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September 8, 2008

Nicole’s Boat by Allen Morgan and Jirina Marton

As a father tells his daughter a bedtime story, his lyrical words lead her on a whimsical journey “sailing away to the end of day, down the long winding river that goes to the sea.” The illustrations, charming in their child-like simplicity yet rich with detail, are washed with white, giving them a dreamlike quality. Soothing, gentle, hypnotic–a lovely bedtime book!

Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death by Rita Cosby

I was a big Anna Nicole fan before reading this book. I had heard a few stories about her darker side and bad judgment before reading this book, but I was shocked by how she was described by the author Eric Redding. Redding describes her life and personality in a very unflattering way. (…)I felt very bad for Anna Nicole from the moment I started reading to the end.
The book was written by the playboy scout Eric Redding, who discovered and represented her for a year. I think there are some bad feelings on behalf of the author. None the less, Anna has lead quite a life. The writing was OK. The imformation was interesting and some of it down right amazing. Just a little gritty for me. My impression of the sweet small town Texas girl was smashed in the first few pages. I read the whole book in 2 days. I would recomend it. Just be warned it is a sad story of a girl who has lead a hard life.

The Best of Nicole Routhier by Nicole Routhier and Martin Jacobs

This book is a Vietnamese recipe book. It contains the author’s favorite Vietnamese recipes. Many of the recipes are new, and many of them are also found within Foods of Vietnam.

Great Big Beautiful Doll: The Anna Nicole Smith Story by Eric Redding

… Eric and D’Eva Redding’s Great Big Beautiful Doll exposes the dark side of the playmate, from her humble beginnings as Vickie Lynn Hogan of Mexia, Texas to Vickie Lynn Smith, to Anna Nicole Smith, the latter name she got from Guess? Jeans president Paul Marciano. From there, Redding details someone who vulgarly flaunted sex, who was under a cloud of booze and drugs, and who wasn’t above having sex with other women in front of the authors and even her own son.

Yet there is an incident in which both sides of the story are told. It involves Maria Ceratto, a former Honduran housekeeper who claims Anna Nicole forced her to have sex with her and basically held her captive by changing the phone number and not telling her. Anna Nicole on the other hand claims it was Maria who was doing the harassing.

There’s even an entire chapter dedicated to Jay Leno’s punches on her in his monologue, mainly concerning her marriage to Marshall. Two of the funniest: “I don’t want to say he’s old, but yesterday she told him to act his age–and he died.” “She said they’re two peas in a pod. … It’s more like two cantaloupes and a prune.” Ouch and double ouch!

There are photos in the book, pictures as a child, nude ones, and a not-so-flattering police mug shot for a DWI.

So is this book credible? Well, let’s see, Redding took the Polaroids that led to Anna Nicole’s jump to fame. Both he and his wife were around her during that time, plus Anna-Nicole hasn’t sued the Reddings. And Reddings portray themselves as being simultaneously disillusioned and feeling sorry at what she’s become. To quote from the intro: “It would be easy to make fun of Anna, but we can’t. Maybe it’s a case of ‘we knew her when,’ but we did–and we liked her then.” Yet at the same time, the bio comes off as being sensationalistic and somewhat exploitative.

For Anna-Nicole Smith sycophants, this book truly trashes their idol, so don’t bother. If you totally loathe Anna Nicole, this book is ammunition for you. If you’re ambivalent about her, well, maybe it’s worth a read.

Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted by Faye D. Resnick and Mike Walker

People who thrash and despise this book fail to understand something–Faye Resnick wrote it in order to warn other women involved in violent and demoralizing relationships about what CAN happen to them if they remain in these tragic relationships. The stories about O.J.’s viciousness and cruelty toward Nicole and his ruthless manipulation of her family are (in retrospect) 100% true. I admire Ms. Resnick very much because of her courage and willingness to tell and talk about truths that many were not prepared to face or accept. This book is as real as can be and highly recommended for anyone wanting to know more about the painfully tragic relationship between Nicole and O.J. and the events that led up to this horrific double-murder.

Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith by Donna Hogan and Henrietta Tiefenthaler

“Train Wreck” is a biography written by Anna Nicole Smith’s half-sister (on her estranged biological father’s side), Donna Hogan. The book tells the life-story of world-wide sex pot, Anna Nicole as seen through her half-sister’s eyes. Ms. Hogan isn’t very flattering to Anna Nicole and I often have to wonder if she was envious of her older half-sister? I also have to question Ms. Hogan’s intentions in writing this book. The book comes out two months after Anna Nicole’s tragic death and offers very little (or no) new information. Donna Hogan was not in Anna Nicole’s life prior to her death; I read somewhere that Anna Nicole had a knack for chasing away everyone close to her. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I am certain that many people are making money off this poor woman, everyone has dollar signs in their eyes, and no one looked out for Anna’s best interest. I guess, sometimes money is thicker than blood. I hope Anna Nicole finally has the peace that was never afforded to her when she was alive.

Nicole Routhier’s Fruit Cookbook by Nicole Routhier

A friend of mine was buying this particular book for another friend as a Christmas gift. He was asking my advice, since I do far more around the kitchen than he; was it a good enough book for a fellow kitchen-dweller? Well, after a brief examination and a flip-through, I gave him the okay and snuck off to buy a copy for myself! What an incredible book!

For those of you who are visually inclined, the bad news is, there are no pictures in this book. However, that is greatly outweighed by the sheer amount of recipes, tips, and useful information. There are notes about fruits (obviously) and many more about non-fruit foods (not quite so obvious). For example, in the meats section, there is a great tip on cooking and preparing pork products.

The recipes range from original and well-found, to the similar and familiar, to the exotic and delightful, and of course the stand-by fruit recipes that are so essential (i.e. jams, jellies, spreads, and the like).

If you are a kitchen-dweller, too, or know someone who loves to cook, with or without fruit, this is a must-have. Oh, let’s be serious, this book is a must-have for any kitchen. Make no mistake, this book is loaded with facts and incredible recipes, some that will do in a pinch for quick dinners, some that can assist in preparing that Sunday feast. A superior buy and a necessary addition to any kitchen library!

Wet: True Lesbian Sex Stories by Nicole Foster

I wonder how many copies of this book has found its way under the bed of “straight” women. Hmmmm… This is definitely wetness at its hottest. I particularly liked the extra attention paid to the more aggressive lesbian. I mean how can two passive lesbians have any fun? Somebody has to take the initiative.

One more thing: nipple clamps rule!

Anna Nicole Smith: Portrait of an Icon, Signature Edition by Pol’ Atteu and Patrik Simpson

No, this book is not meant to be a long story. It’s Anna’s life in pictures. I’ve seen a lot of pictures of Anna and this book actually had a few I had never seen before. I did like this book and it took me around an hour to look at it and read the captions and short stories. If you want a long read on Anna’s life, choose something else. If you’d like a book of nice big pictures of Anna, Dannielynn and Daniel, this is the book for you. Why fuss over “gross” pictures? Did you completely miss who Anna was and what she did? Duh! Yeah!..she loved her some “manhood” and she let people know. If you don’t like that sort of thing, best to stay away from anything Anna Nicole Hope this helps some people in their decision on this book. Rest in Peace Anna!

Living with Diabetes: Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999 by Nicole Johnson

Forget everything you thought you knew about the Miss America Pageant. After reading Nicole Johnson’s Book “Living with Diabetes,” it’s clear this independent-thinking reformer immediately stepped off her pageant runway and into the trenches as a hands-on activist, lobbying for more comprehensive medical funding as well as raising both public consciousness and millions of dollars for diabetes research, forever metamorphosing public opinion along the way.

Without pandering or reverting to classic ‘pageant Pollyannaism,’ Nicole honestly and openly weaves a theme of conviction, hope and often painful realism. Particularly gratifying was how she consistently overcame obstacles and utilized the Miss America crown as a means to achieve diverse objectives as opposed to the title being the ultimate objective unto itself.

There she it…advocate, nonconformist, scholar, survivor. While perhaps altering the ‘perfect ideal’ of the Miss America dream, by giving the reader the opportunity to walk in her footsteps, Nicole conveys a sense of what the ‘job’ of Miss America is realistically like, made more complex by her constant struggle with an all too often debilitating disease.

Explaining, in easy to comprehend layperson’s terms, the symptoms, causes, effects and potential cures for diabetes, Nicole provides an invaluable and potentially lifesaving public service in a format that is both sincere and heartwarming.

