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1) The secret
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Documentary-style film about manifesting and using the Law of Attraction to create whatever you want in your life. Helps you understand how important it is to consciously choose the thoughts you hold each day and to keep your thoughts and actions focused on what you really want to attract into your life
Pub. Date
2004, c1988
Description
"In this elegant, penetrating and moving portrait of the United States Congress, filmmaker Ken Burns profiles an American institution whose ideals and actions affect us all. Narrated by David McCullough, the program employs historic film footage and interviews with insiders" including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts to detail the personalities, events and issues that have animated Congress' first 200 years."--Publisher's website.
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Description
The bastian of some of the most top-secret activities in the world is literally impenetrable. It was the original testing site for the atomic bomb and then a high-security aero-engineering cluster. Here its public history ends and after 1968, it simply does not exist. Known by insiders as "Dreamland", Area 51 invokes conjectural theories like no other place. What happens in this zone of the Nevada desert? Through declassified documents and interviews...
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
Over 1,000 period photos eloquently reveal Mark Twain's rich and varied life. The story spans his career as prolific writer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, drama critic, publisher, and world traveler, while at the same time mirroring the rise of America from frontier days to world power.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Welcome to the groundbreaking series from National Geographic, where you're invited to probe the inner workings of one of the most fascinating, intricate instruments known to science: the human brain. Through revealing experiments using sensory illusion and even magic tricks, some of the world's leading experts help us understand how we do things like solve puzzles, recognize faces and store memories. Narrated by Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris,...
Pub. Date
1996.
Description
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Description
"For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and newspapers of the day, the fascinating story of this universally...
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Returns for a third season of interactive experiments that test how easily the brain can be fooled, uncovering the surprising nature of how we process information, feel emotions, and perceive the world around us. Host and wonder junkie Jason Silva and Deception specialist Apollo Robbins explore a world where time slows down, reality is an illusion and things aren't always as they seem, the human brain.
14) Planet earth III
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...
15) The grizzlies
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of the grizzly. Explores the relationship between the bear and man.
16) Inside the IRS
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Take a look inside IRS processing facilities. Join special agents as they learn interrogation techniques that help them catch the tax cheats. And learn how it turns out when someone challenges the idea that we owe income taxes at all. Experience the challenge of collecting trillions in taxes from hundreds of million of taxpayers. --Container.
Pub. Date
2015
Description
"Legends say there's a world beneath this one where a dragon lies sleeping. They say be careful how you wake the dragon. The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the most profound change in the history of human enterprise on Earth: the unleashing of the elemental force within uranium, the explosion of an atomic bomb, the unleashing of the dragon. The story of uranium is part science, part history and all epic adventure. From its creation in an...
18) The noble horse
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
This documentary explores the domestication of the horse; the development of equestrian cultures, particularly in Mongolia; wild horses in the American West; and the centrality of the horse to human history.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living in America. It wasn't exactly a 'new world,' but an old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals, and causeways. After Columbus, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors, and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals, and disease. Here is an exploration into the mysterious world of ancient...