Listings, with categories and some commentaries
Mystery, Intrigue, and Espionage:
Insomnia (DVD) Al Pacino, Robin Williams Director's Commentary very interesting on this one.
Patriot Games/Tom Clancy sold
Gangster No. 1 (David Thewlis, Paul Bettany) (DVD) sold
The Interview Hugo Weaving (DVD) sold
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold John le Carre sold
Game, Set & Match by Len Deighton (if anyone knows of a way to get hold of the TV series made from these books, please let me know?)
Berlin Game
Mexico Set
London Match
Tears of the Giraffe: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vol. 2 Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vol. 3 Alexander McCall Smith
The Bookman's Promise (Cliff Janeway Novels), John Dunning sold
The Illusionist Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell (DVD) sold
The Net Sandra Bullock (DVD) [along with Johnny Mnemonic one of several "pre-Matrix" films to address the same archetypes.] sold
The Silent Cry, Oe Kenzaburo, translated by John Bester
The Young Unicorns: A Novel of Suspense by Madeline L'Engle (putatively YA but I enjoyed rereading it!)
Buffalo Soldiers (Joaquin Phoenix) (DVD)
Casa De Los Babys (DVD) John Sayles, director. (The director's commentary particularly interesting in this)
Child in the Night (baby!Elijah Wood) (VHS)
Historical Fiction and Novels:
Old Vengeful, Anthony Price
Oral History, Lee Smith sold
Quest for a Maid, Frances Mary Hendry
The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle, Lois Battle
The Scotswoman, Inglis Fletcher
The Tiger by Lisa St. Albin de Teran
Sacajawea, Anna L. Waldo sold
Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
A Separate Peace by John Fowler
A Sudden Country, by Karen Fisher
Appaloosa Robert B. Parker (This Robert B. Parker, since there's another gentleman by the same name with a different bibliography below)
The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Woulk Sold
California Gold by John Jakes
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman sold
Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donatti
Biography and Autobiography
A Choice of Weapons, by Gordon Parks Sold
Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters' First Hundred Years by the Delaney Sisters
Capitol Hill in Black and White, by Robert B. Parker [from The Library Journal: "Parker, the son of a black sharecrop per, grew up in East Texas during the 1930s. In the early 1940s, following a brief stint in the army, he came to Washington, D.C., where he worked as chauffeur and messenger for Lyndon Johnson and then, for 13 years, as headwaiter in the Senate dining room."
Ali (Will Smith) (DVD) sold
Seabiscuit DVD (Toby Maguire, Chris Cooper) sold
Seabiscuit> (book) by Laura Hillebrandt sold
Polar Dream
i'll tell you one damn thing and that's all i know by Jann Arden
Belles on Their Toes by Frank B. Jr. and Ernestine Carey Gilbreth (sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen by the same authors, whose father, Frank B. Gilbreth, Sr. was one of the fathers of the "Efficiency Movement"> and why we work so hard at "Getting more things done in the time allotted instead of doing fewer things well in the time they need. Two movies have been based on this family: Cheaper by the Dozen with Myrna Loy and Clifton Webb, and Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. It is illuminating to see how the first time-motion studies have turned into the "too-much-stuff" productivity nightmares of today, with built-in obsolescence and "Buy Buy Buy!" essential to our economies).
Boycott (VHS) Jeffrey Wright, Terrance Howard. The Montgomery Bus Strike.
Womens' and Gender Studies; Psychology:
On The Way to The Wedding: Transforming the Love Relationship Linda Schierse Leonard
Slay Your Own Dragons: How Women Can Overcome Self-Sabotage in Love and Work Nancy Good
The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence Colette Dowling
The Growth and Development of Mothers, Angela Barron McBride
When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within, by Matthew McKaySold
Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment, by Geneen Roth
Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents by Mary V. Borhek. (This is the book that gave my son the final courage he needed to come out to me, because he felt he had some backup if I had questions or worries.)
Finding Our Fathers, by Samuel Osherson
How To Make the World a Better Place for Women in Five Minutes a Day
How to Talk so Men Will Listen Marion K. Woodall. (interesting. Some I found dated, even then, some useful, and some I found people throwing back at me: 'Ha, I read this book [or my girlfriend made me read this book] so now I know your secrets.')
Spirituality; Meditation; Religion, Questioning, Searching
Spiritual Gardening by Judith Handelsman
The Soul's Journey: Exploring the Three Passages of the Spiritual Life With Dante As a Guide, by Alan W. Jones
Why Her Why Now: A Man's Journey Through Love and Death and Grief by Lon Elman
A Handbook of Living Religions
Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age by Joanna Rogers Macy
Echoes of Nature: American Wilds sold
Echoes of Nature: Morning Songbirds sold
Graceful Passages: A Companion for Comfort And Inspiration (Wisdom of the World Series) (book and CD in slipcase) sold
Gratitude Kim Robertson
Journey of Awakening Ram Dass
Loveland: Music for Dreaming and Awakening [Audiobook] [Audio CD] by Jai Uttal
Children's books, movies, and CDs
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Canciones en mi Casa: en mi Patio Canciones Infantiles (CD)
Toy Story: Buzz 8" soft doll
Toy Story: Woody 8' soft doll
Creole (A Serendipity book) ,by Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James (In this series I also have Snaffles, The Dream Tree, Maui Maui and Shimmeree if you know someone who is trying to complete their collection, or would just really like these.
I love my Baby Sister (Most of the Time), by Elaine Edelman
Jcb Song by Nizlopi sold (YouTube here. My grandson loved this.
