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A vivid portrait of the private and public faces of the controversial former First Lady and her many roles in life--actress, mother, wife, and political advisor...   Read More

Chronicles the career of the classy actress who brought elegance and grace to all of her roles. Traces her life from childhood in a Nazi-occupied town in Holland...   Read More

She was the longest reigning monarch in English history and a cultural force that is still felt today. Fascinating photos and surprising facts paint an intimate...   Read More

They said he was a lustful Mad Monk, a Holy Devil, who preached God's word, yet practiced every form of evil. Did he hypnotize the czar and seduce the czarina?...   Read More

Fascinating story of Charles Dow and Edward Jones, whose dissimilar geniuses produced the indispensable Dow Jones stock index. Financial gurus Louis Rukeyser...   Read More

Profile of the flamboyant and controversial real estate tycoon who symbolized the "Greed is Good" decade of the 1980s. Follows the intricate wheeling and dealing...   Read More

Profile of the South African leader who spearheaded the fight against apartheid. Includes the story of his African royal lineage, underground battle against...   Read More

In an era of chaos, he created order. In a world of warlords, he made himself king. Trace the life of one of England's mightiest rulers with the help of leading...   Read More

As a child growing up in Baltimore's middle-class black neighborhoods, Thurgood Marshall learned right from wrong. A black lawyer in the 1940s and '50s, he...   Read More

Portrait of the former President that traces his rise from poverty to the White House, where his plans to build a "Great Society" were frustrated by the Vietnam...   Read More