Young Man, Muddled Robert Kanigel In this, his first memoir, celebrated biographer and non-fiction book author Robert Kanigel tells of “muddling” his way into adulthood, love, and a new life. The 1950s formed him first; then the 1960s got their grip on him. His journey, rich in its sense of time and place, begins with… Continue reading Young Man, Muddled
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Sondheim & Me
Sondheim & Me Revealing a Musical Genius Paul Salsini A memoir chronicling the relationship between American musical composer Stephen Sondheim and journalist Paul Salsini during the latter’s time as the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review, the only publication devoted solely to Sondheim’s work during his lifetime. The magazine was begun in 1994 and Salsini… Continue reading Sondheim & Me
The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison
The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison A Memoir of Addiction, Mania & Hope Brandon M. Stickney After years of hedonism in the literary life, journalist Brandon M. Stickney is caught in an opiate epidemic drug sting and sentenced to prison. Surrounded by society’s most troubled individuals and hostile guards, Stickney faces his addiction and… Continue reading The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison
Outpedaling “the Big C”
Outpedaling “the Big C” My Healing Cycle Across America Elizabeth McGowan “Proceed as the way opens” is how William Least Heat-Moon put it in his book, River Horse. The line becomes a sort of mantra for Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth McGowan, a melanoma survivor. Having been given a five-year clean bill of health, McGowan decides to bicycle… Continue reading Outpedaling “the Big C”
Last of the Gladiators
Last of the Gladiators A Memoir of Love, Redemption, and the Mob: by the Son of the Legendary Trial Lawyer Jimmy LaRossa James M. LaRossa Jr. From the 1960s until the turn of the 21st century, New York City was the world’s epicenter of organized and white-collar crime. During those four decades, the most feared… Continue reading Last of the Gladiators
Shocked by the Bible 2
Shocked by the Bible 2 Connecting the Dots in Scripture to Reveal the Truth They Don’t Want You to Know Joe Kovacs The Bible contains more mind-blowing information than most of us can possibly imagine. And it’s anything but trivia. It’s tons of Biblical facts … and big yet neglected ideas, that we all need… Continue reading Shocked by the Bible 2
Both Sides of the Line
Both Sides of the Line My Coach, the Boston Mob Enforcer; My Mentor, the Murderer; the True Story of Clyde Dempsey and the 1974 Don Bosco Bears Kevin Kelly High school players in a working class neighborhood of the 1970s gain desperately needed structure and guidance from Jack “Clyde” Dempsey, a scrappy, charismatic coach who… Continue reading Both Sides of the Line
Kaufman’s Hill
Kaufman’s Hill John C. Hampsy A profound and intensely moving boyhood memoir, Kaufman’s Hill opens with a prosaic neighborhood scene: The author and some other young boys are playing by the creek, one of their usual stomping grounds. But it soon becomes clear that much more is going on; the boy-narrator is struggling to find… Continue reading Kaufman’s Hill
Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Dispatches from the Eastern Front A Political Education from the Nixon Years to the Age of Obama Gerald Felix Warburg How does one arrive at a life in politics and policy? What happens to one’s ideals when confronted with the reality that the only way to get things done in Washington is compromise? Who are… Continue reading Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Diamond in the Dark
Diamond in the Dark Leaving the Shadow of Abuse Phyllis Hain Summary Order here