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American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is the first biography I have read in a long time. It’s a good one because Craig Ferguson’s life has actually been interesting. I think he’s a true born alcoholic and in certain ways I could really relate to his story. One thing I noticed is [...]

Naomi Klein was a guest on The Rachel Maddow Show talking about her book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism , and how it relates the our current economic situation and the bailout. For a bit of background, her book is about how corporate interests take advantage of crisis situations to get people to [...]

Amazon today released the new Kindle DX with a 9.7 inch screen. I have to say, I wasn’t that into the Kindle at first, but this looks really nice. I may have to try it out. For the longest time I have been waiting for Star Trek style pad devices. They are really happening now. I [...]

Fareed Zakaria was on The Daily Show talking about The Post-American World which is now available in paperback. Fareed recently wrote an article saying that Pakistan is about to fall to the Taliban, and since they have nuclear weapons, this could be trouble. We apparently gave them ten billion dollars and they used it to prepare [...]

In the middle of the round table on Chelsea Lately, Chelsea Handler recommended a book to give to your mom. It’s by Andrea Buchanan and it’s called, Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak, and Overcoming It All. Amazon: Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak, and Overcoming It All

Jonathan Alter was on The Colbert Report talking about his book, The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. Jonathan told us FDR actually had a panic attack the first time he entered the oval office because he was so overwhelmed. FDR also started the tradition of the president not stopping at traffic [...]

David Kessler was on the The Colbert Report talking about his new book The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite It was kind of funny because David was so mild mannered he totally waited for Steven to give him space to talk before he would. It kind of [...]

Tom Bergeron was on Chelsea Lately promoting his book, I’m Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood. It was a very bizarre interview. First of all, there are times when I think Chelsea has been drinking before doing her show. This was one of [...]

Daniel Gross was on The Colbert Report tonight talking about his new book Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation. Daniel’s main point is that people react to a bad economy by saving, but they should do just the opposite. This is the paradox of thrift. Wikipedia says: The paradox [...]