Itinerant Librarian on Books

People here in BookLikes know these to be true. Read on for details.

A little something for fun. Try it out, see who you write like. 

I write like
H. P. Lovecraft

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

Henry Rollins telling it like it is in his most recent book, Occupants. There are so many great passages I could share (and I still might).

Excerpt from my book review:

"The book is, at its core, a pictorial celebration of plus-sized model and adult film star April Flores (link to Wikipedia entry). I say celebration because the book is also a celebration of the beauty, power, and sensuality of the fat girl."

Visit my blog, The Itinerant Librarian, to read the rest of the review.

Here is an excerpt from my review for this small but helpful book:

"I mostly checked this book out because I wanted to find some easy recipes to attempt making salsas at home. In that regard, the book does not disappoint. It does feature some pretty easy to make recipes."

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Here is an excerpt of the review I wrote in my blog for this excellent book:

"To be honest, this is the kind of book I would have loved as a  young boy. I think "boys and girls and children of all ages" will enjoy the book. Hudspeth has created an excellent work of dark fantasy that evokes the best of Gothic horror."

Read the rest of my review at my blog, The Itinerant Librarian.

Excerpt from my review:

"Abnett overall is one of the better authors in the Black Library, and this book does not disappoint. It is different from other Space Marines books in Warhammer 40K in that it is not just war and battles. There is more intrigue and nuance here. These are marines versed in the arts of subterfuge and espionage."

Read the complete review over at my blog, The Itinerant Librarian.

Two "Add" functions are available on BookLikes from today:  add books manually and add book covers.

From now on it doesn’t matter if you want to shelve unpublished yet books or self-published or from a local bookstore, now you can put on your Shelf all books ever existed. It’s called manual book adding. We have it online!

If you don’t find a desirable book in a search box you can easily ‘create’ a book from the scratch.

Click on “Add new book” after no results were found and fill up the necessary information of Book Title, Book Author, Book Cover, Book Description and ISBN. Click “Add Book” and add it to you bookshelf or create a post.

Second “add” function is about missing book covers. If some books on your Shelf lack covers, you can add them manually too. Click on a green book (no cover) and ‘Add cover' underneath it. Then choose image from your computer and voila. The book looks perfect with cover of your choice!

So what book will you add first?

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Finally, a feature I can use. One of the developing pet peeves has been incomplete or non-existent book data when I search for specific books. I am trying to avoid Amazon (which can be lacking) and the other search options pretty much suck to be honest. Now I can add the data in from the book that I have and a cover image as well. This is certainly a good start.

Now, BookLikes could connect to something like WorldCat, that would make this librarian very happy.

While this is mostly "classics" (even their "contemporary" stuff can still be considered "classics), I figured it was worth sharing. If you are looking for something classic to read over the summer, this may help you decide.

I have read a few items from the chart. I am sure you can probably find something to read to. If you do, feel free to comment and let me know. If you need help choosing, I can probably recommend something.

The chart comes from this link at teach.com.

Happy reading.

A brief excerpt from the review I wrote in my blog:

"I think this is a book that every outreach librarian, or any librarian planning to do outreach (or had outreach dumped on his/her lap) needs to have."

To read the complete review,  click here to visit my blog at The Gypsy Librarian.

From the book It's Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, which I just started reading today.

The quote goes to anyone who likes to say "oh, both parties are both the same." No. They are not. There is a clear difference, and in this instance, the Republicans have pretty much gone way out of the reservation as the saying goes. This book promises to look at the current dysfunction in American politics, how it got there, and offer some solutions. But like an alcoholic, the first step is admitting there is a problem, and in this instance, it is GOP.

Excerpt from review at my personal blog:

"I think anyone who has gotten a tattoo or two or a few will enjoy this book. For those of us not inked, if you enjoy good art and reading stories about people, then this is a book you may enjoy as well."

Visit my personal blog, The Itinerant Librarian, to learn about this very good photography book.

Words to live by. I have a copy of this in my office at the library.

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I always like quotes about books and reading.

Review excerpt from my personal blog:

"This is a short book with a history of kit (or precut) houses that were popular from the very late 19th century to about the early 1980s (the last company that made these homes finally closed down the business in 1983 according to the book)."

Visit my blog, The Itinerant Librarian, to read the full review. Click here to see the rest of the review.

Excerpt of my review:

"The strength of this book lies in its diversity. The authors explore a broad spectrum of the erotic dance between the strong, seductive dominant male and the strong woman who thrives and blooms when she submits. The dance takes many forms in the twenty-two stories that the editor has carefully chosen for us."

Visit my blog, The Itinerant Librarian, to read the full review and get the details. Click here for the review. As always, comments are welcome.