All Over but the Shoutin’, Rick Bragg
It’s easy to see after the first two chapters why this book was a NY Times bestseller back in 1997. Bragg is one of the most eloquent...
Drowning, TJ Newman
So, I haven’t read a beach-read book in a while.. the Grisham, Patterson-type book that takes a few hours to read in one go. I was...
Finding Everett Ruess, David Roberts
. If you know adventure, solo exploration, and mystery, you know the story of Ruess. He vanished without a trace in 1934 leaving...
Why Bob Dylan Matters, Richard Thomas
The author, who is a professor of the classics at Harvard University is obsessed with Dylan. I think you gotta be if you’re writing a...
The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy
The first of what was supposed to be a two-volume story. Bobby Western is a salvage diver who is overcome with losing his sister, now...
Chronicles, Bob Dylan
I selected this memoir because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about in Dylan’s play within the history of rock. Sure, I know his...
Talk Show, Dick Cavett
His online columns he wrote for the opinion section of the NY Times. These are from 2007-2010. A wide range of subjects including: Pres...
Brief Encounters, Dick Cavett
I’ve always enjoyed having the Dick Cavett show on youtube or tubi in the background while I’m exercising, and I’ve actually read this...
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, Paul Newman
The book looks backward at a time of his life – from 1986 to 1991. Its an encyclopedia of his thoughts and motivations, his conflicts,...
A Man of the World, Gilbert M. Grosvenor
GMG is a neighbor of mine. We live in the same county and our paths have crossed. His entire family has been knee-deep in NGS since the...