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44) Inside job
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011, c2010
Language
English
Description
Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation,...
50) Mob hitmen
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In this exposé, "American justice" ventures inside the bloody mob wars that have scarred Philadelphia over the past decade. In addition to interviews with some of the mob's most notorious triggermen and women, this program features footage and news accounts of the city's recent brutal mob hits and introduces viewers to the police and prosecutors who have devoted their lives to catching these shadowy killers.
52) Wordplay
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Examines the work of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times, the diverse group of crossword-puzzle enthusiasts, and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Centuries ago, they performed miraculously technical brain surgery, built modern irrigation canals, made agricultural discoveries still used by modern man, and were master builders...the Incas were mysterious people, once ruling half of South America.
56) Freakonomics
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Explores the role economics plays in various social issues, including child naming and low crime rates.
Publisher
Image Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A three-part documentary that explores the remarkable and lengthy career of Will Eisner, a pioneering cartoonist whose work continues to impact popular culture. Features interviews with Adao Iturrusgarai, Thomas Inge, Charles Berberian, and others.
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