St Louis Radio and Television

Title: St Louis Radio and Television

Author: Frank Absher

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

 
ISBN: 9780738590578

 

Thoughts: Through pictures and detailed captions, this slim book covers St Louis radio and television from the start until the turn of the millennium, but I wish there was more from the latter part of the century.

 

Rating: 3/5

Peer Gynt

Title: Peer Gynt

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Publisher: Signet

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Peer Gynt is very different from any other Ibsen I have read, and it feels like it was not written by the Father of Modern Theatre being a.) in verse, b.) a fairytale-like fantasy, and c.) absurd (in the theatrical sense).

 

Rating: 2/5

People of Means

Title: People of Means

Author: Nancy Johnson

Publisher: William Morrow

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Johnson does a stellar job of creating a highly character-driven story that covers both the Civil Rights sit-ins and the LA riots.

 

Rating: 4/5

The Dictionary People

Title: The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

Author: Sarah Ogilvie

Publisher: Knopf

 
ISBN: 9780593536407

 

Thoughts: Perhaps the most unique premise for a collective biography - various people who sent in words for the Oxford English Dictionary.

 

Rating: 4/5

Speak to Me of Home

Title: Speak to Me of Home

Author: Jeanine Cummins

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Wonderful family saga about finding your identity.

 

Rating: 4/5