Richard Courtney

As the greatest rock and roll band of all time, the Beatles rocketed to worldwide fame soon after their 1964 arrival in the United States. Much of their achievement can be attributed to the unique Beatle sound, but it was more than just the music that catapulted them to the summit of success, and kept them there even after the band ceased touring and broke apart. How the Beatles both failed and triumphed as businessmen and the lessons today's entrepreneurs...

During World War II, Iwo Jima, a tiny island 660 miles from Tokyo, was defended by 21,000 Japanese soldiers determined to fight to the death. The U.S. campaign, which began on February 19, 1945, was expected to last only a few days. Instead it claimed the lives of nearly 7,000 Marines and lasted for over a month. Features interviews with twenty-one veterans of the 1945 battle and rare combat footage.

When the jet engine that Thomas the Tank Engine is transporting to the airport accidentally gets switched on, Thomas suddenly becomes the fastest engine on the island.

"A treasure is missing on the island of Sodor! Where could it be?"--Page [4] of cover.

Thomas comes to the rescue when a rail car transporting a shark to the Sodor aquarium comes loose.

Thomas is lost on a strange island. Will the engines he meets there help him get home? And where does that old, dark tunnel lead?

Gigantic roving shadows and monster-size footprints test the engines' bravery.

Percy the train engine is excited about the Valentine's Day party, but a blizzard makes it difficult to get there.

Envious of the children who are fishing in the river near the railroad tracks, Thomas the tank engine finds a way to enjoy the same activity.