Gil Stratton was an avid reader and kept a list of everything he read later in life. He also often made reviews and little spoiler notes!
| Albom, Mitch | For One More Day | Spent With Late Mother |
| Albom, Mitch | The Five People U Meet in Heaven | Fantasy of people in your life & Afterlife |
| Albom, Mitch | Tuesdays with Morrie | Detroit Sportswriter visits his dying Professor |
| Aldrich, Gary | Unlimited Access | FBI Agent blows whistle on Clinton White House |
| Anonymous | Primary Colors | Spoof on Clinton Whitehouse |
| Armstrong, Lance | It’s Not About The Bike | Tour de France winner beats Cancer |
| Auster, Paul | The Brooklyn Follies | Dull book about dull family |
| Baldacci, David | Absolute Power | Burglar watches Prez kill gal |
| Baldacci, David | Camel Club | 4 Geezers help solve kidnap of the President |
| Baldacci, David | Hour Game | Rich Family, really bad, 2 Ex-FBIs solve it |
| Baldacci, David | Saving Faith | Bad CIA guy vs. FBI and a Private Eye |
| Baldacci, David | The Christmas Train | Silly plots on X-Country Train Trip |
| Berendt, John | Midnight in Garden of Good & Evil | Savanna Saga with Murder & Intrigue |
| Berg, A. Scott | Lindbergh | Bestselling biography of “Lone Eagle” |
| Best, George | Blessed | Autobiography of Brit Soccer Star |
| Block, Lawrence(AA PI) | A Stab in the Dark | |
| Block, Lawrence(AA PI) | Midst of Death | |
| Block, Lawrence(AA PI) | The Devil Knows Your Dead | |
| Bogner, Norman | To Die in Provence | So. of France, Wild Gal, Teacher & French Det. |
| Bond, Larry | Red Phoenix | |
| Bond, Larry | Vortex | |
| Bowden, Mark | Black Hawk Down | True story of action in Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Bradley, James | Flyboys | WWII in Pacific, excellent |
| Brady, James | The Marines of Autumn | Ice cold Marine Capt. in Korean Snow |
| Brands, H.W. | The First American | Life & Times of Benjamin Franklin |
| Brokaw, Tom | The Greatest Generation | WW II stories of the people who did it |
| Brown, Dan | Angels & Demons | 4 Cardinals Murdered at Vatican |
| Brown, Dan | Deception Point | Phony Meteorite, and D.C. trying to cover |
| Brown, Dan | The Di Vinci Code | Murder in Louvre, and great research |
| Brown, Jared | Moss Hart, Prince of Theatre | Dull biography of the Author-Director |
| Brown, Sandra | Envy | Lady Publisher & 2 Authors, one good, one bad |
| Brown, Sandra | Charade | TV host involved with detective |
| Brown, Sandra | Exclusive | First lady involves lady reporter with story |
| Brown, Sandra | The Witness | Small town lady doctor battles with rich ex |
| Brown, Sandra | Where There’s Smoke | |
| Bruck, Connie | When Hollywood Had a King | Lew Wasserman and history of MCA |
| Burke, James Lee | Dixie City | |
| Burke, James Lee | Dixie City Jam | |
| Caunitz, William J` | Black Sand | |
| Caunitz, William J` | Cleopatra’s Gold | |
| Caunitz, William J` | Exceptional Clearance | |
| Caunitz, William J` | One Police Plaza | |
| Caunitz, William J` | Suspects | |
| Cheevers, Susan | My Name is Bill | Bill Wilson Biography |
| Clancy, Tom | Cardinal in the Kremlin | |
| Clancy, Tom | Clear and Present Danger | |
| Clancy, Tom | Debt of Honor | Jack Ryan prevents a possible war |
| Clancy, Tom | Every Man a Tiger | Documentary on AF Gen. Chuck Corner |
| Clancy, Tom | Executive Order | Jack becomes pres. after 747 hits Capitol |
| Clancy, Tom | Hunt For Red October | Russian Submarine war |
| Clancy, Tom | Net Force-Hidden Agendas | Confusing, poor book on Special force |
| Clancy, Tom | Patriot Games | Saves the Prince from terrorists |
| Clancy, Tom | Rainbow Six | Elite commandos in England (too long) |
| Clancy, Tom | Red Rabbit | KGB Defector says Going to Kill Pope, Ryun OK |
| Clancy, Tom | Red Storm Rising | |
| Clancy, Tom | Sum of All Fears | |
| Clancy, Tom | The Bear and the Dragon | China invades Russia, and Yanks help |
| Clancy, Tom | The Teeth of the Tiger | 2nd Generation of Spooks start new secret Dept. |
| Clancy, Tom | Without Remorse | |
| Colbert, James | Profit and Sheen | |
