St. John's Now Top 10 In The Nation

 

The scene at Madison Square Garden Saturday during St. John's win over Providence. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm made another massive jump in the Top 25 rankings on Monday, as they came in at No. 12 in the Associated Press poll, and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches' poll.

Books: "Buy What You Love Without Going Broke" By Smith & Sirianni

Buy What You Love Without Going Broke: Transform Your Spending and Get More of What Money Can't Buy 

By Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni

Harvest; 208 pages; hardcover, $25.00

Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni are the co-hosts of the Frugal Friends podcast. Smith is the personal finance expert who has written for Forbes, Money Magazine, and Business Insider. Before becoming a sought-after writer and speaker helping people live for today while saving for tomorrow, she and her husband paid off $78,000 of debt in two years while battling unemployment and buying a house. Sirianni is a licensed clinical social worker who has experience in doing a lot with a little, from starting small businesses to downsizing to an RV, all of it leveraged to pay off $60,000 in debt, and cash flow her masters degree. Helping others is Sirianni's highest value, and integrating her mental health perspective with personal finance is how she supports others to identify, and live out, what they value most.

St. John's Survives Persistent Providence Attack At Packed Garden

 

The celebration was on at the end of a chaotic afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm survived a vigorous comeback down the stretch to outlast the Providence Friars, 68-66, on Saturday afternoon in front of 19,196 fans at Madison Square Garden.

Books: "Ira Gershwin," By Michael Owen

 

Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

By Michael Owen

Liveright; hardcover, 416 pages; $37.99

Michael Owen is a historian, researcher, and archivist. He is the author of Go Slow: The Life of Julie London, and the editor of the forthcoming volume The Gershwins Abroad, on their time in Europe in 1928.

St. John's Keeps Rolling With Dominance In DC

 

St. John's Head Coach Rick Pitino went with the red pullover to match his team's uniform on Tuesday night. @StJohnsBball.

The St. John's Red Storm dominated right from the start, as they gave the Georgetown Hoyas little to nothing on their way to a 66-41 win on Tuesday night in Washington, DC.

Books: "A Rage to Conquer" by Michael Walsh

 

A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History

By Michael Walsh

St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 400 pages; $32.00; available today, Tuesday, January 28th

Michael Walsh is the author of Last Stands and more than fifteen other novels and non-fiction books. He was the classical music critic and a foreign correspondent for Time magazine from 1981 to 1997, and he received the 2004 American Book Awards prize for fiction for his gangster novel, And All the Saints. His popular columns for National Review that he wrote under a pseudonym, David Kahane, were developed into the books, Rules for Radical Conservatives. Two of his books, The Devil's Pleasure and The Fiery Angel, examine the enemies, heroes, triumphs, and struggles of Western Civilization from the ancient past to the present time.

St. John's Makes Massive Move Up Rankings

 

The scene at Madison Square Garden during St. John's win over Xavier on Wednesday night. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm made a massive jump in the Top 25 rankings on Monday, as they came in at No. 15 in the Associated Press poll, and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches' poll.