Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library, the Collector's Edition includes an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition or the original. Opening the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon.

Offering the trademark wit and imagination familiar to Rowling's legions of readers--as well as Aesop's wisdom and the occasional darkness of the Brothers Grimm--each of these five tales reveals a lesson befitting children and parents alike: the strength gained with a trusted friendship, the redemptive power of love, and the true magic that exists in the hearts of all of us. Rowling's new introduction also comments on the personal lessons she has taken from the Tales, noting that the characters in Beedle's collection "take their fates into their own hands, rather than taking a prolonged nap or waiting for someone to return a lost shoe," and "that magic causes as much trouble as it cures."

But the true jewel of this new edition is the enlightening and comprehensive commentary (including extensive footnotes!) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his unique wizard's-eye perspective to the collection. Discovered "among the many papers which Dumbledore left in his will to the Hogwarts Archives," the venerable wizard's ruminations on the Tales allow today's readers to place them in the context of 16th century Muggle society, even allowing that "Beedle was somewhat out of step with his times in preaching a message of brotherly love for Muggles" during the era of witch hunts that would eventually drive the wizarding community into self-imposed exile. In fact, versions of the same stories told in wizarding households would shock many for their uncharitable treatment of their Muggle characters.

Professor Dumbledore also includes fascinating historical backstory, including tidbits such as the history and pursuit of magic wands, a brief comment on the Dark Arts and its practitioners, and the struggles with censorship that eventually led "a certain Beatrix Bloxam" to cleanse the Tales of "much of the darker themes that she found distasteful," forever altering the meaning of the stories fo

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  PlayStation 3 80 GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack
  by Sony(Video Game)(Release Date: 2008-06-12)Model 98011
  Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
  Details: "Metal Gear Solid 4" game; DualShock 3 Controller; Voucher for free downloadable "Pain" game; Blu-ray player; 80 GB storage capacity
  
  
  
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  Transcend 16GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD CLASS 6) with Compact Card Reader
  by TRANSCEND(Electronics)Model TS16GSDHC6-S5W
  Details: Protected with a Lifetime Warranty; Ultra Performance "Class 6" speed; Capture images faster than a standard SD card; Includes convenient storage/carry case; Write protect switch to prevent accidental image erasure
  
  
  
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  Actors:Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, ...
  
  James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set
  by MGM / UA(DVD)(Release Date: 2007-11-06)Format: Box set, Color, Restored, Anamorphic
  Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
  PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  RC 1
  
  
  
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  Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]
  by Mercury Nashville(CD)(Release Date: 2008-07-22)No. of Discs: 1
  Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks
  Amazon.com: When Sugarland releases their third album Love On The Inside July 22 it'll be all about the fans. Lead members Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush wanted to deliver more than the average album to their loyal supporters. Together they created a Deluxe Fan Edition that will include 17 tracks (12 regular and 5 bonus) in special packaging with an expanded CD booklet, as well as access to download exclusive music video and "behind the scenes making of the album" footage.
  
  Sugarland premiered the album's debut single "All I Want To Do" live on the Academy of Country Music awards. The single will be available at Amazon MP3 starting 6/24.

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  Sugarland: Love on the Inside Cut by Cut
  
  "All I Want To Do"
  The duo’s intent here was to have a lot of swing to the lead single of this album. To funk it up a bit, and keep it very hooky. Musically, this number’s somewhere between Bonnie Raitt and Jack Johnson, with some Marvin Gaye and Van Halen thrown in. "I love the flirty sound," says Jennifer Nettles. "We just always want to bring different energies, and we got to play on the lighter side this time." If you listen close, the easy percussion from Matt Chamberlain gives the song its sexy heartbeat.
  
  "It Happens"
  Sometimes, you just gotta let go. That’s what this gritty little tune’s all about, says the duo. "We always say we should take the music seriously, but not ourselves," Nettles says. When the guitar comes in at the top, you know this is going to be a little more 80s pop than down-home country. Think "Walking on Sunshine". Because this tune wraps it all up with some very advisable lyrics: "Let go, laughing". And Nettles thinks the ironies, like getting in a fender bender with your ex and his new girl, shows listeners what a grand sense of humor the universe has. It’s a very uptempo way to look at a world that’s out of your control.
  
