Shirley MacLaine is one of my favorite movie stars and also one of my favorite writers. You can check out another blog about her films in our Movie section. Here I’m concentrating on her memoirs....

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If you want a fun “beach read” even if you favor fiction over nonfiction, this new biography of the most famous movie star of all time is a great choice. Elizabeth is over 500 pages long, so you’ll...

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This reviewer loved The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls--who is now a gossip columnist for MSNBC.  Who knows if it's all true but it's a great story about a very unconventional childhood. ... ...

Check out Makeovers at the Beauty Counter of Happiness by Ilene Beckerman

I could read this book one hundred times and still always smile at the witty comments, appreciate the cultural insight, get... ...