Memoir, Biography, Autobiography

“Upstairs at the White House” by J.B. West with Mary Lynn Kotzis A memoir from the chief usher at the White House through six consecutive presidents and first ladies. He starts his employment with the Roosevelts and finds Eleanor to be a strong force of nature in...

A Chip of the Old Block

A plucky pebble shows true grit as he travels the country trying to find out if he fits in with any of his famous rock-formation relatives. Rocky comes from a long line of rock stars! Uncle Gibraltar, Aunt Etna, and Great-Grandma Half Dome are just some of the...

Biography or Memoir

Biography or Memoir I Never Met a Story I Didn’t Like: Mostly True Tall Tales by Todd Snider Singer-songwriter, Todd Snider, tells what he calls a “mostly true” story of his fun andeventful life with humor and kindness. Todd performed at many venues across the...

Books: A Memoir

by Larry McMurtry (2008) September 2022 Someone has to say it: Larry McMurtry was an over-achiever! ONE successful career is enough for most people, but not for McMurtry, who died in 2021. He’s most widely known for his popular books and other written materials about...

Senior Book Break August 2022

Subject: Subject: Books loaned or given to you by friends  The Last Thing He Told Me: by Laura Dave This book was received from our reader’s daughter. A husband disappears, but leaves a note for his wife to take care of her stepdaughter. The teenager does not like her...