Three Days in January – Bret Baier/Catherine Whitney. A very good biography of Dwight Eisenhower’s political life. It really covers his speeches & advice for Kennedy in & after the transition In January of 1961. *****

Ray & Joan – Lisa Napoli. A biography of Ray & Joan Kroc. Interesting details of the beginning of McDonald’s and their personal lives, including several marriages. Perhaps the most interesting is the way Joan dispersed almost 3 BILLION $ after Ray’s death. ****

Mind over Meds– Andrew Weil, MD. Covers almost all common medical issues with input from over 20 other doctors & pharmacists. Suggest you pick the medical issues you are concerned with & skip the others. ***

Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Giles Hilton. Very well written of UK’s guerrilla warfare tactics used in WW2. The generals were aghast about using “dirty” tactics, but Churchill approved. Many amazing details of those tactics will amaze you. ****

Kirk & Anne – Kirk & Anne Douglas/Marcia Douglas. Autobiography of Kurt & Anne, with many letters they wrote to each other, plus letters from politicians & other famous people. Kirk was 81 when they wrote this book with a lot of famous names in it. *****

The Zookeeper’s Wife – Diane Ackerman. A WW2 story about Warsaw, Poland & how the Zookeeper & his wife helped a lot of people escape being captured by the Germans & being killed. ***

Gosnell – Ann McElhinney & Phelim McAleer. Interesting details about Dr. Kermit Gosnell & his abortion practice. He killed hundreds of babies after they were alive, outside of the mother, making him the most prolific serial killer ever. He is serving several life sentences. Several people who worked in his clinic also got prison sentences. ****

The Boys In The Bunkhouse – Dan Barry. The story of a Texas Company. Henry’s Turkey Service was supplying the Louis Rich turkey processing plant in West Liberty with “MR” (mentally retarded) workers since 1974. Pretty sad story of how they were treated & ignored by Iowa public health officials. I was in this plant on many occasions in the 70’s servicing equipment our company had there. **

I Can’t Make This Up – Kevin Hart/Neil Strauss. This comic’s life story from a child to his current standing as a superstar comedian & actor. Lots of hilarious stories about his personal & business life. *****

The Prisoner in His Palace – Will Bardenwerper. The story of the 12 Army men who were assigned to guard Saddam Hussein from the time he was captured until he was executed. Interesting psychological effects on those men. ***