Combine a classic but decaying '57 Chevy with a felon who's been arrested 70-some times and what do you get? A real-life love story 鈥 and one of the best nonfiction books that you will read this year. Earl Swift traces the history of this magnificently vintage auto and its 14 different owners and in so doing gives us a car story that is remarkably human. You can see the Monitor's full review of "Auto Biography" here.
