September 25, 2008 - John Steinbeck's classic novel updated for a new America.
America: 2008. On the brink of a national recession, the Joad family loses its six-bedroom home to foreclosure. Heartbroken at the thought of moving into a house that would have only one guestroom, Pa Joad takes his family across...
September 24, 2008 - I keep hearing our current financial crisis compared to that of the 1930's, which I don't know that much about, although I did just reread The Grapes of Wrath to prepare for the challenges ahead. The good news is that, after the foreclosure, when we pack the truck...
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The Waltons,
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George and Mary Bailey,
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