Next Item: (3064) Barsoom Series #2; The Gods of Mars (Librivox) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Publisher's Summary:

The Gods of Mars is the second book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous Barsoom series. At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. The Gods of Mars begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a 10-year hiatus, separated from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately, Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife.

On Librivox: http://librivox.org/the-gods-of-mars-by-edgar-rice-burroughs/

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/martian-Tales-Edgar-Rice-Burroughs/dp/B001OHX51E?ie=UTF...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B0032CKPWG&qid=1280337844&a...

Starting (3063) Skylark Series #2; Skylark Three by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished (3062) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 2 of 2)

An excellent, thrilling and exciting ending to the Serrano series. Highly recommend to those that enjoy space sci-fi books.

Next Item: (3063) Skylark Series #2; Skylark Three by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Publisher's Summary:

In this exhilarating sequel to The Skylark of Space, momentous danger again stalks genius inventor and interplanetary adventurer Dr. Richard Seaton.

Seaton's allies on the planet Kondal are suffering devastating attacks by the forces of the Third Planet. Even worse, the menacing and contemptuous Fenachrones are threatening to conquer the galaxy and wipe out all who oppose them. And don't forget the dastardly machinations of Seaton's arch-nemesis, DuQuesne, who embarks on a nefarious mission of his own. Against such vile foes and impossible odds, how is victory possible?

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Skylark-Three-E-E-Doc-Smith/dp/1603122885?ie=UTF8&t...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_2?asin=B002UZKND2&qid=1280337636&a...

Starting (3062) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 2 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished (3061) Doomsday Warrior #18; American Dream Machine

Interesting change in plot/story line from fighting evil/insane Russian commanders to a space sci-fi adventure.

Next item: (3062) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 2 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Summary:

The worst has happened: Fleet is tearing itself apart. Some of the mutineers see injustice in the unequal spread of the rejuvenation drugs that offer virtual immortality to the rich; others are simply thirsty for power, or for blood. The Loyalists, meanwhile, fight desperately to preserve the rule of law in Familias Regnant space. But when Esmay Suiza-Serrano is unceremoniously booted out of Fleet, the apparent victim of Family politics, she has no idea of the whirlwind of conflict into which she is about to be drawn. As the noose tightens on galactic civilization, great battles will be fought and greater loves affirmed...and old friends will meet their destinies. (Part 2 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 6 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-552-7-against-the-odds-2-of-2.aspx 

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Against-Odds-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671318500?ie=UTF8&t...

Starting (3061) Doomsday Warrior #18; American Dream Machine by Ryder Stacy

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished (3060) OTR, Podcasts & Music

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #423 (12-16-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com)
COMMENT: good music in this one. I listened to the whole show.

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy show #593 (http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php)
COMMENT: skipped

Music: Martina McBride Greatest Hits (http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits/dp/B00138CXZI?ie=UTF8&tag=dahuntsr&am...)
COMMENT: great album. Recommend for country music fans.

Music: Various Artists, Radio December 1981 Disc 02
COMMENT: I haven listen to these songs in a while. Top songs that played on the radio during that month and year.

Music: Beach Boys The Singles - Oldies
COMMENT: skipped.

Podcast: Exploring Tomorrow; Happiness Effect 19xx.xx.xx (http://www.otrcat.com/audiocds.php)
COMMENT: enjoyable and interesting sci-fi story. Good audio quality.

Next Item: (3061) Doomsday Warrior #18; American Dream Machine by Ryder Stacy

Summary:

Nearly three years have passed since we last saw Ted Rockson. In that time America has finally become free of Soviet Occupation. The war has been won, and Rockson can finally live the life that he has only dreamed of. However, that serenity is quickly shattered by one of Rockson's oldest and most feared enemies, General Zhabnov. On a quest for revenge, Zhabnov traps Rockson in a mysterious device know only as the "Dream Machine". Now Rockson must fight to regain his freedom once again, only this time the enemies he battles are his very nightmares themselves.

Approximate Run Time: 5 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-449-18-american-dream-machine.aspx 

Starting (3060) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished (3058) Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy; Rescue of the Pelican

This was a short series of 4-15 minute episodes.

Considering this series was geared for juveniles back in 1935, I enjoyed it more than Heaven book 5; War. Also considering the recording equipment available in 1935, the audio quality is fairly good.

Next Item: (3060) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #423 (12-16-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com)

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy show #593 (http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php)

Music: Martina McBride Greatest Hits (http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits/dp/B00138CXZI?ie=UTF8&tag=dahuntsr&am...)

Music: Various Artists, Radio December 1981 Disc 02

Music: Beach Boys The Singles - Oldies

Podcast: Exploring Tomorrow; Happiness Effect 19xx.xx.xx (http://www.otrcat.com/audiocds.php)

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Starting (3058) Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy; Rescue of the Pelican

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Skipping (3056) Heaven Season Five; War

I've listened to books 1 through 4 and the 1st two twice, but I just can't get into book 5. I think the series went down hill with book 4.

Next Item: (3058) Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy; Rescue of the Pelican

Summary:

Juvenile Series 1933-1950
"Jack Armstrong the Alllllllllll American Boy" was your archetypal teenage athlete who encountered not so average adventures. Sponsored by General Mills, kids and pre-teens alike were instructed to tell their moms to buy Wheaties.

Jack's companions, Billy and Betty Fairfield were often in need of rescue by the brave and daring All American Boy, Jack. Their Uncle Jim (Captain Fairfield) was a pilot of the Silver Albatross and led the adventurous group to locations around the world. Uncle Jim added a mature and fatherly component to the show guiding and instructing the Jack and his friends.

