Cohan, Tony On Mexican Time A bit cool and over-carefully crafted for my taste, but fun to catch even a careful glimpse of familiar Mexican moments: the rooftop dogs, the jicama in cups, the street festivals.
Lewis, Michael The Blind Side Totally fascinating. Two stories: one about the development of the passing game in football, leading to quarterback sacks, usually by the pass rusher, leading to the increasing importance of the left tackle who guards the QB’s blind side. The other is the unlikely story of Michael Oher, a huge and athletically talented black kid (and a natural left tackle, even though he didn’t know it) who grew up destitute in the Memphis ghettos and through a weird series of events was essentially adopted by a rich white family
Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle Riveting memoir of four kids growing up drifting around the country with their nonconformist parents, who encouraged their talents and independence but also neglected them woefully in pursuit of painting and pleasure (Rose Mary) and drink (Rex). Not an easy childhood.
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