BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviews, Restaurant Reviews, DVD & iPad App Reviews (scroll down!) Due to life getting in the way of things, I'm behind in some of my book reviews. If you see your book listed, it means I've received it, and it is in the cue!

My Reading Pile!

DVD Reviews

1. Band of Brothers
2. Borgen - Denmark Politics. Excellent!
3. Broadchurch – amazing!
4. CIVIL WAR: THE UNTOLD STORY
5. Endeavour (TV Series 2012)
6. Foyle's War
7. Inspector George Gently(TV Series 2007)
8. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
9. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
10. Midsomer Murders(TV Series 1997)
11.  People of a Feather, Belcher Isl., Hudson Bay
12. The Newsroom - fabulous!
13. Vera - wonderful UK mystery

Restaurant Reviews

1. Almonte Barley Mow – May 9, 2015
2. Bistro 54 Italiano Perth – Jan. 2011
3. Café Postino Almonte – 2011
4. East Meets West – Perth - 2015 to present!
5. Fratelli – April 17, 2017
6. Georgian House – Alexandria, June 18th, 2016
7. Heirloom Restaurant Almonte – Jan. 2015
8. Mexicali Rosa –July 29, 2015 Also, Oct. 2010
9. Rocky River Cafe – October 17, 2017; also Dec. 6 & 26, 2013.
10. The Cove - Westport – many visits!
11. The Hot Wok – April 10, 2017.
12. The Shipwreck - Rideau Ferry – Oct. 2010
13. The Waterfront - Napanee – May 2015
14. Waterfront Gastropub – Carleton Place, May 23/18
15. Wildfire BBQ and Smokehouse – Perth, 2015
16. Zolas – Ottawa - May 13, 2015; Zola's Oct. 2016

iPad Apps

1. Never Alone –Inuit game PC, so far
2. Brushstroke –drawing
3. ToonCamera –photoshop idea
4. Doodle Buddy –drawing
5. PhotoBooth –photoshop idea
6. Dragon Naturally Speaking –speech-to-text, text-to-speech
7. Spirits of Spring –Josie and I like it! 

Here are the books I have reviewed for fun. Some have been sent by publicists, others I have bought or borrowed. I've read all of them. 

Readers may be divided into four classes: 

A. Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtied. 
B. Sand-glasses, who retain nothing and are content to get through a book for the sake of getting through the time. 
C. Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they read. 
D. Mogul diamonds, equally rare and valuable, who profit by what they read, and enable others to profit by it also. 

      ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic (1772-1834) 

 denotes a Canadian book!