  "We Run"
  New love. Young love. Green love. There’s an excitement to that experience that Sugarland has captured in this intoxicating bluegrassy rocker. Nettles admits this grew from a seed of an idea that Bush had, since he grew up playing mountain music in Tennessee. And this song lends itself to that Appalachian sound, that driving four-on-the-floor beat. You can’t really describe that feeling, so the duo chose to show it rather than tell it. The imagery--of pockets of dirt and reckless weather on the breath--convey how beautiful, messy and powerful love can be.
  
  "Joey"
  Teenage love doesn’t always have a happy ending. Especially when a tear-jerker like Bill Anderson has pen in hand. He helped Nettles and Bush craft this modern take on the traditio
  

  Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child
  Eva Czako (Performer) , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer) , Alexander Gibson (Conductor) , Neville Marriner (Conductor) , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer) , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra) , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Performer) , Grumiaux Trio (Performer) , Quartetto Italiano (Performer) , New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra) , Georges Janzer (Performer) , Max Lesueur (Performer) , Arpad Gerecz (Performer) , Arthur Grumiaux (Performer)
  by Philips(CD)(Release Date: 1996-04-09)No. of Discs: 1
  
  
  
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  Spore
  by Electronic Arts(DVD-ROM)(Release Date: 2008-09-07)Model 15352
  Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Macintosh
  Format: DVD-ROM
  Details: Epic journey from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and outer space exploration; Play any way you choose in the five evolutionary phases of Spore: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space; Grow, evolve, interact with and battle other cultures, and conquer the planet; Visit literally millions of planets full of other player's creations; Single-player game provides unlimited worlds to explore and play
  
  
  
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  Fisher-Price Elmo Live
  by Fisher Price(Toy)(Release Date: 2008-11-01)Model L9049
  Details: Elmo Live is a plush that is in a sitting position; Elmo has an internal mesh that is located in his torso and shoulders, and his legs are floppy with no structure inside; Elmo will have his activation switch located in either hand; Once pressed Elmo will say an intro phrase as he is turning at the waist; Features a variety of songs 3 to 4 of Elmo's favorite songs
  Product Description: Is it live or is it Elmo Live? For the first time ever, in this truly life-like creation, Elmo really appears to be speaking as his mouth opens and closes just like a muppet. His mannerisms are right on target and his head bobbles back and forth as he speaks. Elmo waves his arms, sits and stands, and even crosses his legs while telling stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games. Children can activate the magic with a tickle or a squeeze of Elmo's foot, tummy, back or nose. Requires 6 "AA" batteries, included. Measures 12" tall.

  Purchase limit of two (2) per household.

  
  

  
  
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  Madden NFL 09
  by Electronic Arts(Video Game)(Release Date: 2008-08-12)Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
  Details: See Description tab for more details; For Play on Your PlayStation 3; Stay Connected with Online Gaming Capabilities; Published by Electronic Arts; Game Genre: Sports, Game Sub-Genre: Football
  
  
  
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  Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 3-user
  by Kaspersky Lab(CD-ROM)(Release Date: 2007-09-01)Model KIS70BOXNC
  Platform: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  Format: CD-ROM
  Details: Integrated protection from all Internet threats; protection of confidential data; Three protection technologies against new and unknown threats: 1) Hourly automated database updates, 2) Preliminary behavior analysis, 3) On-going behavior analysis; Protection from viruses, Trojans and worms, as well as from spyware and adware; Real-time scanning for email, Internet traffic and files; protection from viruses when using ICQ and other IM clients; protection from keyloggers, rootkits, and more; Rollback of unwanted changes on your computer; tools for creating a Rescue Disk
  
  
  
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  Actors:House
  
  House, M.D. - Season Four
  by Universal Studios(DVD)(Release Date: 2008-08-19)Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
  NR (Not Rated)
  RC 1
  Description: Prepare for even more baffling, complex and shocking medical mysteries than ever before as every season four episode of House arrives on DVD! Reunite with the perplexing and prickly Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie in his two-time Golden Globe®-winning role) as he tackles impossible cases while putting a new staff of potential team members – including Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle), Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), and Olivia Wilde (The Black Donnellys) – through the medical wringer with his trademark sarcasm and irreverent bedside manner. Get ready for another dose of one of TV’s most original dramas and what Entertainment Weekly calls “One of the most compelling characters in TV history.”
  
