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  1. Particle Fever (2014)

    Director
    Mark Levinson
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 99 minutes), $19.99

    Documentary following six scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists join forces in pursuit of a single goal: to...

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  2. Russia’s Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin (2014)

    Director
    Paul Mitchell
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    This documentary, narrated by Stephen Fry, tells the story of America and Europe’s love of Russian literature and introduces audiences to a new generation of Russian writers. With readings by host Stephen...

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  3. Reagan Presidency, The (2013)

    Director
    Chip Duncan
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 180 minutes), $19.99

    This three-hour programme offers an in-depth chronicle of Ronald Reagan’s years in the Oval Office, featuring interviews with Sandra Day O’Connor, Condoleezza Rice, George Shultz, Robert Reich, Bill...

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  4. Philip Roth: Unmasked (2013)

    Director
    William Karel; Livia Manera
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 90 minutes), $24.99

    Film about the American novelist Philip Roth, which explores his career, from Goodbye, Columbus, through the scandalous success of Portnoy’s Complaint, and the later novels suych as Sabbath’s Theatre,...

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  5. Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)

    Director
    Thomas P. O’Connor
    Producer
    Thomas P. O’Connor
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 66 minutes), $24.99

    The documentary uses Graham Greene’s own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and film clips, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The...

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  6. March, The (2013)

    Director
    John Akomfrah
    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    John Akomfrah’s film tells the story of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed moment for the American civil rights movement which brought together a coalition of civil...

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  7. African Americans, The: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 360 minutes), $29.99

    This film, presented by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and...

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  8. Nova: Fabric of the Cosmos (2012)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 240 minutes), £14.99

    Based on the book by physicist and author Brian Greene, this series of four programmes explores space, time, and the very nature of reality. He explains how our perceptions have fooled us and time may be an...

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  9. America in Primetime (2012)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), $29.99

    Four programmes in a series analysing the evolution of programmes filling the primetime slot on US television. Each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through...

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  10. Nova: Ice Age Death Trap (2012)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    During construction at a Colorado ski resort, a bulldozer dug up a tooth so huge it had to be held in two hands. Scientists from the local Denver museum found a vast trove of fossils from the Ice Age 100,000...

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