Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight, by Jay Barbree. Written by a reporter who covered every manned space mission from Mercury to Apollo.
A Natural Woman: a Memoir, by Carole King. The prolific songwriter admits mistakes, and shares her journey from New York to LA to Idaho.
The Lost Order (Cotton Malone #12), by Steve Berry. Cotton twarts an internal movement to overthrow the US government.
World War Z, by Max Brooks. Different from the movie. More of an oral history, as well as the aftermath. Audio cast includes Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, and John Turturro. I haven’t seen the movie, nor read any other zombie materials. Not my genre.
Back Channel, by Stephen Carter. A fictional account of a behind the scenes operation during JFK’s Cuban Missile Crisis, involving an innocent young Negro college coed. Carter has written other books that look interesting.
Bill O’Reilly’s Legends & Lies, by David Fisher. It’s easy to be prolific when someone else is writing the books. Good stuff about the revolutionary war: Franis Marion, Button Gwinnett, etc. Paul Revere wasn’t a lone wolf - he had many helpers. The duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
Arnie: the Life of Arnold Palmer, by Tom Callahan. How generous Arnie’s go for it mentality cost him tournament victories.
Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain. Exaustive.
The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight that Changed Basketball Forever, by John Feinstein. Details the moment, aftermath, and lives of both Kermit Washington and Rudy Tomjanovich. Both rushed in the scene of a scuffle involving teammates. Rudy happened to turn around at exactly the wrong moment. Who was to blame?
The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach. A good read if you can get past the liberal slant, though that may have why it was so popular. Hey Chad, give it up on the tiresome “freshperson” lingo. Plans are in the works to make the novel into a movie. Harbach has since been accused of plagiarism.
Mayflower: a Story of Courage, Community, and War, by Nathaniel Philbrick. With their main minister back in Holland, Miles Standish’s dealings with the Indians gave the Pilgrims a bad name. Half the number that sailed to America eventually died. The Pilgrims weren’t picky about where they settled, and it cost them dearly - Plymouth had far fewer amenities than nearby Boston (a deep harbor for ships, rivers for easy inland travel, etc.).
Bridget Jones 3: Mad About the Boy, by Helen Fielding
Five Days in November, by Clint Hill with Lisa McGubbin. Written by the agent who jumped on JFK’s limousine.
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