Selfish by Kim Kardashian

Selfish by Kim Kardashian, 445 pages

Selfish is the title that describes 445 pages of Kim Kardashian West's selfies.  However, not all these photos are selfies.  I would say don't waste your time on this book.  But, it only took about fifteen minutes to thumb through these self absorbing photos.  I was curious, like many people might be.  I wanted to see how one person could fill a book with just pictures of themselves (although, there are some celebrities in the photos with her). And, I am sure after thumbing through this, she probably has thousands more selfies stashed on a memory card somewhere.  Maybe, Kim can help Kanye out with profits from this book (not likely).  If your interested at looking at a terrific portrait book, I recommend checking out Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton.

Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics by Sue Macy and Peggy Fleming

Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics by Sue Macy and Peggy Fleming, 96 pages

Freeze Frame is a fantastic journey through the history of the Winter Olympics.  And, it could not be a more appropriate time to read a book about the Winter Olympics.  Published by National Geographic, this was a fascinating read.  Having been a fan of the Olympic games most of my life, this book brought back some great memories as well as sad ones. For instance, before my time, I had not known that the entire United States skating team was killed in a plane crash in 1961 prior to the 1962 Winter Olympics.  It was a devastating blow to figure skating in the United States.  Then in more recent times, there was the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan fiasco.  Some more happier memories were Eric Heiden's win of five gold medals in 1980 and Dan Jansen winning in 1994.  This book contains history of all Winter Olympic games from the first one in 1924 in Chamonix, France to the last one in Vancouver, Canada.  National Geographic and the author did a wonderful job on this book!!

Workin' It: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style, by RuPaul

Workin' It: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style, by RuPaul, 192 pages

Have I mentioned that I love RuPaul?  I thought that Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race would be ending and I would need a Ru-fix.  This book was light and fun, and quick to read.  It's a combination of style advice, confidence boosting, and tons of photos of Ru.  Many of the outfits were featured on Season 2 of Drag Race, but some were new to me, like his Rubama portrait, where he is both Barack and Michelle... and looks strikingly similar.  While I found the parts about how drag queens put on their wigs and makeup to be interesting, I also found the parts about being true to yourself heartfelt.

Drag Race fans will know that I was wrong, and we still have another dose of Ru coming our way.  Sharon Needles for the win!