I am in need of reading material. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks. It can be anything.
2006-06-14 09:52:02 · 11 answers · asked by teambargain 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Memoirs of a Geisha I just finished. :)
2006-06-14 13:37:26 · update #1
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown is awsome:
Publishers Weekly
Brown reads her own horrific memoir of childhood paradise lost, sexual degradation and drug-fueled bad times with a surprising twinkle in her eye. Having made it through to the other side and a stable life, Brown revisits the ugliest places in her past, her matter-of-fact voice refusing to shy away from any of the brutal details. Brown does not milk her story for sympathy (although that is implicit in its very telling); she merely chronicles its twists and turns, its tragic losses and terrible indignities, choosing to honor her past by exposing it in its entirety. Brown's voice is measured and wry, exposing the foibles of her own stunted good sense at the same time as she documents the heinous callousness of the adults who by turns mistreat and neglect her after the untimely death of her mother. Her reading lacks something in emotion and professionalism, but its no-nonsense quality is the mark of an unhurried, self-taught storyteller. Simultaneous release with the Crown hardcover (Reviews, Nov. 21, 2005). (Mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
2006-06-14 10:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by gr8_smyll 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My best all time autobiography is "Harpo Speaks" by Harpo Marx.
If you never want to read a trashy star's biography again read the spoof "Little Me" by Patrick Dennis. He has included everything in this satire.
"The Mitford girls" by Mary S Lovell is a story of a eccentric family. If it intrigues you the other books on the family are:
"The pursuit of Love" - Nancy Mitford
"Hons and rebels, (the US title was different), A Fine old conflict - Jessica Mitford
"A life of contrasts," - Diana Mitford
Avoid the Selina Hastings biography of Nancy - a socialist can never be sympathetic to a feudalist.
The best African biography I would say is "Mukiwa" by Peter Godwin
If you want an inside look at fanaticism read "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer. Read it with the lights on.
Look out for my book "The FUN in dysFUNctional" that should be published next year. Haven't decided on my pen name yet.
2006-06-15 05:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by df382 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Memoirs of a Geisha". It's technically a book of memoirs, but it's still really good. Read the book first, then see the movie.
2006-06-14 20:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by Tweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Frank McCourts three books he wrote about his life. I loved them.
The Tender Bar was also a very colorful memoir, can not remember the author though.
2006-06-14 17:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by Why? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl. A New York Times food Critic disguises herself to rate restaurants Also leads a fascinating personal life.
Other books by her. Comfort me with apples and Tender at the bone.
2006-06-15 22:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by mardy g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Cash, Jesse James
2006-06-14 16:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Jlh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like survival stories, there was a follow-up book to "Alive" published last month entitled " Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home" (ISBN 1400097673) .
I started reading it night & I can't wait to get back to it!
2006-06-15 13:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by Selkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford.
2006-06-14 17:29:07 · answer #8 · answered by shrimplouie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is a really great book.
2006-06-14 19:34:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive been reading about Jesus in the book of Matthew
also try Frank E. Peretti
2006-06-14 16:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