PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Wood hosts this dramatic and colorful journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In popular culture, one type of love - passionate sexual romance - is prized above all. But there are many kinds of love that give shape and meaning to life. Explore real love stories of marriage, parents and children, romance, brotherly love, altruism, divine love, love of community, even the love of war.
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities"--Shop PBS Web site.
64) FDR
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Learn the story of one of America's most beloved Presidents. Includes rare archival footage and home movies as well as fascinating interviews with family members, friends, biographers, and eyewitnesses to the Roosevelt saga.
65) Carrier
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Documentary following a core group of subjects from the Admiral of the strike group to the elite fighter pilots to the junior enlisted as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, family, faith, patriotism aboard the USS Nimitz deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"America's top gumshoes prove that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania leave no stone unturned as they travel...
68) The persuaders
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Examines the "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. Shows how marketers have developed new ways of integrating their message into the fabric of our lives. Explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics.
69) Journey of man
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
How did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.
70) Triumph of life
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Combines dramatic storytelling with powerful, ground-breaking scientific ideas in a sweeping story about survival and the survivors-the winners, for the moment at least, in an eternal battle.
71) Reagan
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A documentary & biography of Ronald Reagan, one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century. Seemingly a simple man, Reagan was consistently underestimated by his opponents.
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Managing money is far more than balancing checkbooks or picking investments--many of us know what we should do with our money yet often just don't do it. This video gives not only the knowledge of how to handle money, but also the power to break through the barriers that hold us back.
76) The West
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Spanning from the first European advance into the wilderness to the dawn of the 20th century, this series portrays the profound, often devastating impact the onrushing white settlers, adventurers and exploiters had on Native Americans and the land.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Commando missions to capture Germany's greatest scientific minds pitted the Allies against each other in the waning days of World War II. At stake: crucial advantage in the looming Cold War and the capability to exploit advanced German know-how to build the next generation of fighter planes, missiles and bombs. With both the Russians and the Americans desperate to acquire Germany's brightest minds and secrets, the race was cutthroat and deadly. Secrets...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"All of the federal government's efforts to stem the tide in the financial meltdown that began with the subprime mortgage crisis have added hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt. FRONTLINE reports on how this debt will constrain and challenge the new Obama administration, and on the growing chorus on both sides of the aisle that without fiscal reform, the United States government may face a debt crisis of its own, which makes the current...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.