Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Top 20 Connie Francis Hits

!: Top 20 Connie Francis Hits

Born in the Italian section of Newark, New Jersey, in 1938, Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero soon moved to Belleville, New Jersey and graduated Salutatorian of her high school in 1955.

One of Connie's first national appearances was playing the accordion and singing "Daddy's Little Girl" on the Arthur Godfrey Show. She was advised to lose the accordion and change her name from Franconero to Francis.

In 1955, Connie signed with the MGM label, but had nine consecutive flops and was ready to be dropped, when she recorded a cover version of the 1923 hit, "Who's Sorry Now?" The song debuted on Dick Clark's American Bandstand and this gave Connie her first Top 10 Billboard hit.

Connie was introduced to an up and comer by the name of Bobby Darin, with whom she had a professional, as well as a romantic relationship. Their relationship ended, in part, due to her father's disapproval of the young singer/songwriter. Darin ended up marrying actress Sandra Dee.

Connie continued having hits well into the 1960's and she appeared in the films "Where The Boys Are", "Follow The Boys", "Looking For Love" and "When The Boys Meet The Girls."

On the charts, Connie made it to the weekly Billboard Top 40 charts 35 times and had three #1 hits. Here's a look at Connie's twenty biggest hits:

1. Everybody's Somebody's Fool - 1960 - Connie's first number one hit was supposed to be the B side of "Jealous of You" but deejays made this the A side and "Jealous of You" became the B side, which still made it to #19 on the charts.

2. My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own - 1960 - in her career, Connie recorded in nine different languages and recorded a German version of this song.

3. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - 1962 - her last #1 hit was also recorded as a country hit by Margo Smith in 1978.

4. My Happiness - 1959 - there were five Top 30 versions of this song in 1948. Even Elvis Presley recorded this song during his first session at Sun Records.

5. Who's Sorry Now - 1958 - Connie's first big hit also had five different Top 20 versions in 1923 and was featured in the Marx Brothers film "A Night In Casablanca."

6. Where The Boys Are - 1961 - From the film of the same title. The flip side "No One" also went Top 40 for her.

7. Lipstick On Your Collar - 1959 - a change from her sultry ballads, this upbeat tune made it to #5 on the weekly charts.

8. Together - 1961 - Paul Whiteman took this song to #1 in 1928 and was featured in the 1944 film "Since You Went Away."

9. Among My Souvenirs - 1959 - Connie enjoyed recording classic ballads like this one, which had four Top 20 versions in 1928, including a #1 version by Paul Whiteman.

10. Many Tears Ago - 1960 - featured on her "Connie At The Copa" album.

11. Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart - 1961 - Debby Boone did a country cover version of this tune in 1979.

12. Second Hand Love - 1962 - the title cut from her "Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love" album.

13. Mama - 1960 - from her "Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites" album.

14. Frankie - 1959 - the flip side of "Lipstick On Your Collar" was written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka and was inspired by Frankie Avalon.

15. Vacation - 1962 - the only song Connie helped write, this summertime hit went to #9.

16. When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - 1962 - a cover version of a Cliff Richard hit, Connie's flip side "Baby's First Christmas" also made it to the Top 30.

17. Stupid Cupid - another Greenfield/Sedaka penned tune was originally written for The Shepherd Sisters.

18. (He's My) Dreamboat - 1961 - "Hollywood" is the B side of this hit, but didn't make it into the weekly Top 40.

19. Follow The Boys - 1963 - Connie's last Top 20 hit came from her film of the same title.

20. Teddy - 1960 - The B side of "Mama" (see #13) was written by Paul Anka.

In 1974, after a long hiatus, Connie was performing at the Westbury Music Fair in New York, where she was raped at the motel she was staying at. With the exception of an appearance, in 1978, on Dick Clark's Live Wednesday TV show, Connie wouldn't perform again for seven years. Her attacker was never caught.

