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Monthly Archives: October 2019
Spotlight on The Art of Taking It Easy by Dr. Brian King @drbrianking @apollopublisher
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Title: The Art of Taking It Easy
Author: Dr. Brian King
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Publication Date: October 2019
Genres: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Humor
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Synopsis
Psychologist and Comedian King explores the science behind stress in this
witty, informed guide. The author uses a bevy of running jokes and punch
lines to enliven technical explanations for how and why people experience
stress. His metaphors of coming across a bear in the wild as well as being
stuck in traffic are also used to great effect to explain a variety of stress
responses, such as perceiving a threat and feelings of powerlessness.
Reframing thoughts plays a large role in King’s advice: Stress is simply
a reaction to a perception of threat being able to consciously redirect
choices made by other areas of the brain is the key to living a less
stressful existence. He also provides breathing exercises, plants for
painting physical health and useful advice for setting attainable goals.
King’s enjoyable guide to living with less will be of help to any anxious reader.
witty, informed guide. The author uses a bevy of running jokes and punch
lines to enliven technical explanations for how and why people experience
stress. His metaphors of coming across a bear in the wild as well as being
stuck in traffic are also used to great effect to explain a variety of stress
responses, such as perceiving a threat and feelings of powerlessness.
Reframing thoughts plays a large role in King’s advice: Stress is simply
a reaction to a perception of threat being able to consciously redirect
choices made by other areas of the brain is the key to living a less
stressful existence. He also provides breathing exercises, plants for
painting physical health and useful advice for setting attainable goals.
King’s enjoyable guide to living with less will be of help to any anxious reader.
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An Excerpt from The Art of Taking It Easy
Worry Is The Worst (pages 50 – 52) – Art of Taking It Easy:
How To Cope With Bears, Traffic, And The Rest Of Life’s Stressors
By Dr. Brian King
• Learning to keep our brain active can help us avoid excessive worrying.
It is hard to stop worrying. But the good thing is at least you have options. You have a lot of options. There is practically no limit to what you can do to satisfy your brain’s need for activity as an alternative to worrying. Unfortunately, too often the behavior we desire to change has few, if any, suitable alternatives. In those cases, we just have to find a way to manage life without, and that is super tough. For example, my brain loves chocolate. Now, let me ask you, what could possibly be a suitable alternative to chocolate? I’ll give you a hint, there is no alternative to chocolate! The pleasure my brain receives from chocolate is not matched by any other substance. When my brain wants chocolate the only thing that will satisfy it is chocolate. What am I going to do, eat kale? Even chocolate covered kale is gross. If I want to overcome my love of chocolate, I have to learn how to live without it. And that is super tough, because we all know chocolate is awesome. Worrying may be a tough behavior to overcome, but at least you have plenty of alternatives.
I should also note that not everyone worries when their brain needs something to do. People also have positive responses to boredom as well. Some people exercise. Some people, myself included, daydream or do something creative. When my mind wanders, I sometimes come up with jokes. If my wife Sarah is with me, I’ll test them out on her and if she laughs they might make it into my comedy act. I have been known to spontaneously write poetry or make up song lyrics, not that any of those are ever any good (Sarah can attest to that), but these are some of the activities that give me my brain something to do when it’s bored.
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About the Author
DR. BRIAN KING trained as a neuroscientist and psychologist and for the past decade has traveled the world as a comedian and public speaker. By day he conducts seminars, attended by thousands of people each year around the US and internationally, on positive psychology, the health benefits of humor, and stress management. By night he practices what he teaches in comedy clubs, and is the founder and producer of the highly reviewed Wharf Room comedy show in San Francisco. Dr. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, a master’s degree from the University of New Orleans, and a PhD in neuroscience from Bowling Green State University. Hailing from New York and living in dozens of cities throughout the US as the child of a military family, today spends his life on the road with his partner, Sarah, and their young daughter.Connect with the Author:
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Book Review: The Last Thing She Said by Lauren Carr @TheMysteryLadie @BooksbyAcorn @iReadBookTours
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Title: The Last Thing She Said
Series: A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery #3
Author: Lauren Carr
Narrator: Mike Alger
Publication Date: September 16, 2019
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The Last Thing She Said
A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery #3
Lauren Carr
Narrated by Mike Alger
Acorn Book Services, September 16, 2019
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From the author—
“I’m working on the greatest mystery ever,” was the last thing noted mystery novelist Mercedes Livingston said to seven-year-old Chris Matheson before walking out of Hill House Hotel never to be seen again.
