| 1. |  | Wishful Drinking
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $12.60
Customer Review:
I received a copy of "wishful thinking" for Christmas. I have already read the whole entire small wollop of a book. It is a look into who she was before she was famous, about her famous parents, and how she came to be famous throughout the trials and tribulations of being on drugs and an alcoholic.... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
from Vintage
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
Dr. Sacks has written a book that is astounding in its depth and love for humanity, his patients, the mysteries of life and music the great connector of us all. Music, how we each perceive it and it effects us. The stories in this book amaze and awaken us to the marvels of the brain, our wiring,... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach
from Tantor Media
Price: $51.09
Customer Review:
As the old song goes, being "rich as Rockefeller" does one no good, except perhaps if one of the Rockefeller clan happens to be a personal friend....and then it can really make a difference between life and death. That's part of what happened to the doyenne of one of America's premier families,... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)
from Workman Publishing Company
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
Extensive research done into all these tune and composers and musicians, something for everyone in here. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | John Lennon: The Life
from Ecco
Price: $23.07
Customer Review:
This is the first Lennon bio I've read (unless you want to count Shout!, but that included those 3 other guys...). Norman did a good job showing the good and bad. The man was no saint, but are any of us? Sorry, Yoko, but Norman was not "mean to John". If anything, for the first time ever, I actaully... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Audition: A Memoir
from Knopf
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
BW drives me up the wall every damn time she plugs this freakin' book on the View. If it's not her, then it's Whoopi or Elisabeth. As much as it pisses me off, this book is worth a read. Of course the chapter covering the Star and Rosie controversies is here, but that's just the icing on the cake. I... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Pieces of My Heart: A Life
from HarperEntertainment
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
Of all the recently-published autobiographies of movie stars to come across this reader's desk, this is by far the dullest. Robert Wagner (for some reason calling himself Robert "J" Wagner here - I know his friends call him "RJ", but so what?), star of TV's It Takes a Thief and Hart to Hart, never... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
from Scribner
Price: $9.59
Customer Review:
Steve Martin is a genius. No question. He was extremely funny for a long time, and his post-comedy career has revealed him to be an artist capable both of graceful and inspired work (think Leap of Faith and L.A. Story) and some truly bottom-rate fare. Here, he tries but doesn't connect with a new... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
from Plume/Penguin
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Brilliant and inspiring. It gives a great understanding of music and how we perceive it. It is written in a very accessible language for those of us music enthusiasts with no knowledge of neuroscience. | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys
from Pocket
Price: $17.16
Customer Review:
I bought this book expecting something similar to Quincy Jones' autobiography or Fredric Dannen's "Hit Men" which has more anecdotal stuff about the music biz. There are many omissions in this book (like Foster as movie producer, etc.), seems like Foster only reveals what he wants the public to see.... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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