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  • Warlords: The Generals (Full Frame) - Three captivating glimpses into the extraordinary lives of the greatest military minds of WWII "MacArthur: The Defiant General" - Douglas MacArthur commanded American forces through three major wars. His powerful image, backed by awesome achievement in battle, was fro...
  • Extraordinary Machine - Extraordinary Machine
  • Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Body, Mind, Medicine by Deepak Chopra, ISBN 0553348698 - Here is an extraordinary new approach to healing by an extraordinary physician-writer -- a book filled with the mystery, wonder, and hope of people who have experienced seemingly miraculous recoveries from cancer and other serious illnesses. Dr. Deepak Chopra, a respected New...
  • An Unfinished Life - In an extraordinary tale of love and forgiveness, Mark Spragg brings us this novel of a complex, prodigal homecoming. After escaping the last of a long string of abusive boyfriends, Jean Gilkyson and her ten-year-old daughter Griff have nowhere left to go. Nowhere except Isha...
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp - The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
  • The Greens Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine from the Celebrated Restaurant by Deborah Madison, ISBN 0767908236 - The Greens Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine from the Celebrated Restaurant
  • Miracle - It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, amid the chaos of fallen trees and damaged homes, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will ...
  • Elvis by the Presleys - For the first time, the inside story of legendary entertainer Elvis Presley?s life as a husband, father, son, cousin, friend, spiritual seeker ? Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley, and other family members, come together to memorialize our greatest star in this stunningly illustr...
  • Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics - Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics
  • Day After Tomorrow / League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Contains "Day After Tomorrow" and "The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Package type is Side-by-Side.
  • AKA Cassius Clay (Full Frame) - "A study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner), "A.K.A. Cassius Clay" presents a fascinating look at the incredible life and achievements of one of the most courageous, outspoken and charismatic figures of boxing: Muhamm...
  • Man Of The Year (Exclusive) - Exclusive includes "Man Of The Year" and "Man On The Moon" "Man Of The Year" - Comedy superstar Robin Williams ("RV," "The Birdcage," "Mrs. Doubtfire") plays Tom Dobbs, a comedian who made it to the top by telling it l...
  • Diary of Anne Frank (Anamorphic Widescreen) - The?new "Diary Of Anne Frank"?production is the first true and authentic account of?life in hiding under Nazi terror during World War II from the unique perspective of a teenage Jewish girl. "The Diary Of Anne Frank" is a modern, timeless?classic of?literatu...
  • Once Upon an Ordinary School Day - A celebration of extraordinary teachers! The boy's breakfast is ordinary, his walk to school is ordinary, even his thoughts are ordinary. But when he goes to his classroom and sits down at his desk, his day begins to change - a new teacher, Mr. Gee, bursts into the classroom ...
  • Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Year B - Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Year B
  • Man Of The Year (Exclusive) (Widescreen) - Exclusive includes "Man Of The Year" and "Man On The Moon" "Man Of The Year" - Comedy superstar Robin Williams ("RV," "The Birdcage," "Mrs. Doubtfire") plays Tom Dobbs, a comedian who made it to the top by telling it l...
  • John Adams (Blu-ray) (Widescreen) - "John Adams" is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Starring Paul Giamatti ("Sideways...
  • Letters of a Nation: A Collection of Extraordinary American Letters by Andrew Carroll, ISBN 0767903315 - Letters of a Nation is a unique and timeless collection of extraordinary letters spanning more than 350 years of American history, from the arrival of the Pilgrims to the present day. Many of the more than 200 letters are published here for the first time, and the correspondent...
  • Extraordinary Moments with God: Daily Reflections for Every Woman - Jaynes, popular author, speaker, and Bible teacher, says extraordinary moments occur when men and women listen to God's still, small voice and see His fingerprints on the pages of their lives.
  • HDScape: Fireplace: Visions Of Tranquility (Blu-ray) (Widescreen) - Introducing "Fireplace: Visions Of Tranquility" Blu-Ray Disc, shot in High Definition and created to bring a sense of warmth and relaxation to your home. Four different fireplace flames allow you to choose a fire and soundtrack to set the right mood. Sit back, relax a...
