Page 12C – SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012 PPAAGGEESS Daily News Book reviews BARNES & NOBLE BEST-SELLERS HARDCOVER FICTION ‘Three of Us’ provides nice insight 1 “The Innocent” by David Baldacci 2. “Calico Joe” by John Growing up in an urban area entangled relationships and talks Grisham where rock ’n’ roll, Motown and openly about her mended broken ON THE BOOKSHELF 3. “The Witness” by Nora classical stations dominated the air- ties with her father. There was love, A look at what Roberts waves, I had limited exposure to laughter and precious silly times 4. “Come Home” by Lisa the recording artists of the country spent with their children, along Julie Moran Small is reading Scottoline and western genre during my for- 5. “Guilty Wives” by James with the long absences and adversi- Julie Moran Small is an artist and a homemaker who was Patterson mative teen years. Thus I didn’t ty. born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but raised in Glasgow. She moved to 6. “The Lost Years” by Mary develop an appreciation for the tal- When not in the public eye, her Bowling Green in 1970 to study art at Western Kentucky Higgins Clark ented songwriters, singers and shy, reclusive father was happiest University, where she met her husband, clinical psychologist 7. “The Shoemaker's Wife” musicians who crafted the watching sports or tending to their and popular local musician Ernie Small. They are the parents by Adriana Trigiani Nashville sound until much later. yard. Tammy had been a basketball 8. “Sacré Bleu: A Comedy I first heard the hauntingly emo- star in high school and could still of three sons and grandparents of a live- d'Art” by Christopher Moore ly 6-year-old grandson Ð with a new one tional and deeply personal music of dunk shots with her girls and loved 9. “Stay Close” by Harlan George Jones and Tammy Wynette on the way in October. Small enjoys Coben cooking so much she would occa- flower and herb gardening, which she 10. “The Limpopo Academy as an adult: “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” sionally commandeer kitchens of finds spiritual and therapeutic, has taken of Private Detection (No. 1 “Golden Ring” and “He Stopped fans while on tour to rustle up a yoga classes for years, and loves healthy Ladies' Detective Agency Loving Her Today.” One of the meal of fried chicken, cornbread cooking and trying new recipes. Series #13)” by Alexander best-known songs, which, if and a big pot of beans. Growing up in a family of six chil- McCall Smith Wynette’s memory serves, was She adhered to a strict code of dren, Small remembers that there were tossed off in 15 minutes, is “Stand ethics where trash talk about other books around, though her mom didn’t HARDCOVER NONFICTION By Your Man.” That lives on as her country artists was not something 1. “Drift: The Unmooring of iconic, and given her five marriages “The Three of Us: Growing have much time to read to the kids. Up with Tammy and George” by she tolerated and newer, less expe- She learned to read in first grade and American Military Power” by and string of suitors, ironic anthem. rienced artists were to be mentored. JULIE MORAN SMALL Georgette Jones. New York: Atria fondly recalls the miniature Beatrix Pot- Rachel Maddow Wynette’s beautiful face, lashes The book’s title comes from the like butterfly wings coated with Books, 2011. 304 pages, $25 ter books about Peter Rabbit and his friends from the library. 2. “The Big Miss: My Years (hardcover). song lyrics, “I’m sorry that it took She saved books from her own sons’ early years, along with Coaching Tiger Woods” by heavy mascara, crowning glory of so long, but better late than never. some that belonged to her husband in his childhood, and is Hank Haney highly teased and sprayed bouffant riage with Svengali-like master The love we thought we’d lost was now rereading them to her grandson. Lois Lenski’s “The Lit- 3. “Trickle Down Tyranny: or flowing blond hair and the daz- manipulator George Richey and the not that hard to find. It only took the tle Sailboat” and her Small family stories “Papa Small,” Crushing Obama's Dream zling, heavily beaded Bob Mackie mysterious, controversial circum- three of us, you and me and time,” “Cowboy Small” and “Policeman Small” are special of the Socialist States of gowns on her slender figure daz- stances surrounding her death. zled the eyes. But it