The Fireside Book Chat

The Fireside Book Chat


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I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert - a book review by Michael
January 04, 2011

Colbert, Stephen. “I Am America (And So Can You!).” New York: Grand Central             Publishing, 2009. Print. Many people know Stephen Colbert as that witty news host on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” However, what most peo

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - a book review by Riannan
January 03, 2011

Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. Print. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography, which means it is written by Maya Angelou about Maya Angelou. More specifically, this nonfiction book is about

The Punch by John Feinstein - a book review by Brian
December 23, 2010

Feinstein, John. The Punch: one night, two lives and the fight that changed basketball forever. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2003. Print. “In a few seconds everything changed” (Feinstein 214). John Feinstein’s, The Punch, revisits those few

The O’ Reilly Factor: For Kids by Bill O’ Reilly and Charles Flowers - a book review by Melissa
December 23, 2010

O’ Reilly, Bill, and Charles Flowers. The O’ Reilly Factor: For Kids. New York, 2004. Print. In, The O’ Reilly Factor: For Kids, Bill O’ Reilly brings up a variety of topics that are issues in the USA today.While giving his opinions for a childâ

Just Let the Kids Play by Bob Bigelow, Tom Moroney, and Linda Hall - a book review by Ben
December 22, 2010

Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child’s Fun and Success in Youth Sports by Bob Bigelow, Tom Moroney, and Linda Hall - a book review by Ben Bigelow, Bob, Tom Moroney, and Linda Hall. Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop

Moneyball: The Art of Winning the Unfair Game by Michael Lewis - a book review by Tyler
December 21, 2010

Lewis, Michael. Moneyball the Art of Winning an Unfair Game. New York: W. W. Norton, 2003.         Print. The quote that was found to be the most interesting was “The new owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, had paid $10 million for

Stick Figure by Lori Gottlieb - a book review by Sam
December 20, 2010

Gottlieb,Lori. Stick Figure. New York: Simon 8 Schuster, 2002. Print. At the beginning of the book Lori’s character is introduced, she could be described as someone who is very upfront, and inconsiderate. When she goes to her first boy girl party sh

Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - a book review by Alex
December 17, 2010

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America. New York:  Henry Holt and Company, 2001. Print. Nickel and Dimed is a superb look into the lives of hard-working Americans. Studs Terkel, the author of Working, stated that “She [

The Little Things by Lena Williams - a book review by Vennessa
December 14, 2010

Wiliams, Lena The Little Things: “The Everyday Interactions that Get under the Skin of Blacks and Whites”. New York: Harcourt, Inc. The main argument of this book is “The everyday interactions that get under the Skin of Blacks and Whites” The book