For decades, the writer’s fate remained a puzzling mystery until an autographed novel and a letter put a grown-up Chris Matheson on the trail of a cunning killer. With the help of a team of fellow retired law enforcement officers, each a specialist in their own field of investigation, Chris puts a flame to this cold case to uncover what had really happened that night Mercedes Livingston walked out of Hill House Hotel. Watch out! The clues are getting hot!
It all starts out simply enough when an acclaimed mystery author and her husband are abducted but years later, the case, which had never been solved even though the husband’s remains had been found, comes to light again in a surprising way. Retired FBI agent Chris Matheson is closely involved through his mother’s long friendship with a woman named Shannon and he and the rest of the Geezer Squad are compelled to take up this very cold case. This, after all, is what the Geezers do best and they bring many talents to the task at hand.
Before long, more crimes, seemingly unrelated, begin to surface. Some of these are also from the past while some are new, most likely caused by digging into the old case and what appeared to be simple and straightforward suddenly isn’t. One thread after another develops and Chris and his bookclub cohorts decide to bring in a little extra help, that of Mac Faraday, Archie Monday and David O’Callaghan from Spencer, MD, and Joshua Thornton and Cameron Gates from Chester, WV. All are central characters in two other series by Ms. Carr and they play integral roles here. Accompanying all these detecting folks are a bunch of rambunctious animals—including German Shepherds Sterling and Gnarly, a bunny named Thor clothed in pink frills, a cat named Irving who’s disguised as a skunk, an anklebiter named Chompers and more four-legged critters—and they bring a lighthearted side to the tale. In fact, one of my very favorite storylines involves elected mayor Gnarly, a lot of toilet paper, a few wildlife criminals and Gnarly’s feud with a political enemy. I totally loved that and it will remind you of current events 😉
So, with a plethora of characters, possible motives and side crimes that may or may not be connected, the hunt is on for answers and the ride couldn’t be much more complex, just the way a good mystery should go, in my opinion. Adding to the fun is outstanding narration by Mike Alger who has wormed his way into my top five voiceover artists and helped propel The Last Thing She Said into one of my favorite books read in 2019 and this series into the top of Lauren Carr’s bibliography.
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, October 2019.
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“Too many twists and turns to easily share about this
book. Nevertheless, Carr has pulled off another “hit”
that kept me reading in one setting until the clues were
so well together that the villain fell into our laps…or
Chris’s, LOL Carr has put a lot into the book beyond the
mysteries this time…Characters enjoyed chocotinis,
visited book stores…and even blundered into getting engaged
(the ring had been purchased 4 months ago)… But,
for me, a special thank you for the political spoof at a time
when politics at the national level is devastating,
gave me a laugh and lightened the load of it all!”
— Review by Glenda Bixler, Book Reader’s Heaven
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About the Author
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries—over twenty titles across four fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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About the Narrator
Channel 2 Meteorologist Mike Alger joined KTVN-TV in May, 1989. Prior to that Mike had worked at KNDU-TV in Washington. Mike has provided northern Nevada “Weather Coverage You Can Count On” during the 1990 President’s Day Blizzard, the drought in the mid- 1990s, the New Year’s Flood of 1997 and the historic Snowstorms of 2005.
Mike has been married for more than 30 years and has two grown children. His hobbies include golf, music, biking, tennis, scuba diving, writing. He has written and published one novel and is working on a second. He is also a narrator of several audio books, and his work can be found on Audible.com.
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Book Review: Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell @edithmaxwell @midnightinkbook
Charity’s Burden
A Quaker Midwife Mystery #4
Edith Maxwell
Midnight Ink, April 2019
ISBN 978-0-7387-5643-1
Trade Paperback
The story opens as Quaker midwife Rose Carroll is called out to attend Charity Skells, one of her previous patients. The patient insists she’s having a miscarriage, but Rose sees a discrepancy in the woman’s symptoms. After all, Charity had just delivered a child a few months ago, when Rose had warned the father that his wife was too fragile to bear another child any time soon. Rushing the woman to the hospital where she bleeds to death, it soon develops that a botched abortion is involved. But abortion is against the law. Who can have done such a thing? At least two possibilities seem likely.
Rose feels she must take a hand, helping her good friend police detective Kevin Donovan solve the mystery. After all, it’s easier for a midwife to ask ladies personal questions. The list of suspects grows as she discovers Charity’s husband is involved with another woman. There is a substantial inheritance in the offing, as well. Jealousy and greed are powerful motives and Rose never hesitates when it comes to keeping her clientele safe.
The story is a historical gem where we learn about attitudes toward abortion, birth control, and family planning. Oh, and some pure evil. I was a little surprised by some of it but I must say my sympathies are all with the desperate mothers. Rose is a brave, compassionate soul and an excellent sleuth; a heroine well-worth reading.
