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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
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The Game Plan
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My Salinger Year
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John Tucker Must Die
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Real Genius
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Tolkien
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
The Cure
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Finding Emily
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
My Father's Shadow
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As You Are
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The Perfect Man
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Steve Jobs
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Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
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Everything, Everything
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
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