Review:Charles Henderson must have had a difficult time weeding through years of information ,stories and documented deeds. The author presented the story in a technical but interesting way. Carlos was always a good man and an exceptional Marine. This book is an excellent biography and just a great story Read more

Review:Issy’s grandfather once owned a great bakery and taught her the precise way to create perfect bread crusts, crumbly scones, and anything else he baked up. But now, many years later, Issy bakes only for her coworkers in the law firm she works for, and her grandfather has been placed in assisted living because of his dementia. The only joys Issy has are in the delicious cakes she makes, and in her boss-boyfriend - until she loses both in one day. A string of people being let go leads to Issy havin... Read more

Review:I enjoyed this book because the author was pretty high up the food chain so he had dealings with a lot of well known gangsters. The stories seem real for the most part and he captures the last throes of mob life. Read more

Review:The Hoffa story seems to come back around every year or two, so my buddy recommended this book to me. At first, it came off as Sheeran trying to get his name in the spotlight one last time in this life, but as you continue to read there seems to be an element of truth to his story. It becomes more obvious that he is telling this tale for reasons other than fame. Whether you believe it or not is up to you at the end, but I for one think the Hoffa mystery is pretty much solved. Read more

Review:Baseball is a compelling sport because of the skill and personalities of its players. The research into Ty Cobb's life, in this book gave dignity to the sport and its players through his exhaustive analysis. Good read for all you historical baseball lovers. Read more

Review:This is a really engaging book on David Foster Wallace. Sure, people might say that Wallace's life is what makes this book good, but it's not. There would be too much of it to make sense of it all without a good deal of sifting, editing and moulding, which D. T. Max has done here.

It's a chronological book that undoubtedly puts Wallace up front, even though I get the feeling that's what Wallace would least of all have wanted, during his lifetime.

Having read "Infinite Jest" and "Th... Read more

Review:It came extremely recommended and I just found it alright. The famous lobster essay, was second to the essay on the bit of new journalism he did in his coverage of the porno Oscars in Las Vegas. A very crafty writer who doesn't mind coming up out of the text and challenging the reader. He's also not afraid to write with flair. I'll read him again. Read more

Review:The writer is clearly talented but frankly I tire of "revenge" memoirs that take on folks (usually parents) who are no longer here to defend themselves. This writer seems to make being a "victim" a career, which she disguises as being quirky. I completed the book, because I'm interested in memoir writing, but should have spent my time (and money) on something else. Read more

Review:Elvis Costello might have been a fine novelist (or, better, short story writer), historian, or music critic. In this lollapalooza of a terrific memoir, he combines all these aptitudes and then some. Frequently brilliant, sometimes startlingly, this episodic tour of a life in music is funny, sad, touching, insightful and self-aware, buoyed by a refreshing sense of gratitude, and shot through with even more guilt and self-reproach than you'd expect from this former altar boy. No fan should think o... Read more

Review:This was painful to read. Did Berg have to detail every single moment of Perkins existence? Akin to reading boring daily Facebook posts detailing someone's every move. I hope the movie is able to extract the good parts and edit it to something interesting. Read more