was her strong, from “You and Me and Time,” favorites. America” by Michael Savage Jimmy McDonough’s “Tragic written and sung by George Jones Small usually prefers fiction, selecting new titles through 4. “The Blood Sugar Solu- penetrating voice, echoing with Country Queen” paints an unsym- heartbreak and raw emotion, that and Georgette Jones. book reviews, asking friends for ideas, and following tion: The UltraHealthy Pro- pathetic, bleak picture of a hard, Georgette has lived much of her favorite authors. She often reads a couple at once, a novel for gram for Losing Weight, touched such a resounding and last- driven, vain, insecure and narcissis- ing chord in her legion of fans. adult life quietly, out of the public fun and nonfiction for information in an area such as food, Preventing Disease, and tic woman whose career was para- eye, as a hardworking woman, a gardening or self-improvement. She also belongs to a book Feeling Great Now!” by Mark Wynette’s unique sound and mount and family simply inciden- uncanny ability to sing lead or nurse, dedicated to personally rais- club in which the host chooses the new title each month. Hyman tal. “Tragic,” indeed, sums up his ing her twin sons in a secure, loving “I read mostly at my kitchen table any hour of the day or blend her gifted voice in lush har- assessment. 5. “Imagine: How Creativity mony began at her grandmother’s home, not as passengers on a tour night,” Small said. “I use my e-reader a lot, though I still love Works” by Jonah Lehrer George Jones’ autobiography “I bus or left behind with nannies, as the look, feel and smell of real books and continue to buy knee and was influenced by the rich Lived to Tell it All,” written with 6. “A Natural Woman” by Sacred Harp or shape note tradition she had experienced in her child- many.” Carole King Tom Carter in 1997, celebrated his hood. prevalent in rural Protestant Christ- sobriety and return to health fol- Currently, Small is in the middle of “People of the Earth” 7. “StrengthsFinder 2.0” by As her sons approach adulthood, by Geraldine Brooks, the fascinating tale of a special hag- ian northern Alabama. She was, lowing triple bypass surgery and Tom Rath and remains, a Country Queen, or she has embraced her musical roots gadah, the Jewish holy book used in Passover, that has sur- 8. “Killing Lincoln” by Bill credits his steadfast wife, Nancy, as she was once known, the “First with the turnaround. and considerable talent and has vived for more than 500 years and the stories of the hands, O’Reilly become an acclaimed country and peoples and countries it passed through during its long his- Lady of Country Music” to George Georgette Jones’ sensitive biog- 9. “The Pioneer Woman western singer in her own right. tory. At the same time she is finishing “Mockingjay,” the Jones, the “President” or “King.” raphy “The Three of Us” provides third book in Suzanne Collins wildly successful Hunger Cooks: Food from My Fron- Their marriage may have been “The Three of Us” is an essential tier” by Ree Drummond an honest look at what it was like book for anyone interested in the Games trilogy and admires the resourcefulness of heroine brief, tumultuous and marred by for her, as the imaginary little “J-O- Katniss Everdeen, who has both grit and a big heart. 10. “Let It Go: Forgive So periods of heavy drinking and drug back stories of Tammy Wynette You Can Be Forgiven” by T. E,” just 4 years old when her par- and George Jones and an excellent Small is also slowly making her way through Howard abuse, but the rich legacy of their ents divorced, to grow up with two Zinn’s “People’s History of the United States,” which pre- D. Jakes music and legends will live on. read for anyone who enjoys biogra- There are at least two books celebrated parents. Georgette was phies. sents an honest account of the struggles and violence that assisted with her writing by Patsi helped shape our country Ð without any sugarcoating. PAPERBACK FICTION about Wynette that document the — Reviewed by Linda Hitch- AND NONFICTION discography, career highs and lows Bale Cox, Nashville insider and cock, a Friend of Warren County Barbara Kingsolver, Ann Lamott and Louis Erdrich are author of “The Garth Factor: The three of Small’s favorite authors. 