June 2018 Book Recommendations
Bette Davis’s THIS ‘N THAT; the actress takes on her mastectomy, stroke, and daughter’s kiss-and-tell book. Gene Tierney’s and Mickey Herskowitz’s SELF-PORTRAIT; the actress’s many movies, multiple...
View ArticleBook of the Week: THIS ‘N THAT by Bette Davis
Bette Davis’s THIS ‘N THAT; the actress takes on her mastectomy, stroke, and daughter’s kiss-and-tell book.
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Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME Chaim Potok’s THE CHOSEN Chaim Potok’s MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Kathy Cannon Wiechman’s LIKE A RIVER: A CIVIL WAR NOVEL Chris Stevenson’s THE DRUM OF DESTINY Margot...
View ArticleBook of the Week: SELF-PORTRAIT by Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney’s and Mickey Herskowitz’s SELF-PORTRAIT; the actress’s many movies, multiple marriages, and personal tragedies.
View ArticleBook of the Week: GREAT FOOD, ALL DAY LONG: EAT JOYFULLY, EAT HEALTHILY by...
Maya Angelou’s GREAT FOOD, ALL DAY LONG: EAT JOYFULLY, EAT HEALTHILY; homemade and heavenly–with less calories.
View ArticleBook of the Week: ANTS ON THE MELON by Virginia Hamilton Adair
Virginia Hamilton Adair’s ANTS ON THE MELON; a debut collection of poetry published in 1996 by an octogenarian.
View ArticleBook of the Week: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND ME: IN MY ANECDOTAGE by Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach’s THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND ME: IN MY ANECDOTAGE; a memoir by the versatile actor of Broadway, screen–and television’s–Batman.
View ArticleJuly 2018 Book Recommendations
Eli Wallach’s THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND ME: IN MY ANECDOTAGE; a memoir by the versatile actor of Broadway, screen–and television’s–Batman. Erma Bombeck’s MOTHERHOOD: THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION; the ups...
View ArticleBook of the Week: MOTHERHOOD: THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck’s MOTHERHOOD: THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION; the ups and downs of parenting from the popular humorist.
View ArticleBook of the Week: DEATH IN VENICE by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann’s DEATH IN VENICE; the author examines life and death; love and suffering.
View ArticleBook of the Week: HOW TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE by Erica Jong
Erica Jong’s HOW TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE; after all of her literary success, what will Isadora Wing do? The follow-up to Fear of Flying.
View ArticleBook of the Week: COLLECTED POEMS by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s COLLECTED POEMS; life and love through a lyrical lens.
View ArticleAugust 2018 Book Recommendations
A. Scott Berg’s KATE REMEMBERED; a biography compiled from hours of interviews with Hepburn. Barbara Feldon’s LIVING ALONE & LOVING IT: A GUIDE TO RELISHING THE SOLO LIFE; advice from Get Smart’s...
View ArticleBook of the Week: KATE REMEMBERED by A. Scott Berg
A. Scott Berg’s KATE REMEMBERED; a biography compiled from hours of interviews with Hepburn.
View ArticleBook of the Week: LIVING ALONE & LOVING IT by Barbara Feldon
Barbara Feldon’s LIVING ALONE & LOVING IT: A GUIDE TO RELISHING THE SOLO LIFE; advice from Get Smart’s “99”.
View ArticleBook of the Week: RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES by Liz Carpenter
Liz Carpenter’s RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES; inside the Johnson White House, according to Lady Bird’s press secretary.
View ArticleBook of the Week: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE by Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve’s NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE: REFLECTIONS ON A NEW LIFE; still productive despite paralysis.
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Charles Osgood’s DEFENDING BALTIMORE AGAINST ENEMY ATTACK: A BOYHOOD YEAR DURING WORLD WAR II; thoughts about combat from a boy’s point of view. Frank Deford’s ALEX: THE LIFE OF A CHILD; the brief life...
View ArticleBook of the Week: DEFENDING BALTIMORE AGAINST ENEMY ATTACK by Charles Osgood
Charles Osgood’s DEFENDING BALTIMORE AGAINST ENEMY ATTACK: A BOYHOOD YEAR DURING WORLD WAR II; thoughts about combat from a boy’s point of view.
View ArticleBook of the Week: ALEX: THE LIFE OF A CHILD by Frank Deford
The brief life of the sportscaster’s daughter, who died from Cystic Fibrosis at the age of nine.
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