“Living with Diabetes” is classic American autobiography at its finest–candid, funny, introspective and inspiring–and is destined to become the great American success story of this decade.

Nicole Kidman (Vintage) by David Thomson

It’s always difficult to write a current bio of a famous personality as there seems to be breaking news on an almost daily basis. Case in point - the arresting bio of Nicole Kidman by David Thomson. The world recently learned that the mega star and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child. That may be the only detail overlooked in this in depth study, and that omission was only due to time constraints.

Thomson who has taught film studies at Dartmouth College and is on the selection committee for the New York Film Festival is an astute observer of cinema and all its ramifications. Thus, he brings an added dimension to this particular book in which he explores the influence of film on the observers, saying “….acting and being at the movies are mirror images.” So, while his book is most definitely about acting and Nicole Kidman, it is also about “what happens to anyone beholding an actress.”

Before launching into a description of Kidman’s life and films, the author describes how he sees the actress today. Noting that there are thousands upon thousands of hits on the mouse every day from those who want to know more about Kidman, he says that she has lived up to the celebrity demand of being on public display whether she is posing for upscale perfume ads, sitting for countless glossy covers, or dropping ” her clothes if only to air out that elegant Australian body.” In later years he envisions her as being rather like Katharine Hepburn, a proud older woman, a mistress of her craft.

Meanwhile, Kidman is in her prime and Thomson takes an expansive look at her films to date beginning with a TV movie for children in 1983 to Birth, The Stepford Wives and The Interpreter, which he calls “three duds in a row” - a fate to be avoided at all costs. Nonetheless, she prevails.

Thomson’s book is both intriguing and a scholarly analysis - it is always fascinating.

Highly recommended.

Raging Heart: The Intimate Story of the Tragic Marriage of O.J. and Nicole Brown Simpson by Sheila Weller

I just read this book. I had already read Faye’s book after the trial, then I just read OJ’s If I did it book, I then re read Fayes and now this one. Its really a great compilation seeing everything fit together.

I really like a lot of the backdrop and various accounts on stories, more detail to stories already told or some that I never knew.

Such as Nicoles Breasts being slashed not being mentioned, or that Nicole kept Dr. Susans Forwards Obsessive Love Book around the home and met with her twice for counsel on her situation.

Accounts from various friends in their lives and Nicoles own family, this one has more bio on Nicoles life and family as a child and up until OJ entered the picture.

You can see where a woman was trapped by control, by expectations from friends and family, by lack of help from the police the numerous times she phoned them.

How Nicole had a mixed up sense of Love with OJ, and how young she was when she met him(how she came home with her pants torn and held them shut after their first date) He tore them to have sex with her.

Nicole was truly formed as a teen and was now trying to find her own identity but also deal with the insanity that was OJ. A quote in the book I think sums it up….

“It was precisely that charm, alternating with rage, precisely that Jekyll-Hyde quality, Dr. Forward explained to Nicole made OJ so dangerously hard to deal with. As she observed: “The switching from charm to rage leaves you totally off balance. Everything thats right on Monday is wrong on Tuesday. So your always watching- your on emotional alert all the time.”

I recommend this book if you devour info on this case! And a good book for those dealing with Domestic Violence because you can see Nicoles back and forthness on trying to reconcile vs getting him out of her life, she never really could get him away.

Awakening the Virgin by Nicole Foster

This book is exactly what the title says, a collection of short stories about first time lesbian experiences. The stories are written by women, usually in the first person, and are filled with flowery imagery. This title takes a deep look, mostly through repetition, at the sensual and emotional sides of lesbianism.

Each story left me with a sense of admiration and respect for the virgins at the leaps of faith they made in order to live out their first experience. Certainly in light of the social taboo and potential rejection a journey into homosexuality has the potential to be a devastating occurrence. The women all know this but follow their hearts into relationships to intensely rewarding ends.

This book allowed me a window into my own wife’s past as an experimental teenager. I thought it was amazing how closely her story mirrored some of the stories in this book. I would recommend this collection to anyone who thinks they are a lesbian or anyone who is in a relationship with a lesbian/past lesbian.

