Monday, July 11, 2011
Amazon.com: Emperor Dad eBook: Henry Melton: Kindle Store
I've read this one. It's good stuff and a real bargain at 99 cents.Amazon.com: Emperor Dad eBook: Henry Melton: Kindle Store: "James Hill saw the theft of the British Crown Jewels live on CNN and had an uneasy suspicion that his father had invented teleportation. Nothing less could explain the theft and it made sense of his brilliant father's secretive new job. Bob Hill knew his discovery was likely to cause global disruption, and it was a development that couldn't be hidden away for long. To goad the nations into quickly finding ways to protect themselves, he'd decided to play-act a supervillian, right out of a James Bond movie, a self-proclaimed 'Emperor of Earth' holding the world hostage. And the nations did react, finding a way to poison him in his secret hideaway inside Mt. Rushmore. But no one counted on James hacking his way into the family computer and giving himself access to the technology. With Mom and Oriel Meirieu, the beautiful girl he'd met while popping over to visit Paris, they evade the FBI, INTERPOL and even black-ops agents, saving Bob's life and facing the question: What exactly is a legal claim to power?"
Harlan Ellison Update
Those Sexy Vintage Sleaze Books: "Word has it that Harlan Ellison has agreed to reprint his Paul Merchant Nightstand Sex Gang with a new title, Pulling a Train, containing new stories. The publisher is the new Kicks Books, from underground music zine Kicks Magazine, also a vintage record label, Norton Records, that reissues and produces new groovy, 50s-style retro bachelor pad garage tunes and co-run by vintage-collector, ex-Cramps drummer, Miriam Linna.
Kicks is also publishing a collection of “science fiction” poetry by Sun Ra. How cool is that? The line has a vintage look based on Signet and Avon books of the salad days."
Kicks is also publishing a collection of “science fiction” poetry by Sun Ra. How cool is that? The line has a vintage look based on Signet and Avon books of the salad days."
Sam Denoff, R. I. P.
Emmy-winning 'Dick Van Dyke Show' writer dies: "Emmy-winning writer Sam Denoff, who wrote for TV's 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' and helped create the Marlo Thomas comedy 'That Girl,' has died in Los Angeles at 83.
Denoff's son Douglas tells the Los Angeles Times that his father, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Friday at home in Brentwood."
Denoff's son Douglas tells the Los Angeles Times that his father, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Friday at home in Brentwood."
Hat tip to Art Scott.
From PW Daily
Otto Penzler at Mysterious BookshopOn July 10, a group of 20+ thriller authors, fresh from Thrillerfest in the Grand Hyatt hotel, took a shuttle downtown to a book-signing party hosted by Otto Penzler at Mysterious Bookshop. The Tribeca specialty bookstore was crammed, shelf to shelf, with authors and fans. As Otto mounted a ladder to greet the authors and customers, Lynn Gross called out, Happy Birthday, Otto!, and the room spontaneously burst into song, in honor of this renowned bookstore owner and publishing icon.
Photo Credit: Steve Martini
And Stay off their Damn Lawns!
Seniors becoming computer cupids - UPI.com: "Operators of online dating services say more U.S. seniors are logging on as a way to meet people beyond the tried-and-true arenas of church and volunteer work.
'Online dating has really opened up the market for them,' Joe Tracy, publisher of Online Dating, told The Cincinnati Enquirer."
'Online dating has really opened up the market for them,' Joe Tracy, publisher of Online Dating, told The Cincinnati Enquirer."
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way
16-Pound Baby Born In Texas: "The average weight of a newborn baby is about 7 1/2 pounds, which is why it's shocking -- even in Texas -- that a woman has given birth to a 16-pound baby boy."
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Google Strikes Again
Official Google Blog: The first Google eBooks-integrated e-reader: iriver Story HD: "Starting this coming Sunday, July 17, the iriver Story HD e-reader will be available for sale in Target stores nationwide and on Target.com. The iriver Story HD is the first e-reader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, through which you can buy and read Google eBooks over Wi-Fi."
Good Question
BBC News: "New life expectancy figures show Americans some way behind countries like Canada, the UK and Australia. Why?"
Beatles Update
Monsters and Critics: "Organisers of London’s 2012 Olympics are reportedly trying to get the remaining Beatles to perform together"
Gator Update (Canary in a Coal Mine Edition)
TheState.com: "The alligators of South Carolina are the latest “canary in a coal mine” species. They are animal-sentinels that will help tell whether and how far the flood of pollutants, toxins and agricultural runoff in state waters are on their way toward adversely affecting humans."
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