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The Knights Templar: A History Strange and True
The Knights Templar: A History Strange and True takes you on a thrilling journey to the Middle Ages to discover the real history of this order of warrior-monks. Over 24 riveting lectures, Dr. Dorsey Armstrong, a distinguished medieval scholar at Purdue University, peels back the layers of legend to reveal the flesh-and-blood reality of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. Founded to protect Christian travelers in the Levant, the Templars evolved from a humble band of knights to a military and financial powerhouse, responsible for managing the wealth of nobles and defending Crusader states.
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Secret Mall Apartment
In 2003, eight Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment inside a mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, it became a deeply meaningful place for its inhabitants in this astonishing true story about discovering your purpose within the most commercial and improbable places
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History of Money
The History of Money immerses you in this fascinating subject in 18 half-hour lectures taught by moneyman of letters Simon Middleton, Associate Professor of History at the College of William & Mary and an expert on American economic history. Professor Middleton follows money2s evolution across the centuries, from philosophers and rulers to swindlers and reformers, from market panics to multinational intrigues.
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Urban Legends Explained
In the 12 fascinating lectures of Urban Legends Explained, you'll hear all types of stories that are being circulated right now, right where you live. Your professors, Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman, will share some of the weirdest and wildest stories currently circulating and explain why we continue to tell them. Urban legends are contemporary legends. They can be set in a downtown skyscraper, a suburban school, or on a deserted country road, anywhere really. But they are always current, told as truth, and human. We are storytellers by nature. Discover how urban legends, like all other legends, help us better connect with each other.
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Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable
Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable is your chance to explore the strangest and most confounding cases in medical history. In 12 gripping lectures, acclaimed author, historian, and medical humanities expert Dr. Brandy Schillace guides you on a fascinating journey into the unknown, from historical enigmas to modern medical conundrums - always with a look toward the frontiers of science.
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You Have No Idea
One family's journey with autism through the lens of community in a small town in southern Arkansas.
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Understanding Western Art: Stories, Styles, and Masterworks
Western art, with its lineage from the ancient world to the present, has given us works of genius by the likes of Phidias, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet, Van Gogh, and many more. In the 25 engrossing lectures of Understanding Western Art: Stories, Styles, and Masterworks, you'll explore the larger themes, principles, and expressive currents that tell the story of Western art, and which shed light on its deeper meanings.
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Voices From the Abyss
La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from a dangerous cliff as part of a thrilling show at La Quebrada. Why do they jump despite the danger? Images of figures soaring immerse us in this world that despite its dangers, has been proudly passed down for generations. Images of figures soaring immerse us in this world that despite its dangers, has been proudly passed down for generations.
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A Literary Tour of the United States
In A literary tour of the United States, you'll take an epic excursion across America, from the wide expanse of the continental states to Alaska, Hawaii, and beyond, delving into the writing that distinguishes our nation's literature across three centuries. Your guide is Professor Arielle Zibrak of the University of Wyoming, an award-winning author and scholar of American literature, whose inspired teaching and research shows a wide and deep knowledge of this tradition. Dr. Zibrak will introduce you to new stories about familiar writers and broaden your knowledge with tales of literary trailblazers you've never heard of.
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Beneath the Polar Sun
Science meets adventure an Arctic expedition is caught in the grip of the ice it has come to study. In the Last Ice Area, 500 nautical miles from the North Pole, a scientific team is on a rare mission to measure the world's oldest ice floes. Tiny specks in a vast ocean wilderness, they are alone. And they're in trouble. Jumbled slabs of sea ice are closing in from every corner. Hauling loaded kayaks, the team struggles to follow a route that had been navigable only years earlier. Trapped in a frozen maelstrom caught in the grip of the floes they came to study something has to give. Science is scuttled: bearing witness to Earth's most pressing existential threat, what matters now is survival. They must escape the chaos by traversing a narrow channel between Canada and Greenland the most formidable passage of the polar north.
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Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events that Changed the Nation
In Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events That Changed the Nation, delve into the public health crises, civil rights battles, and censorship fights that transformed the United States. In 12 lectures led by historian and author Dr. Rachel Michelle Gunter, you will add a whole new slate of new characters and conflicts to your lexicon. From the dangers of homegrown fascism to the success of the ADA, the fight over inoculation to the struggle for veterans pay, emerge with a more detailed and complex picture of the people and fights that defined US history.
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Thank You Very Much
Documentary traces the life and career of legendary performance artist Andy Kaufma, exploring the enigmatic legend's gonzo, boundary-shattering comedy, which provoked and often outraged audiences. Includes interviews with Kaufman's closest collaborators, such as Steve Martin and Danny DeVito.
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