The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No
by William Ury (2007-12-26)
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Twenty-five years after the publication of the bestselling Getting to Yes, Ury addresses the other side of the coin, but his version of "No" is not a simple rejection. "A Positive No begins with Yes and ends with Yes," he says, because it defines the nay-sayer's self-interests and paves the way for a continued relationship.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 3:37 pm by Sylvhania
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Dreamgirls
by Bill Condon (2007-05-01)
DreamWorks (130 minutes)
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The spirit of Motown runs through the long-awaited film adaption of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which centers around a young female singing trio who burst upon the music scene in the '60s, complete with bouffant hairdos, glitzy gowns, and a soul sound new to the white-bread American music charts. Sound familiar?
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Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 11:48 am by Sylvhania
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Dark Star
by John Carpenter (1999-03-23)
VCI Entertainment (83 minutes)
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Low-budget (VERY low-budget) story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised.
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 8:04 pm by Sylvhania
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State of Fear
by Michael Crichton (2005-10-25)
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In Tokyo, in Los Angeles, in Antarctica, in the Solomon Islands... an intelligence agent races to put all the pieces together to prevent a global catastrophe.
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 4:08 pm by Sylvhania
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Charlie Chan’s Secret
by Gordon Wiles (1998-09-01)
20th Century Fox (73 minutes)
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The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.
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Posted: Friday, December 26, 2008 at 5:20 pm by Sylvhania
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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
by Mick Jackson (2008-10-07)
Sony Pictures (90 minutes)
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A father separates his son from his twin sister at birth to prevent him and the mother from knowing she was born with Down syndrome. Based on the novel by Kim Edwards.
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Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 4:34 pm by Sylvhania
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Joy in the Morning
by P. G. Wodehouse (2002-05-09)
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Joy in the Morning finds Bertie Wooster trapped in the countryside with his bossy ex-fiancé and her fire-breathing father, frightful brother, and beefy new betrothed. Uproar ensues until Jeeves arrives to save the day.
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Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 9:59 am by Sylvhania
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by J.M. Kenny, Mel Stuart (2005-06-21)
Warner Home Video (100 minutes)
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A poor boy wins the oppurtunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 9:58 pm by Sylvhania
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Charlie Bartlett
by Jon Poll (2008-06-24)
MGM (Video & DVD) (97 minutes)
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The kids at Western Summit High have "issues," and newcomer Charlie Bartlett is coming to their rescue. With a briefcase full of prescription pills and a head full of pop psychology, this rebel with a cause brings hilarious help to the student body and unending grief to their neurotic principal, Mr. Gardner.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 1:44 pm by Sylvhania
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Hope’s Boy
by Andrew Bridge (2009-02-17)
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Bridge's memoir of surviving his childhood in a broken child-care system where the state acts as parents for the young certainly illustrates the complexity of such government institutions.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 11:08 am by Sylvhania
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