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Barnes and Noble: The National Parks - America's Best Idea - B&N Exclusive Edition by Ken Burns
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"A special edition of "The National Parks," including a passport to the parks, a 6-disc DVD set and the series soundtrack on CD. A particularly swell gift for families, this multimedia feast is an invitation to the wild for armchair warriors and naturalists-to-be."
Regional Map 5-Pack
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"don't wait until you reach your destination to buy a map! Plan ahead with one of these great maps from PBS travel guru Rick Steves'. The bonus with these maps is that they show the sites that correspond with his great travel guide books."
Rick Steves' Europe All 80 Shows DVD Boxed Set 2000-2009
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"a wonderful primer for your next trip - chances are your destination is at least touched on in one or more episodes of Rick Steves' Public Television series. His "Europe through the Back Door" series focuses on leaving the tourist traps behind and getting a feel for the culture and local experience. I highly recommend all of his travel books, too!"
Family Communications - King Friday XIII Puppet
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"Mr. Rogers was one of my favorite shows when I was young. I have the Lady Elaine Fairchilde puppet which seems to be out of stock now. I would love to have this King Friday puppet too."
PBS: Jerome Robbins - Something to Dance About - American Masters Series - February 18, 2009
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"You are probably already intimately acquainted with the work of Jerome Robbins . . . although you may not immediately recognize the name. The choreographic engineer of "West Side Story" (both stage and film versions) and "Gypsy," Robbins also collaborated with many stars of the ballet, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins and Jacques d'Amboise. This documentary, narrated..."
Art:21 Art in the Twenty-First Century IV
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"The Art 21 documentaries from PBS are outstanding. There's no other series of documentaries that take a look at the art practice of contemporary artists today. Season 4 includes artists: Pierre Huyghe, Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, Laurie Simmons, Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, An-My Lê, Nancy Spero, Robert Adams, Mark Dion, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Allora & Calzadilla, Mark Bradf..."
Teletubbies 10 - Time to Dance!
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"What a weird weird weird show. If I was a kid I would refuse to watch this weird weird program. But thanks to the 90's we can all say "tinky winky" and have a good laugh."
A Town Like Alice (1981) TV Series
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"I recommended the 1956 movie adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel; now I recommend the 1981 TV series that was broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. It features the hunky Bryan Brown as John Harman and Helen Morse."
WordGirl
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"This is one of my favorite kid shows on PBS. There's a lot of wink-wink humor, and it's not that the wink-wink humor is over the kids' heads... my kids are almost more onto what's going on than I am. One of the villains? He attacks with meat, and tries to pass off "bologna" checks. And WordGirl's parents are utterly ridiculous. Her father just walked in and said "for the love of all things Elvis!"..."
FRONTLINE
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"I love PBS's Frontline and I appreciate that I can watch it online at my leisure. Frontline brings us insightful documentaries and relevent contemporary issues that affect us and the world. Check out the following episodes: The Merchants of Cool (about the complex web of product marketing) American Porn Diet Wars Is Walmart Good for America Young & Restless in China Sick Around the World Th..."
Shop PBS: The War by Ken Burns; directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
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"From the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the bombing of Japan, Ken Burns investigates the American perspective and experience of World War II. Interviews with soldiers, Americans of Japanese descent and their loved ones give this documentary the additional benefit of first-person narrative. 15 hours of coverage in all, this documentary would be difficult to view in one sitting and some parts may best..."
Shop PBS: The Civil War by Ken Burns
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"Although Ken Burns had no survivors to interview for this documentary, he carefully pieces together the puzzle of letters, battlegrounds, diaries, maps with the assistance of Civil War historians to recreate the events and animate the people who were intimately connected to them. He has covered this material so thoroughly that it spans across 5 DVDs, all included in this set."
The American President (PBS Box Set): Narrated By Hugh Sidney
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"Maybe you can't remember who the 24th President was (Grover Cleveland btw), but after you watch this informative and interesting PBS special you will be able to spew out POTUS facts like none other. 14th President? Franklin Pierce, bi-otches!"
