This program catalogues 2002's winners of the gold, silver, and bronze Clio Awards. Entries include Pepsi's "Beckham," Visa's "Dining Out," Blockbuster's "Carl and Ray-Kung Fu," Budweiser's "Mr. Pro Wrestling Wardrobe Designer," Nike's "Freestyle," Toyota Corolla's "School," AT&T's "I'm Okay," Neutrogena Skincare's "Glasses," Audi A3's "Babysitter," Sylvania Lighting's "Old Man," Heineken USA's "Birth of a Sign," Sealy Mattress's "Boy," Volkswagen...

Their names were linked to the two most powerful men during the Civil War. Their lives were both controversial and often times misunderstood, yet never before in American history were there two first ladies. This is the story of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, and Varina Davis, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America. Although they were two women from rival governments, they led parallel lives, struggling...

This program explores the characteristics that define a desirable audience, the history of audience ratings, and the ways in which audiences are assessed. Because the mass media is supported largely by selling time and space to marketers, it has evolved into the main delivery vehicle for advertising, in which the company offering a product or service is the true consumer and the attention of the viewer is the product that is being bought. With billions...

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War, but it was the pivotal campaigns and battles of 1781 that decided the final outcome. 1781 was one of those rare years in American history when the future of the nation hung by a thread, and only the fortitude, determination, and sacrifice of its leaders and citizenry ensured its survival.

Once every four years, when the United States turns its attention to choosing a leader, a small snowy state in the northeastern corner of the country becomes the political center of the nation. This historical documentary travels to Laconia, New Hampshire, for the 1969 presidential primary, where the men who want to be president - Richard Nixon, Michigan's Governor George Romney, and Senator Eugene McCarthy from Minnesota - start the campaign with...

"In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the location, strategies, key players, and outcomes of many U.S. Civil War battles, campaigns, and plans"--Provided by publisher.

An English translation of Leo Tolstoy's classic epic novel about the lives of five aristocratic families in Moscow and St. Petersburg against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of 1805 to 1814.

The American Civil War began and ended in the South. Its fertile fields provided the backdrop for many of the wars epic battles. Alongside the legions of Southern patriots and their Union opponents was a unique band of men committed to documenting the conflict in Dixie. Despite being hobbled by lack of supplies, the threat of enemy fire and campaigns spanning hundreds of miles, these men labored in virtual obscurity to chronicle the war. This is the...