| Connelly, Michael | Chasing the Dime | Scientists mix’s with Whores |
| Connelly, Michael | City of Bones | Kid’s Bones found, and Cop solves old Crime |
| Connelly, Michael | Lost Light | Retired Cop solves 4yr old crime |
| Connelly, Michael | The Lincoln Lawyer | Rich Bad guy wins but loses |
| Connelly, Michael | The Poet | Excellent Reporter & FBI get serial Killer |
| Conroy, Pat | My Losing Season | Author’s final cage season at Citadel |
| Conroy, Pat | Prince of Tides | Carolina wetlands @ one family |
| Coonts, Stephen | America | New Submarine Stolen, Jake finds it |
| Coonts, Stephen | Cannibal Queen | Diary of Vultee trip around the country |
| Coonts, Stephen | Cuba | Castro dies, Jake Grafton stops germ warfare |
| Coonts, Stephen | Final Flight | Vietnam Flying War |
| Coonts, Stephen | Flight of the Intruder | Carriers to Vietnam |
| Coonts, Stephen | Hong Kong | Verge of Revolution, Jake Grafton on hand |
| Coonts, Stephen | Liars & Cheats | Russian Writer Saved from Bad Gus |
| Coonts, Stephen | Liars & Thieves | Grafton turns it over to Carmiletti |
| Coonts, Stephen | Liberty | Jake Grafton finds 4 stolen Nukes |
| Coonts, Stephen | Minotaur | |
| Coonts, Stephen | The Intruders | |
| Coonts, Stephen | The Red Horseman | |
| Coonts, Stephen | Under Siege | |
| Coonts. Stephen | Fortunes of War | Japs want Siberia for Oil-threat of Nukes |
| Coonts. Stephen | Saucer | Flying Saucer found in Sahara (Dull) |
| Cornwell, Patricia | From Potter’s Field | Gal Coroner Chases mad killer in NY subways |
| Cornwell, Patricia | The Last Precinct | Lady Coroner mixed up with French Murderer |
| Coughlin, Wm. J | In Presence of Enemies | |
| Coughlin, Wm. J | The Heart of Justice | |
| Coughlin, Wm. J (“Charley Sloan”) | Death Penalty | |
| Coughlin; Wm. J | Shadow of a Doubt | |
| Coulter, Catherine | The Edge | FBI & DEA in small town in Oregon |
| Craig, Robert | Sunset Express | PI & Bigshot crooked lawyer frame lady cop |
| Crichton, Michael | A Case of Need | Path.Doc helps Abortionist Pal |
| Crichton, Michael | Airframe | Factory investigates in-flight accident |
| Crichton, Michael | Five Patients | Teaching Hospital, Mass. General |
| Crichton, Michael | Prey | Nano swarms get out of hand, long & dull |
| Crichton, Michael | State of Fear | Environmentalists stop a Tsunami |
| Crichton, Michael | Timeline | Time travel to the 14th Century in France |
| Crichton, Michael | Disclosure | Microsoft clone with lady ballbreaker |
| Crichton, Michael | Rising Sun | Japs own big downtown bldg. with murder |
| Cronkite, Walter | Reporter’s Notebook | Excellent Biography by the most trusted man |
| Cruz Smith, Martin | Wolves Eat Dogs | Russian Detective in Chernobyl |
| Crystal, Billy | 700 Sundays | Comedian’s biography of his early days |
| Daley, Robert | A Faint Cold Fever | |
| Daley, Robert | Tainted Evidence | |
| Daley. Robert | The Dangerous Edges | |
| Darden, Christopher | In Contempt | O.J. Prosecutor on case & Background |
| Deaver, Jeffry | The Cold Moon | Det. Lincoln Rhyme (Fair) |
| Deighton, Len | Berlin Games | Trilogy of spy stories with same cast |
| Deighton, Len | London Match | |
| Deighton, Len | Mexico | |
| Deighton, Len | Spy Hook | |
| DeMille, Nelson | Cathedral | Too long in Medieval times |
| DeMille, Nelson | General’s Daughter | Daughter involved in murder on post |
| DeMille, Nelson | Nightfall | TWA 800 into LI Sound |
| DeMille, Nelson | Spencerville | |
| DeMille, Nelson | The Charm School | |
| DeMille, Nelson | The Gold Coast | |
| DeMille, Nelson | The Talbot Odyssey | |
| DeMille, Nelson | Up Country | Vet returns to Vietnam as CID guy |
| DeMille, Nelson | World of Honor | |
| Diehl` William | Twenty Seven | |
| Douglas, Mike | I’ll Be Right Back | Memories of Early TV Talk Show |
| Dunne, Dominick | Another City, Not My Own | Novel around the O.J. Trial |
| Edwards, Bob | Fridays with Red | NPR Host with Red Barber stories |
| Ellis, Joseph J. | His Excellency, General Washington | Interesting Biography of our First President |
