Travel

Turn your laptop PC or UMPC into a powerful GPS navigator, with voice-guided navigation, automatic back-on-track, GPS Radar to locate travel services, and other top-end features. DeLorme's newest USB-powered GPS receiver includes a new super-high-sensitivity chipset, support for ultra mobile personal computers, superior on-screen GPS displays, and updated Street Atlas USA 2009 DVD software included. New STMicroelectronics GPS chipset delivers faster satellite acquisition, and DeLorme ConstantLock technology means surefire signal retention even in challenging GPS environments. GPS tracking is easier than ever with NavMode, including optional 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls. Locate over 4 million places of interest (hotels, restaurants, attractions, sports venues, and businesses of all types--most with phone numbers included). Create routes automatically with user controls to ensure you take the roads you want. Calculate fuel usage and costs, and GPS-navigate with total confidence anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, and on major roads in Mexico.

Turn your laptop PC or UMPC into a powerful GPS navigator.

Turn Your Laptop or UMPC into a Powerful GPS Navigator
High-end GPS capabilities at an unbeatable price! With the included Street Atlas USA software running on your laptop PC or UMPC, just plug the Earthmate GPS LT-40 into a USB port, secure the GPS on your dash, and you're ready to go. Get voice-guided navigation, automatic Back-on-Track routing, GPS Radar to locate upcoming places of interest as you travel, aerial imagery, much more.

• NEW! NavMode with 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls
• NEW! Support for ultra-mobile personal computers (UMPCs)
• NEW! Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates

Includes Street Atlas USA 2009
When you're driving in the car and you get lost, don't you ever wish you didn't have to deal with a bulky atlas? Or when you're walking around in an unfamiliar city, don't you wish you didn't have to deal with a huge map? Now you don't have to with Street Atlas USA 2009. You can put these maps on your GPS, PDA, PC or even your UMPC. Know where you're going with street-level detail of the U.S. and Canada, and also highways and main roads in Mexico. There are over 4 million places of interest in the U.S. and Canada for when you're looking for something specific. You can even edit your maps and print them out. These authentic DeLorme maps are guaranteed accurate--they're produced by their own mapmakers, and triple-referenced to ensure you have the correct guidance anywhere you go.

Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective.

Updated, exceptionally detailed map software you can use anywhere--on the go with your laptop PC, ultra mobile PC, PDA, or touchscreen phone. No Internet access or subscription required. Get street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, plus highways and major roads for Mexico. Pre-plan your trips with automatic routing and over 4 million places of interest. User controls let you plan side trips, avoid congested areas, choose back roads, and more. Locate restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, sports venues, and businesses of all kinds. Calculate fuel usage and costs. Customize the maps to meet your needs. Import aerial imagery. Print a wide variety of map packages, or use MapShare to send maps, routes, and directions to others via a secure Web link. GPS-ready--connect a DeLorme Earthmate or other receiver to your laptop and receive spoken directions. Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective, and locate upcoming travel services as you drive.

NEW in Street Atlas USA 2009 and Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS:

• Support for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs)
• Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates
• Improved features when GPS tracking, including 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls

Street Atlas USA 2009

• Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico
• Over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada
• Easy, automatic routing
• GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation
• Versatile, flexible editing and print capabilities
• Application included for mapping, routing, and GPS navigation with Palm OS, Windows Mobile devices
• Incorporate aerial imagery into your maps and routes--download $40 worth free
• Share customized maps, routes, and directions with others via a secure Web link
• GPS-accurate placement for individual locations in 90+ chains in the U.S. and Canada
• Truck stop data with extended information about service offerings
• 900+ malls and access roads
• Airport access roads
• Major sports venues college, professional, NASCAR
• Translucent route highlights to better display underlying map data
• Support for multiple monitors

