James Lurie
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Viewers get an inside look at Air Force One, the aircraft of the president of the United States; President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush give a tour of the White House revealing secrets of its history; examines how highly classified information is treated and preserved throughout history.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer uproots a large stone covered with mysterious runes. Now known as the Kensington Rune Stone, it details a journey of land acquisition and murder-- in the year 1362. Thought by some to be a hoax, new evidence suggests it could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure-- the Holy Grail. See how symbols on the Rune Stone...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"It's a year that many have prophesied will bring a catastrophic end to life as we know it. Whatever is in store, many believe that 2012 will mark a major shift in the history of our planet. A detailed, historical investigation of this chilling prophecy that casts the doomsday warning in a frighteningly modern context ... December 21, 2012 is bearing down on us with alarming speed. Whether or not we are able to collectively heed the warnings and affect...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Presidential historian Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy's administration--including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam--were indelible. The author delivers a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
When cybersecurity expert Jake Braun challenged hackers at DEFCON, the largest hacking conference in the world, to breach the security of an American voting machine, a hacker in Europe conquered the task in less than 2 minutes. From hacking into voting machines to more mundane, but no less serious problems, our democracy faces unprecedented tests from without and within. In Democracy In Danger, Braun, a veteran of 3 presidential campaigns and former...
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Portugal was once a great power that linked the Old and New Worlds, and this history is reflected in the country's landscapes and wildlife. Wild horses small enough to fit on cramped ships were tamed in the northern mountains and exported to Conquistadores. Now Portugal's sea horses are threatened by modern global trade.
11) Art of war
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Sun Tzu was the Nostradamus of warfare and his book, Art of War was written 2,400 years ago. It is still the ultimate how-to guide for winning at war. Weaves together the epic story of Sun Tzu himself, and relives a war in which his tactics posthumously saved a city from defeat, a victory at war that paved the way toward the unification of China. An emotional, epic and ultimately visual understanding of Sun Tzu's lessons, telling the story of other...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holds office, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels from the after-effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, that destroyed much of Haiti's infrastructure and institutions. How did a nation founded on...
15) Nostradamus 2012
Pub. Date
2009
Description
"Nostradamus: 2012 begins where the Lost Book of Nostradamus left off, with a series of seven strange drawings that have been interpreted to point to either an apocalyptic event, or a catastrophic shift, tied to the 2012 time period."--Container.
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