Another Cara Black Novel

Last night I finished another Cara Black novel, Murder at the Porto de Versailles, and it was fantastic as always. I couldn't put it down. I read it in just a little over a week and of course I'm also currently reading a nonfiction history book and a biography.

It was a fascinating story with lots of twists and turns to the plot. Lots of interesting information about Paris culture, neighborhoods, cafes, parks, old buildings, etc. Lots of background history too.

This is book number 21 of Cara Black's novels I've read.

James Ellroy - The Authors List

Another crime novelist on my authors list is James Ellroy with 12 books that I've read. One book, My Dark Places, was a biographic memoir by the author. The first novel I read by James Ellroy was The Black Dahlia in 1994 and then I read a couple more in the L.A. Quartet series the following months.

I really enjoyed his books. They went beyond the traditional classic crime noir fiction into something different, something new with a unique postmodern prose style. I really liked Brian DePalma's film of The Black Dahlia too.

There are a few more of his novels that I should put on my to-read list.

The James Ellroy books I've read:

• The Black Dahlia, 1987 - Feb 1994
• The Big Nowhere, 1988 - Mar 1994
• L.A. Confidential, 1990 - Apr 1994
• White Jazz, 1992 - Apr 1995
• American Tabloid, 1995 - Jun 1995
• Killer On The Road, 1986 - May 1996
• L.A. Noir, 1997 - Jul 1997
• The Cold Six Thousand, 2001 - Nov 2001
• My Dark Places, 1996 -  Apr 2005
• Blood's A Rover, 2009 -  Mar 2010
• Perfidia, 2014 - Jan 2015
• This Storm, 2019 - Nov 2019

Arthur C. Clarke - The Authors List

Arthur C. Clarke is next on my list with 11 books of his that I've read. I've always enjoyed his books. I first read 2011: A Space Odyssey in 1968 around the time the movie came out which of course I saw that first week and remember it vividly. I read the book again in 1974 and then again in 2019 when I took it off the bookshelf and just couldn't help myself.

In the 1980's I would read the two sequels and went on to read some of his other series. I kind of forgot that in 1997 he came out with the fourth book in the series. I think I should read that now. I should also read his award winning novel The Fountains of Paradise. 

His books I've read:

• 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 - Sep 1968, Dec 1974, Aug 2019
• Childhood's End, 1953 - Feb 1975
• Rendezvous With Rama (Rama #1), 1974 - Aug 1976
• 2010: Odyssey Two, 1982 - Dec 1983
• 2061: Odyssey Three, 1987 - Nov 1988
• Rama II, (Rama #2), 1989 - Sep 1990
• The Garden of Rama, (Rama #3), 1991 -  Apr 1992
• The Hammer of God, 1993 - Jul 1994
• Time's Eye (A Time Odyssey #1), 2003 - May 2008
• Sunstorm (A Time Odyssey #1), 2005 - Jan 2009
• Firstborn (A Time Odyssey #1), 2007 - Apr 2009

Mad World - Protest Songs FV

Mad World. Another mix of protest songs about war and peace at a time of another illegal war in America. As the songs here say... it's a mad world war call up, it's a mistake bombs away, start a war endless war, shock and awe.

This is the fifth mix in this series since the start of the trump regime's latest blunder on the world stage.

Mad World - Protest Songs FV

1. Mad World – Tears For Fears
2. War – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3. Let’s All Make A Bomb – Heaven 17
4. The Call Up – The Clash
5. It’s A Mistake – Men At Work
6. Bombs Away – The Police
7. Guns Before Butter – Gang Of Four
8. Red Skies – The Fixx
9. Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil
10. My City Was Gone – Pretenders
11. Grinding Halt – The Cure
12. All That Jazz – Echo & The Bunnymen
13. Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret – The English Beat
14. One In Ten – UB40
15. Broken English – Marianne Faithfull
16. War On War – Wilco
17. Start A War – The National
18. Endless War – Son Volt
19. Shock and Awe – Neil Young
20. Freedom Fries – Robert Plant
21. Last To Die – Bruce Springsteen
22. Let’s Go To War – Manic Street Preachers
23. Profit In Peace – Ocean Colour Scene
24. God On My Side – World Party

Ian Fleming - The Authors List

Next on my list of books read by an author is Ian Fleming. I read 13 of his James Bond novels. He wrote these books between 1953 and 1965. I started reading them when I was a teenager in 1964. The first book I read was From Russia With Love. I remember buying that paperback book off of a display rack in a drug store down the street from our house. I read about five James Bond novels over the next few years before joining the Navy. Then I read them over again and a bunch more during the next several years both on bases and at sea.

I went and saw all of the James Bond movies with Sean Connery at our neighborhood theater in the 60's as they were released. Then the Roger Moore movies in the 70's and into the mid 80's. 

Ian Fleming books I've read:

• From Russia With Love
• Dr. No
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• On Her Majesties Secret Service
• Moonraker
• For Your Eyes Only
• Live and Let Die
• Casino Royale
• Goldfinger
• Diamonds Are Forever
• The Man With The Golden Gun
• Thunderball
• You Only Live Twice

People Have The Power - Protest Songs FV

People Have The Power. Another mix of protest songs. Starts off with that great song by Patti Smith and takes off from there.