  • 60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access - The Road To The White House (Full Frame) - Starting before he became a presidential candidate, "60 Minutes" has been tracking the rise of Barack Obama, with behind-the-scenes access unparalleled by any other news organization. The personal and the public sides of the president-elect come to life in a fascinati...
  • Daphne Laureola - Winner "Best Play of the Year" in 1949, "Daphne Laureola" was a great hit in post-War London when first staged there by Sir Laurence Olivier, in a production which starred Dame Edith Evans. Re-visited here in a production from 1977, starring Sir Laurence Ol...
  • His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina by Danielle Steel, ISBN 0385333463 - "This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death." From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. T...
  • Lean On Me (Full Frame) - "Lean On Me" is the true story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and Louisville Slugger and slammed the door on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey. Brought in to save the school, he chained the doors to keep troublemake...
  • The Dragon Charmer by Jan Siegel, ISBN 034544258X - In the enchanting novel Prospero's Children, Jan Siegel introduced an extraordinary heroine and the lushly evocative world of wonders and terrors that quickly enveloped her normal adolescent life. Now Siegel summons us back to the magic with the continuing story of Fern Capel--...
  • The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill: A Closer Look at the Hidden Magic and Meaning of the Money You Use Every Day - Do you know the true meaning of a dollar? Few people do. Now an expert on arcane symbolism uncovers the fascinating secret meanings behind the design of the money we use every day. In The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill, David Ovason explores the visual complexity and magic b...
  • Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives - Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
  • Tall Tales & Legends: John Henry - Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who becomes the famous steel-driving man of American folk lore and song. Tom Hulce plays Quinn, and Irish indentured servant born and raised on the same plantation as John Henry. As Quinn tells it, &q...
  • Living With Wolves / Wolves At Our Door (Full Frame) - Two heart-warming, extraordinary experiences for one low price! For centuries, wolves have been characterized as bloodthirsty beasts, tormentors of ranchers and the bane of helpless livestock. Determined to overcome this misconception, filmmakers Jamie and Jim Dutcher - creator...
  • Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition, The - Celebrate the never-ending friendship that has delighted generations, "The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh." Pooh's first and most beloved feature film is now available in "The Friendship Edition." Experience the magical tales that started the Pooh tradit...
  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information - Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information
  • Conquest Of America - "Conquest Of America" brings a stunning four-part series for "The History Channel" to DVD for the first time. A sweeping saga of bravery, cruelty and pure folly, these are the stories of adventurers who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its p...
  • War and Remembrance: Complete Series [13 Discs] - "War And Remembrance: The First Chapter": An epic story of love and death, faith and betrayal, "War And Remembrance" continues the riveting saga of "The Winds Of War". Filmed on location in ten countries, this monumental production is the largest a...
  • Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos - Glory, glamour, debauchery, controversy. It's all here in "Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos." This untold tale of America's first great soccer team and its larger-than-life superstar reveals how a scrappy team of ragtag athletes rose ...
  • Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital - A century ago, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, one of the worlds greatest public hospitals was built. "Forgotten Ellis Island"--the first book about this extraordinary institution--is a powerful tribute to the best and worst of Americas dealings with its new c...
  • John Adams (Widescreen) - "John Adams" is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Starring Paul Giamatti ("Sideways...
  • The Bible in 90 Days Participant's Guide: An Extraordinary Experience with the Word of God - The Bible in 90 Days Participant's Guide: An Extraordinary Experience with the Word of God
  • Extraordinary Ways - Extraordinary Ways
  • Band Of Brothers (Widescreen) - Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries "Band of Brothers" tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals...
  • Sidekick - Mild-mannered computer consultant Norman Neale has two great loves in this cruel world: Comic books and his office's effervescent main receptionist, Andrea Hicks. Norman spends his days dreaming of Andrea from the isolation of his cubicle and his nights dreaming of fighting cri...
  • Ultimate Heroes Collection (Widescreen) - "The Ultimate Heroes Collection" includes: Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis head a sexy, star-powered cast in this explosive adventure about a quartet of flawed, ordinary human beings who suddenly find themselves with extraordinary abilities. After exposu...
  • Colin Cowie's Extraordinary Weddings: From a Glimmer of an Idea to a Legendary Event - Showcasing 16 fabulous weddings, lifestyle guru and TV host Colin Cowie presents a lavishly beautiful book on finding the inspiration for one's own extraordinary wedding. 300 full-color photos.
  • Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-Up, Muddled-Up, Shook-Up World - One of the most celebrated educators teaches parents how to create extraordinary children--in the classroom and beyond.
  • Marjoe / Thoth - Collection includes: "Marjoe" and "Thoth" "Marjoe" - Is the ferocious and extraordinary chronicle of a firebrand preacher, who wholeheartedly exposed himself as a fraud. At the age of four Marjoe Gortner was an ordained preacher presiding over marr...
  • The Art of War by Sun Tzu, ISBN 0385299850 - "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.... T...
  • White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki (Widescreen) - Through the powerful recollections of atomic bomb survivors, "White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki," an extraordinary new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the f...
  • Edith's Story: The True Story of a Young Girl's Courage and Survival During World War II by Edith Velman, ISBN 0553381105 - In 1940, while the Germans occupied Holland, fourteen-year-old Edith van Hessen was filling her diary with the intimate, carefree details of a typical teenager's life -- thoughts about boys, school, her family, her friends, her future. By 1942, as Edith was contemplating her fi...
  • Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader by Dinesh D'Souza, ISBN 0684848236 - A former Reagan senior domestic policy advisor portrays the former president as a visionary whose policies laid the groundwork for the extraordinary economic climate in which we live in today.
  • The Gift: ESP, the Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People - The Gift: ESP, the Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People
  • 33 Things Every Girl Should Know: Stories, Songs, Poems, and Smart Talk by 33 Extraordinary Women by Tonya Bolden, ISBN 0517709368 - Natalie Merchant. Sigourney Weaver. Tabitha Soren. Wendy Wasserstein. Rebecca Lobo. Lauren Hutton. Anita Roddick. Lynda Barry. These are among the thirty-three extraordinary women who lend their diverse voices to this outstanding collection of stories, songs, poems, comics, and...
  • Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness With Qigong and Tai Chi by Jahnke, Roger, O.M.D., ISBN 0809295288 - The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness with Qigong and Tai Chi
  • Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) (Edited) - Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) (Edited)
  • Diary Of Anne Frank (2-Disc Special Edition) (Anamorphic Widescreen) - The?new "Diary Of Anne Frank"?production is the first true and authentic account of?life in hiding under Nazi terror during World War II from the unique perspective of a teenage Jewish girl. "The Diary Of Anne Frank" is a modern, timeless?classic of?literatu...
  • Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card, ISBN 0765342405 - Life on the streets is tough. But if Bean has learned anything, it's how to survive. Not with his fists. Bean is way too small to fight. But with his brain. Like his colleague and rival Ender Wiggin, Bean has been chosen to enroll in Battle School. And like Ender, Bean will be ...
  • X-Men Trilogy [3 Discs] (Widescreen) - The "X-Men Trilogy" includes "X-Men", "X2: X-Men United" and "X3: The Last Stand". "X-Men": Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutat...
  • The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary - In this parable for a modern age, motivational speaker Sanborn recounts the true story of Fred, the mail carrier who passionately loves his work and who genuinely cares about the people he serves. Sanborn illuminates the simple steps each person can to transform their lives fro...
  • Africa's Wildlife Collection Giftset (6-Pack) - Explore the stunning diversity of Africa's extraordinary wildlife through the eyes of award-winning National Geographic filmmakers. This six-volume collection features 12 critically acclaimed specials and more than 10 hours of riveting entertainment. Remarkable footage features...
  • The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever - It is considered to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: In 1990, James Buster Douglas knocks out then-undefeated heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in the tenth round. This meticulously researched account tells the extraordinary tale of two men and how this one fight ch...
  • Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong, ISBN 0375810498 - In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. When Endurance broke apart and sank, the expe...
  • Dancing Under the Red Star: The Extraordinary Story of Margaret Werner, the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin's Gulag - Dancing Under the Red Star: The Extraordinary Story of Margaret Werner, the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin's Gulag
  • The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary - The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary
  • Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph F. Girzone, ISBN 0385474210 - Joseph Girzone wrote his parable in 1983 and published it himself with neither accompanying fanfare nor expectation of the extraordinary effect it would have on people around the world. With only word-of-mouth for advertising, and by virtue of its siniple message of love, "...