Reviewed by Carol Crigger, July 2019.
https://carolcriggercom.sitelio.me/
Author of Five Days, Five Dead, Hereafter and Hometown Homicide.
Book Reviews: False Flag in Autumn by Michael Bowen and Footprints in the Butter by Denise Dietz @BowenMysteries @DeniDietz
False Flag in Autumn
Josie Kendall Washington Crime Stories #2
Michael Bowen
Farragut Square Publications, October 2019
Ebook
When reading detective/thriller/political fiction, one likes to believe that the author did adequate serious research or has reasonable experience or understanding of the primary field. Here is a novel that demonstrates such deep dives into political research, and apparent extensive knowledge of the political scene in the United States, it is just a little scary.
Josey Kendall is political spinmeister working for a small agency in Washington, D.C. She’s young, experienced and possessed of sometimes amazing and practical understanding of the way politics work in the modern republic. Ms Kendall not only understands how connected to media campaigns must be, but often how to manipulate that same media to achieve desired results. Kendall’s problem, if she has one, is her basic honesty sometimes gets in the way of the objectives her company’s clients desire.
Louisiana has one Congressman who is beholden to no one more than himself and is willing to do almost anything to stay atop the money machine. The novel begins with a contract for Josie’s company to frighten the aforesaid Congressman Bilbo into line with certain corporate interests by establishing a viable opponent for his re-election. Josie accomplishes the goal with alacrity and moves on but the untimely death of a local hood at Bilbo’s hand and the apparently botched investigation of the shooting bothers her. Circumstances draw Josie and her husband Raf more and more into the dim world of alternative and dark politics where they gradually discover not just the event referred to in the title, but something far more dangerous. The swamp was never deeper nor slimier.
The writing is crisp, fast moving, and frequently acerbic with well-placed caustic observations. The narrative is a fine commentary on modern politics and it moves with ever growing tension. The characters are many and varied and carefully drawn. Never do they step outside their roles.
In sum this novel will appeal to fans of the author, to political junkies, and to readers of detective fiction everywhere.
Reviewed by Carl Brookins, August 2019.
http://www.carlbrookins.com http://agora2.blogspot.com
The Case of the Purloined Painting, The Case of the Great Train Robbery, Reunion, Red Sky.
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Footprints in the Butter
An Ingrid Beaumont Mystery #1
Denise Dietz
Delphi Books, 1998
ISBN: 0-9663397-2-x
Re-issued by Worldwide Library, October 2004
ISBN 978-0-373-26511-4
Mass Market Paperback
I think you have to come at this book with the right frame of mind and stay in it until you are finished. Ingrid Beaumont and her ganglionic mutt are all over the murder of Wylie Jameston, who is anything but—wily. Remember that phrase, ganglionic mutt. The author uses it a couple of times and it appears on the jacket as well.
A wisecracking artist who constantly tells riddles and elephant jokes is murdered at a reunion of his high school class, of which the amateur sleuth, Ingrid, is also a member. With little discernible reason, Ingrid decides to charge in with Hitchcock, the mutt of reference above, and solve the murder, since it appears to her the cops are never going to manage that task.
There are lots of characters in this book and several scenes which by turns will make you laugh and shake your head or grind your teeth in frustration. The solution is complicated and there are lots of characters to keep track of. At times an unfocused sub-plot involving Ingrid’s ex, who may or may not be her ex, threatens to obscure the main theme which is that high school reunions can be hell.
I laughed some, ground my teeth a good deal, and wished the author had had an editor with a firmer hand at times. There’ll be more adventures with Ingrid and her ganglionic mutt. In spite of its problems, this is the kind of mystery and engaging writing which will attract a large and loyal following.
Reviewed by Carl Brookins, December 2018.
http://www.carlbrookins.com http://agora2.blogspot.com
The Case of the Purloined Painting, The Case of the Great Train Robbery, Reunion, Red Sky.
My Times as a Camp Fire Leader @MarilynMeredith
Marilyn Meredith, who writes the RBPD mystery series as F.M. Meredith, is the author of over 40 published books. She once lived in a small beach town much like Rocky Bluff, and has many relatives and friends in law enforcement.
Webpage: http://fictionforyou.com/
Blog: https://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.meredith
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marilynmeredith/
And she’s a regular on these blogs:
2nd and 4th Tuesday: https://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/
4th Monday of the month: https://ladiesofmystery.com/
This topic was chosen for me and I am happy to oblige. For ten years I was the leader of a Blue Bird group, Camp Fire Girls, and then Horizon Club.
