THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week

DVDS

"Gone Baby Gone" (R): In this fine drama directed by Ben Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Casey Affleck top a strong cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan and Ed Harris. Ryan snagged an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Extras include commentary by Ben Affleck and writer Aaron Stockard, an extended ending, deleted scenes and featurettes.

Also out today: "Becoming Jane" (PG); "Blue State" (R); "Dedication" (R); "Dirty Laundry" (PG-13); "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (PG-13); "Martian Child" (PG); "No Reservations" (PG); "Romance & Cigarettes" (R); "Three Can Play That Game" (R); "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" (PG-13); and "We Own the Night" (R).

CDS

Robert Pollard, "Superman Was A Rocker": Former Guided By Voices main man Robert Pollard is one of rock 'n' roll's all-time most prolific songwriters, seemingly dropping a new album with every errant beer belch -- and as a world champion Miller Lite drinker, there's plenty of those.

But for all their ragged, lo-fi charm, Pollard's tunes seldom feel like toss-offs; instead, they're remarkably consistent pop gems that re-imagine The Who in the suburbs of Southern Ohio.

Also in stores: Blue Highway, "Through the Window of a Train"; Edie Brickell, "The Heavy Circles"; British Sea Power, "Do You Like Rock Music?"; Deaf Pedestrians, "... and other distractions"; Dengue Fever, "Venus on Earth"; Dread Zeppelin, "Bar Coda"; Idiot Pilot, "Wolves"; Dave Koz, "Double Feature"; Kylie Minogue, "X"; Maceo Parker, "Roots & Grooves"; Simple Plan, "Simple Plan"; Ashlee Simpson, "Outta My Head (EP)"; Widespread Panic, "Free Somehow."

BOOKS

"The Killing Ground" by Jack Higgins: Intelligence operative Sean Dillon becomes embroiled in a bloody operation of terror and revenge after Caspar Rashid is stopped in an airport passport line. Rashid, who has strong ties to a Bedouin tribe and actually sought to be arrested, begs for help in rescuing his 13-year-old daughter, who has been kidnapped and taken to Iraq to be wed to a Muslim terrorist linked to Osama bin Laden.

Also hitting shelves: "Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories" by Steven Millhauser; "Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq" by Michael Scheuer; "Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West" by Benazir Bhutto; "Send Yourself Roses" by Kathleen Turner; "The Soul Thief" by Charles Baxter; "Burn Zone" by James O. Born; "Dakota" by Martha Grimes; "The Ghost War" by Alex Berenson; "Memory" by Philippe Grimbert; "The Palace of Illusions" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; and "Souvenir" by Therese Fowler.