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  1. Prohibition (2011)

    Director
    Ken Burns; Lynn Novick
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 360 minutes), $34.99

    Three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the...

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  2. Breaking News, Breaking Down (2011)

    Director
    Mike Walter
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 40 minutes), $14.99

    This film looks at how the mental health of journalists can be affected by the nature of the stories they are covering: so-called ‘Trauma Journalism’. Mike Walter covered the events at the Pentagon on...

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  3. Ancient Marvels (2011)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 324 mins. ), $44.99

    A 5-DVD set with six videos from PBS’ series NOVA transmitted between 2000 and 2001. The videos look at the engineering and construction methods of some of the world’s most famous structures. Each video...

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  4. Ghosts of Machu Picchu (2010)

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

    Perched atop a mountain crest, mysteriously abandoned more than four centuries ago, Machu Picchu is the most famous archeological ruin in the Western hemisphere and an iconic symbol of the power and...

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  5. Secret Life of the Brain (2010)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC), £59.98

    This five part series looks at the intricacies of the brain, from childhood to adulthood. A A baby’s brain weighs less then a pound, but within it lies the power to control movement, as well as the ability...

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  6. Music Instinct, The: Science and Song (2010)

    Director
    Elenea Mannes
    Subject
    Biology; Music; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 120 minutes), $24.99

    While listening to music, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, asks the questions "where do goose bumps come from?" and "what’s going on in my brain that allows the goosebumps to happen?" Levitin leads a group...

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  7. Buddha, The (2010)

    Director
    David Grubin
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 120 minutes), $24.99

    THE BUDDHA, a two-hour documentary from Emmy Award winner David Grubin, relates the life of the Indian sage who famously gained enlightenment as he sat beneath a fig tree two-and-a-half millennia ago. This...

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  8. Independent Lens: Art & Copy: Inside Advertising’s Creative Revolution (2009)

    Director
    Doug Pray
    Producer
    Jimmy Greenway; Michael Nadeau
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 88 minutes), $24.99

    A film about advertising and inspiration,that reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time. Exploding forth from advertising’s "creative revolution" of the...

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  9. Nova: Extreme Ice (2009)

    Director
    Noel Dockstader
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $24.99

    This National Geographic programme from the US Nova television series follows acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the...

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  10. 400 Years of the Telescope (2009)

    Director
    Kris Koenig
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    A documentary tracing the history of the telescope from the days of Copernicus to recent findings from the Hubble Telescope. The film begins in 17th century Florence, Italy, with Galileo training his...

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