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Inside The Mind of Agatha Chirstie - Agatha Christie ranks as one of the most successful writers of all time. Combining rare access to Christie's family and her personal archive, the show gives viewers a never-before-seen look into the late crime writer's fascinating life story. Agatha Christie's England - retraces the celebrated English writerb2ss footsteps across the United Kingdom. With access to both her family and those who lived with her and...
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"Controversial conceptual artist Vanessa Beecroft, known for staging striking tableaux of nude female models, is smitten with a pair of Sudanese twins during an African photo shoot. Determined to adopt them whether her husband, the local orphanage, or the government of Sudan likes it or not, she returns to this captivating environment. Cameras rolling, award-winning documentarian Piettra Brettkelly follows Beecroft over a difficult 16-month fight...
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From the stormy seas of Cape Horn to the wilds of the Sahara Desert, few modern sailors have seen more adventures nor inspired more dreams than Larry Pardey. Sailing more than 200,000 miles and circumnavigating both east-about and west-about in engine-free boats he built himself, co-authoring twelve books and creating five videos, Larry has been called "the Enabler" and "the man who launched 50,000 dreams." The Real Deal is an intimate profile created...
85) La Danubio
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A refreshing view of the Venezuelan crisis through the lens of a tenacious woman struggling to protect her legacy, the Danubio pastry shop: a landmark that continues to stand still as the country crumbles around it.
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In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the streets of downtown Manhattan were the site of a collision between two vibrant subcultures: skateboarding and hip hop. Narrated by Zoo York co-founder Eli Gesner with an original score by legendary hip-hop producer Large Professor (Nas, A Tribe Called Quest), ALL THE STREETS ARE SILENT brings to life the magic of the time period and the convergence that created a style and visual language that would have an...
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"From the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century to the English colonists of the 18th, the settling of America often came at the cost of Native American blood. But the 350-year conflict between European settlers and Indian natives reached its apex with the territorial expansions of the 19th century, when the notion of Manifest Destiny justified a series of battles and massacres that virtually wiped out the indigenous population. This five-part...
90) Botero
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BOTERO is a poetic documentary of one of the world's most prolific living artists, Fernando Botero. Born in Medellin, Colombia in 1932 to a poor family, Botero witnessed the death of his father at an early age and experienced a violent and tumultuous political landscape in his youth during the Colombian civil war which had a profound impact on his art and humanitarianism. Botero would go on to face struggle and tragedy before his art captured...
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Exposes how corporations spent millions on a propaganda campaign to distort Americans' view of lawsuits, forever changing the civil justice system. From the infamous case of the woman who sued McDonalds over spilled coffee to the saga of the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice deemed 'not corporate enough' by business interests, this program tears apart the conventional wisdom about 'frivolous lawsuits.'
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Climbers/filmmakers Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson retrace the steps of a pioneering mountaineer, cartographer, and aerial photographer Bradford Washburn (1910-2007), who put up many of the first ascents in Alaska. Taking inspiration from Washburn's iconic aerial photographs of Denali National Park, Ozturk and Wilkinson attempt the unprecedented traverse of the Moose's Tooth massif.
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Practicing Addition Has Never Been This Much Fun!™
Meet the Math Facts made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Addition provides hours of practice so that you will be able to recall addition equations to 10+10 with rapid SPEED!
Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won over 100 awards! These educational...
97) Going om
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The documentary looks at how viewers use sound in their world, the impact on humans and animals, and the science behind why it's important.
98) Unsupersize me
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It documents the inspiring story of Juan-Carlos Asse, owner of Zen Fitness, and his quest to prove that a whole food, plant-based diet coupled with an intensive exercise regiment is capable of remarkably and rapidly improving the health of any and every individual. Asse teams up with Tracey Ryan, who has struggled with obesity throughout her life, and guides her from poor health to a new life. Watch as Asse helps Ryan lose 200 pounds in a single year....
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Practicing Multiplication Has Never Been This Much Fun!™
Meet the Math Facts made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Multiplication provides hours of practice so that you will be able to recall multiplication equations from to 12x12 with rapid SPEED!
Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won over 100...