5 comments about Sam Walton: Made in America.

1. This book is an inspiring all-american success story of Sam Walton and his global Wal-mart empire. Sam chronicles his days as a small town merchant all the way to when the company did $45 billion dollars in the early 90's with testimnoials and insights by wal-mart associates, family and friends. Sam is brilliant yet modest and this makes this book a really good read. I expected to read a different story but ended up uncovering the tale of a man who refused to stop ever thinking of the customer. His obsession with keeping the customer happy is the secret and the means are eye-opening. Overall this book is one of the important business books I've read. It has inspired me in so many ways. Retail the walmart way is cruel yet fascinating!



2. Sam Walton was one of the worst things to happen to America. It's a monopoly. It destroys communities.



3. I have worked in retail and competed with Wal Mart. Although I don't shop at Wal Mart often, Sam Walton's story is a unique American story of a man that went from poverty to wealth. His stores have always been competitive with most of the other discount stores in our area. This book is the story of his rise to success through the discount store concept. This book is written in Sam's folksy style. He explains his concepts on management and business through this book.
   
   Sam shows his workaholic style created a unique American corporation. I doubt few companies expect as much as Wal Mart. Long hours, weekend work, and holidays are expected. I wonder how much time Sam spent with his family during this time when Wal Mart expanded. The respect for the value of a dollar, small town America, and work all resonate in this book.
   
   There are some things I don't completely agree with. Unions have protected the working people in this country, but Sam has strongly resisted there representation in his stores. Sam's associates are for the most part low paid workers struggling to get by. Perhaps some have made it rich, but most haven't.
   
   This is a unique story of one man's success in the discount store business. Walton revolutionized this industry. His ideas created value to both shoppers, shareholders, and stakeholders.



4. An excellent, honest account of how a business grew from nothing to being the world's largest retailer. How it grew so successful that it helped shape America - for good or for bad. Walton's view on that is hard to dispute: customers wanted low prices, and that's what Wal-Mart was able to provide them. His take on labour policy (such as the notoriously low wages at Wal-Mart) was quite disarmingly frank, from a person who was unashamedly frugal by nature. An honourable man who never let the extreme wealth go to his head. Quite inspirational. JK



5. Excellent book on Sam Walton. I don't believe that WalMart has the same ideals today, but it sure started off on the right foot... Congrats Sam on an excellent business plan and visionary management style.

5 comments about Teammates, The.

1. The late David Halberstam's insightful baseball writing has been a boon for fans with long memories. There are more of them attached to this odd American sport than any other. A penchant for statistics and scars that never heal are practically the calling card of those of us who are drawn, inexorably, to the diamonds with every new Spring.
   
   This 2003 tribute to four skinny kids on the 1946 Boston Red Sox is not so much about the game as about the uncommon friendship that linked four of its iconic players. Halberstam has helped us to understand the grace that made Bobby Doer a lifetime interpreter of the gifted, irascible, and troubled Ted Williams; about the fealty to the sports unwritten rules that moved Johnny Pesky to accept the blame for a ball he never held (at least according to Halberstam's reconstruction) until ten years after the true culprit had gone to his grave; and about the tragedy of a season that came so close to glory but ended up heralding a generation (these are short in baseball time) of mediocrity in the precursor of what we have come to know as Red Sox Nation.
   
   Halberstam tells the story with an instinct for the game's heroic rhythms, most of which pass unnoticed by all but the most committed observers. He skirts the edge of hagiography by taking Doerr's, Dimaggio's, and Pesky's 'lite' version of the book's dying, central figure as accurate description. This is what friends do for friends. Halberstam almost does it too, but pulls out before falling prey to the understandable urge to see whether a porcelain saint might just be constructed from Williams' legacy.
   
   Alas, it cannot.
   
   That friends, sometimes, stick together in the way these four teammates did--and do, those who survive--is a larger story than baseball. Yet in the telling of it, Halberstam has illuminated the game as well.
   
   We are the better for it on both counts.



2. Admittedly, I'm a huge Yankee fan. But beyond that, I'm a baseball fan, and Halberstam does a great job of getting me to feel in my heart for this great group of guys and the relationships they had with each other. He takes you through the major milestones of their careers and relationships and makes you feel like you're one of the boys and share in their joys and hardships. If you're not a fan of baseball and brotherhood, then you won't enjoy this book. But if you are, you won't be able to put it down.



