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Electronic Liberry
All
you need is a library card and you're in business. Sign in with
your number, and have access to the books, magazines, newspapers,
audio
books, tapes, etc. available in your local library. Find a
book you
like, and you're sent to Amazon (there are other outlets)
where they send it to your Kindle (or tablet). If the
library's copy
is out on borrow, you can put a hold on it and be notified when
it's
available. Just like the real deal.
The first book I borrowed was 50 Shades of Gray because
it was
displayed in the popular book section, and I recognized it as a hot
topic a few years ago. Other than that,
I had no idea what it was about. It is a girl
Oh My
book, which
means-given the contents- it's a bloke book too. Similar to
the Nightstand
pulp sex books of your yoot. Not particularly well
written (IMO),
but extremely graphic and full of
... well, everything. I went through about three hundred pages pretty quick,
then
suddenly lost interest. Evidently women today dream of being
subjected to all things that are largely man fantasy to begin
with. Who knew?
The book I really like though is American
Sniper
(I borrowed the audio book (sample listen
available).
Gripping,
eye-opening, and powerful, American
Sniper is
the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, who is the
record-holding sniper in U.S. military history. Kyle has more than 150
officially confirmed kills (the previous American record was 109),
though his remarkable career total has not been made public by the
Pentagon.
It's
narrated by John Pruden. He has the Texas thing down pat (Chris
Kyle
is a Texan), and has perfect pitch for manly men characters, and
Chris
Kyle is that. I stuff my iPad into my
sweatshirt and
earphone it every time I
take a walk. Doing a lot of walking because of it, and trouncing
MoSup in Fit
Bit (had 6400 steps by 7AM today).
Helluva
book. I'll be sorry when it ends.
Aside.
I went to the library to find out how it all worked. The lady gave me 2
sheets (typed both sides) of various procedures and
directions. Couldn't
get it done without them.
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