Surveys over 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of Western literature. Examines the works, styles, themes and relationships with one another and the role they played both within the context of their own times and within the larger span of literary history. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)

Examines Britain's grand literary masterpieces including the times and conditions they came from and the diverse issues with which their writers grappled. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)

Join an award-winning professor on a tour through literature's utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares.

In his 36 lectures, Father Joseph W. Koterski talks about the body of writings from the Old Testament that have influenced theologians, philosophers, and laypeople for millennia. He presents these teachings within the Jewish and Christian traditions and compares the varying versions of these texts. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together) In the history of wisdom literature, no tradition matches the solace and profundity found in...

Two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity.

In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free. Why did President Joe Biden declare Juneteenth a federal holiday? How is it celebrated? What is the history of the holiday? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples and exciting video that reinforce important...

Nine-year-old Felicity is a spirited girl growing up in Virginia just before the American Revolution. She knows she's supposed to stay quietly indoors doing girly things, but she yearns for the freedom of the outdoors and for the adventure of riding horses.

What began as a broadcast performance of H.G. Wells' fantasy, The War of the Worlds, turned into one of the biggest mass hysteria events in U.S. history. American Experience examines the elements that together created this frenzy, including our longtime fascination with life on Mars; the emergence of radio as a powerful new medium; and the creative wunderkind Orson Welles, the twenty-three-year-old director of the drama and mischief-maker supreme....

"History...or hokum? Take a look at the 'facts' on which Dan Brown build his blockbuster novel"--Cover.