The Fireside Book Chat

The Fireside Book Chat


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The Blindside by Michael Lewis- a book review by Tanner
January 21, 2011

Lewis, Michael. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. Print. Tom Lemmings, famous high school football analyst, is recognized for finding the main character, Michael Oher. After having a life surrounded by numerous brothers a

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston - a book review by Troy
January 20, 2011

Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. New York: Random House, 1994. Print. The book is mainly about the outbreak of Ebola virus in Reston, Washington. Throughout the book, characters who are connected to the outbreak are introduced. A number of them are victims

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - a book review by Olivia
January 19, 2011

Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat Pray Love. Penguin Books, 2007. Print In Eat Pray Love Liz has been through a rough divorce and is trying to get her life back on track to were she wants it. She decides to travel for a year in three different countries, Italy, Ind

Addicted to Life and Death by Janice Ballenger - a book review by Cidney
January 18, 2011

Ballenger, Janice. Addicted to Life and Death: Memoirs of an EMT 8 Deputy Coroner. Pennsylvania: Masthof Press, 2008. The first part of Addicted to Life and Death is all about the struggles and accomplishments it took for Janice Ballenger to become a v

A Piece of Cake By Cupcake Brown - a book review by Sam
January 14, 2011

A Piece of Cake By Cupcake Brown - a book review by Sam

“The Demon In The Freezer”, Richard Preston - Michael
January 13, 2011

“The Demon In The Freezer”, Richard Preston, The Random House Publishing Group, Inc, New         York “The Demon In The Freezer ” was a very interesting book to read, though also a frightening one. Richard Preston writes a compelling book ab

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne - a book review by Nick
January 12, 2011

Nicholas Patterson Claiborne, Shane. The Irresistible Revolution. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. Print. The book is about how the author (Shane Claiborne), who lived in Tennessee, found God and lived for God and became homeless so God could work throu

The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick - a book review by Eric
January 11, 2011

Kirkpatrick, David. The Facebook Effect: the inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World. New York: Simon 8 Schuster, 2010. Print. SUMMARY: Surprise! It’s not about Facebook Strategy – It’s About Facebook History. Reading the first fe

Into the Wild by Jack Krakauer - a book review by Amy
January 07, 2011

Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. New York: Villard, 1996. Print. This book was mainly about a 20 year old guy that went out into the wild in Alaska to live off the land. His name was Chris McCandless. After graduating college at Emory, Chris emptied his bank

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey - a book review by Morgan
January 06, 2011

Frey, James. A Million Little Pieces. New York: Anchor Books, 2003. Print. When James first arrives at the Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility, he wants nothing to do with anyone and is immediately breaking the rules. Along with being told h