Winter 2012 Specials .

Millions of us in our forties, fifties, and sixties are facing career, financial, and personal challenges beyond anything we anticipated-and now we’re filled with fresh uncertainties. We’ve seen careers derailed and investments devastated by economic chaos. Some of us have grown restless or burned out in our businesses or professions. Others have unexpectedly “flunked retirement,” finding the so-called golden years mind-numbingly boring.
However we’ve come to it, the challenge is the same: What Now?
Personally driven by this question, Peabody Award-winning journalist and Fortune 100 leadership consultant Mark S. Walton set out on his most fascinating assignment yet. Crisscrossing America to meet with remarkably reinventive people and researching the latest breakthroughs in brain science, psychology, creativity, and happiness, he made three life-altering discoveries shared in his book.

Dick Proenneke’s simple, yet profound account of his 30 year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to “Alone in the Wilderness”. Watch through his eyes as he continues to document with his 16mm wind-up Bolex camera, capturing his own amazing craftsmanship, the stunning Alaskan wildlife and scenery and even a visit from his brother Ray (Jake). His epic journey takes you on a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of today’s fast-paced society, and is a true breath of fresh air.

This is a live recording of the special concert event featuring Andrea Bocelli and guests on Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 15, 2011, with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its Music Director Alan Gilbert. Bocelli was joined by Céline Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster. Sopranos Ana María Martínez and Pretty Yende, violinist Nicola Benedetti, bass baritone Bryn Terfel and flutist Andrea Griminelli were also part of this spectacular evening, along with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, director.

Discover the breakthrough science of happiness with renowned author and researcher Shawn Achor as he describes how to use the science of happiness to look younger, live longer, enjoy better health, connect with loved ones and become more creative and successful in all that you do. In this life-changing program, Achor uses humor to explain why happiness is a choice, and how research shows that a whopping 90% of your happiness is based on how you process the world. He describes how to train your brain for higher levels of optimism and how these small positive changes can ripple out to other.