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Popular Culture March 2017
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The elephants in my backyard : a memoir
by Rajiv Surendra
An actor describes how getting a copy of Life of Pi while filming Mean Girls in 2003 completely changed the trajectory of his life and discusses what it is like to follow your passion, dream big and fail.
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| George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay JonesStar Wars. Indiana Jones. American Graffiti. Howard the Duck. Well, they can't all be winners, but filmmaker George Lucas has had such astounding success that the live-action fowl is barely a blip on the radar. In this exacting and engaging biography, well-known writer Brian Jay Jones (Jim Henson) addresses Lucas' entry into film-making, his many triumphs, his professional and personal relationships, his vision, and his business acumen. Offering insight into Lucas' creative process and his legacy, Jones proves that Lucas' popularity is well deserved. |
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
by Trevor Noah
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
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Testimony
by Robbie Robertson
A memoir by the influential rock artist traces his half-Jewish, half-Mohawk upbringing in Toronto, his early years with rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins, the rise of The Band, the stories behind his iconic songs and The Band's famous farewell concert, The Last Waltz.
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The film club
by David Gilmour
The Canadian film critic and host of Gilmour on the Arts outlines the unconventional approach he used to educate and influence his fifteen-year-old high-school dropout son, who was allowed to remain at home if he agreed to watch three landmark films of his father's choosing every week.
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| My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan by Tom ForemanThe last thing that Emmy Award-winning CNN correspondent Tom Foreman figured he'd be doing with his teenage daughter was run a marathon in his fifties, but that's exactly what he did. Once a regular runner, he recounts his journey from an inflexible, aging couch potato to being spellbound by the roads and trails. Told with a great deal of self-deprecating humor ("I had the flexibility of a stepladder"), his stories of running five half-marathons, three marathons, and one ultra-marathon may inspire you to do something equally challenging. |
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| The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice KaplanDuring her participation in a study on gratitude, journalist Janice Kaplan learned that fewer than 50% of those surveyed regularly expressed gratitude. Motivated by that sad number, she vowed one New Year's Eve to practice being grateful for one full year, and found that this focus on thankfulness improved not only her own outlook but those of people around her. For The Gratitude Diaries, Kaplan drew on her own journal entries (in addition to interviews with experts, scientific research, and anecdotal data) to offer an account of her practice of thankfulness that very well may inspire others to follow her lead. |
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The guinea pig diaries : my life as an experiment
by A. J. Jacobs
The best-selling memoirist of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically describes his experiments with a variety of activities from going undercover as a woman and outsourcing to India to saying whatever is on his mind and embarking on public nudity.
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