For centuries, the secrets were closely guarded, and only a chosen few learned the ancient ways. Today, millions worldwide from Washington lawyers to African villagers practice the martial arts. But few know the history of the disciplines they study. This action-packed program crosses the Orient to uncover THE MYSTIC ORIGINS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS. Top masters of karate, judo and lesser-known ...
Diana, the teenage princess who matured into a symbol of grace and strength before dying tragically in 1997, is a figure of awe and mystery to much of the world. A&E's Biography: Diana looks into her life and work with an eye toward the forces that moved her. Interviews with family and friends provide insight into her early life and her private feelings during and after her courtship with ...
Lourdes has been called a city of miracles, a place where the blind come to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk. For over 150 years, pilgrims have been making the journey to this small French mountain village where a young girl allegedly saw a vision of the Virgin Mary - a vision that led to the discovery of miraculous healing waters. Scientists, scholars and the Catholic Church remain ...
This tape includes Program Twelve: The Fallacies of Hope The French Revolution led to the dicatorship of Napolean and the dreary bureaucracies of the nineteenth century. The disillusionment of the Romantic artists is traced through the music of Beethoven, the poetry of Byron, the paintings of Delacroix, and the sculpture of Rodin. Program Thirteen: Heroic Materialism Lord Clark's ...