"The Maids is a jewel: an astonishing complement to The Makioka Sisters, set in the same house, in the same turbulent decades, but among the servants as much as the masters. The Maids concerns all the young women who work -- before, during, and after WWII -- in the pampered, elegant household of the famous author Chikura Raikichi, his wife Sanko, and her younger sister. Though quite well-to-do, Raikichi has a small house: the family and the maids...

Attention all shoppers! Amy, Jonah, and the rest of the Cloud 9 employees are back for more retail adventures. Last season's whirlwind finale saw the aisles of Cloud 9 rocked by a massive tornado, leaving the fate of the store and the staff members hanging in the balance. The team must tackle getting back to the day-to-day grind while faced with attempted robberies, dead bodies on Halloween, and even an unexpected pregnancy.

The recycling industry is still in its infancy but is growing fast with everything we buy, consume, and then throw away. This program introduces job opportunities in recycling including a profile of an electronics recycling start-up and a San Francisco municipal program to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel fuel. Job opportunities in recycling include collection, transportation, receiving and sorting, disassembly, handling hazardous materials, scheduling,...

Three co-workers at a magazine seek to interview someone who placed an ad for time travel companionship.

Despite record profits, and heavy sacrifices made by their employees, the management of Perrin Industries decides to shut down a factory. The 1,100 employees decide to battle against the brutal decision in an attempt to save their jobs.

When Amelia Bedelia volunteers to fill in as director of a third-grade Thanksgiving play, she misunderstands everything from one girl's desire to play a big role to an opening night wish that she "break a leg," but all is well in the end.

For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....

"Todos los días friego la preciosa casa de los Winchester de arriba abajo. Recojo a su hija del colegio y preparo deliciosas comidas para toda la familia antes de subir a cenar sola a mi minúscula habitación del piso superior. Intento no p restar atención a Nina lo ensucia todo simplemente para ver cómo lo limpio. A las extrañas mentiras que cuenta sobre su propia hija. A su marido esposo, que cada día parece más abatido. Pero cuando miro...

"Venus McGee, Draya Carter, and Jackie Benson are coworkers with a lot in common. They're smart ... and deserving of recognition--certainly more than they've been handed by a demoralizing boss. He's the topic of conversation at their impromptu get-together after the company holiday party ... When morning comes, Venus, Draya, and Jackie are blindsided by murder--a twist of fate that brings a startling new challenge to the table and forces them to navigate...

"En ocasiones, las personas más communes resultan ser extraordinarias. Janice trabaja como limpiadora y sabe que solo hay una forma de conocer a la gente: a través de sus historias. En su día a día se rodea de personas peculiares, como Fiona, que acaba de enviudar; Geordie, un cantante de ópera; o la insoportable señora SíSíSí y su insólito fox terrier, Decius. Cuando empieza a limpiar para la señora B, una nonagenaria cascarrabias, Janice...