Biographies Book
Nile Rodgers’ Le Freak – Disco, Drugs, and Destiny – Memoir Book Review – We Are Family Reinvented
Chances are you've heard Sister Sledge's classic Pop and R&B track "We Are Family" on the radio, at a wedding reception, or remembered it as the anthem of the 1979 World Series champion, Pittsburgh Pirates. The song was written by musicians Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, co-founders of late '70s R&B/disco group Chic. While disco eventually died, Nile Rodgers' musical talents still permeate the music scene today and his accomplishments… Continue Reading
Biographies Book
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet, A Memoir of Asperger’s and an Extraordinary Mind
Daniel Tammet has Savant syndrome, a particularly rare type of Asperger's syndrome (AS) which gives him unusual abilities, especially in mathematics and languages. It doesn't see numbers like we do, but as shapes, movements, textures and colors, each different so it can recognize up to 10,000 different numbers. It can divide 13 by 97 and give you the answer to over 100 decimals, instantly. He set a British and European… Continue Reading
