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A Window on Eternity is a stunning book of splendid prose and gorgeous photography about one of the biologically richest places in Africa. Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique was nearly destroyed in a civil war, then was reborn and is now evolving back to its original state. Edward O. Wilson's personal, luminous description of Gorongosa is beautifully complemented by Piotr Naskrecki's extraordinary photographs.As he examines the near destruction and rebirth of Gorongosa, Wilson analyzes the balance of nature, which, he observes, teeters on a razor's edge. Loss of even a single species can have serious ramifications throughout an ecosystem, and yet we are carelessly destroying complex biodiverse ecosystems with unknown consequences. The wildlands in which these ecosystems flourish gave birth to humanity, and it is this natural world, still evolving, that may outlast us and become our legacy, our window on eternity.

You simply cut your caloric intake two days a week--to 500 calories for women, 600 for men. But as FastDiet author Dr. Michael Mosley says, "It's not really fasting. It's just a break from your normal routine."

This fabulous new cookbook offers 150 carefully crafted, nutritious, low-calorie recipes to enable you to incorporate the FastDiet into your daily life. Ranging from simple breakfasts to leisurely suppers, the recipes are all expertly balanced and calorie-counted by FastDiet coauthor Mimi Spencer (a devotee of the diet herself!) and nutritionist Dr. Sarah Schenker. From soups to meat dishes to delicious fish-based meals, the recipes are designed to fill you up and stave off hunger--even though none is over 500 calories. There are also detailed menu plans and plenty of encouraging tips, including kitchen-cupboard essentials, the latest nutritional advice, and a whole section of speedy meals for busy days.

With an introduction to the diet itself-- detailing its many scientifically backed health benefits and the transformative results achieved by hundreds of thousands of readers--this book is an essential follow-up companion guide to the FastDiet. With the FastDiet Cookbook, you will never have to worry about planning your fast days again!

Hardcover, 256 pages

Hillary Rodham Clinton writes with candor, humor and passion. She tells the story of her thirty-year adventure in love and politics with Bill Clinton, during which she survived personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public scrutiny; and she provides a clear reflection of her views and opinions on the most current political topics.

Now the scripts for the entire second season have been collected in one volume, along with never before seen material, incisive commentary, and color photos that will completely immerse fans in the world of Downton Abbey.

The full scripts of award-winning Downton Abbey, season one including previously unseen material

Downton Abbey has become an international phenomenon and the most successful British drama of our time. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, the Second Season delighted viewers and critics alike with stellar performances, ravishing costumes, and a gripping plot. Set in a grand country house during the late Edwardian era, season one of Downton Abbey follows the lives of the Crawley family upstairs and their servants downstairs as they approach the announcement of the First World War. Fellowes succeeds in not only entertaining his audience with a combination of sustained storylines and sharp one-liners but also in delivering a social commentary of British life. The scripts from season one give readers the opportunity to read the work in more detail and to study the characters, pace, and themes in depth. With extended commentary from Fellowes, highlighting key historical or dramatic details, this book gives invaluable insight, particularly for would-be screenwriters, into how Fellowes researched and crafted the world of Downton Abbey.

"Downton Abbey" fans, get ready for the next monster hit from across the pond. The real stories, lives and dramas behind the smash hit BBC series Call the Midwife which premieres on PBS September 30, 2012." The official companion to seasons one and two, The Life and Times of Call the Midwife, gives fans a deeper insight into the period, the stories and the characters, and how Call the Midwife, based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer Worth, was brought to the screen.

With never before seen photographs taken on set as well as unique sketches and exclusive interviews and anecdotes, this book truly takes you behind the scenes. Discover the hidden secrets of the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House and delve deeper into the historical context of the series with chapters detailing birth, health, faith, fashion, beauty, street life and food. From the team who brought you The World of Downton Abbey, high production values and attention to detail will create the ultimate and beautifully packaged gift purchase this Christmas that no fan of the show could bare to be without.

More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give us the perspectives of people involved at all levels of the war: US and Vietnamese soldiers and their families, high-level officials in America and Vietnam, antiwar protestors, POWs, and many more. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into Vietnam and kept us there for so many years. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. Beautifully written and richly illustrated, this is a tour de force that is certain to launch a new national conversation.

GEOFFREY C. WARD, historian and screenwriter, is the author of sixteen books, including A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Francis Parkman Prize, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written or co-written many documentary films, including The War, The Civil War, Baseball, The West, Mark Twain, Not for Ourselves Alone, and Jazz.

