: if they died, how, and if they were eaten. It also includes some info on what happened to the survivors after. It tells the story of the group from when the Donner and Reed families started out from Illinois until they end up in California. It uses the memoir of Virginia Reed as a main source. It also cuts to Hale telling the story and interacting with his executioners for comedic effect. It includes unusual facts like: that all 9 of the Breen family survived even though they ranged in age from 51 to 1, and one person died from over eating after being rescued.
Non-fiction: History, Graphic Novel, Children's, Humor 126 pages
Book Count: 15
This book series is written by Nathan Hale (not the famous patriot) and is narrated by Nathan Hale (the famous one.) Of course, the Donner Party takes place long after Hale was killed. But the story starts out with the idea that because Nathan Hale is in the history books, he can know all the stories from the history books. So he knows both the past and the future. And he is telling these stories to his executioners as he waits for them to kill him.
This book goes into great details about how the Donner party ended up in the situation that they did. It even includes a chart of everyone in the party: if they died, how, and if they were eaten. It also includes some info on what happened to the survivors after. It tells the story of the group from when the Donner and Reed families started out from Illinois until they end up in California. It uses the memoir of Virginia Reed as a main source. It also cuts to Hale telling the story and interacting with his executioners for comedic effect. It includes unusual facts like: that all 9 of the Breen family survived even though they ranged in age from 51 to 1, and one person died from over eating after being rescued.
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