Baseball: An Illustrated History Book (Softcover)

It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, and the unfolding of popular culture and the national pastime. It is the history of a nation at work and play. Now viewers can own the acclaimed national best-seller and companion book to Ken Burns' grand-slam PBS documentary.

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Production Year: 1994
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Country Of Origin : United States

Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom Book

Julia Child has given us answers to these and other questions in the ten masterful volumes she has published over the past 40 years. But which book do you go to for which solutions? Now in this little volume, your can find the answers immediately. Information is arranged according to subject matter, with ample cross-referencing. 144 Pages.

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Production Year: 2004
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Book

In 1903, on a visionary whim and a $50 bet, thirty-one year old Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent. His arrival in New York City, after every imaginable breakdown and delay, proved that the "horseless carriage" really did have a future. The companion book to the PBS program, by authors Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, includes reproductions of old guide books,146 illustrations, and a map.

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Production Year: 2003
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Country Of Origin : United States

Slavery and the Making of America (Hardcover)

Here is a richly illustrated written history of slavery in America, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the early 17th century to the end of Reconstruction. With more than 100 illustrations, Slavery and the Making of America is a gripping account of the struggles against the iniquity of slavery.

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Production Year: 2004
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Michael Wood: Conquistadors Book Softcover

ALL THE WORLD IS HUMAN: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Florida in 1528 to explore and conquer. Wood tracks his progress to Tallahassee, where his men launched boats for Mexico that sank off Texas. For five years, Cabeza de Vaca lived among Karankwa and Coahuiltean Indians, then walked across America to the Pacific. Using Cabeza de Vaca's book, Wood travels past prehistoric Mexican desert campsites along ancient Indian trails.

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Production Year: 2001
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Country Of Origin : Antigua And Barbuda

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson - Hardcover Book

Unforgivable Blackness is the first full-scale biography of Jack Johnson in more than twenty years. Accompanied by more than fifty photographs and drawing on a wealth of new material-including Johnson's never-before-published prison memoir-it restores Jack Johnson to his rightful place in the pantheon of American individualists.

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Production Year: 2005
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Country Of Origin : United States

America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Book

Dubbed "America's Choir" by President Ronald Reagan, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrated an unprecedented 75 years of continual network broadcasting in July 2004. This beautiful commemorative volume tells the unique and fascinating story of a choir that began singing to sagebrush in the barren Salt Lake Valley and is now courted by concert halls in the most sophisticated cities across the globe.

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Production Year: 2004
Country Of Origin : United States

House: Regency House Party - Hardcover Book

Does the rigid and confined world of the early nineteenth century have something to teach the young of today? Following the success of Manor House and Colonial House, Regency House Party gives 10 men and women - all genuinely looking for love - the chance to go back to the England of the early 1800s and live in the age of romance. The ten singles all spend nine weeks living together as they would have 200 years ago. Includes 2PK DVD and book.

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Production Year: 2004
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Country Of Origin : United States

Broadway: The American Musical Book (Hardcover)

With more than 500 images along with lyrics, maps, and archival material, "Broadway: The American Musical" is the most comprehensive history of Broadway ever published. This companion book to the six-part PBS series of the same name traces Broadway from its roots at the turn of the twentieth century through the smash successes in the new millennium.

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Production Year: 2004
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Country Of Origin : United States

Ten Principles for Paying for College Book

This father and son team have developed a program to make paying for college manageable. They enlighten, motivate, and encourage students and their parents to follow a set of ten principles designed to help families get a handle on saving for and financing a college education. Their mission is to reassure and help families of every income level and at every stage of preparation in planning a strategy for paying for college.

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Production Year: 2004
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies - Hardcover Book

Take an enchanting, exhilarating journey through one of the continent's last great wildernesses in this two-part series. From the five-star Banff Springs Hotel to the remote cabins of Twin Falls Chalet near Lake Louise, Canada's Rocky Mountain lodges combine "roughing it" with elegance and luxury. Features fascinating people, visionary architects, and heroic feats of engineering that transformed western Canada forever.