One last note of warning, this is not a hardcore/pornographic novel; if you are looking for something like that I would recommend “Penthouse Forum” magazines.

Killing Time: The First Full Investigation into the Unsolved Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman by Donald Freed and Raymond P. Briggs

This book was written after the media circus came to a close. The authors do a great job of starting with a timeline based on eyewitness and earwitness accounts. I believe that they did get a close “fix” on the time of death.

This book sheds a lot of light on the investigation and prosecution of the crime. It’s hard to fathom why a forensics team wasn’t called to the crime scene a lot sooner! The impression one gets from the book is that the prosecution had their killer in O.J. Simpson and any evidence or witness that didn’t fit this theory were discounted. The two things that helped immensely in Simpson’s aquittal were the gloves that didn’t fit and the timeline. “The Source” in law enforcement is quoted throughout the book. This source gives some insight into the police and prosecutors’ mistakes,shortcomings and strategy.

The theory that Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman were confronted rather than ambushed makes a lot of sense in light of the physical evidence.
Another aspect of the murders was the use of two knives likely by two killers. It also makes sense that the victims were moved around at knife-point.

The “Leads to Pursue” section was very good. Among the interesting points-
A 14 year old boy who claims that he saw three Caucasion men in the alley near Nicole’s house at 10:30 PM. This was very close to the time of the murders.
A waiter friend of Ron Goldman’s from Mezzaluna was mudered shortly before he was.
Nicole may have believed that she was pregnant.

The lifestyle of the victims may have had a connection to the killings.
Could the murders have been related to narcotics? Faye Resnick? Or motivated by jealousy?

After reading this book I am convinced that the case could have been investigated better. There are a multitude of scenarios that should have been investigated. I recommend the book as an unbiased investigation into the murders. The authors don’t arrive at a verdict,that’s left to the reader to determine after assessing the facts in the book.

Kato Kaelin: The Whole Truth : The Real Story of O.J., Nicole, and Kato by Marc Eliot

This book originally was a collaboration between Kato Kaelin and the author. Eventually the two men had their differences and this book was issued without Kato’s approval. Also, the book came out in 1995 before the verdict was reached in the criminal trial. Mr. Eliot does a good job of demonstrating how Kato when questioned by Marcia Clark gave a much different version of reality than he did to the author. Fear, gratitude to O.J. and self promotion appear to have won the day with Kato.

This book has much information which is not common knowledge. From this book a person gets a much more accurate view of life with Kato, O.J. and Nicole than press reports provided. Nicole’s day to day life is portrayed and her various likes and dislikes. Kato’s life with O.J. is also shown. Kato accompanying O.J. to film shoots, football games and other activities is documented. Various confessions of both Simpsons to Kato are recorded here. Some information is given about each of the four Simpson children. In short, if one is looking for little known personal information about the Simpsons and Kato, this book provides it.

Beyond Cellulite: Nicole Ronsard’s Ultimate Strategy to Slim, Firm and Reshape Your Lower Body by Nicole Ronsard

I’ve dabbled occasionally with Nicole Ronsard’s philosophy for over 20 years but didn’t take her approach seriously until now. Something to do with turning 50. I wanted to be in shape again. Walking five times a week helped a little but still didn’t get rid of my riding thighs, lumpy legs, and thick knees. The cellulite was beginning to appear on my stomach also. At 5′10″ and 165 lbs I didn’t look overweight but after the first 6 weeks of following her plan I lost 14 lbs. My legs and rear end are sleeker, pants fit better and I am able to wear shorts without embarrasment. My knees are thinner, I look healthy and feel great! To those people who tell you that you can’t lose cellulite, they are wrong. If you follow this plan you can show them it really can be done. Then you can reap the rewards of feeling great and knowing you look great! Good luck !

Nicole Kidman: The Biography by Lucy Ellis and Bryony Sutherland

I have been following Nicole’s career for a while and have always been fascinated by the fact that she breaks all the rules and goes for quirky arty films rather than surefire box office hits. Unlike other reviewers here, I think this biography put those desires into context with her struggle as being labelled Mrs Tom Cruise and the break up of her marriage.
I found it a really interesting read with some different takes on the usual stories. There were also some great tales from her early days back in Australia which I have never heard before. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to know a bit more about this wonderful actress and mother.

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