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| View Larger Image | ABC News 20/20 A Moving Journey | DVD-R
| List Price: | $14.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Run Time: | 17 minutes | | Studio: | ABC News | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | September 18, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 42,750nd |
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ABC News correspondent Bob Brown profiles the remarkable Bill Porter of Portland, Oregon. Born with cerebral palsy, Porter nonetheless became a door-to-door salesman in Portland, struggling up to 10 miles a day on foot while selling household products for the Watkins Company. Friendly and persistent, in time Porter became the top grossing Watkins salesman in the United States. His story was told in the 2002 TNT cable movie Door To Door, with actor William H. Macy as Porter and Kyra Sedgwick as Porter's friend and assistant, Shelly Brady.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
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| Door to Door
Starring: William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgwick, Kathy Baker, Joel Brooks, Woody Jeffreys
Directed By: Steven Schachter
Also With: William H. Macy (Writer), Steven Schachter (Writer), Billy Brown (Producer), Dan Angel (Producer), David A. Rosemont (Producer), Forest Whitaker (Producer), Robert J. King (Producer)
A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become a salesman. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 04/26/2005 Starring: William H Macy Helen Mirren Run time: 90 minutes
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| Ten Things I Learned from Bill Porter: The Inspiring True Story of the Door-to-Door Salesman Who Changed Lives
by Shelly Brady (Author), William H. Macy (Foreword)
Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Bill Porter grew up to take the physically demanding job of a door-to-door salesman in the worst neighborhood in Portland, Oregon (without pay, only commissions). Eventually he became the company's top salesman in the city, the region, and finally the country. Along the way he learned powerful life lessons that he imparted to those around him. One of those people was Shelly Brady, first hired by Porter as a typist and driver, later a great friend. In this...
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| Reading Assessment, Second Edition: A Primer for Teachers and Coaches (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)
by JoAnne Schudt Caldwell PhD (Author)
Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this invaluable book provides teachers and coaches with the information and tools they need to get started on the complex process of reading assessment. Grounded in a solid scientific framework, the book presents practical strategies that enable teachers to recognize "good reader behaviors," assess students' strengths and weaknesses, analyze the evidence collected, and make instructional decisions. The second edition has been...
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| Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory Assessment: So What Do I Do Now? (2nd Edition)
by JoAnne Schudt Caldwell (Author), Lauren Leslie (Author)
This book is effective as a classroom text to be used alongside an Informal Reading Inventory. It is equally effective as a classroom tool. The informal reading inventory examiner can use it to suggest specific instructional directions in his/her evaluation report. The classroom teacher can use this book to base instruction on informal reading assessment which s/he may or may not have conducted. The classroom teacher will also find many instructional suggestions that can be used with all...
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| 60 Minutes - Diagnosis: Autism (February 18, 2007)
Air Date: 02/18/07 How early can a child be diagnosed with autism? Researchers at the University of California's M.I.N.D. Institute are trying to identify the symptoms in children as young as 1 year old. Even infants are being screened for early warning signs of this neurological disorder. The hope is that early intervention will reduce autism's most debilitating symptoms. Lesley Stahl reports on the effort to diagnose and treat a condition that affects one in every 150 children.This product...
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