  • Granny Dan by Danielle Steel, ISBN 0440224829 - In my eyes she had always been old, always been mine, always been Granny Dan. But in another time, another place, there had been dancing, people, laughter, love. . . . She had had another life before she came to us, long before she came to me. . . . She was the cherished gran...
  • X-2: X-Men United (Steelbook) (2-Disc) (Widescreen) - The evolution continues in this "exhilarating thrill ride" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) that features the extraordinary original "X-Men" - along with amazing new mutants possessing fantastic powers that have to be seen to be believed. In the wake of a shocki...
  • Marvel Heroes Collection - "X-Men" - Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life fo...
  • Doctor, The (Widescreen) - Reunited for the first time since their Academy Award-nominated "Children Of A Lesser God", screen favorite William Hurt and director Randa Haines team up for another successful collaboration in "The Doctor". Oscar-winning Hurt joins Christine Lahti ("R...
  • Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams - Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams
  • Romance Collection, The - "The Romance Collection" includes: "The Lake House" - A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're ...
  • X-Men: Trilogy [9 Discs] [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray] (Widescreen) - The "X-Men Trilogy" includes "X-Men", "X2: X-Men United" and "X3: The Last Stand". "X-Men": Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutat...
  • Masterpiece Theater: The Charles Dickens Collection - David Copperfield / Oliver Twist / Great Expectations - Relive the moving stories of three young orphans who prove their resilience and hardiness of spirit as they face the twists and turns of Dickensian England. Not only Charles Dickens' favorite work, but also the most autobiographical, "David Copperfield" tells of David...
  • Who Are The Debolts? - The classic Academy Award-winning tribute to an extraordinary family. The astonishing documentary classic "Who Are The DeBolts?" takes an intimate look at one extraordinary family that tackles adversity with compassion, joy and perseverance. Not only do parents Bob an...
  • Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders - Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders
  • Sign-Talker: The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition by James Alexander Thom, ISBN 0345435192 - In his extraordinary body of work, James Alexander Thom does more than bring the past to life; he makes us experience history as if we were witnessing it for the first time. Thom's new novel is an enthralling adventure with fascinating real-life characters--and a heart-grabbing...
  • The Battle for America, 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election - Balz and Johnson offer a riveting account of the 2008 presidential election, which shattered political barriers; illuminated undercurrents of race, gender, and class; and ignited an extraordinary battle among some of the most formidable political rivals ever to seek the preside...
  • Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance/ Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation (Widescreen) - Includes "Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance" and "Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation". "Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance": Prepare to experience a truly remarkable film - a cinematic masterpiece so extraordinary that it regales the senses, stimu...
  • Blizzard of One: Poems by Mark Strand, ISBN 0375701370 - Strand's poems occupy a place that exists between abstraction and the sensuous particulars of experience. It is a place created by a voice that moves with unerring ease between the commonplace and the sublime. The poems are filled with "the weather of leavetaking," bu...
  • Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron, ISBN 0553575937 - For everyone who loves Jane Austen...a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth! On a visit to the estate of her friend, the young and beautiful Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, Jane bears witness to a tragedy. Is...
  • The Emperor's General by James Webb, ISBN 0553578545 - Captain Jay Marsh had never questioned where his ultimate loyalty lay. He had witnessed the bloody horror left behind by the retreating Japanese army during World War II's final days. And he had abandoned his beautiful Filipina fiancee to see his duty through. But not even Mars...
  • Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison, ISBN 0385285965 - The publication of this magnificent trilogy of short novels -- "Legends Of The Fall, "Revenge, and "The Man Who Gave Up His Name -- confirmed Jim Harrison's reputation as one of the finest American writers of his generation. These absorbing novellas explore the t...
  • Tales from Pixie Hollow Collection #3 - FOLLOW THE SECOND star on your right and fly straight on till morning and you'll find a place you know from your dreams--Never Land. Past the pirate ships and Peter Pan's secret hideaway is Pixie Hollow. For, you see, Pixie Hollow is the Never fairies' kingdom, and each fairy w...
  • The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy, ISBN 0553268880 - Pat Conroy has created a huge, brash, thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding with drama. Spanning forty years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the extraordinary famil...
  • Living God's Dream for You - Julie Clinton, president of Extraordinary Women ministries, influences the lives of thousands of women each year. In "Living God's Dream for You, "Clinton shares devotions rich with insight and wisdom gained through her ministry, life, marriage, and faith. Her message...