Sample Maps -- Click to Enlarge

DVD-ROM:  DVD-ROMSupport for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) laptop PC, PDAs, and touchscreen phones, USB-powered GPS receiver includes super-high sensitivity STMicroelectronics GPS chipset; DeLorme ConstantLock technology for superior signal retention in challenging GPS environments, NavMode with optional 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls, Voice-guided navigation, automatic back-on-track, GPS Radar to locate travel services, and other top-end features, Locate over 4 million places of interest; create routes automatically; calculate fuel usage and costs, and GPS-navigate with total confidence anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, and on major roads in Mexico
Company: DeLorme  (2008-03-17)
List Price: $69.99
Amazon Price: $49.99
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SET is a card game of quick recognition and deduction. Each card contains one of three symbols (squiggles, diamonds, ovals) in varying numbers (up to three), colors (purple, green, red), and degrees of shading. A dealer arranges 12 cards, face up, and the players--without taking turns--hastily scrutinize the images for logical "sets" of three cards linked by combinations of sameness or difference. It's not as complicated as it sounds: examples include a trio of paired ovals with increasing levels of shading between cards, or disparate symbols in different colors which increase in number on each card (card one has a green squiggle, card two a pair of purple ovals, card three a trio of diamonds). The trick is to keep calm while trying to make the rapid connections. The Darwinian nature of the game (remember: everyone plays simultaneously) is certain to cause some feistiness among more competitive players. --Tom Keogh

Toy:  Award winning card game, For one or more players, Game contains complete instructions for play and 81 cards, Comes with a durable plastic carrying case, SET has become a classic game
Company: SET Enterprises Inc. 
List Price: $12.99
Amazon Price: $6.44
Used Price: $8.06
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Features a 3.3A motor with inline design which allows user's hands to be closer to the trimmer's center of gravity for better balance and blade control. Soft-grip handle for comfort. 24" dual action, precision ground shearing blade for less vibration and cleaner cuts. Cutting capacity: 3/4".

Tools & Hardware:  Hedge trimmer with extra long blades ideal for taller and wider hedges and shrubs; inline motor design for improved balance, control and precision, Patented blade design strong enough to cut up to 3/4-inch thick branches; dual action for faster cutting and 40% less vibration, Powerful 3.3 Amp motor with gear reduction for durability; wrap-around handle with rubber grip for comfort and control; pre-hardened steel blades for extended reach and long-lasting sharpness, Includes lock-on switch, lock-off switch, and built-in cord retention system, Blade length: 24 inches; weight: 6.2 pounds; 2-year full warranty; comes fully assembled
Company: Black & Decker 
List Price: $90.00
Amazon Price: $63.63
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When you're driving in the car and you get lost, don't you ever wish you didn't have to deal with a bulky atlas? Or when you're walking around in an unfamiliar city, don't you wish you didn't have to deal with a huge map? Now you don't have to with Street Atlas USA 2009. You can put these maps on your GPS, PDA, PC or even your UMPC. Know where you're going with street-level detail of the U.S. and Canada, and also highways and main roads in Mexico. There are over 4 million places of interest in the U.S. and Canada for when you're looking for something specific. You can even edit your maps and print them out. These authentic DeLorme maps are guaranteed accurate--they're produced by their own mapmakers, and triple-referenced to ensure you have the correct guidance anywhere you go.

Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective.

Updated, exceptionally detailed map software you can use anywhere--on the go with your laptop PC, ultra mobile PC, PDA, or touchscreen phone. No Internet access or subscription required. Get street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, plus highways and major roads for Mexico. Pre-plan your trips with automatic routing and over 4 million places of interest. User controls let you plan side trips, avoid congested areas, choose back roads, and more. Locate restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, sports venues, and businesses of all kinds. Calculate fuel usage and costs. Customize the maps to meet your needs. Import aerial imagery. Print a wide variety of map packages, or use MapShare to send maps, routes, and directions to others via a secure Web link. GPS-ready--connect a DeLorme Earthmate or other receiver to your laptop and receive spoken directions. Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective, and locate upcoming travel services as you drive.

NEW in Street Atlas USA 2009 and Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS:

• Support for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs)
• Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates
• Improved features when GPS tracking, including 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls

Street Atlas USA 2009

• Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico
• Over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada
• Easy, automatic routing
• GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation
• Versatile, flexible editing and print capabilities
• Application included for mapping, routing, and GPS navigation with Palm OS, Windows Mobile devices
• Incorporate aerial imagery into your maps and routes--download $40 worth free
• Share customized maps, routes, and directions with others via a secure Web link
• GPS-accurate placement for individual locations in 90+ chains in the U.S. and Canada
• Truck stop data with extended information about service offerings
• 900+ malls and access roads
• Airport access roads
• Major sports venues college, professional, NASCAR
• Translucent route highlights to better display underlying map data
• Support for multiple monitors

