memoir

Growing up with horses

Mark Perzel — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:30:20 +0000

On this Derby Day, Mark Perzel talks with Clare Balding, and award-winning sports broadcaster from the BBC who was proclaimed a “national treasure” after her work on the London Olympic Games. She has written her memoir, My Animals and Other Family. She talks about her championship horse trainer father and the hundreds of horses who were literally a part of the family, and as the only girl, how she ranked behind her brother and the horses while growing up.

Jim Rogers, Investing Expert

Chris DeSimio — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:30:15 +0000

Jim Rogers is a name every serious investor knows. He’s spent years studying the markets, not just here at home, but all around the globe. His books have been must-reads and now he’s put pen to paper to write his memoir. Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets details his early years in Alabama, then on Wall Street, to his co-founding of the tremendously successful Quantum Fund. But it’s not just a typical memoir. He still makes observations on the state of the markets today and some trends he sees for the future. Jim Rogers is On the Money with Chris DeSimio to share some thoughts about the markets and his book from his current home in Singapore.

And Now We Shall Do Manly Things

Mark Perzel — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:31:20 +0000

What happens when a suburban dad, used to the comforts and conveniences of modern day life, suddenly receives a 12 gauge shotgun from his dad, who simply told him it was for “shooting?” Local author Craig Heimbuch shares his experiences of breaking out of his comfort zone and learning to hunt and better understand his family legacy in his new memoir, And Now We Shall Do Manly Things; Discovering My Manhood Through the Great (and Not-So-Great) American Hunt, and he shares some of this humorous tale with Mark Perzel.

Judy Collins

Barbara Gray — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:32:25 +0000

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, the memoir of singer/songwriter Judy Collins, is now out in paperback, and she joins Barbara Gray by phone to talk about her life, her music and her book.

Author Kambri Crews

Mark Perzel — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:30:20 +0000

Author Kambri Crews will be a part of today’s Books by the Banks Cincinnati USA Book Festival at the Duke Energy Convention Center, signing copies of her fascinating memoir, Burn Down the Ground.