Cold War Kid, a memoir by Tom Hanley, is an amazing book about life in the Cold War era, which is rib ticklingly funny and a very different read. Hanley, an accomplished writer, has managed to make a rather dry topic funny and interesting with...

When an author claims that his or her book is funny, inwardly my eyes are rolling. Most people don't have the chops to be either stand-up comics or humorous authors. I am amazed and delighted to introduce readers to Vicki Lesage and her collection of...

First off, it was the book title that caught my eye: Chickens Eat Pasta made me chuckle. What a clever and humorous title. Inventive too. Then how the author, Clare Pedrick, became interested in moving to Italy intrigued me even further. Imagine being intrigued enough...

I thought Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad by Ann K. Howley was hilarious. Howley tells tales of her upbringing with her deeply religious parents. Then she later explains how all her good deeds seem to go bad. After reading Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone...

Coming to Las Vegas by Carolyn V. Hamilton is the story of a girl who, hooked on the idea of adventure, joins The Las Vegas International Circus, with her friend Del and a trailer. “This may not be a very intellectually stimulating place to live,...

Courage is Fire, and Bullying is Smoke by Amy Sprague is a heartfelt, courageous testimonial of personal experience and an urgent call for a unified stand against and pro-active prevention of bullying. Amy Sprague’s story has common threads with the experiences of many who have...

Cuba, Adios: A Young Man's Journey to Freedom by Lorenzo Pablo Martinez is a heartwarming memoir that revolves around the author's life story. Lorenzo Pablo Martinez was one of the kids who was airlifted to escape the communist regime of Castro. It came to be...

Cutting the Soul by Theresa Larsen is a memoir that chronicles her son’s battle with mental illness. One day, Matthew comes to her with a cut on his hand, explaining it as an accident when he was messing around with a pocket knife. However, Theresa...

Caskets from Costco by Kelly Wilson is an interesting read. The book filled me with a whole mixture of emotions while reading it. The book is funny but sad at times. It also makes you want to hug the author while slapping the people around...

Crossing the Date Line: Adventures of a Traveling Geologist by John Sollo is the true story of one man’s amazing career travelling the world as a geologist. From Algeria to Alaska and New Zealand to Papua New Guinea, his incredible experiences in fifteen countries are...