For most of the book, she discussed in detail her romantic and sexual encounters with lots of celebrities in the 60’s and 70’s. She also wrote about her alcoholism and double mastectomy. In addition, she was a pinup model, starred in some movies, and was a writer. I will say that I enjoyed the autobiography…
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So L.A.: A Hollywood Memoir – by Staci Layne Wilson
As soon as I read the words daughter of a rock star and a pinup model in the description, I knew I had to read it. After reading further, I learned that Dan Wilson from the surf rock group The Ventures was her dad. The 60’s are my favorite music period and I know a…
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes – by Stephen A Smith
Stephen A Smith is known for his honest opinions, mostly on sports. I actually knew who he was because before my son was born in 2016, I was a sports fan and was a frequent viewer of ESPN and NBA basketball – that is where he held court. I enjoyed learning about his childhood upbringing,…
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
I don’t normally like to read books about somebody being sick and what they go through on a day-to-day basis. But, after I read the first page of this one, I wanted to know more about her journey. Nothing was off limits for Suleika as she provided lots of good and bad stuff. I felt…
Fly Girl – by Ann Hood
I knew nothing of who Ann Hood was and had no clue that the book was about her being a flight attendant on TWA during 1970’s and 1980’s. Seemed like an interesting read, and after one page of reading it, I was flying away page by page and I rarely had time to put my…
The House of Wolves – by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
I read all the Alex Cross books by James Patterson as well as his autobiography, and I really liked his style of writing. As for Mike Lupica, I knew of him from ESPN and that he wrote several sports books. When I saw this book as an upcoming release in my Amazon Kindle library, I…
I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame – by Kevin Nealon
This wasn’t a normal autobiography about how he grew up and got into comedy. As the title suggests, he drew portraits of fellow comedians, actors, musicians, and even Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and then proceeded to write a few pages about them and how they either mentored and influenced him or was someone that he liked….
I Never Worked a Day in My Life – by Raymond Zimmerman
The place of work was called Service Merchandise, and I remember shopping at one often when I was much younger in San Antonio before the store closed. I never would’ve known about this book, but it appeared on my LinkedIn page; maybe some I follow shared, liked, or commented on a post about it. I…
Billy Martin: Baseball’s Flawed Genius – by Bill Pennington
I already knew that Bily Martin was hired and fired as the Manager of the New York Yankees several times, I knew he was an Alcoholic, and that caused him to get to in some fights at bars, and I also knew that he had a temper on the field and would have quite a…