According to skiers, this small resort on Lake Tahoe's west shore (about 7 miles south of Tahoe City, California) doesn't have the crowds of nearby titans like Palisades Tahoe and Heavenly Resort.

This unusually unfiltered memoir takes us to the hospital, to therapy and to the sometimes hostile set of “Girls.” By Alexandra Jacobs Jim Windolf’s new book, “Where the Music Had to Go,” traces the ...