Sample Maps -- Click to Enlarge

DVD-ROM:  DVD-ROMSupport for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) laptop PC, PDAs, and touchscreen phones, Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico; over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada, Easy, automatic routing; plan side trips, avoid congested areas, choose back roads, and more, GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation, Customize the maps to meet your needs; use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective, and locate upcoming travel services as you drive
Company: DeLorme  (2008-03-17)
List Price: $39.99
Amazon Price: $36.00
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The new Philips Norelco 7140XL shaving system uses Philips' core technology to provide the world's closest rotary shave.
	Precision Cutting System - Ultra thin heads with slots to shave long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble.
	Patented Reflex Action® System - Automatically adjusts to every curve on your face for flexible, smoother shaving.
	Individually Floating Heads - Align the razor-sharp blades closer to your skin for exceptional closeness.
	Superior Lift & Cut Technology - Dual blade system lifts hair to cut comfortably below skin level. Stainless steel blades for comfortably close shaves.
	Simply Rinses Clean - Quick and easy!
	Power System - Rechargeable cordless/cord for use anywhere. Power LED, Battery Full and Charging LED Indicators. 8-Hour Full Charge for up to 30 minutes or 10 days of cordless shaving.
Other standard features include: Spring Release, Full-width Trimmer. Automatic Worldwide Voltage. Hair Collection Chamber, Electronic On/Off Switch. Rubber grips. Precision trimmer. Protective Razor Cap, Coil Cord and Cleaning Brush.
Every Philips Norelco shaver has a 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee and a Full Two-Year Warranty.

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Health and Beauty:  Precision Cutting System: ultra thin heads with slots to shave long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble, Superior Lift & Cut Technology: dual blade system lifts hair to cut comfortably below skin level; stainless steel blades for comfortably close shaves, Patented Reflex Action Shaving System: automatically adjusts to every curve on your face for flexible, smoother shaving, Simply rinses clean under the tap, 8 hour charge/30 minute shave time
Company: Philips Norelco  (2006-07-01)
List Price: $59.99
Amazon Price: $49.84
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Ebulliently imaginative and far more cleverly presented than you would expect from a TV miniseries, this satirical adventure succeeds by never pandering to the lowest common denominator. Closely based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 classic, it is enhanced by dazzling special effects from Jim Henson Productions and a superb, multi-ethnic cast. The biggest surprise is Ted Danson in the title role--one of his best performances, even if he is the only person in England without an accent. He conveys amusement, amazement, and intelligence as he travels from one strange country into another. Not that anyone back in Merry Old England believes Mr. Gulliver's tales of little people or giants. The story is told in flashback from an insane asylum, where he is forcibly confined. This far outshines several previous adaptations of Swift's satirical novel. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Director:  Charles Sturridge
VHS Tape:  Closed-captioned, Color, Live, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Company: Hallmark  (1996-08-27)
ISBN: 6304111835
List Price: $9.98
Amazon Price: $1.95
Used Price: $0.01
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"It's Game Time" Make their day with this unique and fun filled gift set. Filled to overflowing with days worth of great family fun and tons of delicious treats this gift makes a great get well gift, family fun night, thank you or just because gift for everyone on your list.

Misc.:  Perfect for all your Personal & Corporate Gifting needs., Each of our gifts are put together with attention to every detail., Comes in a decorative Gift Box Set, Personalize it with a gift card
Company: Bits and Pieces Gift Store 
List Price: 
Amazon Price: $59.99
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Hotel rooms and airport terminals never seem to have enough power outlets to charge all the devices today's traveler brings along. You can add outlets and peace of mind on business trips and vacations with the Belkin Mini Surge Protector.The design is perfect for MP3 players and mobile phones.

Electronics:  360-degree rotating plug with 4 locking position, Provides complete surge protection through all outlets, Offers compact, lightweight, efficient design, Features mini-USB cable to charge virtually any USB device¿including BlackBerry® and Motorola® RAZR phones, Comes with Lifetime Product and $75,000 Connected Equipment Warranties
Company: Belkin Components 
List Price: $24.99
Amazon Price: $12.14
Used Price: $18.61
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Victorinox's Multi-Pocket Neck Pouch is a security neck pouch that hangs around your neck with a soft lanyard and tucks inside clothes to secure valuables.

