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DVD Bookshelf: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
This program contains a full reading of the classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer augmented by ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show
This animated program for toddlers introduces even the youngest tykes ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Charles Dickens' London, Part 1: Life
This documentary showcases a number of real-life London locations that featured prominently in the life and work of Charles Dickens. ~ Perry ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
DVD Bookshelf: Gulliver's Travels
This addition to the DVD Bookshelf line features a full reading of the classic novel Gulliver's Travels accompanied by illustrations related to ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Whispers Through the Willows: The World of Kenneth Grahame
Whispers Through the Willows: The World of Kenneth Grahame ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Baby Einstein: My First Signs
Every parent longs to know what messages their infant child's cries are truly attempting to convey, ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Modern Masters: In Studio with Michael Golden
Modern Masters: In the Studio with Michael Golden documents the ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Rocketbooks: 1984
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C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia
You've read the book and seen the film, now explore the origins of famed author C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
On the heels of Cuba's release of the celebrated "Hemingway Collection" comes a compelling look at the life of the American author who ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
The Da Vinci Project: Seeking the Truth
Decipher the secrets of Da Vinci's code along with a team of dedicated filmmakers before ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure
It's a race to the finish line and the critters of the forest are going to have to brush up on their English if ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Hubert Selby Jr: It'll Be Better Tomorrow
Hubert Selby Jr. was a powerful and influential literary figure whose ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Biography: Oscar Wilde - Wit's End
This video profiles the life of the author Oscar Wilde, who lived in Ireland in Victorian times. Never a ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
In Search of History: Secrets of the Rosetta Stone
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JK Rowling and the Birth of Harry Potter
This unauthorized biography for author J.K. Rowling looks to her past to tell the rags to riches story of one of the most ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park
Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park contains spoken word performance footage recorded live at the Luna Park nightclub in Hollywood between ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Wishbone: Hot Diggity Dawg
A strange discovery in the yard of a neighbor leads ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Modern Marvels: Frontline Reporting
The contentious nexus of war and journalism serves as the focus of this documentary exploring ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Chinese for Kids: Level 1, Vol. 1
Chinese for Kids: Level 1, Vol. 1 has been designed to expose toddlers to the Chinese language. Narrated and subtitled in both English and ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Brainy Baby: English
Consumervision presents this entry in their Brainy Baby series of edutainment, child development programs. ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story
If you've ever flipped through a supermarket tabloid, vintage comic book, or various sorts of pulp magazines, it's not unlikely you've ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Standard Deviants School: Shakespeare, Program 1 - Introduction to Shakespeare
Giving students their first taste of the Bard, this opening installment of Standard Deviants School: ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Standard Deviants School: Shakespeare, Program 10 - The Characters of Macbeth
Along with the title character of Macbeth, this installment of Standard Deviants School: Shakespeare introduces ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Bukowski: Born Into This
Advertising writer John Dullaghan makes his feature-length directorial debut with the ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Revelations of the Bible: The Bible's Greatest Miracles
Using scientific research, The Bible's Greatest Miracles searches for the truth behind biblical ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Revelations of the Bible: The Bible's Greatest Secrets
Bible's Greatest Secrets Revealed leads viewers on a tour of several exotic ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Shakespeare's Soliloquies
One sign of the enduring popularity of William ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
Part of the PBS American Masters series, this documentary is a portrait of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born in St. Paul, MN, ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry: Season 01
The inaugural season of Russell Simmons' raw and uninhibited Def Poetry Jam consisted of four half-hour telecasts, ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Great Women Writers: Emily Dickinson
This video presents a biographical sketch of American poet Emily Dickinson. It is said that ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Great Women Writers: Jane Austen
This video presents a portrait of English author Jane Austen. She is ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

No Maps for These Territories
Author William Gibson created a revolution in popular culture with his books Neuromancer, Burning Chrome, and Mona Lisa ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Baby Einstein: Language Nursery
This video is another release from The Baby Einstein ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
The Standard Deviants: Italian - The Basics
As part of the Standard Deviants teaching video series, this video ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
The Standard Deviants: Public Speaking
This program presents several basic lessons on the art of public speaking. The lessons are presented in a laid back ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

The Source
Director Chuck Workman, who documented the life of pop culture icon Andy Warhol in his 1990 ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
One of the great 20th Century American literary icons, Dashiell Hammett ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Mark Twain's America In 3D
Anne Bancroft narrates this 52-minute documentary, a 3-D Imax view of 19th-century America as seen from the viewpoint of ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
This edition of Biography, the long running documentary series from A&E, explores the life of Playboy mogul Hugh ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Author and philosopher Ayn Rand (born Alice Rosenbaum) developed ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Barney: Aleph Bet
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Famous Authors: Jane Austen
Famous Authorsvideos offer an informative and entertaining ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Famous Authors: William Blake
This video, part of the Famous Authors series, examines the life and work of Romantic poet William Blake. Born in London in the ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Paris Was a Woman
The Left Bank of Paris is a notorious bohemian hot-spot where some of the world's greatest artists and intellectuals ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
The Glorious Romantics
This film presents the story of the triumvirate of British friends ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

In Search of Dr. Seuss
This is a children's video about the life and work of the author commonly known around the world as Dr. Seuss. The video ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
On the Road with Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Jack Kerouac penned such books as On the Road and The Dharma Bums, which captured ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
In 1955, poet Allen Ginsberg summed up the greatest fears of his generation in a landmark poem ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
This first of four volumes features acclaimed actor and two-time National Rifle Association president Charlton ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Bonjour les Amis: French Made Easy for Children, Vol. 1
This instructional program is the first in a two-part series from Monterey Home Video designed to teach ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Bonjour les Amis: French Made Easy for Children, Vol. 2
Designed for children age four to age nine, this release is ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Monster in a Box
Gray's third performance film is a document of his experiences as a procrastinating novelist; the title refers to Gray's 1900-page manuscript, ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare
This video tells the story of the master poet and storyteller ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Gang of Souls
This documentary by filmmaker Maria Beatty explores the lives, careers, and ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Comic Book Confidential
Though aimed at those fastidious comic book collectors who ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Famous Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson
This video offers a concise portrait of Robert Louis ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Where the Heart Roams
This documentary covers the 1983 Romantic Book Lovers Conference ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
The Charles Bukowski Tapes
The five-star European director Barbet Schroeder - the creative force behind such efforts ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
One of the most memorable characters in the history of literature is that of Sherlock Holmes. The ... [ Language & Literature movie ]
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech stands today as one of the most famous and important speeches in modern history. As the cornerstone of ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

What Happened to Kerouac?
This biographical documentary tackles the legend of Jack Kerouac, one of the foremost writers of the Beat Generation. Kerouac started a beat ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Directed by Raul daSilva, this two-part take on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

Poetry in Motion
Director Ron Mann has put together readings by 24 different poets (after filming a total of 60 writers reciting their ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

An Evening with Lewis Grizzard
Each installment of An Evening With presents a performer, band, group, or other public figure in a setting aimed to please fans ... [ Language & Literature movie ]

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