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby, ISBN 0375701214 - In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the b...
  • Modern American Memoirs by Annie Dillard, ISBN 0060927631 - This astonishing collection of excerpts drawn from extraordinary 20th century American memoirs delights, surprises and enriches. Including work by James Baldwin, Kate Simon, Geoffrey Wolf and Margaret Mead, each entry is preceded by a biography of the writer. Funny, poignant an...
  • In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past - Delving deeply into his subjects' roots--including Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Sidney Poitier, and Prince--Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., illuminates their long generational line of tragedies and triumphs.
  • Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo - An international bestseller, the extraordinary diary that awakened the world's conscience is now updated with a new Introduction by the author. "The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevo's] recent history."--"USA Today.
  • Girlwood - An extraordinary debut from a new voice for young adults. In this contemporary fantasy, a young girl struggles with her sister's disappearance and flees to nature and the safety and power of a hidden grove she calls Girlwood.
  • Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me - "New York Times"-bestselling author Katz recounts an extraordinary year in which a dog in urgent need of a home leads him into hospice work and reveals how a new puppy helps him rediscover the joy of living, in this story of one man's journey from darkness to light.
  • Out of Place: A Memoir by Edward W. Said, ISBN 0679730672 - From one of the most important intellectuals of our time comes an extraordinary story of exile and a celebration of an irrecoverable past. A fatal medical diagnosis in 1991 convinced Edward Said that he should leave a record of where he was born and spent his childhood, and so ...
  • Fortress of Owls by C. J. Cherryh, ISBN 0061020087 - "I DREAMED OF OWL. THAT MEANS WIZARDRY IS NEAR". Tristen is a weapon in an ancient war between wizardry and sorcery. He is a summoning and a shaping, brought to life by a wizard. And his sword is a weapon as well. Its keen blade, marked Illusion on one side and Truth ...
  • History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present - A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists -- conceived, researched, and written by the great American artist Romare Bearden with journalist Harry Henderson, who completed the work after Bea...
  • Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie, ISBN 0688172377 - Dramatic, humorous, and uplifting, this international bestseller offers a self-portrait of a courageous woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty. "From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, (Dirie) battles oppression and emerges a real champion.&q...
  • Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daley, ISBN 0345379802 - Han Solo soars again--in this awesome trilogy of his extraordinary exploits.
  • The Bravehearted Gospel: The Truth Is Worth Fighting for - Ludy presents the Christianity of the Bible as the most explosive, most vibrant, most extraordinary force on Earth--a force meant to turn people's hearts in God's direction.
  • The Confessions by St Augustine, ISBN 0375700218 - "God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides-- may we follow their directions home." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu Writing in the last years of the fourth century a.d., Saint Au...
  • The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, ISBN 0345350499 - A Literary Guild Featured Alternate Here is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel, an extraordinary literary achievement, THE MISTS OF AVALON will stay with you f...
  • Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie, ISBN 0553382152 - On the night of November 19, 1973, following surgery, thirty-one-year-old wife and mother Betty J. Eadie died.... This is her extraordinary story of the events that followed, her astonishing proof of life after physical death. She saw more, perhaps than any other person has s...
  • Echoes of the Fourth Magic by R. A. Salvatore, ISBN 0345421914 - The extraordinary beginning of an epic series brimming with the unbridled action, adventure, and imagination that have made the name R.A. Salvatore synonymous with the best in fantasy! Jeff "Del" DelGuidice was proud of his assignment to the research submarine The Uni...
  • Knut the Baby Polar Bear - The true story of a little polar bear who needed a family, and the extraordinary outpouring of love he received from bear keeper Thomas Drflein, from Zoo Berlin in Germany, and from people all around the world. Full color.
  • Bringing Out the Dead by Joe Connelly, ISBN 0375700293 - Perhaps only someone who has worked for almost a decade as a medic in New York City's Hell's Kitchen--as Joe Connelly has--could write a novel as riveting and fiercely authentic as Bringing Out the Dead. Like a front-line reporter, Connelly writes from deep within the experienc...