  
  
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  Spore
  by Electronic Arts(DVD-ROM)(Release Date: 2008-09-07)Model 15352
  Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Macintosh
  Format: DVD-ROM
  Details: Epic journey from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization and technology and outer space exploration; Play any way you choose in the five evolutionary phases of Spore: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space; Grow, evolve, interact with and battle other cultures, and conquer the planet; Visit literally millions of planets full of other player's creations; Single-player game provides unlimited worlds to explore and play
  
  
  
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  Gears of War 2 Limited Edition
  by Microsoft(Video Game)(Release Date: 2008-11-07)Model 7KA-00001
  Platform: Xbox 360
  Edition: Limited
  Details: Gears of War 2 continues the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad, locked in an increasingly desperate battle against the nightmarish Locust Horde for the survival of humanity.; Collectible SteelBook DVD case; "Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2," a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski; Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including the E3 2008 trailer, "Rendezvous."; An exclusive gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle available during online play
  Product Description: Microsoft (X-Box) (7KA-00001) Gears of War 2 LE X360
  
  
  
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  QuickBooks Pro 2008
  by Intuit(CD-ROM)(Release Date: 2007-10-11)Model 403697
  Platform: Windows XP
  Format: CD-ROM
  Details: Create invoices and reports in a flash from more than 100 professionally designed invoices, estimates, statements, and other forms; Includes built-in tutorials, onscreen help, and free QuickBooks callback support for 30 days following registration; Tracks all your financial information in one place, including sales, expenses, and business loans; View customer, vendor, employee, and payroll information exactly the way you need it: with contact information, transaction histories, and balances, all visible in a single screen; Share data with Excel, Word, and Outlook; easily convert Peachtree data to QuickBooks
  
  
  
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  Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
  by Garmin(Electronics)Model 010-00540-00
  Format: CD
  Details: Dimensions WxDxH - 4.9" x .9" x 2.9"; Weight - 6.2 oz; Display - 4.3" WQVGA
  Amazon.com Product Description: With a gorgeous widescreen display, the Garmin nüvi 660 GPS Personal Travel Assistant is your answer to the call of adventure. A sleek navigator and a keen travel assistant, the nüvi 660 is preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions, and the data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.This preloaded navigator brings all this fantastic map data to your fingertips with a super-bright, 4.3-inch widescreen display for improved map viewing, day or night. Use the touch screen interface to select destinations, look up POIs, and play your favorite MP3s and audio books. The display also helps you control hands-free calling, traffic alerts, and the FM transmitter, all from the screen of your personal travel assistant.
  
  Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators
  
  
  
  
  

  Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen

  Widescreen -- See Better, See More
  The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.
  

  FM Transmitter -- Hear Better, Hear More
  Instead of straining your ears to hear turn-by-turn directions or your favorite MP3s, you can enjoy wireless FM audio transmission via the nüvi 660's wireless FM transmitter. Tune your car's radio to the appropriate station and you'll hear all the nüvi's audio, including voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's stereo system. The nüvi 660 includes many "must-have" entertainment and travel tools, including digital music and audio book playback, JPEG picture viewer, currency converters, and more. All these great features make the nüvi 660 a complete Personal Travel Assistant.