Though some episodes were so far-fetched to the point of being ridiculous, this is one of the most entertaining juvenile shows ever made. As crazy as some of the plots seem, the shows producers worked with anthropology professors to better understanding the local customs.  In particular, a professor in Manila informed the show's writers of Philippine culture so there is some authenticity in Jack Armstrong's adventures.
From Morocco, to Zanzibar, to Easter Island, to China and the Philippines and from Nazi Germany, to the Ayndes, to Tibet, to becoming an ally of Blackbeard, Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy has seen it all.

This collection includes all known existing episodes.

On ORTCat http://www.otrcat.com/jack-armstrong-p-1421.html

Starting (3056) Heaven Season Five; War (Podiobooks) by Mur Lafferty

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished/COMMENT: (3055) Deathlands #026; Shadowfall

Series is improving, getting back to before "Trader" joined Ryan's group. I'm hearing bloopers by the author in the book when talking about fire arms an the caliber of ammo they shoot.

Trader's Armolite which is anther name for a M-
16 fires 5.56 mm or .223 rounds/bullet not 9 mm as the author states.

The AK-74 fires the same round as the M-16 not a 5.54 mm as the author stated in this book.

I've owned the civilian/semi-automatic version of the M-16 known as the Colt AR-15 for 35 years. I also hand load/re-load the .223 rounds along with a few hand gun caliber's that I shoot.

Next item: (3056) Heaven Season Five; War (Podiobooks) by Mur Lafferty

Summary:

Kate and Daniel remain exiled in the new world they created, with the need to build an army to save Heaven. But the allies they need may not be willing participants, as they're trapped gods who blame Kate and Daniel for their imprisonment. As the dark power that traps Heaven begins to seep into Kate and Daniel's new world, they face new enemies and learn about a very old obstacle that blocks them from their goal.

On Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/heaven-season-5-war

Starting (3055) Deathlands #026; Shadowfall by James Axler

Starting this item. For details see my blog. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com

Finished (3054) Every Which Way but Dead

Book not as good as Harrison's others. A bit boring.

COMMENT: (3054) Every Which Way but Dead

Music Interlude:
The 5th Dimension 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 3
COMMENT: good album which brings back memories of the late 60's and early 70's.

Rascal Flatts Greatest Hits Volume 1
COMMENT: excellent album. Highly recommend.

Next item: (3055) Deathlands #026; Shadowfall by James Axler

Summary:

The nuclear conflagration that consumed the world generations ago stripped away most of its bounty, throwing survivors back to more savage ways of existence. Amid the ruins, Ryan Cawdor leads the daring few who wage a grim battle in a quest for a better future.

A As elsewhere in the Deathlands, what remains of the Sunshine State is rules by tooth and claw and unbridled instinct. It's an alien, inhospitable terrain of sulphur pits and lethal geysers, inhabited by mutated life-forms. Here Ryan finds that survival demands hard and fast choices, and unexpected alliances. To hold his band of warrior survivalists together, he comes to an agonizing crossroads, torn by a debt to the past and loyalty to the present.

Approximate Run Time: 7 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-259-26-shadowfall.aspx 

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shadowfall-Deathlands-James-Axler/dp/037362526X?ie=UTF8...

Starting (3054) Every Which Way but Dead by Harrison, Kim

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com

Finished (3052) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 1 of 2)

Great book. Even better/more enjoyable than the first time.

Next item: (3054) Every Which Way but Dead by Harrison, Kim

Publisher's Summary:

Rachel Morgan is back! Best-selling author Kim Harrison returns with a new supernatural adventure that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris won't want to miss.

Some days, you just can't win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan has managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, start her own runner service, and face down a vampire master.

But her vampire roommate, Ivy, is off the wagon; her human boyfriend Nick is out of town indefinitely and doesn't sound like he's coming back, while the far-too-seductive vampire Kisten is looking way too tempting; and there's a turf war erupting in Cincinnati's underworld.
And there's a greater evil still. To put the vampire master behind bars and save her family, Rachel made a desperate bargain. Now there's hell to pay: literally. For if Rachel cannot stop him, the archdemon Algaliarept will pull her into the sorcerous ever-after to forfeit her soul as his slave. Forever.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Every-Which-Dead-Hollows-Book/dp/0061567329?ie=UTF8&...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_TANT...

Music Interlude:
The 5th Dimension 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 3

Rascal Flatts Greatest Hits Volume 1

Starting (3052) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 1 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com

Finished (3050) OTR, Podcasts & Music

See comments after each item.

Music: Best Of Linda Ronstadt; Capitol Years Disc 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Best-Linda-Ronstadt-Capitol-Years/dp/B000TEVG3M?ie=UTF8...)
COMMENT: Great album of 70's and 80's country/rock.

Music: Gordon Lightfoot Gord's Gold Disc 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Gords-Gold-Greatest-Hits-Rpkg/dp/B000AYEIWW?ie=UTF8&...)
COMMENT: skipped. I need to re-digitize this LP (vinyl album). It was one of the first ones I did 7 or 8 years ago.

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair show #422 (12-12-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com)
COMMENT: listened to most of it, but when a song I didn't care for I skipped rest of podcast.

Old Time Radio Show: Dracula, Ep01-the Guest
(http://otrcat.com)
COMMENT: episode much better than expected. I enjoyed it. Audio quality good too.

Next item: (3052) Serrano Legacy Bk #7; Against the Odds (Pt 1 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Summary:

The worst has happened: Fleet is tearing itself apart. Some of the mutineers see injustice in the unequal spread of the rejuvenation drugs that offer virtual immortality to the rich; others are simply thirsty for power, or for blood. The Loyalists, meanwhile, fight desperately to preserve the rule of law in Familias Regnant space. But when Esmay Suiza-Serrano is unceremoniously booted out of Fleet, the apparent victim of Family politics, she has no idea of the whirlwind of conflict into which she is about to be drawn. As the noose tightens on galactic civilization, great battles will be fought and greater loves affirmed...and old friends will meet their destinies. (Part 1 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 7 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-535-7-against-the-odds-1-of-2.aspx

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Against-Odds-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671318500?ie=UTF8&t...

