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By Nancy A. Lang
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Pete Townshend Presents Tommy
It's been more than 25 years since The Who made headlines with Tommy. Now, you can follow the band's history and its groundbreaking rock opera on Pete Townshend Presents Tommy: The Interactive Adventure Then and Now. Start with the band's formation in 1964 and follow it all the way through the opera's most recent Broadway production. Listen to the music of the original album, the movie and two Broadway shows; take a chronological tour of the band's history before and after Tommy; browse handwritten lyric sheets; and hear interviews with band members Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Roger Daltrey.
$40. Interplay Productions, 800-INTERPLAY, 714-553-6678.
By Lori L. Bloomer
Even the Boys of Summer could learn a thing or two from Tim McCarver's The Way Baseball Works. Armchair outfielders will love this two-CD set chock-full of baseball facts and fun, including the history of the sport since the 1830s, detailed strategies and statistics, animated simulations and a batting-cage game. My favorite is the section on the physics of baseball-a must-see for anyone who's ever wondered how science factors into sports.
$39.95. Simon & Schuster Interactive/Byron Preiss Multimedia, 800-910-0099.
by Paul Silverman
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Classic Rock Guitar
Learn to pick and strum the multimedia way with Classic Rock Guitar, Volume I. More than 80 full audio and video lessons guide budding musicians through "Blowin' in the Wind," "Hey Joe," "Sweet Home Alabama" and other guitar favorites. Although some knowledge of basic technique is helpful, the CD covers various essentials, such as fingerpicking, riffs and chord construction. A built-in electronic tuner is also included.
$59.95. Ubi Soft Entertainment, 800-UBI-SOFT, 415-464-4440.
By LLB
When you hear the term "grand slam," do you think of a baseball flying out of the park? If so, you're a likely candidate for Bridge Deluxe II With Omar Sharif. This DOS-based program is an intelligent, powerful bridge tutor that can take you from your first finesse to an expert slam with full-motion video and digitized sound. Learn from the master bridge player and actor, Omar Sharif. You can play alone, or with up to four others across a network.
$39.95. Interplay Productions, 800-INTERPLAY, 714-553-1406.
by Donna Tapellini
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Tarot
You'll probably never develop the kind of relationship with your computer that you have with your fortune-teller. But you can still have some fun with The Enchanted Tarot, a CD-ROM that purports to delve deep into your past, present and future. Depending on your question, you'll get a message reading (one card), a past/present/future reading, a mind/body/spirit reading (three cards each) or a Celtic cross (11 cards). It's no Madame Marie, but then, her tarot cards don't have real animation.
$44.95. Enteractive, 800-452-9999, 212-221-6559.
by NAL
Whether you're starting a business or already running one, Entrepreneur Magazine's Small Business Encyclopedia is a valuable, timesaving tool. An attractive, easy-to-navigate interface guides you through the whys and what-fors of such key factors as finance, business planning, marketing, legal issues and franchising by way of text and video. You'll find more than 100 printable forms and templates for everything from inventory control to brand-loyalty questionnaires.
$59.95. Allegro New-Media, 201-808-1992, fax 201-808-2645.
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