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Copyright 1942 In very good condition Back cover has a tear

This best-selling recording was performed by the legendary John Wayne. It's finally available as Duke?s spoken-word CD of poetry, written by Big John Mitchum. It's a must-have for all patriotic Americans, film buffs, collectors and poetry fans.

Release Date: 1990-10-25, Audio CD, RCA

Bonus DVD contains the music video for "Hurt", directed my Mark Romanek.

The innocence of my life releases the God I love everywhere. These are the words of Rumi, 13th-century poet and founder of the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism, as spoken by the mature and melodious voice of Rosa Parks. Her voice, American history, those words, intense longing: Power. In celebration of the human spirit, The Gift of Love is a recitation of the love poems of Rumi by Dr. Chopra and celebrity friends, including Madonna, Goldie Hawn, and Robert A.F. Thurman. Sensual Middle Eastern-influenced music backs the reading and provides breaks between sections such as "Love Drunk" and "The Light of Love." The Gift of Love is sincere and potent stuff, unafraid of the deep physical, spiritual, and mental hunger that Rumi's words not only taste, but roll about the tongue and swallow whole. --Paige La Grone

Most Lutherans aren't musicians; they're choir members, says Prairie Home Companion creator Garrison Keillor. In "The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra," he further comments, "Cellists seem like such nice people. The way they put their arms around their instruments, they look like parents at a daycare center, zipping up snowsuits." Such is the droll National Public Radio humor he embodies; listeners either adore or disparage him for his pedestrian slice of Midwestern nostalgia. Here in 1989, in front of a hometown audience with the majestic Minnesota Orchestra, Keillor holds court, bearish baritone intermingling with French horn and strings. He dishes on everything from patriotism to Powdermilk Biscuits to orchestral instruments in the context of Christianity and good Christians, particularly that ever dry hot-dish-eating Lutheran sect in the Minneapolis region. Keillor is like big brother home from college, poking fun at his family upon seeing them with fresh eyes. Delightful. --Paige La Grone

Release Date: 1990-08-31, Audio CD, Fontana Island

She can't sing worth a damn, and there are other performance artists/monologists (Karen Finley, Kathy Acker) who are more effective at slicing and dicing their targets and exposing the seamy underside of our current culture. But what makes Maggie Estep a reason for living his her attitude, which-more than the musical backing by guitarist Knox Chandler-is pure rock & roll. Maybe you caught her on MTV or heard her first album, 1994's No More Mr. Nice Girl. Whether you're a fan or you're completely unfamiliar with her work, this disc is well worth checking out for loving portraits such as "Scab Maids On Speed," valuable insights such as "How to Get Free Hamburgers," and ballsy dares such as "Stalk Me." You gotta love a woman who's this fearless. --Jim Derogatis

Release Date: 2001-11-09, Audio CD, Goldhill Home Media

Release Date: 1995-05-23, Audio CD, RCA