"A deluxe hardcover edition of the queen of science fiction's trailblazing novel about a planet full of genderless beings--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose--and change--their gender....

The Committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. Dear Diary, an idealistic online Underground, stands in the way of that takeover, using radical politics, classic spycraft, and technology that makes Big Data look like dial-up. Into this secret battle stumbles an unlikely trio: Leila Majnoun, a disillusioned non-profit worker; Leo Crane, an unhinged trustafarian; and Mark Deveraux,...

"The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing,...

There was no neutral response to the announcement that the "enforcer"-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger-had been elected Benedict XVI, the next pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Conservatives saw it as the final triumph of their agenda. Liberals were aghast. Everyone else wondered what to expect. Award-winning religion journalist David Gibson explores the "war of ideas" that will be a defining feature of this new papacy. Gibson persuasively argues that by...

Pocahontas: the young daughter of Chief Powhatan, wonders what adventures await just around the riverbend. She is joined by her playful pals, raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit. A chance meeting with Captain Smith leads to a friendship that will change history, as the Native Americans and English settlers learn to live together. Pocahontas II: Pocahontas and her friends Flit and Meeko set sail for England on an important mission of peace and discovery....

Set in the world of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife, an aspiring 23-year-old DJ named Cole spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James, who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie.

"The latest addition to the celebrated Best American series, featuring the most creative and effective visualizations of data from the past year, introduced by Brain Pickings' creator Maria Popova"--

48 hrs. (1982) (96 min.) (R) Renegade cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a federal prison on a 48-hour leave to help him capture Hammond's old partner. Having escaped from a prison work crew, Ganz is on a killing spree around San Francisco, on the trail of half a million dollars that went missing after one of his robberies. The cocky Reggie knows where the money is, but spars with the hotheaded Jack as...

"La amada heroína Pocahontas brilla con todos los 'Colores del viento' en dos épocas aventuras...[las cuales] cuentan la inolvidable historia de una niña valiente que unió a dos culturas y cambió la historia. Te esperan diversión y emoción 'a la vuelta del Riverbend' con las aventuras en casa y en tierras lejanas de la aventurera Pocahontas y sus amigos Flit y Meeko, en estas impresionantes historias sobre los primeros días de los Estados...

Eighty years. Gotham City has been a haven to the world's most notorious criminals, and only one man has defeated them at every turn: Batman. The Joker, Penguin, Harley Quinn, and a host of other vile villains have all been thwarted by the Dark Knight. Join Robin, Catwoman, Jim Gordon, and more as DC celebrates 80 years of the Caped Crusader with this 18-film collection. Batman : Gotham Knight: (76 min.) Six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman's...