Connie and singer Gloria Estefan were collaborating on a screenplay based on Connie's life called "Who's Sorry Now?" but in 2009 the project was called off, because of differences in the choice of screen writers.

Although Connie Francis is not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, she has been named Pop Music's #1 Female Vocalist from the 1950's to mid 1960's.


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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

A Book Lover's Review of Books by John Grisham

!: A Book Lover's Review of Books by John Grisham

One of my favorite authors is John Grisham, a writer of many well known fictitious legal thrillers. I will discuss some of his works and provide some biographical information about him as well. John Grisham has written about twenty-two novels. Several of his books have been made into movies as well. Some of the most popular movies are the following: The Firm, The Pelican Brief, a Time To Kill and The Client. Before I discuss his books, I will provide some biographical information about him.

Now, let's get to the biographical information. John Grisham was born in 1955 in Arkansas. He currently lives in Mississippi. Before he became a successful author, he was a lawyer and a politician. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State and received his law degree from the University of Mississippi. In 1983, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and served until 1990. As you will see in the next section, his legal expertise comes into play in many of his various novels.

As of 2008, there have been 250 million copies of his books sold worldwide. I would say that is a lot of books written and sold. He has written about twenty-two novels including a non fiction work, titled A Painted House. There have been several movies produced based on his books. For example, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client. My favorite movie is the Pelican Brief which starred Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. In this article, I am going to talk about my four favorite books and why they are my favorites. In addition, to explaining why I like these particular books I will give a brief preview of the plots.

The first book I will discuss is The Firm. The Firm is about a small law firm located in Memphis, Tennessee. The law firm has about forty attorneys that work for it. The lawyers are all handsomely compensated to work for the law firm. The law firm recruits a young man who just graduated from Harvard named Mitchell McDeere. There is catch, though no one ever leaves the firm. The lawyers don't necessarily leave the firm through retirement. I like this book for the easy to read language that John Grisham used and that there is an air of mystery surrounding the law firm. I wonder why no one leaves the firm, if not through retirement. It piques my curiosity and makes me want to reread the novel to see the outcome. I think it is a good legal thriller and quite entertaining to read.

The second book, that is my favorite is A Time to Kill. A Time to Kill was John Grisham's first novel that he wrote. A Time to Kill is a about the rape of a little black girl by a couple of white men. The girl's father eventually kills the suspects. I think the book has racial overtones and overtones of vigilantism. The book takes place in the rural Deep South. A crime like this can occur anywhere in the country, whether it is in the East, West or Midwest. I like this book as well, for its easy reading style and makes me think about the issues it raised.

The third book I will talk about is The Pelican Brief. The Pelican Brief is about two Supreme Court Justices that are killed. One judge is liberal and the other is conservative. A law student sets out to investigates why these judges were killed. This plot is little more complex than the other two books that I discussed. The book does have some political overtones, but upon reading it you may find that politics may not be the only thing at work here. That is why liked this book because of the political angle and the complexity of the plot. I also found this novel to be fast paced and a real good page turner.

The last book I want to talk about is The Rainmaker. The Rainmaker is about a health insurance company, Great Benefit Life Insurance, that denies every claim regardless of its validity. I like this book the most out of the four because it raises a very important question, which goes beyond politics. Is it right for a health insurer to deny claims regardless of the validity of the claim? I think it important to read this book today especially against the current backdrop of the debate on health care reform.

Overall, these four books are my favorites because they are easy to follow and the plots aren't too complex. I also like that Grisham uses everyday simple language to engage the reader. When I go to the beach or take vacation, I always make sure to have a John Grisham novel to read. If anyone is an avid reader, I would suggest they read a John Grisham novel.


A Book Lover's Review of Books by John Grisham

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

What Is a Land Surveyor and What Will They They Do for Me?

!: What Is a Land Surveyor and What Will They They Do for Me?

