Nature Girl (Carl Hiaasen) and The Big Bamboo (Tim Dorsey)
I hit two of the unholy Floridian trinity (Dave Barry being the third… yes, that Dave Barry) within a week, so I can’t be held accountable for my actions. Both books live up to their own bizarre standards and fit …
Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
I realized that this book is fast becoming a favorite as I have read it 3 times in the last year and a half. While the main character, Agent Pendergast, is part of an ongoing series it is not necessary to have read any of …
P.D. James
About 10 years ago, I picked up a copy of Original Sin at a used booksale because I liked the cover art. Despite schlepping it through about 10 moves, I never actually cracked the cover. Imagine my surprise, and rueful chagrin, when I discovered I really like P.D. …
Lincoln Child
This is a perfect summer beach read – fast-paced, exiting, lots of techie-details, (eat yer heart of Crichton) and interesting likeable characters. Utopia, the wondrous amusement park of the future, is described so clearly it seems a shame it doesn’t really exist. Satisfyingly long and rich with plot …
Robert Bennett, Jules Shell and Nick Kroll with a foreword by The Village People
You don’t need to be a Jew to appreciate this glorious collection. Bennett et al. collected thousands of Bar and Bat Mitzvah photos from the 60’s through the 80’s. And lord are they hideous. Acres of …
Scott Adams
I love this book. It was one of my saving graces while working for The Evil Company. Adams takes the view that most people are weasels. You can either be the victim of weasels, or become a weasel yourself. Illustrated with numerous Dilbert cartoon and real letters sent …
Lloyd Kahn
I love this book. I love it so much I actually bought it. With real money and everything. Kahn’s book is a massive collection of hand built shelters of every sort of building material possible. And they are truly inspiring. There are fantastic homes built of light concrete …
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
This is an all-time favorite of mine. We first got this as an audiobook for a car trip. My husband and I found ourselves glued to our seats in a fast-darkening parking lot, listening to “just one more bit.” Engrossing, tense, fascinating – a true …
