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llcoolvadBooks list updated for October .
Books Read 2012
JAN
1. The Fifth Witness, Michael Connelly, Crime
2. Deception, Jonathan Kellerman (library kindle), Crime
3. Eleven, Patricia Reilly Giff (library kindle), YA
4. The Silent Girl, Tess Gerritsen (audio), Crime
5. Dead Sleep, Greg Iles (audio), Crime
FEB
6. Alone, Lisa Gardner (audio), Crime
7. Gideon's Sword, Preston & Child, Thriller
8. The Zero Game, Brad Meltzer, Thriller
9. Taken, Robert Crais, Crime
10 Dead Wood, Danin Amore, Crime
11. L.A. Outlaws, T. Jefferson Parker, Crime
MAR
12. Half-Assed: A Weight Loss Memoir, Jennette Fulda, Memoir
13. Pronto, Elmore Leonard, Crime
14. Paranoia, Joseph Finder, Thriller
15. Riding the Rap, Elmore Leonard, Crime
16. Why We Get Fat, Gary Taubes, Non-Fic
APR
17. The Stainless Steel Rat, Harry Harrison (audio), SF
18. Aphrodite, Russell Andrews (audio), Thriller
19. Fire in the Hole, Elmore Leonard, Crime
20. First Flight, Mary Robinette Kowal, SF
MAY
21. Raylan, Elmore Leonard, Crime
22. The Lock Artist, Steve Hamilton (audio), Crime
23. The Jaguar, T. Jefferson Parker, Crime
24. Daemon, Daniel Suarez (audio), SF/Thriller
JUNE
26. Freedom™, Daniel Suarez (audio), SF/Thriller
27. The Book of Man, Barry Graham, LitFic
28. The Tin Roof Blowdown, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
29. Crusader's Cross, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
JULY
30. Pegasus Descending, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
31. Swan Peak, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
32. Hide, Lisa Gardner (audio), Crime
33. The Skinny Rules, Bob Harper, Non-Fic
AUGUST
34. The Preacher, Camilla Lackberg, Crime.
35. Sweetheart, Chelsea Cain (audio), Crime.
37. The Glass Rainbow, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime.
SEPTEMBER
38. Dark Tangos, Lewis Shiner. Fiction.
39. The End of Overeating, David A. Kessler, MD, Non-Fic.
40. Creole Belle, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime.
41. Jump Cut, Lise McClendon, Crime.
OCTOBER
42. Case Histories, Kate Atkinson (audio), Crime. I don't have a proper link to the version I actually listened to, which was from a few years ago, read by Jason Isaacs. I watched the Masterpiece Mystery version starring Jason Isaacs, also. A cozy British mystery. Jackson Brodie is a former cop turned private eye, and gets a few cold cases that he's asked to solve. Many characters, many threads; tv version resolves them all, book version leaves a few hanging.
43. Phantom, Jo Nesbo, Crime. Another Harry Hole book. I love these. Dark and grim and set in Norway. And at the end of this one, Harry gets shot and seemingly dies. I doubt it, because hey -- it's a series! Still, good stuff.
44. Tomatoland, Barry Estabrook, Non-Fic. Investigative journalism on the history of the tomato and the tomato growing industry. Fascinating! Some horrible stuff here. Present-day slavery, theft, callous disregard of human rights, poisons, thuggery: these all contribute to the tasteless supermarket tomato that is primarily grown in Florida. Dear god, I never want to eat another non-native tomato again. But they're impossible to avoid. Every restaurant, fast food joint, catered meal, whatever! A lot of the canned tomato product (for sauces, etc.) is grown in California, and is a little better. But any "slicing" tomato that you get after the local growing season is pretty much vile.
The most fascinating part was about how they managed to create a tomato that is uniform in size, perfectly shaped, could be picked while green, shipped across the country, subjected to gasses which makes them red, but that is basically flavorless. They didn't prioritize flavor, so only in the last ten years have scientists started to identify what makes a tomato taste good (and it's super complicated) and therefore have started trying to breed tomatoes that can have the other features but also flavor. There's hope!
There's also hope on the agricultural workers front. Loads of lawsuits and groups supporting workers rights. Overall, awesome read.
