In the beautiful Cartier makeup compact she bought at a flea market, Phoebe finds a letter written during World War II in London, from one sister to another, which contains a "spell" for bringing people closer together, a kind of treasure hunt around London--and Phoebe could really use such a spell, because her older sister, Alice, will be leaving for university soon, and just now she seems to be cutting Phoebe out of her life.

Far to the northwest of Hawaii's main islands are a series of islets, reefs, and atolls known as the Leeward or Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Here, in an area once terribly abused by humans but now protected under U.S. law, one of the most endangered of all marine mammal species-the Hawaiian monk seal-struggles to survive. This video provides a concise view of the monk seal's fragile surroundings and depicts conservation efforts designed to protect...

When a stolen nuclear device surfaces in the hands of known terrorists, Thomas Crocker and his squad are called into action to halt a catastrophic plot against the United States.

"The rich history of SEAL Team 6 that captured Osama bin Laden stretches back to World War II when US intelligence officials formed a team of special-operation combat swimmers. Under the leadership of Captain Jack Taylor, a California dentist, the Maritime Unit (MU) started training in 1942, learning underwater and covert operation techniques, as it developed an array of James Bond-like new equipment, including the recently invented underwater breathing...

Interview with Bobby Seale in San Francisco County Jail, February 13, 1970.

"Introduces beginner readers to a variety of seals from different habitats, to the largest and the smallest. It includes facts about swimming and diet, and explains how a seal pup starts life, and grows to adulthood"--