On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named "Harry," and dashed from Stalag… (Show full summary)

At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents. But to most of the… (Show full summary)

Columbia University professor Liza Knapp delivers lectures on the lives, times, and most important works of four great Russian authors. 2006.

The authors of "Second Chances", which is about divorce, look at fifty continuing marriages. Their subjects have been married at… (Show full summary)

Canada's renowned literary critic and theorist analyses the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. 1982.

In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,… (Show full summary)

A study of how the literature of espionage compares with its actual practice, written by a former CIA officer. Hitz… (Show full summary)

Contains all of Page's classic poems, as well as several unpublished poems. Includes two short essays on poetry. 1985.

Meyer shows how all the greats - Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare and numerous other classic writers - are still… (Show full summary)

“The Fix” tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the seedy world of match-fixing in professional soccer. 2010.

Three decades after "The feminine mystique" changed the public's views on women, Friedan takes a similar approach to aging. She… (Show full summary)

In 1981, therapist Lynn Wilson diagnosed Joan Casey as having a multiple personality disorder. Joan's story, interspersed with the therapist's… (Show full summary)

Looks at the American Revolution from the British point of view. Examines how Britain's relations with rival sea powers influenced… (Show full summary)

Biography of one of America's founding fathers, incorporating correspondence and anecdotes of his contemporaries. Franklin was heralded as a leading… (Show full summary)

Explains how women experience stress differently from men and provides techniques and problem-solving skills to reduce it. Includes examples of… (Show full summary)

A cancer survivor and psychotherapist addresses how individuals can best respond with sensitivity and compassion to a sick friend or… (Show full summary)

Gordon takes listeners on an enlightening journey revealing 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive,… (Show full summary)

This collection of Davies' non-fiction writing, culled from four decades of dialogues, diaries and sketches, gives his views of people, literature, and himself. 1979.

The New York Times bestselling author of "Eat to Live" and "Super Immunity", and one of the country's leading experts… (Show full summary)

Author of "The Nine Steps to Financial Freedom" presents a plan for achieving monetary and spiritual well-being. Describes courage as… (Show full summary)