| Evans, Nicholas | The Smoke Jumper | Two friends love same girl, one is blind |
| Faust, Ron | Fugitive Moon | Worst Baseball book ever read |
| Finder, Joseph | Company Man | Stratton CEO gets in Murder Trouble |
| Flynn, Vince | Memorial Day | Terrorists Takedown, no D.C. Atom Bomb |
| Follett, Ken | Code to Zero | CIA Guy goes bad in Space Program |
| Follett, Ken | Lie Down with Lions | |
| Follett, Ken | The Hammer of Eden | FBI Lady catches Hippies starting Quakes |
| Follett, Ken | Wings of Eagles | True tale of recued employees in Iran |
| Folsom, Alan | The Day After Tomorrow | |
| Forster, R.A. | Beyond Malice | |
| Foulks, Sebastian (Brit) | Birdsong | |
| Fowler, Gene | Goodnight Sweet Prince | John Barrymore Biography |
| Franken, Al | Why Not Me? | Satire of Election race for President |
| Franzen, Jonathan | The Corrections | Dysfunctional Family of 5 from Midwest |
| Freedman, J.F. | Against the Wind | |
| Freemantle, Brian (ng) | The Blind Run | |
| Freidman, Phillip | Reasonable Doubt | |
| Freligh, David | A Quilted Legacy | Family gets over fatal accident |
| Frey, Stephen W. | The Takeover | 7 Bluebloods try to take down the President |
| Frey, Stephen W. | The Vulture Fund | Young guy unravels financial scam |
| Frommer, Myrna & Harvey | It Happened in Brooklyn | An oral history of the Borough |
| Furst, Alan | The Foreign Correspondent | Well written, but poor plot and Close |
| Galeano, Eduardo | Soccer in sun and shadow | Uruguayan slant on soccer in S. America |
| George, Elizabeth | A Traitor to Memory | Famous Brit Violinist & Dysfunctional Family |
| George, Elizabeth | Playing for Elena | |
| George, Elizabeth | Playing for the Ashes | Cricket b.g. of English mystery |
| Golden, Arthur | Memoirs of a Geisha | The whole story of Geishas |
| Goodwin, Doris Kearns | Wait Till Next Year | L.I. girl growing up as Dodger Fan |
| Grafton, Sue | S is for Silence | Lady PI finds missing Gal Buried in Car |
| Greenland, Seth | The Bones | Old Comic, Frank Bones & Hollywood |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | By Order of the President | Muslim 727 to Bomb Liberty Bell |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | Final Justice | Matt Paine solved another Philly Crime |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | Retreat Hell | Marines |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | Secret Honor | OSS, Nazis living on Argentine Ranchos |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | Soldier Spies | OSS opens pipeline for Kraut Scientists |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | Special Ops | Special Forces in Congo vs. Che Guevara |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | The Fighting Agents | Philippine survivor, and German Scientist Free |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | The Investigators | Matt finds bad cops & Civil Bomber |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | The Last Heroes | Old V1 of Men at war |
| Griffin, W.E.B. | The Secret Warriors | WWII Flying Ore from Africa for A bomb |
| Griffith, W.E.B. | Behind the Lines | VII The Corps |
| Griffith, W.E.B. | Close Combat (VI) | VI The Corps |
| Griffith, W.E.B. | Honor Bound (semper fi) | Marines in China 1933 |
| Griffith, W.E.B. | The Assassin (V) | V Badge of Honor |
| Griffith, W.E.B. | The Murderers | VI Badge of Honor |
| Grippando, James | Lying With Strangers | Good about Lady Doc & Husband |
| Grisham, John | A Painted House | Arkansas Cotton Fields & boys experience |
| Grisham, John | A Time To Kill | Black kills man who raped his daughter |
| Grisham, John | Bleachers | Small town Hi School Football Coach Dies |
| Grisham, John | Pelican Brief | Gal Law Student’s Brief Supreme Court Intrigue |
| Grisham, John | Playing for Pizza | NFL Loser, a Hero in the NFL of Italy |
| Grisham, John | Runaway Jury | Tobacco case Jury Tampering |
| Grisham, John | Skipping Christmas | Take Cruise instead, but forced to do it. |
| Grisham, John | The Appeal | Small town sues Drug Company |
