- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., ISBN 0440222281 - Born a slave in Maryland circa 1817, Frederick Douglass went on to become the most influential and distinguished African American of the nineteenth century. As an abolitionist, newspaper publisher, orator and statesman, Douglass dedicated his life to the triumph of freedom over...
- Swimmy...And More Leo Lionni Stories - "Swimmy" - Swimmy meets a group of small fish who are scared to swim in the ocean. Can Swimmy think up a plan to help the fish? "Frederick" - While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick sits on the stone wall. When the dreary weather comes...
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass, ISBN 014039012X - Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's shocking narrative takes the rea...
- Devil's Brigade, The (Widescreen) - They were misfits, rebels...and heroes. Oscar winners William Holden and Cliff Robertson topline this riveting World War II saga based on the true story of the First Special Service Force. Capturing the drama of combat with "outstanding" cinematography and an "ex...
- Chess In Concert - Starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony(R)-winning Idina Menzel ("Wicked") and Tony(R) nominated Adam Pascal ("RENT"), "Chess In Concert" revives the eclectic yet wonderfully pop 1984 concept album featuring the music of ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeu...
- A History of Philosophy by Frederick C. Copleston, ISBN 038546844X - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself - The classic autobiography of Frederick Douglass joins the the affordable Pocket Books Enriched Classics series, which offer such features as a chronology of the author's life and career; a critical analysis; discussion questions; and a list of recommended related reading.
- History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome by Frederick C. Copleston, ISBN 0385468431 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- The Magnificent Defeat by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 006061174X - In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God.
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, Cliffs Notes by John Chua, ISBN 0822008726 - Cliffsnotes on Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
- Biography: Frederick Douglass - As a young man, he experienced the brutality of slavery firsthand. As an outspoken leader of the abolitionist movement, he became one of the most powerful voices in American history. "Frederick Douglass" inadvertently found his calling while giving an impromptu speech...
- History of Philosophy: Wolff to Kant by Frederick C. Copleston, ISBN 0385470436 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told by Those Who Lived It by Herb Boyd, ISBN 0385492790 - Benjamin Banneker on Thomas Jefferson's hypocrisy * Old Elizabeth on spreading the Word * Frederick Douglass on life in the North * Sojourner Truth on black women's rights * W.E.B. Du Bois on the Talented Tenth * Matthew Henson on reaching the North Pole * and many more. &quo...
- A History of Philosophy by Frederick C. Copleston, ISBN 0385468458 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others - This anthology comprises speeches by influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics. Contents include the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass' immortal "What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?&qu...
- Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship - In an inspiring account of the friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, the award-winning team behind "Rosa" join forces once more to offer a glimpse into the shared bond between two great American leaders during a turbulent time in history. Full color.
- The Classic Slave Narratives by Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., ISBN 0451528247 - This collection of four first-hand accounts of slavery were chosen from the experiences of more than 6,000 ex-slaves, who by 1944 had written moving stories of their captivity. This volume includes portraits of the lives of Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass, Mary Prince, and ...
- Now and Then by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 0060611820 - A celebrated author shares his personal and professional journey in this moving memoir. Buechner invites readers to listen to their own lives and "touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it". "Strikes to the heart. . . . Unpreachy meditations...
- Best Picture Oscar Collection: Musical - "Best Picture Oscar Collection - Musical 5-Pack" contains "An American In Paris," "Broadway Melody Of 1929," "Gigi," "Great Ziefeld," "My Fair Lady: Special Editon." "An American In Paris" - 'S wonderful, 's ...
- Side-By-Side French and English Grammar by C. Frederick Farrell, ISBN 0071419330 - A comparative and simple approach to learning the grammar of a new language The Side-by-Side Grammar books present explanations of the essential elements of Spanish or French grammar alongside their English-language equivalents. This method allows students to build on what they...
- History of Philosophy: Bentham to Russell by Freder Copleston, ISBN 0385470452 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- Death of a Dentist by M. C. Beaton, ISBN 0446606014 - A blinding toothache sends Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to the dentist Frederick Gilchrist, only to find him dead. Since everyone is pleased the dentist is deceased--patients, several harassed women, and even his wife--Macbeth faces one of the more biting challenges...
- History of Philosophy: Descartes to Leibniz by Rederick S. J. Coplerston, ISBN 038547041X - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaimas the best history of p...
- Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 0060611561 - Telling the Truth is for the preacher who must pull the little cord that turns on the lectern light, must look out over the people and the silence, must begin to speak of a truth beyond telling. It is for the woman who wants to understand how people believe what they cheerfully...
- History of Philosophy: Fichte to Nietsche by Freder Copleston, ISBN 0385470444 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of ...
- New Testament History by Frederick Fyvie Bruce, ISBN 0385025335 - This book recounts the Roman and Jewish context of New Testament times...the lives of John and Jesus, and the history of the first two generations of the Church.
- History of Philosophy: Maine de Biran to Sartre by Freder Copleston, ISBN 0385470460 - Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume <i>A History Of Philosophy</i> has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the bes...
- Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator by Frederick J. Ryan, ISBN 006093350X - This edition, that will be published to coincide with Reagan's 90th birthday in February, 2001, features 16 new pages of quotations and photographs, and reflects the full scope of Reagan's vision. Includes a new introduction by Nancy Reagan, and a new afterword by Peggy Noonan....
- Western 4-Pack: Buffalo Bill / The Bravados / Drums Along The Mohawk /In Old Arizona - "Western (4-Pack) Collection contains "Buffalo Bill," "The Bravados," "Drums Along The Mohawk" and "In Old Arizona." "Buffalo Bill"- Joel McCrea is William Frederick Cody, "Buffalo Bill" to generation of Americans...
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar by Frederick M. Noad, ISBN 0028642449 - Learn to play the guitar using this quick and easy guide. Whether you dream of playing classical guitar, a B.B. King lick, or just the opening bars to "Stairway to Heaven," this book can get you there.
- Kate & Allie: Season One (Full Frame) - Emmy(R) Award winners Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James star in "Kate & Allie," the beloved and groundbreaking comedy series about new beginnings. Recently divorced Allie Lowell (Curtin) and her two children, Chip (Frederick Koehler) and Jennie (Allison Smith), mo...
- Square Pegs: The Complete Season (Full Frame) - Welcome to Weemawee High School, where being in the right clique can make one's years in school memorable. Enter Patty Greene and Lauren Hutchinson, two freshman who tried hard to be accepted into these cliques. The only problem was they stood out like sore thumbs. Patty was br...
- My Fair Lady (Widescreen) - At one time the longest-running Broadway musical, "My Fair Lady" was adapted by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe from the George Bernard Shaw comedy "Pygmalion". Outside Covent Garden on a rainy evening in 1912, disheveled cockney flower girl Eliza Doolit...
- Sense And Sensibility Deluxe Edition Gift Set (Widescreen) - "Sense And Sensibility" from acclaimed writer Andrew Davies (BBC's "Pride And Prejudice" starring Colin Firth) comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when s...
- Topaz (Widescreen, Collector's Series) - The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, brought a best-selling spy novel to the screen with riveting results in this spellbinding espionage thriller. John Forsythe stars as an American CIA agent who hires a French operative named Devereaux (Frederick Stafford) to go to Cuba a...
- Mork & Mindy: The Complete Third Season (Full Frame) - "Mork & Mindy" was a spin-off from an episode of "Happy Days" seen in February 1978, in which an alien from the planet Ork landed on Earth and attempted to kidnap Richie. So popular was the nutty character created by Robin Williams that Williams was give...
- Brigadoon (Widescreen) - Look on a map and you won't find it. Look in your heart and there it will be. Enchantment is a place - and a movie - called "Brigadoon" when Gene Kelly stars in and choreographs a lyrical film adaptation of the 1947 Broadway musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lo...
- Business Of Strangers, The (Full Frame, Widescreen) - Oscar nominee Stockard Channing ("The West Wing") gives "the finest performance of her career" and Julia Stiles ("Save The Last Dance") "is arrestingly and provocatively ambiguous" (The San Francisco Examiner) in a film critics are callin...
- Little Prince, The (Widescreen) - From Asteroid B-612... into our hearts. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's slender, beloved classic of innocence and discovery comes to the screen with its feet firmly on the Saharan sand, its eyes tilted to the stars and its spirit brightly soaring to the songs of Alan Jay Lerner and ...
- Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place by John M. Bryan, ISBN 084781811X - In the late 1880s, two supreme talentsarchitect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstedwere brought together by the Vanderbilt fortune. The result was the magnificent Biltmore Estate, explored here in archival and new color photography, sketches, and c...
