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Review of The Last Chapter

November 29th, 2009 No comments
The Last Chapter: Gene Amole on Dying

Gene Amole is THE fatherly/grandfatherly character of all our lives. This book should speak to anyone whose parents came of age during the Greatest Generation. Gene (Frank, as my parents knew him) was the daily columnist for the Denver newspapers for decades. His signature was a one-word opening that certainly summed up the content of [...]

Review of John Denver and Me

November 11th, 2009 No comments
John Denver and Me

Don’t go slumming in this woman’s autobiography and her accidental encounter with John Denver and a one night stand.It certainly isn’t a balanced perspective of anyone. All of us have challenges and if you are a fan of John Denver, you are aware of his. Out of respect for his family, his children and Annie, [...]

Review of John Denver: Mother Nature’s Son

November 8th, 2009 No comments
John Denver: Mother Nature

I was saddened to discover that the so-called biographer of one of this century’s most beloved artists, entertainers, conservationists, andhumanists couldn’t marshall a more formidable effort on behalf of JohnDenver. Why undertake a project like this with such misgivings and such alack of appreciation for who Denver was, how much he personallycontributed, or how deeply [...]