Jim Henson's "The Storyteller: The Definitive Collection DVD
Look at the Animals by Peter Linenthall sold
Insomnia (DVD) Al Pacino, Robin Williams Director's Commentary very interesting on this one.
Patriot Games/Tom Clancy sold
Gangster No. 1 (David Thewlis, Paul Bettany) (DVD) sold
The Interview Hugo Weaving (DVD) sold
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold John le Carre sold
Game, Set & Match by Len Deighton (if anyone knows of a way to get hold of the TV series made from these books, please let me know?)
Berlin Game
Mexico Set
London Match
Tears of the Giraffe: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vol. 2 Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vol. 3 Alexander McCall Smith
The Bookman's Promise (Cliff Janeway Novels), John Dunning sold
The Illusionist Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell (DVD) sold
The Net Sandra Bullock (DVD) [along with Johnny Mnemonic one of several "pre-Matrix" films to address the same archetypes.] sold
The Silent Cry, Oe Kenzaburo, translated by John Bester
The Young Unicorns: A Novel of Suspense by Madeline L'Engle (putatively YA but I enjoyed rereading it!)
Buffalo Soldiers (Joaquin Phoenix) (DVD)
Casa De Los Babys (DVD) John Sayles, director. (The director's commentary particularly interesting in this)
Child in the Night (baby!Elijah Wood) (VHS)
Historical Fiction and Novels:
Old Vengeful, Anthony Price
Oral History, Lee Smith sold
Quest for a Maid, Frances Mary Hendry
The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle, Lois Battle
The Scotswoman, Inglis Fletcher
The Tiger by Lisa St. Albin de Teran
Sacajawea, Anna L. Waldo sold
Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
A Separate Peace by John Fowler
A Sudden Country, by Karen Fisher
Appaloosa Robert B. Parker (This Robert B. Parker, since there's another gentleman by the same name with a different bibliography below)
The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Woulk Sold
California Gold by John Jakes
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman sold
Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donatti
Biography and Autobiography
A Choice of Weapons, by Gordon Parks Sold
Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters' First Hundred Years by the Delaney Sisters
Capitol Hill in Black and White, by Robert B. Parker [from The Library Journal: "Parker, the son of a black sharecrop per, grew up in East Texas during the 1930s. In the early 1940s, following a brief stint in the army, he came to Washington, D.C., where he worked as chauffeur and messenger for Lyndon Johnson and then, for 13 years, as headwaiter in the Senate dining room."
Ali (Will Smith) (DVD) sold
Seabiscuit DVD (Toby Maguire, Chris Cooper) sold
Seabiscuit> (book) by Laura Hillebrandt sold
Polar Dream
i'll tell you one damn thing and that's all i know by Jann Arden
Belles on Their Toes by Frank B. Jr. and Ernestine Carey Gilbreth (sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen by the same authors, whose father, Frank B. Gilbreth, Sr. was one of the fathers of the "Efficiency Movement"> and why we work so hard at "Getting more things done in the time allotted instead of doing fewer things well in the time they need. Two movies have been based on this family: Cheaper by the Dozen with Myrna Loy and Clifton Webb, and Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. It is illuminating to see how the first time-motion studies have turned into the "too-much-stuff" productivity nightmares of today, with built-in obsolescence and "Buy Buy Buy!" essential to our economies).
Boycott (VHS) Jeffrey Wright, Terrance Howard. The Montgomery Bus Strike.
Womens' and Gender Studies; Psychology:
On The Way to The Wedding: Transforming the Love Relationship Linda Schierse Leonard
Slay Your Own Dragons: How Women Can Overcome Self-Sabotage in Love and Work Nancy Good
The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence Colette Dowling
The Growth and Development of Mothers, Angela Barron McBride
When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within, by Matthew McKaySold
Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment, by Geneen Roth
Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents by Mary V. Borhek. (This is the book that gave my son the final courage he needed to come out to me, because he felt he had some backup if I had questions or worries.)
Finding Our Fathers, by Samuel Osherson
How To Make the World a Better Place for Women in Five Minutes a Day
How to Talk so Men Will Listen Marion K. Woodall. (interesting. Some I found dated, even then, some useful, and some I found people throwing back at me: 'Ha, I read this book [or my girlfriend made me read this book] so now I know your secrets.')
Spirituality; Meditation; Religion, Questioning, Searching
Spiritual Gardening by Judith Handelsman
The Soul's Journey: Exploring the Three Passages of the Spiritual Life With Dante As a Guide, by Alan W. Jones
Why Her Why Now: A Man's Journey Through Love and Death and Grief by Lon Elman
A Handbook of Living Religions
Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age by Joanna Rogers Macy
Echoes of Nature: American Wilds sold
Echoes of Nature: Morning Songbirds sold
Graceful Passages: A Companion for Comfort And Inspiration (Wisdom of the World Series) (book and CD in slipcase) sold
Gratitude Kim Robertson
Journey of Awakening Ram Dass
Loveland: Music for Dreaming and Awakening [Audiobook] [Audio CD] by Jai Uttal
Children's books, movies, and CDs
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Canciones en mi Casa: en mi Patio Canciones Infantiles (CD)
Toy Story: Buzz 8" soft doll
Toy Story: Woody 8' soft doll
Creole (A Serendipity book) ,by Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James (In this series I also have Snaffles, The Dream Tree, Maui Maui and Shimmeree if you know someone who is trying to complete their collection, or would just really like these.
I love my Baby Sister (Most of the Time), by Elaine Edelman
Jcb Song by Nizlopi sold (YouTube here. My grandson loved this.
Jim Henson's "The Storyteller: The Definitive Collection DVD
Look at the Animals by Peter Linenthall sold