A land surveyor is a professional person with the academic qualifications and technical expertise to measure and plot the lengths and directions of boundary lines and the dimensions of any portion of the earth's surface (including natural and other structures.) That definition is quite a mouthful, but in actuality the field of surveying (geomatics) includes many other facets. For the home-owner the surveyor is the person who locates the boundary of your property and the location of your home within that boundary to determine if there are any encroachments by your neighbors onto you or vice versa. Common encroachments are fences, driveways, etc.

Some very famous people in history have practiced surveying. Three surveyors and another guy are depicted on Mt. Rushmore (Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln were all three surveyors, Teddy Roosevelt was not.) Others were Daniel Boone, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (Lewis & Clark), Sir George Everest, Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon (of the Mason-Dixon Line fame) and author Henry David Thoreau practiced for a time in Concord, Massachusetts.

These days land surveyors in the United States are regulated and licensed by the various state governments. Here in Alabama, the Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was established in 1935 to protect the public by helping "to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare by providing for the licensing and regulation of persons in the practices of engineering and land surveying. This purpose is achieved through the establishment of minimum qualifications for entry into the professions of engineering and land surveying, through the adoption of rules defining and delineating unlawful or unethical conduct, and through swift and effective discipline for those individuals or entities who violate the applicable laws or rules."

Most states now require newly licensed surveyors to have a four year degree in surveying or a closely related field and an additional four to eight years of on-the-job training under a licensed surveyor. Licensed Land Surveyors are also required to maintain and update their professional knowledge and skills by attending continuing education each year.

In preparation for a typical lot or mortgage survey of your house, a surveyor may review tax maps, aerial maps, deeds, subdivision plats, zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations and possibly flood maps. For a typical lot survey the subdivision plat is the most important of these because it gives the exact dimensions of your lot and the relative location of your property corners. The surveyor uses this to locate and/or re-establish your property corners.

In the field the survey crew will find the property corners along with some of your neighbors corners if yours can't be found, measure the distances and angles between all of the points, locate all improvements on your property, including your house, pool, out-buildings, retaining walls, fences, driveways and sidewalks, etc. Other improvements like sanitary sewer mains, storm drainage ways, overhead power lines and the like are located because these might indicate an easement across the property. The plat should show these, but they don't in all cases. We'll talk about easements in a later article.

Once all of the field information is gathered, the crew chief takes the field notes and prepares a preliminary sketch of the work. This is passed along to a draftsperson who prepares the final drawing for your use. The draftsperson will check all of the maps mentioned earlier to make sure that all building setback lines and easements are shown on the drawing. The surveyed distances and directions are compared to the plat distances and directions also. Any discrepancies or encroachments are shown on the drawing. Your attorney uses the drawing to determine if any other legal work is needed during the closing. The mortgage company or bank uses the survey to insure they are loaning you money on the correct property (in case they end up owning it. Yikes)

So now, what do you have for your money. You have a drawing which shows your house on your lot. You should have stakes and/or flagging by all of your property corners. Make sure you know where your corners are located. The actual corner is marked by an iron pin or pipe of some sort. (The type of monument should be shown on your survey drawing.) You might also want to take a look for them at least once a year to make sure they're still there. (Even animals mark their territory more often than that.)


What Is a Land Surveyor and What Will They They Do for Me?

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Book Review THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE by Lyman C. Draper, edited by Ted Franklin Belue

!: Book Review THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE by Lyman C. Draper, edited by Ted Franklin Belue

THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE, published by Stackpole Books, 1998, is a unique book about an eighteenth century explorer, written by a nineteenth century biographer, and edited by a twentieth century author. How does it come off? Not too bad! In fact, this is probably the most authoritative account of the renowned frontiersman we will ever see.

I have a special interest in the subject. Daniel Boone is my great, great, great, great grandfather. No, I won't bore you with my own genealogy. Suffice it to say, I descended through Jesse Bryan Boone, Daniel's eighth child, who died the same year as Daniel -- 1820.

