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Everything Bad is Good for You by Stephen Johnson - a book review by Cory
Everything Bad is Good for You by Stephen Johnson - a book review by Cory
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich - a book review by Amber
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America. New York: Holt Paperbacks , 2001. N. pag. Print. The book Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America is about the author Barbara Ehrenreich putting herself in the low wage work
It’s Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong - a book review by Sam
Armstrong, Lance. Its Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life. New York: Berkley, 2001. “The definition of courage is: the quality of spirit that enables one to encourage danger with firmness and without fear,†states Lance Armstrong on page 266
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - a book review by Lindsay
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Print. Schlosser’s main point through out the entire book it that the fast food chains have changed the United States in a negative way. He begins by talking about the founders
100 Selected Poems by E. E. Cumming - a book review by Kaitie
Cummings, E. E.. 100 Selected Poems. 1st Evergreen Ed ed. New York: Grove Press, 1994. Print. E.E. Cummings 100 Selected Poems is a collection of some of his most well known and poems. Among these highly praised poems is "Buffalo Bill's," "a man who ha
Questions About Angels by Billy Collins - a book review by Meagan
Collins, Billy. Questions About Angels. Pittsburgh: William Morrow and Company, 1999. Billy Collins is an amazing poet. His book the, “ Questions About Angelsâ€, has greatly impacted on my thinking. It made me realize how to look at the world thou
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer - a book review by Gretta
Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called "It." Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc., 1995. Print. A Child Called "It" A Child Called “It†is a true story about a young boy who has been abused almost his whole childhood by his mother. When he was a baby up
Tweaked by Nic Sheff - a book review by Shannon
Sheff, Nic. Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008. Print. This book was written by Nic Sheff. It is about his struggle to stay sober. The book goes through about two years of Nic's like in and out of trea
Against Medical Advice by James Patterson - a book review by Brandi
Patterson, James, and Hal Friedman. Against Medical Advice. New York City: Grand Central Publishing Company, 2008. Print Against Medical Advice was a sad story about a child living with Tourette's Syndrome. The book, written by James Patterson and the li
The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer - a book review by Kaitlyn
Pelzer, David. The Lost Boy. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1997. Print. David Pelzer was very young when he first started to be abused by his mother. One day David's teachers noticed the bruises on his arms and decided to take action.Â