Erik Larson’s Devil in The White City is right up there with Ken Burns’ Civil War or Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. This is nonfiction that goes beyond the limits of nonfiction. It was a brilliant book filled with uncanny facts and amazing coincidences. Each page brings new depth and new understanding. Thunderstruck follows well in the footsteps of Devil in The White City. The world is one which we are familiar with, the turn of the 19th century into the 20th century. This is a period of time that is perfect for these kinds of non-fiction novels. The world…
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Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black
Lewis Black is a mean spirited comic who loves the 7 Words You Can’t Say on Television. He is a damned funny fellow. Me of Little Faith had me laughing out loud several times and pausing to think a few other times. The title, Me of Little Faith, means what it says. He doesn’t like organized religions, but he has faith in a Physic Friend and may have meet briefly with the Re-Incarnated Jesus Christ at a Trailer Park. Seriously. Lewis Black has had a few real world religious experiences, but he puts them aside when they are not convenient…
It’s a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
There will be profanity. Being Death isn’t as easy as it sounds. Or at least, being a death merchant isn’t all that easy-not that it’s all that hard most of the time either. It’s a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore is a funny, profane, and occasionally touching book. It’s about a junk dealer who discovers that he has the responsibility of collecting soul vessels and seeing that they find their way to their rightful owners. Along the way has to deal with Sewer Harpies, other Death Merchants, The Emperor of San Fransisco and his foul mouthed Goth shop worker. Oh,…
Julie/Julia- Single Minded Devotion
Julie/Julia is the story of a blogger telling the tale of cooking her way through Julia Child’s Masting The Art of French Cooking. Which is why the book was written, right? So someone could work their way through it and become a French Chef on the other end. But the odds are good that no one ever did cook all the recipes in MtAoFC, or any other cookbook for that matter. So several years ago, when blogs were an unknown element and a governmental secretary decided to start The Julie/Julia Project, it make news-real news, not just bloggy news. This…