Starting (3050) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com

(3048) The Survivalist #05; The Web

Great book even for the second time. Still a keeper.

Next item: (3050) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Music: Best Of Linda Ronstadt; Capitol Years Disc 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Best-Linda-Ronstadt-Capitol-Years/dp/B000TEVG3M?ie=UTF8...)

Music: Gordon Lightfoot Gord's Gold Disc 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Gords-Gold-Greatest-Hits-Rpkg/dp/B000AYEIWW?ie=UTF8&...)

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair show #422 (12-12-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com)

Old Time Radio Show: Dracula, Ep01-the Guest
(http://otrcat.com)

See and download the full gallery on posterous

(3048) The Survivalist #05; The Web by Jerry Ahern

Second time listening to this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Skipping (3047) I Love A Mystery; Battle of the Century

This series not as good as I remembered, or I'm just not in the mood for it. Normally, I enjoy the Carlton E. Morse stories.

Next item: (3048) The Survivalist #05; The Web by Jerry Ahern

Summary:

John Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, has accomplished one of his goals he's helped his young friend Paul Rubinstein locate his parents. Now, Rourke's search for his own family must continue, hampered by severe storms raging along the Eastern Seaboard caused by the earthquakes which destroyed Florida.
Rourke picks up his relentless quest, avoiding the Russian troops searching for the missing data on the enigmatic Eden Project ,and rides into the most bizarre situation he's discovered since the Night of the War.
Life in the Tennessee mountain village is all too normal, seemingly unaffected by the war. It is there that John Thomas Rourke finds himself in the middle of a mass suicide pact... and is expected to participate!

While battles rage and blizzards roar, Rourke fights to escape. He must go on for he is The Survivalist.

Approximate Run Time: 4 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-358-5-the-web.aspx 

On Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Web-Survivalist-5-Jerry-Ahern/dp/0821711458?ie=UTF8&...

Starting (3047) I Love A Mystery by Carlton E. Morse; Battle of the Century

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3046) The Vampire Earth Bk 5; Valentine's Exile

Great book. Definitely a keeper.

More Video Editing today

Spent the afternoon working with one of our dietitians editing a school lunch line video for Project Healthy Schools (PHS)  (http://www.projecthealthyschools.org/)  I don't know if this will be posted on  PHS YouTube and Facebook pages or just for the school use.

Busy day at work

It took me longer than usual to finish the last book as I spent about have the day adding voice over to exercise videos and mixing music and lecture for a "Take Ten" relaxation podcast episode.

The Take Ten podcasts will be posted on the http://mhealthy.umich.edu Website any time.

The exercise videos should be posted on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/UMMHealthy) and the MHealthy Facebook page in mid to late September.

Next item: (3047) I Love A Mystery by Carlton E. Morse; Battle of the Century

Summary:

Now with newly completed serials, many better sound quality episodes and lots of extras including logs, photos, interviews, and more!

Following the work of mystery seekers of the A-1 Detective Agency Jack Packard, Doc Long, and Englishman Reggie York, I Love a Mystery is one of the cherished shows in radio history. Written by Carlton E. Morse, one of the foremost writers of radio. He also wrote One Mana's Family and Adventures by Morse, but spent a great part of his creative talents on I Love a Mystery.

Morse based the trio of the other famous French serial from 1844 Three Musketeers with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Jack Packard was the no-nonsense leader who disliked women and always solved the crime long before any of the other characters. Doc Long was the comic relief of the operation and the ladies man. Englishman Reggie York was naive but physically strong.

They were a motley crew of crime solvers who John Dunning in his book "On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio, "described as "neither fearless nor overly principled nor entirely without blame for their own predicaments. Jack, Doc and Reggie were played by a number of actors over the years. Jack was played by: Michael Raffetto, Russell Thorson, Jay Novello, and John McIntire. Doc Long was portrayed by Barton Yarborough and Jim Boles. Walter Paterson and Tony Randall preformed as Reggie.

Fast paced, deftly scripted, and Fleischmann's dried-yeast vitaminized with over-the-top-excitement, it is still beloved by fans of radio mystery drama over 60 years after it first appeared over the airwaves. See also Adventures by Morse and I Love Adventure! For other great serials, please see: Magic Island, Captain Midnight, Terry and the Pirates, and Superman.

On OTRCat: http://www.otrcat.com/love-mystery-p-1398.html

Starting (3046) The Vampire Earth Bk 5; Valentine's Exile by E. E. Knight

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3045) Protect & Defend

Thrilling book. I just love Flynn's Mitch Rapp character. As tight as Mitch is with his boss Dr. Kennedy and her son, I keep thinking that in one of Flynn's books they get married.

COMMENT: (3045) Protect & Defend by Flynn, Vince

Interesting. The story in this book flows into or goes along with my dream yesterday morning. The concern of Iran retaliation in nuking a US city.

Next Item: (3046) The Vampire Earth Bk 5; Valentine's Exile by E. E. Knight

Publisher's Summary:

Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
In a valiant rebellion against a half century of occupation by the Kurians, the newly formed Texas Republic and Ozark Free Territory have dealt the vampiric aliens their first major defeat. Resistance member David Valentine is revered as a hero for his part in fighting to regain Earth's freedom. But a dangerous enemy within his own ranks soon has Valentine facing charges for his handling of the Quisling prisoners - humans who have become pawns of the Kurians in order to survive.

