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One Day

by David Nicholls

Set on a series of subsequent St. Swithin's Days over the course of two decades, ONE DAY follows the topsy-turvy but always witty friendship and sometimes love affair of hard-working, long-suffering... read more

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan

From the author of the bestselling "The Omnivore's Dilemma" comes this bracing and eloquent manifesto that shows readers how they might start making thoughtful food choices that can enrich their... read more

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (2010)

by John A Van de Walle

"It is fun to figure out the puzzle of how children go about making sense of mathematics and then how to help teachers help kids." John A. Van de Walle, Late of Virginia Commonwealth University This... read more

Three Stations

by Martin Cruz Smith

Moscow investigator Arkady Renko is constantly getting himself in trouble for solving crimes that Russia's most powerful individuals do not want solved. This time, Renko investigates the death of a... read more

The Grand Design

by Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does... read more

Broken Bells (2010)

by Broken Bells

James Mercer and Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) want their project Broken Bells to be seen, and heard, as an honest-to-goodness band, not a side-project dalliance. It's a little tricky to do that... read more

Rubber Soul (1965)

by The Beatles

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a... read more

After.Life (2010)

directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
featuring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long, Josh Charles, Celia Weston

Young couple Paul (Justin Long) and Anna (Christina Ricci) are toying with the prospect of marriage when they have a chance encounter with Eliot (Liam Neeson), a mysterious undertaker who claims he... read more

The Sound of Music [40th Anniversary Deluxe Editon] (2005)

by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack