Monday, December 1, 2008

Book Review: Sedaris' humor hums in latest collection of essays

By Tom Mandel, The Dartmouth Staff

David Sedaris is the last person you'd want to sit next to on a plane, and he'd tell you so himself. In one of the funniest moments of his latest book, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames"(2008), the comic essayist struggles to enjoy flying in the "Business Elite" section of the plane, while sitting next to a man on his way to a funeral. More »

Book Review: Students collaborate to support, tell stories of Ethopian AIDS orphans

By Jessica Krug, The Dartmouth Staff

On a summer service learning trip to Ethiopia, Ben Beisswenger '09 and Zoe Dmitrovsky '09 were struck by the optimism of the children they encountered. In the new book "An Unlikely Family" (2008), these students and their coauthors bring this sense of hope to an American audience that happens to have hope on the mind. More »