Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.

Features the life and career of American artist Thomas Hart Benton. He depicted a self reliant America emerging from the Depression and was a fierce defender of the aestheics of realism. This film used long-lost footage, interviews, and the art of Benton to tell the bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.

Bookpeople: a muticultural album. Features 15 children's authors and illustrators who either belong to a minority culture or whose work authentically depicts a minority culture.

Christopher Nupen's film portreys Alice Sommer Herz, 106, the second oldest person in London, a woman with the true gift of forgiveness. A Nazi concentration camp prisoner for two years with her six-year-old son, suffering deaths of her mother and her husband in the camp, she also remembers playing more than 100 concerts in the camp and likens the experience, both for the performers and for the listeners, to being close to the divine. Alice is in...

Follows the life of the soccer star, from his personal life to his professional life in 2014 as he competes in every major tournament with his team, Real Madrid (the second most popular club in the world), followed by a tour of the United States with the Portuguese National Team and the World cup in Brazil.

"Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in the GDR (East Germany). One and a half years later, he left the country with his parents, and the family resettled in West Berlin. As political dissidents, his parents experienced harassment by the Stasi and a lack of understanding from members of their own family. This striking graphic novel memoir chronicles the family's difficult journey to get to the other side of the Berlin Wall"--Provided by publisher.

A revealing and intimate biography of Ted Kennedy. He has witnessed greater tragedy and suffered greater pressure than any of his siblings. As the last Kennedy brother, he was the expected to the give nation the confidence to confront its problems. He quickly failed in spectacular fashion.

"Strange Fruit, Volume I, Uncelebrated narratives from Black history is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henry 'Box' Brown, who escaped from slavery by mailing himself to Philadelphia; Alexander...

A compelling look at one of the most infamous criminals in American history. Specifically filmed to tell the real story behind the Hollywood blockbuster, examine his treacherous murder and the mystery that surrounds his death.

Views rise and fall of ancient Greece through the eyes of prominent figures of the times, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates.