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Have You Heard? Juliet Blackwell's Give Up the Ghost

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I may not be a listener of audio books, but I know some readers are. This week, as I'm working on deadline, you've had reviews of several audio books. Thank you, Sandie, for this review of Juliet Blackwell's book. Give Up the Ghost Haunted Home Renovation series #6 Written by Juliet Blackwell, Narrated by Xe Sands Unabridged audiobook Listening Length: 7 hours and 51 minutes Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: December 1, 2015 There is a mansion in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California known as the Crosswinds for sale at $29 million.  During renovation, pieces of the home were carelessly taken off in favor of newer items.  At least one ghost in the house is very upset that familiar items are gone and is making the same noises the items did.  For instance, the ghost makes the sounds of the squeaky weathervane which is now missing.   The only reason the owners care is because the noises and screaming the ghosts are making are scaring away possible b...

On-campus napping is important

My friend and I have a foolproof napping system . A particularly evil professor of ours takes attendance in class. As a result, we both show up. But we do not let the professor defeat us. We wear our comfortable pants, raise our hands when our names are called for attendance, and then one of us promptly falls asleep . The other takes notes, and we share in the spoils of a lecture that one of us slept through. Mutual aid agreements like this don’t just appear willy-nilly out of thin air. They require foresight, planning and age-old relationships. We have a similar agreement in Morrison Library. This magical, beautiful library, with its stoic bookshelves, wood-paneled walls, lounging chairs, rugs and magazines galore serves as the noted campus “comfy spot.” Morrison isn’t like regular libraries. In this rustic oasis, reading on paper is the law, and lawbreakers are reprimanded. Naive patrons who take out their tablets or, god forbid, attempt to answer an email, are quickly reminded tha...