Harlem: Lost and Found
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  • Jeepers, nice job Michael!
  • an extraordinary book
  • Harlem Lost?
  • Buy it for the pictures
  • Buy it for the pictures
Harlem: Lost and Found
Michael Henry Adams
Manufacturer: Monacelli
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1580930700

Book Description

Harlem is known throughout the world as the center of African-American history and culture in the United States. At the end of the nineteenth century, Harlem was an enclave of the upper bourgeoisie, and in the beginning of the twentieth century, it absorbed a great number of new inhabitants displaced from midtown. This era saw the Harlem Renaissance, in which a group of artists, writers, and jazz musicians had an important role in influencing world popular culture. The same period saw a flourishing of architecture and design in beautiful houses, churches, apartment buildings, theaters, and commercial buildings. After a period of decline, largely due to state and federal neglect, Harlem is once again experiencing a revival. Author, preservationist, and Harlem resident Michael Henry Adams presents in this volume an architectural and social history of Harlem, encompassing great periods of social upheaval and change. Numerous architectural styles were employed by the builders of Harlem, notably neo-Palladianism, and specially commissioned color photographs capture the area as its architecture and interiors are being lovingly restored. Harlem: Lost and Found tells of the history and also of the present of this once ignored and now vibrant metropolitan center.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jeepers, nice job Michael!.......2003-02-12

Wow, for once I find myself agreeing with Ian Fletcher - really great job, Michael. Every neighborhood should have a book like this - but only Harlem does! And, Michael, you're too sensitive about 1-800-Riverside - he/she made some reasonably fair criticisms - who among us are without sin? - but still endorses your book.

Hope you make a $million (Gianfranco Monacelli, are you listening?) - or at least enough for a computer.

Best, Christopher Gray

5 out of 5 stars an extraordinary book.......2003-01-24

This great book comes forward to change forever our view of Harlem. It is a highly significant step toward informed appreciation of Harlem's architectural importance, cultural complexity, and the abundant variety and beauty of its singular places. No publication at this scale has yet been attempted for Harlem and the grand scope and close detail brought together here by this talented historian will raise the intelligence of the national sense of this unique cultural center never before served so well. Harlem is a household word -- across the globe -- and many may have felt that "our country's African American center" or "jazz incubator" or "home of black Congressional leadership" or some such positive phrase sums it up. Here is presentation of the whole, its place in shaping our revolutionary republic, its welcome to those arriving first from Europe, then from southern states as well as the Caribbean Islands, its heritage of architecturally glorious churches, its handsome houses -- and the innate preservationist sensitivity of each wave of residents who have kept this heritage of fine architecture so largely intact. The book presents these churches and houses through the superlative photographic studies contributed by Paul Rocheleau which bring the reader right into the sites so brilliantly described by Michael Adams. This fine collaboration opens eyes to the deeper meaning of carefully designed housing itself as well as how these churches stand witness to the care of their parishioners. Those viewing these pages far from Harlem will feel on site; those here will want to walk these streets with newly opened eyes. The book is a lifetime purchase and is itself one of the most significant Harlem events in years.

5 out of 5 stars Harlem Lost?.......2003-01-24

Paul Rocheleau urged me not to worry about what I wrote stressing, "Most people only look at the pictures anyhow." Taking over ten years to research and write something, how tiresome it is to then be compelled to defend it. One is reluctant to do much beyond urging those who might disagree with what you've said to take a decade or two themselves and write their own work. After all no matter what one does or doesn't do the inadvertent error is sure to emerge. This was so for Galsworthy and for Langston Hughes. It will be for you as well. The Riviera Apartments, for instance, were designed by Rouse & Goldstone, not Schwartz & Gross. Mr. Charles Lovejoy is in fact Mr. Charles Loveday, and so it goes. It appears that Harlem Lost and Found will warrant a second printing at least, so thank goodness these mistakes and similar ones can be addressed.