1. “Fifty Shades of Grey of the honky tonk duo: the four Public Library and member of the (Fifty Shades Trilogy #1)” by failed marriages, Tammy’s numer- Career Behind Country’s Big Book Review Crew. Visit When she received her first book by Erdrich as a gift from E L James her younger sister, along with one by Michael Dorris, Small ous surgeries, and an epic addiction Boom,” who has collaborated on www.booktrib.com for more infor- 2. “Fifty Shades Darker memoirs by luminaries such as called her sister to say it was interesting that both novelists (Fifty Shades Trilogy #2)” by to painkillers that contributed to mation. write about Native American themes. “Didn’t you read the E L James premature aging and her shocking Loretta Lynn, Wynonna Judd, ¥¥¥ book jackets?” her sister asked. “They are married to each 3. “Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty death at age 55. Additionally, there Tanya Tucker and others. Editor’s note: The author will other!” Shades Trilogy #3)” by E L is also Wynette’s own inventive Georgette breaks her natural ret- speak at Christ Episcopal Church Specific titles Small recommends by other authors she James autobiography, a contracted “as icence in sharing family secrets that at 6 p.m. Thursday and sign copies admires are “Clay’s Quilt” by Silas House, Ann Patchett’s 4. “The Lucky One” by told to” fan pleaser written in 1979. reveal her parents’ zest for life, love of her book. Free tickets are avail- “Bel Canto” and “Returning to Earth” by Jim Harrison. Nicholas Sparks Daughter Jackie Daly’s recollec- of music and family and loyalty to able at all Bowling Green libraries. — By Libby Davies, Barnes & Noble Booksellers. 5. “Act Like a Lady, Think tions focus primarily on her moth- band mates and friends. She chron- Visit www.warrenpl.org or call Like a Man: What Men Really er’s longest and most troubled mar- icles her family with its complex, 781-4882 for more information. Think about Love, Relation- ships, Intimacy, and Com- mitment” by Steve Harvey 6. “Wreck This Journal: To Create Is to Destroy” by Keri ‘Soldiers Saving Soldiers’ is fascinating Smith A combination history, memoir deployed to Vietnam, he arranged 7. “Abraham Lincoln Vam- and lavishly illustrated reference to audiotape his experiences each pire Hunter” by Seth Gra- hame-Smith work, “Soldiers Saving Soldiers” week and sent them back to Bowl- 8. “Heaven Is for Real: A Lit- presents a comprehensive picture ing Green to be played on a local tle Boy’s Astounding Story of the 18th Surgical Hospital, radio station. When he mentioned of His Trip to Heaven and focusing on its operations at Pleiku, that the hospital desperately needed Back” by Todd Burpo South Vietnam, between June 1966 a cardiac defibrillator on the radio, 9. “The Magic” by Rhonda and June 1967. the Bowling Green/Warren County Byrne Although the 18th Surgical Hos- Jaycees offered to donate a defibril- 10. “The Girl Who Kicked pital was constituted in the regular lator. the Hornet's Nest (Millenni- army on Dec. 21, 1928, it was not Martin was later able to help one um Trilogy Series #3)” by Stieg Larsson activated until Sept. 14, 1942, as the of his friends from Bowling Green, 11. “Zero Day” by David Bal- 18th Portable Hospital (Provisional) Maj. Ray Nutter, who had been dacci and attached to the 32nd Division, wounded severely when his heli- 12. “A Game of Thrones (A part of I Corps of the 6th Army sta- copter was shot down. Informed of Song of Ice and Fire #1)” by tioned in Australia. It would see ser- Nutter’s wound, Martin hitched a George R. R. Martin vice in New Guinea and the Philip- ride to the hospital where he was :ULWHU6LQJHU 13. “The Five Love Lan- pines and for a short time was being treated and assisted in his guages: The Secret to Love assigned to occupation duty in “Soldiers Saving Soldiers surgery. On a lighter note, Martin That Lasts” by Gary Chap- Japan. (The 32nd Division spent Vietnam Remembered: A History arranged through contacts in Bowl- man 654 days in combat, longer than any of the 18th Surgical Hospital” by ing Green for all of the doctors in Georgette 14. “The Help” by Kathryn Jerry W. Martin. M.D., Morley, other American unit in World War the 18th Surgical Hospital to be Stockett Mo.: Acclaim Press, 2011. 