Lunar & solar eclipses have always fascinated human beings. This title examines the ways in which theoretical understanding of eclipses originated & how ancient & medieval cultures shared, developed, & preserved their knowledge of these awe-inspiring events. ...

Portrait of musician & guitar designer Les Paul, known in the music world as the ' Architect of Rock 'n' Roll'. As a young man, Paul played guitar for Bing Crosby & other jazz greats. Throughout the 1940s & 50s he had a string of hits in partnership with his wife, Mary Ford. At the same time he was designing what would become one of the greatest of all rock icons: the Gibson Les Paul guitar. He also pioneered the art of multitrack recording & overdubbing, & was responsible for techniques that would be used in recording studios throughout the world for the next forty years. ...

When hired as a department store model, Vera thinks she's on her way. Her brother, Bobby, a hardworking, smart, all-around nice guy, dreams of college & a life different than his father's. Will Ned Daniels, the snobby son of their town's only Negro doctor, ruin their plans? ...