The Devil You Say

3 olives

Myrtle Bennett caused a national scandal in 1929 when she shot her husband dead over a poorly played bridge hand in an apartment on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. None other than local big shot James A Reed defends her in court. You also get the skinny on how Bridge became such a super-hot big deal.

 



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The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age by Gary M Pomerantz, 328 pages; Broadway Books, 2011.

 

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life - Jen Sincero

 

5 olives 



Clearly, I could have written this book myself. But I didn't. And I have to live with that while remaining a badass. No problemo. Jen Sincero has written the most enjoyable and empowering self-help book. No startling revelations here, but rather good, solid advice given in a matter-of-fact way. Her voice is fun and relatable and you'd be crazy not to take advice from a former member of the band Crotch. I have already gifted several people in my life with copies, because don't we all want to be badass? -SL

 

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, 256 pages; Running Press, 2013.