Tampa Book Buzz

i’m adding this book to my reading list…

…CrazyBusy:Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD by Edward Hallowell.

I think I want “overstretched, overbooked and finally snapped” on my tombstone. I’m curious what wisdom this guy has to impart.

holiday gift ideas

There’s still time to get holiday gifts for the book lovers in your life:

*books from the Turner Classic Movies online store

*the book lover’s bracelet from the Wireless catalog

*a gift card from Inkwood Books or Haslam’s Book Store or MicklerSmith Florida BookTraders

*one of the books recommended by Margo Hammond of the St. Pete Times

*”When in doubt, read” t-shirt or sweatshirt from the Wireless catalog

* the Complete Far Side collection by Gary Larson or the Complete Calvin and Hobbes

*the Harry Potter scarf and hat set and The Science of Harry Potter book from Signals

*a membership to the Florida Bibliophile Society

*The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes 150th Anniversary:The Complete Short Stories and Novels

*a greeting card that is also a bookmark

*Edward Gorey book lovers’ t-shirts and sweatshirts from Signals

*bookbags, bookmarks, reading pillows, book covers and more from the Book Venue Gift Store
*”Books. The Original Laptop.” t-shirts and sweatshirts from Signals

*one of the books on About.com’s list of Top 2005 Holiday Gift Books

*Women Writers umbrella and tote from Signals

*Books, books, books — from “America’s Jewish Bookstore” or a cookbook or some nonfiction books or comic books or something from the New York Times’ 2005 holiday gift guide.

Happy shopping!

added to my must read list…

…Hitler’s Soldiers in the Sunshine State by Robert Billinger. The St. Pete Times wrote about this book a couple of days ago. The author, a history professor at Wingate University in North Carolina, wrote about the German POWs who were detained throughout Florida. About 500 of them were housed at MacDill. I had no idea, but then again, I’ve never been a big history buff. (My sister and The Husband are both majoring in history at different schools and I’m hoping to absorb some knowledge just by hanging out with them.) This sounds like a book The Husband would like for his birthday.

added to my want to read someday list…

…Real Women of Tampa and Hillsborough County from Prehistory to the Millennium by Doris Weatherford

what america’s reading (according to barnes and noble)

Here’s the latest “What America’s Reading” update from Barnes and Noble. I’m so excited about Patricia Cornwell’s new Kay Scarpetta novel Predator that I can’t think straight.

new addition to my reading list….

…Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde:An Insider’s Guide to Film Slang by Dave Knox