3. I read this book on the recommendation of a client and was impressed! Halberstam does an excellent job of weaving the tale of four teammates forever bound by baseball, Boston, and their friendship. Each has his own story and personality from the larger-than-life Ted Williams to the reserved Bobby Doerr all revealed with masterful writing. A must read for any Red Sox or baseball fan. Because of the masterful writing I will be reading more of David Halberstam.
   October 1964
   Summer of '49 (P.S.)
   The Best and the Brightest



4. There's a good bit of information in this book. But I just did not perceive that the author effectively conveyed the "magic" that the story seemed to promise. I came away feeling like I had some more facts about these players but just none of the 'warm and fuzzy' that I expected.



5. This brief but excellent book covers a lot of ground. It is a fine baseball book that follows the lives of its four main characters from their humble roots through their shared baseball careers and into their post baseball lives. Along the way, the reader learns a lot about how baseball worked during simpler times both at the minor and major league levels.
   
   But it is much more. Among other things, Halberstam examines immigrant culture in America, friendship, success, love and aging. He also tells a lot of really entertaining stories including the Williams lunch with Tip o'Neil, the infamous tarpon fishing trip and the Red Sox/Cardinals World Series. The parallels between Williams and Joe Dimaggio were also interesting.
   
   Ted Williams' "cantankerous" personality is a featured element of this story. As the book progresses, Pesky, Dimaggio and Doerr are presented as truly wonderful human beings (and there is no reason to believe that they are not). It is difficult to imagine what attracted them to Williams, but they clearly were all great friends with Williams as the glue. Despite his well known personality flaws, Williams clearly had some excellent qualities. Halberstam chronicles both sides of the Williams personality and leaves the reader with an overall positive feeling toward him.
   
   This is an entertaining and meaningful story that is more about life and friendship than baseball. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hated to see it end.

5 comments about Not Without My Daughter.

1. A very boring story about a seemingly very vengeful woman. We all make mistakes in life, and try to learn from it. But Betty Mahmoody is making money out of it but making up a story in which potrayes herself as the victim. I watched this woman complaining on the Dr. Phil show recently, still sobbing and feeling sorry for herself and at the same time promoting her book and trying to squeeze the last couple of bucks out of her story.
   Thanks to the Finish documentary `Without my daughter' which shows us what really happened we now know that this book is just one big lie.
   Maybe they don't show you these documentaries in the US, I'm sure your government would like you to believe that all women are suppressed in countries like Iran.
   Do not buy this book, don't buy the DVD. Dishonesty should not be rewarded.
   
   Herman, Europe



2. There is no doubt in my mind that the experience Mrs. Mahmoody has had, if one can describe that as an ''experience'' has been rather an unpleasant one. As others have pointed it it is also surprising that she has opted to travel to Iran in one of its most shacky moments, during the middle of the war between Iraq-Iran. Also, it seems that Mrs. Mahmoody was not completely out of guard to this, as she herself describes in the book that the trip was made at a moment before which there had been many struggles between her and Mr. Mahmoody, hence it seems their relation was not completely right even before the trip, well... false promises and hopes she accepts to travel to Iran to please her husband.
   
   The experiences she describes must have been very difficult, she is beaten, treated like nothing, nobody helps her or listens to her, as it seems every body is scared and tries to stay away. I completely must disagree with the way she pictures Iran and the society, about the hygiene issue particularly how she describes the food and the people in the family as being completely unclean, yes it's possible that she was not so lucky and the people she had to live with were not clean, but this can not be fitted to the society entirely, neither can it be fitted to any other society, it just seems these particular people seemed rather uncareful in this matter, though when one reads the book with no previous Eastern experience one might think that ''this is how life is over there'' I could not disagree more.
   
   Also, she describes how ''horrible'' the life is in Iran, due to its restrictions and so on. I think this is rather completely another story, and do not take for granted what she says, I have met Iranian people and have had Iranian friends and I think it's better to read further on this matter. The book is nice in my opinion, I admire the courage of Mrs. Mahmoody in her struggle to protect her child, nevertheless I do believe that the descriptions of many things in this book have been emotionally affected by her terrible experience, which may be in a way understandable, had things gone right for her and her husband perhaps she would not have described life as being ''so terrible'' in Iran, I am not sure but a pleasant read in any case.



