Do you like candy? Steve Almond does--a lot. He turned his obsession into this book, where he travels the country looking at how small candy companies survive and how they make their candy--sampling their products the whole way. This book will make you laugh, make you think, and make you...

Introducing Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly, and Nico. They thought their parents got together every year to do good things for the world. Turns out they're a group of super villains banding together to conquer it! These teens have choices to make -- help their parents, or fight for the...

One of the best books I've read in awhile. "According to tradition, the first time someone visits this place, he must choose a book, whichever he wants, and adopt it, making sure that it will never disappear, that it will always stay alive." Book lovers will become addicted from the...

This novel is chilling from beginning to end. The characters are headed twards a horrifying fate that they are "told and not told" about. Lovely and thought provoking.

Make sure you've taken your Prozac before sitting down to watch Sean Penn demonstrate how far off course circumstance and mental health issues can lead an average joe. It's nearly too much to bear.

Is everything connected or just a string of meaningless coincidences? Is this movie silly or serious? Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin give the comedic performances of their lives as existential detectives in this bizarre philosophical(?) comedy.

Consisting entirely of vocal tracks with no musical instruments, this unique recording is hypnotic, strange and hauntingly beautiful. While this may not be everyone's cup of tea, Medulla merits a listen.

Washington didn't chop down a cherry tree and didn't wear wooden dentures. Washington's feelings about slavery weren't driven by his moral standings, but more by politics. Learn about the influence Washington had over the political figures, how he came to power, and how his personal struggles shaped the decisions he...

Mort takes the reader around the world from Oaxaca to the Ivory Coast to Hershey, PA, to explore the depths of chocolate. It's a fascinating look at the culinary, political, sociological, economic, historical and health issues surrounding the food of the gods. If you like chocolate at all, you'll be...

The other side of the War on Iraq...This documentary provides a glimpse into Al Jazeera, the Arab news agency, to see how the Arab (and much of the rest of the world) views America's foreign policy.