Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: memoir
What I’m Reading: If We Break
If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction and Healing is an excellent study of marriage and family with a corrupted, disturbed, and ultimately dangerous husband. Although this book is literally a memoir written by Kathleen Buhle, the former wife of Hunter Biden, and… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: If We Break”
What I’m Reading: Settle for More
Settle for More, a 2016 autobiography written by political journalist and commentator Megyn Kelly, is a candid, yet formal, look into Megyn Kelly’s story of hard work and success. Megyn Kelly writes with honesty and rawness in her assessment of her life. She is… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Settle for More”
What I’m Reading: Beauty Disrupted
Beauty Disrupted, a memoir by Carre Otis, details her decadent and dangerous existence as an 80’s supermodel and wife of Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke. With brutal honesty and raw courage, Carre describes the many poor choices that led her down a nearly tragic path.… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Beauty Disrupted”
What I’m Reading: My Turn at Bat
My Turn at Bat is the 1969 autobiography of Ted Williams (with writing help from Sports Illustrated writer John Underwood), who as a kid wanted to be the greatest hitter who ever lived, and largely achieved his goal. Notice, he did not want to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: My Turn at Bat”
What I’m Reading: Sachiko
Sachiko is the story of Sashiko Yasui, who was a five-year old living in Nagasaki in 1945 when the atomic bomb exploded only three-quarters of a mile from her house.That one moment became the defining event of her life, as the blast took her family… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Sachiko”
What I’m Reading: The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Wow. I’m finally done with The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T.E. Lawrence, i.e., Lawrence of Arabia. Yes, these are his memoirs, upon which the famous movie is based, and I feel like I’ve been reading them for months. I have been reading them… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Seven Pillars of Wisdom”
What I’m Reading: When I Was a Young Boy
When I Was a Young Boy is the translated title of Erich Kästner’s 1957 book Als Ich ein Kleiner Junge War. Erich Kästner was a German author for children from the 1930s to 60s, probably best known for his book Emil and the Detectives. It would be an… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: When I Was a Young Boy”
What I’m Reading: Becoming Mr. October
So here’s my baseball book for this year: Becoming Mr. October, by Reggie Jackson. I saw it on the New Arrivals stand at the library and picked it right up. Reggie gives us a few chapters on growing up in a small town in… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Becoming Mr. October”
