Stephen King - The Authors List

Stephen King is next on my list of authors with 12 books that I've read. The first one was I read was The Shining in 1979. Over the next couple of years I read several more of his novels... Salem's Lot, The Stand, Carrie, etc. The last book I read in 2013 was the 11/23/63 time travel novel about the Kennedy assassination.

Stephen King has written 67 novels. An amazing number of books. I could keep reading a lot more of them but probably not.

Stephen King books that I read:

• The Shining, 1977 - Jan 1979
• Salem's Lot, 1975 - Mar 1979
• The Stand, 1978 - Jul 1980
• Carrie, 1974 - Aug 1980
• The Dead Zone,1979 - May 1981
• Firestarter, 1980  - Jul, 1982
• Christine, 1983 - Sep 1983
• Pet Cemetery, 1983 - Oct 1984
• It, 1986 - Dec, 1988
• Dreamcatcher, 2001 - Dec 2001
• Cell, 2006  - Jun 2006
• 11/23/63, 2011 - May 2013

Redemption Song - Protest Songs FV

Redemption Song. A mix of more protest songs from albums in my collection. They keep on going and so does the war into day five.

The pic is Tel Aviv under a revenge attack.

Redemption Song - Protest Songs FV

1. Redemption Song – Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
2. Rich Man’s War – Steve Earle
3. Cheney’s Toy – James McMurtry
4. The Call Up – Chris Whitley
5. Day After Tomorrow – Tom Waits
6. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash
7. When The President Talks To God – Bright Eyes
8. I Want My Country Back – Greg Brown
9. Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall? – Tom Russell
10. Prayer For Peace – Dan Penn
11. Handsome Johnny – Richie Havens
12. Joe Hill – Joan Baez
13. When The War Began – Pearls Before Swine
14. What Did You Learn In School Today – Tom Paxton
15. To Be A Killer – Wes Houston
16. I Kill Therefore I Am – Phil Ochs
17. Fortunate Son – Todd Snider
18. Millenium Theater – Ani DiFranco
19. Not Ready To Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
20. War Is Hell – Nicole Atkins
21. Empire – Dar Williams
22. Why Can’t We Live Together – Joan Osborne

William Gibson - The Authors List

Next up on my Authors List is William Gibson with 13 books of his that I've read over the years. One of my favorite science fiction writers and an early innovator of the cyberpunk subgenre. He also coined the term "cyperspace".

I first read his cyberpunk novel  Neuromancer in early 1986 set in a near future dystopia and the first of a trilogy. I would go on to read almost every novel William Gibson has released including some short story collections.

Books of William Gibson I've read:

• Neuromancer, 1984 - Jan 1986
• Count Zero, 1986 - Jun 1990
• Burning Chrome, 1986 - Sep 1990
• The Difference Engine, 1990 with Bruce Sterling - Mar 1992
• Mona Lisa Overdrive, 1988 - Sep 1992
• Virtual Light, 1993 - Mar 1994
• Idoru, 1996 - Dec 1997
• All Tomorrow's Parties, 1999 - Oct 2000
• Pattern Recognition, 2003 - Aug 2003
• Spook Country, 2007 - Apr 2008
• Zero History, 2010 - Mar 2011
• The Peripheral, 2014 - Apr 2015
• Agency, 2020 - Dec 2022

From A Distance - Protest Songs FV

From A Distance. Another mix of protest songs from albums in my collection. Day 4, mix 6. Starts off with that beautiful song of hope and peace and like the singer I can't comprehend what this war is for.

From A Distance - Protest Songs FV

1. From A Distance – Nanci Griffith
2. The End Of The World – Sharon Van Etten
3. Talkin’ Bout A Revolution – Tracy Chapman
4. Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
5. Peace Train – 10,000 Maniacs
6. Love Vigilantes – Iran and Wine
7. Clampdown – Indigo Girls
8. Shipbuilding – Robert Wyatt
9. My Youngest Son Came Home Today – Mary Black
10. The Dying Soldier – Christy Moore
11. Summer Before The War – Fairport Convention
12. Chimes of Freedom – The Byrds
13. Simple Song Of Freedom – Tim Hardin
14. Draft Dodger Rag – Phil Ochs
15. Sam Stone – John Prine
16. Once I Was - Tim Buckley
17. The Universal Soldier – Buffy Sainte-Marie
18. Turn! Turn! Turn! / To Everything There Is A Season – Judy Collins
19. This Land Is Your Land – Steve Forbert
20. Girl In The War – Josh Ritter
21. War – Joan Osborne
22. Dad’s Gonna Kill Me – Richard Thompson
23. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama – John Lennon
24. Time Has Come Today – Steve Earle & Sheryl Crow

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 in the list Cara Black's novels I've read. Now I just started my 12th Arthur C. Clarke novel... 3001: The Final Odyssey which I somehow overlooked when it came out in 1997. 

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