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The Swedish experience assuring industrial competitiveness in a high-wage, full-employment economy: Symposium before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress ... Congress, second session, February 25, 1988
$16.99
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Wage Slaves: Not Getting By in America (Investigative Reports)
$5.00
They struggle to make ends meet, holding down jobs that pay $6 or $7 an hour. They are the "working poor," there are millions of them, and their plight is unfamiliar to most people fortunate enough not to experience it for themselves. This eye-opening, two-hour INVESTIGATIVE REPORTSTM shows what it is like to work full time and remain forever hovering near the poverty line. In preparing her bestselling book, Nickel and Dimed in America, author Barbara Ehrenreich embarked on a grim odyssey through three cities and half a dozen minimum wage jobs. What emerges is a view of the American experience many of us would prefer to ignore, a rare look at how prosperity appears from the bottom looking up, and a critical examination of the policies that shape the harsh realities of life among the working poor.

The Wages of Fear - Criterion Collection
$39.95
I won't recount the story of Wages of Fear, suffice it to say, even if you've read all the "spoilers," this si still a great film to watch. In fact, I kept moving it back in my Netflix queue because I thought I knew the story. When I finally saw it, I decided this was one movie I needed to buy. Much is made of the tension, and yes, the movie has some pretty intense scenes, but what should impress most folks even more is the deft storytelling and pacing. This film is almost a study in how to handle a great idea. At the outset, the story will seem boring to a lot of younger viewers as it is a lot of back story and characterization. For the most part, I found this interesting, and not too heavy-handed. (Some older films can seem that way to viewers accustomed to modern thrillers.) What surprised me was that the characters I thought I understood as they left on their journey, were not quite who I expected them to be. I realized there were subtle details I missed, and assumptions I had made. This made the experience of watching this film quite enjoyable as my assumptions were challenged.

Suggestions: If you like films that take their time and let the story come out naturally, you'll probably love this movie.

Banjo Hackett
$14.94

Produced in 1976, this entertaining made for televison family film set in the west is brimming with familiar faces and the chemistry between Don Meredith and Ike Eisenmann is perfect. Sony pictures has done a superb job with the transfer and it looks great on a HDD TV.