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Has anyone else ever more enamored by the characters in this series so that you do not want the story to end? " Go Stephenie Meyer on descriptions GREAT. Werewolves are HOTTT! Go Jacob Black.

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Twilight $18.98 Since Stephenie Meyer’s hugely popular series of vampire books, Twilight, included thank-yous to the bands that inspired her writing, it makes sense that the Twilight soundtrack includes some of her favorite acts. Chief among them is Muse, whose darkly funky “Supermassive Black Hole” kicks off this mix of alt-rock brooding (Linkin Park, Collective Soul) and more eclectic — but still mostly melancholy — tracks. Paramore contributes two tracks, the churning “Decode” and the soaring ballad “I Caught Myself,” neither of which match the best moments from the band’s albums, even though Hayley Williams’ crystalline vocals make a fitting backdrop to Bella Swan’s supernatural love triangle angst. Most of Twilight follows suit with slickly dark songs like Mutemath’s “Spotlight (Twilight Mix)” and Blue Foundation’s “Eyes on Fire,” and while they’re not bad, they are predictable. The Black Ghosts’ spookily folktronic “Full Moon” and Perry Farrell’s dance-tinged “Go All the Way (Into the Twilight)” offer some changes of pace, with the former working better than the latter. The album’s last moments offer a few glimpses of originality, even if actor Robert Pattison (aka beautiful teen vampire Edward Cullen)’s “Never Think” is heavily influenced by Jeff Buckley. Iron & Wine’s “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” and Carter Burwell’s “Bella’s Lullaby” close the album on a relatively high note, elevating some of the overly typical choices earlier on the soundtrack. Even if it’s often too predictable, Twilight fits the mood of the books — and the musical tastes of the books’ fans — well enough to make it a reasonable success. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

Target $11.98 Target is one of those Tom Scott records that gets forgotten about a lot. Certainly it comes from the middle of the 1980s just before the GRP era, when Scott was still leading the Saturday Night Live Band on occasion and looking around for a new sound. It’s the sound of a restless musician who gets the pop game, or at least has gotten it and is not sure of where to shift his focus next. The band is big and full of killer players: Harvey Mason, Ernie Watts, Ian Underwood, Victor Feldman, Paul Jackson, Neil Stubenhaus, Jim Horn, Trevor Feldman, Pete Christlieb, and Michael Boddicker, among others. The sound is a tad warmer than what Atlantic was releasing at the time, too. But the material, as good as some of it is — like the funky title track — also contains half-hearted pop ballads like “Come Back to Me” with Kenny James on vocals. “He’s Too Young,” with a fine vocal performance by Maria Muldaur, is marred by a terribly dated — and it was for the time — synth drum sound. There is also a truly bizarre moment when Lee Ving, former lead singer of Los Angeles hardcore band Fear raps and plays blues harmonica on “Gotta Get out of New York.” Then there’s “Lollipoppin’” which, while it contains the same dumb synth drum sound, also has some killer Rhodes by Feldman, synth work by Underwood, and a happening keyboard bassline. The grooving muted horn section on this reading of Dan Peck’s “The Biggest Part of Me,” has a wonderfully soulful feel with great kit work by Mason. The horn arrangements are in the pocket but restrained, allowing that lithe melody to shine through and, along with the title cut, it’s a contender for best tune on the set. The set closes with the stone-gone funky groover “Burundi Bump” by Scott and Feldman with excellent basslines, pulsing Rhodes work, a boatload of percussion, and Mason running the ensemble from his kit; the entire tune is rhythm based. So Target is, ultimately, a mixed bag, a hold-over record that was throwing everything at the wall to see what worked. Interestingly, what did was the basis for Scott’s sound at GRP. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music GuidePerformers: Tom Scott – Lyricon, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Synthesizer, Wind; Judi Brown – Vocals (Background); Trevor Feldman – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards; Victor Feldman – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer; Jerry Hey – Flugelhorn, Horn, Trumpet;

Twilight as Played by the Twilight Singers $8.98 Afghan Whigs singer Greg Dulli put together the first version of his Twilight Singers side project in New Orleans during a hiatus in his main band in 1997, then put it aside when the Whigs signed to Columbia Records and made their label debut, 1965. By the time he returned to the Twilight Singers concept, he had hooked up with the Hull, England, remix duo Fila Brazillia, and he proceeded to rethink it. The result is really two albums in one. The first four tracks and the last two adhere to Dulli’s original idea, which seems to have been to trade off on vocals with Harold Chichester and Shawn Smith on folk-ambient ballads set to trip-hop beats. On these songs, the alternating singers echo some of the Band’s early records, though their main inspiration seems to have been the throaty, half-spoken style of Bono on latter day U2 recordings. The middle of the album is given over to Dulli’s collaborations with Fila Brazillia on more exotic dance tracks, some of which are more soundscapes than songs. (The latter recordings don’t really have enough of a vocal emphasis to justify the Twilight Singers tag.) Throughout, the lyrics are dominated by images of love and death. Lead-off track “The Twilight Kid” sounds like a deathbed pronouncement to a loved one, for example, while “Love” contains the declaration, “I’d kill for you.” “King Only” and “Last Temptation” extend the general subject matter to religion. But Dulli can be both vague and pretentious in his lyric writing, and when he combines it with a mannered singing style, his points seem even more belabored. Twilight As Played By the Twilight Singers works best as a mood piece and a change of pace from the more hard-rocking sound of the Afghan Whigs. (Note: though the album does not have a parental advisory sticker, “Verti-Marte” features the prominent and repeated use of a multi-syllabic obscenity.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuidePerformers: Happy Chichester – Guitar, Vocals; Steve Cobby – Drums, Synthesizer; Derek DiCenzo – Guitar; Greg Dulli – Bass, Guitar, Kalimba, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Vocals; Corey Henry – Trombone; Roderick Paulin – Saxophone; Kermit Ruffins – Trumpet;

