by maturid | Jul 7, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
Nicholas Dawidoff’s haunting memoir of his childhood in New Haven, Connecticut is a moving and richly realized family portrait. No doubt armed with the courage of his impressive successes as a writer (The Catcher Was a Spy and The Fly Swatter, a Pulitzer Prize...
by ta | Jun 27, 2008 | Non-fiction
Hobart Elementary School is located in the heart of downtown L.A., and as I look back at my elementary school years, I think about the horrible environment I grew up in. A rape or abuse case occurred at least once a week at school, and policemen were frequently seen...
by ta | May 20, 2008 | Non-fiction
Closed to foreigners under Romanov and Soviet rule, Kazakhstan has remained largely hidden from the world – a remarkable feat for a country the size of Western Europe. Few would guess that Kazakhstan – a blank in Westerner’s collective geography...
by ta | Apr 23, 2008 | Non-fiction
One of our avid senior readers had this to say about the stories of two master criminals: Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale, Jr. Don’t let the fact that you’ve seen the movie stop you from reading this fast-moving and fascinating story. It’s a...
by ta | Mar 25, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
Brought it to boil, often. – Mario Batali I was born some assembly required. – Eric Jordan Macular degeneration. Didn’t see that coming. – Ian Gould Compiled by the editors of Smith Magazine, this book of six-word memoirs is impossible to put...
by ta | Mar 4, 2008 | Non-fiction, Patron Recommendations
The Richistanis like to consider themselves ordinary people who just happen to have tons of money, but they live in a world where people buy boats just to carry their cars and helicopters behind their primary yachts, and ordering an alligator-skin toilet seat...
