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Sydney White (Widescreen Edition)
$19.98
Entering College is a time of great transition, but Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) is secure in her plan to follow in her late-mother's footsteps and pledge Kappa Phi Nu sorority when she arrives at Southern Atlantic University. Raised by a plumber father and a host of other construction workers, the comic book collection toting Sydney is definitely her own unique person and has some decidedly tomboy tendencies that contrast starkly with the ditzy, superficial girls she meets at her first sorority function. Sorority leader and student council president Rachel (Sara Paxton) takes an instant dislike to Sydney and vows to make her rushing experience intolerable. Only Tyler (Mat Long), a member of one of the campus fraternities, seems to see and appreciate the real Sydney. After weeks of hazing abuse, Rachel declares Sydney unfit to join the sorority and a despondent Sydney joins seven misfit boys in a soon-to-be-condemned house on Greek Row known as the Vortex. Fueled by the desire for revenge and a newly discovered sense of respect and belonging thanks to her new roommates, Sydney decides to fight back against the snobbery of the Greek elite and champion the rights of all misfits on campus by running against Rachel for Student Council President. By rallying the support of interest groups and misfits campus-wide, it appears that Sydney might just have a chance of winning. This film begins with an almost gag-inducing portrayal of sorority snobbery at its worst and soon gives way to a hysterically comic look at the under-representation of the masses in collegiate society. The satirical parallel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is heavy (this is the story of "Sydney White and the Seven Dorks" complete with Sneezy, Sleepy, and Doc) and the portrayal of interest groups on college campuses is farcical to the extreme. All in all, Sydney White is hysterically funny and surprisingly appealing to audiences of both genders and a wide age range. Rated PG-13 for some language, sexual humor, and partying. --Tami Horiuchi Beyond Sydney White on DVD
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Scent of a Woman
$9.99
Hoping to earn extra money over the thanksgiving weekend charlie simms agrees to look after blind retired lieutenant colonel frank slade. But charlie is in for even more surprises when slade takes off for a wild weekend in new york city that will change the lives of both men forever. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: Al Pacino Chris Odonnell Run time: 157 minutes Rating: R Director: Martin Brest

Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back
$23.99
Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the minors to the majors, all of the plans for Josh went off the rails in a moment of weakness. What followed was a 4-year nightmare of drugs and alcohol, estrangement from friends and family, and his eventual suspension from baseball.

BEYOND BELIEF details the events that led up to the derailment. Josh explains how a young man destined for fame and wealth could allow his life to be taken over by drugs and alcohol. But it is also the memoir of a spiritual journey that breaks through pain and heartbreak and leads to the rebirth of his major-league career.

Josh Hamilton makes no excuses and places no blame on anyone other than himself. He takes responsibility for his poor decisions and believes his story can help millions who battle the same demons. "I have been given a platform to tell my story" he says. "I pray every night I am a good messenger."

Break The Habit (Paraliminal CD)
$29.95
Do you have a habit that is harming your health? Hurting your job performance? Ruining your home life? Keeping you in any way from having a great life? Whether you eat too many sweets, watch too much television, smoke, or abuse drugs. If you have any habits that you would like to break, this program will help release the handcuffs. Sleeping in, laziness, cheating, wasting time, spending all of your paycheck, letting your house get messy, speeding, fast to criticize, compulsive behavior, credit cards, overeating, constant complaining, abuse, bed wetting, nail biting, pacing, twitches, cigarettes, wine, negative thoughts, lying, anger, alcohol, yelling, gambling, people-pleasing, stealing, impatience... Do you see yourself in any of those? You know, some behaviors are quick to wreak havoc such as drugs, alcohol, and gambling. Others have a slow fuse - sleeping in every day might eventually get you fired, and it adds stress to your morning as you rush around to get caught up. One way or another, all negative behaviors that become habit have the potential to screw up some part of your life. Unless you use Break the Habit. If you're going to take time to relax, you might as well put on a Paraliminal and clean up some part of your life. You have habits that work to stymie your life; this CD may be the easiest way to take care of them. Listen to Session A of Break the Habit to find harmony in your life. At some point you will say, ?This is it!? Then listen to Session B and allow the bad habit or addictive behavior to leave. Listen to Session B as often as you need. Most people will want to listen daily for one to two weeks.