My name is Jim Hendrickson and I have list of things I am trying to collect and it must be complete,my friends have called me a completeist(my spelling)for many years and this is my blog. I cover just about everything, so you never know what will show up here. I have very eclectic taste ranging from pop music to history to horse racing and many more things that catch my interest. Come along and see whats out there.
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Friday, March 30, 2018
Thursday, March 29, 2018
NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) March 25th 2018
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending March 25th 2018
10 - The Future of Humanity - Michio Kaku
(3 weeks on list)
The physicist describes how humans might develop civilization in outer space and possibly become immortal.
9 - Unmasked - Andrew Lloyd Webber
(Debut)
A memoir by the musical theater composer and impresario, whose works include "The Phantom of the Opera", "Cats" and "Evita".
8 - The Last Black Unicorn - Tiffany Haddish
(13 weeks on list)
7 - Bachelor Nation - Amy Kaufman
(Debut)
An insider look at the Bachelor franchise and its effect on society.
6 - Obama - Pete Souza
(13 weeks on list)
5 - Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(45 weeks on list)
4 - Enlightenment Now - Steve Pinker
(4 weeks on list)
A case for using reason, science and humanism to counter pessimistic views of western civilization.
3 - Educated - Tara Westover
(3 weeks on list)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
2 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara
(2 weeks on list)
The late true-crime journalist's search for the serial murderer and rapist known as "the Golden State killer".
1 - Fire and Fury - Michael Wolff
(10 weeks on list) (10 consecutive weeks at #1)
A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) March 25th 2018
New York Times Bestsellers List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending March 25th 2018
10 - Still Me - Jojo Moyes
(6 weeks on list)
9 - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(25 weeks on list)
8 - Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs
(Debut)
The Fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series. Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham answer a call of distress.
7 - An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
(5 weeks on list)
6 - Fifty Fifty - James Patterson and Candice Fox
(3 weeks on list)
5 - The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(10 weeks on list)
4 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(25 weeks on list)
3 - The Great Alone - Kristine Hannah
(5 weeks on list) (4 consecutive weeks at #1)
2 - Star Wars : The Last Jedi - Jason Fry
(Debut)
An adaptation of the film, written with input from its director, Rian Johnson, which includes scenes from alternate versions of the script.
1 - The Escape Artist - Brad Meltzer
(Debut)
Nola Brown, a painter and trained soldier, discovers a military secret that traces back to Harry Houdini.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Classic Movie Poster of the Week
Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion!
1941
starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine
(Joan Fontaine would win the Academy Award for Best Actress)
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Classic NASCAR
February 14th 1982
Pole Winner - Benny Parsons
Winner - Bobby Allison
2nd - Cale Yarborough
3rd - Joe Ruttman
4th - Terry Labonte
5th - Bill Elliott
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Old Time Radio Show of the Week
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!
The Lux Radio Theatre.
March 17th 1952
"Top Of The Morning"
A St. Patrick's Day program.
Dennis solves the theft of the Blarney Stone
Dennis solves the theft of the Blarney Stone
starring Dennis Day, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald and Dan O'Herlihy,
Thursday, March 15, 2018
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) March 11th 2018
I apologize to those who look forward to the weekly list, but life got in the way and I just didnt have the time and inclination to get these done. However, things are getting better and I bring you the most recent list.
10 - Agent In Place - Mark Greaney
(Debut)
The seventh book in the Gray Man series. Court Gentry gets the chance to end a brutal dictatorship.
9 - Origin - Dan Brown
(21 weeks on list)
8 - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(23 weeks on list)
7 - Look For Me - Lisa Gardner
(3 weeks on list)
Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family was gunned down.
6 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(23 weeks on list)
5 - Still Me - Jojo Moyes
(4 weeks on list)
4 - An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
(3 weeks on list)
A newlywed couple's relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3 - The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(8 weeks on list)
2 - Fifty Fifty - James Patterson and Candice Fox
(Debut)
Detective Harriet Blue tries to clear her brother's name and save a small Australian town from being massacred.
1 - The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah
(3 weeks on list) (3 consecutive weeks at #1)
A former prisoner of war returns Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending March 11th 2018
10 - Agent In Place - Mark Greaney
(Debut)
The seventh book in the Gray Man series. Court Gentry gets the chance to end a brutal dictatorship.
9 - Origin - Dan Brown
(21 weeks on list)
8 - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(23 weeks on list)
7 - Look For Me - Lisa Gardner
(3 weeks on list)
Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family was gunned down.
6 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(23 weeks on list)
5 - Still Me - Jojo Moyes
(4 weeks on list)
4 - An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
(3 weeks on list)
A newlywed couple's relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3 - The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(8 weeks on list)
2 - Fifty Fifty - James Patterson and Candice Fox
(Debut)
Detective Harriet Blue tries to clear her brother's name and save a small Australian town from being massacred.
1 - The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah
(3 weeks on list) (3 consecutive weeks at #1)
A former prisoner of war returns Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.
Magazine Cover of the Week
March 14th 1964
Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas and Buddy Ebsen of CBS sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies appeared on the cover of TV Guide.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Old Time Radio Show of the Week
Our Miss Brooks
March 6th 1949
"Miss Brooks Gets 'The Works'"
There's going to be a faculty dance at Madison High, so Miss Brooks gets a radical new hair cut.
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