Love Is Like Water and Other Stories $18.71 Love Is Like Water and Other Stories

Twilight and History $17.95 The first look at the history behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight series, timed to release with the third movie, Eclipse. The characters of the Twilight Saga carry a rich history that shapes their identities and actions over the course of the series. Edward, for instance, may look like a seventeen-year-old teen heartthrob, but was actually born in 1901 and died during the Spanish Influenza of 1918. His adopted sister, Alice, was imprisoned in an insane asylum in 1920 and treated so badly there that even becoming a vampire was a welcome escape. This book is the first to explore the history behind the Twilight Saga's characters and their stories. You’ll learn about what life might have been like for Jasper Whitlock Hale, the Confederate vampire who fought during the Civil War, Carlisle Cullen, the Puritan witch hunter-turned-vampire who participated in the witchcraft persecutions in Early Modern England, and the history of the Quileute culture that shaped Jacob and his people —and much more.: Gives you the historical backdrop for Twilight Saga characters and events; Adds a whole new dimension to the Twilight novels and movies; Offers fresh insights on vampires, romance, and history. Twilight and History is an essential companion for every Twilight fan, whether you've just gotten into the series or have followed it since the beginning.

Twilight Stories $13.65 Twilight Stories

Blank Generation $11.98 Richard Hell was one of the first men on the scene when punk rock first began to emerge in New York City as an early member of both Television and the Heartbreakers (he left both groups before they could record), but his own version of punk wasn’t much like anyone else’s, and while Hell’s debut album, Blank Generation, remains one of the most powerful to come from punk’s first wave, anyone expecting a Ramones/Dead Boys-style frontal assault from this set had better readjust their expectations. “Love Comes in Spurts” and “Liar’s Beware” proved the Voidoids could play fast and loud when they wanted to, but for the most part this group’s formula was much more complicated than that; guitarists Robert Quine and Ivan Julian bounced sharp, edgy patterns off each other that were more about psychological tension than brute force (though Quine’s solos suggest a fragile grace beneath the surface of their neo-Beefheart chaos), and while most punk nihilism was of the simplistic “Everything Sucks” variety, Hell was (with the exception of Patti Smith) the most literate and consciously poetic figure in the New York punk scene. While there’s little on the album that’s friendly or life-affirming, there’s a crackling intelligence to songs like “New Pleasure,” “Betrayal Takes Two,” and “Another World” that confirmed Hell has a truly unique lyrical voice, at once supremely self-confident and dismissive of nearly everything around him (sometimes including himself). Brittle and troubling, but brimming with ideas and musical intelligence, Blank Generation was groundbreaking punk rock that followed no one’s template, and today it sounds just as fresh — and nearly as abrasive — as it did when it first hit the racks. ~ Mark Deming, All Music GuidePerformers: Marc Bell – Drums; Richard Hell – Bass, Vocals; Ivan Julian – Guitar, Vocals (Background); Robert Quine – Guitar, Vocals (Background)

Stories $10.18 John Mayall, 69 years of age at the time of this recording, is at the very least irrepressible. He and his many versions of the Bluesbreakers have hit the road every year for decades, and the five years leading up to the release of Stories offer a flurry of activity that hasn’t been seen from him since the 1970s. The Bluesbreakers lineup here has been with him since Spinning Coin, and includes Joe Yuele on drums, guitarist Buddy Whittington, Hank Van Sickle on bass, and Tom Canning on keyboards. Like the young hip-hop kids who self reference ubiquitously, Mayall writes more songs about blues music or playing the blues than virtually any musician in history, and Stories seems to be a series of narrative songs that are, for the most part, about various blues giants of the past, such as a reminiscence about seeing Little Walter in “Southside Story” or a paean to Leadbelly in “Oh, Leadbelly,” various blues myths such as “I Thought I Heard the Devil” and “The Witching Hour,” or exhortations for young people to take up the blues mantle (“Kids Got the Blues”). There are other tracks, however, like the excellent political minor-key shuffle “Dirty Water” — no, not that one. The best track on the album is a country-style Bo Diddley shuffle called “Feels Just Like Home,” the only love song on the record and it’s a stunner. The production is crisp, perhaps a little too, and the playing is inspired. Mayall’s harmonica playing is as fine as ever, and if there is one complaint about the last few records, it’s the overplaying of Whittington, who is a stunning guitar player in the modern style. Mayall reins him in a bit here (though not enough) and as a result the songs — because Mayall is a fine writer — come shining through the instrumental prowess. This is a worthy inclusion in one of the most prolific and consistent catalogs in blues-rock history. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music GuidePerformers: Maggie Mayall – Vocals (Background); Tom Canning – Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Vocals (Background); Lenny Castro – Percussion; John Mayall – Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Rhythm), Harmonica, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals; Hank Van Sickle – Guitar (Bass); Buddy Whittington – Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background);

