"Widower Matt Wilmot is an excavator by trade, but with his three rambunctious young sons making trouble all over town, he may not have what it takes to dig them out on his own. The boys' antics have earned them a riotous reputation in their small town of Cedar Mills. When Matt's former mother-in-law, a powerful lawyer and judge, threatens to sue for custody, Matt's sure she means it. Enter Matt's new neighbor, Elle Drake. She's made a successful...

How the Civil War endures in American life through literature and culture. The American Civil War lives on in our collective imagination like few other events. The story of the war has been retold in countless films, novels, poems, memoirs, plays, sculptures, and monuments. Often remembered as an emancipatory struggle, as an attempt to destroy slavery in America now and forever, it is also memorialized as a fight for Southern independence; as a fratricide...

Helping Parents Grieve is for any parent who has experienced the death of a child--and for those who aim to help someone who is grieving. You will meet men and women who have suffered, who share their stories, and help to kindle hope for finding life again. Topics include: Knowing you are not alone ; Dealing with the loss of hopes and dreams ; Grieving the death of a baby ; The family's grief journey ; Honoring and remembering your child.

Kate and Anna McGarrigle's first two albums, the 1976 self-titled debut and the 1977 follow-up, Dancer With Bruised Knees, are reissued together in a set that also includes a third CD filled with rare acoustic and demo recordings.

This book explains how Harrison set the pattern for Indian treaty making. Often remembered as the president who died shortly after taking office, William Henry Harrison remains misunderstood by most Americans. Before becoming the ninth president of the United States in 1841, Harrison was instrumental in shaping the early years of westward expansion. Robert M. Owens now explores that era through the lens of Harrison{8217}s career, providing a new synthesis...

When a group of orphans become stranded in Hope Valley for Christmas, their caretakers, who are sisters who have a mysterious backstory, lead Bill to investigate the circumstances of their arrival. He discovers the sisters and their orphanage are in jeopardy, so Abigail and the other residents rally to make it a Christmas to remember for the orphans. Elizabeth, who is preparing for the birth of her child, organizes her students to engage in selfless...

Fresh from the overwhelming triumph My Name is Barbra, CBS network executives requested a follow-up special. It is a show-business axiom that sequels generally fail to live up to the original, but in the case of Color Me Barbra, the odds were most assuredly beaten by a wide margin. Filmed in spectacular color, this companion piece to her first special is one for the ages. The vibrant colors become a metaphor for imagination, inventiveness, fantasy,...

All 31 episodes of the fifth and final season of The Dick Van Dyke Show fully restored for unsurpassed quality.