Crash test

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Jay Williams, a smart, charismatic former college player of the year flashed the potential of becoming a new sports star but in 2003, in violation of his contract and over objections of his family and friends, he got his motorcycle crashing, shattering his body and destroying his NBA dream. He describes his agonizing rehabilitation and learning to walk again but feels that it was nothing compared to learning to forgive himself.

author: Smith, Bryan
Public affairs, Social aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Traffic accidents, Williams, Jay

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Getting by

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The lifestyle of three families are detailed, who come from different backgrounds and different perspectives but each in their own way feel uneasy regarding money matters. The main related issue that worries these families is whether they would have enough money to accomplish their needs, as all of them feel no matter what they earn money is never enough.

author: Smith, Bryan
Comparative analysis, Life style, Lifestyles, Family assessment, Urban families

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Betting her life

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Barbara Hermansen found happiness and fulfillment as a North Shore wife, mother, and lawyer until she started taking a prescription drug for neurological malady called restless leg syndrome, which affects up to 12 million Americans. The drug completely changed her life and made her a liar, a gambler and she even attempted suicide.

author: Smith, Bryan
Misc. Amusement, Recreation Services, Legal Gambling, Gambling Industries, Psychological aspects, Influence, Diseases, Gambling, Nervous system diseases, Hermansen, Barbara

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