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...Explosively perfectionistic. That was McEnroe then, and that's still McEnroe now. Maturity - and anger-management therapy - have mellowed the 43-year-old tennis great's legendary temper, but still, he says, "there's probably times every day where I feel like I lose control." Judging by his new memoir, Serious (Little, Brown; 352 pages) - the title alludes to his catchphrase, "You cannot be serious" - the subject of his wrath nowadays isn't an umpire or an obnoxious fan but his racquet-smashing, tantrum-throwing self. McEnroe the player was obviously torn by inner conflict. During points...
...sickness, war: Khoo Thwe had to overcome all manner of evils before finally escaping Burma to study at the University of Cambridge?the first Padaung tribesman to do so. Khoo Thwe tells the story of this escape in From the Land of Green Ghosts (Harper Collins; 304 pages), a memoir as heart-wrenching as it is amazing...
...memoir, Confessions of An Ivy League Bookie, details his plight as a 33-year-old struggling freelance writer who enters the numbers-running business in New York...
...memoir, Alson indicated that the allure of a rebellious lifestyle played a large role in attracting him to bookkeeping...
...Ellsberg, President Bush’s policies bear a “frightening” resemblance to those of the Nixon administration. In many ways, he says, it makes the publication of his memoir and continued study of Vietnam increasingly relevant...