President-elect Barack Obama presents the nation a new model of a successful black man. Will Obama's crisp and cool image trump the hip-hop infused style and fashion that so many young men aspire to emulate? A group of moms - Jolene Ivey, Asra Nomani, Leslie Morgan Steiner and Dani Tucker - talk about how Obama's image is resonating with their sons and what kind of men they want to be.
These volumes will be gracing coffee tables long after the lights and wrapping paper are gone.
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Faced with the prospect of solitude, a cipher is forced — and given a chance — to define herself.
The Road changes the idea of "being the good guys" as a father and son fight to survive.
Zac Efron will draw the audiences, but it's Christian McKay as Orson Welles who's the crowd-pleaser.
Many parents see a long-awaited role model in the company's first African-American princess.
Michael Crichton's pirates; stories by Alice Munro and Ha Jin; and a history of space exploration.
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