Devoured – Sophie Egan. All about food, what we eat, why we eat it, how much we eat. A lot of fascinating facts how we developed various eating habits like Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Fast foods, Snacks, fruits, vegetables, and on and on. Good trivia info. **
Consequence A Memoir – Eric Fair. Author spent time in Iraq as a contract interrogator using “enhanced methods” to make the people they were interrogating “uncomfortable” & cooperative. He believed this was torture and wrote articles about after he left Iraq. **
Maggie Smith –Michael Coveney. Biography of Maggie Smith – an interesting person but a tedious, slow reading book. Too much detail about plays, TV, & movies over many years. She is currently still acting in Downtown Abbey. *
Left of Boom –Doug Laux/Ralph Pezzullo. An interesting look at the life of a CIA agent’s life. It goes into the details both good & bad. About 10% of the book is redacted (Blacked out) by CIA censors. Good “real world” accounts of intrigue. ***
Yes, My Accent is Real – Kunal Nayyar. Author plays Raj on the TV show “The Big Bang Theory.” He was raised in India and tells his life story with a good deal of humor. ***
Brave Enough –Cheryl Strayed. A short easy read of essays and short sayings. I found it pretty insipid & a waste of time *
O Great One – David Novak. A good read to improve your interpersonal & leadership skills. It is all about giving recognition to people for extraordinary things that they do. ****
Shoe Dog – Phil Knight. Really good memoir of the founder of NIKE. Well written look at what REALLY happens when you start an enterprise from scratch. Many great episodes of trials while building NIKE from nothing. *****
By Honor Bound – Tom Norris & Mike Thornton/Dick Couch. The story of two SEALS (Tom & Mike) who received the Medal of Honor for their service in Vietnam. Vivid description of the action in Vietnam. ****
Bare Bones – Bobby Bones. He has the highest rated Country music radio show in the U.S. This memoir of his life – dirt poor in Arkansas, and his career in radio has a lot of his personal life included. ***
