Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned104 reviews
Alan Alda

Random House, 2005

A great read, written by one of the most talented people ever to live

+ Getting to the heart of Hawkeye
+ Alan Alda at his best!!
+ About Life
+ So Entertaining!!
  
  











  



  
Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship31 reviews
Ed McMahon

Thomas Nelson, 2005

Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship

+ Good Read

Great book, wished I hadn't lent it out to someone because I don't think I am going to see it again. It is great having Ed write this book, good background info on both of them.
  
  











  



  
Running with Scissors: A Memoir813 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

Picador, 2003

Certainly Isn't Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

+ Entertaining

If even just half of the instances in Mr. Burroughs' book are true, none of these characters should ever raise children until they get their acts together. The story is funny, very quirky, extremely disturbing and labeling these people as excessively dysfunctional is putting it waaaaaaaay too ...
  
  











  



  
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship126 reviews
Ann Patchett

Harper Perennial, 2005

No Ordinary Friendship

+ Couldn't put it down...
+ Favorite author, favorite book

Readers will likely recognize the author's name from her previous novels, including Bel Canto, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and The Patron Saint of Liars, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Readers also may recognize Ann Patchett from her articles that appear in such publications as ...
  
  











  



  
THE TENDER BAR151 reviews
J.R. Moehringer

Hyperion, 2005

Endearing story

+ Good, fun read... especially if you're a "local" at some bar
+ "What's your story?"
+ Raised On Alcohol
+ This book is great!
  
  











  



  
His Excellency: George Washington219 reviews
Joseph J. Ellis

Vintage, 2005

Excellent

Some have wanted to reserve 5 stars to a "War and Peace" type book. To me 5 stars means the book did what it set out to do and did it well. "His Excellency" indeed did. It is an excellent short biography of the father of our country. When I picked this book up, I realized all I knew about ...
  
  











  



  
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition629 reviews
Anne Frank

Bantam, 1997

Anne Frank

+ A bright soul in a dark time
+ Diary of Anne Frank
+ awesome book, sad story
+ A good example of what it means to be a Refugee.
  
  











  



  
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man630 reviews
John Perkins

Plume, 2005

Unbridled Capitalism & Foreign Policy

+ act out of your conscience or live the consequences
+ credible

The author gives us a rare insight into how the US conducts "foreign policy" that primarily benefits US corporate/conglomerate profit interests. Similar to the US "military-industrial complex" that President Eisenhower warned us about in 1961, the author sounds a warning about how narrow monied ...
  
  











  



  
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World140 reviews
Tracy Kidder

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004

Living Saint!

+ Another living hero
+ Very Inspiring!
+ Great Writer writes of a great man
+ Mountains Beyond Mountains
  
  











  



  
The Year of Magical Thinking496 reviews
Joan Didion

Knopf, 2005

"Let it go."

+ I can relate...

In "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion chronicles the death of her husband, author and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne. One evening, Dunne died of a severe heart attack while the couple ate dinner. The day had seemed like any other, aside from the fact that they had just returned from a ...
  
  











  



  
My Friend Leonard378 reviews
James Frey

Riverhead Hardcover, 2005

So touching, so good

+ nice a friend like this
+ Liked it better than Million Little Pieces
+ Amazing book!
  
  











  



  
Night925 reviews
Elie Wiesel

Bantam, 1982

The Most Gripping Story I Have Ever Read

+ night and day
+ Great transaction!
+ What eyes could not see
+ Night
  
  











  



  
Dean and Me: (A Love Story)91 reviews
Jerry Lewis, James Kaplan

Doubleday, 2005

WOW

+ Good book - Dean & Me
+ Loved it!
+ Bravo
+ Dean and Me (A love story)
  
  











  



  
700 Sundays48 reviews
Billy Crystal

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Loved It!

+ What a sweetheart, and funny!
+ Funny and touching
+ How can you NOT love this book?
+ Good book on Crystal's life
  
  











  



  
The Beatles: The Biography203 reviews
Bob Spitz

Little, Brown and Company, 2005

The Beatles Rock History

+ Best Beatles Book
+ Fascinating Despite the Factual Errors
+ the best beatles book so far
+ The Beatles: The Biography
  
  











  



  
Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog1333 reviews
John Grogan

William Morrow, 2005

AFun Book

+ Very funny but so, so sad

My Daughter gave me this book to read and was it fun. I was reading it on the plane and started laughing out loud as I could relate to some of Marley's antics. It is easy to read and very enjoyable. He may have been a bad boy but loveable and loyal to the very end.
  
  











  



  
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson2112 reviews
Mitch Albom

Broadway, 2002

A heartfelt reminder of the important things in life.

+ I very confidently recommend
+ Tuesdays with Bill

After reading so many spectacular reviews, I decided to give this book a whirl myself, and I'm so thankful I did. First of all, I hate to read. Well, let me rephrase that. I USED to hate to read. Doing so much reading in college leaves me with little energy outside of schoolwork to read, but I ...
  
  











  



  
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey204 reviews
Candice Millard

Doubleday, 2005

Best book I've read in a long time

+ The River of Doubt Has Many Tributaries
+ Wonderful Read
+ Like watching the history channel
  
  











  



  
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times69 reviews
H.W. Brands

Doubleday, 2005

Andrew Jackson

+ Preserving the Union through a world of struggle
+ Solid Introduction to Andrew Jackson
+ Man and Myth Reconciled
+ A Good Read on Andrew Jackson
  
  











  



  
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books356 reviews
Azar Nafisi

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

purchase only

+ A delightful surprise
+ Breathe It In

The delivery time was excellent. I gave this as a gift, so I can't comment on the product.