Even before the Pilgrims landed in 1620, Cape Cod and its islands promised paradise to visitors, both native and European. In Paul Schneider's sure hands, the story of this waterland created by glaciers and refined by storms and tides, and of its varied inhabitants, becomes an irresistible biography of a place. Cape Cod's Great Beach, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket are romantic stops on Schneider's roughly chronological human and natural history....

In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history-the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the 16th century to the Civil War. George Washington fought...

Donald Gardner and his parents take a road trip through Kansas. At one point during the trip a stranger sells them a silver shoe. When Donald tries the shoe on, unusual things began to occur.

"A scheduled tour of a hidden FBI facility unlocks secrets about Oz, our world, and other distant lands, causing friction between the Gardner family and the agents who seek their help so desperately. They learn about The Powder of Life there, a magic substance that gives life to lifeless objects and prolongs it for the living"--Author web site.

Against all odds, a veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era (Reese Witherspoon) meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband (Christoph Waltz).

Tim Dolan falls in love with a beautiful, well-to-do, and business-savvy woman. What Tim doesn't know is that she also has a disturbing side that will cause the advent of his eventual demise.

Offers a close-up look at the best that General Electric and Electro-Motive have to offer, from veteran SD45s to contemporary Dash 9s and SD90s. A special sequence shows how GE builds its locomotives in Erie, Pa.

Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and...

Prudence McCoy is a warm and well-liked celebrity who dispenses a stream of down-to-earth advice on her popular television show. After filming wraps on her latest series her boss insists that she takes a holiday and Pru is bundled off to Wyoming for some well-earned rest. But she has barely unpacked before the son of an American Indian woman she has befriended is found dead.

Spoiled Beverly Hills housewife Irma Summers totals a $50,000 car while racing home in order to make it to the couch in time for her afternoon talk shows. Convinced that her retired husband Walter is fed up with her antics and has set out to kill her, Irma stays one step ahead of the perceived plot. She escapes her mansion with an enterprising con-woman, and the mismatched pair soon find themselves up to their elbows in action, intrigue, and misadventures....