When former Quisling - and now loyal freedom fighter - William Post is badly wounded, he asks Valentine to find his wife, who has vanished into the darkness of the Kurian Order. With the help of old friends and new allies, Valentine traces her to a mysterious, heavily guarded compound in Ohio. And what Valentine finds within will shake his sanity to its very core...
Bonus Audio: Includes an exclusive introduction by author E.E. Knight.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Exile-Vampire-Earth-Book/dp/0451461614/ref=s...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B002V8KL5S&qid=1281773797&s...

Starting (3045) Protect & Defend by Flynn, Vince

Starting this item. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

(3044) Pellucidar Series #1; At the Earth's Core (Librivox)

Great book. Still on my keepers list.

Next Item: (3045) Protect & Defend by Flynn, Vince

Publisher's Summary

An action-packed and all-too-realistic vision of nations navigating the minefield of international intrigue, Protect and Defend is Vince Flynn's most explosive political thriller yet. The action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program. No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches a creative and daring operation that leaves a radioactive tomb in the middle of Iran's second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States and demands retribution.

Enter Mitch Rapp, America's top counterterrorism operative. Rapp convinces President Josh Alexander to sign off on a risky operation that will push Iran to the brink of revolution. But when Iran recruits Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar, and a CIA effort goes disastrously wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar are set on a collision course that threatens to engulf the entire region in war. With the clock ticking, Rapp is given 24 hours, no questions asked, to do whatever it takes to stop Mukhtar, and avert an unthinkable catastrophe.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Protect-Defend-Thriller-Vince-Flynn/dp/1439180822?ie=UTF8&tag=dahuntsr&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_SANS_001011&BV_SessionID=@@@@1381399924.1280170129@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadelddegmmgcefecekjdffidfim.0

Next Item: (3045) Protect & Defend by Flynn, Vince

Publisher's Summary

An action-packed and all-too-realistic vision of nations navigating the minefield of international intrigue, Protect and Defend is Vince Flynn's most explosive political thriller yet. The action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program. No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches a creative and daring operation that leaves a radioactive tomb in the middle of Iran's second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States and demands retribution.

Enter Mitch Rapp, America's top counterterrorism operative. Rapp convinces President Josh Alexander to sign off on a risky operation that will push Iran to the brink of revolution. But when Iran recruits Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar, and a CIA effort goes disastrously wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar are set on a collision course that threatens to engulf the entire region in war. With the clock ticking, Rapp is given 24 hours, no questions asked, to do whatever it takes to stop Mukhtar, and avert an unthinkable catastrophe.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Protect-Defend-Thriller-Vince-Flynn/dp/1439180822?ie=UTF8&tag=dahuntsr&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_SANS_001011&BV_SessionID=@@@@1381399924.1280170129@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadelddegmmgcefecekjdffidfim.0

Starting (3044) Pellucidar Series #1; At the Earth's Core (Librivox) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3043) Lensman Series #2; First Lensman

Enjoyable book, but I like Smith's Skylark series better.

Do Dreams Come True? Mine Did.

This morning I dreamed terrorist hid a low yield nuclear bomb in a semi trailer and succeeded in denominating it.

Filipino belief is that the opposite of your dreams comes true EXCEPT, dreams you wake up from on Wednesday and Friday mornings. So far this Filipino belief has come true for me once in the past 25 years. That one time happened around Christmas 1990. Because of this, when ever I have a dream on Wednesday or Friday involving harm to the family, I warn/tell them to take more care or be more watchful than usual.

This morning's dream details. As I said in my opening, terrorist hid a nuclear bomb in a semi trailer. The trailer was left mixed in with lots of trailers in a truck parking yard. Police were tipped of a bomb in a semi trailer and were even give unique identifying detail on the trailer.

The police found the trailer and discovered the bomb was a nuclear device with an hour left on the time/before detonation. The police/authorities in examining the device, found they could not disarm it.

At this point, the dream is a jumble of the police trying to track down and catch the informant (me in the dream) before the bomb detonates. The informant is running all over town trying to avoid the authorities.

Next my dream jumps to where I'm on the street 7 houses away from the one I grew up in. I see the blast wave from the bomb tearing apart neighboring houses.

After this, the dream turns in a miss mash of after detonation recovery and rescue efforts.

Lets hope this dream doesn't come true.

Starting (3043) Lensman Series #2; First Lensman by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

(3042) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 2 of 2)

Excellent book. Better the 2nd time through. Series is still on my "keepers" list.

Correction-Next Item: (3043) Lensman Series #2; First Lensman by E. E. 'Doc' Smith

Publisher's Summary

In the not-too-distant future, while fleets of commercial space ships travel between the planets of numerous solar systems, a traveler named Virgil Samms visits the planet Arisia. There, he becomes the first wearer of the Lens, the almost-living symbol of the forces of law and order. As the first Lensman, Samms helps to form the Galactic Patrol, a battalion of Lensmen who are larger-than-life heroes. These soldiers are the best of the best, with incredible skill, stealth, and drive. They are dedicated and incorruptible fighters who are willing to die to protect the universe from the most horrific threat it has ever known.

What the Critics Say

"The most towering figure in science fiction, thanks to the enormous scope of his novels." (Isaac Asimov)
"If you wish to understand the roots of modern science fiction, you have to read the Lensman saga." (Allen Steele)
"A finalist for a special Hugo Award for All-Time Best Series, 'Lensman' is considered by many sf heads to be the greatest of the space operas and clearly a source for such successors as Star Trek and Star Wars." (Library Journal)

On Amazon: (http://www.amazon.com/First-Lensman-Book-2/dp/1882968107/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282669043&sr=1-1)

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B002V5B97U&qid=1282669061&sr=1-1

Next Item: (3044) Pellucidar Series #1; At the Earth's Core (Librivox) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Publisher's Summary:

David Innes is a young man who has just inherited a large mining company. An eccentric inventor, Abner Perry, convinces Innes to underwrite a project to build an 'iron mole,' claiming it will make them both wealthy. The mechanical beast works well, actually too well. On the maiden voyage, instead of digging for a few minutes and returning, they plunge straight through the earth's crust into the 'inner world' of Pellucidar. This world resembles earth but is a horizon-less, primeval tropical landscape where the sun neither sets nor rises, and is populated by 'Sagoth' gorilla men, wild human slaves, and the ruling hypnotic reptilian 'Mahars.'

