I picked this up while browsing at the library.It caught my eye because I like Bach and because Yo-Yo Ma is reputed to be the...
This is an off-beat low budget comedy.It's about a road trip taken by three generations of a family.To call this family dysfunctional would be an...
This movie, starring Will Smith, is a rags-to-riches story based on the true story of a man, Chris Gardner, and his son who became homeless...
This book is a rant about the current state of the internet, especially its reliance on user-generated content.I was looking forward to reading this because...
In January 2002, just two weeks after the fall of the Taliban, the author, Rory Stewart, started walking across Afghanistan from Herat to Kabul, straight...
Bob Harris was a champion on the TV quiz show Jeopardy, and he writes about his experiences in this book.To get ready for the show,...
This is a book about the city of Venice by John Berendt, who wrote "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."I had enjoyed "Midnight"...
This is a collection of essays, articles, and lectures by Flannery O'Connor (a novelist and short-story writer) about literature and about writing.I bought it because...
Flannery O'Connor is one of my favorite short story writers, and this book, one of two story collections that she published, contains many great stories.Typically...
Anne Lamott is a charming writer.In this book, in a series of short essays, she gives advice for would-be writers.Much of it is psychological, talking...
