June 1, 2011
Jordan Schatz
Reporter/News Writer
Books: Top 10 List
Featured Book:
Innocent Spouse
By Carol Ross Joynt
What would you do if, just weeks after your spouse’s sudden death, you found out he was keeping secrets? Big secrets. Secrets that could cost you millions of dollars—and brand you as a criminal. Innocent Spouse is an eye-opening memoir that asks a provocative and disturbing question: Is it possible to really know and trust someone, even your spouse?
Carol Ross Joynt was a successful television producer in Washington, D.C. Her husband, Howard, owned Nathans, a legendary restaurant in Georgetown. From an outsider’s perspective, Carol and Howard lived a fairy-tale life—spending weekends at their Chesapeake Bay estate, rubbing shoulders with New York’s and Washington’s elite, and raising their beloved son, Spencer. But everything changed with Howard’s sudden death. Like any widow, Carol was devastated because she lost the love of her life and her son’s father. But soon the IRS came calling, and Carol had much more to cope with than her grief and new life as a single parent. Poignant, eye-opening, and at times heartbreaking, Innocent Spouse is ultimately an inspiring story of strength and newfound independence in the face of loss and betrayal.
Top 10 List
1. Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama
By Sophia Nelson, 2011
2. Today is your Day: 51 Top Coaches Share Their Secrets to Life and Professional Success
By Joe Becwar, 2011
3. Dead Reckoning
By Charlaine Harris, 2011
4. Buried Prey
By Lucas Davenport, 2011
5. The Sixth Man
By David Baldacci, 2011
6. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me
By Chelsea Handler, Glen Handler, Roy Handler and others, 2011
7. SEAL Team Six
By Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin , 2011
8. In the Garden of Beasts
By Erik Larson
9. 10th Anniversary
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, 2011
10. Does the Noise In My Head Bother You?