Upon arrival at this strange world, the men are immediately captured and enslaved. But soon Perry learns to read the language of the Mahars, and discovers a secret way to turn the tables!

True to Burroughs form, this nonstop fantasy thriller weaves together savage islanders, pterodactyls, telepathy, and, of course, romance.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Earths-Core-Edgar-Rice-Burroughs/dp/1450530079?ie=UTF8&...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_TANT...

Starting (3042) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 2 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3041) Rogue Angel #16; Polar Quest

Excellent book. Series still on my "keepers" list.

Next Item: (3042) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 2 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Summary:

Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long lifeâ€"or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fueled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been intentionally given bad drugs. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an off worlder will damage their position. Barin Serrano's family fears that his marriage to a Landbride of Altiplano will damage his career and their reputation. Fear begets violent reactions. (Part 2 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 5 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-517-6-change-of-command-2-of-2.aspx 

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Change-Command-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671319639?ie=UTF8&...

Starting (3041) Rogue Angel #16; Polar Quest by Alex Archer

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3040) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

See comments after each item.

Old Time Radio Show: 1938 Broadcast of War of The Worlds by Orson Wells and H. G. Wells.
COMMENT: One of my favorite old time radio shows. I've lost count on how many times I've listen to this show.

Music: HITS OF THE 70'S 36 ALL-TIME FAVORITES Disc 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Hits-70s-Various-Artists/dp/B0001XAMVS?ie=UTF8&tag=...)
COMMENT: Great music from the '70s. What memories it brings back.

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair #421 (12-09-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com).
COMMENT: Didn't care for Sal's music selection in this show. Skipped.

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy Show #591 (http://twit.tv).
COMMENT: Got boring and I skipped most of the show.

Podcast: this WEEK in TECH - MP3 Edition 213-the Dog in the Bookcase (http://twit.tv).
COMMENT: Didn't find this weeks discussion that interesting. Skipped.

Music: Universe, Universe.
COMMENT: I've listened to this album many times before, so I skipped most of the tracks.

Next Item: (3041) Rogue Angel #16; Polar Quest by Alex Archer

Summary:

When archaeologist Annja Creed reluctantly agrees to help an old colleague on a dig in Antarctica, she wonders what he's gotten her into. It turns out that her former associate has found a necklace made of an unknown metal depicting three snakes. He claims it's over forty thousand years old and that it may not have earthly origins.

As the pair conduct their research, Annja soon realizes she has more to worry about than being caught in snow slides. Because everyone is hiding somethingâ€"from her friend, to the U.S. military personnel guarding the site. With no one to trust and someone out to kill her, Annja has nowhere to turn. And everything to lose.

Approximate Run Time: 5 hours

On Graphic Audio http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-520-16-polar-quest.aspx 

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Quest-Rogue-Angel-Archer/dp/0373621345?ie=UTF8&am...

Starting (3040) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Starting this collection of music, podcasts, and old time radio shows. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Skipping (3039) Black Star Passes

The first time I listened to this book/collection of stories, I made my "keepers" list. Listening to it a second time, I don't know why I thought it was so good. It didn't seem all that good this time.

Next Item: (3040) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Old Time Radio Show: 1938 Broadcast of War of The Worlds by Orson Wells and H. G. Wells

Music: HITS OF THE 70'S 36 ALL-TIME FAVORITES Disc 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Hits-70s-Various-Artists/dp/B0001XAMVS?ie=UTF8&tag=...)

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair #421 (12-09-09) (http://lejazzaffair.com)

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy Show #591 (http://twit.tv)

Podcast: this WEEK in TECH - MP3 Edition 213-the Dog in the Bookcase (http://twit.tv)

Music: Universe, Universe

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Starting (3039) Black Star Passes

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3038) Adventures By Morse; City of the Dead Starring Capt. Friday

Great thriller and this wasn't the 1st time I listened to it. It was more like the 3rd time. Also this is one of OTR shows that was digitized from a good quality source. No scratchy record back ground noise that may OTR shows have.

Next Item: (3039) Black Star Passes (Podibooks) by John W. Campbell

Summary:

Follow along with Arcot, Morey, and Wade as they discover a revolutionary form of propulsion, visit our neighboring planets, and go up against aliens from a rogue solar system that passes close to our own. These three stories (Piracy Preferred, Solarite, and The Black Star Passes) were originally published as a serial in Amazing Stories magazine.

On Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/black-star-passes
On

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Star-Passes-John-Campbell/dp/1557429316?ie=UTF8&a...

Starting (3038) Adventures By Morse; City of the Dead Starring Capt. Friday

Starting this old time radio show series. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished The Heritage Universe Bk 2; Divergence

Ok book, but didn't make my keepers list.

Next Item: (3038) Adventures By Morse; City of the Dead Starring Capt. Friday

Summary:

The justly famed Carlton E. Morse had two minds when it came to great old time radio shows…he did a wonderful family drama called One Man's Family (http://www.otrcat.com/onemansfamily-p-1685.html), but also was perhaps the finest adventure writer/director radio had. His great show I Love A Mystery (http://www.otrcat.com/iloveamystery-p-1398.html) was (and still is) one of the most beloved of radio adventure shows. It was easy to see why…the Morse touch was evident in twisting plots, odd but very believable characters, and wonderfully colorful dialogue that was funny, charming and inventive as well as exciting!

