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Greg Barlin
Dec 25, 20244 min read
Open
★★★★★ Among the best autobiographies I have read, Andre Agassi shares an honest account in vivid detail of his life in tennis (and beyond).
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Greg Barlin
Dec 15, 20244 min read
All the Worst Humans
★★★★☆ A memoir that exposes the role of PR firms in our news cycle and the ways they manipulate information to support their wealthy clients
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Greg Barlin
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
★★★★☆ A glimpse into one of the more spontaneous people on the planet, who balances that spontaneity with a fierce determination and will.
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Greg Barlin
Oct 16, 20248 min read
The Top 50 Books of the Last 5 Years
Inspired by an underwhelming list from Goodreads, this counts down a far superior list of the Top 50 books of the last 5 years (2020-2024).
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Greg Barlin
Sep 21, 20243 min read
The Storyteller
★★★★★ Dave Grohl -- former drummer for Nirvana, and founding member of the Foo Fighters -- shares stories of his life in rock in this memoir
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Greg Barlin
Dec 23, 202314 min read
The Best Books of 2023
A running tally of my "Best Books of 2023", updated each time I finish a book throughout the year.
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Greg Barlin
Dec 3, 20232 min read
The Woman In Me
★★★☆☆ A memoir of a life lived in the public eye, but it fails to add enough depth to those public moments that we already know so well.
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Greg Barlin
Nov 20, 20233 min read
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
★★★☆☆ The semi-autobiographical account of the author's childhood, focused on him leaving the reservation to attend a white high school.
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Greg Barlin
Nov 18, 20234 min read
Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond
★★★★★ An honest autobiographical account of a showbiz life, infused with humor, self-deprecation and a joie de vivre oozing from every page.
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Greg Barlin
May 3, 20234 min read
Solito
★★★★☆ Zamora's memoir of immigrating from El Salvador to the U.S. as a 9-year-old is compelling but lacks some deeper emotional connections.
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Greg Barlin
Feb 25, 20233 min read
B.F.F.
★★★★★ Following up her excellent debut Group, Tate returns with another memoir, this time focusing on her struggles with female friendship.
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Greg Barlin
Jan 1, 20234 min read
The Best Books of 2022 (#20-#11), plus the "Naughty List" of books to avoid
Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...
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Greg Barlin
Jan 11, 20212 min read
The #5 Best Book of 2020: Group
★★★★★ When author Christie Tate hits rock bottom, she decides to try a radical form of group therapy, where everything is NOT confidential.
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