People Have The Power - Protest Songs FV

1. People Have The Power – Patti Smith
2. Political World – Bob Dylan
3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
4. (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thing – Heaven 17
5. I’m Afraid Of Americans – David Bowie
6. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
7. Democracy – Leonard Cohen
8. All You Fascists – Billy Bragg & Wilco
9. American Idiot – Green Day
10. I Ain’t Marching Anymore – Black 47
11. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier – Mercury Rev
12. I Love A Man In A Uniform – Gang Of Four
13. If I Had A Rocket Launcher – Bruce Cockburn
14. Sixty Eight Guns – The Alarm
15. All These Things I’ve Done – The Killers
16. Hey Ma – James
17. War – Sinead O’Connor
18. Living On The Frontline – Eddy Grant
19. No More War – Bronski Beat
20. When The War Came Home – Jason Collett
21. Amerika v 6.0 (The Best That We Can Do) – Steve Earle
22. The Beat(en) Generation – The The

Armageddon Days - Protest Songs FV

Armageddon Days. My third mix of protest songs from albums in my collection for these days of an illegal war...

Armageddon Days - Protest Songs FV

1. Armageddon Days (Are Here Again) – The The
2. Ball Of Confusion – Love & Rockets
3. Two Tribes – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4. 5 Minutes (B-B-B Bombing Mix) – Bonzo Goes To Washington
5. 19 – Paul Hardcastle
6. 99 Luftballons – Nena
7. My Mother The War – 10,000 Maniacs
8. Bunkers – The Vapors
9. Life During Wartime – Talking Heads
10. London Calling – The Clash
11. Generals and Majors – XTC
12. Babylon’s Burning – The Ruts
13. America Is Waiting – Brian Eno & David Byrne
14. Going Underground – The Jam
15. A Hard Rain’s-A-Gonna Fall (Live) – Bob Dylan
16. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
17. Waiting For The End Of The World – Elvis Costello
18. Until The End Of The World – U2
19. Zombie – The Cranberries
20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It – R.E.M.
21. End Of The World – Anika
22. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service

Anne Rice - The Authors List

Now I'm going back a few years to the books of Anne Rice. I read 13 of her novels during the years 1994 to 2001 including the first 8 books of the Vampire Chronicles and the 3 books of the Mayfair Witches series. Eventually I lost interest and moved on to other novels.

The first novel I read was Interview With The Vampire in 1994. The novel was written in 1976 but the movie came out in 1994 so I guess that's what motivated to start reading her books.

Anne Rice novels I read:

• Interview With The Vampire, 1976 - Oct 1994
• The Vampire Lestat, 1985 - Nov 1994
• The Queen of the Damned. 1988 - Jan 1995
• The Tale of the Body Thief, 1992 - Jul 1995
• The Witching Hour, 1990 - Nov 1995
• Lasher, 1993 - Jan 1996
• Taltos, 1994 - Feb 1996
• Memnoch, The Devil, 1995 - Jun 1996
• Servant of the Bones, 1996 -  Jan 1997
• The Vampire Armand, 1998 -  Nov 1998
• Pandora, 1998 - Apr 2000
• Merrick, 2000 - Feb 2001
• Blood and Gold, 2001 -  Nov 2001

What's Going On - Protest Songs FV

What's Going On. Another soundtrack to illegal wars with protest songs from the 60's and 70's.

We can change the world starting with the demented diaper-clad orange warmonger draft-dodger in the white house he has been destroying along with our country.

What’s Going On - Protest Songs FV

1. What’s Gong On – Marvin Gaye, 1971
2. Ball of Confusion – The Temptations, 1970
3. Funky President (People It’s Bad) – James Brown, 1974
4. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott Heron, 1971
5. Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers, 1975
6. Living For The City – Stevie Wonder, 1973
7. War – Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1976
8. Vietnam – Jimmy Cliff, 1969
9. We Got To Have Peace – Curtis Mayfield, 1971
10. Freedom – Richie Havens, 1969
11. Bring On The Lucie (Freda People) – John Lennon, 1973
12. Chicago / We Can Change The World – Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1970
13. Hand Me Down World – The Guess Who, 1970
14. Monster / Suicide / America – Steppenwolf, 1969
15. Dialogue (Part I & II) – Chicago, 1972
16. Student Demonstration Time – The Beach Boys, 1970
17. I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die – Country Joe & The Fish, 1967
18. Peace Frog – The Doors, 1970
19. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969
20. We Can Be Together – Jefferson Airplane, 1969

Masters Of War - Protest Songs FV

A reworking of my Protest Songs mixes starts with this one on the day the orange turd starts an illegal war with Iran.

Masters of War - Protest Songs FV

1. Masters of War – Bob Dylan, 1963
2. The Times They Are A-changin’ – Odetta, 1965
3. Blowin’ In The Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary, 1970
4. Tear Down The Walls – Martin & Neil, 1964
5. Peace Train – Cat Stevens, 1971
6. Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire, 1965
7. Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman, 1969
8. For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield, 1967
9. Military Madness – Graham Nash, 1971
10. Kill For Peace – The Fugs, 1966
11. Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1969
12. American Woman – The Guess Who, 1970
13. Someday (August 29, 1968) – Chicago, 1969
14. Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane, 1970
15. Living In The U.S.A. – Steve Miller Band, 1968
16. Signs – Five Man Electrical Band, 1970
17. Shape Of Things To Come – Max Frost & The Troopers, 1968
18. Trouble Every Day – The Mothers Of Invention, 1966
19. Revolution – The Beatles, 1968
20. I’d Love To Change The World – Ten Years After, 1971
21. Get Together – The Youngbloods, 1967
22. Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas, 1972
23. Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Johnny Rivers, 1965
24. Reach Out Of The Darkness – Friend & Lover, 1968
25. Save The Country – Laura Nyro, 1969