• listened to The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts (1850's, 2002) -- the first novel known to have been written by a black woman in America


• listened to The Pleasure of My Company written and read by Steve Martin (2003) -- a few months in the life of a quirky, likeable man


• watched Join-Up with Monty Roberts -- training principles using the horse’s inherent methods of communication and herd behavior rather than force