Book Reviews: 9 more books just in time for your vacation reading
Memoirs of a Geisha Beautiful, descriptive language that weaves a really poignant tale. It was slow to get into but its one of those books that you think you can put down but really discover you can't stop reading it.
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World Jacobs interweaves random facts with humorous anecdotes about daily life and how he showcases his knowledge in the office, at home (much to the chagrin of his wife), and his thoughts on people in mensa and art crossword conventions. Its like a cliffs notes for the Brittanica.
Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star Tab Hunter was one of 'Henry's Boys,' Henry Wilson who was the hollywood agent who made the all american movie hunks in the late forties and into the fifties, many of whom also happened to be gay.
One Teacher in Ten, second edition The second edition to the first release ten years ago, and way more inclusive, this book includes stories from educators across the country who identify as gay, lesbian, and trans and their experiences working and coming out in the classroom.
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Anthony Rapp's career and the success of Rent began soaring as his mother's health was failing. This is heartwrenching but beautiful and explores both his success and his loss.
Live Fast, Die Young: The Making of Rebel Without a Cause The behind the scenes stories about the characters and the movie that defined a generation and those to come. I heart James Dean and really enjoyed reading it and then watching the movie again to look for the things that were mentioned in the book.
Fred in Love You would think a lesbian wrote this, but a cute fag did and its about the cats he had over his young gay sexin' life.
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk has a tendency to make people faint when he does a public reading of one of the stories in this book. I almost retched when I read it. He truly has mastered the literary ability to gross anyone out beyond anything you've ever imagined.
Crashing America Sort of like Valencia, but in reverse. A young street punk from San Fran travels across country in search of something and somewhere to belong.
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World Jacobs interweaves random facts with humorous anecdotes about daily life and how he showcases his knowledge in the office, at home (much to the chagrin of his wife), and his thoughts on people in mensa and art crossword conventions. Its like a cliffs notes for the Brittanica.
Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star Tab Hunter was one of 'Henry's Boys,' Henry Wilson who was the hollywood agent who made the all american movie hunks in the late forties and into the fifties, many of whom also happened to be gay.
One Teacher in Ten, second edition The second edition to the first release ten years ago, and way more inclusive, this book includes stories from educators across the country who identify as gay, lesbian, and trans and their experiences working and coming out in the classroom.
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Anthony Rapp's career and the success of Rent began soaring as his mother's health was failing. This is heartwrenching but beautiful and explores both his success and his loss.
Live Fast, Die Young: The Making of Rebel Without a Cause The behind the scenes stories about the characters and the movie that defined a generation and those to come. I heart James Dean and really enjoyed reading it and then watching the movie again to look for the things that were mentioned in the book.
Fred in Love You would think a lesbian wrote this, but a cute fag did and its about the cats he had over his young gay sexin' life.
Haunted Chuck Palahniuk has a tendency to make people faint when he does a public reading of one of the stories in this book. I almost retched when I read it. He truly has mastered the literary ability to gross anyone out beyond anything you've ever imagined.
Crashing America Sort of like Valencia, but in reverse. A young street punk from San Fran travels across country in search of something and somewhere to belong.