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The Demon Crown – Science, History and Action Collide!

The Demon Crown – James Rollins  Sigma Force #13 The Demon Crown is  Book # 13 in the Sigma Force series from James Rollins. I think  it just may be the best book in the series.  I have written before that I love books that not only are good stories, but also teach me something new. Well, James Rollins does that just about as well as anyone writing today. I don’t believe that there are many authors ,who provide six plus pages of notes to their readers, explaining what aspects of the story are true and what was made up…

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Edward Discovers the Retro Rock of Sweden’s Siena Root!

Siena Roots Does Music the 60s and 70s Way and I Like It! Yesterday,I was doing some organizing in my room, so I turned on Spotify. When I did a song titled “The Piper Won’t let You Stay” was playing. The longer I listened the more I thought,”Hey, I like this”  And when I heard the organ solos, I knew I liked it! The song was from an album released in 2017 titled A Dream of Lasting Peace from a band named Siena Root. I quickly googled the band name and this is what I discovered: Siena Root is a Swedish…

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2018 Winter Releases Include Some “Must Reads”

<h3><em>2018 Winter Releases Have Me Pumped</em></h3> Oh that I was a Speed Reader! Even though  I already have a boatload of books to read in January, I still am on the quest for new reads. So I checked out the new releases scheduled for the first three months of 2018. The following twelve books are written by authors whose works I have previously read and enjoyed. The ones that I have written about can be categorized as “must reads” While the others are should-reads and would be read, if there were enough hours in the day!!! JANUARY RELEASES City of…

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A Recap of what has been happening so far in 2018

Ok so I haven’t yet written a post in the new year, but that doesn’t mean that things haven’t been happening. The big news is that in  three days our third grandchild will be born. The first son of our third son, Peter and his wife Missy will be delivered via c-section on Wednesday morning. Now that should make babysitting very interesting! I actually won’t have to worry about babysitting for a newborn and a three-year plus old for a while. Anti-Aging Activities Need to Be Initiated Now while this year does not find me as out of shape as…

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A Recap of My 2017 Reading Challenges – A Great Year of Reading!

Recapping My 2017 Reading Challenges So this morning I finished The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. It is the 63rd book  that I have read in 2017. I will write about it and book 62 Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda soon. For now though, I want to review my performance on my various Reading Challenges. I will also provide some thoughts about my 2018 Reading Challenges. Here are the final statistics regarding my 2017 Reading Challenges….. 2017 Reading Challenges Goal Total % of Goal 2017 Literature Reading Challenge    …

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Don’t Let Go Another Winner from Harlan Coben

Don’t Let Go – Harlan Coben Since I reached my 60 book goal earlier in the month, I have finished two addition books. The first book I finished was Don’t Let Go. The latest thriller from Harlan Coben. The second was Visitation Street by Ivy Pachoda. Both books were really good reads. My take on Don’t Let Go follows: About Don’t Let Go  Don’t Let Go is another fast-paced thriller from Coben. In this episode New Jersey Detective Napoleon “Nap” Dumas…. ….hasn’t been the same since senior year of high school, when his twin brother Leo and Leo’s girlfriend Diana were found…

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Shut Your Eyes Tight – John Verdon

Shut Your Eyes Tight – John Verdon So yesterday I did it. I reached what I thought was an unreachable goal. When I finished Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon, I reached my goal of reading 60 books in 2017! Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon is the second book in his Dave Guerney series. The main character in the book, Dave  Guerney, is a retired New York City homicide detective. He is a gifted detective and is the most decorated detective in NYPD history.  An intriguing Case Comes to Dave Fellow NYPD detective Jack Hardwick brings the case that forms the plot for Shut Your…

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Exploring the Chicago Blues of Lurrie Bell

  I have mentioned before that I often use a review of the birthdays listed at AllAboutJazz.com as a way to explore new music. Many times I write a post about whose music I have discovered. The following posts was written back in 2013, about Lurrie Bell….. Lurrie Bell carrying on the Chicago Blues tradition of his father Carey Last year 2013 was a great year for Chicago Blues artist Lurrie Bell. Bell, the son of the great blues harpist Carey Bell released one of his most successful solo albums, Blues in My Soul.  Blues in My Soul, released on…

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A Six Pack Playlist of New Blues – (Dec 3-9 2017)

Tommy Castro’s Stompin’ Ground Kicks off a  Playlist of New Blues  So last week after I made the John Gorka playlist I visited the Roots Music Report’’s Blues Chart. I scanned down the list. There were new releases from a few artists I know and like and several new artists. I decided to make a playlist to see which albums I would like to explore in more detail, I.e. listen to the full album. Here are the albums and artists, the playlist and my thoughts on the albums. Stompin’ Ground – Tommy Castro Tommy Castro has been a favorite of…

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Assassin’s Code – Ward Larsen – Slaton v. Terrorists – in France

  Assassin’s Code -Ward Larsen (David Slaton #4) The other day Assassin’s Code by Ward Larsen became the 59th book I have read this year. That leaves only one more book to read before the end of the year to reach my goal of 60 books read!  It is also the third David Slaton novel I have read this year. Previously, I read Assassin’s Game and Assassin’s Silence in February and March respectively. All three have been terrific reads. About David Slaton and Assassin’s Code David Slaton is a retired kidon or an assassin. He worked for Mossad. After his…

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