1. Aaron, Glen; The Curse of Sacerdozio
2. Aaron, Richard; Gauntlet 
3. Alexander, Devin: You Can Have It (recipe book)
4. Alexander, Eva M.; Condos and Condoms (short stories)
5. Almond, Paul; The Gunner 
6. Alt, Jeff; The Adventures of Bubba Jones
7. Alton and Craan; My handy little health journal
8. Andersen; Fantasyland
9. Arden, John: The Brain Bible
10. Arneson,  Rick; Plotting the Course; Life lessons from the sport of sailing
11. Ashby, Kathy; Carol, A Woman's Way 
12. August, Y.; Coaching For Caregivers
13. Barager, R.; The Atheist and the Parrotfish
14. Barr, Nevada; 13½, Blood Lure
15. Bartleman, James; As Long as the Rivers Flow, Raisin Wine
16. Blachman and Stracher; The Curve
17. Blatchford, Christie; Fifteen Days
18. Bradbury and Karney; Love Me Slender
19. Bradley, Eric; Harry Potter Collectibles
20. Brown, Ron; Vanished Villages Part 1, Post 2  (Non-fiction)
21. Brown, Ron; Backroads of Ontario (Non-fiction) 
22. Carey, Pamela: Elderly Parents With All Their Marbles
23. Carlon, Michael; Uncorking a Murder
24. Carpenter, J.: No Place to Pray
25. Carucci, M.; Sobrietease
26. Charters, Cloudia; Aloha: Where You Like Go?
27. Cho & Gifford; The Anxious Lawyer (self-help)
28. Christofora, Kevin; Amira Can Catch
29. Clevenger, S; Greek Mythic History
30. Cobelo, Carolyn E.; Bridge to Beyond
31. Conway, Martha; Sugarland
32. Cook books: gluten-free, paleo,  from Robert Rose, Inc. 
33. Cotton, Larry D; Whiskey and Wickedness
34. Crilly, Karin: The Blue Satin Nightgown
35. Cuellar, David; Plastic Island (picture book)
36. Currie, T. Ottawa Valley's Great Fire of 1870
37. Cusumano, J.; Balance
38. Davidson, Dr. Elizabeth; Cheery: the Chiricahua leopard frog (Children's picture book)
39. Daywalt, Drew; The Day the Crayons Quit
40. De Avila, Ed., Spread Thin and Moving Fast: An unlikely story (memoir)
41. De Hart, Scott D.; Shelley Unbound: Uncovering Frankenstein's True Creator
42. De Santis, Cinazi; The Sense of Darkness
43. DeLapa, Gina; stuff you already know
44. Dennis; Anita Katherine; Beyond Myself
45. Dickinson, Emily: the Illustrated Emily Dickinson Nature Sketchbook
46. Doering, Ron; The Battle of Crysler's Farm
47. Dougherty, M.J.; Life Lessons From a Total Failure
48. Dr. Seuss; You're Only Old Once
49. Dunn, David A.; Get Life Right
50. Epp, Alvin; Through The Eyes of Guilt
51. Espy, W.R.; Words to Rhyme With (Non-fiction)
52. Estes, Kelli; The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
53. Even, Aaron; He Comes in Fire
54. Eyre, Linda; Grandmothering
55. Fallis, Terry; The Best Laid Plans -comedy
56. Fields, Mara; Weaver's Light
57. FitzSimmons, David; Curious Critters, Salamander Dance
58. Flynn, Gillian; Gone Girl
59. Follett, Ken; Pillars of the Earth
60. Forrest, Deborah: Touch the Spirit: Connecting to the world of dementia (non-fiction)
61. Freed, Dennis; Love, Loss and Awakening
62. Freeman and Parks; All-Electric America
63. Gaber, Stanley; Jex Malone
64. Garner, L.G.; The Golden Princess
65. Gawande, Atul: Being Mortal 
66. Genova, Lisa; Left Neglected, Still Alice
67. George, Elizabeth; In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception On His Mind
68. Gebreyohannes, B. T.; Fire Walkers (memoir) 
69. Graham, Heather; Death Dealer, Unhallowed Ground
70. Gray, John; Beyond Venus and Mars
71. Gray & Ardagh; Conscious Men
72. Green, Lyndsay; A Perfect Home for a Long Life
73. Greenblatt, Mark Lee; Valor: Unsung heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the home front
74. Griffin, Lynne; Sea Escape
75. Griffith, Victoria; Amazon Burning
76. Griffiths, Doug; 13 Ways to Kill Your Community
77. Grippando, James; The Penny Jumper
78. Habib, N. & M.N.; History of the Muslims of Regina, Saskatchewan, and Their Organizations
79. Hardee, J.L., Justice or Injustice: What really happens in a jury room (Memoire)
80. Harris, et al, Journey to Invisibility to Visibility
81. Hayden, John; Godfit
82. Hemphill, R.F.; dust tea, dingoes, dragons (Memoire)
83. Heston, F.C., & McAdams, H. J.; Desolation Sound 
84. Hiebert, Michael; Close to the Broken-Hearted
85. Hill-Lehr, Andrea; A Mother's Road to Kandahar
86. Hoogstraten: The Debaters
87. Horeck, Brian; Frozen Beneath 
88. Hospital for Sick Children: The A to Z of Children's Health  
89. Ivey, Donna; Clinic of Hope: The story of Rene M. Caisse and Essiac
90. Izso, Jay; got social mediology?
91. Jauvin, Chantal; The Boy with a Bamboo Heart: The story of a street orphan who built a children's charity
92. Jenner, Reid: Diagnose Yourself
93. Johnson, George: The Cancer Chronicles
94. Johnson, Spencer; Who Moved My Cheese? (Non-fiction)
95. Jones, Marjorie G.; The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott
96. Jones, Robin and Robert; The Refugee Crisis: Through the Eyes of the Children
97. Jucha, S. H.; The Silver Ships
98. Kamm, Kurt; Tunnel Visions
99. Kellerman, Faye; Bon Box
100. Kendell, Laura J.; A Simple Case of Suicide
101. Kennedy, Dr. John; The Heart Health Bible
