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Mandate the president and the people
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3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 3,571 libraries worldwide This video, narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl, examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Leading historians, political scientists, and public figures offer insight into presidents and the presidency from George Washington through FDR.
The secret life of the brain
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12 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 1,690 libraries worldwide This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage inside it.
Broadway the American musical
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6 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,465 libraries worldwide This documentary series details the razzle-dazzle history of a unique American art form. Each episode chronicles a different era and features the Broadway shows and songs that defined the period. The series draws on feature films, rare television moments, archival news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in creating the American musical.
The Story of English
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37 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in English and held by 1,398 libraries worldwide Details the history of the English language and provides a unique focus on current English usage worldwide with a special emphasis on American English.
Art of the Western world
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18 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and held by 1,369 libraries worldwide An introduction to and study of artistic masterpieces from the Western world. Interpretation and commentary by art historians emphasize the significance of each work and its relationship to art movements, art theory and the social environment.
Slavery and the making of America
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,344 libraries worldwide This program examines the history of slavery in the United States and the role it played in shaping the new country's development.
Georgia O'Keeffe
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17 editions published between 1977 and 2000 in English and held by 1,331 libraries worldwide Explores the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe in her own words.
Rachel Carson's Silent spring
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10 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and held by 1,261 libraries worldwide Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
African American lives
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,248 libraries worldwide A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Stephen Hawking's universe
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20 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 1,225 libraries worldwide Presents the latest advances in cosmological thought, including the mathematics of astronomy, the Big Bang theory of creation, the nature of matter, the discovery and implications of dark matter, quasars and black holes, and the question of how the Big Bang began.
Joseph Campbell and the power of myth
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3 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in English and held by 1,177 libraries worldwide Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe. Starting with various topics Campbell shows both how man creates his universe and is controlled by the myth he has created.
New York a documentary film
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20 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world. The final episode was created in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center.
Simon Schama's Power of art
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8 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 1,115 libraries worldwide Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England suffocating beneath riches and righteousness; the madhouses and brothels of Provence; the carnage of civil war Spain; 1950s New York, caught between Cold War jitters and Manhattan glitter. In each place, a great artist is backed into a corner, facing a crisis, given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics one more time.
No direction home Bob Dylan
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5 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide Traces Bob Dylan's journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allan Ginsberg, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Liam Clancy, Mavis Staples and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. Contains extensive archival footage, some never-before-seen and rare concert performances.
Frontier House
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6 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 1,080 libraries worldwide Three modern families were chosen to learn to survive as if the year is 1883. Using the tools and technology of that time they must make difficult choices and cope with the consequences in the Montana wilderness.
LBJ
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9 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in English and held by 1,068 libraries worldwide Covers the span of Lyndon B. Johnson's political life from his early political career through his years of the presidency.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead
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9 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and held by 1,059 libraries worldwide The fringe characters from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' take center stage at Elsinore.
The Donner Party
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6 editions published between 1992 and 2003 in English and held by 907 libraries worldwide Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter.
The American president
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9 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 899 libraries worldwide Ten one-hour documentaries that focus on different aspects of character and governing style of the men who have served as president of the United States.
The ascent of money
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 841 libraries worldwide Based on professor Niall Ferguson's best-selling book "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World" in which he predicted the current economic crisis delves into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth--or catastrophic loss. By the beginning of the 21st century, the systems of credit, insurance, bond trading and stock markets had transcended all national boundaries to create a truly global economic system, opening the door to unprecedented growth, but also worldwide instability in the event of one nation's downturn. In an effort to establish more stability following the Great Depression, the U.S. government's New Deal created a "property owning Democracy," a system of federally backed savings and loans that allowed more people than ever before to buy homes by offering low interest rates and long-term mortgages. Rampant inflation in the 1970s, however, led the government to remove regulations on interest rates and opened the door to a massive scandal in the 1980s and one of the country's worst economic crises. The vulnerabilities of America's property-based economy would be felt again 20 years later, in the current economic crisis that has shaken the world. The crisis threatens "Chimerica," the symbiotic relationship between China and America in which China's vast savings from the manufacturing of cheap goods has been lent to America to fuel growth. But at what point will America's battered economy lead China to cut off its line of credit? And how might America respond? The answer, Ferguson suggests, may be found in the history of the ascent of money. more
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African Americans Art Artists Biographical films Biographical television programs Biography Brain Campbell, Joseph,--1904-1987 Civilization Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dance Documentary films Documentary films Documentary television programs Documentary television programs Drama Economic history English language Executive power Feature films Feature films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Great Britain Historical television programs History Interviews Manners and customs Mind and body Modern dance Myth Natural history Nature television programs New York (State)--New York Nonfiction films Nonfiction television programs Operas Painters Political science Presidents Religion historians Social history Television adaptations Television plays Television programs Theater Travel United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945)
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13-WNET New York, N.Y.
13/WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.). W.N.E.T. (Television station)
New York (N.Y.). WNET (Television station)
Thirteen (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Thirteen-WNET New York, N.Y.
Thirteen/WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
W.N.E.T./13 (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
W.N.E.T. (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
W.N.E.T./Thirteen (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
WNET-13 New York, N.Y.
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WNET (Television station) New York.
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