I'm currently reading Bryan Cranston's memoir "A Life in Parts", and while I'm really enjoying it, it suffers from a problem many memoirs have of being fairly surface level in terms of "analysis" in order to appeal to as wide a readership as possible. He talks a little bit here and there about his methodology in acting (which I love), but it is not the focus of the book, which is mainly telling his personal story.
This is great, but it isn't what I'm after.
I love reading someone at the top of their field discussing their profession (whatever it is) in depth. I love hearing about their approach, their philosophy, etc., and love them dissecting the big moments in their careers. I'm less interested in people talking about their personal lives, their personal struggles, yada yada yada. I get why people are, but that isn't what I'm after. I'm much more interested in reading about the nitty gritty aspects of a job, and really diving deep into how it works, how it doesn't work, etc.
Any suggestions for memoirs or retrospectives where someone is providing an in-depth analysis of their profession (or some aspect of it). It doesn't have to be a celebrity or anything like that. The only thing I'm not that interested in is political memoirs (I prefer political history books to political memoirs, but that is another issue).
Any suggestions are appreciated!
by Bufus