Unknown Binding:  Security neck pouch with soft lanyard tucks inside clothes to secure valuables, Large gusseted compartment and separate stash pocket store most sizes of currency, tickets, passports, traveler's checks, etc., Two zippered pockets perfect for coins and other loose items, Soft, nylon fabric is comfortable against the skin and promotes airflow to keep you cool and dry, Rugged poly and cotton fabrics provide superior abrasion-resistance
Company: Victorinox 
List Price: $20.00
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Electronics:  Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper., Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing., Wireless connectivity enables you to find, buy, and read instantly—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed., Shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle., Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
Company: Amazon 
List Price: $359.00
Amazon Price: $359.00
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Amazon Best of the Month, August 2008: Way back in the dark pre-Internet, limited-air-travel world of 1975, the way to get from Europe to Asia was by train. A young and ambitious writer named Paul Theroux made his literary mark by taking the 28,000-mile intercontinental journey via rail from London to Tokyo and back home again. His book, The Great Railway Bazaar, became a travel-lit classic. Thirty years later, an older, wiser, and even less sanguine Theroux decided to retrace his steps. The result is Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, a fascinating account of the places you vaguely knew existed (Tbilisi), probably won't ever go to (Bangalore), but definitely should know something about (Mandalay). Get on board Theroux's fast-moving travelogue, which features some of the most astute commentary on our distorted notions of time, space, and each other in the age of jet speed, broadband connections, and cultural extinction. --Lauren Nemroff

Author: Paul Theroux
Hardcover:  512 pages
Company: Houghton Mifflin  (2008-08-18)
ISBN: 0618418873
List Price: $28.00
Amazon Price: $15.65
Used Price: $17.70
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More than 4 million copies sold! This series is the only one that offers evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques, compiled by a team of unbiased inspectors.

• Hotels, attractions, and restaurants in all price categories

• Extensive information on shopping, nightlife, and sports

• Easy-to-use, two-color design

• Detailed, 2-color maps

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
—The New York Times

Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:

1. Exclusively patented, field-tested touring plans that save as much as four hours of standing in line in a single day

2. Tips, advice, and opinions from hundreds of Walt Disney World guests in their own words

3. Almost 250 hotels rated and ranked for quality and value, including the top non-Disney hotels for families

4. A complete Dining Guide with ratings and reviews of all Walt Disney World restaurants, plus extensive alternatives for dining deals outside the World

5. Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group; extensive, objective, head-to-head comparisons of the Disney and Universal theme parks

Author: Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa
Paperback:  864 pages
Company: Wiley  (2008-09-02)
ISBN: 0470285702
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $13.59
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What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992.

Described by friends and relatives as smart, literate, compassionate, and funny, did McCandless simply read too much Thoreau and Jack London and lose sight of the dangers of heading into the wilderness alone? Krakauer, whose own adventures have taken him to the perilous heights of Everest, provides some answers by exploring the pull the outdoors, seductive yet often dangerous, has had on his own life.

Author: Jon Krakauer
Paperback:  224 pages
Company: Anchor  (2007-08-21) (2007-08-21)
ISBN: 0307387178
List Price: $13.95
Amazon Price: $7.82
Used Price: $7.81
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Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake?

We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities—the entire state of Maryland(!)—have become so engrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence. But that's where the real mystery begins. Every edge of the familiar wooden jigsaw pieces of our childhood represents a revealing moment of history and of, well, humans drawing lines in the sand.

How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey.

How the States Got Their Shapes examines:

• Why West Virginia has a finger creeping up the side of Pennsylvania
• Why Michigan has an upper peninsula that isn't attached to Michigan
• Why some Hawaiian islands are not Hawaii
• Why Texas and California are so outsized, especially when so many Midwestern states are nearly identical in size

Packed with fun oddities and trivia, this entertaining guide also reveals the major fault lines of American history, from ideological intrigues and religious intolerance to major territorial acquisitions. Adding the fresh lens of local geographic disputes, military skirmishes, and land grabs, Mark Stein shows how the seemingly haphazard puzzle pieces of our nation fit together perfectly.

Author: Mark Stein
Hardcover:  352 pages
Company: Collins  (2008-06-01) (2008-05-27)
ISBN: 0061431389
List Price: $22.95
Amazon Price: $12.34
Used Price: $11.00
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Author: Tony Horwitz
Hardcover:  464 pages
Company: Henry Holt and Co.  (2008-04-29) (2008-04-29)
ISBN: 0805076034
List Price: $27.50
Amazon Price: $13.99
Used Price: $8.98
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An irresistible triumph of the imagination more than thirty years in the making, The Little Book is a breathtaking love story that spans generations, ranging from fin de siècle Vienna through the pivotal moments of the twentieth century.

