Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger, Sam Wasson
Extracts from hundreds of Interviews by the American Film Institute. Great coverage of the Studio System especially. 4/5
Maigret and the Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon.
In the 6th Maigret Book. The leading citizens of a village are being attacked. Maigret must determine why and by whom. 3/5
Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age by Chris Petty
An account of the US Rocket Plane programs including the X-1 and X-15. Emphasizes the people, politics and stories 4/5
My Rating System
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70% of books I read
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
