Sometimes, I need a break from all the nonfiction books I read, and I turn to either James Patterson for the Alex Cross books, Dave Barry, Carl Hiaasen, Anthony Bourdain, Fredrick Bachman, or David Wilson. I just so happened to see this book on my Kindle recommendations, and the title intrigued me. Then, I read…
Peter Asher: A Life in Music – by David Jacks
I have been seeing this book as an advertisement on my Kindle. I knew about his music with Peter and Gordon and his involvement with The Beatles and Apple Records but had no clue about how prolific his career as a producer and a manager was until now. James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt were by…
The Dad THINKS
Do you ever think too much that it keeps you awake for a few minutes in the evenings? I do. And most of those thoughts revolves around writing! Yeah, I am totally serious. Like a few weeks ago, I was thinking if I should take everything I wrote on www.thestatmanspeaks.com and merge it to the…
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother – by James McBride
I don’t remember if this book was mentioned in a book I recently read or if somebody mentioned it in the Goodreads Society Facebook page, but whatever it was, I am very glad I threw this book in my Amazon Wishlist, and read it, because it was an amazing read. James McBride is a black…
Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era – by Ken Emerson
I have tried and failed to read this one a few times, but since I just read a book about some of the girl groups of the 1960’s, and some of the songwriters from that book were featured pretty prominently in this one. So, I gave it a go again and am very glad, I…