I was scrolling through the autobiographies at the library, and this one popped up and I was intrigued. I know they got married, and had a daughter in Lisa Marie. I also have a book on my wishlist co-written by Lisa Marie and her daughter, Riley Keough. Riley had to finish it after Lisa Marie…
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A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up – by Margaret Wappler
When I saw this book as an upcoming release a few months ago, I was intrigued and threw it in my Amazon wishlist, so I could purchase it later. A few days ago, I saw it was on Netgalley, and I requested it and they approved it. I enjoy getting books from them as I…
It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir – by Rex Chapman
I knew Rex Chapman as an NBA player, but I had no clue about his dad being a basketball coach, his playing days at Kentucky, and his addiction to pain medications and gambling on horses. He started his NBA playing days with the expansion franchise, the Charlotte Hornets. Also on that team was Del Curry,…
The Resort – by Sara Ochs (from Book of the Month)
I got this hardcover book from the Book of the Month club. Yeah, I am first time member and a long time reader of books. I had a few choices from the club, and chose a Thriller. All I had was the description, and I was ready to solve some murders on a resort. The…
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant – by Drew Hayes
A few days ago, I asked my wife what she was reading on her iPad, and this was the book she answered. Normally, not my genre of things I like to read about. But, this one sounded interesting; an accountant who happens to be a vampire. She shared the book with me, and I immediately…
My Mama, Cass: A Memoir – by Owen Elliot-Kugell
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. You can definitely call me stupid for not knowing that Cass Elliot had a daughter. And, when I saw this book written by her, I was immediately intrigued. Being a fan of 1960’s music, I definitely know the Mamas…
The Other Fab Four: The Remarkable True Story of the Liverbirds, Britain’s First Female Rock Band – by Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. Had I not gotten a promotional email from the publishing company on February 8th, I doubt I would’ve been interested in this book. So, good job to the marketing team for a getting my attention. Even though I know…
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory – by Thomas Fuller
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. Before I begin, I need to tell you that I was a high school football statistician for the Texas Sports Radio Network (TSRN) from 1997 to 2014 and for Thursday Night Lights (TNL) from 2009 to 2015. TSRN broadcasted…
Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself – by Crystal Hefner
Sometimes, I choose books to read because I am curious about the person and their life, and this was one of them. I do know who Hugh Hefner was and I know what Playboy is and what it represents to the world. I have two copies of Playboy from February of 1965 which is the…
The Godwulf Manuscript – by Robert Parker
I have finished all the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall books by Robert Parker and a few other authors after he passed. Now, I am tackling Spenser, another private investigator like Sunny. The cool thing is, all three are in the same realm so there are returning characters from the Jesse and Sunny series. I…
Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century – by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
Lately, I have been reading a lot more fiction and I have been enjoying them. This one, is a new one from the world of James Patterson. Holmes, Marple, and Poe are private investigators and they have to investigate an art theft, a kidnapping, and multiple murders. Throughout the book, it was easy to differentiate…
Robert B. Parker’s Bad Influence – by Alison Gaylin
This is the 11th book in the Sunny Randall series. Number 12, also by Alison Gaylin, is due out this year, and it’s already in my want to read list. For this one, Sunny is hired to be the bodyguard of a young social media guru, who has been threatened. Of course, with her excellent…
Robert B. Parker’s Revenge Tour – by Mike Lupica
This is the 10th book in Sunny Randall series and the last one by Mike Lupica. There is one more book and then the 12th one will be released later in the year with both written by Alison Gaylin. In this one, Sunny is hired again by a former client who was the centerpiece of…
Robert B. Parker’s Payback – by Mike Lupica
This is the 9th book in the Sunny Randall series, and in this one, she is hired by her best friend Spike when somebody takeover his restaurant in a shady loan agreement. She is also hired by one of her many cop friends, Lee Farrell, to help find his missing niece. The cases have something…
Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud – by Mike Lupica
This is the 7th book in the Sunny Randall series, and the first one written by Mike Lupica. For this one, I enjoyed the plot much more than all the others books as Sunny is hired by herself to solve the shooting of her ex-husband, Richie. Intertwined, she is also working with Richie’s father, Desmond,…
Blue Screen – by Robert Parker
This is actually the 5th book in the Sunny Randall series. And, yes, I have already read them all. So, Sunny is a former police officer and she works as a private detective. Her ex-husband is Richie Burke who is from a criminal family. Her father is a retired police officer. In the Jesse Stone…
Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage – by Jon Finkel
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. I have already read two books by Jon Finkel (1996 and Hoops Heist) last year, and really enjoyed them and his style of writing. So, when I saw this book he wrote about the Macho Man, I didn’t have…
Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero – by Waite Hoyt with Tim Manners
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before its published. He passed away in 1984 and with the help from ghostwriter, Tim Manners, we get his story in his words as Tim was given access to Waite’s archives from his family. I had no clue who Waite Hoyt was,…
Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls – by Susan Seidelman
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before its published. The only thing I knew about her was she directed the movie, Desperately Seeking Susan that starred a very young Madonna. This book, though, was much more about her life growing up and how she got started as a…
The Diary of a Manic OCD Bookseller – by James Bailey
I belong to several Facebook groups for writers and book reviews, and in one of them, James Baily self-promoted this book. I saved the post so I could not only add it to my Amazon Wishlist, but also so I could reply to him directly. I have corresponded with a few authors. The premise for…