- Mork & Mindy: The Complete Second Season (Full Frame) - "Mork & Mindy" was a spin-off from an episode of "Happy Days" seen in February 1978, in which an alien from the planet Ork landed on Earth and attempted to kidnap Richie. So popular was the nutty character created by Robin Williams that Williams was give...
- Day Of The Jackal, The (Widescreen) - Based on Frederick Forsyth's best-selling novel of political intrigue, "The Day of the Jackal", tells of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal (Edwa...
- Avenger (Widescreen) - You can run, but he will catch you. You can hide, but he will find you. Former Special Forces war hero Cal Dexter is a secret gun for hire. Driven by the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter, he makes it his mission to hunt down the thugs and war criminals governments refuse ...
- Persuasion (2007) - Jane Austen's romantic masterpiece comes to DVD in a thrilling new production from the BBC and Masterpiece Theatre. Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend h...
- Topaz (Widescreen) - The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, brought a best-selling spy novel to the screen with riveting results in this spellbinding espionage thriller. John Forsythe stars as an American CIA agent who hires a French operative named Devereaux (Frederick Stafford) to go to Cuba a...
- Little Prince, The (Widescreen) - From Asteroid B-612... into our hearts. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's slender, beloved classic of innocence and discovery comes to the screen with its feet firmly on the Saharan sand, its eyes tilted to the stars and its spirit brightly soaring to the songs of Alan Jay Lerner and ...
- Mork & Mindy: The Complete First Season (Full Frame) - "Mork & Mindy" was a spin-off from an episode of "Happy Days" seen in February 1978, in which an alien from the planet Ork landed on Earth and attempted to kidnap Richie. So popular was the nutty character created by Robin Williams that Williams was give...
- TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries - The Maltese Falcon / The Big Sleep / Dial M For Murder / The Postman Always Rings Twice - "TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries includes The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Dial M For Murder" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice". "The Maltese Falcon": Some high-living lowlifes want to get their sweaty hand...
- 12:01 - Jonathan Silverman ("Weekend At Bernie's," "Brighton Beach Memoirs") is Barry Thomas, and Barry is having a bad day... over and over and over again. That's because Barry is caught in a "time bounce" - an atmospheric phenomenon - that occurs when hi...
- John Wayne's Tribute to America - America's all-time greatest movie hero presents an historical celebration with over two-dozen legendary guest stars! John Wayne's first television special, originally aired as "Swing Out, Sweet Land" on NBC-TV in 1970, is a patriotic and poignant journey through Ameri...
- Gigi (Blu-ray) (Widescreen) - Home, motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: man-about-town Gaston (Louis Jourdan) offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for something money can't buy. Producer Arthur Freed, director V...
- Best Picture Collection, Vol. 2 - Includes 3 Movies: "An American In Paris," "Gigi," "My Fair Lady" "An American In Paris" - 'S wonderful, 's marvelous: Gene Kelly, producer Arthur Freed, director Vincente Minnelli and an ace creative team conjure sheer screen magic, one ...
- Tess Of The Storm Country (Full Frame) - America's sweetheart, Mary Pickford, in a powerful story of survival. In this all-fired melodrama, wealthy Elias Graves builds a house on a hill and tries unsuccessfully to evict the squatters who live in the valley below. Tess (Pickford) leads the squatters' struggle for survi...
- On Approval (Full Frame) - A delightful British comedy of manners based on Frederick Lonsdale's popular play. Adapted, produced, directed and starring Clive Brook, "On Approval" is the story of a trial marriage on a remote island, a tame idea by today's standards, but shocking set in 1890! Much...
- Ken Russell At The BBC - The iconic award-winning English director, Ken Russell, is best known for his flamboyant style, his attention to detail and for being a controversial and visionary artist. Russell's approach was determined by a desire to knock the dust off the biofilm genre: "The whole ide...
- Frasier: The Complete Final Season (Full Frame) - After five consecutive "Best Comedy Series" Emmy(R)Awards - and a record of 32 Emmy's(R)in all - "Frasier" brings its 11-year run to a close with this hilarious and poignant final season. And what a way to go - both Lilith and Frederick make surprise visits ...
- Wait Until Dark (Widescreen) - A photographer's blind wife, trapped in her New York apartment by an evil trio who are ready to murder to retrieve a heroin-filled doll hidden in her apartment, cleverly outwits them. Music by Henry Mancini. Based on the long running Broadway play by Frederick Knott. Inter...