Siddhartha Mukherjee is a cancer physician and researcher. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and a staff cancer physician at the CUNYU Presbytarian Hospital. A former Rhodes scholar, he graduated from Stanford University, University of Oxford (where he received a PhD studying cancer-causing viruses) and from Harvard Medical School. His laboratory focuses on discovering new cancer drugs using innovative biological methods. Mukherjee trained in cancer medicine at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute of Harvard Medical School and was on the staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has published articles and commentary in such journals as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine, Neuron and the Journal of Clinical Investigation and in publications such as the New York Times and the New Republic. His work was nominated for Best American Science Writing, 2000 (edited by James Gleick). He lives in Boston and New York with his wife, Sarah Sze, an artist, and with his daughter, Leela.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - A Film by Ken Burns

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of those years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear.

The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced the most devastating war in history. Focusing on the citizens of four U.S. towns, The War follows more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Woven largely from their memories, the compelling, unflinching narrative is enriched by maps and hundreds of photographs, including many never published before.Hardcover, 480 pages
Includes 394 illustrations and 21 maps

The Emmy award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns taking the viewer through their personal and harrowing journeys, painting vivid portraits of how the war altered their lives.

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. The Central Park Five tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Ken Burns American Lives Collection is a compilation of seven outstanding biographies and stories of some of America's most celebrated pioneers and historical events. Programming in this series began with Thomas Jefferson in 1997 and concludes with Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson in 2005. The 7-disc Gift Set collection includes.:

Thomas Jefferson - Returning from France, Jefferson strives to preserve the fragile new U.S. government and helps create the first political party, in bitter struggles with the Federalists. He becomes vice president in 1797, and the third U.S. president in 1801. His Louisiana Purchase doubles the nation's size, but he faces controversy and scandal, finally retiring to his beloved Monticello in 1809. His last years are spent founding the University of Virginia.

Lewis & Clark - The most notable expedition in U.S. history was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with soldiers, an African-American slave, a female guide, and Canadian boatmen. Ken Burns' Lewis & Clark re-creates the 1803 journey to locate the Northwest Passage. The explorers found a varied landscape and a dizzying diversity of Indian peoples.

Frank Lloyd Wright - Wright and Olgivanna began the Taliesin Fellowship, taking on apprentices. Fallingwater brought him new acclaim for its modern principles and materials integrated with the landscape. Usonian houses were high-quality, affordable housing for mass production. In 1937, the Fellowship began annual pilgrimage to Arizaona's Taliesin West. His provocative postwar gas stations, synagogues, and a spiral-ramped Guggenheim Museum, closed out his career.

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony - Two women, one allegiance. Together Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripple through contemporary society. Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary recounts the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of two pioneers striving to give birth to the women's movement. Not until after their deaths was their shared vision of women's suffrage realized.

Unforgivable Blackness is the first full-scale biography of Jack Johnson in more than twenty years. Accompanied by more than fifty photographs and drawing on a wealth of new material-including Johnson's never-before-published prison memoir-it restores Jack Johnson to his rightful place in the pantheon of American individualists.

In 1994 Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns's Baseball captured the beauty and complexity of America's national pastime. Now, to coincide with the PBS broadcast of a new two-part "Tenth Inning" episode, this expanded edition, brings the monumental work into the turbulent twenty-first century, from the 1994 strike to the extraordinary homerun race of 1998 to Barry Bonds and the steroid age, and beyond.

Here is the Emmy Award-winning story of America's national pastime from master storyteller Ken Burns.

Now an all-new episode, The Tenth Inning, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, brings the series up to date. The strike, the home run chase, the steroids scandal, the rise of the Yankees and the triumph of the Red Sox - through it all, baseball remains a mirror of America.

It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. Babe Ruth. Jackie Robinson. Shoeless Joe Jackson. Sandy Koufax. Satchel Paige. Pete Rose. Roberto Clemente. Casey Stengel. Hank Aaron. Joe DiMaggio. Ichiro Suzuki. Barry Bonds.

It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the immigrant experience, the transformation of popular culture, and the enduring appeal of the national pastime.

Bonus Features include 2.5 hours of deleted scenes and additional interviews.

Softcover, 592 pages, with 590 photographs. Published by Knopf

Ken Burns's Baseball Soundtrack features music by Natalie Cole, Dr. John, Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis, and Carly Simon, as well as vintage recordings, historic radio calls, and the solo piano playing of Jacqueline Schwab.

Winston Graham (1908-2003) is the author of more than 40 novels, and is best known for the highly successful Poldark series. His novels have been translated into 17 languages and six have been filmed, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. Set in 1792, Ross Poldark plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's financial security but also his turbulent marriage to Demelza. With bankruptcy an increasingly real possibility, the Poldarks seem to be facing disaster on all fronts. This is the gripping fourth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga which inspired the major TV series starring Aidan Turner.