Including notes and index, THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE is a large volume totaling 596 pages. And those pages are loaded with rather small print plus drawings and maps. But don't let that discourage you from taking a peek at this one of a kind work.

If you would like a quick summary of the book, read the Preface. In eighteen pages, Belue appraises the character of Daniel Boone, what he did, and what he thought of his own fame. We discover Boone was a skilled woodsman, hunter, trapper, explorer, scout, militia commander, judge, and county representative. And he was a natural leader.

In his introduction, Ted Belue describes him as: "charismatic, quiet, even-tempered, and rarely willing to utter criticism even of those who opposed him. Boone's genteel ways were the sort that universally garner respect and attract." That plus his lack of guile and a sense of honor earned Daniel Boone a solid reputation.

But what did he think of himself? Belue quotes Boone's own words: "Many heroic exploits and chivalrous adventures are related to me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man. It is true that I have suffered many hardships and miraculously escaped many perils, but others of my companions have experienced the same."

Daniel Boone was modest. He comes across as a good man, one we would like to have on our side in a crisis.

Next we turn to the chronicler of information on Boone and his times. The self-appointed biographer, Dr. Lyman C. Draper, born September 4, 1815, showed exceptional insight for his day. Nineteenth century storytellers had no qualms at all mixing fantasy with truth. If it spiced up the story, a good myth even seemed preferred over mundane facts.

Against this concoction of history and legend stood Draper with his grand vision of saving facts from oblivion. While the evidence was still available, and the people who remembered the events were still living, he wanted to separate fact from myth, correct misconceptions, and get as close as possible to the truth about frontier history.

In his youth, Draper selected twenty subjects to save from mythology. Besides Daniel Boone, other subjects meriting Draper's attention included George Clark, Anthony Wayne, Daniel Morgan, and Dunmore's War.

From 1843 to 1852, Draper traveled the trails Boone had explored, seeking interviews and gathering data on the frontiersman. But the project never turned into a book. He died in 1891 lamenting he had not finished the "Life of Daniel Boone." Since 1854, Draper's manuscript remained in the archives of the State National Society of Wisconsin.

In 1990, historian Ted Franklin Belue decided that Draper's huge manuscript, rich in details of Boone and frontier life, should be available to the public. Thus the book began.

Belue presents Draper's work much as it was left by the biographer nearly one and a half centuries earlier. Belue's changes to Draper's transcript were minor. He eliminated excess commas and made military titles and abbreviations consistent with modern usage.

Belue wrote the introduction and provided us with a series of notes at the end of each chapter following Draper's original notes. The editor concluded his introduction by reminding us that what we are holding in our hands had been hidden away since 1854. "Read it. Savor it. Take time to get to know Lyman Draper, his methods, his point of view, the tenor of his times, and his man, Daniel Boone."

Good advice. But to that I might add, there are three men in this book who are best understood in the context of their times: Boone, Draper, and Belue. Of the three, Boone is by far the most straightforward. Simply put, he was an adventurer who couldn't rest until he saw what lay beyond the next hill. His life was an ongoing search for Eden, an unspoiled hunter's paradise.

In Kentucky, he found much of what he was seeking. But civilization, which he himself helped usher in, quickly ruined what he considered most appealing. So off he went in search of a new unblemished wilderness.

The real Daniel Boone was a man of courage, skill, and good fortune who nevertheless suffered much over his 85 years. He was no Fess Parker. He wasn't a big man. He killed few Indians and despised those who attempted to portray him as a fearless Indian-killer.

Occasionally we are struck with the quaintness of the times. Sentimentality, not "cool," was the predominant mood of the eighteenth century. Here's a prime example. When Boone led a party of men from Boonesborough, they managed to rescue his own daughter, Jemima, and two other girls from a combined force of Shawanoes and Cherokees.

How did Boone propose to celebrate the event? He said: "Thank Almighty Providence, boys, we have the girls safe -- let us all sit down and have a hearty cry." And they did! That direct quote somehow never made the Daniel Boone TV series.