What cannot be altered, however, is my understanding of Harlem's boundaries. Quite justifiably, I believe they can be identified as extending as far north as 168th St. "Not For Tourists Guide to New York City 2003", sponsored by JPMorgan Chase Community Development Group, at least agrees to this hallowed region extending north as far as 160th St. Well, actually, they call the region south to 134th St. between Bradhurst Ave. and the Hudson River 'Manhattanville/Hamilton Heights'. However, surely these neighborhoods are agreed to be in Harlem, are they not?

Unashamedly, I concede that my book was driven by handsome buildings. But, throughout its publication from circa 1910 through 1934, Harlem Magazine, an all white journal, included the very same structures that I have located north of 155th St. in its pages. Things do change, of course. Attempting to dissect Harlem into a series of hierarchically class-based districts, many, by the 1890s, designated all Manhattan west of St. Nicholas Ave. and north of 135th St. as 'Washington Heights'. Already by the 1860s the appellation was used from 155th St. north. But this initial usage much like that of 'Carmansville' was meant, I believe, to identify a subsection of greater Harlem. Certainly, the Audubon, Knapp, and Hooper families continued to identify their address as Harlem much as today many residents of the officially named 'Clinton' continue to give their address as 'Hell's Kitchen'.

In any case, perhaps the old-fashioned but unfashionable race card trumps other considerations? Asked in the 1950s by Joe McCarthy where he lived, Ralph Ellison said 150th St. and Riverside Drive. He qualified his answer, though, noting that the area had once been regarded as 'Washington Heights'. But stated that from his experience, "Wherever Negroes live uptown is considered Harlem." Surely this is the logic whereby the Audubon Ballroom and Theater, where Malcolm X was slain in 1965, was and continues to be identified as a Harlem landmark. No doubt, as more whites displace more blacks and Latinos throughout Upper Manhattan, Brian Keith Jackson's satirical references to name changes in the novel "The Queen of Harlem" will, in fact, occur more and more. It's this likelihood that makes me even more adamantly compelled to document the old understanding amongst blacks and many whites of what is Harlem.

How easy it is to regret what one has not done. If only I had a computer I might have addressed these issues earlier. If only I were more prosperous, I might have also included footnotes in Harlem Lost and Found and saved myself some grief. But as an author under contract to a small press it was difficult enough to pay for an index, I can assure you. As it was so dear, I especially wish the mystery reviewer at 800 RSD had consulted it. I reference Vaux & Withers twice. Once in relation to their Trinity Cemetery suspension bridge. Another time based on Francis R. Kowsky's 1980 monograph of Withers (Wesleyan University Press), on page 196, in the appended work list, I cite the George B. Grinnell house and stable on West 156th and 157th Sts. entered for 1869 and 1870. At no time, regarding this firm, do I ever mention either Mrs. John James Audubon or her dwelling.

As for my attribution of Audubon Park's ownership by George Bird Grinnell, on page 21 of the pamphlet "Audubon Park" published by the Hispanic Society in America in 1927 and reissued in 1987, a later George B. Grinnell relates of his relative, "Long before this, the greater portion of what had been Audubon Park, that is to say, all of it except the track where the old Audubon houses stand had become the property of a single owner, George B. Grinnell, from whose estate, in 1909, a large part of it passed into the hands of builders who covered much of it with tall apartment houses."

Similarly, so far as Jesse W. Benedict's earlier ownership of the park after 1864 goes, no less an historian than Audubon Park's own Reginald Pelham Bolton in his great book "Washington Heights, Manhattan, Its Eventful Past" asserts the same on page 111.

Regarding record sale prices at the Grinnell, the New York Times, it's true, might inflate values, but can I really be faulted for believing all the news that's fit to print?

Yes, indeed, whatever else it is, thanks mostly to Paul Rocheleau and designer Abigail Sturges, Harlem Lost and Found is a visual feast. Whatever its shortcomings, I hope that it is better written and researched than one critic suggests. Better than ever, I now appreciate the aphorism 'Some do, and others complain'. And anonymously, no less. Well, what can one say except God Bless America.

