by Sandy on January 2, 2012
The Hunger Games Trilogy
I guess I’m a bit late reading The Hunger Games since it was published in 2008 by Scholastic. Hunger Games is the first novel in a trilogy, followed by Catching Fire, published September 1, 2009, and Mockingjay, published August 24, 2010. I read it yesterday for about eight hours, since I couldn’t put it down. To briefly summarize, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol, or the government, chooses one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of 12 districts for a massive televised battle in which only one person can survive. You can read two chapters on the Scholastic site.
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by Sandy on December 18, 2011
11-22-63
I’ve just read Stephen King’s New Book, 11-22-63. Although, it appears to be about the Kennedy assassination, it is actually a love story about a man from the present who falls in love with a woman from the past. If you were alive back in 1963, you’ll enjoy the references about that era. The main character, Jack, goes back in time to 1958 thru 1963. Although the story was interesting, I found the writing about the past to be just as fascinating. There’s also so much history to learn about Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of killing the President. Mr. King has also done a ton of research about the facts and myths concerning the assassination, and it is all interwoven into the storyline. This latest epic is huge at 849 pages or 32 hours of audible listening. Either way, I’m sure you’d enjoy it.
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by Sandy on December 2, 2011
Talking to Siri
If you have the latest Apple iPhone 4s, you also have Siri, the voice assistant. I recently found an ebook on Amazon called Talking To Siri by Erica Sadun and Steven Sande. Even though there are so many things that Siri can do, this book describes more efficient ways of voicing a request and also reveals tips about how to make the most of the service. There are many more things that you can do other than send messages, schedule meetings and place phone calls. For only $4.99, you can learn all about talking to Siri.
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by Sandy on November 11, 2011
Everyday Paleo
I borrowed Everyday Paleo by Sarah Fragoso, a book of paleo recipes, from the library a few weeks ago; and I liked so many of them that I just had to purchase a book of my own. The recipes include pictures, and there aren’t any weird ingredients or difficult cooking methods that take hours. The author also shares her journey to a paleo lifestyle and why she made the decision to eat that way and how she introduced her family to the foods. If you aren’t familiar with the paleo lifestyle, it’s just eating good healthy foods instead of eating processed foods.
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by Sandy on October 8, 2011
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The death of Steve Jobs was not a total surprise, but it seems to have affected many of us very deeply. It’s hard to explain, but most of us were in denial and hoped for some miracle that would have prolonged his life. To die at 56 is way too early and certainly tragic. Anyway, I knew that the authorized biography of his life by Walter Isaacson would be coming out soon, and I was delighted to see that it will be available on October 24th. I’ve pre-ordered it already in hardback from Amazon.
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