Items Of Interest

I come across so many questionable books and DVDs in my line of work. I feel it's my responsibility to share with you what items eat up a small percentage of Pierce County's property taxes. To be fair, most of these library titles are circulated quite frequently. So it's not like they don't get around, but they're still ridiculous:

Animal 2 [DVD]: Signals the official end of Ving Rhames' acting career.
Summary: James 'Animal' Allen is serving a life sentence for murder at Folsom Prison, taking the rap for his eldest son. After a brutal prison riot between the Mexicans and the Blacks he is transferred to Susanville Prison, where he previously served 15 years. On the outside, Animal's son, James Jr., has been franced for murder and is facing serious jail time. To help his son, Animal has no choice but to return to his violent past as a money fighter.

Fighting With Anger [DVD]: Willie Nelson in a lead acting role!!! Also he plays a hit man (I assume not very convincingly).
Summary: Ray is a young, beautiful and deadly assassin looking for answers about her past. Will is her aging mentor who assigns her to a series of new jobs and may know more about her than he is letting on. When the job goes bad and an innocent woman is killed, Ray is faced with the pain of her past and a new nemesis that emerges from the shadows.

All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire [Paperback]: The cover features a woman in a revealing red teddy sitting seductively on a bed with red satin sheets. She appears to be waiting for a bat to come to her window. I'm not sure this has anything to do with Christ's birth.
Opening Excerpt: The air hummed with bass guitar and rampant lust. He'd come to the right place. Ian MacPhie strode across the renovated warehouse, his steps falling into rhythm with the pounding drums. The Horny Devils was the best place he could think of for finding a woman. The nightclub was teeming with them. All lovely and all Vamps.

Let's Elope! [Book]: Doesn't this guide take away the spontaneity of elopement? I thought the whole point is that you're not planning a wedding.
Summary: Eloping is the hot new trend in weddings, and this handbook is filled with creative ideas for couples to exchange their vows in a memorable, personal way that won't cost them a fortune.

The Gold Coast Cure: The 5-Week Health and Body Makeover A Lifestyle Plan to Shed Pounds, Gain Health and Reverse 10 Diseases [Book]: It's a lot like the South Beach Diet, but it's a little bit farther north, where they really know what they're doing.
Summary: Finally, the diet that slims and tones and also heals the immune system and prevents degenerative diseases! It's rare that a diet book comes along that matters. Not one that just helps you fit into your jeans but also changes your life.

Yes, finally! A rare diet book indeed.