The Little Book is the extraordinary tale of Wheeler Burden, California-exiled heir of the famous Boston banking Burdens, philosopher, student of history, legend’s son, rock idol, writer, lover of women, recluse, half-Jew, and Harvard baseball hero. In 1988 he is forty-seven, living in San Francisco. Suddenly he is—still his modern self—wandering in a city and time he knows mysteriously well: fin de siècle Vienna. It is 1897, precisely ninety-one years before his last memory and a half-century before his birth.

It’s not long before Wheeler has acquired appropriate clothes, money, lodging, a group of young Viennese intellectuals as friends, a mentor in Sigmund Freud, a bitter rival, a powerful crush on a luminous young American woman, a passing acquaintance with local celebrity Mark Twain, and an incredible and surprising insight into the dashing young war-hero father he never knew.

But the truth at the center of Wheeler’s dislocation in time remains a stubborn mystery that will take months of exploration and a lifetime of memories to unravel and that will, in the end, reveal nothing short of the eccentric Burden family’s unrivaled impact on the very course of the coming century. The Little Book is a masterpiece of unequaled storytelling that announces Selden Edwards as one of the most dazzling, original, entertaining, and inventive novelists of our time.

Author: Selden Edwards
Hardcover:  416 pages
Company: Dutton Adult  (2008-08-14)
ISBN: 0525950613
List Price: $25.95
Amazon Price: $15.53
Used Price: $15.39
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What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this
controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:

“I race motorcycles in Europe.”
“I ski in the Andes.”
“I scuba dive in Panama.”
“I dance tango in Buenos Aires.”

He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the “deferred-life plan” and instead mastered the new currencies—time and mobility—to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.

Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:

• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"
• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it’s beyond repair
• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% off
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office

You can have it all—really.

Author: Timothy Ferriss
Hardcover:  320 pages
Company: Crown  (2007-04-24) (2007-04-24)
ISBN: 0307353133
List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $10.87
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Author: David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding
Paperback:  304 pages
Company: Rodale Books  (2007-12-10) (2007-12-10)
ISBN: 1594868549
List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $8.49
Used Price: $7.89
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On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat.

Schlosser's investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it "your way" really worth it? --Lesley Reed

Author: Eric Schlosser
Paperback:  416 pages
Company: Harper Perennial  (2005-07-01) (2005-07-05)
ISBN: 0060838582
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $8.44
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This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls “Anne Lamott’s hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister”) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Paperback:  352 pages
Company: Penguin (Non-Classics)  (2007-01-30)
ISBN: 0143038419
List Price: $15.00
Amazon Price: $4.87
Used Price: $1.98
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Atists:  Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi, George Butterworth, John Ireland, Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau
Audio CD: 
Company: Deutsche Grammophon  (1995-07-10)
List Price: $16.98
Amazon Price: $9.49
Used Price: $2.45
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Audio CD:  Box set, Soundtrack
Company: Varèse Sarabande  (2003-04-22)
List Price: $19.98
Amazon Price: $12.75
Used Price: $11.75
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The original score, to 2001 indie film, written & performed by Michael Andrews includes 'Mad World' featuring Gary Jules. Enjoy Records. Digipak.

Atists:  Michael Andrews
Audio CD:  Soundtrack
Company: Everloving  (2002-04-02)
List Price: $16.98
Amazon Price: $11.84
Used Price: $7.53
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Atists:  Hymns
Audio CD: 
Company: High Wire Music  (2008-03-11)
List Price: $12.98
Amazon Price: $7.57
Used Price: $3.99
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It's oddly coincidental that Rosanne Cash's first No. 1 country hit was "Seven Year Ache." As it turns out, it's been seven long years since her previous album, 1996's 10 Song Demo, and though she'd written an album's worth of songs after that, her voice suddenly gave out due to a polyp on her vocal chords. Thanks to voice therapy, Cash was able to resume singing and recording, and the result is the hauntingly beautiful Rules of Travel. Tastefully produced by husband John Leventhal and featuring guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Teddy Thompson, and Johnny Cash, the album is a showcase for Cash's trenchant, soul-baring songs about love and mortality. Nearly every song is infused with a brooding melancholy, even the ones with sweet musical hooks ("Closer Than I Appear," "I'll Change For You"). When you hear the poignant "September When It Comes," a duet with her father and one of the album's highlights, you can't help but be stirred hearing them sing, "When the shadows lengthen and burn away the past/they will fly me like an angel to a place where I can rest." Rules of Travel is an impressive musical return from one of our most gifted singer-songwriters--and her voice, by the way, sounds as good as ever. --David Hill