An impoverished miner's daughter, Demelza Carne is now married to Ross Poldark. Her efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry place her in hilarious situations, through which she becomes self-assured, mannered and lovely, and the birth of her first child brings a joy she never experienced before. Tragedy strikes where least expected and tests Ross and Demelza's marriage and their love.
Winston Graham was the author of forty novels. His books have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series in twenty-four countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.

Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life unforgettable characters and one of the greatest love stories of our age. Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his family and his beloved Elizabeth. Instead he discovers that his father has died, his home is overrun by drunken servants and Elizabeth, having believed Ross dead, is now engaged to his cousin.Winston Graham was the author of forty novels. His books have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series in twenty-four countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.

Amid the turmoil of eighteenth-century Cornwall, Ross comes back to a home in ruins, his father dead and his childhood sweetheart engaged to another - his own heart as battered as the country around him.

Experience the great houses and the glorious landscapes and follow the cast of characters as their stories play out against the backdrop of Cornwall's wild beauty, through interviews with the actors, behind the scenes insights and in-depth information on costumes, props and locations. Packed full of behind the scenes photographs, The World of Poldark is the ultimate guide to the popular series.

Emma Marriot is a writer and editor, and author of several popular history books, including the bestselling series Used to Know That: History and The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks. As a former in-house senior editor at Macmillan UK, she also has extensive experience editing a wide range of television and film tie-in books. Emma lives in Bedfordshire, England with her husband and three children.

Hardcover, 224 pages

Masterpiece:Poldark (U.K. Edition)

It's 1783, and Ross Poldark has returned home from the American Revolutionary War to find England in the grip of recession and his beloved Cornwall on its knees. His father is dead, his family's land and copper mines are in ruins, and his childhood sweetheart is about to marry his first cousin. Feeling betrayed by everything he loves, Ross must rebuild his life, embarking on a risky business venture, facing new adversaries, and finding love where he least expects it.

Based on the novels by Winston Graham and set against the dramatic Cornish coastline, this striking saga stars Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) as Ross Poldark, Eleanor Tomlinson (Death Comes to Pemberley) as the fiery Demelza, and includes a special appearance by Robin Ellis, who played the original Ross Poldark in the 1970s.

Over 60 minutes of special features, including.
- Interviews with main cast, directors, writer & producer
- Episode 1 audio commentary
- Poldark: The Man, The Icon
- The Making Of Poldark
- The Women Behind the Man

This Blu-ray features subtitles in English
Amid the turmoil of eighteenth-century Cornwall, Ross comes back to a home in ruins, his father dead and his childhood sweetheart engaged to another - his own heart as battered as the country around him.

Experience the great houses and the glorious landscapes and follow the cast of characters as their stories play out against the backdrop of Cornwall's wild beauty, through interviews with the actors, behind the scenes insights and in-depth information on costumes, props and locations. Packed full of behind the scenes photographs, The World of Poldark is the ultimate guide to the popular series.

Emma Marriot is a writer and editor, and author of several popular history books, including the bestselling series Used to Know That: History and The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks. As a former in-house senior editor at Macmillan UK, she also has extensive experience editing a wide range of television and film tie-in books. Emma lives in Bedfordshire, England with her husband and three children.

Hardcover, 224 pages

Poldark: The Complete Second Season

Poldark, the drama that has become a cultural phenomenon, continues for a second season on the stunning beaches of Cornwall. Ross Poldark, the character redefined by the smoldering Aidan Turner (The Hobbit), returns home following his arrest in the gripping finale of season one.

It's 1790 and there is riot and revolution in the air. Ross must fight for his freedom when George Warleggan (Jack Farthing) tries to have him hanged as a revolutionary. While Francis (Kyle Soller) and Elizabeth (Heida Reed) watch on in horror, can Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson) save Ross from himself?

Crippled by debts, Ross and Francis try to heal old wounds by joining forces in a new mine free of the Warleggans. Ross and Elizabeth are thrown together by unforeseen circumstances, and Ross risks everything in a desperate smuggling venture. Amid catastrophic losses, significant triumphs, and shattered relationships, they must learn to settle their differences once and for all, but at what cost?

Masterpiece: Poldark Season 3 1794: War and the revolution in France hang over Britain. In Cornwall, George Warleggan grows his empire with a view to crush the Poldarks while Ross and Demelza attempt to keep the peace and repair their relationship at Nampara. However, the arrival of Demelza's brothers disturbs the fragile truce and Ross must ask himself how long he can allow George's ascent to continue unchecked. Facing battles both at home and abroad, will Ross answer the call and risk losing everything he holds dear?

