Astrid Bjorklund wants to use her medical training to serve God & feels that He might be leading her in the direction of missionary work. Smarting from a misunderstanding with Joshua Landsverk, the young man she thought she loved, she heads east to a missionary training school, hoping to use her skills in some remote outpost in Africa. ...

Welcome to Alberto's restaurant, unless you're a dog, a cat, a bunny, or anything with fur, feathers, or scales! The entertainment escalates as more people arrive with a surprising selection of pets. Alberto turns them all away, only to see the crowd discover a friendlier alternative in the festive street. ...

Lizzie hasn't realised that she's dead yet. She can't understand why everyone is ignoring her when all she wants is a little sympathy? She has been in an accident, after all. Next day at work, she meets two spirits who've been sent to break the news. ...

A collection of the author's speeches, letter & writing that illustrates the magnetic attractions of one of the foremost campaigners for freedom the world has known. It chronicles the life & thoughts of a man whose name is synonymous with the fight for human rights & self-determination. ...

Traces the origins & early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world. This book shows how the UN's creators envisioned a world organization that would protect the interests of empire. ...

Director Charles Ferguson's hard-hitting documentary expose about the American government's strategic planning, or lack of it, at the outset of the Iraq war, as told by those who were involved. In a frightening parallel with the Vietnam war, American military planners expected hostilities in Iraq to be over within a few months. Just as with Vietnam, however, American forces quickly became engaged in a morale-sapping conflict, under attack from both sides, that offered no easy way out. Chronologically following the chain of events, the film dissects the decisions made by the Bush administration at the outset of the war, questioning why these decisions were made, & asking whether anything can still be done to remedy the situation. Those involved in all areas of the conflict: soldiers, planners, reporters, White House aides & military commanders all give their own personal accounts of the decisions & events that led to the current situation. ...