"The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has...

An oral history of the themes of war provides letters, photographs, and sketches, from from U.S. veterans' that have fought in World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.

The Devil's Needle & Other Tales of Vice and Redemption presents three films from the 1910s. Heavy both on moralizing and melodrama, each confronts a hot-button social issue of the day with a bluntness one might not expect from the era. Mastered in HD from Library of Congress archival 35mm elements, the films are preserved reasonably well here, offering an invaluable link to some of the popular progressive cinema of the past.

Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole producer of motion pictures in the world. Many Edison films continue to be impressive as the company employed such accomplished early directors as John Collins...

Season five continues to roll out laughs and surprises when Suzanne accidentally bids on a date with Anthony; Julia secretly moonlights at a local nightclub; Mary Jo decides she wants a baby; Charlene enrolls in community college; Anthony meets the father he never knew; and Bernice gets her own cable access show!

This season Sugarbaker's is hired to decorate the Governor's mansion for its annual ball and Julia gets her head stuck in the banister; Suzanne attends her high school reunion, where people shun her because she has gained weight since high school; Charlene goes into labor; Anthony and Mary Jo cast votes in a call-in poll unaware that each call costs money; and much more. Includes 27 episodes.

Join Cordell Walker, James Trivette, and Alex Cahill as they bring to justice the most vicious criminals to ever threaten the Lone Star State. New crime fighters on the team are Sydney Cooke and Francis Gage.

An amazing, thrill-packed story of the legendary hero through the years: from comic books to cartoons to TV to movies.

Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and...