Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candor about his extraordinary life. Written with warmth, wit, and grace, True Compass is Edward M. Kennedy's inspiring legacy to readers and to history.

Here is a deluxe treasury of family favorites selected by the bestselling mother-daughter team. Julie and Emma's love for each other and the poetry is evident in their warm, heartfelt readings. It is easy to be swept up in the fun and beautiful scenes they create with their lovely voices. This audio anthology will be a timeless collector's item and the perfect gift for children of any age.

In this interview, former senate majority leader, Dr. Bill Frist discusses his new book A HEART TO SERVE. In the book, he writes about the values and experiences that shaped his life, and challenges and inspires everyone to find a place where they, too, can make a difference.

Growing up in Mississippi, Cici McNair was always more the tomboy her mother supported than the Southern belle her father demanded. She escaped her suffocating upbringing the first chance she had to travel the world. When Cici finds herself in New York, divorced, broke, and fashionably starving to death in a Madison Avenue apartment, she impulsively decides to become a private detective. A detailed account of the hidden world and real-life cases of a P.I., this action-packed memoir is as entertaining as any detective novel you've ever read.

In this interview, Mary Tomer, author of MRS. O - THE FACE OF FASHION DEMOCRACY, discusses the inspiration, research and highlights of the book that reveals the story of a new era of American fashion.

Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the country's economy could not properly function. But in END THE FED, Ron Paul draws on American history, economics, and fascinating stories from his own long political life to argue that the Fed is both corrupt and unconstitutional. It is inflating currency, a practice that threatens to put us into an inflationary depression where $100 bills are worthless. Congressman Paul's urgent appeal to all citizens and officials tells us where we went wrong and what we need to do fix America's economic policy for future generations.

A collection of stories from David Foster Wallace is occasion to celebrate. These stories -- which have been prominently serialized, explore intensely immediate states of mind, with the attention to voice and the extraordinary creative daring. Read by the author and a celebrity cast, mirroring the feature film, "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" is a dark, hilarious series of portraits of men whose fear of women renders them grotesque.

In "The Murder of King Tut," James Patterson and Martin Dugard chronicle their epic quest to find out what happened to the boy-king. They comb through the evidence--X-rays, Howard Carter's files, forensic clues--and scavenge for overlooked data to piece together the details of his life and death. The result is a true crime tale of intrigue, betrayal, and usurpation that presents a compelling case that King Tut's death was anything but natural.

In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?
NurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring. Nothing like a parenting manual, this is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children's (and adults') lives.

Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels--first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them.