Monthly Archives: February 2012
meme: Tag, You’re It.
The Little Red Reviewer tagged me, so I’m going to play the meme. Here are the questions, and my answers. 1. What is your dream vacation? I’d like to drive around Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. All the way around, up the … Continue reading
New Arrivals, February 20-26, 2012
Thanks to the generosity of friends, more than one package showed up this last week. Such unexpected largess is appreciated, even if I am trying to cut down on the book count here. First the images, then the descriptions (as always). A … Continue reading
FFB: Islands in the Sky
this is the 79th in my series of Friday Forgotten Books Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke, 1952, Signet Books edition (this book) March, 1960 Signet S1769 127 page paperback, science fiction I bought this copy when it … Continue reading
Happy President’s Day & no new arrivals
Pretty thin goings here at the ol’ Bullhorn. No Friday Forgotten book, no new arrivals. Good grief, you’re thinking, what’s he been doing? The answer is doing some reading, keeping the bird feeders full, gathering some supplies for a small … Continue reading
No FFB this week
This Friday, Friday Forgotten Books is doing a tribute to Donald Westlake, who has a new book coming out any minute now. Since I’m not a Westlake reader, I’m taking the day off from FFB, but will be back next … Continue reading
FFB: Death in the Middle Watch
this is the 78th in my series of forgotten books Death in the Middle Watch by Leo Bruce © 1974, Academy Chicago Arts 2004 hardcover, mystery featuring Carolus Deene This is the second Carolus Deene mystery I’ve read, the other being Death at … Continue reading
Chicago Lightning
Chicago Lightning by Max Allan Collins © 2011, Thomas & Mercer 2011 trade paper – mystery short story collection– Nate Heller I’ve only read a couple of Collins’ Nate Heller novels, enjoyed them very much and have several more waiting on the shelf … Continue reading
a bit of Flicker never hurts
I snapped this yesterday, through a could-be-cleaner window downstairs, when this fellow visited our bird feeder. A pair of these Flickers were here for a month or two last year at this time, too.
FFB: Sands of Mars
this is the 77th in my series of forgotten books Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke, © 1951 -[publishing history: U.K.: Sidgwick & Jackson, London 1951, U.S.: Gnome Press 1952, Science Fiction Book Club 1953, Pocket Books 1954, Permabook (this … Continue reading