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21) The pirate ships
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Discusses piracy during its height in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Describes pirate vessels and their operation. Tells the stories of several famous pirates, including Sir Francis Drake, Captain William Kidd, Blackbeard, and Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart).
22) The prisoner
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Complete episodes from the television series about a man who, after resigning from a top-secret position, is abducted from his London home and kept prisoner in a mysterious place called The Village.
24) Vietnam in HD
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
This is the story of the men who came home from the Vietnam War and tried to forget. The men who represent a second silent generation. Covered is the time period from the initial massive troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Contains never-before-seen color footage transferred to high definition as well as a soundtrack filled with hits from the era.
Series
Pub. Date
c2002, c1996
Description
To some, she was a hero. To others, she was a symbol of naked ambition. To the world, she remains a legend. Eva Duarte de Peron, Evita, is one of the most controversial figures in history. Rare photographs and films tell Evita's real story, from her humble birth to her tragic death from cancer at 33.
Description
All the presidents' wives: An in-depth look at America's First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Mary Todd Lincoln to Eleanor Roosevelt to Jacqueline Kennedy to Hillary Clinton. Each segment offers a portrait of the woman. These women have held one of the most enigmatic, yet high-profile, jobs in the country.
First mothers: Chronicles the life stories of Sara Delano Roosevelt, Rose Kennedy, Hannah Milhous Nixon, Nelle Reagan, Virginia Clinton, and...
32) Johnny Depp
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
A master of reinvention, he consistently surprises audiences with his film choices and offbeat characters. Yet he came to acting after his musical career failed. See how Johnny Depp became one of the most successful actors of his generation.
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Legend has it that the original Ten Commandments handed down from God to Moses were placed inside an ark which was last seen in Jerusalem in 587 B.C. This search for the Ark of the Covenant travels to ancient Palestine to dig for answers, where historic illustrations shed light on the date of the Ark's last sighting. The trail next leads to wondrous artifacts that bear witness to mankind's obsession with the Ark and its contents. As shifting sands...
Pub. Date
2001, c1991
Description
Murder at the vicarage: Colonel Prothero has lots of enemies in the village of St. Mary Mead and when he's found dead there are plenty of suspects, some with alibis and some with confessions.
Nemesis: Miss Marple receives a cryptic message that sends her on a tour of the historic homes of England. A tour passenger is killed and Miss Marple must right an old wrong.
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...
37) Ellis Island
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
A history of Ellis Island, the most important processing center for immigrants.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Learn and discover about the missing texts that were excluded from the Bible by the Early Church and discovered by modern scholars. Included are the life of Adam and Eve as detailed in the Koran, selections from the Apocrypha, the hidden writings of Lilith, Aseneth, Daniel, and the Book of Enoch.
Description
Only five episodes of the BBC's celebrated 1960s Sherlock Holmes series survive. Coincidentally, all five star the inimitable Peter Cushing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, with Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson. And, fortunately for Holmes fans, they have finally been made available on DVD in North America.