I read a review of this book that really intrigued me, and I’ve never really known a lot about the Book of Common Prayer (did you know our traditional wedding vows come from it?), so I asked the local library to purchase a copy and I read it. The book tells the story of the […]
First of all, I really like biographies about people in the music industry. The stories of people or bands who make it big in rock or even in other genres are fascinating to me – probably because it’s so outside of my experience. I also really like music from the sixties and I especially like […]
First of all, this isn’t a particularly well-written book. The authors introduce characters and events with no background or context, and their ability to stay on topic is a little lacking. I also don’t know that they’d be considered good writers generally. Second, though the book is essentially a biography, it’s not really written that […]
Enjoyed reading about one of the best, toughest and most-hated baseball players in MLB history. He came of age in the dead-ball era and hated that it ended with the advent of live balls and home runs. He thought Ruth ruined the game. Interestingly, after he retired he became a wealthy man just through shrewd […]
If you saw my review of the Clapton book, the same holds true of this one. I really like reading about music greats. And since I really like Cash’s music AND since Cash – in his later years – was a believer (or at least it appears that was true and he claimed it), I […]
I should confess that I really like rock-star biographies (if I would’ve had talent of any kind and grew up a totally different person, I’d love to be a rock star). And even though I typically stay away from autobiographies, this was a good read. Clapton doesn’t take himself too seriously and you don’t get […]
