Great Rivers of the World by Margaret Sedeen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book has been on my shelf for 31 years as it was first published in 1984. I have enjoyed the pictures, and now I have the time to completely read the text of the essays. The essay about the Rio Grande was written by Edward Abbey.
I recommend the book for armchair travelers.


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 10-Minute Digital Declutter: The Simple Habit to Eliminate Overwhelm from Technology, Social Media, and Online Distractions by S.J. Scott
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book starts with a bigger declutter project than I originally considered: social media plus all my digital devices including my Nooks. I need help with decluttering my laptop, especially the Download folder- Just how long to I have to keep update files? I have an organizational system that works for me; but, I need to purge old files. The authors offer the plan that might work for me: use an archive folder for those work products that I can't let go of.
This book deserves four stars. The reason for dropping it down to the third star is the authors increased my digital clutter by offering 53 free books through links to their websites, and I compulsively download free ebooks.


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 Heller by J.D. Nixon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This ebook is still free, and it was a great opportunity for an introduction to a new-to-me author. I immediately got caught up in the world of Tilly and her story of how she came to work for Heller Security and Surveillance, and I could not wait to find out what happens next.
I recommend this to readers who want fully developed secondary characters and good pacing in strange circumstances.


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 Unfaithful Wives by Orrie Hitt
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This ebook was free from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library. It was originally published in 1956, and books such as this one were a reason my teacher Mrs. Thomas had such an aversion to paperback novels that she usually threw them away if they were brought into her classroom. Prologue Books republished it as an "inspiration for contemporary fiction...living record of crime, ...genres."
I recommend it to readers who want a noir novel to be scandalous, brutal, tittilating, and politically incorrect.


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 212 by Alafair Burke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This ebook was free from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook. This was the first book I read by Alafair Burke, and it is the third of the series. It can be read as a stand alone.
The book does not start where the synopsis does with the online stalking of Megan Gunther, and that confused me.



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 Visiting Our Past: America's Historylands by National Geographic Society
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is another book that has been on my home library shelf until I retired and had the time to completely read the text instead of only enjoying the pictures.
It makes for great armchair traveling and provokes some ideas for future vacations.


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 Writing Your Memoirs For Descendants: Prompts for Recording & Preserving Your Family Stories and Memories by Lorine McGinnis Schulze
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was free when I downloaded it from amazon.com for my Kindle app. I follow Lorine McGinnis Schulze's blog and I will keep these writing prompts for reference.


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 The Trivia Lover's Guide to the World: Geography for the Lost and Found by Gary   Fuller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was free when I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble to my Nook library.
Each chapter begins with a series of questions, and then answers are given with enough context to explain why a particular type of geography or mapping is important.
I found it best to read a chapter a day or other small doses to let the information sink to long term memory before another episode of Jeopardy.


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Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This ebook was free from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library. Free Friday selections are an excellent way for me to discover new-to-me authors.
I was amazed how this reader got caught up in the stories of Michael, Owen, and Annie. Knowing how slim the chance of survival were during the historical events of this period of 20th century added to the suspense.
I recommend this book to all readers, especially those who like historical fiction.


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