3. When I was in high school, a friend of mine recommended "Not Without My Daughter." Twenty years later, I finally got around to reading it. I wish that friend were still in my life to discuss the book with. I recall her saying she stayed up all night, unable to put the book down, and I had much the same reaction. It is a riveting tale of domestic abuse and a harrowing escape, occuring in Tehran in 1984. Yes, there were moments that made me squirm because Betty Mahmoody seemed like a spoiled American making sweeping generalizations about a culture she had little time to experience, but the story overall is a compelling one.
   
   I recommend the book highly, with reservations. I also read "Persepolis" recently and that provided a much needed counterpoint to Mahmoody's biases. It is essential to consider more than one person's experiences. Not everyone in Iran is like the family she married into. That said, this is a compelling story and one worth knowing about.



4. Take all the figures in this painting(The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827 Fine Art Stretched Canvas Poster Print by Eugene Delacroix, 22x17) and dress them up as modern Iranians.
   
   You would get this book.



5. Great story but I am going to recommend Detained Differencesby J. Robert Rowe in conjunction with this novel

5 comments about Looking for Gatsby: My Life.

1. Being a long-time fan of Miss Dunaway, I bought this the day it was released and read it straight through when I got home. Frankly, I wasn't expecting much. I always got the impression she has no sense of humor, particularly about herself. I also figured she was writing this for the money, and it would be a typical take-the-money-and-run, say-nothing bland autobiography like most of the other celebrity junk that's out there. Boy was I wrong! While Miss Dunaway is certainly a very serious person, the book was pretty candid, the good and the bad, covering topics I didn't think she'd cover much like Mommie Dearest, Marcello Mastriani, her two marriages, etc. She covers it all pretty thoroughly and candidly. While this book is certainly not a "tell-all" or at the Shelley Winters level (thank goodness), it's pretty thorough. She also covers a lot of her early career, college, and her growing up in rural Florida, a lot of information you can't get from magazine articles or prior media materials about her. It was very, very well done, well written, and is obviously must-read material for any fan or someone interested in the premier actresses of her generation. You won't be disappointed. It also has some great photographs in the center section, and Terry O'Neill did the cover. Great stuff!



2. Not knowing quite what to expect, I was happy to read a very warm, candid story by an actor whose work I admire a great deal. As Dunaway told her story, I could not help but think that her body of work would stand side by side with those actors of her generation who are so glorified -- Beatty, Nicholson, et. al. That she is not appreciated in the same way as those actors explains her vulnerability all the more. After reading this book, I would definitely have her over for dinner.



3. With startling honesty, Dunaway intimately details her fascinating life. The book does lapse into mild self-indulgence at times, but her introspection reveals an interesting mind. Her fierce determination and dedication is vividly depicted, hinting at the price she paid for stardom, as well as painting an interesting portrait of what it is to be a female actor of her calibre and over fifty in Hollywood today.



4. First of all, let me say that as "celebrity biographies" go, this is one of the better ones. Rather than produce a mere catalogue of people, places, and events, Faye Dunaway gives her readers impressionistic peeks into her life; her words are used like water-colored pastels to create a pleasing but not too controversial work. Although she overemphasizes pop-psychology explanations, Faye Dunaway still manages to bring her readers closer to Faye Dunaway the Woman and the Actress while chipping away at Faye Dunaway the Icon. It's a nice compliment to her work on film.



5. Faye Dunaway, a terrific actress, should, as they say, not quit her day job. Her book is poorly written and redundant, redundant, redundant! A superb technician on the stage, she paradoxically has a room-temperature IQ, to judge from this memoir. And her accounts of some parts of her life, such as the filming of Roman Polanski's Chinatown, are self-serving. It's too bad we never get beneath the veneer in this boring read.

5 comments about Waylon: An Autobiography.