The Twilight Saga: New Moon $18.98 After Twilight became a world-wide hit, the film series based on Stephenie Meyer’s series of vampire romance books got a major upgrade. More time, effort, and money were poured into the second film, New Moon, and nowhere is this clearer than the film’s soundtrack. New Moon’s music is darker, more sophisticated, and much more indie-friendly than its predecessor’s soundtrack, and features more of the artists Meyer credits for inspiring her writing. One is Muse, whose “I Belong to You (New Moon Remix)” is so dramatic that it’s easy to hear how the band inspired Meyer’s angst-filled love triangle between the clumsy yet somehow irresistible Bella Swan, her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen and her best friend (and werewolf) Jacob Black. Meyer also cites Radiohead as a big influence, and Thom Yorke’s previously unreleased “Hearing Damage” is New Moon’s main attraction. Drifting in on buzzing synth bass, the song builds to luminous, ghostly heights that make it one of the album’s highlights. However, it’s not the only one: Death Cab for Cutie’s “Meet Me on the Equinox” is more brooding and rock-tinged than the band’s usual approach, but it fits in beautifully with New Moon’s sullen mood, while the close harmonies and piano on the Killers’ “White Demon Love Song” inject some much-needed drama. Indeed, despite the fact that this soundtrack is more musically satisfying, and certainly more star-studded than the first film’s, Twilight felt more like the world Meyer created in her books — melodramatic, earnest, definitely not reeking of indie rock cool. Even if nothing here nails that vibe the way that Paramore’s “Decode” did, Lykke Li’s “Possibility” and Anya Marina’s “Satellite Heart” still offer winsome indie folk backgrounds for Bella’s moping. Despite a few upbeat moments that stick out like a thumb that isn’t sore, songs like Grizzly Bear and Victoria Legrand’s “Slow Life,” Editors’ “No Sound But the Wind,” and Bon Iver and St. Vincent’s lovely, truly odd “Roslyn” are morose enough for die-hard Twilight fans and stylish enough to please the most discerning music snobs. ~ Heather Phares, RoviPerformers: Victoria Legend – Vocals; Aimee Nash – Vocals

More Stories from the Twilight Zone $14.72 DIVPWhen it first aired in 1959,IThe Twilight Zone/Iwas nothing less than groundbreaking television.  Freed from the censors’ strict oversight due to the show’s classification as science fiction, the 156 episodes explored classic, powerful, and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in a unique style.  The program sparked the imaginations of countless writers and filmmakers around the world.BRWithIThe Twilight Zone 2/I, some of today’s finest writers have written all-new stories celebrating the unique vision and power of Rod Serling’s landmark series.  The previous anthology boasted a stellar group includingINew York Times/Ibestselling authors Whitley Strieber, R. L. Stine, and Laura Lippman, and writers who wrote scripts for the originalITwilight Zone/Iand its later incarnations, such as Earl Hamner and Alan Brennert.BRBRSo as Rod Serling said, “…prepare to enter that fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.  It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition.  And it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.  It is an area which we call…IThe Twilight Zone/I.”/P/DIVDIVPCAROL SERLING was her husband’s first reader and toughest critic and worked closely with him throughout his career, especially during the creation of the originalIThe Twilight Zone./I  Since Rod Serling’s death in 1975, Carol has devoted herself to maintaining and expanding  the literary and cinematic legacy that Rod left behind, including this anthology, written in the spirit of theIThe Twilight/IIZone/I./P/DIV

Twilight Tales: Twenty-Four Stories Of Love And Romance From Real Life $14.43 Twilight Tales: Twenty-Four Stories Of Love And Romance From Real Life

