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Slavery and the Making of America

Actor: Morgan Freeman
ASIN : B0007IOTJ8
Sales Rank : 20885
Director : William R. Grant
Studio : Ambrose
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0739815002823
UPC : 739815002823
Release Date : December 09, 2005
Publisher : Ambrose
Manufacturer : Ambrose
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Label : Ambrose
Running Time : 240

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Underscoring how slavery impacted the growth of this country's Southern and Northern states; the series examines issues still relevant today. The variety of cultures from which the slaves originated provided the budding states with a multitude of skills that had a dramatic effect on the diverse communities. From joining the British in the Revolutionary War, to fleeing to Canada, to joining rebel communities in the U.S. the slaves sought freedom in many ways, ultimately having a far-reaching effect on the new hemisphere they were forced to inhabit.

Acclaimed actor Morgan Freeman narrates the series, which features a score by Michael Whalen.

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Kon Tiki

Actor: Morgan Freeman
ASIN : B000FDK746
Sales Rank : 11064
Director : Thor Heyerdahl
Studio : Janson Media
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0646032032796
UPC : 646032032796
Release Date : December 31, 2006
Publisher : Janson Media
Manufacturer : Janson Media
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Label : Janson Media
Running Time : 124

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This is the classic Academy-Award winning documentary film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl knew that the trade winds and ocean currents off the South-American coastline bear in the direction of Polynesia. Ridiculed by the scientific establishment, who had concluded that a voyage by aboriginal balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia was impossible, he decided to prove the possibility of his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. The ensuing expedition was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time.

On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on their daring voyage to the Marquesas Islands, on a balsa wood raft which was built according to the traditions of South America's pre-Columbian Indians. After 101 suspenseful days on the open sea, alone amid raging storms, whales, and countless sharks, they landed on the Polynesian island of Raroia.

The expedition attracted worldwide interest. Heyerdahl's book Kon-Tiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million copies. Heyerdahl had been presented with a film camera before the journey began, and both the building of the raft and the voyage across the Pacific were filmed in detail. In 1952, his fascinating black and white film was awarded an Oscar for the most outstanding documentary. The film subsequently enthralled cinema-goers all over the world. The raft is now exhibited at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, where it is seen by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

Extra Features:
• Thor Heyerdahl: Explorer & Scientist
• Photo Gallery
• Expedition Map
• Rare Color Footage

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A Nation Adrift

Actor: Tom Kane
ASIN : B0002V9G84
Sales Rank : 8263
Director : Brian Barkley
Studio : New Liberty Videos
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0622306905393
UPC : 622306905393
Release Date : December 01, 2004
Publisher : New Liberty Videos
Manufacturer : New Liberty Videos
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Label : New Liberty Videos
Running Time : 93

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This is the true story of how God's sovereign hand guided the founders of America. It takes you on a journey...from Christopher Columbus to Jamestown...from Valley Forge to the Constitutional Convention...from the Civil War to the Stock Market Crash...from FDR to the present. The result of this journey will give us a better understanding of where America is today, how she arrived here, and where she must turn at this critical hour. For as Thomas Jefferson once asked, "Can the liberties of a nation be secure, when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?"

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The 1964 World's Fair

Actor: Judd Hirsch narrator
ASIN : B000CSLKN6
Sales Rank : 32987
Studio : Janson Media
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0646032032598
UPC : 646032032598
Release Date : December 12, 2005
Publisher : Janson Media
Manufacturer : Janson Media
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Label : Janson Media
Running Time : 58

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Relive the dazzle, wonder and fun of The 1964 World's Fair, an extraordinary documentary narrated by Judd Hirsch that takes a fresh look at the sights and sounds of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Part futuristic exhibition, part glittery strip mall, the 1964 New York World's Fair was planned amid the optimism of the late 1950s, but the Fair's two-year run often mirrored the chaos of the 1960s. The fair was a brawling, costly and altogether chaotic event, but few of the 52 million people who attended noticed. Acclaimed public television producer Rich Hanley draws on the delightful memories of fairgoers who found a hope for the future, an understanding of other cultures, and a delicious Belgian waffle for just a dollar.

So jump in that old station wagon and take a ride back to the 1964 New York World's Fair!

