What’s it about?: I can’t improve on the publishers description, “Brida, a young Irish girl, has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of great wisdom. She meets … Read more →
What’s it about?: The childhood memoir of author Geoffrey Wolfe, mainly detailing his relationship with his father. [Interesting note: Geoffrey is the brother of Tobias Wolfe, who wrote This Boy’s Life, which is about Geoffrey’s mother. I would read both as a … Read more →
What’s it about?: The childhood memoir of Tobias Wolfe, a respected author, that covers his childhood growing up in Seattle, notably his mothers relationship with his stepfather. [Interesting note: Tobias is the brother of Geoffrey Wolfe, who wrote The Duke of … Read more →
What’s it about?: The first autobiography of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, written when he was only a professional wrestler. Tucker’s Opinion: Let me be very clear that I have an immense amount of respect for The Rock, as an entertainer, an … Read more →
What’s it about?: A collection of semi-autobiographical essays by Mario Puzo, author of one of my favorite books, The Godfather. Tucker’s Opinion: I’m a huge Mario Puzo fan, so take my opinion as biased, but I really liked this book a lot, … Read more →
What’s it about?: The autobiography of Jack Johnson, as serialized in a French newspaper and translated decades later. Tucker’s Opinion: If you don’t know anything about Jack Johnson, let me sum him up for you: He’s one of histories most amazing … Read more →
What’s it about?: The autobiography of the famous rock band, Motley Crue. Tucker’s Opinion: I am not the right person to ask about rock music, so I have no comment about Motley Crue as a band. As to the book, … Read more →
What’s it about?: The autobiography of the famous porn actress, Jenna Jameson. Tucker’s Opinion: This is another frustratingly good memoir: Good because it reveals a lot about a compelling person and is pretty honest, but frustrating because like most memoirs, … Read more →
What’s it about?: The autobiography of Andre Agassi’s, the famous tennis player. Tucker’s Opinion: I care so little about tennis, and I had a negative impression of Agassi prior to reading this book, but now I’m a fan. Not even because of … Read more →
What’s it about?: The autobiography of famous comedian, Steve Martin. Tucker’s Opinion: This could and should have been such a good book, and it misses, and that sucks. It misses for one big reason: Steve refuses to really get into … Read more →