BEVERLY HILLS—Andre' Agassi will become a household topic in many homes as the star talks tennis, drugs and lies. All is covered in his new autobiography.
SANTA MONICA
—After reading the latest Christopher Kennedy Lawford book, “Moments of Clarity,” I remember why he was always everyone’s favorite Kennedy.
BEVERLY HILLS —Maybe the Tudor period of England is not very well known today. However, a novel titled “Wolf Hall” sure comes very close to it. Hilary Mantel has a winner in her hands.
BEVERLY HILLS—Soledad O’Brien is a journalist who works for CNN. Ms. O'Brien has just completed a groundbreaking must read book called "Latino in America."
BEVERLY HILLS—“The Time of My Life” is the new best seller by the late actor Patrick Swayze and his beautiful wife Lisa Niemi. The very truthful story of the couple’s life is shockingly honest.
BEL AIR—Elizabeth Taylor has been a longtime resident of Bel Air and has been one of Hollywood’s biggest icons. Taylor is much more than a beautiful face, violet eyes and a two-time Oscar winner.
BEVERLY HILLS—Dan Brown's "The Lost
Symbol" captures the imagination and sends protagonist Robert Langdon into
a supernatural experience that the reader can't help but fall in love with.
BEVERLY HILLS—"Forgiving Troy" is the autobiography of actor and painter Thom Bierdz. Troy Bierdz is a paranoid schizophrenic who murdered the mother he and Thom called their own.
ATLANTA—You may know her name from a show called "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Nene Leakes can also add "author" to her long resume, with her debut book "Never Make The Same Mistake Twice."
BEVERLY HILLS—Most times I like to review books that are not always on the best sellers lists so that lesser known authors get some publicity just like the authors who receive Oprah’s approval.
BEVERLY HILLS—Wilson Casey's trivia knowledge is legendary. His latest book was a fascinating read that I enjoyed while on an airline flight. This is also a great conversation piece!
BEVERLY HILLS—"Teen
Television" is extremely informative about the entertainment industry that is growing by leaps and
bounds. That segment is the youth market.
BEVERLY HILLS—Clark Gable was a longtime Beverly Hills resident and a movie star on contract with the famed MGM Studios. Tales of his life and career have been featured in tabloids since the 1920s.
HOLLYWOOD—The book about award-winning and innovative director Dan Curtis infuses his well-known facts with some never before known details of his television career as a director.
BEVERLY HILLS—“The Geopolitics of Emotion” is one of the best political reads I’ve enjoyed in decades. Being optimistic I believe that we can be pulled out of the doldrums of this economic crisis.
HOLLYWOOD—Twentieth Century Fox was the shooting location for the "X-Files." MacFarland Publishing and author Jan Delasara have created a book filled with details about the series.
BEVERLY HILLS—Shari Shattuck's latest novel "Speak of the Devil" had me glued to the pages. The actress who starred in "Deep Space 9" and "Y&R" proves her talent.
HOLLYWOOD—Author Michelangelo Capua has written a definitive and well researched book on actor Yul Brynner who was perhaps one of the most striking men in movie and stage history.
HOLLYWOOD—Television Western Players of the Fifties is a must read for Western fans or TV buffs interested in the golden era of Television. This encyclopedic tome has more than 600 pages.
STUDIO CITY—Sisters Singing is an uplifting book in the History of Literature. It’s a compilation of blessings, prayers, art, songs, poetry, and stories of modern day women.
