Black Like Me
by Carl Lerner (1995-03-07)
Rhino / Wea (105 minutes)
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(16)
The true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man. John Horton takes treatments to darken his skin and leaves his home in Texas to travel throughout the South.
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Posted: Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:14 pm by Sylvhania
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Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
by Dan Millman ()
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(5)
During his junior year at the University of California, Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates) at an all-night gas station. Socrates proceeded to teach Millman the "way of the peaceful warrior." Although the character of the Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman asserts that he is based on an actual person.
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Posted: Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:11 pm by Sylvhania
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Two-Lane Blacktop
by Monte Hellman (1999-10-19)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (103 minutes)
average customer review: (137)
James Taylor is The Driver, a car-obsessed racer with a concentration that precludes conversation. Dennis Wilson is The Mechanic, an equally obsessed lost soul at home only in the car or under the hood. No names, only designations.
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 2:21 pm by Sylvhania
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Stuck: Why We Can’t (or Won’t) Move On
by Anneli Rufus ()
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(20)
Somehow we all feel stuck: in the past, in the present, creatures of habit, addicted to trauma, co-dependent, and unwilling to find job fulfillment. Almost immediately, the author becomes hopelessly tangled in an entire nation's neuroses: shellshock, obesity, procrastination, infidelity, and being constantly late.
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 2:14 pm by Sylvhania
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Eddie Rickenbacker: Boy Pilot and Racer
by Kathryn Cleven Sisson ()
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(2)
World War I flying ace, winner of the Medal of Honor, and racecar driver Eddie Rickenbacker was an adventurous boy who first attempted flight by riding his bicycle off the roof while holding an umbrella.
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 10:37 am by Sylvhania
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Tigerland
by Joel Schumacher (2001-04-17)
20th Century Fox (101 minutes)
average customer review: (98)
A film about the anxieties and moral dilemmas that arise from the anticipation of death and killing. These roiling emotions are focused on the character of Private Bozz, whose insubordination betrays a singular knack for leadership during infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in 1971.
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Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 9:51 pm by Sylvhania
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach (2006-01-03)
average customer review: (378)
A fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence.
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Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010 at 7:37 pm by Sylvhania
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Without Limits
by (1999-02-16)
Warner Home Video (117 minutes)
average customer review: (108)
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to Oregon University where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
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Posted: Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 7:40 pm by Sylvhania
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