James Stewart
A Biography

This is another long book. Again, due to the copious amount of driving that I have been doing, I listened to the 18-hour audiobook. But I almost didn't make it past the first 30 minutes. The first hour discusses a Jimmy Stewart museum opening that's sole point is to attract attention to a state that......more

On the covers it says “Immaculately detailed.... a wonderful read” I am afraid I have to take issue with that, it is much too detailed which makes it a less than wonderful read. In particular, I feel that the large chunks of resumes and review of films should have been relegated to an appendix, and......more

This is so much longer than it needs to be. But, I appreciated the details on each on each film he covered.......more

It would be rare for me to give up on a book once I had started it but I seriously considered giving up on this one. I persevered and it turned out to be an ok biography of one of my all time favourite actors. This is not really a review but more of a recommendation. I think the first 56 pages of th......more

The life of Jimmy Stewart is one of those that ranks up with "the inspiring." However, Dewey documents a couple facets of Stewart's life that are less than flattering. It seems that, as a product of his geography and times, Stewart was somewhat a racist - although it seems not to have been a huge pa......more