3 out of 5 stars Buy it for the pictures.......2003-01-11

The long awaited oeuvre of Mr. Adams has finally arrived, and is sitting handsomely on many Coffee Tables around the world. Exquisite photgraphy. It is unfortuante that many of the details within the text are inaccurate, and it's a shame that the author was not more careful with his research. However a very pretty book to own - buy it for the pictures. Enjoy Mr. Adams stories

What is intersting is that the owners of the cover (limestone) property are defacing THAT building as we write this. Metal Windows now everywhere. Whats a shame that the present owners of these structures cannot appreciate the efforts, craft and care of the original European Architects of Harlem. So it might serve to document the continuing erosion of a once handsome place.

3 out of 5 stars Buy it for the pictures.......2003-01-11

The long awaited oeuvre of Mr. Adams has finally arrived, and is sitting handsomely on many Coffee Tables around the world. Exquisite photgraphy. It is unfortuante that many of the details within the text are inaccurate, and it's a shame that the author was not more careful with his research. However a very pretty book to own - buy it for the pictures. Enjoy Mr. Adams stories (for they are that).

What is intersting is that the owners of the cover (limestone) property are defacing THAT building as we write this. Metal Windows now everywhere. Whats a shame that the present owners of these structures cannot appreciate the efforts, craft and care of the original European Architects of Harlem. So it might serve to document the continuing erosion of a once handsome place.
Harlem: Lost and Found An Architectural and Social History, 1765-1915
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    Harlem: Lost and Found An Architectural and Social History, 1765-1915
    Michael Henry; Rocheleau, Paul Adams
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    Binding: Hardcover
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    The Kids are Alright: How the Gamer Generation is Changing the Workplace
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • dishonest
    • Good insight into the younger generation
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    • The Kids are Alright: How the Gamer Gereatin is Changing the Workplace
    The Kids are Alright: How the Gamer Generation is Changing the Workplace
    John C. Beck , and Mitchell Wade
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    ASIN: 1422104354

    Book Description

    Think video games are kids’ stuff? Think again. According to authors John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade all those hours immersed in game culture have created masses of employees with unique attributes. This new generation that’s ninety-million strong has an amazing ability to multitask, solves problems creatively, and brings unexpected leadership to the table. .

    But to tap these skills, we need to understand and appreciate the different ways gamers think and behave. The Kids Are Alright dispels common myths about gamers and reveals them as committed, team-oriented people who play to win.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars dishonest.......2007-08-05

    It is profoundly dishonest to have published this book under a different title--with no warning in the book--than Got Game. It is the same book. This is simply an unethical publishing practice. Got Game was a good book and it is sad to see a business press and two authors engage in this level of deceit. It simply entices people to buy the book again, thinking it a new book--based on what was respect for the author previous work.

    4 out of 5 stars Good insight into the younger generation.......2007-07-09

    This book had me from the beginning with the Socrates quote. I really like how the authors broke the generation down to how they think. The authors are part of another generation (as I am) and the comparisons are right on the money. While the entire reason the young adults (those under 30) are the way they are cannot be attributed to video games (IMHO), it does account for a lot of their thought process. They talk about this generation's "acclimation to failure" - as in video games, when game is over, no problem - just start another game! If this generation seems arrogant, it is just their reality - they may over estimate their talents, but they will work to meet their expectations. To just name a few.
    While I thought the book was good, it failed to be great for several reasons. One, the print seemed big - like they were trying to fill space. This thought was confirmed about 3/4 through the book, where it seemed they were repeating themselves. I recommend the book, but not as a stand alone. It is a good introduction and it appears to be backed by data. (All data was obtained by survey. Authors provide an appendix and bibliograpy.) If you want to know how the younger generation thinks - this is a great first book on the subject.

    2 out of 5 stars Got Game- How to Sell A Book on Generalizations.......2007-02-26

    Beck and Wade have decided that all business interactions can best be explained by grouping people into 2 groups and assigning one major attribute to them. Everyone over 35 didn't grow up with video games, and everyone under, did. Apparently, this makes the 2 groups as different as separate species and all business practices must revolve around some connection to games so that the "gamers" can successfully be integrated into business culture.

