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Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life 138 reviews
Tim Russert
Miramax, 2005
Wholesome Reading
A personal story of the relationship between a father and his son. This story personifies what a father/son relationship should be. The values of the father handed down to the son serve to bring that son into manhood and establish his outlook on life, his ethics and moreover his treatment of this fellow man. An excellent book and a must read for every father/son relationship.
Robert Allen, ...
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 416 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson
Vintage, 1998
A classic
I read this first in college, and then again recently. It's still just as funny and wonderful as ever.
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life303 reviews
Anne Lamott
Anchor, 1995
Pep in your step!
This is a put a pep-in-your-step writing book. It's really a book with instructions on having a WRITING life. I'm still in the thick of it but I've never laughed so hard or felt so motivated by a book to write.
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ProBlogger: Secrets Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income32 reviews
Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett
Wiley, 2008
A Great Beginner's Guide to the Field
Are you thinking about starting up a blog and using it as a means of supplementing your income? Then this is a must-have book. It goes through every step of the blogging process. Some the topics covered are how to choose a niche topic, how to find a host, how to write for blogs, how to introduce advertisements to your blog, and how to promote your blog. It even gets into the topic of buying ...
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law22 reviews
Norm Goldstein
Basic Books, 2007
AP Stylebook Review
The 2008 AP Stylebook is a useful guide to any potential journalist. It is necessary to know the ins and outs of writing and nothing articulates it better than this book.
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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity 17 reviews
Bill O'Reilly
Broadway, 2008
Good Read, and in spite of the negative reviews, a good insight!
I guess you had to live the 50's, 60's and 70's to fully appreciate the references given, as well as the well-honed sense of (dry) humor... All in all, I was really looking forward to reading this book, and it did not disappoint me! A strikingly relevant window into a world that no longer exists in America, with lots of cultural references to set the stage (as it were). A great read that goes ...
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil488 reviews
John Berendt
Vintage, 1999
Great Read
Just read the book - you can't help but enjoy the characters and the irony.
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McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, ...4 reviews
David Foster Wallace
Back Bay Books, 2008
Important to know the context of this book was 2000, not 2008
Given DFW's recent tragic death (and the election timing of this re-release), I'd imagine alot of folks may now discover this book. What Wallace wanted current readers understand about the context, he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview from June 2008. Here's the excerpt:
"The essay quite specifically concerns a couple weeks in February, 2000, and the situation of both McCain [and] ...
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The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood 10 reviews
Helene Cooper
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Great Memoir
This was a great memoir. I loved how vivid the story was. It feels as though you are really living her life. Great for an interesting and informational read.
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The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of his Life--His Own69 reviews
David Carr
Simon & Schuster, 2008
memory is a tricky thing
Memory's a tricky thing, especially when you're a crackhead. Journalist David Carr knew that some of his memories of his drug-addled days were a bit hazy, but it was only when a friend remembered Carr waving a gun in his face that Carr realised how wrong some of his own memories might be. He remembered his druggie years as a relatively short downward spiral that didn't really impact anyone ...
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All over but the Shoutin'296 reviews
Rick Bragg
Vintage, 1998
Destined to be a Southern classic ... !
Destined to be a Southern classic, Bragg's "All Over But the Shoutin'" rings true. It is not only a well-written, journalist's memoir, but offers readers who aren't from the South an insightful look at why Southern men often act as they do.
On the one hand the book is a rags-to-riches story about a poor white boy from the cotton fields of northeast Alabama who reads, works and writes his way ...
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Blogging For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))7 reviews
Susannah Gardner, Shane Birley
For Dummies, 2008
Excellent place to start for many genres of bloggers
Like many Dummies books, this book is comprehensive! It's a thorough introduction to blogging from rank Internet newbie, to the typical active
blogger seeking to learn more about the medium.
As a 2008 book, it's reasonably current. This is one of those Dummies books the publishers will need to update annually. I recommend readers always seek the latest possible edition of any blogging book, ...
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '7269 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
I'm Fearful After Reading This...
This book's setting is eerily similar to the current state of affairs going on in with the 2008 Presidential Election, with the Democrats picking themselves apart while the Republicans sit back and enjoy the show. Richard Nixon is shown as the abomination that he was and HST's writing is as animated and humorous as I have ever seen it. This book surpassed my expectations and was a surprisingly ...
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Between Here and April 37 reviews
Deborah Copaken Kogan
Algonquin Books, 2008
A haunting story that will stay with you a long time
I devoured Between Here and April in one day. It was just that good: I couldn't put it down. Having read some of the reviews for the book, I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it. I'm so glad I gave this book a chance.
The protagonist, Lizzie, is a character that many women can relate to. She is a hard-working mom who finds herself in her mid-40s questioning whether she has made the right choices in life. ...
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Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library)115 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson
Modern Library, 1999
Hells Angels: a hard to find modern classic.
A very high quality production run, hard-bound with illustrated dust jacket etc. of a very hard to find modern classic. Read Thompson as he was before he became a cartoon character like caricature. Succinct and insightful with the acerbic wit front and centre where it belongs. A cracking good read ! Excellent value too in this Modern Libraries edition. Why pay all-kinds of stoopid money on E-bay ...
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The Future's So Bright I Can't Bear to Look1 review
Tom Tomorrow
Nation Books, 2008
Better than ever!
This collection of "This Modern World" weekly cartoons from 2005 through early 2008 is the best yet. Trenchant, political, and very funny - and it's all in color too! I suspect that liberal voters will enjoy it ever so much more than members of the Bush Administration.
The introduction is relatively subtle and quite funny in itself - after disclosing that the cartoon has been outsourced to ...
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Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University9 reviews
Plume, 2007
Best New Writing Book of the Year
Every writing teacher needs this book. One of the best I've found. Already teaching from it. Plus, The Nieman Foundation Website offers more useful writing & teaching tools than most fee-based services. Should be required reading for all creative nonfiction and journalism undergrad and grad students.
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Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years40 reviews
Bondi Digital Publishing, LLC, 2007
Great item reasonable price
I just loaded the software and began to use the product today. I was a little uneasy because of some of the comments that I had read about the Bondi reader especially because my system met only the minimum memory requirement. The reader worked great. It was easly to install, good search features and displayed the pages nicely. I wish it had more options for printing. When you print the whole ...
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications20 reviews
Amy Einsohn
University of California Press, 2005
Very helpful
This a great guide for anyone new to the publishing scene. No matter how great your writing and grammar skills are, you will need a book like this to help you learn how to prepare a manuscript properly. It is also very nicely written and enjoyable to work through.
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The Rum Diary : A Novel128 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Thompson Can't BE Beat!
If there is one thing you can count on with HT..it is that he us ALWAYS off the wall...and to say that he is entertaining would be an understatement!
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