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
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"This is such a great little mental vacation. Make sure you click the Neighborhood of Make-Believe link to go visit King Friday, Henrietta Pussycat and the gang...... OH! And the song list is pretty rockin' too."
Laurie Berkner- Under A Shady Tree CD
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"Look, it's the granola chick on PBS! All of her albums are good, but play this one for the kiddies and it's sure to bring out the silly show."
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
3 recommendations
"I can still remember watching Sesame Street just a couple of years after it started. This Old School version can be watched by your child even today."
Ken Burns' THE WAR on DVD
3 recommendations
"I know people could probably argue that there are too many history movies and documentaries on World War 2. But the War By Ken Burns is different. The thing I liked most is that it tells the stories of the wars effect on individuals back at home, not just on the war front. At times the series can be quite emotional. It does tell the story from an American perspective, but this makes it all th..."
The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (DVD)
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"This 11 hour film series set the standard for a new style of documentary and made a name for Ken Burns. It's a great introduction to one of the most important periods in American history."
Home for Christmas
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"We discovered the Irish Tenors through PBS and bought this wonderful CD. It is one of the best Christmas album we've heard. On 'Home for Christmas', John McDermott, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan perform some of the best-loved holiday songs in their trademark, Emerald Isle vocal style. A must have!!"
Design: e2 DVD
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"Design E2 examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. Includes all six series episodes; The Green Apple, Green for All, The Green Machine, Gray to Green, China from Green to Red and Deeper Shades of Green."
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
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"This series is absolute perfection. The acting is magnificent (especially Art Malik!!!), the story is fascinating and the characters are so real that one thinks that one is actually watching a documentary about the final days of the Raj. "The Jewel in the Crown" is the exemplar of the height of drama. A magnificent series that everyone should see!!"
Is Wal-Mart Good for America? - Frontline
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"'Frontine' explores the relationship between U.S. job losses and the American consumer's insatiable desire for bargains in "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" Through interviews with retail executives, product manufacturers, economists, and trade experts, correspondent Hedrick Smith examines the growing controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business and asks whether a single retail giant has chan..."
Cracker: Series 1
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"The compelling Cracker is among the more exciting British mystery series from the 1990s, featuring a hero so flawed he's just as likely to end up inside a jail cell as outside chasing bad guys. Robbie Coltrane, perhaps best known for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, is unconventional psychologist Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a rotund teacher who exhorts students to look within their d..."
Ode to Bob Ross limited edition print
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"from the site: Happy trees and clouds, the simple black backdrop, an amazing cabin in the snow scene completed in under 30minutes, his brillo shaped hair. What was not to love with the Bob Ross show on public tv. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You have the option of having the canvas paper (like regular paper but has a canvas texture and is flexible/doesn't tear) pr..."
America's Test Kitchen: Season 8
1 recommendation
"America's Test Kitchen is one of the better cooking shows produced. They methodically test out recipes to create a superior product. If nothing else, their reviews of cooking gadgets is invaluable when investing in one's kitchen."
The Best of The Electric Company
1 recommendation
"In my house, The Electric Company was as much of a childrens' programming staple as Sesame Street. Here's a kids show that didn't talk down to kids and was full of character and substance."
Carrier DVD
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"This DVD is about a six-month Naval deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. It's a documentary with soul. There's always been something about watching Navy homecomings that makes me cry (not a mysterious something, but a something nonetheless). My husband was in the Navy (never spent any time at sea) and his stories always seemed to make sense, but I couldn't really understand any of..."
Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century: Season IV DVD & Book
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"Contemporary artists reflect a varied and changing landscape of identity, values and beliefs. The artists featured in this series demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice across the US, revealing a wealth of talent. Themed episodes compare and contrast the artists profiled. The book then asks: Who are today's artists? How do they describe their work? The companion book, to the fourth season of..."
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
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"This is debuting on PBS next Wed., August 1 (10:00 p.m. on KQED if you are in the San Francisco area). I am so excited to see this. Stax Records gave us so much wonderful and important music, I'm glad to see a show devoted to its artists and its history."
