Posted by: lazygirjl on: March 1, 2010
The 1963 assassination of President JF Kennedy was a ferocious act that devastated all Americans and the world. This event had a great emotional impact on the whole nation as it had on Kennedy’s family. Within seven weeks of the President’s death, the first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, received more than 800,000 letters, two years later; [...]
Posted by: sambo9 on: September 7, 2009
The Guinness Book of World Records was created over fifty years ago. The first edition was published on August 27th, 1995. A year later, it was sold in America and sold over 70,000 copies. Chris Chataway was the creator of the idea for the Guinness Book of World Records. He knew two sports writers that [...]
Posted by: sallywatson on: May 12, 2009
East of Eden is a novel written by John Steinbeck. AP English students are reading it right now in class (or supposed to be) and if they are reading it then I am sure they will agree it is a very exciting book. It tells the story of two different families, one evil, or partly [...]
Posted by: janajohnson on: April 23, 2009
Less Than Zero is a movie (and novel) that came out in 1987 and still is very well known. It is about a college freshman who goes back to LA to see his broken-up wealthy family. Clay, the main character gets more into drugs and accumulates huge debts. The movie follows the “youth culture of [...]
Posted by: mfabry on: March 21, 2009
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved stories of all time. For seventy years, the movie has been watched all over the world, and people of all ages know the story of the yellow-brick road and the ruby slippers. However, as Judy Garland’s masterpiece reaches its 70th anniversary, critics are reading [...]
Posted by: jnguonly on: February 24, 2009
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions is a blog turned book that has quickly become a best-seller. The book, written by Christian Lander, pokes fun of the interests of “left-leaning, city-dwelling white folk” and satirizes the yuppie culture. Stuff White People Like is presented in numbered entries; things [...]
Posted by: sallywatson on: February 3, 2009
‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is one of the best books, if not the best, I have ever read. It tells the story of two women, a generation apart in age, who live in Afghanistan. It tells of the struggles these two women have to live to and intertwines their lives through their marriage to the same wicked man. The book is written [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: November 25, 2008
In the past few months e-book sales have exploded in what otherwise a sleepy market for buyers and sellers alike. Random House Inc. announced Monday that it is making more than 8,000 additional books available in digital form. There will be a wide range of genres for all ages; mysteries, biographies, novels and children series [...]
Posted by: shaaz on: November 18, 2008
‘Divine Justice’ is bestselling author David Baldacci’s latest novel. It was released on November fourth and it debuted at no.1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list of hard cover fiction. This new novel is a continuation of the Camel Club series that has made Baldacci famous throughout the world. The last book in this [...]
Posted by: pendletonpanther on: September 21, 2008
Inventing the magical wizard that we have all grown to love has made JK Rowling a multi-millionare, but the extravagant lifestyle that she has the pleasure of enjoying now is far from the world she lived in growing up and even before her first book was published. She was born in 1965 near Bristol and [...]
