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Finding Your Roots volume 3
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Henry Louis Gates explores the poignant roots of chef David Chang and actor Raúl Esparza-two men whose families fled their homelands to live in exile, never to return. From war-torn cities in North Korea to shark-infested waters off the shores of Cuba, Gates sets off to recover the stories of individuals who came to America against all odds and built a better life for themselves.
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The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, three National Book Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, Saul Bellow transformed modern literature. This film traces Bellow's rise to eminence and examines his many identities: chronicler of post-war American Jewish life, reluctant public intellectual, 'serial husband', father, Chicagoan, Jew and American.
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Finding Your Roots volume 1
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Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve deep family mysteries for actor Rebecca Hall and producer/director Lee Daniels-uncovering close relatives whose names they had never heard before and revealing new aspects of their own identities. Along the way, Gates takes a nuanced look at the history of "passing"-shedding light on our nation's complex racial past.
5) Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein - Season 1: The American Bald Eagle
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The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography, a symbol not only of patriotism but also of environmental activism and Native American traditions.
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Letters to Eloisa tells the story of José Lezama Lima, a writer of the Latin American Literary Boom. His novel Paradiso was regarded as a masterpiece, but its homoerotic content set him on a collision course with the Cuban revolutionary government. Relying on letters to his sister in exile, the film speaks of the pain of separation, the Cuban revolution, and the silencing of a literary genius.
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Finding Your Roots volume 8
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Henry Louis Gates uncovers the long-hidden roots of Broadway stars Nathan Lane and Leslie Odom, Jr., introducing them to relatives whose names and birthplaces they've never heard before. With only a handful of clues to guide him, Gates leads his guests back to unexpected places in Ireland, Barbados, and Africa, uncovering the stories of ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
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Boleyns A Scandalous Family volume 2
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Anne returns to England from France, a beauty with a sophistication not seen in many of the ladies of Henry VIII's Tudor court. She is intelligent and has perfected the wiles of a courtier and the King is enchanted. Her family must play the long game to catch a King as Anne makes a play for the biggest prize in the kingdom and in doing so, changes the course of British history.
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American Buffalo A Film by Ken Burns volume 2
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By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions have been reduced to fewer than 1,000 and teeter on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans have started a few private herds in different locations--and for different reasons. In the early 1900s, their efforts grow into a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
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Boleyns A Scandalous Family volume 3
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Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom and in so doing changes the course of British history. The Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay. And see how the Boleyn legacy lived on through Anne's daughter Elizabeth, the greatest Tudor Queen and a Boleyn.
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Finding Your Roots volume 4
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Henry Louis Gates helps actors Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn decode scandals and secrets hidden within their roots, traveling from small-town England to the American frontier, revealing stories that their ancestors went to great lengths to conceal-and celebrating the virtues of accepting one's family members, whoever they may be.
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Finding Your Roots volume 2
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Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, introducing two women who've made profound sacrifices for social justice to the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. Using DNA and the historical record, Gates rediscovers lost heroes, telling stories of African Americans who fought for their rights against enormous odds.
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Western Philosophy volume 2
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How did the relationship between Science and Religion change during The Middle Ages, and what effect did the work of Bacon, Hobbs, Descartes, de Spinozza, Locke, Kant, Rousseau, and Hume have on shaping a new school of Philosophy?
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Eastern Philosophy volume 3
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Despite their belief in a common Godhead, the deeply rooted religions of Judaism and Islam have experienced a tense history. Delve into the heart of each religion. What are their core values? What does the future hold for each religion?
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Canada is a vast country and a rugged outpost, home to some of the world's most astonishing wildlife, such as polar bears, coastal wolves, lynx, and harp seals. Journey from the high arctic and tundra to the boreal forests to discover how life manages to survive in the Wild North, where getting the timing right and seizing seasonal opportunities can make the difference between life and death.
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Finding Your Roots volume 10
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Henry Louis Gates helps news anchor Erin Burnett, fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley, and actor Amy Carlson retrace the perilous journeys that shaped their family trees. From war-torn France to a witch trial in Sweden to a North Carolina slave plantation, each discovers the places their ancestors once called home, providing new insight into what made them who they are today.
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Finding Your Roots volume 5
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Henry Louis Gates explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
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Eastern Philosophy volume 1
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Mankind has long contemplated who we are, why we exist, and the complexities of Good and Evil. Confucius and Mencius, who provided a spiritual bedrock for Eastern Civilization, offer insight into these matters, as does the Shinto religion.
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