by Tony Dungy, 2007 Insider’s look at the NFL and Coach Tony Dungy, a very Christian man. He put God first and his faith never waivered, despite getting fired by the Bucs in 2002 after he turned the team around over years starting in 1996. And his oldest son’s suicide on Dec. 22, 2005. He […]
Category: Memoir
Quiet Strength
Merle’s Door, Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
by Ted Kerasote, 2007 “This sort of analysis has led geneticists to conclude that everyone alive today is related to one woman-dubbed “mitochondrial Eve”-who lived in Africa about 150,000 to 175,000 years ago.” “…every domestic dog alive today, during the last century, and going back for thousands upon thousands of years, from the smallest Pekingese […]
My Life in France
by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme, 2006 All about how Julia Child and her husband, Paul, lived in France from 1948 to 1954. Julia fell in love with French food and cooking. She wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It took about 9 years, I think. She’s quite the perfectionist! Beautiful France – she […]
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck, 1962 At the age of 58, in 1960, John Steinbeck leaves Sag harbor, NY, and his loving wife to travel across America with his French poodle, Charley. “We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” Pg 4. He got a 3/4 ton pick-up with […]
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006 She goes through a divorce – “I don’t want to be married anymore.” And then a broken heart with David. So she decides to spend a year in Italy, India, and Indonesia (Bali). Italy = pursuit of pleasure – food and the language but mostly all about her. India – Ashram […]
Marley & Me*
by John Grogan, 2005 *Life and love with the world’s worst dog Loved this book! It’s a memoir describing John Grogan’s early adulthood, getting a yellow lab puppy, meeting his wife, raising this yellow lab who is the world’s worst dog, finding a home, having children, and all the while growing up with this dog.
Catch Me If You Can
by Frank Abagnale, 2000 Memoir by the ultimate con-man. What I remember most is that he impersonated airline pilots. With the uniform and the manner, he is able to walk right into the cockpits and convince everyone he is legitimate. Amazing that no one ever got hurt. The guy had guts, that’s for sure!