Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective by Pat Summitt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pat Summitt's new biography is fascinating to read. I first started gaining respect and admiration for the former Lady Vol coach in 1985 when I first started attending …
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The Age of the Conglomerates: A Novel of the Future by Thomas Nevins My rating: 1 of 5 stars This is a terrible book that I just couldn't finish. I put it down some time ago and am just now getting around to writing a few words about it. Frankly, I have no idea why …
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The Grand Delusion by Sterling Whitaker My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Grand Delusion is subtitled "The Unauthorized True Story of Styx," and it's a comprehensive account of the band from its beginnings in 1962 to the present. As such, it's truly fascinating. However, the book is far from perfect. First of all, let …
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Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue by Marc Spitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue was an interesting book to read, but it left far too much out, was too short for its subject matter, and sort of rambled itself in its style. Marc Spitz kind of jumps all …
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All My Sins Remembered by Joe Haldeman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This 222 page book makes for a quick read and it's somewhat enjoyable. Otto McGavin, an Anglo-Buddhist, seeks a job with the Confederacion because he believes in its mission to protect human and nonhuman rights. The problems begin there. The Confederacion needs …
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