- Douglass' Women - A novel focusing on the life of Frederick Douglass explores the romantic passions that drove the Abolitionist to love two women--one black and one white. Reprint.
- American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America by Robert Hughes, ISBN 0375703659 - Writing with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for "Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. T...
- The International Bible Commentary with the New International Version by Frederick Fyvie Bruce, ISBN 0310220203 - A revision of The New Layman's Commentary, this volume is more than a commentary. With twenty-eight introductory articles and twenty-nine maps, it is an analytical look at the Bible by outstanding contemporary scholars.
- Zen of Seeing by Frederick Franck, ISBN 0394719689 - A Dutch artist offers his concept of seeing and drawing as a discipline by which the world may be rediscovered, a way of experiencing Zen.
- The Son of Laughter by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 0062501178 - Now available in paperback, Buechner's critically acclaimed novel based on the Jacob narratives--a classic family saga. "Buechner has taken these familiar pieces and woven them together into a seamless coat of many colors. His impeccable artistry has created a piece of ext...
- Rules of Vengeance - When Jonathan comes to London to meet Emma for a stolen weekend together, it is the first chance they've had to see each other since the Israeli jet episode. Their passion for each other is undiminished, but their future together is still uncertain. Emma is evasive about her cu...
- Persuasion by Jane Austen, ISBN 0375757295 - Called a 'perfect novel' by Harold Bloom, "Persuasion was written while Jane Austen was in failing health. She died soon after its completion, and it was published in an edition with Northanger Abbey in 1818. In the novel, Anne Elliot, the heroine Austen called 'almost t...
- Walter Was Worried - Opposite the simple declarative sentence, "Walter was worried" is a portrait of a very worried Walter. But wait! The letters that spell out his feelings form his facial characteristics, as well as his expression. Gradually a simple story unfolds: the sky grows dark, t...
- Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 0060611391 - This revised and expanded edition of one of Buechner's best-loved books completes the paperback publication--with Whistling in the Dark and Peculiar Treasures--of his classic lexical trilogy. A "beguiling" (Time) lexicon for the restless believer, the doubter, and all...
- Oliver Twist - One of the great writer's most popular works is not only the story of an orphaned boy, but a novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story. This revised edition includes a new Introduction by Frederick Busch and an Afterword by Edward Le Comte. Reissue.
- Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church by Philip Yancey, ISBN 1578568188 - Philip Yancey, one of America's leading Christian thinkers and author of more than a dozen books with sales of more than five million copies, returns for his most profound and soul-searching books yet. "Soul Survivor is the story of his own struggle to reclaim his belief, ...
- The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens, ISBN 0060505729 - The "New York Times" bestselling superstar thrills once again with a sensuous adventure featuring another unforgettable Cynster male--Simon Frederick Cynster, who sets out to find the perfect mate.
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter, ISBN 0723247730 - In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of "The Tales of Peter Rabbit, " Frederick Werne proudly announces all 23 of Beatrix Potter's original tales are now available in these special editions, which take the very first printings of Potter's works a...
- Godric by Frederick Buechner, ISBN 0060611626 - 'In the extraordinary figure of Godric, both stubborn outsider and true child of God, both worldly and unworldly, Buechner has found an ideal means of exploring the nature of spirituality. Godric is a living battleground where God fights it out with the world, the Flesh, and th...
- Black Profiles on Courage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, ISBN 0380813416 - From Revolutionary War heroes such as Crispus Attucks to antislavery activist Frederick Douglass to scientist Lewis Latimer and musical artist Duke Ellington, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines the lives of heroic African-Americans and offers their stories as positive role models. of...
- Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free by Frederick Fyvie Bruce, ISBN 0802847781 - Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free
- While I Was Gone by Sue Miller, ISBN 0345443284 - "Riveting . . . The narrative pacing is masterly, building tension even in the most psychologically subtle passages. . . . While I Was Gone celebrate[s] what is impulsive in human nature." --CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT The New York Times "MILLER WEAVES HER THEMES...
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue.
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter, ISBN 0723247714 - In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of "The Tales of Peter Rabbit, " Frederick Werne proudly announces all 23 of Beatrix Potter's original tales are now available in these special editions, which take the very first printings of Potter's works a...
- The Duke's Boardroom Affair - How was Victoria Houghton supposed to work for Duke Charles Frederick Mead? The gorgeous royal had never met a woman he couldn't seduce--until now. Victoria despised the duke--and his family. They had gained control of her family business in a hostile takeover, then downgraded ...