Twilight [Original Soundtrack] [CD/DVD] $24.98 Since Stephenie Meyer’s hugely popular series of vampire books, Twilight, included thank-yous to the bands that inspired her writing, it makes sense that the Twilight soundtrack includes some of her favorite acts. Chief among them is Muse, whose darkly funky “Supermassive Black Hole” kicks off this mix of alt-rock brooding (Linkin Park, Collective Soul) and more eclectic — but still mostly melancholy — music. Paramore contribute two tracks, the churning “Decode” and the soaring ballad “I Caught Myself,” neither of which match the best moments from the band’s albums, even though Hayley Williams’ crystalline vocals make a fitting backdrop to Bella Swan’s supernatural love triangle angst. Most of Twilight follows suit with slickly dark songs like the “Twilight Mix” of Mutemath’s “Spotlight” and Blue Foundation’s “Eyes on Fire,” and while they’re not bad, they are predictable. The Black Ghosts’ spookily folktronic “Full Moon” and Perry Farrell’s dance-tinged “Go All the Way (Into the Twilight)” offer some changes of pace, with the former working better than the latter. The album’s last moments offer a few glimpses of originality, even if actor Robert Pattison’s (aka beautiful teen vampire Edward Cullen) “Never Think” is heavily influenced by Jeff Buckley. Iron & Wine’s “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” and Carter Burwell’s “Bella’s Lullaby” close the album on a relatively high note, elevating some of the overly typical choices earlier on the soundtrack. Even if it’s often too predictable, Twilight fits the mood of the books — and the musical tastes of the books’ fans — well enough to make it a reasonable success. [The CD/DVD release features videos for Paramore's "Decode," Iron & Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth," and the Black Ghosts' "Full Moon," along with an interview with Twilight's music supervisor, Alexandra Patsavas.] ~ Heather Phares, RoviPerformers: Leopold Ross – Bass, Guitar

Love’s Twilight $16.25 Love’s Twilight

Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Score $18.96 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third installment of the blockbuster film franchise Twilight, an action -packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie is based on author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. Three-time Oscar Winning composer Howard Shore composed the music for the latest’s film’s score, following in the footsteps of Carter Burwell and Alexandre Dupre. With talent like Shore’s and a massive fan base, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Score is sure to be a hit with not just fans of the film, but the score genre as well.

The Twilight Phenomenon $14.99 Forbidden Fruit or Thirst-Quenching Fantasy?Much like Harry Potter caught the attention of millions of boys, the Twilight series is holding teenage girls captive with the romance of a human girl and a vampire boy in a story that piques the imagination.Stephenie Meyer follows a long line of writers who have carried readers into fantasy worlds in ways that confront us with deeply spiritual questions. But what is it that makes the world she’s created so enticing?Grimm’s Fairy Tales gave generations of young children a moral compass for proper behavior. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis created fantasy novels laced with profound Christian truths about the nature of good and evil. What is it about Twilight that keeps people coming back for more?Written for fans and critics alike, The Twilight Phenomenon reveals why Twilight is so entrancing by asking: * What is immortality-how is it lost or gained? * What is the nature of evil? * Do vampires have souls? * What sacrifices should be made for love? * What is the nature of temptation?

When Love Was Like That And Other Stories $2.76 Buy and sell [When Love Was Like That And Other Stories] at great prices.

The Twilight Journals $14.8 Deeply romantic and suspenseful, The Twilight Saga has captured the imaginations of readers everywhere. Now, Stephenie Meyer invites fans to record their own thoughts and dreams, stories and secrets, with this stunning set.BRBRIThe Twilight Journals/Iset includes four gorgeous journals, inspired byITwilight,/IINew Moon/I,IEclipse/IandIBreaking Dawn/I. Each journal features the beautiful and instantly-recognizable Twilight Saga cover art and is exquisitely designed in red and black throughout with images and decorative quotes from each of the books, as well as some of the classic works of literature that inspired them.BRBRPackaged in a collectible keepsake tin,IThe Twilight Journals/Imake the perfect gift for fans of this unforgettable vampire love story.Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature, and she lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. Stephenie is the author ofEMTwilight,/EMEMNew Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn,/EMandEMThe Host/EM.UPraise for The Twilight Saga:B/B/UBRMove over, Harry Potter. -IUSA Today/IBRBR[Stephenie Meyer is] the worldst1:PersonName w:st=on’/st1:PersonNames most popular vampire novelist since Anne Rice -IEntertainment Weekly/IBRBRMeyer has, like one of her vampires, turned into something rare and more than merely human … people do not want to just read Meyerst1:PersonName w:st=on’/st1:PersonNames books; they want to climb inside them and live there. -ITime/IBRBRMeyer writes with luminous clarity, never standing between the reader and the dream they share. Shest1:PersonName w:st=on’/st1:PersonNames the real thing. – Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender SagaBRBRA literary phenomenon. -IThe New York Times/IBRBRHypnotic. -IPeople/Imagazine

Mother Twilight $15.98 If they had been born 20 years earlier, the West Coast duo of Dawn “the faun” McCarthy and Nils Frykdahl would have been regulars at the Hotel California. Like two deserters from the British political punk group Crass taking refuge in the film The Wicker Man, Faun Fables are myth-making separatists with a Pagan agenda. To say that the songs on Mother Twilight reside in the ghostly predusk is an understatement, as they exist in a realm that transcends even the netherworld. McCarthy delivers each lyric like an incantation, often surprising herself with wordless sheep-calls and primeval yodeling. On the breathtaking “Sleepwalker,” she seems as blissfully unaware as the protagonist, leaving the listener to carry the burden of her impending waking, and when she announces “my arms out before me, the bushes don’t ignore me,” it’s more than apparent that she’s long gone. Once out of the gate, the record plays like a dream diary, chronicling everything from conversations with moths to being chased by ambiguous beasts through the forest. Frykdahl’s arsenal of instruments punctuates each new locale with a sense of urgency, often replying directly to McCarthy’s melodies, then daring her to follow his. Mother Twilight can be a difficult listen; it’s intense, evil, intimate, and brave, and those are adjectives that rarely apply to the serpentine world of modern music. Fans of Comus, the Incredible String Band, and early Dead Can Dance will find much to love here, but those who meet the evening with the door cracked, the light on, and the floor beneath the bed inspected need not embark on this journey. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music GuidePerformers: Dawn McCarthy – Gamelan, Percussion, Voices; Nils Frykdahl – Autoharp, Bass, Flute, Guitar (Electric), Horn, Percussion, Piccolo, Voices

