Out of print for more than 30 years, now available for the first time as an eBook, this is the controversial story of John Wooden's first 25 years and first 8 NCAA Championships as UCLA Head Basketball Coach. This is the only book that gives a true picture of the character of John Wooden and the influence of his assistant, Jerry Norman, whose contributions Wooden  ignored and tried to bury.

Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. The players tell their stories in their own words.

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Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny (5/10)

by Tony Medley

154 Minutes.

PG-13.

The sixth in a series that started in 1981, this is of a genre whose theme is to make the same movie over and over again with just a change of McGuffins. This time it’s a time warp clock, apparently invented by Archimedes (287 BC-212 BC).

The “same movie” genre probably traces its genesis to James Bond’s Dr. No in 1962. The first three Bond films ('No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger with Gert Frobe) were terrific; the rest sacrificed story and dialogue for special effects and just got increasingly passé. Sean Connery was right to try to bail after the third. Then came the Fast & Furious franchise, a series of odious car crash films that seems to never end.

Now, this, which constitutes just one ludicrous chase after another, each stretching credulity past the breaking point. The film does, however, have a couple of plusses. Harrison Ford is not only almost as charismatic as Connery, but he is also a fine actor who gives a stellar performance. The second plus is John Williams’ music, which should get him another Oscar® nomination. As for the rest of the film, it is a half hour longer than the previous films, which were already too long; wake me when it’s over.