Category Archives: Non-Fiction

Narrative Of The Operations by Giovanni Belzoni

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

Narrative Of The Operations; co-written by Sarah Belzoni. My sister enjoyed Egypt on Netflix and knew I would like it. I was fascinated by the two episodes on Giovanni Belzoni. I wanted to follow up with his book. It was … Continue reading →

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Spider From Mars by Woody Woodmansey

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Spider From Mars: My Life with Bowie is one of the better written Rock Biographies. Michael ‘Woody’ Woodmanssey was the drummer for David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars era. As such, Woody played on the … Continue reading →

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North Dakota Tough by Jeff Kolpack

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

North Dakota Tough: Unknown And Forgotten Stories From A Rural State is not a follow up to “Horns Up” but instead is a collection of sport stories. It’s a eclectic collection. The only thing they have in common is some … Continue reading →

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Churchill by Andrew Roberts

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

Is there anyone, ever, who has lived such a complete life as Winston Churchill? The closest I can come up with is Theodore Roosevelt. Churchill lived 90 years, and every decade of his life would fill the biography of a … Continue reading →

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Adventures In The Screen Trade by William Goldman

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

The stories are good, especially if you’re old enough to remember the movies Goldman worked on. In Adventures In The Screen Trade he explains why some scripts worked and some didn’t, and the behind-the-scenes politics that determine which movies get … Continue reading →

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Petty by Warren Zanes

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

I enjoyed reading Petty: The Biography. I wish I had read this book before Tom Petty died. Every chapter was bittersweet. As a huge fan of Petty, every chapter brought back dozens of memories from my own life. The book … Continue reading →

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In Search of Silence by Samuel R. Delany

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

In Search of Silence: The Journals of Samuel R. Delany, Volume I, 1957-1969; edited by Kenneth R. James. I wasn’t sure how I was going to read this. But I was always going to read it. Delany is one of … Continue reading →

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