Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

本书的主体部分由三篇精彩的宪法论文与25个司法大案组成，一共28节。这三篇论文是《美国宪法的英国普通法渊源》、《保守的美国革命产生了长寿的联邦宪法》和《美国宪政法治捍卫者：最高法院的九尊护法神》。按照历史发展的轨迹，三篇文章分别扼要论述了美国宪政中的英国因素、美国特征及平稳发展的原因。25个司法大案则主要包括：确立最高法院司法审查权的“马伯里诉麦迪逊案（1803）”、引发内战的“斯科特案（1857）”、结束种族隔离的“布朗案（1954）”、导致总统下台的“美国诉尼克松案（1974）”，以及裁决总统选票的“布什诉戈尔案（2000）”。每个案例自成一节，既有生动的史实叙述，也有引人深思的法理分析。25个案例异彩纷呈，令人回味无穷。 中国社会科学院美国研究所所长王缉思为本书作序。他在序中说：“本书并没有就法律谈法律，而是用生动的笔触，翔实的资料，描述了法治在美国社会的各个方面从生根到开花的历程。联邦最高法院的25个故事所揭示的，是一以贯之而又不断发展的一种观念，一种精神。美国宪政的酸甜苦辣尽在其中，让读者去细细品味。”“要研究美国的任何一个侧面，都需要了解美国法律”。作者以对美国问题的敏锐眼光，积20年观察、研究之功力，将学术著作的准确性与通俗读物的可读性融为一体；相信本书的出版不但能使历史学者了解美国历史的宪政之维，也能使法律学者明白任何一个重大案例都是历史的沉淀。 本书的附录部分除了收录《独立宣言》、《合众国宪法》、大法官任期表等一般内容外，还逐条罗列、并简介了写作过程中所用到的网络资源和参考书。另外，书中的前言（美国联邦最高法院略论）和后记（一次愉快的精神之旅）也同样精彩。

《美国人:殖民地的历程(版)》由上海译文出版社出版。

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen.

With the country's debt growing out of control, Americans by and large are unaware of the looming financial crisis. This documentary examines several of the ways America can get its economy back on the right track. In addition to looking at the federal deficit and trade deficit, the film also closely explores the challenges of funding national entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.