  • Finding Fish by Antwone Quenton Fisher, ISBN 0060007788 - "Finding Fish" is the memoir of Antwone Fisher's miraculous journey from abandonment and abuse to liberation, manhood, and extraordinary success. A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery, "Finding Fish" is an unforgettable reading experi...
  • The Present by Johanna Lindsey, ISBN 0380804387 - The remarkable JOHANNA LINDSEY brings together her most beloved creations -- the incorrigible, incomparable Malorys -- for a joyous celebration of passion, tenderness, surprise, wonder, and love in a Christmas story you will never forget. As the entire Malory family gathers at ...
  • Airframe by Michael Crichton, ISBN 0345402871 - Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane.... At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-j...
  • A Rich Dad's Success Stories by Robert T. Kiyosaki, ISBN 0446691801 - An extraordinary collection of business success stories--all applying the principles from the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Rich Dad Poor Dad.
  • Matilda - Now reissued--Dahl's tale of a sweet five-year-old little girl with extraordinary mental powers that she uses to teach her school's evil head mistress a lesson she'll never forget.
  • The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead - An audiobook of extraordinary depth and resonance, this work is sure to move listeners to contemplate the brevity and radiance of their own sojourn on Earth and challenge them to rearrange their thinking in unexpected and crucial ways. Unabridged. 5 CDs.
  • Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe, ISBN 0345321200 - Here again is the extraordinary bestselling book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating-- one that remains a complete guide for eating well in the 90s. Featuring: simple rules for a healthy diet; a streamlined, easy-to-use format; delici...
  • Hilary and Jackie by Hilary du Pre, ISBN 0345432711 - From the moment Jacqueline du Pre first held a cello at the age of five, it was clear she had an extraordinary gift. At sixteen, when she made her professional debut, she was hailed as one of the world's most talented and exciting musicians. But ten years later, she stopped pla...
  • Glory by Herman Wouk, ISBN 0316953199 - Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader i...
  • Life Expectancy - In his latest "New York Times" bestseller, Koontz tells an emotional tale of five days in the life of an ordinary man born to an extraordinary legacy--a story that challenges the way readers perceive good and evil, life and death, and everything in between.
  • Panther in the Sky by James Alexander Thom, ISBN 0345366387 - " Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude to the life and times of this extraordinary America....The dialogue has the ring of reality about it....Thom is able to get into the thoughts and emotions of his characters...."...
  • Mistress of the Sun - The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of extraordinary horsewoman Louise de la Valliere, who becomes one of the most mysterious consorts of France's King Louis XIV.
  • Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham, ISBN 0064452069 - An emperor penguin father keeps his mate's egg warm on his feet--for two months! This is just one of the amazing things that emperor penguins do to help their chicks survive the frigid Antarctic winter. Delicate watercolors capture the stark beauty of the Antarctic landscape an...
  • Garden Spells - In this luminous debut novel, Allen tells the story of an enchanted apple tree that bears prophetic fruit and edible flowers that are imbued with special powers--and the extraordinary people who tend it.
  • Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, ISBN 0345409647 - In a remote room in a large city, a young reporter sits face-to-face with his most astonishing subject: a onetime New Orleans gentleman plantation owner who, in vividly terrifying and haunting detail, recalls his centuries of extraordinary life--beginning with his initiation in...
  • Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph - Legendary Rutgers University women's basketball coach Vivian Stringer inspires readers with her extraordinary story of perseverance and triumph. Abridged. 5 CDs.
  • Copperhead by Bernard Cornwell, ISBN 006093462X - The beloved Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck returns to the front lines of the Civil War in this second installment of Bernard Cornwell's acclaimed Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles. It is the summer of 1862, and Nate has been bloodied but victorious at the battles of Ball's Bluff...
  • The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson, ISBN 0553580078 - With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his now-classic Mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author KIM STANLEY ROBINSON boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constr...
  • Find Your Style and Knit It Too - This fun, funky guide helps you find your style and create great hand-knit clothes and accessories that express it. Easy-to-follow instructions with colorful illustrations get you going even if you've never picked up knitting needles before. Cosmo-style quizzes make it fun t...
  • Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut, ISBN 0385333501 - This collection of Vonnegut's short masterpieces share his audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 5.7, 16 Points.
  • Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, ISBN 0553211919 - In 1895 Hardy's final novel, the great tale of "Jude The Obscure, sent shockwaves of indignation rolling across Victorian England. Hardy had dared to write frankly about sexuality and to indict the institutions of marriage, education, and religion. But he had, in fact, cre...
  • A Woman and Her God: Life-Enriching Messages - Many of today's most extraordinary Christian women communicators join together to impart the wisdom God has given them--and to help women realize all God intended for them.Features Jill Briscoe, Beth Moore, Sandra D. Wilson, Kathleen Hart, David Hager, Thelma Wells, and Beverly...
  • Bittersweet by Nevada Barr, ISBN 0380799502 - "Barr tells an extraordinary story of two women in the Old West, (who are) not only pioneers but lovers forced to keep their love a secret."--"Booklist.
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, ISBN 0345379756 - With its first great victory in the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, the Civil Rights movement gained the powerful momentum it needed to sweep forward into its crucial decade, the 1960s. As voices of protest and change rose above the din of...
  • The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness - In 1962, at age seventeen, Karen Armstrong entered a convent, eager to meet God. After seven brutally unhappy years as a nun, she left her order to pursue English literature at Oxford. But convent life had profoundly altered her, and coping with the outside world and her expiri...
  • Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children by Michael Thompson, ISBN 034544289X - Friends broaden our children's horizons, share their joys and secrets, and accompany them on their journeys into ever wider worlds. But friends can also gossip and betray, tease and exclude. Children can cause untold suffering, not only for their peers but for parents as well. ...
  • Plant a Geranium in Your Cranium by Barbara Johnson, ISBN 084993785X - The bestselling humorist is getting back to her roots in this candid look at life and discovering joy in the midst of trials. Using excerpts from inspiring articles and extraordinary letters from her mailbag, Johnson presents one big package of humor, comfort and encouragement ...
  • Lecciones de La Vida Para La Mujer/Life Lessons for Women: 7 Ingredientes Clave Para Lograr El Equilibrio - Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen team with noted women's issues expert Stephanie Martson for the first book of the new series Life Lessons. Extraordinary recipes for living, following the basic premise of the Chicken Soup series ???the power of friendship, the joy of the sm...
  • Havana Dreams: Four Generations of Cuban Women by Wendy Gimbel, ISBN 0679750703 - A fascinating, powerfully evocative story of four generations of Cuban women, through whose lives the author illuminates a vivid picture--both personal and historical--of Cuba in our century. "When I want to read a culture," writes Wendy Gimbel in her prologue, &quo...
  • Oprah Winfrey: A Biography - The name and the face of Oprah Winfrey are instantly recognizable to just about every person in the United States. To millions of people around the world, Oprah is the embodiment of American spirit and entrepreneurial success; hers is a rags-to-riches story come to life. This b...
  • The Nativity Story - Based on the major motion picture, best-selling author Angela Hunt's moving novelization of "The Nativity Story" tells the extraordinary tale of two common people, Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, an arduous journey, and the history-defining birth of Jesus.
  • The Uplift War by David Brin, ISBN 0553279718 - David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. "Sundiver, Startide Rising, and "The Uplift War--a "New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set...
  • Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea That Can Change Your Life - From the perfect lipstick to mergers and acquisitions, this work is both King's extraordinary journey through the world of business and an inspirational guide to help readers become more entrepreneurial in their own lives.
  • The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, ISBN 0060652950 - In "The Great Divorce", C.S. Lewis employs his formidable talent for fable and allegory, this time exploring the question of heaven and hell. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, the theologian introduces readers to supernatural beings who will change the way w...
  • Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, ISBN 0385335970 - With her now-classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon introduced two unforgettable characters -- Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser -- delighting readers with a story of adventure and love that spanned two centuries. Now Gabaldon returns to that extraordinary time and place in this...
  • Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother's Journey to Adoption in China - "Forever Lily" is the extraordinary account of one woman's journey to China to support a friend adopting a baby and the dramatic turn of events that lead to an unexpected--and life-altering--decision.
  • Brightness Reef by David Brin, ISBN 0553573306 - David Brin's Uplift novels--"Sundiver, Hugo award winner "The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner "Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Upli...
  • Please Stop Laughing at Us . . .: One Survivor's Extraordinary Quest to Prevent School Bullying - A sequel to the "New York Times" bestselling memoir, "Please Stop Laughing at Me," this groundbreaking investigation walks down the hallways of today's schools to find realistic solutions to the serious problem of bullying.
