The screening of America : movies and values from Rocky to Rain Man / by O'Brien, Tom, 1949-

The last emperor and other movie songs.

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Film Music 90.

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Moonwalking with Einstein : the art and science of remembering everything / by Foer, Joshua

Table of Contents: “…The smartest man is hard to find -- The man who remembered too much -- The expert expert -- The most forgetful man in the world -- The memory palace -- How to memorize a poem -- The end of remembering -- The ok plateau -- The talented tenth -- The little rain man in all of us -- The U.S. memory championship.…”

Mental disorders in popular film : how Hollywood uses, shames, and obscures mental diversity / by Heath, Erin

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Gender and reality in Fight club and Black swan -- Villainizing and psychopaths in The dark knight and The silence of the lambs -- Cognitive theory and autism in Rain man and Mary and Max -- Disability theory and race in Radio and The soloist -- Institutionalization and gaslighting in Girl interrupted and 12 monkeys -- Conclusion.…”

Neurotribes : the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity / by Silberman, Steve

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: beyond the geek syndrome -- The wizard of Clapham common -- The boy who loves green straws -- What Sister Viktorine knew -- Fascinating peculiarities -- The invention of toxic parenting -- Princes of the air -- Fighting the monster -- Nature's smudged lines -- The Rain Man effect -- Pandora's box -- In autistic space -- Building the Enterprise: designs for a neurodiverse world -- Epilogue: the mayor of Kensington.…”

Little girl blue : the life of Karen Carpenter / by Schmidt, Randy

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : Rainy days and Rain Man -- California dreamin' -- Chopsticks on barstools -- Stand in line, try to climb -- Sprinkled moondust -- You put us on the road -- Nothing to hide behind -- America at its very best? …”

Making reform work : the case for transforming American higher education / by Zemsky, Robert, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1: Prelude to Reform; 2: The Wine of Our Discontent; 3: Commodification and Other Sins; 4: The Way We Are; 5: The Rain Man Cometh-Again; 6: Scandals Waiting to Happen; 7: The Four Horsemen of Academic Reform; 8: Flat-World Contrarians; 9: The Wrong-Way Web; 10: Were Learning to Matter; 11: Building Blocks; 12: Changing Strategies; Notes; Index.…”
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Hjernen. by Ostergaard, Leif

Table of Contents: “…FORSIDE; VIDEN I VERDENSKLASSE; I SAMME SERIE; TITELSIDE; KOLOFON; INDHOLD; EINSTEINS UTROLIGE HJERNE; SYLTET HJERNE; HAVREGRØD I SKIVER; 300.000.000.000.000 FORBINDELSER; NERVEBANERNES SIDESKIFT; PHINEAS GAGES PANDELAP; STRÆK OG BØJ MED LILLEHJERNEN; VIRKELIGHEDENS RAIN MAN; DE FØRSTE KIG GENNEM KRANIEKASSEN; EINSTEINS BROWNSKE BEVÆGELSER; DIN UBEVIDSTE HJERNE; MENS DU SOVER; ET PUND ELLER EN PENNY?…”
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Little girl blue : the life of Karen Carpenter / by Schmidt, Randy

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Dionne Warwick; Author's Note; Prologue: Rainy Days and Rain Man; 1. California Dreamin'; 2. Chopsticks on Barstools; 3. …”
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Fuckhead. by David Rawson

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Elvis, Marilyn, and the space aliens : icons on screen in Nevada / by Holabird, Robin, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…James Bond and the Spies18. Rain Man and the Road Trippers; Epilogue; Movie Location Guide: Viva Las Vegas!…”
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Close-up : great cinematic performances.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 12 Peter Sellers in The Pink PantherChapter 13 Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; Chapter 14 Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy; Chapter 15 Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night; Chapter 16 Gene Hackman in The Conversation; Chapter 17 Gena Rowlands in Gloria; Chapter 18 Jack Nicholson in The Passenger; Chapter 19 Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man; Chapter 20 Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye; Chapter 21 Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco; Chapter 22 Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple; Chapter 23 Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine; Chapter 24 Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year…”
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Perspectives on Max Frisch /

Table of Contents: “…PROBST The Old Man and the Rain:Man in the Holocene; GERHARD F. PROBST Max Frisch Bibliography; Frisch's Biographical Data; Contributors.…”
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Inspired! : true stories behind famous art, literature, music, and film / by Bukhonina, Maria

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 11: Hattie McdanielThe Maid And Her Oscar; Chapter 12: Pablo Picasso; Tragic Muses; Chapter 13: Gala And Salvador Dalí; Surreal Love; Chapter 14: Abel Meeropol And Billie Holiday; Strange Fruit; Chapter 15: Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz; A Different Kind Of Love; Chapter 16: Patricia Highsmith; Dark Mastermind; Chapter 17: Andy Warhol; The Genesis Of A Genius; Chapter 18: Diane Arbus; Wonderland Of Others; Chapter 19: Kim Peek; Becoming Rain Man; Chapter 20: George Lucas; Maker Of The Universe; Bibliography; Image Credits; About Museyon; About the Author.…”
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