Jan Rifkinson's Reading List

TITLE		AUTHOR	NOTES
The Lion's Game	5	Nelson Demille	A great read, dialogue so wonderful that you will hear yourself laugh out loud as hard-boiled John Correy tracks a Libyan terrorist across the U.S. in this thriller novel.
Sick Puppy	5	Carol Hiaasen	A black lab, a one eyed governor, a committed environmentalist & a rhino even the score. A great romp in the ridiculous world of Carl Hiaasen.
The Talbot Odyssey	2	Nelson DeMille	A Russian Conspiracy to take over the world & the geriatric O.S.S. springs into action.
The Simple Truth	3	David Baldacci	A tangled web of intrigue centered around the Supreme Court. A bit far-fetchewd for me.
The Bridge Builder's Story	5	Howard Fast	A young, wealthy, American newlywed couple go the Germany in 1939 for their honeymoon. Life is never the same again.
Cuba	3	Stephen Coonts	A slow build that ends in a military crises between the US & post-Fidel Cuba. Exciting military operations read.
Tall Blondes	3	Lynn Sherr	Those elegant giraffes; charming
The Greatest Generation	2	Tom Brokaw	Read this especially if your parents were involved in WWII
TimeLine	2	Michael Crichton	weaving quantum physics & medieval knights
All Too Human	5	George Stephanapoulos	Canidid, personal very inside view of the goings on in the Clinton White House
A Man in Full	4	Tom Wolfe	Wonderfully descriptive, fascinating detail, story falls apart @ the end
Closed Chambers	4	Edward Lazarus	Very heavy but interesting reading about politics inside the US Supreme Court
A Civil Action	4	Jonathan Harr	An insider's look @ a personal injury lawsuit, now a pretty good movie
Angela's Ashes	5	Frank McCourt	growing up poor in Ireland - depressing & inspiring, both story & writing
Another City Not my Own	4	Dominick Dunne	The OJ Simpson Trial from a totally different perspective
Dead Even	4	Brad Meltzer	Meltzers's 2nd book: husband wife lawyers face off in court & @ home
Plum Island	5	Nelson DeMille	The adventures of a recuperating cop, a great read
Goldcoast	5	Nelson DeMille	an ironic & humorous look at wealth & murder
David Brinkley, a Memoir	4	David Brinkley	it's the twinkle in Brinkley's eye
A Good Life	5	Ben Bradlee	exuberant & respectful review of the times
Snow Falling on Cedars	5	David Guterson	murder mystery & small town prejudice
In Contempt	2	Christopher Darden	I wonder if this guy is a republican...
A Drinking Life	5	Pete Hamill	a poignant read; then think twice about alcohol
And The Sea Will Tell	2	Vincent Bugliosi	not as good as "Helter Skelter"
Lenin's Tomb	3	Dennis Remnick	the fall of communism
The Great Bridge	4	David McCullough	building the Brooklyn Bridge
The Railroad Man	1	Eric Lomax	a true story of wartime courage & cruelties
Makes Me Want To Holler	4	Nathan McCall	from criminal to reporter, "Makes Me Want to Wonder"
My War	4	Andy Rooney	if you like Andy Rooney, you'll love this account
Truman (not my Bouvier)	5	David McCullough	for historians & "Trumanites"
Primary Colors	1	Anonymous (Joe Klein)	behind the scenes in the '92 Clinton campaign
When I was Puerto Rican	4	Esmeralda Santiago	a true, personal, poignant & funny book
Clockers	3	Richard Price	even better than the movie
People Will Always Be Kind	4	Wilfred Shead	family
Ladies & Gentlemen Lenny Bruce	5	Albert Goldman	a must for those who are too young to remember
The 10th Justice	5	Brad Meltzer	a fun read, a Supreme Court mystery, with murder, friendship & a suicide
To the End of Time	4	Richard Clurman	Warner's takeover of Time, Inc., an insider's view
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love	5	Oscar Hijuelos	One Cuban family's story about coming to America, great story telling
Sylvia	4	Howard Fast	Tracking a Lost Love
Final Cut	4	Steven Bach	Movie making gone mad