Valentine’s Day

Blu-ray, $35.99

Nearly 20 stars (including Jessica Roberts, Bradley Cooper, George Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway) swirl around each other in this romantic comedy about the intersecting lives of a diverse group of Californians during one sunrise-to-sundown day in the life of love. Extras include Valentine’s Day stories from the actors, commentary from director Garry Marshall and some hilarious crack-ups and bloopers.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-In-Training

By Tom Jokinen

Softcover, 280 pages ($15.95)

In is mid-40s, Jokinen quit his radio job and became an apprentice undertaker. His first-person account of his new job’s learning curve is an entertaining, engrossing and morbidly humorous guided tour that lifts the veil of secrecy on the modern funeral industry—and makes “icky” interesting in ways you probably never imagined.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

The Sundance Kid

By Donna B. Ernst

Softcover, 264 pages ($19.95)

Robert Redford made him a household name in the 1969 movie about his exploits with partner-in-crime Butch Cassidy. But how much do you really know about Harry Alonzo Longbaugh, who found infamy as a bank and train robber in the late 1800s? Old West buffs and cowboy-lore connoisseurs will enjoy this well-researched chronicle, which goes deep behind the façade of Hollywood and the fuzzy, often fanciful details of history.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

NOW That’s What I Call the USA: The Patriotic Country Collection

CD ($18.98)

Country chart-toppers from Brooks & Dunn (“Only in America”), Billy Ray Cyrus (“Some Gave All”), Chely Wright (“Bumper Of My SUV”) and 13 others provide the perfect soundtrack for a flag-waving 4th of July hoedown. A portion of proceeds from every purchase benefits troops and military families, and a bonus-track rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” introduces you to 4Troops, a talented new group made up of U.S. military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

—Neil Pond, American Profile