Parker : Apocalyse Survivor

I downloaded an eBook from 10 years ago to my Kindle. Read one third the way though before I realized I had read this book before. Parker is a survivor of a zombie apocalypse. He was a school janitor. Somehow he left his female companion behind.

Parker knew the gun store owner. He got a pistol and boxes of bullets from him for free. Parker went into a clothing store. He killed the zombie clerk. But the zombie manager bit him. Parker stumbled to a hospital for drugs. He had to shoot one zombie there. He barricaded himself into a room to hide from a horde of zombies.

Parker previously followed a woman into a grocery store. The woman lured him in there. She was going to shoot him. Parker talked his way out of it. The woman led Parker to her home. She had two kids and a husband who were zombies. They were chained to chair around the table. Parker had to punch the woman to get free.

A gang spotted Parker. He tried to get to the roof top. He shot the lock off a shed door. Pulled out the ladder and climbed to a ceiling hatch. The gang climbed an adjacent building. They also followed up through the hatch. Parker made a run for it, shooting a couple gang members.

The gang wanted to burn the building that Parker jumped onto. He went down the stairs and discovered an apartment with weaponry. He tossed two grenades to disorient the gang. Then he used a machine gun to destroy their fleeing motorcycles and cars. He finished the job at the crashed cars site with his final grenade.

Parker was lured into a fenced building by a security guard. The guard cooked Parker a steak dinner. But the guard had three zombie sex salves. Parker tricked the guard to let his guard down. The zombie slaves got the guard. Then Parker fled. This is where I realized I definitely read this book before.

The Night Country

This book is by one of my new favorite authors. Apparently a bunch of kids are in a car crash. There is a police officer somehow involved. I am not sure who these teens are, even though they talk a lot in the first couple chapters. I am not sure if they are already dead and are now ghosts. Not sure if the cop died too. I gave up reading this after a few chapters.

I think the author took a chance with something different here and failed. Surprised that a lot of people rated this highly on Amazon. Just must not be my cup of tea. I hope Stewart O'Nan does better next time.

A Navy SEAL's Bug-In Guide

This book tries to teach you how to prep for disaster. It tells you what type of food you should stockpile like popcorn and soup. It gives you a run down on seeds you should buy. It covers how to prepare for water needs. Also covered it how to prevent looting.

The book reviews alarms and traps. It covers mistakes newbies make regarding security. The book recommends guns you should own. It teaches you to keep a low profile. 

It also goes over how you can use solar generators for power. The book outlines how to deal with an EMP storm. It covers heating, insulation, and radio communications. You will find a list of medical supplies to stockpile.

You will learn basics to survive a nuclear blast. It helps you lay low when FEMA comes knocking. You will learn how to hide your supplies. Finally there are instructions to build a rainwater collections system.

Henry, Himself

Henry is an old man. He lives with his wife Emily and their dog Rufus. He was an engineer by trade. But he is long retired now. He tries to keep active, working in the yard. He makes frequent visits to Home Depot. His wife worries about him and has prohibited him from shoveling snow on the driveway any more.

Their kids are grown up with their own kids now. They come and visit now and then. Henry is worried about money. But they are not broke. There is a family vacation house that they visit regularly. The whole family comes and everybody pitches in for some house maintenance.

Henry is worrying about his death. His doctor took a leave of absence and died on him. He thinks he has set up life insurance so that his wife can life after he dies. He feels his body getting older. He does take his dog for walks all the time.

This book is by an author I discovered that I absolutely love. I think Henry is part of a family that I have or will read more books about. I look forward to it. There is no big ending. Henry just sees some deer as he is walking his dog, and wants to rush home to tell his wife about it.

Raw Dog

I received this book as a gift. Somebody saw a Tiktok video that said the story behind Auntie Anne's pretzels was told in it. Turns out this book is actually "The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs". Yes it does have a blurb about hos Auntie Anne's was started on page 25. But the book is definitely not the story of Auntie Anne's.

After getting past page 25, I decided to quit reading this thing. Yeah the author may have done some research on the history of hot dogs. And they seemed to have traveled the USA to eat the famous hot dogs. However the style was just not my cup of tea. 2 out of 10.

Tracy Flick Can't Win

Tracy is an assistant principal. She took over when the current principal took a leave of absence. However she went back to her assistant position when the principal returned. Tracy originally wanted to be president of the USA. She went to college to study law. However towards the end of her college years, she was informed that her mom's health was very poor. She had to leave law school, never to return.

Now that the current principal is retiring, Tracy believes it is her turn to become principal. She is essentially handling all the duties now. A rich guy who leads the board backs Tracy. So all seems well. But the football team is not doing well. The rich guy courts a former great football coach that went on to coach college. This coach will return, but only if he is given the school principal position. He sucked as an administrator in the past.

Tracy had been working on a new hall of fame at the school. Two people were being inducted at the kick off. One was a former football star who went on to the NFL. The other was Diane, the receptionist of 30 years at the school. Another study had a long time grudge with the football star. He assassinated the football guy at the induction ceremony. Tracy tried to protect the football guy and got shot herself twice.

The football coach decided to pass on the principal position. Tracy got the job after all. She is recovering from her injuries. The town blames the rich guy. Strangely enough, the rich guy's wife becomes good friends with Tracy. Rich guy has essentially left his wife because she also blames him for everything, including cheating on her in the past.

Taylor Swift Biography

This was a very short biography of music super star Taylor Swift. It is written for kids. Taylor was born in West Reading, PA. At 10 years old she wanted to go to Nashville. By 11 years old, her family took her on a trip there. Later they moved there for her music career.

Taylor initially was hired to do covers of other singers. She wanted to sing her own stuff. Some smart executive signed her. She put out a debut album at 13. It was country music. By 16, she had released an album that made it to the top of the main stream charts.

My only wish was that this book was a lot longer.