| Grisham, John | The Brethren | 3 Jailed Judges run scams from Prison |
| Grisham, John | The Broker | Big shot on lam in Italy |
| Grisham, John | The Chamber | Tedious story of man on Death Row |
| Grisham, John | The Client | Kid with Mafia Secret hires Lady Lawyer |
| Grisham, John | The Firm | Young lawyer joins crooked firm |
| Grisham, John | The Innocent Man | Wrongly charged, Man is freed from Death Row |
| Grisham, John | The King of Torts | Public Defender gets in Big Rx Settlements |
| Grisham, John | The Last Juror | Convicted murderer returns to small town |
| Grisham, John | The Partner | Lawyer vanishes to So. America with funds |
| Grisham, John | The Rainmaker | Kid Gets Tough Lady Lawyer vs. Mafia |
| Grisham, John | The Street Lawyer | Leaves big firm to help the homeless |
| Grisham, John | The Summons | Old Judge dies, two sons try to sort out stuff |
| Grisham, John | Presumed Innocent | Black Man Accused of Killing White Man |
| Grisham, John | The Testament | ‘Rich Guys will to missionary daughter in Brazil |
| Gruen, Sara | Water for Elephants | Excellent with Circus Background |
| Guterson, David | East of the Mountains | Dr. with cancer contemplates suicide in Central WA |
| Halbertstam, David | Summer of ’49 | Yanks & Red Sox Pennant Race |
| Halbertstam, David | Teammates | Red Sox Williams, Doerr, Pesky, Dom, DiMaggio |
| Haley, Jack | Heart of the Tin Man | Autobiography |
| Hamann, Jack | On American Soil | True story, Longest Court Marshall of WW II |
| Harris, Robert | Enigma | Dull British re: Intelligence machine-WW II |
| Harvey, Rita Morley | Those Wonderful, Terrible Years | George Heller. AFTRA History |
| Herman, Richard Jr. | Call to Duty | |
| Herman, Richard Jr. | Firebreak | |
| Herman, Richard Jr. | Force of Eagles | |
| Herman, Richard Jr. | Warbirds | |
| Higgins, Jack | Bad Company | Hitler aid becomes a Baron & Rich |
| Higgins, Jack | Day of Reckoning | FBI’s wife killed by Mafia, and his revenge |
| Hillenbrand. Laura | Seabiscuit | True story of horse, owner, trainer & Jock |
| Hoag, Tami | Kill the Messenger | Kid on Bike runs into Murder, etc. |
| Imus, Don | God’s Other Son | Spoof on Evangelists |
| Jenkins, McKay | The Last Ridge | 10th Infantry, only U.S. Ski Troops |
| Jordan, Richard Tyler | But Darling I’m Your Auntie Mame | The History of the play and movie |
| Kahn, Roger | The Boys of Summer | Brooklyn kid covers Dodgers and Jackie R. |
| Kalian, Cady and Irma Kalish | As Dead As It Gets | Hollywood writer in Murder Mystery |
| Kanon, Joseph | The Good German | Postwar Divided Berlin Colorful Writer |
| Kanon, Joseph | The Prodigal Spy | Defector’s son reunites in Prague |
| Kanter, Hal | So Far, So Funny | Comedy Writer’s Autobiography |
| Kean, Jane | I Had a Life after Honeymooners | Autobiography |
| Kellerman, Jonathan | Monster | Psychobabble about Psychos in Prison |
| Kirby, Michael | Figure Skating to Fancy Skating | Sonja Henie’s partner tells all on their tours |
| Lasorda, Tommy | The Artful Dodger | Tommy’s Bio |
| le Carre, John | The Constant Gardener | Brits in Africa & murdered wife (dull) |
| Leavy, Jane | Sandy Koufax | Well-written Biography of the Hall of Famer |
| Lefcourt, Peter | The Woody | Funny Mythical Senator Woody White |
| Lescroant, John T. | The 13th Juror | |
| Lescroart, John T. | A Certain Justice | SF Guy tries to stop lynching |
| Leyner & Goldberg | Why Do Men Have Nipples? | Spoof on sex & medicines |
| Littell, Robert | The Company | Lengthy CIA Novel, very good |
| Lomax, Eric (Brit) | The Railway Man | Dull with British Rails as B”G” |
| Lovejoy, Joe (Brit) | Bestie | Authorized Bio of George Best |
| Lowry, Ed | Joe Frisco | Bio of One of the Funniest Men in the World |
| Lupica, Mike | Wild Pitch | Funny Father & Son Pitchers |
| Maraniss, David | When Pride Still Mattered | Great Biography of Vince Lombardi |
| Margolin, Philip | Heartstone | |
| Marshall, Peter | Backstage @ Hollywood Squares | Behind scenes of show from Pete |
| Martini, Steve | Compelling Evidence | |
