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Portrait of the Russian leader who helped dismantle Communism and forged a new relationship with the United States and the West.  

Garbo was one of the greatest actresses of the century--and one of the most secretive. This fascinating portrait looks at her sensual and brilliantly comic...   Read More

Profile of the Communist dictator believed to be responsible for the murders of 2-million Cambodians in the mid-1970s.  

Revealing portrait of the Revolutionary War leader and self-educated Renaissance man, renowned as a scientist, inventor, writer, philosopher, statesman, and...   Read More

Story of the boy who preferred to shop with his mother rather than play ball with the other kids, and who grew up to be one of the world's top fashion designers...   Read More

Profile of the former Communist Party leader who stunned the world by beginning a program of liberalization called "Glasnost", and then presided over the dismantling...   Read More

Chronicles the life of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama and leader of Tibet, the country also known as Shangri-La. Includes an interview with actor Richard...   Read More

Profile of the Missouri gal who sought her fortune in the Gold Rush and struck it rich when she married the wealthy James Brown. Molly was immortalized in the...   Read More

Story of a brother and sister--Carrie Neiman and Herbert Marcus--who overcame great odds to establish one of the greatest quality merchandise stores in the...   Read More

Looks at the family behind the retail empire--their wealth, philanthropies, divorces, rumors of suicide, and family rivalries.