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Going Blank Again $9.98 From the sounds of the cloistered, chaotic opener, “Leave Them All Behind,” Going Blank Again sounds like it could be headed down the same Nowhere path. Guitars as far as the ear can hear — not much different from the effect gained after riding a sit-and-spin for eight straight minutes — are just as dizzying as the prior record’s opener. But rather than sink into a thick underbelly of melancholy, Going Blank Again offers sunshiney melodies and gleaming, bold production. All the band’s elements are more pliable, and overall it’s pretty cheery. In fact, some of the album could be loosely classified as power pop. Bouncy tunes like “Twisterella,” “Not Fazed,” “Mouse Trap,” and “Time of Her Time” each share more than a thing or two in common with the likes of Teenage Fanclub, but with more layered vocals and less-cutting guitars. Though Ride’s guitars don’t bite as much, there are loads of them everywhere; the band doesn’t completely sacrifice their love of reverberating noise, but it’s more done in the name of pop than to merely cause a blistering racket. Though the lyrics often read as overtly simple or obtuse (a common Ride foible), Mark Gardener’s and Andy Bell’s voices are too pretty to let this shortcoming mar things. They create enough of a mood with their proper instruments, and their sighing and random vocal intonations are undeniably lovely. No longer do they hide shortcomings with sheets of distortion, and there’s a lot more focus and confidence on display throughout. Don’t let a Ride fan tell you otherwise: Going Blank Again is anything but empty. [Going Blank Again was remastered and reissued by Ignition U.K. in 2001. Four B-sides are added; the only B-side from this era not included is an alternate version of "Chrome Waves."] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music GuidePerformers: Andy Bell – Guitar, Vocals; Loz Colbert – Drums; Mark Gardener – Guitar, Vocals; Steve Queralt – Bass

Flirting with Twilight $17.98 Who but Kurt Elling would open a ballads album by singing a Charlie Haden bass solo? It’s a typically ambitious move, transforming “Moonlight Serenade,” Glenn Miller’s perennial slow-dance favorite, into a hip, smoky ode. Elling is a distinctive vocalist, endowed with true musicianship: Listen as he sticks to his band like glue on the very slow tempo of “Lil’ Darlin’.” That’s not easy. Laurence Hobgood, Elling’s longtime musical partner, plays outstanding piano throughout and crafts subtle horn arrangements on several tracks. Bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine illuminate the session as well. The horn section — trumpeter Clay Jenkins, alto saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and tenor saxophonist Bob Sheppard — is heard to greatest effect on the closing “While You Are Mine” and the beginning of “Detour Ahead.” Some of the songs, like Stephen Sondheim’s “Not While I’m Around” (from Sweeney Todd), come out sounding a bit bland. But among the best is “Orange Blossoms in Summertime,” based on a Curtis Lundy tune, during which Elling executes a harmonized ensemble passage with the horns and holds a climactic long note at the end. Other highlights include the bouncy 6/8 take on “Easy Living” and the drum-and-vocal opening of “I’m Through With Love.” While Flirting With Twilight lacks the breadth of a record like The Messenger, it’s still a worthy statement from Elling, who shows yet again that vocal jazz can be more than just easy listening. (The U.S. release contains a hidden track, the old Marlene Dietrich vehicle “Je Tire Ma Révérence,” which Elling sings in French, backed only by Marc Johnson.) ~ David R. Adler, All Music GuidePerformers: Jeff Clayton – Sax (Alto); Kurt Elling – Vocals; Peter Erskine – Drums; Laurence Hobgood – Piano; Clay Jenkins – Trumpet; Marc Johnson – Bass; Bob Shepard – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor); Bob Sheppard – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

Twilight Soundtrack $13.4 Twilight is an action packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan has always been a little bit different and when her mother sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Like all vampires, he’s immortal. But he doesn’t have fangs, and he doesn’t drink human blood. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for: a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward and Bella do when James, Laurent and Victoria, the Cullens’ mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her? This is the first movie from the book series from author Stephanie Meyer. The series are currently some of the most popular books written for young adults, with sales exceeding 50 million copies worldwide since the Twilight debut in 2004 and over 7.7 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. The fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn, was released on August 2, 2008 and sold over 1.2 million units on the first day.