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Production Year: 2004
Country Of Origin : United States

The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's - Softcover Book

This compelling documentary follows the trials and triumphs of researchers battling Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Steven DeKosky's team conducts breakthrough scientific tests, while Dr. Rudy Tanzi, pioneer in genetics, tells of discoveries that may help pinpoint the cause of Alzheimer's. The experts make the research palpable and real, explaining in down-to-earth terms how the disease dismantles the day-to-day lives of Gladys, Fran, and Isabelle.

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Production Year: 2004
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Small Ball: A Little League Story: Play Ball!: The Story of Little League Baseball Book Softcover

"Play Ball! Is a delightful walk down the storied history of Little League Baseball. For those of us whp layed the dreams of our youth, it brings back mighty memories. For those of us reluctant adults who still dream, it's a wonderful reminder of what might have been." - John Grisham Play Ball! Charts Little League's history from the earliest days to the present and shows how its history parallels America's history.

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Production Year: 2004
Country Of Origin : United States

NOVA: The Elegant Universe - Softcover Book

Physicist Bryan Greene's bestselling book comes to the small screen in this stimulating look at a complicated topic: the search for order in the universe. Is a revolutionary proposal--"string theory"--the answer scientists have been seeking for centuries? Greene tackles the mind-boggling complexity of the theory with vivid, clear images, and calmly points the way to the answer.

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Production Year: 2004
Closed Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: No
Country Of Origin : United States

Churchill - Hardcover Book

This intimate, accessible guide to the life of Sir Winston Churchill covers each period of his long political career in rich detail, including his posts as Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty and eventually, after political exile, his triumphant service as Britain's wartime Prime Minister. This compelling biography by Churchill's granddaughter contains more than 100 illustrations, a family tree, time-line of events, and bibliography.

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Production Year: 2003
Closed Captioned: Yes
Country Of Origin : United States

New York: An Illustrated History by Ric Burns - Book (Softcover)

After fourteen years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished. Al Smith grew up under the Manhattan span of the bridge. Jacob Riis drew needed attention to the plight of the poor in New York in a landmark book. New York's transformation into a great metropolis was accomplished by the 1898 annexation of Brooklyn, parts of Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. As the 20th century dawned, more immigrants from new homelands arrived.

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Production Year: 2003
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Country Of Origin : United States

The Spartans - Book (Hardcover)

Was Sparta a unique achievement or a prototype of future totalitarianism? Weigh the facts in this documentary about the enigmatic ancient civilization. Historian Bettany Hughes explains Sparta's culture, history, and downfall despite battle-hardened warriors, martially trained children, and powerful, liberated women. Sparta was victorious as an imperial power but succumbed to its own rigidity and internal collapse. Includes companion book.

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Production Year: 2003
Country Of Origin : United States

Jazz: A History of America's Music - Hardcover Book

Ken Burns and Geoffrey Ward present a hardback narrative companion to the series JAZZ. In words and photographs, some never before published, meet Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, and more. Contributors Wynton Marsalis, Dan Morgenstern, Stanley Crouch, and Gary Giddins place the evolution of jazz in a cultural context.

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Production Year: 2001
Length: 512 pages
Closed Captioned: No
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 0
Country Of Origin : United States

Africa - Hardcover Book

Mysteries of the least-known continent were never more alluring. AFRICA offers rare views through inhabitants' eyes, interweaving personal stories and thriving cultures with vistas of natural beauty. From desert to mountains, jungle to sprawling cities, this five-video set from PBS and National Geographic TV combines ancient history and modern splendor. The companion book by John Reader contains 320 pages and 175 photographs.

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Production Year: 2001
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Projects: The Building of America - Hardcover Book

This landmark documentary series highlights major achievement of engineers in the progess of America. From the dazzling statue of New York's George Washington Bridge to the immense, awe-inspiring expance of Nevada's Hoover Dam, viewers will be inspired by the triumph of technology over landscape and its impact on our daily lives.

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Production Year: 2002
Closed Captioned: No
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Country Of Origin : United States

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