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Smoke (FIC Hopkins)

There are two kinds of people in the world: people who love Ellen Hopkins's books and people who do not. Lots of you do, so I bought three copies of her latest, Smoke. 

Here is a bit about the book from Hopkins's website.

"Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is desperate for peace. But is it even possible to rebuild a life when everything you’ve known has burned to ash and lies seem far safer than the truth? 

Bestselling author Ellen Hopkins continues the riveting story of Pattyn Von Stratten she began in Burned to explore what it takes to rise from the ashes, put ghosts to rest, and step into a future."

 

Robotics Demystified (629.892 Wise)

Robotics Demystified is intended to be a guide for beginning designers and includes lots of diagrams. The material is broken down fairly well, and the book includes information on everything from gears and sprockets to capacitor networks. The information on mechanical systems is particularly helpful.

Another useful resource on robotics is the GoRobotics blog. It includes tutorials, tools, projects, and inspiration.

 

iOS 7 Very, Very Pretty

I am a sucker for slick design, and I spent an embarrassing amount of time Friday morning oooohing and aaaaahing over how my iPad looked after I downloaded iOS 7.

So far, the only app that has crashed on me is the Gmail app, and I expect Google to update it fairly soon. Right now, though, I am back to using Mail because every time I open Gmail, I get this message. 

Then the App crashes no matter what I do. The third party apps will correct themselves quickly, I expect. (I was right. The app corrected Monday evening before this post went up so I didn't have to do without it for very long.)

Until then, I am perfectly happy floating around in my lovely "new" iPad and exploring things like iTunes Radio.

and the third party apps that not only work but that are better, like EverNote.

I am also excited because, according to Quartz, Apple is laying the groundwork for even better networking with multi-path TCP in iOS7. Most of us won't even notice it, really, but it will make our devices work faster and more reliably. Beautiful and functional. What's not to love? (MHouse)

eBooks and Audiobooks Available from TumbleBookCloud

Ask Miss House for the user name and password. If you have a smartphone, a Kindle, an iPad or any other device that you read on, you might want to check this out.

 

Creepy Is As Creepy Does

"I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend in YA books lately and this [Hopeless, by C. Hoover] is probably the best example of it I've come across. What is it you ask? Simply put, its characters not recognizing and not reacting properly to the dangerous behavior of strangers because they’re 'hot'." (Read the whole article. It's good. Come to think of it, read Lit Chick's blog regularly if you have the stomach for it. She is a fine writer and hilarious into the bargain.)

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