We'd like to share some of Jack's favroite books with you.

Splendor in the Glass: A Brief Memoir of the Lighter Side of Life by Jack Pancaldo

Jack Pancaldo is the father of Jack Grace and is the man who taught Jack everything he knows about drinking. The martini on the cover is kind of a dead giveaway, no? Jack has reviewed his dad's book, and here is what he has to say:

My dad is funny, charming and a great person to be around. Somehow he actually managed to translate all this into a book. I had no idea he was writing it. He's not a big literary guy. In fact the book jokes on the back that he is the first person to write a book without actually reading one, but his batting average as a writer right now is 1000. I have a hunch he will retire his literary career with that average too. We joke that my dad basically, ugh, crapped out a book, sent it out, and it was published immediately. Quite the tale to all the unpublished out there. The publishers said," We get mediocre Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Bukowski wanna be's all the time. This book is something that is different, and we don't get any submissions like this."

Well I am quite proud of this book and think it makes a fine holiday gift for the problematic good time drinker in all of us.

Congrats Dad. You made a your Italian son proud.

Jack Pancaldo also makes really amazing baked clams. Just thought you should know...his talents are many. (— Ed)

Getting Ready for Bronson by Jack Grace

Getting Ready for Bronson chronicles Jack's ongoing obsession with our canine cousins. Childhood anecdotes about special friends and questions about future relationships fill this first volume about Jack and Daria's inevitable pug.

Sidebars feature lively and introspective musings on breeds, accessorizing and nomenclature. Includes page after page of full color photographs and a special artist's rendering of Jack with Bronson by his side.

Keep an Eye on the Eyetalian by Jack Grace

The critics have spoken:

"He calls it a book; I call it kindling."
- Hunter S. Thompson

"Just what America needs in these troubled times.  Jack Grace comes through once again with the perfect (gin and) tonic."
- Morley Safer

"Extraordinary!  I put it down."
- Burt Reynolds

Southern Fried Veal Piccata: A User's Guide by Jack Grace

Jack's own Italian Americana culinary delights will tempt your tastebuds.

The guide includes a history of Piccata in the old world and new, recipe hints, wine recommendations and a special antipasto just for kicks.

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry