Book of the Week: CLORIS: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Cloris Leachman and George Englund
Marriage and motherhood to triumphs in television, movies, and Dancing With The Stars; co-written with the actress’s former husband.
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Patriotic Picks: September 2018
The Grateful American Foundation has inaugurated a partnership with the Washington Independent Review of Books. Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles, suggested by David Bruce Smith, founder of the Grateful American™ Foundation: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. An immigrant family struggles on (and […]
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Book of the Week: ALEX: THE LIFE OF A CHILD by Frank Deford
The brief life of the sportscaster’s daughter, who died from Cystic Fibrosis at the age of nine.
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Movie of the Month: Moonstruck
After the widowed Loretta Castorini accepts a marriage proposal from Johnny Cammareri, she inadvertently falls in love with his hot headed younger brother. Eventually, Loretta learns she is not the only member of the family entangled in a secret romance. With Cher, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, and Nicolas Cage.
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September 2018 Book Recommendations
Charles Osgood’s DEFENDING BALTIMORE AGAINST ENEMY ATTACK: A BOYHOOD YEAR DURING WORLD WAR II; thoughts about combat from a boy’s point of view. Frank Deford’s ALEX: THE LIFE OF A CHILD; the brief life of the sportscaster’s daughter, who died from Cystic Fibrosis at the age of nine. Cloris Leachman’s and George Englund’s CLORIS: MY […]
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Book of the Week: DEFENDING BALTIMORE AGAINST ENEMY ATTACK by Charles Osgood
Thoughts about combat from a boy’s point of view.
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Book of the Week: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE by Christopher Reeve
Still productive despite paralysis.
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Book of the Week: RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES by Liz Carpenter
Inside the Johnson White House, according to Lady Bird’s press secretary.
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Book of the Week: LIVING ALONE & LOVING IT by Barbara Feldon
Advice from Get Smart’s “99”.
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Book of the Week: KATE REMEMBERED by A. Scott Berg
A biography compiled from hours of interviews with Hepburn.
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Movie of the Month: The Wizard of Oz
After a tornado whips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are transported to the mythical land of Oz. There, she befriends Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion. Judy Garland stars with Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr.
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August 2018 Book Recommendations
A. Scott Berg’s KATE REMEMBERED; a biography compiled from hours of interviews with Hepburn. Barbara Feldon’s LIVING ALONE & LOVING IT: A GUIDE TO RELISHING THE SOLO LIFE; advice from Get Smart’s “99”. Liz Carpenter’s RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES; inside the Johnson White House, according to Lady Bird’s press secretary. Christopher Reeve’s NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE: REFLECTIONS […]