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.
Growing up with a violent, alcoholic father, and its consequences–to the actress and her family.
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.
Life With Elizabeth, Password, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Golden Girls. The actress’s 1987 memoir.
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.
A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.
A biography about the peripatetic author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
A beautiful woman is kidnapped by a man from outer space; the author’s debut 1956 novel; published posthumously in 1979.
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.
Every summer, four friends reunite to re-evaluate their lives.
The actress dispels her image of innocence.
Part 4: Dolley and James Madison’s Blog by David Bruce Smith for the National Council for History Education.