102. Kelsey, E.; You Are Stardust, Not Your Typical Book
103. Kerr, Leslie; Harriet Quimby
104. Keyser, Judith Redwing; Last Acts of Kindness (Non-fiction)
105. King, Samantha; Pink Ribbon, Inc. (Non-fiction)
106. Krich, Rochelle; Dead Air
107. Kumar, Sameet M.; The Mindfulness of Grief (Also Medicalisation of Grief: DSM-IV)
108. Kuritz, Marc; Man With Child
109. Kushner, Harold; When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Conquering Fear
110. Lackberg, Camilla; The Gallows Bird
111. Lafaye, Vanessa; Under a Dark Summer Sky
112. Laferrière, Dany, The World is Moving Around Me: A Memoire of the Haiti Earthquake (Memoir) 
113. Leinvebers, V; No TIme To Cry
114. Lemmon, G. T.; The Dressmaker of Khair Khan
115. Levin, Joel M.; Our Beguine (Memoir)
116. Lieberman & Neubert; Max and Charlie
117. Lindsay, B.R.: Old Bones
118. Louden, Paul; Behind the Locked Door (memoir; autism)
119. Lundin, S.C. et al; FISH!
120. Lynch, Wayne; Owls of the US and Canada
121. Mackie & Taylor; The Cottage Bible 
122. Mankell, Jenning; Faceless Killers
123. Manning, Diane Daniels; Almost Perfect
124. Maron, Margaret; The Bootlegger's Daughter
125. McGee, Robin; The Cancer Olympics
126. McKee, David M; Bala Boy
127. McKee, Thomas. W; The Top Seven Reasons Volunteers Quit, The New Breed (Non-fiction)
128. McNally, B.; Unbridled
129. Martin, Mish Mockovic; Insights of a Yogi (autobiography)
130. Mebane, Donna; Tomorrow Comes
131. mhic Aonghais, Clinton; The Baker Boys -700 pages, haven't gotten to it!
132. Miralia, Mindy; The Hero in Heroin (autobiography)
133. Morelli, Laura; The Gondola Maker
134. Morgan & Smith; Advanced Genealogy (self-help
135. Moroney, Shannon; Through The Glass (Autobiography)
136. Mowery, J. Nichols; The Parallel Lives of Elizabeth Ann
137. Musleh, Mitri I.; The Making of a Palestinian Suicide Bomber 
138. Nash, Nicholas: The Girl at The Bar
139. Neice, Rick, The Band Plays On: Going home for a music man's encore (memoire)
140. Nelson, Craig; The Age of Radiance
141. Nichols, N.; Broken Promises (autobiography)
142. Nickerson, Cash; BOOMERangs; Engaging the Aging Workforce in America
143. Noah, Jim; Country Store
144. Obama, Barack; The Audacity of Hope
145. Orloff, Judith; The Ecstacy of Surrender
146. Parker, David; The More You Do The Better You Feel (self-help)
147. Parker, Morgan; 1986
148. Pastor, Marc; Barcelona Shadows
149. Picoult, Jodi; House Rules, The Tenth Circle, Plain Truth, Picture Perfect
150. Piggott, Mark; The Dark Tides
151. Pinzone, J.J.: Fireballs in my Eucharist: Fight Cancer Smarter 
152. Polster, E; Beyond Therapy
153. Potter, Cheryl: The Broken Circle, Secrets of the Lost Caves
154. Power, G. A.; Dementia Beyond Disease
155. Prattis; Trailing Sky Six Feathers , also New Planet, New World 
156. Pronko, M.; The Last Train: A Tokyo Adventure
157. Putzel, Michael; The Price They Paid
158. Regan, Paulette; Unsettling the Settler Within
159. Revere, Glenn; All About Carpets
160. Richards, Jass; Turblojetslams
161. Riley, Laura; Tell Me of Brave Women
162. Roe, Carolyn or Sale, Medora; Murder in a Good Cause
163. Rue, Nancy; Tristan's Gap
164. Roland, Bridget; the Doula
165. Rosen, Lynn; A Man of Genius
166. Rutherford, Edward; The Forest
167. Saturday Even Post Magazine 1963 Kennedy Edition
168. Schiller, E.; Watermark
169. Schopick, J.: Honest Medicine
170. Scholz & Church; The Masterpiece Within (Non-fiction)
171. Schwägerl, Christian; The Anthropocene  (Non-fiction)
172. Schwartz, Leslie; Angels Crest
173. Seuss, Dr.; You're only old once!
174. Shelly, Derek; Dying to Live
175. Shem, Samuel; The Spirit of the Place
176. Siegel, Alex; First Circle Club
177. Signorile, M. A.; The Wartime Chronicles 
178. Slatton, Traci L; Fallen,   Cold Light
179. Smiley, Cat; the planet friendly diet 
180. Sperazza, Diana; My Townie Heart
181. Stewart, Roderick; The Mind of Norman Bethune 
182. Sutton; The Power of Legacy (Non-fiction)
183. Tartt, Donna; The Goldfinch
184. Thayer, R.S.; Kobee Manatee
185. Traill, Catherine Parr; Lost in the Backwoods
186. Transgender Lee; Woman Incognito
187. Treitler; My Dad is an Alcoholic: What About Me? (autobiography)
188. Trollope-Kumar, Karen; Cloud Messenger
189. Trudeau, Kris; TimeShift 
190. Vallée, Brian; The War On Women 
191. Vinter, M.; Collette
192. Voss, Donna Carol; One of Everything
193. Wallach, Dr. J.D. ; Epigenetics; The death of the genetic theory of disease transmission (Non-fiction)
194. Warrington, Freda; Midsummer Night
195. Wathanavongs and Jauvin; The Boy With the Bamboo Heart
196. Welch, D.Y.; The Life and Times of Lilian J. Rice
197. White, Kate; If Looks Could Kill 
198. Williams and White:  Act III (Non-fiction)
199. Wilson, Daniel H.; Robopocalypse
200. Wilson, P.D.; The Caregiving Trap (Non-fiction)
201. Wold, Richard; Stan
202. Wright, Robert; Our Man in Tehran (Non-fiction)
203. Wyler, Allen;  Deadly Errors
204. Young, David; Channelling Harrison (biography)
205. Yow, David; Copycat