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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

Actors: Robert Wuhl, Elliott Brooke, Tucker Carlson, David Cross, Gene Gallerano
ASIN : B000UPGQKI
Sales Rank : 11186
Director : Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker, Nick Doob
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0026359443329
UPC : 026359443329
Release Date : December 09, 2007
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 30

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Emmy-winning actor/writer/producer Robert Wuhl is back in this acclaimed HBO special, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl, in which Wuhl delivers memorable lectures that playfully delve into some of the facts, myths, and myths-turned-facts that have permeated American History. This inventive comedic "lecture" mixes current pop culture with historic events and personalities to explore subjects such as America's leaders, pop icons, strange-but-true facts of society today, and much more.

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National Geographic - Inside the Vatican

Actors: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Joseph Campanella, Orson Welles, Richard Basehart
ASIN : B00005UF86
Sales Rank : 23314
Director : Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : National Geographic Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792289753
ISBN : 0792289757
UPC : 727994750192
Release Date : December 05, 2002
Publisher : National Geographic Video
Manufacturer : National Geographic Video
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Label : National Geographic Video
Running Time : 60

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Provides a behind-the-scenes look, with unprecedented access, into life inside the Vatican. With rare footage of secret archives, private chapels and papal quarters, the program explores the Vatican's long, powerful history, and the unique traditions and ceremonies that have survived for nearly 2000 years. Accounts from Vatican officiants, historians and devoted individuals who work closely with the Pope John Paul II provide privilieged insight into the inner workings of one of the richest wonders of the world. 60 minutes.

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Art: 21 - Art in the 21st Century (Seasons One & Two)

Actor: Art 21
ASIN : B0000TPAQA
Sales Rank : 3423
Brand : MUSIC VIDEO DIST
Studio : Pbs (Direct)
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0841887000512
UPC : 841887000512
Release Date : December 18, 2003
Publisher : Pbs (Direct)
Manufacturer : Pbs (Direct)
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Label : Pbs (Direct)
Running Time : 450

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This release contains the first and second season of PBS' acclaimed documentary, which takes a look into the future at how art will be changing people's lives in the 21st Century. Artists of many fields and levels of establishment are caught in the act o

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Absolute Zero - NOVA

Actor: Absolute Zero - NOVA
ASIN : B0015LPRPG
Sales Rank : 12636
Director : David Dugan
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421424494
UPC : 783421424494
Release Date : December 03, 2008
Publisher : WGBH Boston
Manufacturer : WGBH Boston
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Label : WGBH Boston
Running Time : 112

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Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold can it get? This two-part NOVA special brings the history of this frosty fascination to life with brilliant dramatic recreations of high moments in low-temperature research and the quest for ever-lower notches on the thermometer.

The first hour, The Conquest of Cold, opens in the 1600s when the nature of cold and heat was a complete mystery. Were they different aspects of the same phenomenon? The experiments that settled these questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution. In the second hour, The Race For Absolute Zero dramatizes the titanic rivalry between Scottish researcher James Dewar and Dutch physicist Heike Onnes, who plunged cold science to the forbidding realm at which oxygen and then nitrogen turn into liquids. The race continues today as scientists pioneer super-fast computing near absolute zero the ultimate chill of -459.67° F where atoms slow to a virtual standstill.

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National Geographic's Really Wild Animals Gift Set

Actor: Absolute Zero - NOVA
ASIN : B0009K7R20
Sales Rank : 18881
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : National Geographic Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994541585
UPC : 727994541585
Release Date : December 02, 2005
Publisher : National Geographic Video
Manufacturer : National Geographic Video
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Label : National Geographic Video
Running Time : 176

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Take a walk on the wild side and get ready to meet some of the most amazing animals to roam the earth with Spin, National Geographic's animated globe-on-the-go! Really Wild Animals is a fun-filled, award-winning children's series featuring amazing animals, original music videos and National Geographic's stunning cinematography to send children on wild adventures. 4 New DVDs include: - Deep Sea Dive - Totally Tropical Rainforest - Swinging Safari - Dinosaurs and Other Creature Features

National Geographic - Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites

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Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites takes us on a journey into one of the most sacred places on Earth dating back to biblical times. It is the most hotly contested piece of real estate on the planet and its name alone is enough to spark riots across the Middle East. Known as the Temple Mount to Jews and Christians and as the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims, it is so sacred to all three religions that followers willingly die for it.

