BOOK CLUB TITLES, January 24 through June 27, 2015

BOOK CLUB TITLES, January 24 through June 27, 2015

January 24: Son of the Gamblin’ Man, by Marie Sandoz 

February 28: Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, by the Countess of Carnarvon

March 28: The Light Between Oceans, by M.L.Stedman

April 25: Reservation Blues, by Sherman Alexie  

May 23: Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline

June 27: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand

US Vulnerability

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The suspected North Korea computer attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment is a “serious national security matter,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday, December 18, 2014, as officials said the Obama administration is preparing to announce who it believes is behind the devastating hack.

SINGAPORE — In remarks directed at China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke Saturday of a “growing threat” of cyberattacks against the United States and called on America and its allies to “es­tablish international norms of responsible behavior in cyberspace.” (New York Times, June 1, 2013) Where are we vulnerable?

Where are the United states vulnerable? Where I described we’d be four years ago in

THE CHINA-AFRICA PARALLAX: A RYAN AND GILLIAN MYSTERY (sequel of Songs of Sadness, Songs of Love), by Larry K. Andrews. (Action-Thriller. Author House, ISBN 978-1-4520-1765-5) The China-Africa Parallax: A Ryan and Gillian Mystery describes how representatives of China and Africa are conspiring to steal research data from major US universities. They will kill anyone who gets in their way in order to achieve their ultimate goal: China’s economic and military domination of the world. This is a fast-moving mystery with an emphasis on today’s geo-political issues and economics. Ryan Graves and his wife, Gillian Davies, characters introduced in Songs of Sadness, Songs of Love, assume perilous, key roles central to the FBI strategy to thwart the devastating conspiracy.

The photo albums with my past

Capture the lymphoblast

History of my family’s life.

They capture both the humble

And the celebratory between frames.

The future remains a crap game,

Each roll of the dice a random

Event. There’s no memorandum

Or trailer giving a peek of woulda

Shoulda, or maybe coulda.

The family biography of what

Has already happened is set

With the exception of a coronet

Or tiara for someone to wear when

They’re cast to be a wise man,

Or some king or queen of this or that.

What has happened to us in that past

We look at is really the only time

We really know. Tomorrow’s prime

Or ordinary moments are Ready, Set

But no Go; No. Not yet.

Fantastic Christmas Gifts

This book isn’t sold at J. C. Penny, but it’s easily available elsewhere. When paired, the book complements a cup of English Breakfast Tea, or a latte, or a bottle of chardonnay.

1. SONGS OF SADNESS, SONGS OF LOVE, by Larry K. Andrews. (Mystery-Romance. Author ˛House, ISBN 978-1-4567-1595-3) This is the story of Ryan Graves, a young boy growing up. With the usual fears of adolescence, and a physical disability that causes him even greater agony and heightened fears and of being rejected by his peers. The reader watches this young man as he goes through middle school, high school, and the university with new emotional challenges at each level. This is a study about how people respond to challenging experiences in their lives; some people are overwhelmed and defeated by their challenges while others accept and accommodate them, moving onwards to successful adulthood.

Available at amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Or, order e-books direct from amazon.com or Barnes & Noble or the Kindle Store.

2. THE CHINA-AFRICA PARALLAX: A RYAN AND GILLIAN MYSTERY, by Larry K. Andrews. (Action-Thriller. Author ˛House, ISBN 978-1-4520-1765-5)The China-Africa Parallax: A Ryan and Gillian Mystery describes how representatives of China and Africa are conspiring to steal research data from major US universities. They will kill anyone who gets in their way in order to achieve their ultimate goal: China’s economic and military domination of the world. This is a fast-moving mystery with an emphasis on today’s geo-political issues and economics. Ryan Graves and his wife, Gillian Davies, characters introduced in Songs of Sadness, Songs of Love, assume perilous, key roles central to the FBI strategy to thwart the devastating conspiracy.

Available at amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Or, order e-books direct from amazon.com and Barnes & Noble or the Kindle Store.

Objects of my affections

Objects of my affections:

Mama, papa, mother, father, grandma, grandpa, and Aunt Bea;

Pancakes, coffee, pizza, corned beef, brown beans and hot tea;

Pencils, notebooks, tablets, ball points, neat desks, and lap suites;

Bow ties, warm vests, loose shirts, shined shoes, and ships free;

Baseball, football, soccer, hockey, movies, and TV;

Cardinals, Royals, Huskers, Tigers, Pirates and Kewpies.