What are you reading the week of August 24, 2014?

[Enthusiast]

Last week I read Don Winslow's The Winter of Frankie Machine. I feel this is Winslow's best that I have read—so far.

Since then I also read Tony Hillerman's The Fallen Man.

I am reading Arnaldur Indridason's Jar City. I cannot pronounce the guy's name. But that might be due to my hillbilly nature.

What are you reading?

[pscot]

1. Winslow is new to me

Thanks for the tip.

[Enthusiast]

2. pscot, Winslow was recommended by none other than Carl Hiaasen.

On the Fantastic Fiction site authors recommend books they liked for some reason or other. I have found this to be a valuable feature.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/carl-hiaasen/

[pscot]

3. I'll check it out

Thanks.

[scarletwoman]

4. Arnaldur Indriðason's name is pronounced exactly as it's spelled.

I hope that helps.

[Enthusiast]

5. Thanks.

His name has too many syllables. Damned Vikings.

[scarletwoman]

6. Well, you must admit it's not as complicated as

Eyjafjallajökull (the Iceland volcano that erupted in 2010).

[Enthusiast]

7. I will freely admit it. That is one volcano I could never know by name.

[scarletwoman]

8. Do you ever listen to A Prairie Home Companion on NPR?

Anyway, back in spring of 2010 when Eyjafjallajökull was erupting, they did a hilarious sketch with the entire cast, including the musicians, discussing the volcano with each of them saying the word, Eyjafjallajökull, repeatedly throughout the sketch. It was amazing - every single one of them got the pronounciation pitch perfect! By the end of the sketch I could pronounce it, too!

You just knew they had to have rehearsed the heck out of that bit - it was an unforgettable feat of linguistic gymnastics!

[Enthusiast]

9. I do listen to Prairie Home Companion on occasion.

They are an entertaining group.

Eyjafjallajökull?

[scarletwoman]

10. That Eyjafjallajökull bit was awesome!

Listening to one cast member after another just rattle it off like they were native Icelandic speakers.

I tried to find a link for you, but there didn't seem to be a way to do a search by specific sketch - I would need to know the exact date of the show to find it, and all I know is that it was probably either in April or May of 2010. I guess you just had to be there...

[Enthusiast]

11. I get the gist of the bit. Sounds like a good one. I need a DVR for the radio.

We have gotten into the habit of DVRing Keith Olbermann's sports program every evening then watching it with our AM coffee. He makes the baseball games entertaining. Olbermann is also on a mission to force the Washington Redskins owner to change their name.

Is DVRing a word? Should be.

[scarletwoman]

12. "Is DVRing a word?" Why not? It's a fine example of "verbing".

[Enthusiast]

13. That is funny!

[TexasProgresive]

15. This little gizmo might do the trick

Pogo! Products has introduced a new device for recording AM and FM Radio. It's a digital recorder called "Radio YourWay(tm)" and fits in the palm of your hand.

Radio YourWay gives users the ability to set a timer or record real-time AM/FM radio for listening at a later time. Recording is accomplished by choosing a station and pressing a button. Or, the user can set up the unit to record programs on a daily or weekly basis.

Besides the ability to listen to live or recorded broadcasts, Radio YourWay also doubles as a voice-recorder with a built-in microphone and an .mp3 player. It includes earbud headphones for private listening. With the included USB wire, the user can transfer files between Radio YourWay and their computer. Recorded broadcasts can be stored on their hard drive and any previously recorded .mp3 files can be uploaded to Radio YourWay. The main features include:

• Portable AM/FM Radio.
• 10 Station Pre-Sets.
• Record over 4 hours of AM or FM broadcasts for later playback.
• On-the-fly or scheduled recording. Unattended recording • Record over 4 hours of Voice Messages using the built-in microphone.
• Listen to radio or voice recordings through the built-in speaker or using the included earbud headphones.
• Connects to your PC USB port for the transferring of files.
• SD/MMC expansion slot for adding additional memory.
• Plays any .mp3 files.
• Includes earbud headphones, USB cable, external FM Antenna, CD with all the required software, 2 AAA batteries, neck strap, and a user manual.

http://radio.about.com/library/weekly/aa052103a.htm

According to Amazon it is not available- but maybe you could find one

[Enthusiast]

16. That is an incredible little device! We are living in the era of handy dandy devices.

Thank you, TexasProgresive.

[TexasProgresive]

14. Ran out of books and looked at my shelf

Found a treasure, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" bu Samuel Langhorne Clements AKA Mark Twain.

I read this many years ago and certainly not this edition. It is a Norton Critical Edition with notes and wonderful illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard. This was one of those library "discards" that I had to have. It's been on my book shelf for about a year.

[Enthusiast]

17. I confess. I have never read it.

[yellowdogintexas]

18. the last Wheel of Time book. "A Memory of Light"

liking it so far.

First big read on my Kindle