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2) Julia Child
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
A biography of the television chef Julia Child.
5) Pat Tillman
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Presenting the life and legend of Pat Tillman from his eary childhood in Freemont, California, to his days of glory on the football field, to his tragic and controversial death in Afghanistan.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
For the first time the inside story of the fierce dynastic tensions that were unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip. Revealing the complexities and frustrations of the Royal marriage as the Queen struggled to reconcile the love of her husband with the suspicions of her family and her government.
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The story behind Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who met at Stanford University's PhD computer science program. Together the men started up Google, the world's top search engine using their own credit cards, and a little help from a savvy investor.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Learn about the eldest child of John F. and Jackie Kennedy. Her life has been shaped by tragedy, but as the only surviving child, she has maintained her family's legacy. One of the founders of the Profiles in Courage Awards. She is also the president of the Kennedy Library Foundation, as well as an advisor to the Harvard Institute of Politics. An author and mother of three. She is successful, involved with family and country, and she embodies the...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
℗2014.
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time to discover the true wonders and secrets behind the greatest Bible stories ever told. Episodes: Truth behind the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Doomsday Book of Revelations -- Lost cities of the Bible -- The Jesus mysteries -- The Fireball of Christ -- The missing years of Jesus -- Lost faces of the Bible -- The Gospel of Judas.
10) Al Capone: icon
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
English
Description
Al Capone, the quintessential self-made American man, ruthless killer or both? This film chronicles the complicated life of one of America's favorite mob bosses.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010, p2004
Language
English
Description
Their name is synonymous with the American circus. But long before there were dramatic acrobatics, exotic animals, and special effects, the Ringling Brothers circus consisted of an all-Ringling cast of two dancers, two musicians, and one singer. The Wisconsin-born Ringling brothers grew up in an era when the circus's arrival in town triggered an unofficial holiday. Five of the seven brothers, Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John, were drawn to...
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007], c1994
Language
English
Description
Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her legendary suicide by poisonous snake.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Ted was born into a family of great wealth and privilege. After the untimely and tragic deaths of his three older brothers, Ted inherited the weight of his father's political ambitions, and served as surrogate father to the 13 children of his slain brothers. Early scandals and public displays of womanizing and drunkenness are contrasted with his stellar marks as U.S. Senator. The life and career of Teddy Kennedy is revealed through his close friends,...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind, and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Presents the first in-depth assessment of the forty-first president of the United States, drawing upon new scholarship and unparalleled access to figures in Bush's private and public life. This film reveals Bush as a pivotal player during a critical moment in American and world history and in a powerful political dynasty... Features interviews with First Lady Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice,Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and more" -- Container....
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"With the combination of dramatic re-creations, scientific discoveries, rare archival photos and interviews with historians, National Geographic reveals the hidden side of Lincoln and the well-orchestrated moves that took him all the way to the White House"--Container.
20) Tesla
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of engineer and inventor Nikolai Tesla, whose work would be eclipsed in the public eye by Edison and Marconi, best known during his lifetime from the flamboyant displays of his prototypes and fertile but undisciplined scientific imagination.
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