My daughter was in the Blue Bird group, and the leader wanted someone to take over, no one volunteered, and though I felt inadequate, I agreed to do it. At the time there were only about 8 girls in the group. Some stayed with me for the whole ten years.
Camp Fire Girls About 5th Grade
From the beginning, we sold Camp Fire candy every year. The girls were extremely competitive about who could sell the most boxes.
My daughter reminded me of “kidnap” breakfasts. I and other moms picked girls up at their homes, waking them up and hauling them off to a restaurant dressed as they were.
We did a lot of camping in the mountains and at the beach. Together, we became experts at cooking outdoors—including a turkey buried in the sand. (Turned out great!) As the girls got older (high school), we back packed in the wilderness. I’d never back packed before. I got some tips from some Boy Scouts I knew and learned the rest right along with the girls. At the time we were 20 strong.
We went on many trips: to Pacific Ocean Park, to Hollywood to see free TV shows, San Diego for a big Horizon Club convention and much more.
We began planning a bus trip to the Grand Canyon for the girls’ senior year. Two years ahead of time, I arranged for a Greyhound bus, the cost $1000. Of course this meant we had to earn a lot of money. We collected Blue Chip and S & H Green stamps and turned them in for cash. We had bake sales. But our most ambitious efforts were putting on two musicals. The first was a spin-off of Peter Pan. One of the girls who sang in it became a back-up singer for Barry Manilow. The play that was the most fun was based on the soap opera Dark Shadows which was popular at the time. The closing song was “Let the Sunshine In.” (And yes, I wrote both plays.)
I should point out that all of my girls came from poor families. Many of them had never been out of Ventura county until I started hauling them around. We lived in a racially mixed neighborhood and our group was also racially mixed. The girls came from three different high schools.
Camp Fire Girls Now
We did get some financial help from a women’s group, and by the time our trip rolled around, I felt like we had enough money. Another Horizon Club joined us as we needed 40 people on the bus. Besides the other leader and myself, we had two young adult women as volunteers. Our first stop was the Gene Pumping Station where the water starts from the Colorado River to Los Angeles. We were fed and housed for free, all we had to do was watch a movie about the building of Hoover Dam.
Then on to the Grand Canyon. We’d made arrangements for our housing there and spent two full days sight-seeing. The bus driver was so generous to us. Some of the kids hiked down the canyon, and the bus driver took the others on a tour to various locations.
From there we went for one night in Las Vegas. We stayed in small groups in the homes of other Horizon Girls. Everyone did different activities.
Then it was home. On the way the bus driver suggested that he and I start a company that would take rich girls on similar trips. My answer was “No way, these girls respect me because we’ve been together for so long.”
Our last event before graduation was a boy-girl party at our home. Many of the boys were already out of school, working or in college. I chose two of the boyfriends to be like “chaperones” so I didn’t have to interfere. They took their jobs seriously and the party was a success with no problems.
We’ve had two Camp Fire reunions in the past and the mothers who helped me came as well as some of the girls. I’m still in touch on Facebook with several of the girls—who are all in their 60s. Some are even fans of my books.
Looking back, I wonder how I was so brave to do the things we did. One of the gals, who now is an in-law, told me I taught her not to be afraid to try new things.
It was a most rewarding time of my life—and I have great memories of those days and my girls.
Marilyn aka F. M. Meredith
Blurb: The discovery of a skeleton, a welfare check on a senior citizen, and a wildfire challenge the Rocky Bluff P.D.
Buy link: https://tinyurl.com/yxpd8mxy
Book Reviews: Killer in the Band by Lauren Carr and The Root of Murder by Lauren Carr @TheMysteryLadie @BooksbyAcorn @iReadBookTours
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Title: Killer in the Band
Series: A Lovers in Crime Mystery #3
Author: Lauren Carr
Narrator: Mike Alger
Publication Date: January 26, 2017
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Killer in the Band
A Lovers in Crime Mystery #3
Lauren Carr
Narrated by Mike Alger
Acorn Book Services, January 2017
Downloaded Unabridged Audiobook
From the author—
Summer of Love & Murder
Joshua’s eldest son, Joshua “J.J.” Thornton Jr., has graduated at the top of his class from law school and returns home to spend the summer studying for the bar exam. However, to Joshua’s and Cameron’s shock and dismay, J.J. moves into the main house at Russell Ridge Farm, the largest dairy farm in the Ohio Valley, to rekindle a romance with Suellen Russell, a onetime leader of a rock group who’s twice his age. Quickly, they learn that she has been keeping a deep dark secret.
