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  1. Salesman (2007)

    Director
    Albert Maysles; David Maysles
    Subject
    Business studies; Psychology; Religious studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 91 minutes), £19.99

    Honoured by the Library of Congress as one of the 25 best American films ever made, SALESMAN is a fascinating, non-narrated account of four Boston bible sellers, selling lavish bibles to low income families....

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  2. General Idi Amin Dada (Autoportrait) (2007)

    Director
    Barbet Schroeder
    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

    A rare chance to see the real Idi Amin in this extraordinary documentary made with the full support and participation of the dictator himself. Through his anti-Semitic rages, fetish for military power, and...

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  3. Only Joking - How Humour Makes Us Human (2007)

    Subject
    Psychology

    Audio recording of a discussion about the uniquely human capacity called humour, held at the RSA, London, on 4/7/2007. What evolutionary function does it serve? Is it a source of unity or division, sharing...

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  4. Horizon: 7/7 Bombers - A Psychological Investigation (2007)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    No researcher has been able to come up with any psychological trait that is common to suicide bombers. To understand their motivation, it is essential to look at the circumstances in a person’s life and...

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  5. Human Brain Development: Nature and Nurture (2007)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 30 minutes), £125.00

    This film, produced at the brain development laboratory at Oregon University, explores the fascinating interplay of genetic predispositions and circumstance after birth in the development of the brain and...

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  6. Status Anxiety (2006)

    Subject
    Psychology; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

    Philosopher and author Alain de Botton investigates the possibility that people are as concerned by status in modern society as they are by wealth. He travels to the United States to test his theory that the...

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  7. Sense of Freedom (2006)

    Director
    John Mackenzie
    Subject
    Film Studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £5.99

    A film directed by John Mackenzie dramatising the life of Jimmy Boyle who was reputed to be Scotland’s most violent man. After a hard upbringing he was twice charged and cleared of murder but was finally...

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  8. Kz (2006)

    aka: Remembering Evil: Questions and Responses

    Director
    Rex Bloomstein
    Subject
    Psychology; Travel & tourism
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 98 minutes), £15.99 (normal version) £120 (educational version)

    British documentary looking at the strange, disquieting phenomenon of ‘Holocaust tourism’ - specifically, at the procession of guides and visitors to the former Nazi concentration camp in the pretty...

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  9. Complete Race Cartoons: 3-Dvd Set (2006)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 0, 270 minutes)

    A 3-volume DVD compilation containing a total of 38 cartoon films reflecting White America’s portrayal of black culture. Volume 1 contains: ANY BONDS TODAY; THE EARLY WORM GETS THE BIRD; SEPTEMBER IN THE...

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  10. Becoming 13 (2006)

    Director
    Victoria King
    Subject
    Psychology; Social Studies

    Canadian documentary following three 12-year-old girls over a year as they approach adolescence. The film shows the importance of peer pressure, but also the influence of family. The filmmaker is discreet...

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