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Fill-in-the-Blank Stories $10.98 Short, simple, and engaging, these cloze stories give children the repeated practice they need to master 100 key sight words. Children use a word bank and text and picture clues to fill in missing words that give each story meaning. A word search provides further practice in reading and spelling target words. Great for independent learning or homework For use with Grades KÐ2.

Grosse Pointe Blank $13.98 Director George Armitage’s Grosse Pointe Blank (which probably should be called John Cusack’s Grosse Pointe Blank, since he not only starred in it, but also co-wrote and co-produced it) is set at a ten-year high-school reunion in Grosse Pointe, MI, in the present day, that being the spring of 1996. Thus, ex-Clash member Joe Strummer, credited with the original score, could call upon music dating back to the mid-’80s for songs the characters, now in their late twenties, would know. You might expect, then, that those 1986 graduates would be grooving to, say, Heart’s “These Dreams” or “Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston. But, of course, Cusack and Strummer are much too hip for such popular fare. Instead, they put together a collection of edgy, British-oriented new wave and alternative rock, mostly from the early and mid-’80s, tracks by the likes of the Clash, the English Beat, the Specials, and the Jam, plus Americans Violent Femmes and Faith No More. Then there are ringers like Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now,” which was a hit in 1972 when the main characters would have been about three years old, and Guns N’ Roses’ version of “Live and Let Die,” which wasn’t a hit until 1991. Okay, so this isn’t really the music that would have been popular with the 1986 graduating class in Grosse Pointe. Who cares? The soundtrack album works well, including a relaxed “remix” (actually a different version) of Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door” as well as a new take on Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” called “Blister 2000.” Like the movie, which grossed 28 million dollars, the soundtrack album was a modest success, peaking at number 31, which inspired a follow-up collection, More Music From the Film Grosse Pointe Blank. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuidePerformers: Peter Balestrieri – Sax (Baritone), Vocals; Steve MacKay – Sax (Baritone)

Inspector Morse: Twilight of the Gods $16.96 Part of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: Twilight of the Gods first aired in the U.K. in 1993. Inspector Morse (John Thaw) and Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) investigate the murder of a journalist who was reporting on the activities of millionaire Andrew Baydon (Robert Hardy). During the opening celebration of Baydon’s new building at Oxford University, a sniper takes a shot at the gala’s more distinguished guests. Opera singer Gwladys Probert (Sheila Gish) is injured, but Morse suspects she wasn’t the sniper’s intended target. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Inspector Morse – Twilight of the Gods $17.96 Part of the long-running British mystery series based on the stories by Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse: Twilight of the Gods first aired in the U.K. in 1993. Inspector Morse (John Thaw) and Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) investigate the murder of a journalist who was reporting on the activities of millionaire Andrew Baydon (Robert Hardy). During the opening celebration of Baydon’s new building at Oxford University, a sniper takes a shot at the gala’s more distinguished guests. Opera singer Gwladys Probert (Sheila Gish) is injured, but Morse suspects she wasn’t the sniper’s intended target. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

The Twilight Phenomenon: Forbidden Fruit Or Thirst Quenching Fantasy $1.38 The Twilight Phenomenon Forbidden Fruit or Thirst- Quenching Fantasy? equips parents and leaders to candidly discuss the Twilight series with teens who have been caught up in the romance of a human girl and a vampire boy. Much like Harry Potter caught the attention of millions of boys worldwide with spellbinding tales, the Twilight series is holding teenage girls captive with tempting fantasy stories that peak young impressionable minds. Readers of The Twilight Phenomenon will be shocked with the compelling truth behind why the Twilight series is so entrancing. It answers questions including:Do vampires have souls? What is immortality how is it lost or gained? What is the nature of evil? What sacrifices should be made for love?What is the nature of temptation? Veteran authors of books exposing the good and bad reality of popular books,Kurt and Olivia Bruner successfully help parents navigate the challenges and opportunities that emerge from pop culture by leveraging teen interests to drive dialogue about Christian orthodoxy. Other books by the Bruner s include Finding God in the Lord of the Rings, Shedding Light on His Dark Materials,Playstation Nation, and How to Mess UpYour Child s Life. Concerned parents, teachers, grandparents, youth leaders, and all adults who care about children and young adults will greatly value the wisdom and intelligent conversation shared in The Twilight Phenomenon Forbidden Fruit or Thirst Quenching Fantasy?ulliISBN13: 9780768431360liCondition: NEWliNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark./ul

