Portofino: A Novel (Calvin Becker Trilogy) by Frank Schaeffer

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Takeaway: Frank Schaeffer’s autobiographical novel has the unique ability to tell difficult truths without making the characters completely unlikable. Just over two weeks ago Edith Schaeffer passed away at the age of 98.  About six months ago I had read Frank Schaeffer’s memoir, Sex, Mom and God.  So when I read Frank’s tribute to his mom … Read more

M-Edge – Great Customer Service

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medge guardian Waterproof kindle case
Guardian Waterproof Case (image credit Engaget)

Last week I went on my first cruise.  I unexpectedly was the subject of a lot of pictures from strangers (seriously I noticed at least a dozen people covertly or overtly taking my picture.)

It was certainly not my good looks or my chiseled abs, it was my M-Edge Guardian Kindle case.  The case is completely waterproof, floating and virtually indestructible protection for a 2nd Generation Kindle.

One of my favorite things to do is float in the ocean (or in this case the salt water pool) and read.  I can do this only because of the Guardian case.  I bought two of these right when they came out about 3 or 4 years ago.  They were not cheap, $79 a piece, but they were the best kindle purchase I have ever made.

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Back on Murder (A Roland March Mystery, #1) by J. Mark Bertrand

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Back on Murder (A Roland March Mystery, #1) by J. Mark BertrandRoland March used to be a rising star as a homicide detective, but after a family tragedy knocked the wind out of him, so to speak, he’s lost the respect of his colleagues and been relegated to working the bottom of the barrel cases in his department. Until, that is, he sees some evidence at a crime scene that nobody else catches. Grafted into the investigation, March’s instincts lead him to connect two seemingly unrelated cases—a drug-related murder/kidnapping in the hood and a high-profile missing person case involving the daughter of a megachurch pastor. March and his new partner continue to dig, and he eventually uncovers evidence of internal corruption by his arch-nemesis in another department.

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Camilla by Madeline L’Engle

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I am on vacation this week, so this is a ‘best of’ review. Summary: Coming of age novel the way coming of age novels should be written.  All about realizing that the world does not revolve around you. The book description on Amazon does not do this book justice. It is a coming of age … Read more

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

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Takeaway: It seem a rule of life that great people are also greatly broken people. Steve Jobs is one of the few books that I have read recently that is being widely read by a number of people in my life.  I keep asking people what they think about it and while there are a … Read more

On Vacation

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I thought I would get a couple more posts in buy I ran out of time. I am now on vacation until April 13. I have some ‘best of’ reviews set to auto-post during the week but no deal or free kindle post because those are time sensitive. See you soon!