books: biographies & memoirs

books: biographies & memoirs - top sellers

books:

Tori Spelling

Simon Spotlight, 2008

A Wonderfully Written, Revealing Read
I loved this book. Tori Spelling is an excellent writer, and I enjoyed her stories of her life, its ups and downs, its insane moments, its perfect moments, and after reading it, I can only wish her the best (and wish I could invite her over for an iced tea!) She is ...

Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life

Tim Russert

Miramax, 2005

Big Russ and Us
Until Russert's recent death, I had ignored his book, under the rule that media superstars usually hire their staffs to do the research and most of the writing; and they then just edit these "told to" tracts, revealing just enough so that their agents can get them on ...

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Jill Bolte Taylor

Viking Adult, 2008

Fascinating!
This book was fascinating. The author and brain scientist gets to study a stroke and the brain's reaction to it from the inside. Imagine! Dr. Bolte-Taylor takes the reader on an easily understandable story of brain function and stroke or traumatic brain injury ...

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

Chelsea Handler

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

Loved it!
A refreshing real life Sex & the City meets Tucker Max. I read this book on a plane on the way to Dallas and could not help but laugh out loud. It was fine until the elderly woman next to me asked to see what I was reading and then looked at me like I was a leper. ...

Life with My Sister Madonna

Christopher Ciccone, Wendy Leigh

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

Wonderful, and I couldn't put it down!
Life with my sister Madonna, is a really wonderful book! It's not a book that I would normally read but I thought what the heck. I couldn't put the book down and in my opinion it sure seems real. It gives you a great idea what it was like to be in Christoper's ...

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Truly Inspirational and a wonderful reading experience!!
Three Cups of Tea was recommended to me and I'm so glad I bought it. I will now recommend it to everyone I know. It is an amazing story that is almost unbelievably true. What an inspiring group of people in America, Pakistan and Afghanistan who contributed to this ...

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

Chelsea Handler

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

everything I expected and more
I am a faithful Chelsea Lately watcher and purchased her book as soon as I found out about it. She is just as funny in print as on TV, I can even picture her facial expressions. I can't wait for the next one.

Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons

Tim Russert

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Wisdomof our Fathers
I enjoyed lstening to this book very much, it gives a great lesson and tells us how important our fore fathers were and still are in our lives today.

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Chew Slowly
I picked up Eat, Pray, Love in an airport over a year ago. I have been reading it off and on since then and still have not finished it. I am thoroughly enjoying this book. Perhaps the reviewers who left a 1 or 2 star rating read it in one day. Eat, Pray, Love is not to ...

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

Local Grown is Best!
I love all things written by Barbara Kingsolver. This book provides practical ways a person can become a little less dependent on store purchased foods (especially those out of season) and a little more aware of where the food they are eating is from. Recipes, ideas, ...

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 2007

Modern Day Vision Quest
Having loved the movie, and long put off reading the book (whose cover blurb sold me on it long before I knew of how well Krakauer wrote), I finally have read Into The Wild. It is a life changing book, for me - a brilliant piece of work almost impossible to quantify ...

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

Kate Summerscale

Walker & Company, 2008

The Origin of the Species
If you enjoy detective novels and also have an interest in sociology and literary history, this is the book for you. It is very well-written, with neither sensationalism, nor clumsy appeals to popular cliches about either the very wealthy, the working-classes, or the ...

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

Tucker Max

Citadel Press, 2006

By far the sickest, most disrespectful man to write a hilarious book!
Tucker Max is the reason why men have the reputation they do. In one human being and book, there is tangible proof that men are indeed smart, but sex crazed/addicted/obsessed (however the kids are terming it these days). **I realize that I am severely generalizing in ...

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Reclaiming America
I first feel the need to note that many of the negative reviews of this book are from people that have not actually read the book and never had any intention of voting for Barack Obama. Hence the reason for disliking the book and the ideology presented in the book. ...

Audition: A Memoir

Barbara Walters

Knopf, 2008

Barbara's View
Wow. I just finished the book.I must say it was a fascinating read. I can't rememeber a time when there was no BW just like Bob Barker,it seems these people have been in my life since i was a little boy,anyways it's kinda funny when i think of BW. I often think of the ...