Writer/producer/director Morse took the Jack Packard "leader" role and made it Capt. Bart Friday, a San Francisco-based detective and adventurer, as played by radio legend Elliott Lewis, and also David Ellis and Russell Thorson. Plus ILAM's drawling comic character Doc Long was cloned into Skip Turner, played by Jack Edwards. Missing was ILAM's "rather" amused Reggie played by young Tony Randall. Two out of three isn't bad. The show has long adventures of ten episodes along with three-partners to make up a thirteen-week broadcast contract. Thus we get "novel" length high adventures, plus "short story" thrillers that were a match for anything the pulps served up during their golden years. See also I Love Adventure (http://www.otrcat.com/iloveadventure-p-1401.html). />

Elliott Lewis had a long and fruitful career in radio, playing on the Jack Benny Show and then featured as Frankie Remley (later called Elliott) on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show. But a great bookend to this series is the wonderful show The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen. Lewis' work on Adventures by Morse was the finishing school that helped make his Scarlet Queen such a great show. Plus Scarlet Queen's writers were right up there with Morse! A high-adventure show list from old time radio should include the wonderful Escape, plus that classic of thrills and mystery, Suspense. Bogie and Bacall make Bold Venture a great deal of fun. You might also consider Cloak and Dagger, The Adventures of Frank Race, Jungle Jim, Moon Over Africa, or for historical adventure, the excellent show You Are There. Orson Welles productions are always wonderful radio, and many make for thrilling listening.

On OTRCat: http://www.otrcat.com/adventuresbymorse-p-1622.html

Starting The Heritage Universe Bk 2; Divergence by Charles Sheffield

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3035) Shadow Kiss; A Vampire Academy Novel

It was a good book, but I still like Kim Harrison better.

Next Item: (3036) The Heritage Universe Bk 2; Divergence by Charles Sheffield

Publisher's Summary:

For millennia, humankind and the other intelligent races have studied the bizarre and unfathomable constructs of the legendary beings known as the Builders. But for all that study, they are still no closer to figuring out who - or what - the Builders have been, or where they have gone. Then, on the world called Quake, in the midst of the violent planetary upheaval that is Summertide, a small group of humans and aliens witness the culmination of all those years of watching and waiting: the planet Quake opens up, and something comes out - and it looks as if, at long last, the discovery of the Builders themselves is at hand.

All her life, Darya Lang has dreamed of finding the Builders, whose artifacts she has single-handedly cataloged for the rest of the universe.

Troubleshooter and adventurer Hans Rebka has his own dreams of unraveling the mystery of those artifacts. To Louis Nenda and the Cecropian Atvar H'sial, the Builder artifacts represent a once-in-a-lifetime shot at untold wealth. And close behind them come the others: Councilor Julius Graves, who does not trust anyone else to make first contact unassisted; the slaves J'merlia and Kallik, who crave only a reunion with their masters; and the embodied computer E.C. Tally, charged with finding out just what the rest are up to.

The trail that begins at Quake leads to unexpected Builder artifacts full of traps for the unwary and answers for those who know how to ask the questions. But the biggest question of all will remain an enigma, while their search unleashes the greatest threat to civilization ever imagined...

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Heritage-Universe-Summertide-Divergence-Transcendence/d...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK...

Starting (3035) Shadow Kiss; A Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead

Starting this book. The previous two books in the series were quite enjoyable. So I've decided to continue the series even though they are written for/geared to a younger/juvenile reader.

For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Skipping (3034) Escape from Hell

Book dry. I selected the book based on Jerry Pournelle's other works. I just love Jerry Pournelle's Starswarm. As for Larry Niven, I can take or leave his books.

Next Item: (3035) Shadow Kiss; A Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead

Publisher's Summary:

Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate in class, and has terrifying dreams about Lissa. But Rose has an even bigger secret . . . .She's in love with Dimitri. And this time, it's way more than a crush.

Then Strigoi target the academy in the deadliest attack in Moroi history, and Dimitri is taken. Rose must protect Lissa at all costs, but keeping her best friend safe could mean losing Dimitri forever...

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Kiss-Vampire-Academy-ebook/dp/B0015DRPJU?ie=UTF8...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_PENG...

(3034) Escape from Hell by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3033) Outlanders #025; Talon & Fang

As I said in my comment post earlier, the beginning of the book is confusing. Later on, you learn that 30 years has past since the last book. Things then become clear.

Comment: (3033) Outlanders #025; Talon & Fang

Book a bit confusing. Doesn't seem to be connected to the previous book in the series. Trying to figure out time frame, if this is in Kane's future, another dimension, or a dream/fantasy.

Starting (3033) Outlanders #025; Talon & Fang by James Axler

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Starting (3033) Outlanders #025; Talon & Fang by James Axler

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Next Item: (3034) Escape from Hell by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Publisher's Summary:

Allan Carpentier escaped from hell once but remained haunted by what he saw and endured. He has now returned, on a mission to liberate those souls unfairly tortured and confined.

Partnering with the famous poet and suicide, Sylvia Plath, Carpentier is a modern-day Christ who intends to harrow hell and free the damned.

But now that he's returned to this Dantesque inferno, can he ever again leave?

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Escape-Niven-Larry-Market-Paperbound/dp/B003VQHXQ4?ie=U...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK...

Finished (3032) Preferred Risk

Excellent book, but you need to enjoy classic sci-fi to consider the book great. Made my "Keepers" list.

How to Disable Facebook Places

How to Disable Facebook Places

Yesterday Facebook rolled out a new feature called Places that lets you and your friends check in to locations, Foursquare-style. If you'd prefer to keep your location private, or at least stop your friends from posting it, here's how.

