Diabetes is a hidden epidemic that affects over 100 million people in the US c...Diabetes is a hidden epidemic that affects over 100 million people in the US claiming more lives than cancer and HIV combined and costing close to $350 billion each year. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics presenting personal...more
Black colleges and universities are a haven for Black intellectuals artists an...Black colleges and universities are a haven for Black intellectuals artists and revolutionaries and have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and...more
Every year hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations ...Every year hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige and developers look to maximize limited urban space these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. In China alone dozens of buildings reach over 1 000...more
Antisemitism in the US and Europe is rising and worsening in ways not seen sin...Antisemitism in the US and Europe is rising and worsening in ways not seen since the 1930s. Like a virus it mutates across cultures borders and ideologies making it all but impossible to stop. Explore it s infectious behavior firsthand with victims...more
Award winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns captures the magic spirit legend...Award winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns captures the magic spirit legends and myths of the West from early frontier settlements to the present day in this epic miniseries. 5 DVDs. 1996/color-b&w/12 hrs/NR.more
Trump s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstruc...Trump s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel the FBI and even his own Attorney General.more
A complex and entertaining portrait of Ted Williams who was as obsessive as he...A complex and entertaining portrait of Ted Williams who was as obsessive as he was talented the documentary reveals his complicated relationships with family and friends and explores the impact he has had on the current generation of MLB stars....more
Selfridges was the brain child of an American-Mr. Harry Gordon Selfridge. He b...Selfridges was the brain child of an American-Mr. Harry Gordon Selfridge. He brought about a complete revolution in the way that Londoners shopped introducing a new American retail model which made shopping less of a practical pursuit and more of a...more
Cat lovers everywhere are fascinated and occasionally infuriated by this most ...Cat lovers everywhere are fascinated and occasionally infuriated by this most enigmatic animal. Cat expert Roger Tabor reveals why cats behave the way they do in an eight part video that covers understanding cats and kittens caring for them and...more
Nearly 750 000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit ...Nearly 750 000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit assisted living facilities. This loosely regulated multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by one company: Emeritus Senior Living. In a major year-long investigation...more
In the early 20th century the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be...In the early 20th century the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner s treasure chest. There was radioactive radium in health tonics thallium in depilatory creams*and morphine in teething medicine and potassium cyanide in cleaning...more
By 1900 Lyman Frank Baum was a 44-year-old Chicago journalist whose aspiration...By 1900 Lyman Frank Baum was a 44-year-old Chicago journalist whose aspirations had taken him around the nation seeking but not finding fortune as an actor dry grocer publisher and traveling salesman. That year his dreams to craft children s literature...more