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Draws on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers to offer a complete history of Venice's centuries-long reign as a naval power and maritime trading empire.

Discusses the culture, government, rulers, and diplomacy of cities and states during the Renaissance.

The second segment in an 8-part series chronicling the history of New York City from 1609 through 2003. Episode two: Looks at the rise of New York commencing in 1825 from a merchant city to an industrial one. With the explosion of the immigrant population come social and economic problems of every kind and the Civil War brings on civil disturbance in the form of the Draft Riots of 1863.

The third segment in an 8-part series chronicling the history of New York City from 1609 through 2003. Episode three: Covers the city during the period after the Civil War -- "the Gilded Age." From 1865 through 1898, the city grows at a staggering rate--demographically, geographically and financially--and takes on enormous challenges such as the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, and sees the rise of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed. By the end of the decade,...

Great Hotels of the World, part 1 : Burt Wolf has traveled the world for more than 30 years, offering his unique insights on where to go and what to do when you get there. In this very special program, he shares some of his favorite hotels : The Four Seasons George V in Paris ; the Four Seasons Hotel Prague ; the Dylan Amsterdam ; and the Four Seasons Resort Provence at Terre Blanche. Great Hotels of the World, part 2 : Burt shares more of his favorite...

"Today it is the most valuable book in the world. Recently one sold for over five million dollars. It is the book that rescued the name of William Shakespeare and half of his plays from oblivion. The Millionaire and the Bard tells the miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling pursuit of the book became a lifelong obsession. When Shakespeare died in 1616 half of his plays died...

"By now, we all know the mythology of the digital revolution: it improved efficiency, eliminated waste, and fostered a boom in innovation. But as business reporter David Sax shows in this clear-sighted, entertaining book, not all innovations are written in source code. In fact, businesses that once looked outdated are now springing with new life. Behold the Revenge of Analog. Sax has found story after story of entrepreneurs, small business owners,...