Pretty Paper by Willie Nelson and David Ritz creates a fictional story behind the song of the same title. The plot is tried and true formula for a feel good story. The casual tone takes a while to get used to, but then the feel good party of the story takes over. This story does not preach; it is ju...
It’s Christmas time in the 60’s in Texas and everyone is hustling along the streets, going in and out of the gaily decorated stores doing their Christmas shopping. On the sidewalk is a man with no legs, selling Christmas wrapping paper and calling out “pretty paper”. His name is Vernon Clay and he c...
As much as I love fiction, it often feels scripted. I know duh, right? In genre fiction especially, many even great books follow a template. As a reader, it can get frustrating to know where the author is going before she/he gets there. On the other hand, nonfiction can shock where fiction often doe...
First things first I have to admit that although I had heard the name "Grandmaster Flash" I had absolutely no idea who he was, what his group was called, what songs he had released or why he was relevant to the world of rap / hip-hop music. It's not a genre of music I had any real exposure to until ...
Fun and irreverent autobiography by one of the last great comedians of the fifties. Rickles' Book gives a reader a true sense of Don's personal history, from his beginnings to Sinatra to his TV and movie work. Don Rickles is really one of the last living icons of classic comedy. This book is an exce...
Power & Beauty, an urban love story written by rapper T.I. and "assisted" by David Ritz, is a plodding tale that seemed like it took me forever to get through. It follows 16 year olds who grew up together as siblings after Power's mother, Charlotte, took in Beauty when her mother dies. When Charlott...
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I love Natalie Cole's music, but never really thought anything other past that. There are numerous reasons I loved this book. First, the book is really well written. Second, the story is extremely heart-warming and heart-breaking at the same time. I loved the fact that the story of Natalie's health-...
First off, the title caught my interest...GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT is not GIRLZ IN THE 'HOOD....it speaks of deeper, stiller waters...Ms Pearson grew up in the 'hood, and by a simple twist of Fate..found a way out...through TV...through the HBO series THE WIRE....through Michael K Williams, who was a me...
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