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Liverpool FC Official History

Actor: Toshak, Ian Rush, Kenny Daglish, Premiership, UEFA, Champions League. Kevin Keegan
ASIN : B000BTD52A
Sales Rank : 26496
Director : Granada
Studio : SoccerVideos.com
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Dolby, Full length, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0826639546890
UPC : 826639546890
Release Date : December 31, 2005
Publisher : SoccerVideos.com
Manufacturer : SoccerVideos.com
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Label : SoccerVideos.com
Running Time : 183

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1892-2002

In 1892 Liverpool Football Club was born. By 1901 Liverpool FC had won the first of their 18 League championships (to date), which is still an English record today. Liverpool were reborn under Bill Shankly and the legendary boot room team. Shankly and Bob Paisley went on to serve the fans by winning the club, 6 Championships, 2 UEFA Cups, 2 European Cups and 1 European Super Cup, by the end of the 1970’s. The 80’s kicked off where Liverpool had finished the 70’s dominating at home and in Europe. After Paisley, Fagan continued the success story, assisted by possibly the club’s greatest servant Ronnie Moran The new millennium brought glory back to Anfield under the shrewd guidance of Gerard Houllier and assistant Phil Thompson. Now with the new Liverpool FC heroes, including Michael Owen, Steven Gerard and Sami Hyypia, the future looks bright with the club set to regain their place amonst the true elite of football clubs.

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The Merv Griffin Show - 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time

Actor: Merv Griffin
ASIN : B000BF2KH0
Sales Rank : 18339
Director : Various
Studio : Alpha Home Entertainment
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0089218010599
UPC : 089218010599
Release Date : December 11, 2006
Publisher : Alpha Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Alpha Home Entertainment
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Label : Alpha Home Entertainment
Running Time : 530

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As host of his eponymous talk show for nearly a quarter of a century, Merv Griffin said his audience saw him as "every mother's favorite son-in-law." Merv was the man who brought glamour and laughter into America's homes, but didn't shy away from spotlighting serious cultural leaders, controversial figures of the day, or mostly unknowns like Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Cruise. The three-discs of this initial set are filled with almost nine hours of remarkable interviews, including four United States Presidents (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan); Hollywood royalty like John Wayne, Ingrid Bergman and Orson Welles; and titled royalty like Princess Grace. Culled from the 5,500 shows and 25,000 guests that appeared on the award-winning, critically acclaimed talk-show during its historic broadcast run, The Merv Griffin Show: 40 Of The Most Interesting People Of All Time. Merv Griffin was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Daytime Emmys, adding another Emmy to the sixteen he already owns; he also was the sole honoree at the 2005 Museum of Television and Radio Gala, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York attended by more than a thousand industry leaders and celebrities. Provocative, intimate and always entertaining, The Merv Griffin Show: 40 Of The Most Interesting People Of All Time hearkens back to an era when the art of conversation was truly an art!

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A goldmine of archived interviews with some of the most entertaining and influential people in 20th-century America, The Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time is both a pleasure and an educational resource. Using material gathered from a quarter-century of The Merv Griffin Show (1962 to 1986), this three-disc boxed set captures a number of newsworthy figures in very relaxed circumstances, open and funny, speaking freely about their careers or views on world affairs. Griffin, often kidded by Johnny Carson (whose brother, Dick Carson, directed Griffin's program) for producing what The Tonight Show host often called "Merv's fabulous theme shows," actually looks, in retrospect, like a very capable interviewer who can challenge his guests without the sting of confrontation. Thus, when Griffin asks Richard Nixon in 1967 if running for the presidency a second time won't be difficult because of Nixon's reputation as a "loser," the question doesn't seem provocative so much as probing--yet the effect is the same, i.e., getting Nixon to answer a tough query.

Each interview excerpt feels substantial; there are no quick sound bites here. Among the great moments is frequent guest Orson Welles's last appearance on the show in 1985, taped mere hours before his death. Welles, at 70, speaks of old age and the burden of regret and a stricken conscience. He also reflects on great pain from his career and personal life, without getting specific or maudlin. And, uncharacteristically, he speaks frankly and lovingly about women from his past, including Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich. There's also footage from Griffin's visit with Ingrid Bergman in Cannes, 1973, during the actress' brief reign as president of that year's film festival jury. Absolutely lovely and luminous, Bergman discusses contemporary movies, the end of the star system, and returning to the stage. From 1981 is a pleasant chat with David Niven, virtually co-interviewed by Griffin and chatty, previous guest Robert Blake. Roger Vadim and then-wife Jane Fonda drop by in 1967 on their way to begin production of Barbarella; Grace Kelly, in 1976, destroys the myth of royal idleness while discussing her schedule in Monaco; and Lord Laurence Olivier speaks warmly about his children and playing girls in his early, pantomime roles.

