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Based on a play by Arthur Laurents, it recounts the story of a young black soldier who has suffered a nervous breakdown and developed psychosomatic paralysis. Crippled by rage and trauma, his condition was induced by experiences encountered during a reconnaissance mission combined with a lifetime of racial discrimination. He may be able to walk again, but only if he can overcome his anger and frustrations.
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The Buffalo Braves were one of the most exciting teams ever to grace the courts of the National Basketball Association. Boasting three rookies of the year (Bob McAdoo, Ernie DiGregorio and Adrian Dantley), Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay and local hero Randy Smith, the Braves turned heads with their up-tempo style of play. Each chapter revisits one of the Braves' eight seasons (1970-1978) in the wild and crazy NBA of that era.
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A journalist visits five of America's disaster-zone towns and the devoted residents who chose to stay despite hellish conditions.
As a young reporter, Jake Halpern became obsessed with stories about "some outlandish and often hellish place inhabited by a handful of stalwarts who refused to leave." His fellow reporters joked with him and nicknamed him the Bad Homes Correspondent. But the more he learned about these people, the more he was...
As a young reporter, Jake Halpern became obsessed with stories about "some outlandish and often hellish place inhabited by a handful of stalwarts who refused to leave." His fellow reporters joked with him and nicknamed him the Bad Homes Correspondent. But the more he learned about these people, the more he was...
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A new industrial revolution is under way. Super-intelligent, docile and never tired, robot workers are carrying out ever more complex tasks. In Saudi Arabia, some have reached such a stage of evolution that they have even acquired the status of citizen! But workers are struggling to find their place in this new world and even the creators themselves suspect that robots are destroying more jobs than they create. What will be their impact on the labor...