Winston Graham (1908-2003) is the author of more than 40 novels, and is best known for the highly successful Poldark series. His novels have been translated into 17 languages and six have been filmed, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.
Set in 1795, Ross Poldark faces a new dilemma when a young naval officer becomes infatuated with his wife Demelza. Four women whose lives touch Ross's face a crisis. For Demelza, his old love Elizabeth, for his friend's new wife Caroline, and for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth, these are times of stress and conflict. This is the striking sixth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga which inspired the major TV series.

Winston Graham (1908-2003) is the author of more than 40 novels, and is best known for the highly successful Poldark series. His novels have been translated into 17 languages and six have been filmed, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.

Softcover, 560 pagesSet in 1794, the birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan only accentuates the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families. When Morwenna Chynoweth, now governess to Elizabeth's eldest son, grows to love Drake Carne, Demelza's brother, the enduring rivalry between George and Ross finds a new focus. This is the stunning fifth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga which inspired the major TV series.

Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life unforgettable characters and one of the greatest love stories of our age. Enjoy the love story with the Poldark book combo!Winston Graham was the author of forty novels. His books have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series in twenty-four countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.

Delve deep into the creative minds behind the world's greatest--and only--consulting detective with this ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of the smash PBS television series Sherlock, produced by BBCMasterpiece and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Discover how the Sherlock team adapted classic adventures and puzzles for a fresh new world. Meet the artists and designers whose creative vision brought the show to life. See how the show's dedicated crew converted everyday locations into "the great cesspool" of criminal London. Learn the real story about the producers' and writers' vision for Sherlock's clever return from the grave at the beginning of season three, and what the esteemed cast of actors--including Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Mark Gatiss, and Una Stubbs--think about bringing Holmes to life.

From 221B Baker Street to St. Bart's Hospital, from Buckingham Palace to Appledore, discover what lies behind every one of Sherlock's closed doors with this essential companion for fans of the acclaimed show.

The Sherlock Holmes mug was designed with plenty of details for the keen observer - Holmes quotes, rules of deduction, intriguing images and Sidney Pagets' portrait of the world's only consulting detective! It's the perfect gift for Sherlock fans!Holds 12 oz.
Dishwasher safe.

This book is for every baker -- whether you want to whip up a quick batch of easy biscuits at the very last minute or you want to spend your time making a breathtaking showstopper, there are recipes and decoration options for both. Using straightforward, easy-to-follow techniques, there are reliable recipes for biscuits, tray bakes, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savory pastry, puddings and desserts.

The son of a baker, Paul Hollywood has shot to fame with his role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off. He worked as Head Baker at exclusive hotels including Cliveden and the Dorchester and he went on to launch The Paul Hollywood Artisan Bread Company, which now supplies Harrods among others.

Author of: How to Bake, Paul Hollywood's Bread, Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds, Paul Hollywood's British Baking

Hardcover, 320 pages

MARY BERRY is Britain's favorite baker and the much-loved judge on the BBC's The Great British Bake Off. She has been teaching Britain to cook for over four decades and has over 70 books to her name, including Mary Berry at Home and Mary Berry's Baking Bible. Cordon Bleu trained in Paris, Mary began her career as a magazine cookery editor before publishing her first cookery book in 1966. Mary is also an AGA expert and taught AGA masterclasses for many years from her home. In 2009 Mary was awarded the highly coveted Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Hardcover, 320 pages

The Back in the Day Cookery Cookbook

Cheryl Day is a self-taught baker, guided as a young girl by her mother JanieQ and Grandmother Hanna. Her firsthand knowledge of their tried-and-true secrets adds a treasured homespun quality to Cheryl's desserts. That, as well as fine ingredients and plenty of butter! Cheryl's enthusiasm for enriching lives through the time-honored art of baking is one of her most fetching qualities.

Griffith Day is co-owner with his wife Cheryl Day of Back in the Day Bakery located in Savannah, Georgia. Back in the Day Bakery is a neighborhood bakery and cafe where all of the products are made in small batches by hand with an emphasis on quality, local ingredients. The bakery is recognized nationally and locally for its down-home decadent desserts and Griffith's creative savory mix to lunch and rustic breads served at the bakery daily.

Hardcover, 272 pages

The official coloring book from The Great British Bake Off is a must-have for amateur baking fans and cake lovers. Featuring 90 beautiful illustrations of your favorite bakes by the official Bake Off illustrator, Tom Hovey. Forget the recipe, take off those oven gloves and unleash your artistic flair. Decorate show stopping cakes and bakes while the pressure's off. The ultimate slice of Bake Off heaven, served up and ready to enjoy!
Tom Hovey is best known for his acclaimed food illustration work. He has produced the illustrated graphics for BBC One's The Great British Bake Off since its inception in 2010. His signature style has been a key element to the show's success, winning multiple awards and becoming the most watched TV series in the UK in 2015.

Paperback, 96 pages (includes 90 illustrations)