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Tag Archives: Autobiography

Politics and Pasta: How I Prosecuted Mobsters, Rebuilt a Dying City, Dined with Sinatra, Spent Five Years in a Federally Funded Gated Community, and Lived to Tell the tale

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 19, 2023 by LarryAugust 12, 2023

by Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Jr., with David Fisher, 2011, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, New York I received this book as a Christmas present in 2011, shortly after it was published. I opened the present and then set it … Continue reading →

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 10, 2022 by LarryNovember 10, 2022

by Trevor Noah, 2016, Kindle Version, One World (an imprint of Random House), New York  This book is an autobiography of Trevor Noah who grew up as a mixed-race boy in South Africa shortly after the fall of apartheid. Despite … Continue reading →

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela  

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 6, 2022 by LarrySeptember 6, 2022

by Nelson Mandela, 2008, Kindle Version, Little, Brown and Company   I read most of this book while on a trip to South Africa. It provided me with an understanding of what the country had gone through under apartheid and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged Autobiography, History, Non-Fiction, Politics | Leave a reply

Your Heart, My Hands

Wilson's Weblog Posted on January 15, 2020 by LarryJanuary 15, 2020

by Arun K. Singh, M.D., with John Hanc, 2019, Center Street, Hachette Book Group, New York This is the story of a person who started his life as a delinquent boy in India who immigrated to America and became one … Continue reading →

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Clapton: The Autobiograpy

Wilson's Weblog Posted on January 25, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Eric Clapton, audio book by narrated by Simon Vance This was an interesting book as I didn’t know much about Eric and his past (other than watching the Cream reunion concert on PBS and owning his Unplugged album).  It … Continue reading →

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