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Becky W.C. — Reviewer Profile | Reviews
Walt Branch Library & KFOR Book Chats (March 2016-November 2018) — retired from the libraries in 2024

Backman, Fredrik — And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer | The Deal of a Lifetime | A Man Called Ove
j Baratz-Logsted, Lauren — I Love You, Michael Collins (j)
Bradbury, Ray — Fahrenheit 451 (SF)
jP Carle, Eric — Carle, Eric & Friends — What’s Your Favorite Animal?
j Carr, Dennis and Elise — Welcome to Wahoo (j)
Center, Katherine — The Bodyguard (R)
Hewitt, Jason — The Dynamite Room
Hockman, Angie — Dream On (R)
Jonasson, Jonas — The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Kade, Stacey — The Ghost and the Goth
Klause, Annette Curtis — Silver Kiss
j Klise, Kate and Klise, M. Sarah — The 43 Old Cemetery Road series (j)
jP Kooser, Ted — Kooser, Ted & Klassen, Jon (llustrator) — House Held Up By Trees: Not Far From Here, I Have Seen a House Held Up by the Hands of Trees, This is its Story
jP Kranz, Linda — Love You When… (jP)
Manning, Kirsty — The Lost Jewels
Martin-Lugand, Agnes — Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
McKinlay, Jenn — The Plot and the Pendulum (M)
Nielsen-Fernlund, Suzin — Optimists Die First (YA)
Pethick, Sue — Pet Friendly (R)
Prior, Hazel — Elle and the Harpmaker (R)
jP Reynolds, Aaron & Brown, Peter — The Creepy Crayon (jP)
Simses, Mary — The Rules of Love and Grammar
j Springer or jPB Springer — Springer, Nancy — Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess (M)
j Sumner, Jamie — Roll With It (j)
Tanabe, Karin — The Gilded Years
Williams, Gabrielle — Beatle Meets Destiny (YA)
Work, James C. — A Title to Murder: The Carhenge Mystery (M)
eBook (Hoopla) — Fuller, John G. — The Ghost of Flight 401
YA PB Staebler — Staebler, Christian & Paoloni, Sonia & Balaly, Thibault — Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band
152.42 Ham — Hamilton, Scott — The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable)
391 Gos — Gosling, Lucinda — Fashion: The Evolution of Style
395.872 Hol — Holderness, Kim and Penn — Everybody Fights: So Why Not Get Better At It?
398.2 Wel — Welsch, Roger — Why I’m an Only Child, and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales
398.45 Mel — Melton, J. Gordon — The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
551.578 Whi — Whittell, Giles — Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration
j629.45 Sch — Schyffert, Bea Uusma — The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
629.454 Don — Donovan, James — Shoot For the Moon: The Space Race and and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
j629.454 Flo — Floca, Brian — Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
641.636 Gil — Gilliam, Theresa — Bacon 24/7: Recipes for Curing, Smoking and Eating
641.86 Fle — Fleming, Claudia — The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern
646.72 All — Allen, Lori — Say Yes to What’s Next
650.1 Bai — Bailey, Chris — The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy Better
725.11 Neb — Ripley, Robert C., Fell, Robert, et. al. — The Nebraska State Capitol: Restoring a Landmark
728.8 qDan — Danese, Andrea — Hollywood at Home
739.27 Rad — Raden, Aja — Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession and How Desire Shapes the World
j 741.5 Boy — Boynton, Sandra — Amazing Cows
741.5 Bra — Bradbury, Ray & Hamilton, Tim — Fahrenheit 451: Graphic Novel Adaptation (SF)
741.59 Pea — Blauner, Andrew (ed.) — The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life
746.922 Rub — Rubenstein, Hal — 100 Unforgettable Dresses
747 Kea — Keaton, Diane — The House That Pinterest Built
759.4 qMonYm — Mancoff, Debra N. — Monet’s Garden in Art
779.1 One — Goldberger, Ben & Dyer, Geoff (eds.) — 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time
779.12 Boa — Boas, Jeffrey — Starstruck: Photographs From a Fan
Music 780.166 One — 100 Best Selling Albums of the (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)
Music 781.64 Mye — Myers, Marc — Anatomy of a Song | Anatomy of 55 More Songs
Music CD 781.66 Daf — Daft Punk — Musique Volume 1: 1993-2005
Music CD 781.66 Got — Gotye — Making Mirrors
Music CD 781.66 Jac — Jackson, Michael — Off the Wall | Thriller
Music CD 781.66 Par — Parson, Alan — The Secret
Music CD 781.66 Pet — Pet Shop Boys — Hotspot
Music CD 781.68 Gle — Glennie, Evelyn — Rhythm Song
Music 782.14 And — Andrews, Julie — Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
791.43 Vie — Vieira, Mark A. — Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939
791.432 Rey — Reynolds, Debbie — Debbie Reynolds: My Life
791.5 qHenYi — Inches, Alison — Jim Henson’s Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook
791.53 Cla — Clash, Kevin — My Life as a Furry Red Monster
808.7 qSch — Schulz, Charles M. — Snoopy’s Guide to the Writing Life
j811.08 Nat — Lewis, Patrick J. (ed.) — Book of Nature Poems