Books Read 2012
JAN
1. The Fifth Witness, Michael Connelly, Crime
2. Deception, Jonathan Kellerman (library kindle), Crime
3. Eleven, Patricia Reilly Giff (library kindle), YA
4. The Silent Girl, Tess Gerritsen (audio), Crime
5. Dead Sleep, Greg Iles (audio), Crime
FEB
6. Alone, Lisa Gardner (audio), Crime
7. Gideon's Sword, Preston & Child, Thriller
8. The Zero Game, Brad Meltzer, Thriller
9. Taken, Robert Crais, Crime
10 Dead Wood, Danin Amore, Crime
11. L.A. Outlaws, T. Jefferson Parker, Crime
MAR
12. Half-Assed: A Weight Loss Memoir, Jennette Fulda, Memoir
13. Pronto, Elmore Leonard, Crime
14. Paranoia, Joseph Finder, Thriller
15. Riding the Rap, Elmore Leonard, Crime
16. Why We Get Fat, Gary Taubes, Non-Fic
APR
17. The Stainless Steel Rat, Harry Harrison (audio), SF
18. Aphrodite, Russell Andrews (audio), Thriller
19. Fire in the Hole, Elmore Leonard, Crime
20. First Flight, Mary Robinette Kowal, SF
MAY
21. Raylan, Elmore Leonard, Crime
22. The Lock Artist, Steve Hamilton (audio), Crime
23. The Jaguar, T. Jefferson Parker, Crime
24. Daemon, Daniel Suarez (audio), SF/Thriller
JUNE
26. Freedom™, Daniel Suarez (audio), SF/Thriller
27. The Book of Man, Barry Graham, LitFic
28. The Tin Roof Blowdown, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
29. Crusader's Cross, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
JULY
30. Pegasus Descending, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
31. Swan Peak, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime
32. Hide, Lisa Gardner (audio), Crime
33. The Skinny Rules, Bob Harper, Non-Fic
AUGUST
34. The Preacher, Camilla Lackberg, Crime.
35. Sweetheart, Chelsea Cain (audio), Crime.
37. The Glass Rainbow, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime.
SEPTEMBER
38. Dark Tangos, Lewis Shiner. Fiction.
39. The End of Overeating, David A. Kessler, MD, Non-Fic.
40. Creole Belle, James Lee Burke (audio), Crime.
41. Jump Cut, Lise McClendon, Crime.
OCTOBER
42. Case Histories, Kate Atkinson (audio), Crime. I don't have a proper link to the version I actually listened to, which was from a few years ago, read by Jason Isaacs. I watched the Masterpiece Mystery version starring Jason Isaacs, also. A cozy British mystery. Jackson Brodie is a former cop turned private eye, and gets a few cold cases that he's asked to solve. Many characters, many threads; tv version resolves them all, book version leaves a few hanging.
43. Phantom, Jo Nesbo, Crime. Another Harry Hole book. I love these. Dark and grim and set in Norway. And at the end of this one, Harry gets shot and seemingly dies. I doubt it, because hey -- it's a series! Still, good stuff.
44. Tomatoland, Barry Estabrook, Non-Fic. Investigative journalism on the history of the tomato and the tomato growing industry. Fascinating! Some horrible stuff here. Present-day slavery, theft, callous disregard of human rights, poisons, thuggery: these all contribute to the tasteless supermarket tomato that is primarily grown in Florida. Dear god, I never want to eat another non-native tomato again. But they're impossible to avoid. Every restaurant, fast food joint, catered meal, whatever! A lot of the canned tomato product (for sauces, etc.) is grown in California, and is a little better. But any "slicing" tomato that you get after the local growing season is pretty much vile.
The most fascinating part was about how they managed to create a tomato that is uniform in size, perfectly shaped, could be picked while green, shipped across the country, subjected to gasses which makes them red, but that is basically flavorless. They didn't prioritize flavor, so only in the last ten years have scientists started to identify what makes a tomato taste good (and it's super complicated) and therefore have started trying to breed tomatoes that can have the other features but also flavor. There's hope!
There's also hope on the agricultural workers front. Loads of lawsuits and groups supporting workers rights. Overall, awesome read.
