The Art of Asking by Terry J. Fadem
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I downloaded this as a free ebook recommended by Spec in the comments section of a Free Friday selection from Barnes and Noble. I read it because I believe in the value of better questions to promote learning and cooperative efforts in groups.
I don't have a problem with the questions suggested by Fadem. My ranking of only two stars is with the format which I believe could be better with some editing so there might be less repetition.
I recommend it as a reference book.

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Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything by Frank J. Fleming
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was a free, ebook of humorous content. It is short so it can be read in the length of a commercial break of political announcements, at least for the political announcements here in Ohio eight days before the election. It is my hope there will be no reason to read this after November 7, 2012.

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The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I would appear to be seeking out Scandanavian mystery authors for my book choices lately: Larsson; Roslund and Hellstrom; Kaaberbol; and now, Nesbo. None of these authors have disappointed me in areas of suspense or in the characters they create.
Harry Hole is promoted to keep a story quiet that Hole shot an American agent while on protection duty for our American President. While he reads the reports that is now his busywork, he sees the implication that there may be more to a minor crime which seems isolated. The reader is in for a treat as we follow the clues.
I recommend this to readers who enjoy police-procedural mysteries, and I look forward to reading more books in this series.

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Cell 8 by Anders Roslund
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this because I was impressed by the authors first novel, Three Seconds.
Cell 8 started slower because I wondered why we were being introduced to death-row prisoners in Ohio when I expected to be reading a Swedish crime drama. The authors hooked me, and then I was involved in the police work and thoughts of Ewert Gren, Hermansson, and Sundkvist.
I recommend this to all adult readers.

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The Conquerors, a Narrative by Allan W. Eckert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Conquerors has been on my history shelf as part of Allan W. Eckert's "The Winning of America" series.
As with other books written by Eckert, the historical narrative is well-documented and well-explained with his Amplification Notes.
This is the story of Pontiac's uprising, the siege of Fort Detroit, and attacks on traders and settlers who lived in present-day New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Ohio during the years of 1758-1769.
I recommend it to adult readers with the warning it details horrible violence.

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My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was a quick read for me because I could scan it and know where the author was taking me. Many people enjoy this author's books, but I did not enjoy it.

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County Line by Bill Cameron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a Free Friday downloadable selection available from Barnes and Noble, and it was no longer free at the time of this review.
This reader was quickly pulled into the noir world of Skin Kadash of Portland, Oregon who is willing to travel to California for a clue about the whereabouts of a woman Skin knows. Just when I'm settling into a noir mystery into the exotic locales of Portland and San Francisco, I was jolted by the clue that everything you need to know happened on Preble County Line Road. What?!! Preble County Line Road is less than a mile from my house!
Well, the exact location is a little farther from my house and school district; but Skin has to travel to Farmersville and Valley View High School. Then the chapters switch to flashbacks out of chronological order.
I recommend this to readers of noir mystery, even if you don't live near Preble County Line Road.

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