817 Ada — Adams, Scott — Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!; or Artists Ignores Helpful Advice
CD 817 Bar — Barry, Dave — I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood
817 Mar — Marx, Patricia — Let’s Be Less Stupid
917.3 Fry — Fry, Stephen — Stephen Fry in America: Fifty States and the Man Who Set Out to See Them All (1 comment/rating)
917.82 qOls — Olsen, Jorn C. — Across a Wide Horizon: Discovering the Beauty of Nebraska’s Plains
940.3 Mac — MacDonald, Laura — Curse of the Narrows
940.4 Wei — Weintraub, Stanley — Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
970.1 Nes — Nestoroff, Kliph — We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans in Comedy
973.731 Dwy — Dwyer, Jim and Flynn, Kevin — 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
973.917 Zie — Ziegelman, Jane & Coe, Andrew — A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
973.931 Gra — Graff, Garret M. — The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
978.2 Hic — Hickey, Donald R. — Nebraska Moments: Glimpses of Nebraska’s Past
978.2 Ste — Steinhausen, Matt — The Least Interesting Place
979.461 Kur — Kurzman, Dan — Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Biography Andrews — Andrews, Julie and Hamilton, Emma Walton — Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
CD Biography Burnett — Burnett, Carol — This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections
Biography Butcher — Plain, Nancy — Light on the Prairie: Solomon D. Butcher, Photographer of Nebraska’s Pioneer Days
Biography Conway — Conway, Tim — What’s So Funny? My Hilarious Life
Biography Danza — Danza, Tony — I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High
Biography Ferguson — Ferguson, Craig — American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
Biography Fisher — Fisher, Todd — My Girls: A Lifetime With Carrie and Debbie
Biography Gaffigan — Gaffigan, Jeannie — When Life Gives You Pears
Biography Kilmer — Kilmer, Val — I’m Your Huckleberry
Biography Lowe — Lowe, Rob — Love Life | Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Biography McMurtry — McMurtry — Books: A Memoir | Literary Life: A Second Memoir | Hollywood: A Third Memoir
Biography Mills — Mills, Hayley — Forever Young: A Memoir
Biography Mills — Mills, Travis with Brotherton, Marcus — Tough As They Come
B P24865r — Reinehr, Frances Grace — Bloody Mary, Gentle Woman
Biography Reynolds — Reynolds, Debbie — Unsinkable: A Memoir
Biography Starr — Starr, Michael Seth — Ringo: With a Little Help
Biography Vujicic – Vujicic, Nick – Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action
Biography Warren — Warren, W. Lee (MD) — I’ve Seen the End of You
Biography Williams — Williams, Cindy — Shirley, I Jest: A Storied Life
Biography Wood — Wagner, Natasha Gregson — More Than Love: An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood
DVD Amazing — Amazing Grace
DVD Bible — The Bible: The Epic Saga
DVD Breakthrough — Breakthrough
DVD Bride — Bride Wars
DVD Delivery — Delivery Man
DVD Dumb — Dumb and Dumber To
DVD Fahrenheit — Fahrenheit 451 (SF)
DVD Gifted — Gifted
DVD Here — Here Comes the Boom
DVD Instructions — Instructions Not Included
DVD Isn’t — Isn’t It Romantic (R)
DVD Lincoln – based on the book by Connelly, Michael – The Lincoln Lawyer
DVD Lost — Abel & Gordon — Lost in Paris
DVD Love — based on the book by Brands, Irene — Love Finds You in Valentine (R)
DVD Maudie — Maudie
DVD Once — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
DVD j Planet — Planet 51 (SF)
DVD Table — Table 19
DVD Then — Then Came You (R)
DVD Walk — based on the book by Sparks, Nicholas – A Walk to Remember
DVD 305.26 You – Young@Heart
DVD j741.5 Sch — Schulz, Charles — A Charlie Brown Christmas
DVD 979.46 Ame — The American Experience/PBS – The Great San Francisco Earthquake
DVD Biography Kelly — Good Ol’ Freda
Periodical — Mental Floss
Booklists from Book Talks presented by this Reviewer:
Convergences and Divergences (March/April 2012)
The Becky and Scott Show (November/December 2014)
Wordsome Wonders and Marvelous Miscellany (January/February 2016)
His & Hers: Hers (April 2017)
The Becky and Scott Show – 2018 Edition (March 2018)
No Foolin’ – Just Good Recommendations from Becky and Scott (April 2019)
Hers & His ’22: Hers (April 2022)
Adult Storytime Readings – Summer 2022 (June 2022)
Podcasts this Reviewer participated in:
‘Casting About, Program 2 (May 2008)
‘Casting About, Program 6 (June 2008)
‘Casting About, Program 15 (September 2008)
‘Casting About, Program 22 (October 2008)
‘Casting About, Program 32 (February 2009)
‘Casting About, Program 38 (April 2009)
His & Hers (April 2017)
The Becky and Scott Show – 2018 Edition (March 2018)
‘Casting About, Program 59 (October 2019)
‘Casting About, Program 60 (November 2019)
‘Casting About, Program 61 (March 2020)
‘Casting About, Program 62 (March 2020)
‘Casting About, Program 63 (May 2020)

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last updated March 2024

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