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Retirement Revolution: Parts One & Two and The New Reality DVD Combo - Save $5!

Purchase "Retirement Revolution: Part One: Hazards and Vicissitures, Part Two: On Our Own (all on one DVD)" along with "Retirement Revolution: The New Reality" and save!

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Retirement Revolution: Parts One & Two and The New Reality DVD Combo - Save $5!

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The Panic Is On DVD & CD

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The Panic Is On DVD & CD

A multimedia re-creation of the Great Depression captures images of heartbreak and resilience in the 1930s, from soup kitchens in New York to striking workers in North Carolina and Zuni Indians in New Mexico. Newsreel footage is combined with eyewitness accounts, excerpts from government-made films, and classic documentaries. Includes 32-page booklet and CD with 23 classic selections by performers Bessie Smith, Woody Guthrie, and Eddie Cantor.

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Production Year: 1932
Length: 120 minutes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Retirement Revolution DVD

The months since Spring of 2008 have not been kind to the American economy or to the retirement accounts of millions of Americans. Retirement Revolution: The New Reality undertakes the mission to help older citizens do better with a bit less and to navigate tougher financial waters with determination and good cheer. This special features different, personal stories as well as expert commentaries and is hosted by Paula Zahn.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 90 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Retirement Revolution DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: Inside the Banking Crisis An Anthology DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: Inside the Banking Crisis An Anthology DVD

Since the first rumblings of the subprime mortgage meltdown, Bill Moyers Journal has stayed on the story of the economic collapse. This anthology provides a selection of Journal segments from June 2007 through May 2009 featuring economists and other experts who provide powerful insight into the roots of the crisis stimulating a crucial national dialogue on its causes, effects, and possible solutions.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 250 minutes on 2 Discs
Country Of Origin : United States

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (4 Hr.) DVD

In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson seeks to explain the financial history of the world, exploring how our complex system of global finance evolved, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth or catastrophic loss. Viewers learn economic fundamentals and an understanding how the Chinese economy has risen to dominate the world.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 240 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
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Number of Programs: 4
Country Of Origin : United States

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (4 Hr.) DVD

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The People's Republic of Capitalism - 2PK Blu-ray

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The People's Republic of Capitalism - 2PK Blu-ray

Ted Koppel trains his keen reporter's skills on growing U.S.-China ties in a revealing four-part documentary. In "Joined at the Hip," Koppel examines the inextricable links between both economies. In "MAO-ism to ME-ism," he studies explosive social changes underway in Chongqing. "The Fast Lane" watches China's fascination with making -and exporting- automobiles, while "It's the Economy, Stupid" shows the political downside of rapid growth.

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Color: Yes
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Production Year: 2008
Length: 176 minutes
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The People's Republic of Capitalism - 2PK DVD

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Production Year: 2008
Length: 176 minutes on 2 Discs
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The People's Republic of Capitalism - 2PK DVD

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FRONTLINE: Breaking the Bank DVD

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FRONTLINE: Breaking the Bank DVD

The bets were huge and risky, billions of dollars on the housing market. Superbanks reaped billions of dollars, and gobbled up competitors. Then the bottom dropped out, massive losses on Wall Street nearly broke the banks and many are on the brink of failure. As the federal government contemplates what could become a massive nationalization of the industry, watch as FRONTLINE tells the inside story.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
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FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair DVD

FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria unravel the story behind the world's first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted longer, reached wider, and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair DVD

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Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust (2 Hr.) DVD & Book

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Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust (2 Hr.) DVD & Book

THE ASCENT OF MONEY provides an historical background on global finance's big picture. Presenter Niall Ferguson, author of the book on which the program is based, speaks with leading experts, including financier George Soros, Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volker and more. Buy the DVD with the companion book and save $10.

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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Book (Hardcover)

Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.

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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - Book (Hardcover)

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FRONTLINE: Ten Trillion and Counting DVD

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FRONTLINE: Ten Trillion and Counting DVD

All of the measures by the feds to stem the tide in the financial meltdown have added hundreds of billions of dollars to our national debt. FRONTLINE reports on how this debt will constrain and challenge the new administration, and on the growing chorus, that without fiscal reform the US government may face a debt crisis of its own in years to come that make the current financial problems look almost painless by comparison.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

FRONTLINE: Season 27: Inside the Meltdown DVD

FRONTLINE investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. The film chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, Lehman Brothers collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. It also examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.

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Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
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FRONTLINE: Season 27: Inside the Meltdown DVD

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Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust (2 Hr.) DVD

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Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust (2 Hr.) DVD

Premiering just a week before the inauguration of a president who campaigned on a promise to tackle the current global financial crisis, THE ASCENT OF MONEY provides an historical background on global finance's big picture. Presenter Niall Ferguson, author of the book on which the program is based, speaks with leading experts, including financier George Soros, Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volker and more.

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Color: Yes
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Production Year: 2009
Length: 120 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Stay Rich Forever and Ever with Ed Slott DVD

In this eye-opening program, renowned tax advisor Ed Slott reveals many of the startling facts behind retirement plan taxation and what you can do right now to ensure your financial future. Through his simple, effective Stay Rich Action Plan, you will learn how to protect your money from excessive taxation, how to have more money forever and more of it tax free, and how to take advantage of the laws to best-protect your tax-deferred savings.

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Production Year: 2008
Length: 54 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Stay Rich Forever and Ever with Ed Slott DVD

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Retire Smart, Retire Happy DVD

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Retire Smart, Retire Happy DVD

The baby boom is already graying, with millions poised to retire over the next decade-9,000 a day by 2010. But how many 60-ish Americans really know what to expect? Counseling psychologist-author Nancy K. Schlossberg, a retired college professor, shows how to prepare for a successful and fulfilling retirement.

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Length: 54 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Bill Moyers Journal: 6/29/2007: Foreclosing on America DVD

With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, the crisis has far reaching implications, from the financial markets to the financial health of ordinary Americans. Bill Moyers interviews assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times Gretchen Morgenson. Also on the program: Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch; life-long GOP insider Victor Gold; and Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch.

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Color: Yes
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Production Year: 2007
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Bill Moyers Journal: 6/29/2007: Foreclosing on America DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: 6/22/2007: Harper's Magazine editor Ken Silverstein DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: 6/22/2007: Harper's Magazine editor Ken Silverstein DVD

Bill Moyers gets the inside story of what journalist Ken Silverstein found when he went undercover to recruit Washington lobbyists to help improve the image of a corrupt foreign government. Also on the program, Imam Zaid Shakir has been called a voice of conscience for American Muslims, but his views on Islam in America put him at the center of a heated debate about faith and culture.

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Production Year: 2007
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Bill Moyers Journal: 6/15/2007: Andy Stern DVD

Bill Moyers meets with Andy Stern, the president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The people in the SEIU have been called America's invisible working class; among them, janitors, day care workers, and security guards. They're usually the lowest paid, and Stern's is out to change that. In an era of takeovers and buyouts, he's been going into fortune 500 boardrooms, meeting companies on ways to improve health care and other issues.

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Production Year: 2007
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
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Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Bill Moyers Journal: 6/15/2007: Andy Stern DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: 6/8/2007: Payday for CEOs DVD

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Bill Moyers Journal: 6/8/2007: Payday for CEOs DVD

Emerging from under the cloud of bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines has cut $1.4 billion from annual labor costs--while increasing executive pay. Bill Moyers looks at yet another industry in which CEOs fly high on salaries and perks while workers and retirees must tighten their belts. Also on the program, journalist Christian Parenti, and Episcopal presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.

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Color: Yes
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Production Year: 2007
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

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