1. A great read! Written in the legend's own words. Worthy of a spot on your coffee table.



2. Jennings is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of country music, and his autobiography goes a long way to explaining how he got there. Most revealing is the incredible string of mentors who helped fashion Jennings' career, both as an artist and as a businessman, the generosity with which he gives credit to others, and the bidirectional fluidity between his private and artistic lives. Jennings writes openly about both the good and the bad in his life, and is unsparing of himself in describing his problematic early marriages and womanizing, extensive drug taking, and legendary beefs with those who stood in the way of his artistic visions.
   
   The book begins slowly with the requisite description of Jennings' childhood, but picks up as he turns into a teenager. His early association with Buddy Holly is extraordinary, both for his service as protégé to one of rock 'n' roll's early architects, and for the sophistication with which the 20-something Holly tutored his charge. Many of Jennings later run-ins with Nashville can be traced back to career advice he received from Holly. Jennings' descriptions of his early years as a performer in Tucson are vivid, as are his associations with Bobby Bare, Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Jack Clement, each a seminal figure in Jennings' development. His move to Nashville offers up terrific details of great songwriters with whom Jennings crossed paths at the Boar's Nest, Harlan Howard's office and various bars, lounges and clubs. His portrait of Chet Atkins remains sympathetic, even as their relationship moved from hero worship to adversaries. Jennings convincingly explains that transition as a combination of and the individualist rock 'n' roll inspired ambitions first planted in him by Holly and the effects of Jennings' drug abuse.
   
   Unlike the "Outlaw" press packages that suggest Jennings got fed up and broke free all at once, he describes a dissatisfaction with Nashville that grew in bits and pieces. Nashville's tight-knit, in-bred business world left artists starving on the road, while the insular major label promotion staffs in Los Angeles and New York ignored their country music counterparts. Worse yet for a road warrior (and early rock 'n' roller) like Jennings, the labels insisted he record with studio hands that had no grit and couldn't swing. After giving Nashville their shot at making him a star, he grew estranged by its limits and his lack of success, and after Atkins saddled him with less sympathetic producers, he launched a successful battle for artistic freedom.
   
   Jennings describes how a canny New York lawyer (Neil Reshen) helped him break free of Nashville's constraints (both artistically and financially), and how a fraternity of like-minded musicians, including Tompall Glaser, Shel Silverstein, Kinky Friedman, Guy Clark and Jimmy Bowen developed an alternate way doing things at Glaser's Hillbilly Central studio. Jennings and his co-writer do a good job of pulling the early threads through the story, giving the reader a sense of why things happened, in addition to what happened. There are some terrifically insightful passages on touring, such as "the shows become stop-overs, the highway is where you spend most of your time. In transit. In transition." Jennings shows uncommon introspection about his career and his relationship to his audience and fans, and though his recitations on drug use get repetitious, they provide the set-up for his eventual recovery. A few writerly turns suggest the hand of Lenny Kaye, but most of this autobiography sounds like Jennings.
   
   A few redundant passages would have benefited from tighter copy editing, but overall this is a compelling and informative read that will magnify any fan's appreciation of Jennings' work. 4/1-2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]



3. This is a pretty good account written by the man himself. It covers Waylons days on the farm growing up, his short time with Buddy Holly, his career long battle with pills/drugs on the way to becoming a country legend, and his life after he kicked the habit by staying out in the desert for a month. This book is written by Waylon so the way he talks/writes is a reflection of the way that he actually talked and rembered things so the account can get a little confusing when the down home country accent bleeds through, also somtimes the narrative can jump decades and back in the same paragraph. That was my only complaint with this book. It does give good insight on how Waylon and the rest of the outlaws changed how country music sounded and how Waylon had to fight to get a fair contract that he could live with. If your interested in his music or how that era helped shape today's country music give it a read.
   m.a.c



4. A good view of Waylon with the usual flaws inherent in any autobiography. I attended one of his performances, after he cleaned up by the way, and he was really bad with the audience. He chose to ignore us all and performed as though it was an empty house and he was bored to death. I was disapointed,of course, but I like his music. The book is a good inside look at Country music in the 60's and 70's and if for no other reason it's worth reading. His opinion of the CMA is great. (I heard a popular Country singer of that era call it the Country Money Association). Waylon was certainly responsible to some degree for the increasing popularity of Country music in those two decades. While he comes off as a bit too enthused about himself and his place in Country music at times, it must be remembered that he had a big influence on the music and will continue to have as time goes on. He is like Johnny Cash in that regard. Both had Rockabilly roots and it shows in their music. They both had their own style yet they weren't stylists as most of the over produced singers of this generation. Others will be famous for being who they are. Willie is a good example. Willie will always be famous for being Willie. Where as Waylon, like Cash, was an innovator and will be historically important as time goes on. A good book.



5. Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to Richie Valens in that fateful plane crash that claimed the lives of Valens, Buddy Holly and the big Bopper. It would not be the last time he skirted death. A fact filled and story filled book that reads like a Waylon Jennings song filled with bravado, heart and longing. One of the original "outlaws" of country music Waylon was above all else his own man and along with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson formed the legendary "Highwaymen". This temperamental artist tells of his many travails with his personal demons and the love of his life, Jessi Colter. Good stuff.

5 comments about Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World.

1. This is a great book. It is perfect for teenagers, young adults, book groups, church groups, and - really - almost anyone. We don't have to BE Paul Farmer, but if we each do our small part to change the world, it will be so much better. Read this book; it will change your life!



2. Great book, second time reading it. It is a must read if you care about justice and want to see what others have done to come against it.



3. I love Tracy Kidder's books and this is one of the most uplifting and ispirational on my all-time favorite list!



4. Paul Farmer is to Haiti what Greg Mortenson is to Pakistan. These are the people who best represent the American citizens to the world and I'm sure there are so many out there who do great sacrifice in their personal lives to help others. Besides being a well-told story of the needs of Haitians, it clearly identifies the problems of treating drug resistant Tuberculosis in other parts of the world as well. Well worth reading! This would be a great book group selection: informative, inspiring and memorable.



5. I found this story very inspiring. Few can do as Dr. Farmer has done--he is amazing. This should be required reading for every high school student, in fact, for everyone!

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1 comments about The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocust.

1. The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust is an unabridged audiobook detailing the true story of an intelligent Jewish law student who was forced into a slave labor camp during the genocidal horrors of World War II. To survive, Edith hahn Beer had to adopt the identity of a Christian friend and hide. A Nazi Party member fell in love with Edith and helped her remain concealed throughout the war. Edith's story is now documented in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. A profound and unforgettable true story, The Nazi Officer's Wife is deftly narrated by Barbara Rosenblat. 6 cassettes, approximately 9 hours.

5 comments about Are You Somebody? The A Memoir of a Dublin Woman.

1. This is a book every woman should read. It is an excellent historical account of the difference between generations of families. It is a deep revelation about family relationships.
   For young women, especially, who have lives not so different from their mothers should make this a must read. It is a very personal history of what it was like to live through the women's movement.



2. I heard an interview with the author and decided she was quite an interesting individual. Although this book has received many over-the-top reviews, I was disappointed. The book has sections which are long lists of people she met, worked with, or admired. But often she provides no information about the individual. She clearly accomplished a great deal but how? There is a tone of self-pity throughout the text and she seems loathe to give people, including herself, credit for their achievements. Very Irish that way.



3. This was a slow read for me; I had to force myself to pick it up each night. I found the writing fragmented with references to many people (particularly writers) I had never heard of. The subtitle "An accidental memoir" is fitting becomes the book seems to be constructed of disjoint notes and memories (many involving drinking). A recurring theme is Faolain's disappointment with her parents' behavior (particularly her mother's alcoholism). I felt that Faolain was a bit self pitying (which she acknowledges in the book). It wasn't until the end when she discusses her surprise at being alone and her loneliness that I became more engaged in her story. Until that point, Faolain's story was a whirlwind of working, drinking, and traveling interwoven with criticisms of her parents. I am surprised that this book was a best seller and I wonder what I am missing.



4. I am astonished at the 5 star reviews for this book. Pay attention to what other readers are saying. I read this book because it was our book club selection of the month. Out of many years in book club, this was the worst book we have read. I am writing this review so others may be spared by the glowing marks of 'professional' reviewers.
   