    I question whether Beck and Wade actually MET any gamers while writing this book. Or tried to paly a video game themselves. While I admire their attempts to encourage the integration of new generational attitudes in the workplace, they still fall prey to stereotypes about games and gamers. pg 117- "Even though...games can privcde a lot of interaction with fellow humans, the depth of that interaction can only be called perfunctory." Their are thousands of Everquest and Second Life users that would completely disagree with that assessment.

    Then there are the places where random attributes are attributed to video games. Pg 121 asserts that gamers are more likely to argue that connecting with the right people is the best way to get things done. Supposedly, this attitude comes from games, though the percentages for gamers and non-gamers are both quite high. And they're high because society constantly pushes the idea of connections and networking, not because of some attribute inherent only in video games.

    Oh and I also enjoyed the twin assumptions repeated through the book that imply that because gamers are so busy gaming, they have no time for traditional social interactions such as group sports, and that somehow gamers spend more time in solitary activity (games) than the "boomers". First, just because one plays video games doesn't automatically mean one doesn't play sports, or isn't in the band or the science club or any other activity. Second, there are plenty of people of all generations who spent lots of time either watching tv or reading, also solitary activities. I bet lots of boomers spent as much time watching TV as GenX and GenY do in gaming. And we have better hand-eye coordination to show for it.

    In general, no matter what statistic it is, the defining attribute is put down to video games. If boomers and GenX/Y responses differ, then it's because of video games. If boomers and GenX/Y responses are similar, the authors attribute it to experience on the part of the boomers and the artificial experience games have given GenX/Yers. It never occurs to the authors that maybe the responses are similar because people across generations feel the same about that issue. Nope, it MUST be the effect of video games.

    I do agree with the authors that there are differences in generations that technology has created, but I don't think they are as pronounced as radical as the authors make them out to be. I also think the differences are more in the area of learning and assimilating info, not in inter-office social and teamwork relationships and issues of authority, which is where the authors put their emphasis. I think the concept was an intriguing one, but I completely disagree about the direction and scope of the author's views.

    3 out of 5 stars Same text, different title.......2007-02-23

    Maybe I just missed something major in the book description, but this is EXACTLY THE SAME TEXT as the authors' other book, "Got Game: how the gamer generation is reshaping business forever" - page for page, graph for graph- they're IDENTICAL. Talk about feeling stupid for buying both!

    4 out of 5 stars The Kids are Alright: How the Gamer Gereatin is Changing the Workplace.......2007-02-17

    This book has been an "eye-opener" for our entire family. Our 14 year old grandson is a "Gamer" and we used to worry that he was wasting away his valuable growing years. We all read the book however, including our grandson, and now we can sit back and enjoy our "Gamer."
    Blue Monday, Vol. 1: The Kids Are Alright
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • the kids are more than allright
    • Pure Pop Pleasure
    Blue Monday, Vol. 1: The Kids Are Alright
    Chynna Clugston-Major
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    ASIN: 1929998627

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    Being a teenager can be a difficult job, something the adult world can never understand. While to her parents and teachers getting Adam Ant tickets is no big deal, to Bleu L. Finnegan it means everything. This could be the defining moment of her life, and there is no guarantee that she will ever achieve it. On the way, Bleu must deal with the travails of adolescence - from prank-playing, porn-addicted boys to sexist-pig radio disc jockeys to trying to figure out how to show that dreamy substitute teacher that she's his perfect mate. It all culminates on that fateful night when Bleu and her best friend, Clover, go to the club and try to get in at any cost! Nothing will bar Bleu from the pop idol of her dreams! Collects the debut mini-series as well as the various short stories that preceded it in independent comic book anthologies.

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    5 out of 5 stars the kids are more than allright.......2005-01-17

    This is the first Blue Monday book, which is about the hijinks of 5 friends in the early 1990s in California. The overarching plot is Bleu Finnegan, our main character trying to get tickets to see her idol Adam Ant. However, much of the plot is also devoted to the various hilarious pranks that the group plays on each other. Chynna Clugston-Major does a really great job of combining sarcasm and gleeful violence with genuine feeling as well as making it often hilariously funny at the same time.