Bright Like Neon Love $12.98 The Australian dance-pop group Cut Copy, fronted by multi-instrumentalist/DJ/graphic designer Dan Whitford, ends their stellar debut album with “A Dream,” a mellow come down from a record scattershot with retro-dance and rock ideas fitted together with ebullient grooves. Perhaps it would have been better served as an introduction to what is such a free flowing, unrestrained electronic dance record. Bright Like Neon Love — and by extension Whitford — is so enamored with simple ideals of dance music, it feels like a dreamy, unconscious state of hypnotic rhythms designed purely for easy listening. Conversely, in no way does this strong rookie effort ever really test the listener — rarely does Whitford expand beyond the confines of catchy synth loops and simplistic, manipulated vocals — but as a perfectionist of the pop music craft, any one of these nine main tracks (there are two interludes; and “That Was Just a Dream” and “Zap Zap” are really just one song) could have appeared on a Kylie or Madonna record as sure-fire hit singles. At times the rock star in Whitford seems to supersede the ’80s pop fanatic, most notably the infectious synth-meets-guitars riff on “Going Nowhere,” the largely instrumental “The Twilight” and the near alternative rock/post-grunge of “Bright Neon Payphone,” yet the album’s greatest strength is how Whitford remains on an even keel throughout, almost melting down his favorite rock and dance elements to their most simplistic state to make them more palatable. As jarring as switching from synths to guitars can be, Bright Like Neon Love remains consistently a pop record. The lyrics and vocals also play a major factor in making Cut Copy’s sound so easy on the ears, as Whitford tends to not sing with much voracity or even mild interest. On “Saturdays,” he barely even mutters the rather inane opening lines “When I’m looking for you/I call your number but I can’t get through” before the synth-vocoder backing vocals kick in (a common inclusion throughout the album) and the song transforms from a more effervescent version of Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better with You” to an uncontained explosion of fuzzy synths, handclaps, and sampled loops. The only other moment on this record that equals the untethered fun of the aforementioned songs’ second half is the thumping transition into “Zap Zap,” which serves as the album’s major landmark. Propelled by rapidly moving phase changes and synth vocals, it’s Whitford’s only true “DJ” moment on the record — as he finds the perfect beat and feels content to bask in it for over a couple of minutes. ~ Erik Leijon, All Music GuidePerformers: Tim Hoey – Bass, Guitar, Noise; Mitchell Scott – Drums;

Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary $6.95 DIVDIVDIVPBAn original anthology celebrating Rod Serling’s landmark television series/B/PPWhen it first aired in 1959, The Twilight Zone was nothing less than groundbreaking television. Freed from much of the censors’ strict oversight because of the show’s classification as “science fiction,” the 156 filmed episodes explored powerful and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in their own unique style.The show has since inspired two revivals, as well as fiction, comic books, and magazines, and even a pinball game and theme park rides.  Just as important, it sparked the imaginations of countless writers, filmmakers, and fans around the world, and is considered a seminal show for broadening the horizons of television./PPThis anthology will be an all-new collection of stories written in the vein of the original television show. 2009 is the fiftieth anniversary of The Twilight Zone’s first broadcast year. Edited and featured and introduction by Carol Serling, the anthology will include brand new stories by science fiction and fantasy luminaries such as Whitley Strieber, Loren D. Estleman, Joe Lansdale, R. L. Stine, Timothy Zahn, and Peter S. Beagle, as well as writers from the original series, Earl Hammer and Harlan Ellison®, all in honor of Rod’s incredible vision./P/DIV/DIV/DIVDIVPBCAROL SERLING/Bmarried Rod Serling in 1948.  She served as a Consultant forITwilight Zone—the Movie/Iand the TV showITwilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics/I.  She lives in Los Angeles./P/DIVDIVDIVPThis is The Corporal, age twenty-one, a paratrooper, who is secure in his own mortality, held together only by the thin thread of his memories. But in a few moments a Japanese sniper’s bullet will hit him in the wrist and knee, bringing him into a reality that he’s been trying to escape from since leaving Cayuga Lake. He’@ÌÌÌÌÌÍÿ¾Úð

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Celtic Twilight, Vol. 1 $15.98 Bill Douglas is the major contributor to this, Vol. 1 of the Hearts of Space label’s Celtic Twilight series. The series builds from Hearts of Space’s affection for swirling, soothing new age, layering instruments like fiddle and dulcimer into the sound. The result is better understood as new age with Celtic overtones. Douglas, Mychael Danna, and John Boswell lead the charge for Hearts of Space, and they’re joined by kindred spirits like Steven McDonald (“Eastlander”) and Irish whistle player Joanie Madden. Loreena McKennit contributes the haunting “Ancient Pines,” taken from her 1989 release, Parallel Dreams — the track gets at the moody majesty Hearts of Space seems most interested in with its Celtic Twilight series. They largely get it right, this groove, even if traditional instrumentation could have played more of a role. Twilight should play well with fans of the label’s sound, as well as Celtic fusionists. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music GuidePerformers: John Doan – Harp Guitar, Synthesizer; Geoff Johns – Frame Drum, Percussion; Kim Atkinson – Triangle; Patrick O’Gorman – Bagpipes; David Darling – Cello; Alasdair Fraser – Fiddle, Viola; George Koller – Cello; Billy Oskay – Viola, Violin; Dean Peer – Bass (Electric); Larry Thompson – Drums (Snare); Alexa Zirbel – Oboe; John Boswell – Piano; Mychael Danna – Keyboards, Sampling, Synclavier, Synthesizer; Gabriel Donohue – Guitar (Acoustic); Brian Du

