For many Americans, the standard meal is cheap, tasty, and fast. Many people go out to eat (fast food or sit down), order take-out, or grab something from the freezer. In Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner examines the costs of putting convenience and value  over nutrition and environmental impact. Food Inc. It's the movie that has gotten people to stop eating certain foods and to start eating healthier. Some people simply gawk and gasp at how unhealthy the food processing world is and continue to live their lives, but for others, it is a life changing experience. Food, Inc. reveals...

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Here is a rundown of this week's newest book releases. Self-Improvement More Time For You (Rosemary Tator, Alesia Latson) Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson have been in the business of teaching their clients how to handle their stress to become effective leaders. In More Time For You, they will share their secrets and teach you how to handle stress so you become one, too. The book shows how to make better and faster decisions according topriorities and how to handle distractions and interruptions, among others. History King Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance and the End of Indian Sovereignty (Daniel R. Mandell) Daniel Mandell explores...

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In college I studied English literature; this, of course, meant I was subject to vast amounts of literary criticism.  Reading some of this material made the prospect of having my legs waxed with duct tape sound appealing.  During this time I also developed my undying love for music and began to listen with more intent and analysis than was probably healthy.  I always wished there was a way to bridge the two, then I graduated and those dreams took a backseat. This past spring I discovered the 33 1/3 series at a conference and my dream became a reality.  There...

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Here are this week's newest releases. Fiction Red Queen (Philippa Gregory) Red Queen is a fictional account of Margaret Beaufort, future queen of Scotland, from the time she was an innocent nine-year-old, full of grand dreams of her own, to an unloved wife and widow at 13, and a mother at 14, determined to give her son everything, even if it could cost her her life. Business Mentor Leader (Tony Dungy) "Your only job is to help your players be better." Tony Dungy heard this from one of his earlier mentors and has been his guiding principle ever since. This simple principle has led to...

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Here is a line-up of the newest releases. Entertainment Sliding Into Home (Kendra Wilkinson) We all know Kendra Wilkinson as one of Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends and one of the stars of The Girls Next Door. In Sliding Into Home, Kendra talks about growing up without a father, messing up and how she recovered to  graduate from high school. She also talks about life with her husband, NFL star Hank Baskett and their newborn son, and their secret relationship while she was still living in the Playboy Mansion.Learn more about Kendra in this riveting and entertaining biography. Mystery Star Island (Carl Hiaasen) In Star Island,...

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