Richard Roeper: 4 books
Sox and the City
A Fan's Love Affair with the White Sox from the Heartbreak of '67 to the Wizards of Oz
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of...
Schlock Value
Hollywood at Its Worst
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
A hilarious collection of essays, riffs, and lists that celebrate the insanity of Hollywood--for anyone who loves the movies.
Richard Roeper, like the rest of us, adores the movies. In this uproarious, off-beat book, he gives us a whole new set of critical lenses for assessing the movies and...
Bet the House
How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
During the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling currently available in America. Chronicling his wild ride in a breezy, humorous manner, this entertaining exploration both celebrates and details the many...
Debunked!
Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, and Evil Plots of the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
As he did in Urban Legends and Hollywood Urban Legends, and as he has done in dozens of columns for the Chicago Sun-Times over the last decade and a half, Richard Roeper lays out the basics of the conspiracy theory, quotes some of the true believers-and then tears the theory apart with his bare hands....