I noticed recently that when I take a book on assignment with me, people need to know what I'm reading. They will ask what I'm reading or just push my book forward to read the cover. My first question is why? Why do others have to know what I'm reading? OK. Moving on.
I'm reluctant to show them what I read because it usually isn't something that everyone will want to read. Books that I like to read are not the hottest books on the bestsellers lists or the most popular fiction book. The books I enjoy the most are biographies or non-fiction. The reasoning behind all of the that goes back to my elementary days. When we went to the library to pick out a new book, I was always drawn to the biography section. I picked biographies about presidents, inventors or leaders. With books like that I could learn about history in a different and fun way instead of from a textbook. That is still how I feel today.
America's Queen, Sarah Bradford
Deadhouse: Life in a Coroner's Office, John Temple
Marilyn's Last Words, Matthew Smith
Corpse: Nature, Forensics and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death, Jessica Snyder Sachs
Rage and Glory: The Volatile Life and Career of George C. Scott, David Sheward
Sinatra in Hollywood, Tom Santopietro
How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner, Jan Garavaglia, M.D.
Pieces of My Heart: A Life, Robert J. Wagner & Scott Eyman
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, Maureen McCormick
Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, Michelle Morgan
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot, J. Randy Taraborrelli
Currently Reading: Crimes Of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality, Jeff Ferrell
Up Next: Another book ordered from Amazon or the library
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