15 New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Books
New York may be the city that never sleeps because there's so much to read! Here are 15 famous New Yorkers' favorite books.
O, The Oprah Magazine | May 27, 2010
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"Some people grow up in homes where sports are important; I grew up in a home where reading and writing had great value. As a child, I had a problem reading. I had a mild form of dyslexia where I would see some letters backward, and I had to go to a special reading instructor. One way she helped was to encourage me to find books that I was really passionate about." —Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor and journalist Books that made a difference to Anderson Cooper: A Death in the Family by James Agee The Quiet American by Graham Greene Dry by Augusten Burroughs Families: A Memoir and a Celebration by Wyatt Cooper It Seemed Important at the Time by Gloria Vanderbilt The Journey Is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon edited by Kathy Eldon |
