by David Rhode and Kristen Mulvihill, 2010, The Penguin Group, New York I was introduced to this book at a Brown Alumni Club event in Naples, FL, last spring when David and Kristen presented their book. Naturally, I bought a … Continue reading →
by Jeannette Walls, 2006, Scribner, New York This book is a bit hard to fathom. There are elements that ring true and then there are things that seem to be a bit of a stretch. Walls’ parents seemed to be … Continue reading →
by Malcolm Gladwell, 2008, audio book narrated by the author, Hatchett Audio, New York The author’s premise is that success comes not only from one’s native abilities, but also from circumstances and opportunities that are present that are not available … Continue reading →
by Stacy Schiff, 2010 I was very disappointed by this book, the primary reason being the author’s very choppy style. I found the style made it extremely hard to read with no flow to the narrative. Her style used strange … Continue reading →
by William Manchester, 1992, Little, Brown & Company, Limited, Boston This is an amazing book, although somewhat loosely structured. Manchester admits this structure issue himself as he describes in the forward of the book that it seemed to him that … Continue reading →
by Laura Hillenbrand, 2010, Random House, New York This is an excellent biography of a World War II hero. The book details the life of Louis Zamparini and how he survived a POW camp in Japan. The details of the … Continue reading →
by Eric Clapton, audio book by narrated by Simon Vance This was an interesting book as I didn’t know much about Eric and his past (other than watching the Cream reunion concert on PBS and owning his Unplugged album). It … Continue reading →
by Brian Cruver, Narrated by Mel Foster, 2004, Brilliance Audio This is another book downloaded from the library to make my interior house painting job more enjoyable while I work! Thank goodness for my MP3 player (non-IPod, I must mention). … Continue reading →
by Steven Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow, unabridged, read by Erik Davies, 2005, Random House Audio I have a remodeling project going on and that is why I have so many audio books listed versus hard print (in addition to the … Continue reading →
by David McCullough, 1977, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a fabulous book. Although it is somewhat detailed and requires a bit of fortitude to read it through, the book chronicles one of the greatest American accomplishments ever. The … Continue reading →