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Pub. Date
2002
Description
In 1918, Larry Darrell returns home from World War I disillusioned with his materialistic society. The quest for inner peace leads Larry to reject his rich fiancee, Isabel, and go searching for truth in the Himalayas. But, Larry learns that the path to enlightenment is as painful and narrow as treading the sharp edge of a razor.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
The story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever.
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Meet Ricky! A cute little boy that just can't seem to figure out that stealing is wrong. When his prize bicycle is missing, Ricky learns first-hand what it feels like to have something stolen from him. Then, he uses the "good" inside himself to overtake the "bad" and decides to return the items that he took from others. This book uses empathy in a powerful way to teach children that stealing is wrong"--Page 4 of cover
Pub. Date
2004, 2000
Description
"This richly detailed film charts the tragic romantic triangle formed when the dashing Count Vronsky defies social conventions and falls into forbidden love with Anna, the ignored wife of an aristocrat. Soon, Anna's children--a son by Karenin and an illegitimate daughter by Vronsky--become pawns in Karenin's game to see that Anna pays a terrible price for her indiscretion."--Container.
8) 30 days
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
The first season of filmmaker/provocateur Morgan Spurlock's "30 days", a television program in which average Americans choose to live a different lifestyle for 30 days in order to better understand different cultures.
13) Rocky Road
Pub. Date
2014
Description
When Harrison, a young hot shot Wall Streeter, loses his job and expensive lifestyle due to a failed merger, he's forced to move back in with his parents and take over his old ice cream truck route for his father's dwindling business. Having spent a lifetime looking up to the power brokers of Wall Street and looking down on the simple ways of his small-town father, Harrison starts to appreciate his father's values and find the faith that he lost along...
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Traces the life and literary achievements of American author, John Steinbeck. Examines how his concern for the underdog was expressed in his writing and often angered the establishment. Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Steinbeck was one the most celebrated authors of his day. Combines stories and recollections of friends and colleagues to reveal the brilliant mind and loving spirit behind the writing. Literary scholars discuss the controversy...