The Last Station
by Walter Kirn

As Leo Tolstoy's life draws to a close, his tempestuous wife and most cunning disciple are locked in a whirlwind battle for the great man's soul. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth and thirteen children, Tolstoy dramatically flees his home, only to fall ill at a tiny nearby rail station.

Up In the Air
by Walter Kirn

Ryan Bingham's job as a Career Transition Counselor has kept him airborne for years. He hates his job, but the lure of the sky keeps him in pursuit of his Holy Grail: one million frequent flier miles.

Now a major motion picture from Paramount Pictures, starring George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, and Jason Bateman, and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) from a screenplay by Sheldon Turner. In theaters December 4, with a release to 2,000 screens by the end of December.

The Road
by Cormac McCarthy

A father and his son walk alone through burned America, heading for the coast but unsure what awaits them. The Road is both the profoundly moving story of their journey and an unflinching meditation on the best and worst that humanity is capable of.

Now a major motion picture from Dimension Films/The Weinstein Company, starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, and Guy Pearce, and directed by John Hillcoat from a screenplay by Joe Penhall.

Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by Michio Kaku

Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future.

The basis for the Science Channel (The Discovery Network) 10-part TV mini-series hosted by Michio Kaku. The series premieres December 1 at 10 pm on the Science Channel, followed by the remaining 30-minute episodes at the same time every Tuesday.

Precious:
Based on the Novel PUSH
by Sapphire

Precious Jones--illiterate, sixteen years old, and pregnant with a second child by her father--embarks on a journey of self-discovery and transformation when she meets a determined and highly radical teacher who refuses to give up on her.

Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry present Precious—a Lee Daniels film from Lionsgate, starring Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, and Gabourey Sidibe. Directed by Lee Daniels from a screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher.