Biographies & Memoirs

Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

Review:A great book written in true colours and honesty. A chef who has many years over the stoves will fully understand this book and if you strive every day for nothing but perfection, insisting on perfection on every aspect of kitchen operations, you too, will succeed.... Marco is exceptional and one of the best chefs of our era. Read more

The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

Review:In this book is described how entrepreneurship and hospitality go well together.Good useful tips and valuable information.A book for anyone who is interested in hospitality and entrepreneurship.

Casper van der Most
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The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics)
The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics)

Review:This is unabridged which I appreciate and didn't see noted before I purchased it. Whether you like classics or not, this a great tale of intrigue and adventure. I have laughed out loud a few times. A good laugh is always good for the soul. Read more

My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower - and Ford
My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower - and Ford

Review:This is a great book and of course I lived through the times this author covered so I really enjoyed the
interesting background he wrote. I also read Mr. Hill's book - Mrs. Kennedy and Me - excellent. Read more

The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy - Wolves at the Door
The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy - Wolves at the Door

Review:I'll always opt for fiction over nonfiction, but this book held my interest because of an original perspective , the French. I'd never heard of the Milice before and they were a scary group, maybe worse than the SS because they knew everyone in the smaller villages.
She was an extremely brave, almost ruthless spy, but exceptionally good at her craft. She is sort of the female Lindbergh, modest, fairly unemotional about her accomplishments. She made an e Read more

100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World - Bad Girls Throughout History
100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World - Bad Girls Throughout History

Review:I LOVE this book. I bought for my granddaughters but I'm reading it first. It's besutiful, we'll bound and most importantly, packed with fun facts and inspiring stories!! I highly recommend this book and will beventually buying more copies. I showed a friend at work and she wants a copy too. Read more

Men in Green
Men in Green

Review:Very entertaining, amusing, engaging, and insightful book. Bamberger is one of the best golf writers going. This book is about the old school guys. Hopefully he's got one in the works about the Young Guns. Read more

MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War - The General vs. the President
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War - The General vs. the President

Review:I’ve read several histories of the Korean War along with many accounts of the Pacific Theater of World War II and David McCollough’s magnificent biography of Harry Truman. Each of these works dealt tangentially with the primary subject matter of this nice, narrowly focused book, namely the conflict between President Truman and the most highly decorated and beloved (with the exception of George Washington, and possibly U. S. Grant) military figure in American history, Douglas MacArthur.

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A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi
A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

Review:I have read American sniper ,this book goes into the closeness these men had looking out for each other and their fight to go back to a normal life .you have to read it to get some understanding of what they have lived through. great book American heroes. Read more

The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever - The Match
The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever - The Match

Review:Wonderfully-written book about a 1956 match play event, in the waning days of amateur golf as talent-equivalent to professional golf. If you love golf, and want to get to know Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan behind the scenes, you need to read this! Read more

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