  • Daughter of the Sun - Seventeen-year-old Hoshitiwas life is simple--until she is captured by the powerful and violent ruler of Center Place. Bestselling author Wood writes of an extraordinary woman drawn into a world of sacrifice and passion.
  • Black Pearls: Daily Meditations, Affirmations, and Inspirations for African-Americans by Eric V. Copage, ISBN 0688122914 - There is a great tradition in the African-American community of gaining daily inspiration and motivation from recounting the extraordinary words, thoughts, and achievements of people of African descent. Now, at last, there is a book that offers 365 special messages to help Afri...
  • The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief - Recently, a series of groundbreaking experiments revealed dramatic evidence of a web of energy that connects everything in our lives and our world. Join Braden on this extraordinary journey bridging science, spirituality, and miracles through the language of "The Divine Ma...
  • The Real Rules by Barbara De Angelis, ISBN 0440224489 - The number one bestselling author of "Ask Barbara, Are You the One for Me", and other groundbreaking relationship books rewrites the rules in this extraordinary new book.
  • A Simple Path by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, ISBN 0345397452 - Now, in her own words, Mother Teresa shares the thoughts and experiences that have led her to do her extraordinary charitable work. A candid look at her everyday life - at the very simplicity and self-sacrifice that give her the strength to move mountains - A Simple Path gives ...
  • Hope by Herman Wouk, ISBN 0316954411 - Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader i...
  • Body of Lies - Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism whose mission is to penetrate the network of a master terrorist. In a scheme that binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane.
  • Reverie Josephine Area Rug, Light Multi - The Reverie Josephine area rug is a playful patchwork of earthy colors and spring-fresh foliage. Woven of olefin in a double point construction for extraordinary value, durability, and easy care, this rug adds excitement to any room.
  • No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me - From the mother of six-time Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong comes the extraordinary story of the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable effect of great parenting. In this powerful memoir, Kelly recounts her transformation from a poverty-st...
  • Congo by Michael Crichton, ISBN 0060541830 - Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video...
  • Beaches - Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... alw...
  • To Love Again by Bertrice Small, ISBN 0449002969 - BERTRICE SMALL Legendary for her exotic novels of faraway places teeming with adventure and intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small once again pens an extraordinary tale of passion and history, sweeping readers back to fifth-century Britain and Constantinopl...
  • The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks, ISBN 0449215040 - "A fine novel." THE BOSTON HERALD Photographer, writer, and composer, Gordon Parks has written a moving, true-to-life novel of growing up as a black man in this country in this century. Hailed by critics and readers alike, THE LEARNING TREE tells the extraordinary j...
  • Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough, ISBN 0743533461 - Examines the life of Theodore Roosevelt from age ten to twenty-seven, focusing on the influence of his family relationships and experiences on his growth to manhood.
  • What God Wants: A Compelling Answer to Humanity's Biggest Question - The biggest danger in the world today is not the asking of questions, but the assumption that we have all the answers. WHAT GOD WANTS This book, from the author of the phenomenal "New York Times" bestseller "Conversations with God, " is dangerous. Why? Becau...
  • The Godmother - Heartwarming, dark, funny, and almost too true to bear, Adamss extraordinary novel speaks to all women whove wondered about the competing attractions of being single and getting hitched for life.
  • Shogun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell, ISBN 0440178002 - A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power...
  • The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, ISBN 044900371X - In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians wer...
  • The Dog Who Rescues Cats: The True Story of Ginny by Philip Gonzalez, ISBN 0060927801 - A warm, fuzzy, feel-good read, here is the bestselling story of Ginny, an adopted mixed-breed dog whose extraordinary ability to rescue stray cats has propelled her to national stardom. A perfect stocking stuffer, this trade paper edition is being published to coincide with the...
  • Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes by Dean Ornish, ISBN 0060928115 - In this bestselling cookbook, the author of "Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease" shows readers how to make low-fat cooking fast, delicious, and fun. These 150 easy and extraordinary recipes are low in fat and cholesterol--and high in flavor. Charts.
  • Huey Long by Harry T. Williams, ISBN 0394747909 - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this work describes the life of one of the most extraordinary figures in American political history.