Thursday, December 26, 2013

Book 28 ~ Survivors: Stranded #3

SURVIVORS:  STRANDED #3
By Jeff Probst & Chris Tebbetts
© 2013 Puffin Books - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-14-242426-1
167 pgs
December 2013

Book 27 ~ Takedown Twenty

TAKEDOWN TWENTY:  A Stephanie Plum Novel
By Janet Evanovich
© 2013 Bantam Books - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-345-54288-5
307 pgs
December 2013

Monday, December 23, 2013

Movie 40 ~ The Host

THE HOST
2013 * PG-13 * 125 min *
Directed & Written by Andrew Niccol
Novel by Stephenie Meyer
December 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

Book 26 ~ The Ocean at the End of the Lane

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
By Neil Gaiman
Performed by Neil Gaiman
© 2013 HarperCollins - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-06-225565-5
5 Discs ~ 5 hours & 45 minutes
December 2013

Movie 39 ~ The Best Man

THE BEST MAN
1999 * R * 120 min *
Directed & Written by Malcolm D. Lee
December 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Movie 38 ~ Side Effects

SIDE EFFECTS
2013 * R * 106 min *
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Written by Scott Z. Burns
December 2013

Movie 37 ~ Gangster Squad

GANGSTER SQUAD
2013 * R * 113 min *
Directed by Rubin Fleischer
Writers:  Will Beall & Paul Lieberman (book) 
December 2013

Book 25 ~ The Final Cut

THE FINAL CUT:  Brit in the FBI #1
By Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison
Performed by Renee Raudman & MacLeod Andrews
© 2013 Brilliance Audio - Grand Haven, MI 
ISBN# 978-1-4692-7985-5
11 Discs ~ 13 hours & 5 minutes
December 2013

Movie 36 ~ The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

THE HUNGER GAMES:  CATCHING FIRE
2013 * PG-13 * 146 min *
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt
Novel by Suzanne Collins
November 2013

Monday, November 11, 2013

Book 24 ~ The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley

THE LIFE AND CUISINE OF ELVIS PRESLEY
By David Adler
© 1993 Crown Trade Paperbacks - NY, NY 
ISBN# 0-517-88024-5
159 pgs
November 2013

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Movie 35 ~ Rush

RUSH
2013 * R * 123 min *
Directed by Ron Howard
Screenplay by Peter Morgan
November 2013

Book 23 ~ Trial by Fire: Stranded #2

TRIAL BY FIRE:  STRANDED #2
By Jeff Probst & Chris Tebbetts
© 2013 Puffin Books - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-14-242425-4
174 pgs
November 2013

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Book 22 ~ Stranded

STRANDED #1
By Jeff Probst & Chris Tebbetts
© 2013 Puffin Books - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-14-242424-7
176 pgs
November 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Book 21 ~ Bones of the Lost

BONES OF THE LOST
By Kathy Reichs
© 2013 Scribner - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-1-4391-0245-9
324 pgs
October 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Movie 34 ~ Argo

ARGO
2012 * R * 120 min *
Directed by Ben Affleck
Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Other Credits by Tony Mendez & Joshuah Bearman
October 2013

Movie 33 ~ Man of La Mancha

MAN OF LA MANCHA
1972 * PG * 132 min *
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Screenplay, Musical Play & Television Play by Dale Wasserman
October 2013

Movie 32 ~ Orphan Black

ORPHAN BLACK
2013 * 600 min *
Creators John Fawcett & Graeme Manson
September 2013
1-1   Natural Selection
1-2   Instinct
1-3   Variation Under Nature
1-4   Effects of External Conditions
1-5   Conditions of Existence
1-6   Variations Under Domestication
1-7   Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner
1-8   Entangled Bank
1-9   Unconscious Selection
1-10  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Monday, September 30, 2013

Book 20 ~ Bomb Shell

BOMB SHELL:  FBI Thriller #17
By Catherine Coulter
© 2013 G.P. Putnam's Sons - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-0-399-15733-2
392 pgs
September 2013

Monday, September 16, 2013

Movie 31 ~ Despicable Me

DESPICABLE ME
2010 * PG * 95 min *
Directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Screenplay by Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul & Sergio Pablos
September 2013

Movie 30 ~ Elysium

ELYSIUM
2013 * R * 109 min *
Directed & Written by Neil Blomkamp
August 2013

Book 19 ~ Clockwork Princess

CLORKWORK PRINCESS:
The Infernal Devices Book Three
By Cassandra Clare
© 2013 Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster - NY, NY 
ISBN# 978-1-4169-7590-8
570 pgs
September 2013

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Book 18 ~ How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CAT IS PLOTTING TO KILL YOU
By Matthew Inman
© 201 Andrew McMeel Publishing - Kansas City, MO
ISBN# 978-1-4494-1024-7
132 pgs
September 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Book 17 ~ Clockwork Prince

CLORKWORK PRINCE:
The Infernal Devices Book Two
By Cassandra Clare
© 2011 Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-4169-7588-5
510 pgs
August 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Book 16 ~ Clockwork Angel

CLORKWORK ANGEL:
The Infernal Devices Book One
By Cassandra Clare
© 2010 Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-4169-7586-1
481 pgs
July 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013

Movie 29 ~ I Am Number Four

I AM NUMBER FOUR
2011 * PG-13 * 109 min *
Directed by D.J. Caruso
Screenplay by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar & Marti Noxon
Novel by Jobie Hughes & James Grey (as Pittacus Lore)
July 2013

Movie 28 ~ Despicable Me 2

DESPICABLE ME 2
2013 * PG * 98 min *
Directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Screenplay by Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul
July 2013

Movie 27 ~ Man of Steel

MAN OF STEEL
2013 * PG-13 * 143 min *
Directed by Zack Snyder
Screenplay by David S. Goyer
Story by David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
July 2013

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Book 15 ~ Code

CODE:  Virals #3
By Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs
© 2013 G.p. Putnam's Sons / Penguin Group - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-59514-412-6
48 pgs
July 2013

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Book 14 ~ The Heist

THE HEIST:  Fox & O'Hare #1
By Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
© 2013 Bantam Books / Random House - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-345-54304-2
304 pgs
June 2013

Movie 26 ~ Jack Reacher

JACK REACHER
2012 * PG-13 * 130 min *
Written & Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Based on the book "One Shot" by Lee Child
June 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

Movie 25 ~ Life of Pi

LIFE OF PI
2012 * PG * 127 min *
Directed by Ang Lee
Novel by Yann Martel
Screenplay by David Magee
June 2013

Book 13 ~ Murder of a Sleeping Beauty

MURDER OF  A SLEEPING BEAUTY:  Scumble River Mystery #3
By Denise Swanson
© 2002 Signet / Penguin - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-20548-3
263 pgs
June 2013

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Book 12 ~ What's a Witch to Do?

WHAT'S A WITCH TO DO?
A Midnight Magic Mystery
By Jennifer Harlow
© 2013 Midnight Ink/Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. - Woodbury, MN
ISBN# 978-0-7787-3514-6
323 pgs
June 2013

Book 11 ~ City of Lost Souls

CITY OF LOST SOULS
The Mortal Instruments Book Five
By Cassandra Clare
© 2012 Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-4424-1686-4
535 pgs
June 2013

Movie 24 ~ Star Trek Into Darkness

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
2013 * PG-13 * 132 min *
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof
TV Series by Gene Roddenberry
June 2013

Movie 23 ~ The Guilt Trip

THE GUILT TRIP
2012 * PG-13 * 95 min *
Directed by Anne Fletcher
Written by Dan Fogelman
May 2013

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Movie 22 ~ End of Watch

END OF WATCH
2012 * R * 109 min *
Directed & Written by David Ayer
May 2013

Movie 21 ~ Warm Bodies

WARM BODIES
2013 * PG-13 * 98 min *
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Screenplay by Jonathan Levine
Novel by Isaac Marion
April 2013