A young college graduate faces some difficult choices in this thriller set in the world of online gambling. When Ritchie (Justin Timberlake) is cheated out of the money he had earmarked for his tuition fees on an online poker game, he sets out for Costa Rica to confront the site's owner, ruthless gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). It's not long, however, before Ritchie, seduced by the promise of untold wealth and status, is lured into becoming Ivan's protégé and right-hand man. But when the FBI, in the shape of hard-bitten agent Shavers (Anthony Mackie), pressures him into helping to bring Ivan's empire down, Ritchie finds himself between a rock and a hard place, forcing him to use all of his wits and cunning to stay alive.

Rookie cop Billy Costigan grew up in crime. That makes him the perfect mole, the man on the inside of the mob run by boss Frank Costello. It's his job to win Costello's trust and help his detective handlers bring Costello down. Meanwhile, detective Colin Sullivan has everyone's trust. No one suspects he's Costello's mole within the police department.

How these covert lives cross and collide is at the ferocious core of the Academy Award-winning The Departed. Martin Scorsese directs, guiding a cast for the ages in a visceral tale of crime and consequences. This is searing, can't-look-away filmmaking: like looking into the eyes of a con - or a cop - with a gun.

Academy Award Winner
- Best Picture Of 2006
- Best Director
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Editing

Few filmmakers, if any, make the kind of impact that Martin Scorsese has made on American cinema. The winner of every prestigious film award, including the Oscar, Scorsese is a living legend. Bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly's groundbreaking biography reveals how this working-class boy from Manhattan's Little Italy became one of our most acclaimed, celebrated, and influential filmmakers. Martin Scorsese: A Journey maps Scorsese's personal and artistic evolution though his films, from early works like student films and Mean Streets through cinematic masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas. Across interviews with Scorsese himself; stars like Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Liza Minelli, and Nick Nolte; colleagues including screenwriters and cinematographers; as well as family and friends, it reveals the story of a man in a way that only his community and fellow artists can, giving us unprecedented, intimate access to the making of these iconic films and the extraordinary mind behind them. Brimming with insight into Scorsese's life, values, process, humor, and inspirations, it is a remarkable account of America's premiere director, the shepherd of countless imaginations.

"First in a planned Traveling Photographer series, this will delight armchair explorers and animal lovers."--KIRKUS REVIEWS
A SMITHSONIAN Notable Book for Children
Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda's national parks. Through extraordinary images and a compelling text, wildlife photographer Richard Sobol leads us on an arduous journey to the gorillas' hidden habitats and offers a hushed, close-up look at the gentle giants as they nibble on leaves for their morning meal. Striking photographs of the little-seen ritual remind readers of the wonders of this dwindling species, while a first-person narrative describes the photographer's journey--and tells of efforts being made to preserve these magnificent creatures.