O.k., I'll admit it. I like Jay Mohr. I don't know why, but I do. But for some reason I'll read his books, watch his television shows and listen to his sportsradio gigs.
I read his first book in which he described his time on Saturday Night Live, a time that wasn't the happiest for him. But this week he brings us NO WONDER MY PARENTS DRANK: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad.
One review says the book is as "charming as it is irreverent."
Good enough for me.
http://books.simonandschuster.com/No-Wonder-My-Parents-Drank/Jay-Mohr/9781439173213
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Next up is Daniel Okrent with LAST CALL: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. I have read about ten reviews of this book and, without exception, they all praise the author's meticulous research and detail. Variously praised as a "page turner" or "fascinating" and "entertaining", it should appeal to non-fiction lovers across the board.
From his website:
"For a while, I wanted to call my book How the Hell Did That Happen? -- how, in other words, did a nation that loves its freedom install in the Constitution an amendment that sorely limited that freedom. I backed off from using it as a title, but I believe I've answered both that question and its corollary -- how Prohibition happened, and what it did to America. I hope you'll join me on a voyage toward answering both questions, and that you'll enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoyed writing about it."
I would like to read this book and it doesn't hurt that the author is one of the founders of fantasy baseball. I mean, I am predisposed to like him.
http://www.danielokrent.com/
I would like to read this book and it doesn't hurt that the author is one of the founders of fantasy baseball. I mean, I am predisposed to like him.
http://www.danielokrent.com/
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And, finally, in paperback this week comes HORSE SOLDIERS: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by DOUG STANTON.
This book intrigued me when it originally came out in hardcover, but I never had an opportunity to grab it. The book tells how a small group of Special Forces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback following 9/11 to pursue the Taliban.
http://www.dougstanton.net/
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http://www.simonandschuster.com
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And, finally, in paperback this week comes HORSE SOLDIERS: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by DOUG STANTON.
This book intrigued me when it originally came out in hardcover, but I never had an opportunity to grab it. The book tells how a small group of Special Forces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback following 9/11 to pursue the Taliban.
http://www.dougstanton.net/
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http://www.simonandschuster.com
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