If you're not convinced that posting your location can be a bad thing, check out PleaseRobMe for some evidence. Of course, if you're careful, check-ins aren't inherently a bad thing. Whether or not you want to disable them is entirely up to you, but Facebook—yet again—has made the assumption that you want to take part in all of their privacy-eroding new features. If you don't, or want a little more control over who can divulge your location, you can make this change pretty quickly through your privacy settings.

1) Log in to Facebook. From your Account menu, choose Privacy Settings. You'll get something like the picture below. Click the Customize option (if it isn't already selected) and then click the "Customize settings" link (it's the one next to the pencil below the table depicting your current privacy settings).

2) Under the "Things I Share" heading, all the way at the bottom (of that section), there are two things you may want to change. By default "Places I check in" should be set to only be visible by your friends. If you want to limit it more or less, use the drop down menu to do so. I set mine to "Only Me," which is as private as you're going to get. Below that option is "Include me in 'People Here Now' after I check in." It is enabled by default. This will let people know you're at a particular location via the location's page or in a search for people near you. Uncheck "Enable" if you don't want this.

3) Lastly—and this is the important one—if you don't want your friends to check you into Places, sharing your current location with a bunch of people you may or may not know, go down to the section called "Things Others Share" and find "Friends can check me in to Places." Initially, mine wasn't set to anything at all so the default option could be either choice. Regardless, set this to "Disabled" if you don't want your friends checking you in. Keep in mind that any friend could potentially check you in anywhere. You don't actually have to be there. If you don't want anyone playing a practical joke and checking you in to a strip club, for example, this is a good thing to turn off.

UPDATE: As commenter Ryan G. points out, your location can be shared with friends' applications as well. To turn that off, you have to go to a completely different section. Click the "Applications and Settings" link (pictured to the left) and then go to the "Info accessible through your friends" section. Click "Edit Settings" and you'll see a bunch of boxes. Anything checked is available to Facebook apps that your friends are using. The last checkbox in this section is "Places I've visited," so uncheck that if you don't want your friends' apps grabbing your location information as well.

And that's it! While it's not so great that you're opted-in to the new Places feature, fortunately it's pretty easy to opt-out.

Send an email to Adam Dachis, the author of this post, at adachis@lifehacker.com.

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Finished (3031) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 1 of 2)

Great book second time through. This time through cleared up misunderstandings in my memory of the book. Definitely a "keeper".

Next Item: (3033) Outlanders #025; Talon & Fang by James Axler

Summary:

Two centuries have tortured earth's nuke-altered frontier into a grim new world, clasped in the bloody vise of a power struggle between hybrid barons and a mysterious Imperator. A soldier turned renegade, Kane and his band of exiles have learned the horrifying truth of earth's ageless dominationâ€"knowledge that has led them to the secret realms of humanity's master manipulators where they battle against a dark interloper's blueprint for doom.

Kane finds himself twenty-five years into a parallel future, a world where the mysterious Imprator has seemingly restored civilization to America, overthrowing the baronial oligarchyâ€"with the help of the Cerberus exiles. In this alternate reality, only Kane and Grant survived the battle, and its spilled blood has left them estranged. Yet Kane is certain that somewhere in time lies a different path to tomorrow's reality... and his obsession may be humanity's last chance to battle evil in two worlds in the past and the future where a sinister madman controls the heart of the world. (Heart of the World - Book #1 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 7 hours

 On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-202-25-talon-and-fang.aspx

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Talon-Fang-Outlanders-James-Axler/dp/0373638388?ie=UTF8...

Starting (3032) Preferred Risk by Frederik Pohl & Lester del Rey

Starting this book which is read by Mark D. Nelson, a favorite sci-fi narrator of mine. I first heard Mark narration as a Librivox (http://librivox.org) volunteer reader.

For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Starting (3031) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 1 of 2)

Great book second time through. This time through cleared up misunderstandings in my memory of the book. Definitely a "keeper".

Next Item: (3032) Preferred Risk by Frederik Pohl & Lester del Rey

Publisher's Summary:

The Company was a powerful, efficient, and monstrous insurance organization that controlled the entire world, scientifically regulating everything in life: war, epidemics, one-a-day food pills and test-tube sex...all through the use of its patented, terrifying human deep-freeze vault.

Claims Adjuster Wills, a great believer in the Company, begins to have second thoughts when he meets beautiful and sorrowful Rena, whose radical father lies in a frozen subterranean vault.

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Preferred-Risk-Mpb-Frederik-Pohl/dp/0417074905?ie=UTF8&...

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_WNDR...

Starting (3031) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 1 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Starting this book. For details see my blogs. http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3030) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Comments after each item.

Music: Conway Twitty Hello Darlin'.
- - Not as good as expected. I like Kenny Rogers' and Barbara Mandrell's versions of some of the tracks on this album better.

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair #420 (12-06-09)
- - Sal had interesting comments on Facebook in his tech news segment. Jazz was ok up to the tech segment even though I don't call much for jazz vocals. Skipped rest of podcast during tech segment.

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy show 590
- - listened to beginning, but didn't sound interesting so I skipped rest of podcast.

Music: Simon and Garfunkel Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
- - Not one of there better albums in my opinion.

Music: Various Artists Radio January 1979
- - Great couple of songs.

Old Time Radio Show: Abominable Snowman
- - Skipped and deleting from my main library. Show to juvenile for my tastes.

Next Item: (3031) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 1 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Summary:

Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been intentionally given bad drugs. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an offworlder will damage their position. Barin Serrano's family fears that his marriage to a Landbride of Altiplano will damage his career and their reputation. Fear begets violent reactions. (Part 1 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 6 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-506-6-change-of-command-1-of-2.aspx

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Change-Command-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671319639?ie=UTF8&...

