On interpersonal relationships, conflict. From the Discovery Channel site: "As the build-off between Boyd and Bluebear grows more tense, Boyd desperately tries to lighten the mood. But his attempts fall by the wayside as Bluebear's stiff resistance to Boyd's suggestions only hardens Boyd's resolve that the issue must come to a head. In a shocking confrontation, the two men lay it all out on the table. As emotions reach a fever pitch, Bluebear's future in the shop will finally be determined." See the episode guide at:

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/americanhotrod/episode/episode.html

On teamwork, communication, interpersonal relationships. I'm planning to show this one in class. "Boyd's next mission starts with the unlikely discovery of a '65 Ford Mustang in an old barn. But as the team begins to tear apart this ailing American classic, full of holes and rusted metal parts, they discover they must complete the rebuild in a record seven weeks. Then, just as the crew is getting started, a feud emerges between Bluebear and a newcomer that turns into all-out warfare in the hot-rod shop. With morale plummeting, Boyd and Duane decide enough is enough and one of the crew is fired ... a change nobody saw coming."

From the bigboxtv.com website: "“BIGGER BOXES” uses one community’s heated debate over a proposed Wal-Mart as an example of the clashes that are taking place across the country.  Featuring interviews with public officials, economists, and citizens, “BIGGER BOXES” explores the public policy battle over the megastore."

Buy or check out the transcript at http://bigboxtv.com/

It's a short and interesting video about Wal-Mart's relationship to the community. Also see the Fast Company article "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know" at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html

By a UBC law professor, this book is the foundation of a TV series and the documentary movie now playing in Edmonton (April 2004) and elsewhere. I've seen the movie but not read the book yet. The case is made that the corporation has the status of a person and that person is psychotic. Profits above all else are the norm, as is unending growth. The movie is too long, for sure, but is interesting, especially the film clips, especially those from the documentaries of the 50s and 60s. 

A fascinating look into the world of dot com startups. Kaleil and Tom have the idea of offering web services to local government and set out to build their company. Venture Capital, hiring, corporate crime, the dot com crash, it's all there.

The Netscape programmers are frantically working to get their open source Mozilla web browser ready for free distribution over the Internet so they can compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This video gives a taste of what it's like to be a programmer and the effects the high demands can have on family life.

Not the 1995 theatrical release with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Lee Miller, this is a Frontline documentary about computer security and the hacker mentality. Very interesting.

It's a three-part boxed set that shows the beginnings of Apple and Microsoft. Kind of dated now (2002) but the archival interviews with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are great. The story of how Bill Gates and company came to create DOS for the new IBM-PC is the best part.