Now let's consider the compiler of information, Dr. Draper. What should I say about this mother lode of facts and opinions, and what should I leave for you to discover for yourself? I will limit myself to three observations.

Draper's style will certainly catch your attention. A few pages of Draper comes across as quaint and charming. Then again, several hundred pages of him is downright tedious. For modern tastes, it's a bit too much: too wordy, too flowery, and too sentimental. But wasn't that typical for the period? Yes, I believe it was.

Draper reflected his time in other ways too. The mood of the mid-nineteenth century was a positive one. They were as assured of themselves, their culture, and their values as we are uncertain of ours in the early twenty-first century
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Dr. Draper championed Manifest Destiny. Anglo-Americans were marching westward taking their civilization in tow. At times Draper seems to be more of a cheerleader than a historian. But, as Belue points out, Draper never had a historian's perspective. He couldn't distinguish the trivial from the significant. So his notes are full of minute details of no particular interest.

Despite all of his faults, Draper preserved much of historical interest which would be lost without his efforts. That is his real contribution. Unfortunately, he never did get around to exploring Daniel Boone's latter years. This entire volume is dedicated to the first half of Boone's life.

Belue, unlike Draper, is a historian. By and large, he displays the objectivity and evenhandedness that Draper lacked in his manuscript. But is one major respect Belue reveals that he too is a man of his day.

The term "American Indians" has now been changed to the politically correct term "Native Americans." Belue is numbered among those who believe what Caucasians did to Native Americans was morally reprehensible. What Belue espouses is, in effect a moralistic view of history.

Our question for Mr. Belue is: How did those Indians tribes obtain their lands? Well, they acquired them by driving off, killing, or assimilating other tribes who had the land before them, as they had in turn done to those who preceded them.

The history of Britain was no different. Picts lost their land to the Celts, who in turn were driven away by Anglo-Saxons, who in turn were conquered by the Normans. Larger tribes, more aggressive people displaced others and took their territory. What Anglo-Americans did to Native Americans is what mankind has been doing to each other throughout recorded history -- no more, no less.

Draper's manuscript details deceptions and atrocities committed by both sides, as well as acts of friendship and good will offered by both. Here Draper appears to be objective. Belue agrees.

A couple of centuries after the events, it is easy for us to lob criticism at the frontier settlers. After all, they won, didn't they? But what were those eighteenth century settlers really like? What were the eighteenth century Indians like? This book, the most authoritative document we have for this period, opens our eyes to the timbre of the day. Before condemning the settlers, perhaps we should ask ourselves: if you and I were in constant peril, how altruistic would we be?

The LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE is a book worth reading. This volume is our passport back to the eighteenth century frontier America. It's a time of great beauty and danger, unbelievable opportunity and hardship, plus numerous acts of courage, savagery, and cowardice. It is an exciting period. See for yourself.


Book Review THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE by Lyman C. Draper, edited by Ted Franklin Belue

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Theodore Boone by John Grisham Book Review

!: Theodore Boone by John Grisham Book Review

Word has it that Mister Grisham is slightly miffed at losing his reputation as the best selling writer of fiction to the Rowling girl. Someone; may be Mister G himself, or perhaps some bright spark at his publishers, looked at the hoards of new adolescent readers Ms Rowling brought to the table and thought - Eh up, if only we could attract some of that lot!

Here's the result. Theodore Boone.

Theodore is a thirteen year old boy, sound familiar, who's always dreamt of becoming a judge, I kid you not, or at least a high profile lawyer. It isn't as ridiculous as it sounds because both of his parents are lawyers and so was his uncle once, though he now seems to be living in semi disgrace, and we don't ever get to the bottom of that one.

Theo is already dishing out legal advice to his classmates, one suffering through parent's splitting, another on the cusp of having the family home repossessed. I can't charge, he says when one of the kids offers payment, I don't have my licence yet. It sure won't be long.

The main thrust of the story centres round a high profile murder case going on in the city. The accused is about to walk due to insufficient evidence and when Theo stumbles on a crucial new witness just as the trial is ending the story really gets under way.

It is clear from the reviews that many people did not realise this was a book primarily aimed at the youth audience, but don't let that put you off entirely. The story rattles along in the same old Grisham way. Of course it is well written, even allowing for the occasional breaks to explain to the youngsters and newcomers what exactly the legal terms and ramifications mean.

We suspect any Grisham reader will still want to read this and will enjoy doing so. The big question is; how will this book impress that new target audience?

Whether that's great, moderate, or not at all, you can expect to see more of these slimmed down cut down watered down legal thrillers coming from Mister G in his quest to regain his crown.

After all, they are much shorter and quicker to write, and you could expect to see a couple of these beasties churning off the production line every year if the demand was there, and it just might be.

Despite everything we enjoyed it. It is a good read and well worth a second look.

So what's next? The Rowling girl creating a wicked witch of the courtroom? Now that we would like to see.

The Writing Pad.


Theodore Boone by John Grisham Book Review

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Looking For the Biggest Elk?

!: Looking For the Biggest Elk?

Any discussion regarding the biggest elk can take on several meanings. One could be talking about animal body size. In the wild, it could be difficult to find and measure the biggest elk out there. Very often, for trophy elk especially, it's the size and spread of the antlers that finds its way into the record books.

Species is therefore a factor. If we're talking about body size, the Roosevelt elk (also called the Olympic elk) takes the prize, while the Rocky Mountain elk will lay claim to the largest antler or rack size. The official recorder of record sizes for big game is the Boone and Crockett Club. The BCC has specific rules for taking measurements to apply for a record. They also have what is called a "fair-chase hunting" clause. You don't just shoot a trophy-sized bull elk that has been grown on an elk ranch, and kept in a pasture, and expect to claim a record. The fair-chase hunting clause means that you actually killed the animal in the wild, after a fair and legal hunt.

What is now considered to be the world's record for the biggest elk ever taken in the wild, is for a bull elk killed in a Utah hunt in January, 2009. The elk was taken on public land and was credited with a score, which rewards antler size, of 478-5/8 inches. There was an elk killed in Idaho that supposedly scored 502 2/8 but for whatever reason, the Boone and Crockett Club did not recognize this. Up until 2009, the BCC record was 465 2/8, for a bull elk shot in British Columbia in 1994. Montana has had several record-sized elk harvested, the largest scoring 429 1/8. New Mexico and Arizona are the states regarded as the best choices for hunting trophy elk.

Still, when we're talking about pounds of meat, the Roosevelt is indeed the biggest elk. The species was hunted nearly to extinction by the beginning of the 20th century, with only a handful of the animals still in existence at that time. President Theodore Roosevelt played a leading role in first saving, and then reinstating, the species, which numbers over 100,000 animals today. Oregon has biggest elk population as far as Roosevelt elk are concerned, with Washington second. A bull Roosevelt elk will normally tip the scales at around 700 pounds, but males weighing in at 1,300 pounds are not that uncommon.

If you want to go after the world's biggest elk, you have some choices. If it's rack size you're after, you'll want to hunt the Rocky Mountain Species. As we've noted, Arizona and New Mexico are supposedly the places to go for trophy animals, yet the record-setting animals have been taken in states north of there. If it's body weight that's important, Washington or Oregon might be your destination, as it will be Roosevelt elk you'll be hunting. The Roosevelt elk has also been introduced in Alaska, and supposedly some of the larger Roosevelt elk are to be found in our 49th state. So, it's not really all that simple. To get the biggest elk, you might just have to find someone who thinks they may have seen it.


Looking For the Biggest Elk?

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff; Book Review

!: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff; Book Review

Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Meg Rosoff's 'How I Live Now' is set in a recognisably present-day England. The narrator is Daisy, an anorexic American sent to stay with her aunt and cousins in the UK one summer. While her aunt is away an unnamed aggressor invades Britain and she and her cousins are left to fend for themselves.

