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All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg; it's a chronicle of his family and his growing up in north Alabama, mostly without his alcoholic father. Heartbreaking.
Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix. I luv the way Sienkiewicz's art mixes the words (story), photorealistic images and the musical note symbols and transform each page into a perfect painting.
The graphic art was as unconventional as Hendrix' music.
HEE! Tricky D, you reminded me of something HILARIOUS. Years ago, I was listening to a classic-rock station one afternoon, and the new little DJ in training didn't recognize the name of the song she was about to play. It was Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile", and she stammered, "Up next...is...um...Voodoo Chili."
It occurred to me, too, how much I enjoyed the autobiography of the Chinese Siamese twins, who lived years ago, and the difficulty with with they tried to live 'normal' lives albeit as circus 'freaks'. The title escapes me right now.
Ditto - this was the first autobiograpy I remember reading, and it made a HUGE impact. I was around 12 when I read it, so it made me really think, since she was so young and close to my own age.
I can't say I enjoyed Night by Elie Wiesel, but it certainly made me think. I also had an opportunity to hear him speak, and his quiet manner had a huge impact on his audience. It was more what he didn't say that really touched me. Very moving.
I actually read that book about a month ago. Very moving and shocking. I need to check out Dawn. I have it on my list.
David McCullough's biography of Truman made me fall in love with the man. Growing up, I'd always heard such negative things about him and I now know it was just dullards talking, repeating what they had heard, never having looked into what the man was made of.
The book was adapted into an excellent movie with Gary Sinise channeling Truman.
As a young person, I lived in Independence. It wasn't hard to meet the late President; Bess did her own shopping and often times we'd go by the grocery store and see a large, dark car parked out front. Everyone knew who it was, so we'd holler "Hello Mr. Truman!" and he'd roll down the window and talk to us. He was a very approachable, down-to-earth man.
The Truman library has been updated in the last years; I visited the last time I went back to visit family who still live in Independence. It now gives you a better experience explaining the Truman years and how his doctrines shaped the world.
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I luv the way Sienkiewicz's art mixes the words (story), photorealistic images and the musical note symbols and transform each page into a perfect painting.
