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ONLY IN AMERICATHINGS We Don’t Want You to Miss(CAR) COURTESY SONY PICTURES CLASSICSRD’s picks for greatways to spend yourfree time this monthGAMEaBRIDGEd teaches beginnersthe basics ofbridge, making it easyfor thewholefamilyto enjoyplayinga hand.Hard totrumpthat.MOVIEOn sale mid-JulyBOOKJohn McPhee’s UncommonCarriers is a rollickingportrait of Americafrom the sometimesscary vantage point ofbarge captains, truckdrivers and freight-trainengineers who haul allthe stuff—from seafoodto coal—that weconsume. Hopaboard foran eyeopeningride. On sale nowTV SHOWWith Katie Couric tappedto helm CBS EveningNews, PBS’s AmericanMasters looks at iconicanchor Walter Cronkite,“the most trusted man inAmerica.” Airs 7/26The higher gas prices rise, themore we think about otheroptions. In his documentaryWho Killedthe Electric Car?Chris Paine probesthe tortured life ofwhat once lookedto be a promisingalternative. Rightor wrong about where the blame for the car’s failure lies—and there seems to beplenty to go around—it’s a timely take on an important topic. Opens 6/28CDOn The River in Reverse,British songsmith ElvisCostello teams with NewOrleans rhythm-andblueslegend Allen Toussaintto produce a batchof smoky, swampy andsoulful songs. Listeningto it, the Crescent Citysounds so strong you’dthink the hurricanenever hit. On sale 6/825