Next Item: (3031) Serrano Legacy Bk #6; Change of Command (Pt 1 of 2) by Elizabeth Moon

Summary:

Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been intentionally given bad drugs. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an offworlder will damage their position. Barin Serrano's family fears that his marriage to a Landbride of Altiplano will damage his career and their reputation. Fear begets violent reactions. (Part 1 of 2)

Approximate Run Time: 6 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-506-6-change-of-command-1-of-2.aspx

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Change-Command-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671319639?ie=UTF8&...

Starting (3030) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Starting this collection of music, OTR, and podcasts. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ or http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/

Finished (3029) The Sharing Knife Vol. 4; Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold

The "Sharing Knife" series made my "Keepers" list after the second book.  I think the second half of this book was the best book yet.  I highly recommend for those that enjoy mid-evil times type fantasy.

Lois Bujold also has written the space sci-fi series  "Miles Vorkosigan" which I also enjoy.

Similar books to Elizabeth Moon Vatta's War series

There was a comment posted on my http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/ blog that the commenter was reading and enjoying Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War.  With this I would like to recommend other series and books that those that Elizabeth Moon's space sci-fi series may also like.

Nathan Lowell's "Age of the Solar Clipper" series on Padiobooks.com (http://podiobooks.com), or on Mr. Lowell's web site "Trader's Diary" (http://solarclipper.com/) (6 books)

Jack Campbell's The Lost Fleet series (6 books)

Mike Renick's Starship Series (5 books)

The Halo series (6 books)

Andre Norton's "Plague Ship" and the sequel  "Voodoo Planet"

Murray Leinster's "Space Tug"

Anne McCaffrey Freedom Series (4 books)

E. E. 'Doc' Smith's Lensman Series (7 books)

E. E. 'Doc' Smith's Skylark Series (4 books)

J. A. Wilkins & R. R Draude Tyranny Series (3 books)

Starting (3029) The Sharing Knife Vol. 4; Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold

Starting this book. Details: http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/ or http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/

Finished (3027) The Vampire Earth Bk 4; Valentine's Rising

Excellent continuation of the series. The series is on my keepers list. Highly recommend for vampire book lovers.

Next Item: (3030) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Music: Conway Twitty Hello Darlin'

Podcast: Le Jazz Affair #420 (12-06-09)

Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy show 590

Music: Simon and Garfunkel Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Music: Various Artists Radio January 1979

Old Time Radio Show: Abominable Snowman

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Next item: (3029) The Sharing Knife Vol. 4; Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold

Publisher's Summary:

In a world where malices, remnants of ancient magic, can erupt with life-destroying power, only the soldier-sorcerer Lakewalkers have mastered the ability to kill them. But Lakewalkers keep their uncanny secrets - and themselves - from the farmers they protect. So when patroller Dag rescued farm girl Fawn, neither expected to fall in love, marry, and defy both their kin to seek new solutions to the split between their peoples.

As Dag's powers have grown, so has his frustration with the Lakewalkers' rigid mores. Fawn and Dag see that their world is changing and that the traditional Lakewalker practices cannot hold the malices at bay forever. Yet for all the customs that Dag and Fawn have challenged, they will soon be confronted with a crisis beyond imagining. When the old ways fail, can their untried new ways stand against their world's deadliest foe?

On Amazon: The Sharing Knife, Volume Four: Horizon

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK...

Music Interlude:
Various Artists #1 Country Hits of The 70's

The 5th Dimension 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1

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Starting (3027) The Vampire Earth Bk 4; Valentine's Rising by E. E. Knight

Starting this book. For details on this book: http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/ or http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/

Finished (3026) Earth Blood #03; Aurora Quest by James Axler

Excellent book. The series made my keepers list and I've already added the series back into my queue.

Next Item: (3027) The Vampire Earth Bk 4; Valentine's Rising by E. E. Knight

Publisher's Summary:

Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
Ozark Free Territory, 2071: The Kurian Order has reigned for 50 years. Using the dreaded power of their Reaper avatars, the alien, vampiric Kur hold dominion over the Earth and its inhabitants. Yet there are those who would rather die fighting than surrender to the unquenchable thirst of the enemy - those like David Valentine .

Returning to the Ozark Free Territory, Valentine is shocked to find it overrun by Kurians under the command of the merciless Consul Solon. In a bid to turn the tide, Valentine leads a courageous group of soldiers on a desperate mission to drive a spike into the gears of the Kurian Order. Valentine stakes life, honor, and the future of his home on a rebellion that sparks the greatest battle of his life - one that he may not survive..

On Amazon: Valentine's Rising (The Vampire Earth, Book 4)

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL...

Starting (3026) Earth Blood #03; Aurora Quest by James Axler

Starting this book. Details: http://dahuntsr.posterous.com/ or http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/

Skipping (3025) The Bourne Ultimatum by Ludlum, Robert

Skipping book. Just can't get into it or I'm burned out on Bourne books.

Please post comments in English

I would like to read all the comments on my blog posts, but I don't know oriental languages that use the Chinese/Japanese type word characters.

26 years ago I was fairly fluent is Spanish, but haven't used it in a long time.

So I would appreciate comments in English.

Next Item: (3026) Earth Blood #03; Aurora Quest by James Axler

Summary:
The crew of the U.S space vessel Aquila returns from a deep-space mission to find that a devastating plant blight has stripped away all civilization, it's legacy a nightmarish wasteland. In what's left of the world, the only law is tooth and claw, kill or be killed.
Traveling through the savaged countryside to wrest from death surviving kin and friends, the astronauts grimly cling to a glimmer of promise for a new start.
Far to the northwest is Aurora, a secret base offering a way out of the decline into darkness. But even as they draw closer to their destination, old faces reappear from the past, and something deadly, something ultimately threatening is unveiled.
Approximate Run Time: 6 hours
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-573-3-aurora-quest.aspx 
On Amazon: Earth Blood Volumes 1-3 - Earth Blood, Deep Trek, Aurora Quest