This book was provided to me by Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. The only reason I read this book is because I loved her character, Lila Garrity, on Friday Night Lights! But unfortunately, she doesn’t talk much about that show. I am pretty sure that she has a lot…
Tag: Autobiographies/Biographies
Bingo!: Forty Years in the NBA – by Ralph Lawler
I kept seeing this book in the Amazon library and was interested in reading it, but I always had another book I was reading until now. And, when I finished, I was glad because so far, it has been the best book I have read this year. First, let me tell you that I am…
Top Billin’: Stories of Laughter, Lessons, and Triumph – by Bill Bellamy
This book was provided to me by Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Of all the books I have read this year, and reviewed, this will be the first where one I read, but I didn’t like it. I was expecting a lot more stories of him being a comedian…
Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever – by Matt Singer
This book was provided to me from Netgalley so I can read and read it before it’s published. The only thing I knew about Siskel and Ebert, is they had a television show about movies, because I watched it occasionally when I was younger. Where I live, we had two movie critics, Larry Ratliff and…
To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!: A Memoir – by Ed Begley Jr.
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Hey, I know who Ed Begley Jr. is, but I have to be honest and tell you, I can only remember his appearances in several Christopher Guest movies. I know. So, by the title of this, I…
Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own – by Mike Greenberg
When I saw this book, I wasn’t sure what it was about, but I still proceeded to read it. I guess, you can say, I was intrigued by the title and the author. The title, Got Your Number, hits close to home as for almost 20 years, I was a high school football statistician, so…
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer – by John Gibbons
I knew that John Gibbons was a manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, went to high school in San Antonio, and lives in San Antonio. I didn’t know he had written a book about his baseball life, until one of my Facebook friends who also happens to be a local sports television anchor in San…
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History – by Bill Janovitz
If you don’t know who Leon Russell is, let me first say he was (in my book) the best piano player. Second, he was a studio musician, and his crew of musicians was called The Wrecking Crew. There is an awesome documentary about them on Amazon Prime. Third, he was the bandleader for Joe Cocker…
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D’ – by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
In addition to autobiographies/biographies of musicians, athletes, and celebrities, I also like the occasional memoir of somebody who has worked in the restaurant industry; most though, have been chefs. So, when I saw this book about a Maître D’, I was interested in learning more about him. Because of all the cruises I have been…
Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the Women They Loved – by Chris O’Dell
As I was reading the new Leon Russell biography (I actually stopped reading it because it was a bit too much detailed on every single thing he did and with who, but I may go back in a few weeks to finish it), I learned that he had a brief fling with Chris O’Dell. I…