256 15. “The Girl with the Drag- II.) The hospital was deactivated in made Kentucky Colonels. on Tattoo (Millennium Trilo- Japan on Dec. 1, 1945. pages, $34.99. Filled with stories, descriptions Jones gy Series #1)” by Stieg Lars- The 18th Surgical Hospital was stayed no longer than three days of life in the hospital and the sur- son reactivated on March 1, 1962, at before they were evacuated to hos- rounding area, numerous biograph- 16. “The Immortal Life of Fort Gordon, Ga., and was pitals in Japan or the U.S. or ical sketches of the hospital person- Henrietta Lacks” by Rebec- deployed to Pleiku, Vietnam, in returned to duty. nel, famous visitors and Viet- ca Skloot namese politicians and numerous Thursday 17. “The American Heiress” 1966 and provided medical and The author, Dr. Jerry Martin, by Daisy Goodwin surgical support for the 1st Cavalry, arrived in Vietnam on June 24, photographs, “Soldier Saving Sol- 18. “The Weird Sisters” by 4th Infantry, 25th Infantry, 101st 1966, while the hospital was still diers” presents a picture of the Viet- April 26 Eleanor Brown Airborne Divisions and the 173rd being built. It had been raining for namese War and its cost in human 19. “The Tiger's Wife” by Tea Airborne Brigade as well as Air several days and it was a sea of suffering that is often left out of Obreht Force and special units deployed in mud. Although there were some books on the war. 20. “The Girl Who Played the Pleiku area. Because there was shortages of equipment such as In the process of describing the 6 p.m. with Fire (Millennium Trilogy a prisoner of war camp between the refrigerators, the hospital began to day-to-day operations of the surgi- Series #2)” by Stieg Larsson receive casualties on Aug. 1, which cal hospital, he included numerous 21. “Now You See Her” by hospital and Pleiku, the doctors at #&KULVW(SLVFRSDO the hospital also treated POWs. grew in number during the next 10 photographs of his surroundings, &KXUFK James Patterson days as a result of Operation Paul experiences and more than 20 QH[WGRRUWRWKH 22. “Bossypants” by Tina The hospital’s job was to “pro-  Fey vide resuscitative surgery and med- Revere, a major American offen- pages of various wounds and surgi- 0DLQ/LEUDU\ 23. “The Art of Racing in the ical treatment necessary to stabilize sive in the area. Working in shifts, cal procedures that dramatically Rain” by Garth Stein the critically injured or ill U.S. the doctors and staff were only able illustrate how destructive combat )UHHWLFNHWVDW 24. “The Dovekeepers” by Army personnel located in Corps to sleep long enough to keep going. can be to the human body. :&3/ORFDWLRQV Alice Hoffman Tactical Zone II for further evacua- Interestingly, Martin believes Martin also includes brief mem- RUE\HPDLO tion” (p. 50). Usually the patients that most of the training he received oirs of many of his colleagues and at Fort Gordon before being two professional papers discussing MD\QHS# deployed was a “complete waste of surgical cases treated at the 18th ZDUUHQSORUJ time and effort, and the only thing it Surgical Hospital. There is also a achieved was on meeting some brief appendix describing the book discussion and signing with actor/author Find unique military requirements” (p. 124). reunions of the personnel of the The doctors at the 18th Surgical 18th Surgical Hospital. Kentucky-made gifts Hospital instinctively knew what to “Soldiers Saving Soldiers” is a 3$8/0,&+$(/*/$6(5 do based on their medical/surgical fascinating book filled with infor- Thursday training and previous experience mation and great pictures. My only May 10 and were fortunate to have an complaint is Martin’s use of med- 6 p.m. excellent commanding officer, LTC ical terminology when discussing 1 40 0 Kentucky Street Mark T. Cenac, who “was wise the various wounds or treatments. ZZZZDUUHQSORUJ enough to allow us the latitude to While there is a medical glossary in (270)745-6080 perform at our medical and surgical the back of the book, several terms best” (p. 124). were left out and ordinary dictionar- By the middle of August 1966, ies do not include them. The faint- the 18th Surgical Hospital had hearted might want to skip pages become the busiest surgical hospi- 152-171, which contain the most Direct Lines (with after hours voice mail) tal in Vietnam. Its operations were graphic pictures of the wounds. — Reviewed by J.W. Thacker, News Department: 783-3228 Classified Advertising: 783-3232 hampered by outdated equipment Mon-Sat: 9-4; Sun: 1-4 and in some cases, the absence of Department of History, Western Subscriber Service: 783-3200 www.bgdailynews.com critical items. When Martin was Kentucky University.