The Lizard King Was Here: The Life and Times of Jim Morrison in Alexandria, Virginia
This book is definitely only for a certain niche of people. Of course, I happen to be one of those that fits the niche: Doors fan, interested in the local history of the DC area. Not everyone, OK, not very many at all, will fit this mold, so I can't really give the book a full recommendation.
In spite of some quirky writing, and a whole lot of seemingly filler items (it seemed that only half of the book directly addressed the time that Jim Morrison spent in Alexandria), and while it wasn't a page-turner, I did find it interesting enough to hold my attention. I particularly like the closing few chapters, which I thought could have been the whole book. Really, the book would have been better as a TV documentary, as a lot of it was material the author gathered from interviews with Morrison's old high school friends. At any rate, it is a pretty decent book if you like the Doors and are interested in DC history. Otherwise, you'll probably want to skip it.
Next up is the Banned Books Week special, Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher.

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