It would have been too easy to simply put an American into the UK and watch the sparks fly and one of the book's great strengths is that Rosoff resisted the urge to do so. Instead she lets Daisy's different perspective allow her to observe the British and their Dunkirk Spirit, rather than her actions and tantrums creating the plot.

The book has become what is know as a crossover hit, originally intended for teenage readers but popular with adults. The book is not a comfortable read by any means, with the violence of war, separation, bereavement and mental breakdown fundamental to the plot. Yet it is not a violent book, with the horror implied but rarely described explicitly.

Daisy and her cousin's problems really begin when their farm is commandeered by the British Army and the authorities discover that they are living without an adult. The family is split up and, with echoes of WW2 evacuees, are sent to live with strangers. Volunteering to join the war effort helps them to cope with the boredom, leads to more danger but finally gives them a chance of escape.

The writing style contains little in the way of punctuation, a sort of cross between a teenage diary and a verbatim transcript of Daisy's internal chatter. It is this that gives realism to a situation that thankfully few of us have ever experienced. 'How I Live Now' is a remarkable novel, as gripping and thought provoking for an adult reader as the teenage readership it is aimed at.


How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff; Book Review

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Theodore Boone by John Grisham Book Review

Word has it that Mister Grisham is slightly miffed at losing his reputation as the best selling writer of fiction to the Rowling girl. Someone; may be Mister G himself, or perhaps some bright spark at his publishers, looked at the hoards of new adolescent readers Ms Rowling brought to the table and thought - Eh up, if only we could attract some of that lot!

Here's the result. Theodore Boone.

Theodore Boone

Theodore is a thirteen year old boy, sound familiar, who's always dreamt of becoming a judge, I kid you not, or at least a high profile lawyer. It isn't as ridiculous as it sounds because both of his parents are lawyers and so was his uncle once, though he now seems to be living in semi disgrace, and we don't ever get to the bottom of that one.

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Theo is already dishing out legal advice to his classmates, one suffering through parent's splitting, another on the cusp of having the family home repossessed. I can't charge, he says when one of the kids offers payment, I don't have my licence yet. It sure won't be long.

The main thrust of the story centres round a high profile murder Case going on in the city. The accused is about to walk due to insufficient evidence and when Theo stumbles on a crucial new witness just as the trial is ending the story really gets under way.

It is clear from the reviews that many people did not realise this was a book primarily aimed at the youth audience, but don't let that put you off entirely. The story rattles along in the same old Grisham way. Of course it is well written, even allowing for the occasional breaks to explain to the youngsters and newcomers what exactly the legal terms and ramifications mean.

We suspect any Grisham reader will still want to read this and will enjoy doing so. The big question is; how will this book impress that new target audience?

Whether that's great, moderate, or not at all, you can expect to see more of these slimmed down cut down watered down legal thrillers coming from Mister G in his quest to regain his crown.

After all, they are much shorter and quicker to write, and you could expect to see a couple of these beasties churning off the production line every year if the demand was there, and it just might be.

Despite everything we enjoyed it. It is a good read and well worth a second look.

So what's next? The Rowling girl creating a wicked witch of the courtroom? Now that we would like to see.

The Writing Pad.

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A Perfect Murder A witness without a face, a lonely room Master knows the whole truth. . . and hes only thirteen Meet Theodore Boone Strattenburg in the small town, there are many lawyers, even if hes only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks hes one of them. Theo knows every judge, police officer, clerk, and much of the law. He dreams of becoming a great trial lawyer, who live in the classroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows sovery, perhaps too much, suddenly in the midst of a sensational murder trial dragged. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but do not stop until justice is served Theo. Brimming with the intrigue and tension that made John Grisham a # 1 best-seller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone: attorney Kid keep readers guessing and turning the pages.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Stories from the Blue Moon Café (2)