    5 out of 5 stars Pure Pop Pleasure.......2003-08-19

    If you love 80's and 90's pop, mod fashion, or just want to look back on your $#!+ hight school years with rose colored glasses (and who doesn't), buy this book!

    It's funny, touching, and goofy all in turn -- and overall will just warm your heart. Worth the dough.
    Blue Monday: The Kids Are Alright
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Fantastic!!!!!!
    • I'm In Love With Bleu.....Sigh......
    • Excellent and charming graphic novel!
    • Archie + Anime + The Ace Face
    • High School Confidential
    Blue Monday: The Kids Are Alright
    Chynna Clugston-Major
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    Being a teenager can be a difficult job, something the adult world can never understand. While to her parents and teachers getting Adam Ant tickets is no big deal, to Bleu L. Finnegan it means everything. This could be the defining moment of her life, and there is no guarantee that she will ever acheive it. On the way, Bleu must deal with the travails of adolescence - from prank-playing, porn-addicted boys to sexist-pig radio disc jockeys to trying to figure out how to show that dreamy substitute teacher that she's his perfect mate. It all culminates on that fateful night when Bleu and her best friend, Clover, go to the club and try to get in at any cost! Nothing will bar Bleu from the pop idol of her dreams!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!!!!!.......2003-07-09

    I, like many people bought this book to feed our own Adam Ant obsessions. The whole book is completely entertaining and very realistic when it comes to the way the kids talk to each other. I love the artwork and the little sidenotes she has on the pages. I graduated from highschool in 1993 and so the whole book could have been 15 year old ME sitting in my room pining away for Adam. Although I never got a ride in his limo. Sniff. And even if you have no clue who Adam Ant is (where have you been? under a rock?) but you like teenage highjinx, or comic books, you'll love this!!!!!!

    4 out of 5 stars I'm In Love With Bleu.....Sigh.............2002-12-01

    Pity poor High-Schooler Bleu Finnegan. In addition to the usual Teen angst she's suffering through, she's just been secretly taped in the shower by a couple of sneaky boys.....and now the tape is making the rounds at school. Will poor Bleu get revenge? Will the tape spoil her hopes for romance with teacher of her dreams? Will Bleu's pal Clover finally admit that she can see the giant kilt-wearing Otter too? These questions and more are answered in Absolute Beginners....

    Creator/Writer/Artist Chynna Clugston-Major does her usual great job of making the kids seem like real people, and her art hops effortlessly from semi-realistic to ultra cutesy, depending on the situation. Absolute Beginners is a true joy to read. And Bleu and Clover are babes!

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent and charming graphic novel!.......2002-07-29

    This graphic novel collects Chynna Clugston-Major's second mini-series about Bleu Finnigan and her circle of friends in a northern California high school during the 80s. This volume is even stranger and more raucous than the first one, with events getting kicked off by Alan and Victor covertly taping Bleu while she takes a bath, followed by a "hooligan rules" battle-of-the-sexes soccer match, with everything coming to a head as the combination of Erin's manipulations and the sudden appearance of a Pooka who follows Bleu everywhere, leading to a "date from hell" between Bleu and Alan.

    Clugston-Major's cartoony, Japanese-inspired art style is easy on the eye, although at points the characters look too similar to fully tell apart... but the confusion is usually quickly dispelled by taking a closer look at their dialogue; each of her charactes has a unique voice and personality that comes through clearly in the writing. And her characters are all very likable and charming--one might say that she has the making of an American Rumiko Takahashi!

    One interesting note, to me at least, is the fact that the book is referred to as a "teenage sex comedy" on the back. Huh? What's a "teenage sex comedy"? If it's something along the lines of "American Pie" or "Porky's" then I think the marketeers failed to do "Blue Monday: " proper justice. Clugston-Major is never has to resort to the sort of crude humour that marks those films--even if her characters are hilariously foulmouthed at just the right moments. The characters populating "Blue Monday" are like the kids *I* went to school with, and therefore nothing at all like those found in "American Pie" and the like.

