Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise....

Personal snapshots and historical footage provide a glimpse of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920's, '30s and '40s in Chicago. Segments recall Riverview Park, Maxwell Street, the Aragon Ballroom and other local landmarks.

Learn all about cats and kittens, fierce hunters and cuddly pets. What are the different breeds of cats? Do cats really have more bones than humans? How do tabbies get their stripes? What do I feed my cat? How do I take care of my cat? How can I be a good cat owner? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.

In this fascinating documentary, go behind the scenes of one of the most iconic film series of all time: *Star Wars*. The actors and extras who played aliens, storm troopers, rebels and even Darth Vader in George Lucas' *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope* reminisce about their time on set and how making the Sci-Fi classic affected their lives and careers, for better or for worse. *"A sweet, quietly funny, fascinating and contemplative study of 10 character...

Hard partying brothers Mike and Dave place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out partied by the uncontrollable duo.

An anecdotal history of high-end Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman, as told by celebrities and icons of the fashion industry.

"Enter a shadowy realm where fact meets fiction, science meets legend, and nightmares come to life...Using terrifying, raw, first-person accounts, 14 episodes take you to the most mysterious places on our planet for shocking encounters with the elusive skinwalker, haunting death raptor, horrifying megaconda and more."--Container.

An unforgettable side trip into the weirdest nooks and crannies of American history. Hilarious, wacky, and sometimes plain disturbing, explore everything from mysterious wallets made out of human skin to graveyard getaways.

This videodisc presents portraits of autistic children and insights into the disease in order to see past the disease and into their daily lives.