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Like the parlor chorus of conversation at a Southern family reunion, the voices in the Stories from the Blue Moon Café II anthology are loud, or they are soft. They are crazy, but not asked to be quiet: “Go ahead, Uncle Ralph, where was it they landed?” And no one laughs. Or they do, and somebody pulls a gun and everything goes quiet again. But not for long. Bookended by stories from Larry Brown and William Gay—two masters of storytelling from a tradition that’s rooted south of the Mason-Dixon—this collection runs the scale from humor to pathos and back again, picking up a poem here and there, an essay or two, and a concert of stories. Fannie Flagg and Jill Conner Browne and W. E. B. Griffin lend their bestseller styles, and eighteen-year-old Eric Kingrea proves we’re growing new authors down South who only used to be unheard of.
In voices that are rich and distinct, the skills of these writers blend to lift up a harmony that’s foursquare and solid. Readers embraced the first volume of Stories from the Blue Moon Café and it was praised by reviewers across the country. This second volume hits its own sonorous note, strong like the distant rumble of thunder that promises cooling rain and sweet relief. Good reading that tunes up your mind and echoes in your heart.

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

The Hobbit (1977) Part 4

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The JRR Tolkien fantasy classic in Middle-earth in this excellent 1977 animated feature was adapted first broadcast on television. The team director Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., works from a script by Romeo Muller, are faithful to Tolkien's story and that only they get major points. The vocal cast can not be improved: Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins, the timorous hobbit who grows brave on his adventure with the wizard Gandalf (John Huston) is perfect. Otto Preminger is the voice ofElvenking, Richard Boone Smaug, Hans Conreid is Thorin, and Brother Theodore is very effective as the weird Gollum.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Theodore Boone - Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

Just like other famous writers such as Susan Straight, Francine Prose and Carl Hiasssen, John Grisham has also turned his attention towards the younger readers as his target audience. The legal thriller Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is targeted towards readers between 9 and 12 years of age, an age group also known as tweens.

All Things Legal Fascinate Theodore

Theodore Boone

Theodore Boone himself is slightly older at thirteen though he is still a junior high schooler, and is still far away from a law school. The question may arise - what about the title? Just like the author himself, Theodore Boone is unusually fascinated with the legal system. He is the only child of busy lawyer couple, he has a dog called Judge and all his free time goes to the local courthouse.

Theodore Boone - Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

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Everyone Turns To Him for Advice

His interest in law is very well renowned and even his friends turn to him for advice on legal matters. Even judges make special accommodation so they can talk to him. He also manages to get the best seats during an actual trial in which one husband has been accused of murdering his spouse. This part of the novel is vintage Grisham at his best, as he seems very much the same writer who exploded on the writing scene with the book A Time To Kill in 1989. Since then he has written 23 books, most of which revolve around legal themes and complexities.

Less Violence than Earlier Books

As you may only expect, many of these books are violent, though Theodore Boone is on the quieter side. The plot works around a bloodless strangulation of his wife by the husband and he is the only suspect, but he will likely be acquitted in the Case. Since the target readership is young, the mystery and complexity quotient has deliberately been kept low, though there is a twist in the story too. A crucial piece of evidence comes from an illegal immigrant who fears he will be deported if he testifies in the court.

The Law May Affect You Too

There are many scenes in the book based on the trials and arguments, and there are moments in the book when these scenes slow down the progress of the story. It is only due to the expertise John Grisham has on the legal matters that he manages to pull of these scenes convincingly. Even the legal complexities are explained in a very easy language so the target audience doesn't get distracted by the story. Due to this very talent, the law as a subject becomes more relatable for those readers who don't have an idea how the law may have an effect on their lives.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Teaser trailer for Theodore Boone: Kid LAWYER by John Grisham

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A Perfect Murder A witness without a face, a lonely room Master knows the whole truth. . . and hes only thirteen Meet Theodore www.whoistheoboone.com www.theodoreboone.com Boone

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