   It's difficult to describe how rampant the name-dropping was in this book. There were parts of the book in which 10 or more names would appear per page for dozens of pages. I don't care if the names are notable authors, it's boring to read lists of names! This was not writing, this was 'list making'.
   
   The book couldn't hold a theme for more than a couple sentences. (spoilers next)... The author has a miscarriage, which gets just 2 or 3 sentences of attention. The author is raped. Apparently something as life shattering as that gets only a brief mention as well. There are many traumatic and life-changing events that are barely explored in the book, because the look is too busy name-dropping every person she has met.
   
   This memoir should have been exciting, it should have been a great book. What an amazing life she has led, against tragedy and great odds. Yet somehow she manages to make this story sound boring.
   
   An interesting development is the 'Afterward' after the book has ended. It's so well written you can't help but wonder if it was done by the same author? The first 20 pages and the Afterward of this book are great, the 200 pages in the middle are a mess. Do yourself a favor and pay attention to the reviews here. Life is short and there so many great books to read, I regret I'll never get the time back I spent reading this disappointing book.



5. This is a splendidly written autobiography, unbelievably rich in detail and raw emotion. While other reviewers have ably described her life's journey - from a chaotic household with alcoholic parents to a very good job as TV producer and then columnist - this is also a beautiful and vivid evocation of a changing Ireland. O'Faolain provides the grittiest of portraits, of a stalled society that is emerging from centuries of repression and excessive religiosity to a modern society. She herself embodies much of it, journeying (across class lines) from desperate loneliness (seeking love as a panacea) to a self-empowered feminist writer who has the strength to keep going. It is deep and gets you to reflect on your own predicament, particularly middle age.
   
   Warmly recommended.

5 comments about Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted.

1. This book was well written. It was about a lifestyle very different from most people. It is Faye Resnicks perception of events surrounding Nicoles life. I thought it was very insightful and a good read.



2. 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.



3. I thought this book would be a chronical of Nicole and OJ's relationship from the get-go, and how things eventually devolved to the sad state they were in at the end, but instead, it focused more on Faye Resnick's scatterbrained rantings about restaurants, clubs, sexual partners, vacations, and utterly soulless, vapid "friendships"...all provided in non-chronological order! There was relatively little information about the relationship between the famous couple: strange in a book that purports to be about that very subject. I feel sorry for Faye and Nicole, because I come away from reading this disjointed, rambling, bizarre account of seemingly disconnected events with the impression that both of them were seriously emotionally damaged women. So at least that was conveyed well.



4. Poor Faye Resnick. I really feel sorry for this lady. It must be a hard life, being a Beaverly Hills socialite. At what restaurant do we eat? Who do we have affairs with? Can we go to Cabo San Lucos next week? Such are the mighty questions Faye asks in her book. All that stress must have forced the breakdown of her marriages and the cocaine and alcohol habits.
   As the previous reviewers have already noted, there is not much sympathy for this kind of lifestyle.

   I read this book for the simple fact of gaining some insight into Nicole's husband. O.J. is indeed a great actor. His facade has masked what he really is. In this, the book suceeds in giving some glimpses of a very troubled person. At the same time, it gives a poor view of the lifestyles of the rich and idle.




5. I read this book, from the librbay, and it is quite infuriating... Firstly, Resnik lists her occupation is "socialite"????? Give me a break!!!!!

   Her whole claim to fame is name dropping... (and,this is her only claim to fame...) When you read this book you realize how fake and pretnetious people like Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner, Faye Resnik, and Nicole and O.J. Simpson really are/were. Its almost as though Resnik was more upset about Nicole's death because ahe lost her "link" to the "inner circle".

   I also think that the things she wrote about Nicole were SOOOO disrespectful, not only to Nicole, but especially to Nicole's childre, I cant imagine them reading such awful things about their murdered mother, Didnt they go through enough??.... There are extremely private things that Faye discusses about Nicole that are so cold and hurtful (if they are even true) I cant imagine that this was Nicole's best friend. If she cared anything for Nicole she would have kept her collagen-enhanced mouth shut.

   She is a brat, she has done NOTHING worthwhile for this country, her "best frined" or those poor children that she left behind.., I can not believe that the publishing co. allowed her to write such trash about a person that was brutally murdered. With a friend like this, who needs enemies?

   Believe me