The move brings long-buried tensions between the father and son to the surface. But when a brutal killer strikes, the Lovers in Crime must set all differences aside to solve the crime before J.J. ends up in the cross hairs of a murderer.
Much of Killer in the Band revolves around family issues, specifically Joshua’s disapproval of J.J.’s decision to move in with a woman who’s much older. It’s a very unusual pairing and Joshua can’t help believing it’s inappropriate even when his son repeatedly insists he and Suellen truly love each other.
Years ago, Suellen was part of a rock band that broke up rather unexpectedly when the lead singer announced he was leaving to start a solo career. Since then, no one in the band has had any contact with him. Suellen now owns the family dairy farm, a very successful operation and J.J. is helping her run it along with Clyde Brady, the farm manager whose wife was recently murdered. Cameron has been working that case, without much success, when she gets called in to a very cold case, one that is going to become dangerous to people in the present day even after all these years.
As so often happens in a Lauren Carr mystery, the threads here begin to multiply and weave together until it all seems impossible to see the truth but that’s also what had me so engrossed I had to keep going to discover, along with Cameron and Josh, where all this was going to end…and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Oh, and we’re introduced to a new character who just might become rather important; she fits right in with all the animals, especially various horses.
Mike Alger continues to make me feel as though I’m right in the thick of things and I love his interpretation of the many characters. He’s a gem of a narrator.
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, October 2019.
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Title: The Root of Murder
Series: A Lovers in Crime Mystery #4
Author: Lauren Carr
Narrator: Mike Alger
Publication Date: May 31, 2019
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The Root of Murder
A Lovers in Crime Mystery #4
Lauren Carr
Narrated by Mike Alger
Acorn Book Services, May 2019
Downloaded Unabridged Audiobook
From the author—
Homicide Detective Cameron Gates learned long ago that there is no such thing as a typical murder case. Each mystery is special in its own right—especially for the family of the victim.The homicide of a successful executive, husband, and father seems open and shut when the murder weapon is found in his estranged son-in-law’s possession. The circumstantial evidence is so damning that when her step-son, J.J. Thornton, agrees to act as the defendant’s public defender, he assumes his first murder case will be a loss. Only the report of a missing husband proves that this case is not as open and shut as it seems. Strap on your seat belts for a wild ride in this mystery rooted in decades of deception that sprouts into murder.
When a burning body is found in a farming couple’s field, that turns out to be just the tip of the iceberg and there is no simple resolution to be found. The accused son-in-law is a mess of a human being, drowning in substance abuse to the point that he can’t possibly help with his own defense and Cameron has a niggling feeling that something isn’t right with this case. Considering the shortcomings of most vastly overworked public defenders, criminal attorney J.J. agrees to offer his services as public defender for Derek Ellison’s case.
Then a husband is reported as missing and there are hints that there could be a connection to the murder. Cameron and her new partner, Tony, are led hither and yon following improbable paths that are as convoluted as clues can get. Fortunately, author Lauren Carr has method in what looks like madness so I was never too far behind; still, I didn’t identify the killer till near the end.
Meanwhile, the Thornton family is wrapped up in J.J.’s and Poppy’s upcoming wedding, especially the search for the dress of Poppy’s dreams. The hardcore crime fiction reader might think that’s unnecessary fluff but, trust me, it isn’t and we learn a lot more about this appealing family and their love for one another, underpinning the deep professional trust between Joshua and Cameron. They’re all much more fortunate than the other families in this story and this is a compassionate look at what can go wrong…and, ultimately, how things can be made right. (I also thoroughly enjoyed spending time with Admiral, the Great Dane-Irish Wolfhound, Maine Coon Irving, and especially Charley, a rooster with attitude.)
I’m running out of ways to say how much I like Mike Alger as the narrator but the truth is he’s top-notch with various voices and interpretations of tone and emotion. He never seems to hit a weak spot 😉
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, October 2019.
About the Author
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries—over twenty titles across four fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Connect with the author:
Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram
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About the Narrator
Channel 2 Meteorologist Mike Alger joined KTVN-TV in May, 1989. Prior to that Mike had worked at KNDU-TV in Washington. Mike has provided northern Nevada “Weather Coverage You Can Count On” during the 1990 President’s Day Blizzard, the drought in the mid- 1990s, the New Year’s Flood of 1997 and the historic Snowstorms of 2005.
Mike has been married for more than 30 years and has two grown children. His hobbies include golf, music, biking, tennis, scuba diving, writing. He has written and published one novel and is working on a second. He is also a narrator of several audio books, and his work can be found on Audible.com.
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