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Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

by Greg Mortenson, Atossa Leoni (Read by)

The author of the #1 bestseller" Three Cups of Tea" offers the continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts to promote peace through education. Filled with rich, personal stories and... read more

Human Anatomy and Physiology with Interactive Physiology 10-System Suite

Human Anatomy and Physiology with Interactive Physiology 10-System Suite (2010)

by Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn

With the Eighth Edition of the top-selling Human Anatomy & Physiology text, trusted authors Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoehn have produced the most accessible, comprehensive, up-to-date, and visually... read more

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

by Donald Venes (Editor)

Taber's 19th defines approximately 56,000 terms in all, including 2200 new to this edition. It offers detailed illustrations, from anatomical drawings to radiologic images, all cross-referenced from... read more

Let the Great World Spin

Let the Great World Spin

by Colum McCann

New York, August 1974. A man is walking the sky. The city stands still in awe. Between the newly built Twin Towers the man is striding, twirling and showboating his way through the air. One hundred... read more

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson

The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the... read more

Love: Special Edition

Love: Special Edition (2006)

by The Beatles

If boiled down to a simple synopsis, the Beatles' LOVE sounds radical: assisted by his father, the legendary Beatles producer George, Giles Martin has assembled a remix album where familiar Fab Four... read more

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

directed by Joel Coen
featuring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, John Goodman

The writing, directing, and producing team of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen created this picaresque comedy (inspired in part by Homer's The Odyssey ) set in the Deep South during the Depression. Suave... read more

Elvis on Tour

Elvis on Tour (1972)

directed by Pierre Adidge, Robert Abel

This documentary offers a look at Elvis Presley on and off-stage as he embarks upon a cross-country concert tour in the early '70s. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding (2010)

directed by Rick Famuyiwa
featuring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Lance Gross

Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia headline this culture-clash comedy centered on the conflict between two headstrong fathers whose children are about to be married. With just two weeks to go before... read more

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