I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. Now, I have seen Spamalot twice (once in NY and once locally in town), and it’s one of my favorites (right along the same line as The Producers). This book is written in a diary format, and I truly…
Tag: Autobiographies/Biographies
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant – by Curtis Chin
I had a gift certificate for Barnes and Noble and last weekend, the three of us had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and just a few steps away was a Barnes and Noble. I actually had a few minutes to browse the books without having to chase my 8-year-old son around the store, and telling…
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me – by Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi’s mother passed away in 2010, and her brother Clyde passed away in 2015. This book is about the influence they both had on her. Let me rephrase, it’s primarily about her mother and her and their life growing up together. I did enjoy reading about how she got discovered; Mike Nichols first and then…
Time to Thank: Caregiving for My Hero – by Steve Guttenberg
I have read a small handful of books about fathers and sons, and this one is one of the best. Steve Guttenberg tells the story of him, his wife, his sisters, and his brother-in-law taking their dad to dialysis. Steve drives from California to Arizona to be with them, and shares a lot of stories…
Above the Noise: My Story – by DeMar DeRozan
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. When I saw this book, I was immediately interested as I knew he had played for the San Antonio Spurs for a few years, and being a Spurs fan, I wanted to learn more about his life before, during,…
Furlosophy: Beyond the Mascot: Insights into Life and the NBA – by Rob Wicall
I didn’t even know about this book until Monday morning when a friend of mine from Facebook told me about it. See, I was asking this friend some questions about his time with the San Antonio Spurs and asked if he knew anybody else whom I can ask questions to about there job in the…
You Never Know: A Memoir – by Tom Selleck
You will never know that I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. That’s primarily because it’s about Magnum P.I. and I never watched it. I did a have a Magnum P.I. tray for food when I was younger, so I put a lot of stuff on his face and mustache….
Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood – by Eddie Floyd
I wouldn’t have known who Eddie Floyd was had it not been for my 7 year old son. Let me quickly explain… He likes music as much as I do and somehow, he ended up with a song called Big Bird by Eddie Floyd in his library. He likes the instruments and the song itself….
Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside – by Melissa Ludtke
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. In 1977 at the World Series, Melissa Ludtke, a writer for Sports Illustrated was denied access to the locker rooms by the Commissioner of Baseball, Bowie Kuhn. You mustn’t go in as there may be naked players, but you…
CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman – by Patrick Hutchison
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. When I read the description, I was intrigued. Patrick buys a cabin in Index, WA for $7,500 and then he spends time and money in fixing it up. Even though he had no clue about anything, he read a…