Certainly, "Body & Soul," which Mr. Wacquant says is only the first installment of his work on boxing -- a second, more ambitious book, "The Passion of the Pugilist," is under way -- bears little resemblance to Mr. Anderson's book.
If you dare to be ambitious, pursue multiple passions with vigor, struggle with impatience, commit to excellence even if some people have to get out of the way for you and you strive to make a difference using your talents, are you a cultural misfit?
But the movies people love — both the idiosyncratic, ambitious movies that spark passions and start arguments and the hugely popular, hugely expensive genre movies that are Hollywood's global cash crop — have become marginal.
Put another way, it would hardly be surprising if the pursuit of passion led ambitious young people to rethink the whole idea of success.
Reina Pomeroy is the founder of Reina + Co, the Life + Biz Success Coaching practice that empowers ambitious women uncover their passion and purpose.
Not the freedom to dumb down with mindless entertainment but the freedom to wise up, to be ambitious, to pursue the passions that, during the rest of the year, often take a backseat to the necessities of daily life.
The Sound & Vision documentary with Clear Soul Forces takes an ambitious look into the passions that these four guys have and how hip-hop has helped them get past environmental, societal, and personal obstacles.
In general most entrees, while ambitious, were created without much passion.
It's a rich, ambitious novel, steeped in her passion for the Italian renaissance, with all the drama of a high-end soap.
It was just a bunch of scrappy, ambitious young people with a passion for art and a desire to learn more about others doing the same kinds of things".