    I highly recommend "Absolute Beginners," as well as the first volume in the series, "The Kids Are Alright," which revolves primarily around Bleu and her best friend Clover's quest to attend an Adam Ant concert.

    4 out of 5 stars Archie + Anime + The Ace Face.......2002-06-13

    Archie meets anime down in the the tube station past midnight, resulting in this quirky high-school confidential series stocked with alternakids into ska, mod, punk, and new wave tunes and fashion. The main character is an Adam Ant obsessed 15-year-old girl named Bleu, who is joined in her adventures by her best friend Clover (a feisty Irish transfer student)t and a third girl named Erin. Their perpetual antagonists are Alan and Victor, fellow students at Jefferson high, one of whom is a mod, the other a rude boy. Their running gag is that they're a pair of porn-collecting peeping toms who take pictures and videos of semi-dressed girls and sell them. However, when they're not infuriating the three girls, they occasionally do good deeds for them. This is actually one problem I have with the series in general-the relationship between the guys and girls. The series makes a point of showing how both sides are outside the mainstream, indeed they are more or less in the same tiny subcultures, yet they don't hook up. The girls don't like the guys because they're idiots, but the guys' behavior is totally ridiculous. Any guy at that age into obscurish music would jump out of a window to be with a girl who was equally tuned in (I know, my friends and I all lived it)-especially ones as yummily drawn as Bleu and Clover. Granted, it's a comic, not reality, but I still found it annoying.

    In any event, the first two thirds of the book is a running story about Bleu's attempt to score Adam Ant tickets, with subplots concerning a crush on a substitute teacher, and an escalating prank war with the boys. This is followed by about ten short stories which are more artistically rough and scattershot than the main story. Chynna's listing of a soundtrack for each story is a cute device (well, at least it is if you recognize all the songs). In general her artwork is very clever and full of activity, with an obvious Japanese influence in faces and bodies. An interesting technique she employs is when characters get emotional, their depictions turn into highly stylized, more simplistically formed 'toons. Another thing to look for is small details in the backgrounds, like the titles of books lying on the floors and band names on flyers. All good stuff touching on the same stuff I was into in high school-'ll be keeping an eye out for the next volume, Absolute Beginners.

    ...

    4 out of 5 stars High School Confidential.......2002-03-02

    Ahh, all the angst, depression, and embarassment of my freshmen year re-lived! Fun fun fun!
    Kids Are Alright
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        The kids are alright: Chapters in the history of the World Union of Jewish Students
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          Children at risk.(Films/Videos/DVDs)(Rabbit-Proof Fence)(Good Food/Bad Food: Obesity in American Children)(Are the Kids Alright?)(Video recording review): An article from: Childhood Education
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            Title: Children at risk.(Films/Videos/DVDs)(Rabbit-Proof Fence)(Good Food/Bad Food: Obesity in American Children)(Are the Kids Alright?)(Video recording review)
            Author: Carole S. Campbell
            Publication: Childhood Education (Magazine/Journal)
            Date: March 22, 2007
            Publisher: Thomson Gale
            Volume: 83 Issue: 3 Page: 189(2)

            Article Type: Video recording review

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            The kids aren't alright; Despite great performances, filmmaker's attempt at suburban satire feels self-satisfied.(Movies - Reviews)(Movie review): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
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              The kids aren't alright; Despite great performances, filmmaker's attempt at suburban satire feels self-satisfied.(Movies - Reviews)(Movie review): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
              Gale Reference Team
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              ASIN: B000N6RUQI
              Release Date: 2007-02-03

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              This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on February 2, 2007. The length of the article is 595 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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              Title: The kids aren't alright; Despite great performances, filmmaker's attempt at suburban satire feels self-satisfied.(Movies - Reviews)(Movie review)
              Author: Gale Reference Team
              Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
              Date: February 2, 2007
              Publisher: Thomson Gale
              Page: d1

              Article Type: Movie review

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              Kids Are Alright
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                Kids Are Alright
                Ost Cdpham 590802
                Manufacturer: PHANTOM SOUND & VISION
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                The kids are alright?: Children's well-being and the rise in cohabitation (New federalism)
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