Jack Benny and John Wayne are each honored with lengthy, rich segments, the Duke with a montage of clips from numerous appearances (the best from a black-tie show in New York, where Hollywood's most iconic movie cowboy never seemed more cosmopolitan), and Benny spending an hour telling delightful stories from his movie career. (He adored Ernst Lubitsch, who directed him in To Be or Not to Be.) The world of politics and journalism is represented by Martin Luther King Jr., whose 1967 interview explains principles of nonviolence; Robert F. Kennedy, also from 1967, who articulates the frustration of young people and details America's quagmire in Vietnam; Walter Cronkite, championing real television journalism in the days before cable news; and Gerald R. Ford, who tells an astonishing story about meeting his father--very briefly, only once--during his teens. --Tom Keogh

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Signing Time! Volume 13: Welcome to School DVD

Actor: Rachel de Azevedo Coleman; Alex Brown; Leah Coleman
ASIN : B000FF05B4
Sales Rank : 38522
Director : Travis Babcock
Studio : Two Little Hands Productions
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Sign language for children, Welcome to School includes signs for Crayons, Pencil, Paper, Backpack, Pay Attention, Line Up, Learn, Teacher, Class, Numbers, Draw and many more
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0823860000405
UPC : 823860000405
Release Date : December 03, 2006
Publisher : Two Little Hands Productions
Manufacturer : Two Little Hands Productions
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Label : Two Little Hands Productions
Running Time : 30

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Signing Time! Volume 13: Welcome to School

Now learning time is Signing Time! join Alex and Leah for a day at school as you learn the signs and songs about things to do and see in the classroom.

ASL Signs you will learn:

* Crayons * Scissors * Paper * Glue * Pen * Pencil * Table * Chair * Backpack * School * Line Up * Pay attention * Learn * Remember * Smart * Principal * Teacher * Class * Student * Name * World * Numbers * Count * Draw * Paint * Read * Quiet * Rest

DVD version includes special features and ASL tips.

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Scrabylon (A Scrabble Movie)

Actors: Stefan Fatsis, Joel Sherman, Lester Schonbrun, Chris Cree, Ben Loiterstein Greenwood
ASIN : B00024WGOW
Sales Rank : 27432
Director : Scott M. Petersen
Studio : Scrabylon Productions
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0761450901131
UPC : 829757758497
Release Date : December 24, 2004
Publisher : Scrabylon Productions
Manufacturer : Scrabylon Productions
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Label : Scrabylon Productions
Running Time : 78

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"Scrabylon" is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed documentary on the cutthroat world of tournament Scrabble®. Featuring the most fierce anagrammers, rack balancers, and bingo experts in competitive Scrabble®, "Scrabylon" delves deep into this sometimes wacky, sometimes odd, always compelling subculture. Shot primarily during the World Scrabble® Championships in Las Vegas, "Scrabylon" features players from around the globe and gives an up-close look at why people get so obsessed with that seemingly benign game played at countless kitchen tables.

"Scrabylon" spotlights "GI (gastrointestinal) Joel" Sherman, the world's only professional Scrabble® player - so named for his various stomach ailments; Jim Geary, a quick-witted professional gambler and all-around gamesman; Matt Graham, a stand-up comic from New York City; Chris Cree, a funny Texan who once won $256,000 gambling in Las Vegas during a Scrabble® tournament; Joe Edley, the Zen Scrabble master and only 3-time National Scrabble® Champ; Brian Cappelletto, an options trader and the first Scrabble® prodigy; Robin Pollock Daniel, a trained psychologist and the highest-rated woman on the Scrabble scene plus many other eccentric characters.

The glue between all these players is John D. Williams, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Scrabble® Association, who describes in great detail the quirks, strategies and personalities of this fascinating group of individuals.

DVD includes deleted scenes and director's commentary. DVD is region-free (region 0). For more information about the movie, please visit the official website at www.scrabylon.com.

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