A teenager with a criminal record becomes a pop singer in New Orleans but is pursued by the local crime boss.

Carolyn Jones's vivid and life-affirming portraits capture people from all backgrounds -- children and grandmothers, men and women of all races -- living with HIV and AIDS.
It is estimated that over one million people in the United States would test positive for the Human Immune Virus, and many others are already suffering from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. A common-and harmful-misconception holds that AIDS is an instant death sentence but, in fact, testing positive for HIV does not mean immediate illness. Carolyn Jones has collaborated with George DeSipio, Jr., and Michael Liberatore (co-founders of the project), and the seventy-three people who volunteered to pose for these photographs in an inspiring effort to change the way we think about AIDS. Jones's compelling portraits have the power to profoundly alter perceptions about this disease, and about the way we all live and die. AIDS poses challenging questions that we must each grapple with, whether healthy or not. These captivating pictures illustrate the self-confidence and wisdom of ordinary people coping with an extraordinary fate, facing their mortality, questioning their priorities, and living life to the fullest. Their energy, courage, and dignity in the face of such adversity offer a vital lesson in how to embrace life, day by day. Their faces and their stories are proof that AIDS doesn't look like anyone -- it looks like, and ultimately is, all of us.
Design Industries Foundation for AIDS (DIFFA) is the sole recipient of the royalties from the sale of "Living Proof." For additional information regarding "Living Proof" and the Design Industries Foundation for AIDS, please call DIFFA, (212) 727-3100.

A sprawling epic tracing the fortunes of several generations of an American pioneer family as they move West and cope with the Civil War. The film's several sections were made by different directors, including Henry Hathaway and John Ford. Spencer Tracy narrates, while Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, James Stewart and John Wayne top the all-star bill. Not to be confused with the 1970s television series.

A spiritually motivated book that has been in the process of being created through the experiences I have encountered throughout my entire life. This is a book that will inspire anyone who feels that their life is not what they bargained for, that life is indeed a continuous journey on the path towards the best that they can be. It is a book of optimism, hope, love and of the all encompassing love of God.

This book was conceived in anger and pain, raised in angst and revelation and completed in self-discovery and love. These poems are the children born out of my going over the edge, my recovery and my reinvention of myself, for myself, by myself.

I believe that we all go through challenges in our lives where all seems hopeless. We all have times when we see no way out of our situation. Before we can begin to deal with our challenges, we must first give validation to the emotions we are feeling. Don't deny your pain-make it work for you

It is hoped that in reading these poems, readers who have suffered through a personal tragedy will know that they are not alone, and that all is not lost. After much therapy and some deep soul searching, I can honestly say that I believe that God has a plan for each one of us. If we hold onto our faith and trust in Him, then we will have the strength to survive the challenges in our lives. I say this without reserve-there is a light at the end of the tunnel.