I read the 50th-anniversary version of this book. It had a special intro from Simon Doonan that gave some great background into the author and the storyline and why this was so shocking for 1966. It's the classic tale of 3 women post-WWII wanting to be famous and doing anything over 20 years to get … [Read more...]
Book Review: Composed by Rosanne Cash
Recently I listened to the Garden & Gun magazine podcast Whole Hog. It was episode 3 of season 2 and was entitled "Rosanne Cash's Arrow to the South" and host John Huey speaks with Cash about storytelling; the influence of her father, Johnny Cash; speaking up politically; and the ability of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Eat the Yolks
The first decade of my life was spent in South Alabama in the 70s with access to rural farms. Summers were spent in rural Florida on my grandfather's farm. The food I had then was real food. Fresh from the farm food. Along the way, we moved to the big city and with two working parents, the 80s and … [Read more...]
Book Review: Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry by Stacy Malkan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Whew! This book was good and also pissed me off at the same time. I read this book with a pink highlighter and felt like I was just highlighting entire pages because so much of it shocked and … [Read more...]
