Fave person in 2013: Honk honk!

I loved re-reading Harpo Marx (of the Marx Brothers's) autobiography. He was my favorite kind of person--funny, kind, good natured, loved animals. The early part of the book is a great portrait of growing up poor in New York with his crazy brothers, a mother determined to get her boys on the stage, and their father the brilliant cook and terrible tailor.

The latter part of the book is made entertaining by his interactions with the Algonquin Round Table gang, especially with his bestie Alexander Woolcott: who was clever, sarcastic, sometimes mean, and very big hearted. The combo of Harpo and Woolcott is wonderful.

Best story: Getting a loan from a gambling boss during the 1929 crash by playing pinchie-winchie.