Book of the Week: KEEPING SECRETS by Suzanne Somers
Growing up with a violent, alcoholic father, and its consequences–to the actress and her family.
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Patriotic Pick: April 2021 “John Adams” by David McCullough
Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by Grateful American™ Book Prize judge Neme Alperstein, a longtime teacher of gifted and talented students in the New York City Public School system: “John Adams” by David McCullough.
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Book of the Week: IN PERSON by Betty White
Life With Elizabeth, Password, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Golden Girls. The actress’s 1987 memoir.
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Movie of the Month: Lincoln
When the North-South tensions are at their highest, Abraham Lincoln persuades his cabinet, and the congress to end the war, and legally abolish slavery with the passage of the 13th amendment. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones star in an epic directed by Steven Spielberg, taken from Doris Kearns Goodwin’s, A Team of Rivals.
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April 2021 Book Recommendations
A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.
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Book of the Week: JACK LONDON: SAILOR ON HORSEBACK by Irving Stone
A biography about the peripatetic author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
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Book of the Week: YARGO: A LOVE STORY by Jacqueline Susann
A beautiful woman is kidnapped by a man from outer space; the author’s debut 1956 novel; published posthumously in 1979.
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Patriotic Pick: March 2021 “The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians” by David M. Rubenstein
Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by Grateful American Book Prize judge Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society: “The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians” by David M. Rubenstein.
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Book of the Week: THE GIRLS OF AUGUST by Anne Rivers Siddons
Every summer, four friends reunite to re-evaluate their lives.
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Book of the Week: DORIS DAY: HER STORY by A. E. Hotchner
The actress dispels her image of innocence.
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James Madison: Becoming a Leader
Part 4: Dolley and James Madison’s Blog by David Bruce Smith for the National Council for History Education.