Chicken Soup for the Soul Love Stories $12.98 Whether it is at first sight, develops over time with a close friend, or it hits you like a ton of bricks–falling in love is a lyrical life-changing event. Chicken Soup for the Soul® Love Stories will transport you to the moments of your life that were filled with devotion and unconditional love.Who can forget what it feels like to walk on air, share private jokes, and ponder over intimate moments? This collection of stories is sure to rouse the inner romantic in your heart, with stories of long-lost love rekindled in the twilight of life, young love discovered, and love that truly lasts forever. But this book will also remind you of the everlasting love between friends, family, and parents and children. Stories peppered throughout celebrate the vastness of love in all its many forms, including the story of one woman who is able to endure a painful illness because of the unconditional love and affection she receives from her cat, and the story about the love shared between father and daughter when he returns from overseas, as well as stories about love found in surprising ways by women and men who thought their time for romantic love had passed. Chicken Soup for the Soul® Love Stories will take you back to your most cherished memories and inspire you to create a few more.

Target Zero $14.48 Former Black Panther information minister Eldridge Cleaver was a complex man who inspired profound adulation, love, rage, and, among many, fear. Target Zero brings Cleaver’s controversial story into focus through his own words. This books charts Cleaver’s life through his writings: his quiet childhood, his youth spent in prison, his startling emergence as a Black Panther leader who became a "fugitive from justice" by the end of 1968, his seven-year exile, and his religious and political conversion following his return to the U.S. Target Zero, which brings together previously unpublished essays, short stories, letters, interviews, and poems, is the most significant collection of Eldridge Cleaver’s writing since his bestselling book Soul on Ice (1968).

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Like Someone in Love $9.98 In 1992, Telarc unveiled a series of performances from the vault on a short-lived label punningly entitled “Telarchive,” beginning with this long-delayed encore to the original releases from Paul Desmond’s “Canadian” quartet. Recorded live in Toronto’s Bourbon Street Jazz Club several months before the live dates released on Horizon and Artists House, it finds Desmond growing comfortable with his new Toronto friends but not quite settled into their laid-back ways quite yet. There are passages in this session where Desmond sounds a bit uncharacteristically scattered and unfocused, where guitarist Ed Bickert becomes the more fluid and stable solo partner, and bassist (and engineer) Don Thompson takes a lengthy solo on every track. Desmond seems to produce his best work in the material that he seems most familiar with. The title track is the one that catches fire most brightly (with a wry assist from “We’re in the Money”) and “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” finds him working in some clever asides from, yes, Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe.” The wistful European melancholy of Django Reinhardt’s “Nuages” suits him perfectly and Jobim’s “Meditation” makes its first appearance on a Desmond recording. The boxy, confined live sound doesn’t suit the late saxophonist — nor, obviously, the perfectionist standards at Telarc — but every precious unreleased note from Desmond is definitely worth sampling at whatever sonic level. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music GuidePerformers: Ed Bickert – Guitar; Paul Desmond – Sax (Alto); Jerry Fuller – Drums; Don Thompson – Bass

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $18.98 The Twilight Saga films came fast and furious, and so did their soundtracks. Just as the music for New Moon was an upgrade from the first movie’s soundtrack, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is another improvement, with more A-list names (Beck, Bat for Lashes) and a more confident feel. This set of songs may be even more indie-oriented than The Twilight Saga: New Moon was, but this direction feels a lot less forced here, possibly because it reflects the relatively adult and complex story Eclipse tells. There are some predictable song choices: Muse’s exclusive track “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” is sweeping, swooning, and over the top, with the chorus “My love will be forever/We’ll die together” — in other words, perfect for a Twilight movie (and more proof of why their music is so inspiring to Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer). Meanwhile, Florence and the Machine’s “Heavy in Your Arms” and Sia’s “My Love” provide plenty of dramatic, female-voiced balladry to which fans can daydream about being Bella Swan. However, unlike New Moon’s almost unrelentingly moody and morose soundtrack, Eclipse offers more moods and sounds, from the Black Keys’ earthy “Chop and Change” to the pretty folk of Fanfarlo’s “Atlas” and Band of Horses’ sunny, hazy “Life on Earth,” which is perfect for sparkling in a meadow. Eclipse’s exclusive tracks are among its best. Metric’s “Eclipse (All Yours)” kicks off the album with dreamy and dramatic yearning that avoids being melodramatic, while Cee-Lo Green’s “What Part of Forever” accomplishes the unlikely feat of bringing old-school soul-pop to Forks, WA. And though Vampire Weekend could be included for their name alone, “Jonathan Low” earns its place on the soundtrack by toning down the band’s exuberance for a wintry folk ballad complete with church bells. Meanwhile, the Dead Weather’s “Rolling in on a Burning Tire” brings actual gothic darkness to Twilight with its slow-burning groove and sinister organ. UNKLE and the Black Angels’ “With You in My Head” follows suit, its hypnotic loops verging on downright creepy. As weary a cliché as it may be, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse proves that the third time is indeed the charm for the series’ music; more than a few songs here sound like music vampires would enjoy, which is surely a step in the right direction. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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