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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT (St. Martin's) "I had more consecutive hit records than the Beatles or Elvis Presley," crows Eddie Fisher in his new memoir, co-written with David Fisher (no relation). "I had 65,000 fan clubs and the most widely broadcast program on television and radio." Still, Fisher is most remembered as a husband--first to Debbie Reynolds, then to Elizabeth Taylor, then to Connie Stevens. When he left Reynolds for Taylor, it was a national scandal; when Liz left him for Richard Burton, it was an international ruckus. Yet Fisher, now on his fourth marriage, never...
...head and shoulders above the water so people could see her. She proceeded to do just that, through innumerable hydro-musicals in the '40s and '50s as well as in her personal life, where she seemed to have a knack for choosing the wrong man. Now, in her engaging memoir, co-written with Digby Diehl, she recalls her life as a star at MGM alongside such legends as Clark Gable, Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Williams, always sassy, proves herself to be a daring memoirist. She tells of being raped repeatedly by a foster brother, being pawed by half...
...games and meets eccentric computer-virus writers and fellow Net addicts. Along the way, he discovers that experience is equally "real," whether online or in the flesh. While the blurring of reality and illusion is not a new theme, Sinha's rich narrative and thoughtful observations propel this engaging memoir...
...Souls Michael Patrick MacDonald's gritty, vivid memoir of growing up Irish and poor in South Boston
Faith of My Fathers is ostensibly a three-generation family memoir, the story not just of McCain but also of his father and grandfather, both of whom were four-star admirals. But McCain is the subject. Co-written by Mark Salter, the Senator's longtime aide, the book portrays a rebellious youth who reveres his family's military tradition but chafes against authority. As a child, McCain displays a petulance that leads him, when angry, to hold his breath until he blacks out. As a student, McCain recounts, "I grew more determined to assert my crude individualism." At the Naval...