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Courtship vs. Dating [VHS]

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1950′s Marriage Compatibility Tests on Film: It Takes All Kinds DVD (1950)

$4.99

It Takes All Kinds attempts to train the viewer in how to successfully choose a spouse. It focuses on how to choose a person with the “right” personality traits. Several different couples run out of gas on a country road, an annoying situation where people’s worst traits often come out. Max is bossy, Tom is helpless, Bill is a chauvinist pig, and Irene is a nag. The one couple who have all the rig…

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

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Most people donâ?t expect you to understand what weâ?re going to tell you in this book. And even if you understand, they donâ?t expect you to care. And even if you care, they donâ?t expect you…

Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children

$9.10

Summary:Society tells us that sex is an act of self-expression, a personal choice for physical pleasure that can be summed up in the ubiquitous phrase: “hooking up.” Millions of American teenagers and young adults are finding that the psychological baggage of such behavior is having a real and lasting impact on their lives. They are discovering that “hooking up” is the easy…

Dateable: Are You? Are They?

$4.00

Teens-get the truth about dating and straight-up advice on how to make yourself more dateable….

Stages

$10.38

Jazz singer/songwriter Halie Loren provides a well-rounded sense of her musical style on her first live album and third album overall, Stages. Although she does not play an instrument, she fronts a piano-dominated quartet featuring keyboard player Matt Treder (who also chimes in on vocals occasionally), bassist Mark Schneider, drummer Brian West, and trumpeter Tim McLaughlin. The combination of the prominent piano and Loren’s supple alto voice inevitably suggests Diana Krall. But Loren has a somewhat lighter, less mannered sense of phrasing, and less of a hardcore jazz sensibility. Call her singing style Krall with a flavoring of the less serious side of Joni Mitchell, then. In addition to a few of her own songs (among them “Free to Be Loved by Me,” co-written with songwriting veteran Rick Chudacoff), Loren addresses a range of material from traditional jazz fare like “The Girl from Ipanema” and “Summertime” to rock standards like the Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon” and U2′s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” She brings up what may be her own female vocal heroines with “Ipanema” (Astrud Gilberto), “Cry Me a River” (Julie London), and a version of Patti Cathcart’ (of Tuck & Patti) amusing “High Heel Blues,” rendered a cappella. Her backup musicians are given most of the jazz duties, and while Loren employs enough unusual line readings to justify the “jazz” tag herself, it’s her accompanists who really make this a jazz recording. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Performers: Brian West – Drums; Halie Loren – Vocals; Mark Schneider – Bass; Matt Treder – Keyboards, Vocals; Tim McLaughlin – Trumpet

Christian Music’s Best: Worship

$8.78

Christian Music’s Best: Pop, the complementary release to this one, Christian Music’s Best: Worship, samples Christian-oriented pop/rock with a variety of subject matter including the comfort that God can be when a romance turns sour. This album, on the other hand, is solely concerned with songs of praise directed to the Creator. “Your Grace Is Enough,” declares Chris Tomlin, and ten songs later, Bethany Dillon is asking, “How Great Is Our God.” Musically, however, a different inspiration is apparent on most of the songs. U2, while not a CCM band, has a Christian element, and many of the performers here clearly are in awe of the Irish group’s sound, particularly the Edge’s characteristic sequenced guitar sound. That sound is repeated in song after song, creating the appropriate anthemic effect. Kutlass breaks from this mold slightly on “Better Is One Day,” if only to go in a Creed/Nickelback direction. But it isn’t until the latter stages of the collection that the style really changes. Tim Hughes’ “Here I Am to Worship” is more of a string-filled ballad, and the big break comes with Hillsong Live’s “I Give You My Heart,” the first song to feature a female lead singer, which turns out to be a pop singalong, complete with live audience. Phillips, Craig & Dean provide harmonies on “You Are My King (Amazing Love),” and Dillon closes the proceedings with a hint of country. As the best of Christian music, however, this is largely an alternative rock set. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Live Stages

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Vertical Horizon’s live album Live Stages was released by indie label Rhythmic Records in 1997 and then again by RCA in 1999. It contains five songs from the group’s first two indie albums: four from Running on Ice and one from There and Back Again. The rest are unique to this album and include “The Ride,” “The Unchosen One,” “Great Divide,” “It’s Only Me,” and “Falling Down.” For many fans, this live album completed the band’s transition from an acoustic group to the alternative rock outfit that broke into the mainstream in 2000. Popular for energetic live shows, Vertical Horizon performs many old fan favorites in the band’s newer, amped-up style on Live Stages. This is a good addition for the fan who already likes the band, but Everything You Want is probably the best overall introduction to Vertical Horizon. Live Stages is a good beginning to the search for the group’s earlier albums. ~ JT Griffith, Rovi Performers: Ed Toth – Drums; Keith Kane – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals; Keith Lane – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals; Matthew Scannell – Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic); Ryan Fisher – Bass, Guitar (Bass)

Phases and Stages

$14.38

If Shotgun Willie played a bit like a concept album, Phases and Stages was a full-blown one, tracing the dissolution of a marriage and devoting one side to the wife’s perspective, the second to the husband’s. If anything, Willie overplays his hand a bit, insisting on grafting the “Phases and Stages” theme between crucial songs to the point of genuine irritation. But, pretend that never happened, erase it from your mind, and Phases and Stages is easily the equal of its remarkable predecessor, a wonderful set of music that resonates deeply, as deeply as the words. Make no mistake — the deceptively relaxed arrangements, including the occasional strings, not only highlight Nelson’s clever eclecticism, but they also heighten the emotional impact of the album. And this is a hell of an emotional record, where even each side’s celebratory honky tonk numbers (the medley “Sister’s Coming Home/Down at the Corner Beer Joint” and “Pick Up the Tempo,” respectively) are muted by sadness. Then, there are the centerpieces: “Walkin’,” where the woman decides it’s time to move on; “Pretend I Never Happened,” perhaps the coldest ending to a relationship ever written; “Bloody Mary Morning,” a bleary-eyed morning-after tale that became a standard; “It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way,” a nearly unbearably melancholy account of a love gone wrong; and “Heaven and Hell,” a waltz summary of the relationship. Any two of these would have formed a strong core for an album, but placed together in a narrative context, their impact is even more considerable. As a result, this is not just one of Willie Nelson’s best records, but one of the great concept albums overall. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Al Lester – Fiddle; Eric Weissberg – Banjo; Fred Carter, Jr. – Dobro, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic); George Soulé – Vocals (Background); Jeanie Greene – Vocals (Background); John Hughey – Pedal Steel; Johnny Gimble – Fiddle, Mandolin; Pete Carr – Vocals (Background), Dobro, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic);

No More Dating Pigs – Book

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Norah Marler’s heartfelt rallying cry, No More Dating Pigs-You Are What You Date, is a fun, self-help dating guide for single women of every age. Inspired by the appalling yet typical real-life dating experiences of the author and her sisterhood, the handbook puts a name to tell-tale signs of Pigs. These warning signs will resonate with women everywhere. The author delivers practical strategies to resist the pitfalls of animal husbandry. Backed up by advice and examples, Norah’s book will put women on the road to true love. No More Dating Pigs-You Are What You Date holds women – and men too -