For a True Story Part V: My To Do List

Now that I have shared the true stories I love, I wanted to conclude this series by giving you a peek at what true stories I plan to find out more about.

Plays I have tickets for…

Baby It’s You! (Look for a review at the end of August)

Movies currently in my Netflix queue…

Cropsey
Grizzly Man
The Conspirator
North Country
Cinderella Man
Capturing the Friedmans

Books on my Amazon shopping list…

The Monster of Florence
The House on Sugar Beach
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Bringing Adam Home, the Abduction That Changed America
Gorillas in the Mist
A Rope and a Prayer
Getting It Through My Thick Skull
Miracle in the Andes
The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans
Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter
Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
A Stolen Life
Patty Lapone: A Memoir

If any of these true stories are worth seeing/reading/watching, you can bet I will report back and let you know in a future edition!

Are you now interested in any of these plays, movies, TV shows, or books I love? What are the stories that captivate your attention?

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