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How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: and Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism and Other Dangers that Threaten Their Nine Lives By The American Association of Patriots (Zachary Auburn) Crown Publishing/ Three Rivers Press Humor, Cats Pub Date: October 6, 2016 Review When I picked up this book I wasn't sure what to expect. The same type of humor doesn't appeal to everyone. I'm not quite sure of the target audience for How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety. To say simpl

MJ-12 Inception: A Majestic 12 Thriller By Michael J Martinez Skyhorse Publishing Mystery & Thrillers, Scifi & Fantasy Pub Date: 6 September 2016 Review MJ-12 Inception is an ambitious fantasy spy-fi novel set during the early years of the Cold War. Normally I’m a bit leery of stories where the characters have super-powers. I believe that authors have to make a good justification for the existence of unusual powers. Michael J Martinez exceeded my expectations, by not only

More-with-Less Cookbook 40th Anniversary Edition by Doris Janzen Longacre with Rachel Marie Stone Herald Press Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food & Wine Pub Date 27 Sep 2016 Review The idea behind the More-with-Less cookbook is conservation and elimination of food waste. In America particularly, many go hungry while vast amounts of food are thrown away. At the same time, many of the so called "convenience" items from the grocery save little time and eat away at food bud

The Wicked Go to Hell By Frederic Dard Pushkin Vertigo Mystery & Thrillers, Psychological Pub Date: 20 September 2016 Review Good and evil are impossible to distinguish in this engrossing noir thriller translated from the French. A cop and a spy share a prison cell, but which is which, and what happens when the two escape together. To what extent does duty supersede conscience, and what is the nature of loyalty. Is it only labels that separate one man from another? Dard ca

The Cat The Collector and The Killer Leann Sweeney Berkley Publishing Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: 2 August 2016 Review If you love cats and murder mysteries, look no further. Leann Sweeney’s novel is purrfect, with its spot on depiction of cat adoration (Petcube anyone?) and an intriguing and complex mystery where felines play a major role. In The Cat The Collector and The Killer, the body of the local animal control officer is found in the home an elderly cat collector am

Devil Sent the Rain By Lisa Turner William Morrow Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: 27 September 2016 Review Initially I expected Devil Sent the Rain to be a classic Southern gothic. Instead, it is a realistic police procedural set in a Deep South strongly affected by tradition. Like a building left uncared for, corruption runs throughout, despite the pleasant facade. When Caroline, the daughter and heir apparent of the Lee family is murdered, it is Detective Billy Able and hi

The Bread Baker's Apprentice, 15th Anniversary Edition Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread by Peter Reinhart Ten Speed Press Cooking, Food & Wine Pub Date 06 Sep 2016 Review The Bread Baker's Apprentice is a book that every bread baker should have on their shelves whether amateur or professional. While some of the science behind bread baking went over my head. (I am an amateur who enjoys baking bread at home), the explanations and detailed directions led to excellent re

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short by Arvind Ethan David Diamond Book Distributors IDW Publishing Comics & Graphic Novels Pub Date 20 September 2016 Review I love Douglas Adams so I was both hopeful and apprehensive when I picked up Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon too Short. Too begin with, Dirk Gently is one of Adams's more off the wall creations you either love him or hate him. Whether you like think Gently is brilliant or completel

Mr Campion's Fault Margery Allingham's Albert Campion's new mystery by Mike Ripley Severn House Mystery & Thrillers, General Fiction (Adult) Pub Date 01 Sep 2016 Review I have always enjoyed Margery Allingham’s Campion novels, as well as the BBC productions featuring Peter Davison. Thus it was with anticipation and trepidation that I picked up Mike Ripley’s novel, Mr Campion’s Fault. It is not always easy for an author to meet the standards/expectations set by a well known

Senior Dogs Across America by Nancy LeVine Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Schiffer Pub Date 28 Jun 2016 Review Many photo books delight in the adorable antics of puppies, while passing over our beloved seniors. While advanced in age, and not always perfect in form, older dogs have a unique beauty and nobility born of the many days spent at our sides. Whether working, playing, or simply snoozing in the sun, Nancy LeVine's photos capture the wondrous and varied nature of senior dog