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SuperFreakonomics with Levitt and Dubner
Item# 41310
© 2009
55 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-827-8
In this ABC News program, SuperFreakonomics authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner give the concept of cause and effect a whack on the head. In a whirlwind round of 20 questions, Levitt and Du...
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General Motors: From Dream to Downfall
Item# 41329
© 2009
41 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-834-6
Comparisons between General Motors and the Titanic are unfortunate, but inevitable. Confusing luxury with reliability, favoring a bloated status quo over true innovation, and ignoring a host of danger...
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Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
Item# 41331
© 2009
39 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-698-4
According to child behavior experts, one in three people abused as a child will also use physical force on her or his own children. This edition of Primetime spotlights three primary caregivers of one...
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Case Studies in Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Item# 41333
© 2009
38 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-699-1
Bridget, 15, cannot go near her own parents because she fears they are somehow "contaminated." Rocco, 9, dissolves into tears whenever he tries to leave for school-consumed by anxiety over what could...
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Inside the Lives of Children Having Children
Item# 41334
© 2009
42 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-630-4
As teen pregnancy rates rise in the U.S., this ABC News program follows four families coping with the day-to-day realities of the issue. Case studies come from Massachusetts, where a teen couple tries...
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Missouri's Different Approach to Juvenile Justice
Item# 41332
© 2009
41 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-629-8
In Missouri, a different method of juvenile detention has seen surprisingly successful results, trading in orange jumpsuits and cell blocks for therapists and dorm rooms. This edition of Primetime spe...
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Over a Barrel: The Truth about Oil
Item# 41330
© 2009
39 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-628-1
With roller-coaster gas prices becoming the norm, this ABC News program travels the country to uncover surprising and sometimes disturbing aspects of the oil industry. Charles Gibson reports from Cush...
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Pakistan on the Brink
Item# 40612
© 2008
45 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-146-0
Pakistan's greatest enemy is no longer India but rather the internal menace of the Taliban, who have reinvented themselves in a bid to take over the country. This program examines the conflict ravagin...
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Voices of Dissent: Freedom of Speech and Human Rights in China
Item# 40611
© 2008
45 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-144-6
Although China’s government has pledged to revise its policies toward political dissidents, that promise remains largely unfulfilled. This program reveals egregious cases of political oppression occur...
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In Your Ear: The Job Interview
Item# 40064
© 2008
11 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-412-5
With so much at stake in today's job market, an interview has to be handled just right. This ABC News program follows Peggy Klaus, a career and communications coach, as she takes an anxious job-seeker...
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