Atists:  Rosanne Cash
Audio CD: 
Company: Capitol  (2003-03-25)
List Price: $17.98
Amazon Price: $5.55
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* Takes you and your children on an adventure through music: you'll explore the woods, stargaze on a cowboy's range, dig for clams in San Francisco Bay, yodel with an ostrich on a mountain, and visit 22 other traditional-now-hip places.

* Compiles 26 travel, camp, and car songs that provide more than an hour of entertainment (perfect for road trips).

* Susie Tallman's sixth album in a collection of award-winning music, popular with both children and parents.

"Susie Tallman's lively collection offers an hour of peace for road-trip season." -- Parenting Magazine

"This collection is jam packed with all the classic kid songs--from `Oh Susanna' and `On Top of Spaghetti' to `Goin' on a Bear Hunt' and even `Blowin' in the Wind.' The arrangements are catchy and kitschy without being cloying or cutesy, which is a good thing." -- Mommies With Style

Atists:  Susie Tallman
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Company: Rock Me Baby Records  (2007-02-13)
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Atists:  Swing Out Sister
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Company: Island / Mercury  (1987) (1990-10-25)
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Atists:  Libby Larsen, Sofia Gubaidulina, Nadia Boulanger, Germaine Tailleferre, Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Rebecca Clarke, Clara Wieck Schumann, Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, Meredith Monk, Shulamit Ran, Thea Musgrave, Galina Ustvolskaya, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Minnesota Orchestra, Women's Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Joann Falletta, Joel Revzen, James Sedares, Nicholas Braithwaite, Arleen Auger, Nina Flyer, Chi Fun Lee
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Company: Koch Int'l Classics  (1997-08-19)
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Audio CD:  Soundtrack
Company: MGM Domestic Television Distribution  (2001-10-02)
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Since 1990, Saint Etienne has been putting out beautiful, high concept pop music that's as clever as it is catchy. This is their first compilation, collecting songs spanning the group's 15 year career to date and from multiple labels (Reprise, Sub Pop, Beggars Banquet, etc.) It includes their hits "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", "Nothing Can Stop Us", and "Avenue", domestically unavailable tracks like "He's On The Phone" and "Burnt Out Car", and a couple of unissued gems.

Atists:  Saint Etienne
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Company: Sub Pop  (2004) (2004-11-09)
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DVD:  Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2006-10-31)
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Atists:  Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi, George Butterworth, John Ireland, Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau
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Company: Deutsche Grammophon  (1995-07-10)
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DVD:  Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2005-01-18)
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DVD:  Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2005-01-18)
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PBS' most successful artist of the 2003 season returns with one of his most enchanting programs now on DVD. Romantic Moments is still one of the most requested PBS programs to date and captures Andre and the orchestra in some of the most enchanting and romantic locales in Europe.

DVD:  Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Denon Records  (2004-05-04)
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DVD:  Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2008-01-29)
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Discover the melody of China in a musical journey featuring prosperous cities and modern buildings along with such well-known landmarks as Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China, and other palaces, parks and dwellings that shape China's history. As colorful Chinese music guides you through the vast region, you will discover a world where old cultural traditions and modern civilization blend perfectly. The music featured in these journeys is played on Chinese instruments, making use of classic works and contemporary arrangements. As with traditional Chinese visual art, the titles of pieces explain their mood and origin, which are often drawn from opera or poems.

Director:  Various
DVD:  Box set, Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: NAXOS OF AMERICA DVD  (2008-07-29)
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DVD:  AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2008-01-29)
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DVD:  Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Naxos DVD  (2008-07-29)
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This musical journey through Spain with Julian Bream traces the evolution of the Spanish guitar from 1500 to the present. Bream tours and performs in some of Spain's most magnificent locations including Seville, Toledo, Madrid and Barcelona. This is the most complete video ever produced on the history of the Spanish guitar. Includes a bonus performance of Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez."

Director:  Barrie Gavin
DVD:  Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Kultur Video  (2000-11-28)
ISBN: 0769700675
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