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The Planets (Box Set)

Actor: National Geographic
ASIN : 0767025520
Sales Rank : 9216
Brand : A&E
Studio : New Video Group
Format : Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767025522
ISBN : 0767025520
UPC : 733961700985
Release Date : December 02, 2000
Publisher : New Video Group
Manufacturer : New Video Group
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Label : New Video Group
Running Time : 400

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Explores both the untainted beauty of space & the technological advancements that have enabled us to unlock its secrets. Experience first-hand the view from the hubble space telescope & witness seldom seen nasa archival footage. This epic journey of cosmic discovery is an amazing adventure like nothing on earth. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 12/16/2008 Run time: 400 minutes Rating: Nr

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Where did it all begin? How did the universe give birth to the sun and its family of planets that form our solar system? How is a bubbling atomic reactor in space the source of warmth and light for life as we know it? Why will Mars be the first planet we colonize? What is the long-term fate of the planets in our solar system? Are we alone? The Planets is an entertaining, comprehensive, and informative A&E documentary series that sets out to answer many of life's most physically existential questions. This series combines scientific history of early scientists, rich knowledge from the leading minds in modern astronomy, and extraordinary image technology to tell the story of our solar system, from its beginnings to the present and beyond. The topics of the eight-volumes are: "Different Worlds," "Terra Firma," "Giants," Moon," "Star," "Atmosphere," "Life Beyond the Sun," and "Destiny." From the sweltering rocky surface of Mercury to the violent stormy skies of Jupiter to the cold, mysterious land of Pluto, The Planets is a fascinating exploration of discovery and adventure for anyone who has looked up into space on a starry night in total amazement. --Rob Bracco

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Extreme Engineering Collection 1

Actor: Extreme Engineering
ASIN : B000UYN9Q8
Sales Rank : 29324
Studio : Discovery Channel
Format : Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0014381411027
UPC : 014381411027
Release Date : December 06, 2007
Publisher : Discovery Channel
Manufacturer : Discovery Channel
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Label : Discovery Channel
Running Time : 348

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On every part of the planet, men and women are achieving the impossible. Mountains of earth are drilled, blasted and moved while massive structures are erected to tame and traverse great bodies of water. Join us for a globe-spanning look at some of the most astounding feats of EXTREME ENGINEERING as mankind soars to new heights of imagination and ingenuity in the struggle to meet the challenges of the modern world.

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Widening the Panama Canal: Built more than 90 years ago, the canal was an engineering marvel, but to keep up with modern-day shipping demands, the old channel must be widened, presenting a mammoth set of challenges to the engineers and workmen.

Boston's Big Dig: One of the largest and most technically challenging infrastructure projects in American history, Boston's Big Dig encompasses an 8- to 10-lane-wide highway winding 120 feet underground through downtown Boston, a new tunnel beneath the city's harbor and the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world. After decades of planning and construction, this enormous undertaking promises to turn the bustling, congested "Bean Town" into a fast-moving city of tomorrow.

Building Hong Kong's Airport: When the citizens of Hong Kong needed a new international airport, they went 16 miles offshore to two islands that were then leveled and merged into one platform for a giant terminal and runway structure. And then a series of world-class highways, bridges and tunnels were created to connect the new airport to the city.

Tunneling Under the Alps: Deep below the scenic wonders of the Alps, an army of engineers and workers is creating the longest tunnel in the world in a hellish environment of deadly unstable rock and mud. When completed, the trans-alpine tunnel will turn the mountain range from a giant road block to a free- flowing corridor of goods and commerce moving across Europe.

Iceland Tunnels: On the desolate northeastern tip of Iceland, 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle, first-class excavation and construction crews, responsible for some of the greatest tunneling projects around the world, are attempting to burrow 45 miles and hundreds of feet underground in an audacious plan to turn ice into electricity.

Container Ships: Danish ship builders are attempting what was once unimaginable to their Viking forebears: to construct a monster container ship, a vessel, that when completed, will blow the rudders off the worldwide cargo shipping industry.

Oakland Bay Bridge: The new Bay Bridge will replace the most heavily traveled bridge in the United States: the spans linking San Francisco to Oakland and the East Bay. Now several years behind schedule, the pressure is on, but the unanticipated problems of building a $2.8 billion two-mile earthquake-proof road 300 feet in the air are tough to beat.

Venice Flood Gates: The engineers and builders are on a desperate mission...to keep Venice, Italy from becoming the next Atlantis. This enormous undertaking calls for 79 steel floodgates, each bigger than a football field and weighing over 300 tons.

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Ken Burns Presents: The West

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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

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National Geographic - Inside the Vatican

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Art: 21 - Art in the 21st Century (Seasons One & Two)

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Absolute Zero - NOVA

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National Geographic's Really Wild Animals Gift Set

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National Geographic: Aftermath - Population Zero

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National Geographic - Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites

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The Planets (Box Set)

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Extreme Engineering Collection 1

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