I’ve been stuck on a non-fiction kick lately so it should be no surprise that I picked up “The Last of the Tribe” at random off the library shelf. Monte Reel writes about a group of workers in Brazil who “discover” a native who seems to have no tribe at all. How do you protect such a person? Can you create a reservation for just one man? Read the rest of this entry »

“The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich is quite a tale of intrigue, back-stabbing, stolen ideas and secret Harvard society. It’s also non-fiction. If you’ve seen the movie “The Social Network”, then you’re familiar with the story. Read the rest of this entry »

When I spotted “Half Empty” by David Rakoff I thought perhaps I had found another David Sedaris. Well, I was about half right. Read the rest of this entry »

I loved Erma Bombeck. Man is her stuff hilarious, down-to-earth and priceless. So when I spotted, “Why Animals Sleep So Close to the Road (and Other Lies I Tell My Children)” by Susan Konig, I thought, “That sounds like Erma!” and I picked it up for a quick read. Read the rest of this entry »

…for Gladwell. Malcolm Gladwell that is. I just so enjoy his books, which may be what got me onto this loooong adventure through non-fiction. Do I even READ fiction anymore? I’m sure I will again someday. Read the rest of this entry »

Janet Evanovich is steaming it up again with “Smokin’ Seventeen“. Ranger and Morelli, Grandma and Lulu are all back and this is one hot beach book. What it is not is a good mystery, but you’re not reading it for that anyway. Read the rest of this entry »