Without descending into "tell-all" sensationalism, Way Down is an entertaining and informative memoir about Jerry Scheff as a working musician.
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Book Review: The Commandant: An Account by the First Commanding Officer of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess, ed. by Jürg Amann
Condensing the autobiography of the commander of Auschwitz into a 16-page "monologue" doesn't make the horror any less.
Read More »Book Review: Luck and Circumstance: A Coming of Age in Hollywood, New York, and Points Beyond by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Luck and Circumstance is a memoir and mystery that will leave you wanting to know more about Michael Lindsay-Hogg's life.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Little Nothings: My Shadow in the Distance by Lewis Trondheim
The French cartoonist returns with another enjoyable set of one-page funny animal autobio.
Read More »Book Review: Storm of the i: An Artobiography by Tina Collen
A remarkable creation as Collen takes the staid world of biography and blown it open with a bold and fresh approach.
Read More »Book Review: Detectives Don’t Wear Seat Belts: True Adventures of a Female P.I. by Cici McNair
A fast-paced look at the life of a female detective.
Read More »Book Review: Life by Keith Richards
Memoirs of Rolling Stone guitar hero
Read More »Book Review: The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales by Larry “Bozo” Harmon with Thomas Scott McKenzie
A very entertaining read about one of the men responsible for a television icon.
Read More »Some Thoughts on Autobiography
The autobiographer as egoist
Read More »Book Review: Just Kids by Patti Smith
Manages to convey what motivates a person to make the choice to be an "outsider of society."
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