  First Rate Map Data
  The nüvi 660 comes ready to go right out of the box with prel
  
  Kingston Data Traveler 2 GB USB Drive (DTI/2GB)
  by Kingston H. Corporation(Accessory)Model DTI/2GB
  Details: Data transfer rates of up 6MB/sec. read and up to 3MB/sec write; Designed to Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specifications; Pocket-size drive is easy to transport; Plug and play operation; 5 year warranty
  
  
  
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  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  by Activision(Video Game)(Release Date: 2007-11-05)Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
  Details: Intense action thriller with stunning next-generation graphics and amazing special effects; Play as both a U.S. Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns; Enter treacherous hotspots around the globe to take on a rogue enemy group threatening the world; Use sophisticated technology, superior firepower, and coordinated land and air strikes on a battlefield where speed, accuracy, and communication are essential to victory; Depth of multiplayer action providing online fans an all-new community of persistence, addictive, and customizable gameplay
  Product Description: Fight as a member of U.S. Forces and British Spec Ops in global hotspots to eliminate a well-armed, ruthless force of international separatists. Take the fight online where persistent stats unlock dozens of customizable weapons and abilities like calling in attack helicopters and fighter jets to dominate your opponents.
  
  
  
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  INTEX IMPORTS 59900E EASY SET POOL REPLACEMENT FILTER TYPE A (PACK OF 6)
  by INTEX IMPORTS(Toy)Model 59900E
  Details: Filter Pump System Supported: Most 500 ~ 1000 Gal/hr.; Shrink wrapped with litho label.; Dacron filter.; White with blue plastic ends.; Fit Aqua Leisure Simple Set SA-3767 PUMP.
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  Sandisk 4GB MicroSDHC Memory Card with SD Adapter (BULK Packaging)
  by SanDiskModel SDSDQ-4096
  Details: SanDisk newest format and capacity to the SD card family: MicroSD High Capacity (MicroSDHC) 4GB; PLEASE NOTE AND READ DESCRIPTION - BULK CARD BULK CARD - NOT RETAIL PACKAGING; High storage capacity (4GB) for storing essential digital content such as high quality photos and video.; Optimal speed and performance for MicroSDHC compatible devices.
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  Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
  by Her Interactive(CD-ROM)(Release Date: 2008-07-08)Model 767861000685
  Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
  Format: CD-ROM
  Details: Master Italian as you dig for clues; Create a fashion statement or a new disguise; Travel the canals and listen to singing gondoliers; Deal out the fun in the Italian card game Scopa; Cover costs with creative ways to earn Euros
  Product Description: In the most exciting adventure yet, players will work to uncover the mastermind behind a series of unsolved thefts that have taken place in Venice -- one of the world's most unique cities known for its interlocking canals and sleek gondolas. In the 18th installment of the award-winning adventure series, the Italian police have asked Nancy Drew for help in unraveling a crime ring that is threatening to steal all of Venice's priceless artifacts. Assuming the role of Nancy, players arrive in Venice during Carnival and begin taking on a series of challenges, including an undercover spy mission for the Italian police. Along the way, players must take advantage of the unique Venetian culture such as learning the language and navigating the transportation system (gondola or walking) to accomplish the mission at hand. As the game progresses, the masked thief becomes bolder and players will need to correctly identify the phantom before he or she goes too far.
  
  
  
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  SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card (SDSDQ-8192, Bulk Package)
  by SanDiskModel SDSDQ-8192
  Details: High storage capacity (8GB) for storing essential digital content such as high quality photos, videos, music and more; Speed performance rating: Class 4 (based on SD 2.00 Specification); High Quality microSDHC card backed by 5 year limited warranty; **** Not all devices support microSDHC 8GB cards. **** Please contact your device manufacturer for details. To ensure compatibility, look for the microSDHC logo on the product or packaging of your new phone or PDA.
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  Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
  Fred Sherry (Performer) , Richard Stoltzman (Performer) , Olivier Messiaen (Composer) , Tashi (Orchestra) , Peter Serkin (Performer) , Ida Kavafian (Performer)
  by RCA(CD)(Release Date: 1989-08-11)No. of Discs: 1
  Amazon.com: This all-star chamber ensemble was specifically formed to play Messiaen's masterpiece. Two decades after this recording was made, it still shows the effects of their intense identification with the music. Some listeners find Messiaen's music longwinded and difficult, and my own opinion varies depending on the work and my mood. But this piece, written in a German concentration camp during the early years of World War II, is truly one of the greatest works of music of the 20th century. Although it lasts nearly an hour, its variety of color and its powerful expressiveness will engross any responsive listener, especially in this performance. --Leslie Gerber
  