| Martini, Steve | Double Tap | GI Wrongly Accused of Murder, Harry solves it |
| Martini, Steve | Prime Witness | |
| Martini, Steve | Simeon Affair | |
| Martini, Steve | The Arrangement | Harry ends up in Cancun with Bad Lawyer |
| Martini, Steve | Undue Influence | |
| McCarthy, Cormac | No Country For Old Men | Texas Frontier in Present Day (Dull) |
| McCourt, Frank | Angela’s Ashes | Pulitzer of Irish Poverty |
| McCullough, David | 1776 | Slow story of Bad year for Colonists |
| McCullough, David | John Adams | 2nd President, Patriot, Signer of Dec. Independence |
| McGinnis, Joe | Cruel Doubt | |
| Mendez, Antonio J. | The Master of Disguise | The secret life in the CIA (True stories) |
| Miller, Bob | Tales from the L.A. Kings | Bob’s recollections from 33 years |
| Muller, Judy | Now This | ABC Correspondent’s Autobiography |
| Nance, John J. | Skyhook | Pilot’s Family involved with Secret Project |
| Newhart, Bob | I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This | Very Funny Autobiography |
| North, Henry Ringling | The Circus Kings | Ringling’s Family Story of the Circus |
| Offit, Sidney | Memoir of the Bookie’s Son | Baltimore Bookie’s life story |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Small Vices | Spenser gets shot looking to clear negro |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | The Godwulf Manuscript | |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Valediction | |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Walking Shadow | |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Widow’s Walk | Spenser solves Banker’s Murder |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Early Autumn | Spencer for Hire |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | Cold Service | Hawk & Spenser wipe out Ukrainians |
| Parker, Robert (Spenser) | A Cats Kill Eagle | |
| Parker, T. Jefferson | Cold Pursuit | Fisherman Killed in San Diego locale |
| Parker, T. Jefferson | Red Light | Merci Rayborn, lady dick solves old case |
| Patterson, James | Four Blind Mice | Alex Cross tangles with 3 Vietnam Vets |
| Patterson, James | Honeymoon | Killer wife finally stopped by FBI |
| Patterson, James | Kiss the Girls | Detective hunts for niece with lady intern |
| Patterson, James | Roses are Red | Mastermind Bank robber loose |
| Patterson, James | Violets are Blue | Poor, Vampires, Monsters & Det. Cross |
| Patterson, James | When the Wind Blows | Weird Group makes girl with wings and flies |
| Patterson, James & P.DeJonge | The Beach House | Hampton’s rich in murder of Townie |
| Patterson, Richard North | Degree of Guilt | |
| Patterson, Richard North | Escape the Night | |
| Patterson, Richard North | Private Screening | |
| Patterson, Richard North | Protect and Defend | Pres & Chief Justice nominated, abortions |
| Pearson, Ridley | Chain of Evidence | Cop, his mentor and Computer Busts |
| Pearson, Ridley | No Witness | |
| Pearson, Ridley | The Angel Maker | |
| Peck, M. Scott | Golf and the Spirit | Metaphysical treatment by Psychiatrist |
| Peters, Margaret | Design for Living | Biography of Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontanne |
| Philbrick, Nathaniel | Sea Of Glory | US Ex 1838-42 Lt. Charles Wilde |
| Pressfield, Steven | Legend of Bagger Vance | Legend with golf background |
| Preston & Child | Thunderhead | Desert search for lost city ends tragically |
| Pumpian, Paul | Compadres | Life span of two Cowboys |
| Puzo, Mario | Omerta | 3rd in Mafia Trilogy |
| Puzo, Mario | The Last Don | The Godfather goes to Las Vegas |
| Reiner, Carl | My Anecdotal Life | Fun Autobiography by TV Great |
| Rickles, Don | Rickles’ Book | Autobiography By the Comic |
| Rooney, Andy | My War | WWII by Stars & Stripes reporter |
| Rosenberg, Nancy T. | Interest of Justice | |
| Rosenberg, Nancy T. | Mitigating Circumstances | |
| Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor | Sullivan’s Evidence | Twist was Twins. B rating |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry & The Half-Blood Prince | Dumbledore dies, Harry alone in search VI |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter IV | Goblet of Fire |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter & Chamber of Horrors | Harry finally solves the mystery |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter & Prisoner Azkaban | Father’s best Man is good guy after all |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter-Order of the Phoenix | Book V 870 pages Still Chasing Voldemort |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter-Sorcerer’s Stone | First in series about the young Wizard |
| Rowling, J.K. | Potter & the Deathly Hallows | Harry finally kills Voldemort and all’s well |
| Rucka, Greg | Smokers | Delinquents grow up to kill bad guard |
| Sanders, Lawrence | McNally’s Caper | |
| Sandford, John | Night Prey | Nutcase loose in Twin Cities, Lucas gets him |
| Sandford, John | Silent Prey | |
| Sandford` John | Winter Prey | |
| Shames, Laurence | Virgin Heat | Poor |
| Shapiro, Michael | The Last Good Season | ’56 Dodgers last year in Brooklyn |
| Sheldon, Sidney | Are You Afraid of the Dark | Two Widows trace demise of Husbands by C.O. |
| Sides, Hampton | Ghost Soldiers | True of Rangers rescuing Bataan Veterans |
| Sikov, Ed | On Sunset Blvd. | Billy Wilder Bio (slow & dull |
| Silva, Daniel | The Unlikely Spy | WWII Female Nazi in London before Invasion |
| Smith, Mitchell | Karma | |
| Stanton, Doug | In Harm’s Way | Truth about USS Indianapolis-Great! |
| Steinberg, David | The Book of David | Good Autobiography by the Comic |
| Stewart, James B. | Disney War | Eisner & Company wrestle for power |
| Stilson, Kenneth | Ezra Stone | Bio of Original Henry Aldrich |
| Tannenbaum, Robert | Depraved Indifference | |
| Tannenbaum, Robert | Immoral Certainty | |
| Tannenbaum, Robert | Reversible Error | |
| Tannenbaum; Robert | Material Witness | |
| Thielo, Rick | The Shadow Boxer’s Son | Lovely Poetry by a friend |
| Thomas, Bob | Golden Boy | Story of Bill Holden(warts and all) |
| Torre, Joe | Chasing the Dream | NY Yankee Mgr. Autobiography |
| Tunney, Jim | Chicken Soup for Sports Fans | Short Meaningful stories |
| Turow Scott | Ordinary Heroes | Father’s WW2 exploits |
| Turow, Scott | Burden Of Proof | Defense Lawyer’s wife suicide, & Family Problem |
| Turow, Scott | Laws of Our Fathers | Flashbacks to days at Berkley |
| Turow, Scott | Limitations | Short Dull story re: A Judge |
| Turow, Scott | Personal Injuries | Good & Bad lawyers and fixed judges |
| Turow, Scott | Pleading Guilty | |
| Turow, Scott | Presumed Innocent | |
| Turow, Scott | Reversible Errors | Old Bum on Death row was innocent-saved |
| Turow` Scott | One L | Harvard Law School |
| Uris, Leon | Exodus | Israeli’s life in early days |
| Uris, Leon | Mittal Pass | |
| Uris, Leon | Trinity | Early Irish history |
| Uris` Leon | The Haj | All you need to hate the Arabs |
| Van Natta Jr., Don | First Off the Tee | Short true tales of our Golfing Presidents |
| Vandwehaeghe, Guy | The Englishman’s Boy | Old West and Old Hollywood, end together |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Delta Star | |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Finnegan’s Week | |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Fire Lover | True tale of Arson Cop who lights Fires |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Floaters | San Diego Harbor Patrol |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Fugitive Nights | |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | Lines and Shadows | San Diego and Mexican border cops |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | The Blooding | Wambaugh goes British |
| Wambaugh, Joseph | The Golden Orange | Newport and Balboa |
| Wolfe, Tom | A Man In Full | Hi finance & Race relations in Atlanta |
| Wolstenholme, Kenneth | 50 Sporting Years | Bio of Brit Soccer Announcer |
| Woods, Stuart | Choke | Tennis Pro at Key West |
Many of the books read. Gil was an avid reader and once he got a computer, started to keep detailed notes about his books later in life.