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Dear American Airlines
by Jonathan Miles |
The novel relays the tale of Bennie Ford, a man who is marinating like a cocktail olive in the sour middle-aged juices of his own mistakes, but who has decided to redeem himself completely by attending the wedding of his estranged daughter. |
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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
by Chuck Klosterman |
Klosterman follows up on Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by expanding on an article he wrote for Spin about driving cross-country to visit several of America's most famous rock and roll death sites. |
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How Starbucks Saved My Life
by Michael Gates Gills |
Baker lends his talent to Gill's memoir, the subject of considerable industry buzz and the basis for a 2008 movie starring Tom Hanks. Baker's enunciation and cadence perfectly match the essence of Gill, a well-bred and erudite, yet down-on-his-luck advertising executive who discovers the true meaning of life while working as a Starbucks barista. |
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What Happened
by Scott McClellan |
In light of this betrayal of trust, it is not surprising that McClellan's portrait of the president is rather more negative than he probably meant it to be. At the outset he describes Bush as "a man of personal charm, wit, and enormous political skill," and he repeats that characterization several times, but darker colors soon are painted in. |
