Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition, Loaded With Extra Mojo

DVD ($74.98)Amazon



The subtitle of this special-edition, released exclusively on Blu-Ray, pretty much says it all. In addition to all three “Austin Powers” movies, starring Mike Myers as the randy, stuck-in-the-swinging-’60s super-spy, there’s also a heap of hi-def extras, including dozens of deleted scenes, music videos (the Dr. Evil and Mini-Me duet on “Just the Two of Us” is especially hilarious), featurettes and commentary.

—Neil Pond, American Profile





Killing Hitler

DVD ($9.99)Amazon



Watch Tom Cruise in “Valkyrie,” the new big-screen World War II drama about the failed plot within Adolph Hitler’s own German ranks to end his monstrous reign. Then compare notes with this new hour-long documentary, which traces the real-life roots of the true tale with archival footage, photos, recreations, commentary and present-day scenes shot on location where the real plot was hatched.

—Neil Pond, American Profile





The Order of Things

By Barbara Ann Kiper, Ph.D.

Softcover, 616 pages (retail $9.95)Amazon



Whose face is on the now-discontinued $10,000 bill? How many kilowatts does an electric blanket use in a year? What’s the left-to-right placement of an 11-piece place setting? A browser’s delight and a trivia lover’s treasure chest, this compact little compendium uses hundreds of charts, graphs, lists and rankings to neatly order and organize just about everything under the sun—which, you’ll discover, has seven layers. Can you name ‘em?

—Neil Pond, American Profile