Lea Thompson Books

This is an easy to read and insightful book about the role of communication in aging. It takes an up to date approach to many relevant topics for a student or an individual who takes their own care, or that of a loved one, seriously.

I took a class based on this book and recommend it as a complete overview of the field of CSCW. Both authors are actively involved in the research and publication of studies that involve CSCW and related subjects.

Kate White has a breezy style and rattles off a good story, but some of the plot elements were awfully tired. If I read one more book where the heroine gets trapped in a sauna....Also, it was very easy to figure out whodunnit after White dropped a thunking great clue into the plotline, and after that the thrill was gone.

The book could also have been edited a little better. I found myself counting up the extraordinary number of times that "amazing" popped up in the chapter where Beau drops by for dinner.

Still, it's fine if you want a light beach read.

I'm enjoying the book in a "guilty pleasure" sort of way. It's light, and funny and pretty standard whodunit. But the narrator is driving me batty!! Her voice inflections when she's doing any voice other than Bailey's is totally whacky. She pauses at the wrong places, every sentence goes up at the end like a question but it's not a question and she has a very odd delivery. It is completely distracting from the flow of the story.

My daughter and I are avid audio book listeners due to lengthy, daily commutes so we understand how critical a good "reader" is to the success of an audio book. And this one is just bad!

I finished this book late last night. I couldn't put it down because she kept you guess through out the book. I really enjoyed the mystry and Romance this book brought with it.Every day I had to go back to the book to find out what happened next...Good read ENJOY!!!

The problem with audiobooks is that if there is a editing screw-up or a phrase that the author uses repeatedly it is more obviously on an audiobook. For instance that space down the middle of a multi-lane highway is a "median" not a "meridian". And by the time Baily had finished her interview I was very, very tired of hearing "I just have one more question". I was complaining about the "one more question" to a friend who said she did that when doing cross and recently the judge had looked at her sardonically and said "No you don't-- you have a lot more." Which is what I wanted to say to Bailey.

Anyway the audiobook was quite well read although the narrator was different from the first Bailey Weggans book I listened to a year ago.

These books are a guilty pleasure to me. The only glossy magazine I read on a regular basis is Vanity Fair-- for the crime stories, yah know. I don't think I've ever read a Cosmopolitan magazine. I'm nowhere near the demographic that I believe Bailey Weggans is geared to and I doubt if I have any idea what a pair of Blahniks would look like. In fact it is a lot like reading a fantasy novel where the author has to do world building-- a skill Kate White has, as she makes me believe that this is what a glossy, gossip magazine would be like under these circumstances.

Since landing a gig as a crime writer for the hip women's magazine GLOSS, freelance writer Bailey Weggins has had the opportunity to coast along in her career - picking up paychecks, and encountering the occasional murderer as she attempts to get the scoop on some of the biggest mysteries plaguing Manhattan. But when her boss, on-again-off-again pal, and Editor-in-Chief, Cat Jones, gives her the old heave-ho, Bailey has no idea where to turn next. Sure, she has enough cash from her divorce, and a small trust fund from her father, to continue living in a jazzy apartment in the Village, but if she wants to make a little extra dough to keep her outfitted with enough pasta, clams, and wine to last a lifetime, she'll have to pick up a new freelancing job. Luckily, one lands right in her lap when she encounters her old pal, Robby, who just happens to be working at BUZZ, one of the hippest tabloids on the market. With a good word from him, and a killer interview, Bailey snags the job. Then stumbles upon the body of her new boss.

As a crime writer, Bailey knows little about writing snazzy, pop culture-esque quips about celebs and their various rendezvous'. Luckily, as the new celebrity crime writer for BUZZ, she isn't expected to possess that know-how. As she begins chasing down stories about celebrities racking up convictions for hitting police officers, and running red lights, Bailey begins to think that she's struck gold with this new position of hers. Until she finds her boss, the uber-witch Mona Hodges, in her office - bludgeoned to death. To add insult to injury, Robby is the prime suspect. Bailey never thought that she would be covering the murder of someone so close to her, but if there's one thing she has learned in the past, it's that with enough investigating you can get to the bottom of anything. Besides, Bailey just knows that Robby isn't guilty of such a heinous crime, even if he did have a bone to pick with Mona, and she has vowed to clear his name. But as the suspects begin rapidly piling up, Bailey is unsure of whether or not she'll ever be able to finger the appropriate culprit. And now, with a summer fling of a lifetime with sexy filmmaker, Beau, on her mind, she finds that concentrating on the task at hand - capturing the killer - is proving to be more difficult than she originally expected. And if she's not careful, she may just be the next one leaving the BUZZ offices - in a body bag.

As a native New Yorker with a passion for journalism, tabloids, and mystery, I have never been able to resist a good BAILEY WEGGINS novel. OVER HER DEAD BODY, however, proves to take the cake, in my opinion, as one of the best releases in the series thus far. Bailey is a fun character, whose romps and escapades into the world of murder are insightful, heart-stopping, and utterly irresistible; while her forays into the world of romance leave you breathless. Bailey's oft-times paranoid thinking, and constant insomnia make her feel like a real individual, bringing her to life; and the many relationships she's constantly trying to juggle - between her ex-boss, her next-door-neighbor, and various professional contacts - make her even more appealing, as the reader has the opportunity to relate to her harried daily life. The fact that OVER HER DEAD BODY incorporates much information regarding the tabloid world into its pages makes it impossible to put it down. And, as an added bonus, the confusion regarding Bailey's summer fling with Beau will make your head spin. Fast-paced, chic, suspenseful...White writes one heck of a mystery!

Erika Sorocco
Freelance Reviewer

This was a required text for my college nutrtion course. It was very useful and helpful for me when I wanted to learn how to combine foods for the most nutrient rich diet for my family. I have a young child and wanted to learn the best foods to optimize his health. There was a chapter specific to his age group, as well as chapters on nutrient needs for the pregnant and lacting mother. I was fascinated by the wealth of information this text provides. The authors need to review some of their end of chapter tests and be certain that they have answered correctly.