Saturday, January 14, 2012
Free Today for Kindle
Amazon.com: The Great Detectives (From Vidocq to Sam Spade) eBook: William S. Shepard: Kindle Store: "The Great Detectives, From Vidocq to Sam Spade," enhances your mystery reading pleasure by showing how the great writers of detective stories invented and polished their craft. These four essays trace the birth and evolution of the detective story, from its origins in the early nineteenth century to the great American masters, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.
Doris Day Update
DISCOVERING DORIS: Hollywood showbiz icon Doris Day received last night the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s ‘Career Achievement Award’ – now she also has another distinction to her name, that of being the oldest living person to ever reach the ‘Top 150′ on the American Billboard Music Chart.
At 87 years old, Ms. Day has now officially surpassed George Burns and her dear friend crooner Tony Bennett following the December 2011 release of her US album, “My Heart.” Both performers held the honor at 84 and 85 years of age, respectively.
At 87 years old, Ms. Day has now officially surpassed George Burns and her dear friend crooner Tony Bennett following the December 2011 release of her US album, “My Heart.” Both performers held the honor at 84 and 85 years of age, respectively.
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Interesting Books to Your Attention
Amazon.com: The Killing Of Emma Gross eBook: Damien Seaman: Kindle Store: Based on the true story of notorious serial killer Peter Kurten and the unsolved murder of Dusseldorf prostitute Emma Gross…Dusseldorf, 1st March 1929, the dying days of the Weimar Republic. A prostitute is found dead in a cheap hotel room, brutally murdered. But her death is soon forgotten as the city's police hunt a maniac attacking innocent women and children. A killer the press has dubbed the Dusseldorf Ripper.
Detective Thomas Klein's career is going nowhere until he gets a tip-off leading to the Ripper's arrest. But the killer's confession to the hooker's murder is full of holes, and Klein soon comes to believe this is one murder the killer didn't commit. Motivated by spite, ambition, or maybe even a long-buried sense of justice, finding out who really killed Emma Gross becomes Klein's obsession.
Particularly when the evidence begins to point closer to home…
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Interesting Books to Your Attention
This is free for now. Great book. Go for it!
Marty has been expecting this day all his life. He's prepared. In his car are a pair of sturdy walking shoes and a backpack of food, water, and supplies. He knows there is only one thing he can do ... that he must do: get home to his wife Beth, go back to their gated community on the far edge of the San Fernando Valley.
All he has to do is walk. But he will quickly learn that it's not that easy. His dangerous, unpredictable journey home will take him through the different worlds of what was once Los Angeles. Wildfires rage out of control. Flood waters burst through collapsed dams. Natural gas explosions consume neighborhoods. Sinkholes swallow entire buildings. After-shocks rip apart the ground. Looters rampage through the streets.
There's no power. No running water. No order.
'Butt slasher' Update
Interpol: 'Butt slasher' suspect arrested in Peru - WTOP.com: Interpol says the man suspected of slashing women's behinds while they were shopping in Fairfax County stores has been captured in Peru.
First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Waugh said officers dispatched to the scene found three women fighting and using a baseball bat and hot grease as weapons.
The Decline of Western Civilization Continues Apace
'Twilight' saga may continue after fifth film, Lions Gate CEO says - latimes.com: Asked whether the franchise would continue in some form for Lions Gate, he added, "It's hard for me to imagine a movie that does $700 million-plus doesn't have ongoing value. It's an amazing franchise that they have done a great job of maintaining with absolutely no deterioration. So the simple answer is 'Boy I hope so.'"
One person close to the acquisition deal but not authorized to speak publicly suggested that because Lions Gate, unlike Summit, has a television production unit, it could adapt "Twilight" for the small screen.
One person close to the acquisition deal but not authorized to speak publicly suggested that because Lions Gate, unlike Summit, has a television production unit, it could adapt "Twilight" for the small screen.
The Brains of the Outfit
msnbc.com: Officials at Cairo's international airport confiscated 420 pounds of frozen cow brains Friday from three Sudanese travelers who planned to sell them to Egyptian restaurants, authorities said.
An airport official said it was the fourth time this week that customs officers there had foiled an attempt to smuggle cow brains into the country, . . .
An airport official said it was the fourth time this week that customs officers there had foiled an attempt to smuggle cow brains into the country, . . .
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