  
  
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  Blokus Classic
  by Educational Insights(Toy)(Release Date: 2007-05-01)Model 2995
  Details: 84-piece strategy board game, encourages spatial thinking; Promotes healthy brain activity; winner of 20+ prestigious awards, including Mensa Select; Features bright colors and simple rules; ideal for ages 5 and up; Game ends when one person places all their pieces, or when there are no possible moves; Includes 400-piece game board with raised edges, 84 colored playing pieces, and instruction guide
  
  
  
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  Randy Newman
  
  Harps & Angels
  by Nonesuch(CD)(Release Date: 2008-08-05)No. of Discs: 1
  Product Description: Randy Newman's first studio album of all new material in nearly a decade is, by turns, hilarious, poignant and scathingly satirical. Harps and Angels often has an easy going Crescent City feel, with Newman on piano fronting a small combo and revealing, as Rolling Stone put it after the Carnegie Hall show, his serious love and study of the New Orleans piano tradition.
  
  
  
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  Jerome R Corsi
  
  The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality
  by Threshold Pr(Hardcover)No. of Pages: 384
  ISBN: 1416598065
  (Pubdate: 2008-08-01)Edition: 1st Threshold Editions Hardcover Ed
  Product Description:

  In this thoroughly researched and documented book, the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry explains why the extreme leftism of an Obama presidency would leave the United States weakened, diminished and divided, why Obama must be defeated—and how he can be.

  THE OBAMA NATION Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality

  Barack Obama stepped onto the national political stage when the then-Illinois State senator addressed the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Soon after Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate, author Jerome Corsi began researching Obama's personal and political background.

  Scrupulously sourced with more than 600 footnotes, THE OBAMA NATION is the result of that research. By tracing Obama's career and influences from his early years in Hawaii and Indonesia, the beginnings of his political career in Chicago, his voting record in the Illinois legislature, his religious training and his adoption of Christianity through to his recent involvement in Kenyan politics, his political advisors and fundraising associates and his meteoric campaign for president, Jerome Corsi shows that an Obama presidency would, in his words, be “a repeat of the failed extremist politics that have characterized and plagued Democratic Party politics since the late 1960s.”

  In this stunning and comprehensive new book, the reader will learn about: -Obama's extensive connections with Islam and radical politics, from his father and step-father's Islamic backgrounds, to his Communist and socialist mentors in Hawaii and Chicago, to his long-term and close associations with former Weather Underground heroes William Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn—associations much closer than heretofore revealed by the press
  -Barack and Michelle's 20-year-long religious affiliation with the black-liberation theology of former Trinity United Church of Christ Reverend Jeremiah Wright, whose sermons have always been steeped in a rage first expressed by Franz Fanon , Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X, a rage that Corsi shows has deep meaning for Obama
  -Obama's continuing connections with Kenya, the homeland of his father, through his support for the candidacy of Raila Odinga, the radical socialist presidential contender who came to power amid Islamist violence and church burnings
  -Obama's involvement in the slum-landlord empire of the Chicago political fixer Tony Rezko, who helped to bankroll Obama's initial campaigns and to purchase of Barack and Michelle's dream-home property.
  -the background and techniques of the Obama campaign's cult of personality, including the derivation of the words “hope” and change”
  -Obama's far-left domestic policy, his controversial votes on abortion, his history of opposition to the Second Amendment, his determination to raise capital-gains taxes, his impractical plan to achieve universal health care, and his radical plan to tax Americans to fund a global-poverty-reduction program
  -Obama's naïve, anti-war, anti-nuclear foreign-policy, predicated on the reduction of the military, the eradication of nuclear weapons and an overconfidence in the power of his personality, as if belief in change alone could somehow transform international politics, achieve nuclear-weapons disarmament and withdrawal from Iraq withou
  

  Gears of War 2 Amazon.com Exclusive Lancer
  by Neca(Accessory)(Release Date: 2008-11-07)Platform: Xbox 360
  Details: Trigger Activates Motorized "Chainsaw" Sound and Vibration Feature, and Removable Clip; Side Handle Folds In & Out and Slides Back & Forth; 36" Long, and approximately 10" Tall; Created from the actual 3D data used in the Gears of War 2 videogame; Powered by 3 "C" Batteries (not included)
  
  
  
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  Mamma Mia!
  Bjorn / Anderson, Stig Benny / Ulvaeus (Composer) , Martin Lowe (Conductor) , Original Soundtrack (Performer) , Perra Moraeus (Performer) , Jan Bengtsson (Performer) , Rutger Gunnarsson (Performer) , Pär Grebacken (Performer) , Per Lindvall (Performer) , Kalle Moraeus (Performer) , Lasse Jonsson (Performer)
  by Decca(CD)(Release Date: 2008-07-08)No. of Discs: 1
  Format: Soundtrack
  Album Description: Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, this summer is the season for Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Meryl Streep plays an independent, single mother and owner of a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, about to let go of her spirited daughter whom she’s raised alone. But the young bride has secretly invited some guests of her own three men from her mom’s past, one of whom is the girl’s biological father. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled, in this warm and hilarious adaptation of one of the most popular musicals ever written.
  
  
  
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  Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Violin Concertos
  Antonio Vivaldi (Composer) , Itzhak Perlman (Conductor) , Itzhak Perlman (Performer) , Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) , London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
  by EMI Classics(CD)(Release Date: 2002-08-13)No. of Discs: 1
  
  
  
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  Transcend 16GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD CLASS 6) with Compact Card Reader
  by TRANSCEND(Electronics)Model TS16GSDHC6-S5W
  Details: Protected with a Lifetime Warranty; Ultra Performance "Class 6" speed; Capture images faster than a standard SD card; Includes convenient storage/carry case; Write protect switch to prevent accidental image erasure
  
  
  
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  ABBA
  
  ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
  by Polydor / Umgd(CD)(Release Date: 1993-09-21)(Pubdate: 1999)No. of Discs: 1
  Amazon.com essential recording: Anyone looking for the key to Abba's enduring appeal should look no further than "Voulez Vous" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" for their answer. There was an innocence to the Swedish quartet, even when they were singing about one-night stands and the invitations to them. Gold establishes that the band, while appreciated as campy, were actually multifaceted in their execution. "S.O.S." has a raw urgency in its chorus, and "Does Your Mother Know" draws its energy from classic '50s rock & roll. Likewise, you don't have to be Priscilla to swoon over "Mamma Mia" or "Dancing Queen." And when it comes to drama, those soaring vocals on "The Winner Takes It All" turn the song into a bitter anthem of every relationship that has ever fallen apart. The much-covered "Lay All Your Love on Me" is practically epic. --Steve Gdula
  
  
  
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  Spore Creature Creator
  by Electronic Arts(CD-ROM)(Release Date: 2008-06-17)Model 15864
  Platform: Macintosh, Windows Vista, Windows XP
  Format: CD-ROM
  Details: Build using 228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts – is it fashion, function, or fashunction?; Paint with unique patterns, make your creature stand out in a crowd; Play with your creature as it comes to life with dances, poses, and emotions; Share using built-in snapshot and video tools—make your creature a star.; Plays on both PC and Mac
  
  
  
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  Actors:Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
  
  Iron Man (Ultimate 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
  by Paramount(Blu-ray)(Release Date: 2008-09-30)Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
  Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
  PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  RC 1
  Amazon.com: You know you're going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics' longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that's Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quit hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there's always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension. As for Downey, he doesn't get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh. And listen up, hardcore Marvel mavens: even if you know the Stan Lee cameo is coming, you won't be able to guess it until it's on the screen. It all builds to a splendid final scene, with a concluding line delive