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- Buzzed The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol...
- A new edition of a best-selling reference incorporates the latest findings on such topics as energy drinks, prescription medications, and the date-rape drug GHB, in an accessible volume that features quick-reference summaries, reports on how drugs enter the body and manipulate the brain, and… [ read more ]
- $18.95
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off- Fire Lover DVD
- The inside story as told by author Joseph Wambaugh (Fire Lover, The Onion Field). See how his crimil career unraveled because of one tiny clue An extraordiry tale of a man's journey into crime. The inside story as told by author Joseph Wambaugh (Fire Lover, The Onion Field). [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Moments of Clarity Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery...
- On February 17, 1986, after years of addiction and self-destruction, Christopher Kennedy Lawford reached a turning point in his life, one that would mark the beginning of his long road to recovery. In his New York Times bestselling memoir, Symptoms of Withdrawal , he chronicled his deep… [ read more ]
$25.99- $14.99
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off- The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History DVD
- Since the days following the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan has preached a gospel of hate, intolerance and exclusion. But while it has attracted members who number in the millions at times, it has also repeatedly been battered into near-submission by activists, the government and changing… [ read more ]
$24.95- $20.99
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off- Airline Security DVD
- The former FAA head of security and other experts reflect on the failings that made the September 11th attacks possible. [ read more ]
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off- Inside Alcoholics Anonymous DVD
- This is the first study of the 12-step group filmed by a producer outside the AA organization. [ read more ]
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off- 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed The World: Freedom Summer DVD
- June 21, 1964 was the day civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Philadelphia, Mississippi. A watershed moment in the American civil rights movement, the young men's disappearance and the discovery of their… [ read more ]
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off- A Sniper in the Tower DVD
- For an hour and a half on August 1, 1966, 25-year-old Charles Whitman laid siege to the University of Texas at Austin, killing 14 and wounding 31 from his perch on the university tower, 231 feet above his terrified victims. The horror finally ended when police stormed his stronghold and… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- A Soldier's Secret DVD
- Bill Kurtis hosts this investigation of a troubling military murder. A detailed study of the murder of Private Barry Winchell. The story the army does not want you to see. Sociologists and military experts debate the effect of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. [ read more ]
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off- AIDS In America: The Crisis Continues DVD
- This unflinching investigation explodes the dangerous idea that the AIDS crisis has passed. [ read more ]
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off- An Execution In Doubt DVD
- Examine the controversial case of a man executed for murder in Virginia in 1992. [ read more ]
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off- Ancient Drugs DVD
- Join Dr. Andrew Weil and other leading physicians and scholars in this often-surprising look at the long history of drug use in different cultures worldwide. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Another Mans Crime DVD
- One innocent man's story of redemption and release sheds light on a dark side of American Justice. [ read more ]
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off- Are We There Yet? America On Vacation DVD
- Pile in the old station wagon for a nostalgic look at the evolution of the family vacation. [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99
- Beautiful Boy A Fathers Journey Through His Sons Addiction (Paperback) Book
- What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he… [ read more ]
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- Beauty Queen (Hardcover) Book
- A brave look at drug use draws readers in, exposes them to the horrifying reality of heroin, a killer drug, and allows them to escape, unlike the scores of teen addicts, in a chilling account of one teenager's heroin addiction. [ read more ]
- $16.99
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off- Blow DVD
- Plunge into the wild world of George Jung, drug smuggler extraordinaire and the inspiration for the Johnny Depp film Blow. See how Jung became one of the most prolific smugglers of his time, and how he was finally brought down. Narrated by author Bruce Porter, whose bestseller chronicled… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Bobbitt, Lorena Women And Violence DVD
- From headline-grabbing cases to allegations that America's courts are misogynist, this is a sweeping look at women, violence and justice. [ read more ]
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off- Chinatown: Strangers in a Strange Land DVD
- Shunned and discriminated against, Chinese immigrants nonetheless prospered, preserving ancient traditions and embracing the opportunities North America provided. [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99
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off- Classrooms In Crisis DVD
- An exodus of qualified teachers is likely to compound the already daunting problems facing education in America. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
- Come Back A Mother and Daughters Journey Through Hell and Back (Paperback) Book
- Narrated from both the mother's and daughter's perspective, a compelling memoir describes the life of a teenage runaway; her mother's journey into the dark and sinister underbelly of drugs, pimps, and violence to find and rescue her daughter; and the daughter's struggle back to life in a… [ read more ]
- $15.95
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off- Confrontation DVD
- How does life go on once shattered by the unthinkable? This groundbreaking special chronicles heart-wrenching encounters between murderers and their victims' families. A mother, a daughter: two women confront their loved ones' killers. Gripping, real-life television in the spirit of… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Copycat Crimes DVD
- INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS explores the phenomena of film related copycat crimes - a growing problem in the United States. [ read more ]
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off- Countdown To An Execution DVD
- As his date with death approaches, a convicted killer and his attorney race to win a reprieve. The landmark series exposing the inner workings of the criminal justice system. Hosted by veteran reporter Bill Kurtis. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic attempts to stay an execution.[ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Countdown to Ground Zero DVD
- Five years after the world was transformed, this incisive special tracks the events leading up to the attack. A searching look at the forces behind the attack and the lives lost on 9/11. Go inside the FBI in the months leading up to the attack. Includes material only recently released and inter [ read more ]
$29.95- $24.99
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off- Crime of Passion: The Pamela Smart Story DVD
- This revealing program asks the question who is ultimately responsible for the tragic affair that ended up destroying 3 lives, the triggerman, or the woman who goaded him into committing murder? [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
- Crips And Bloods Made In America DVD
- South Los Angeles is home to two of America's most infamous African-American gangs: the Crips and the Bloods. On these streets over the past 30 years, more than 15,000 people have been murdered in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues unabated. In MADE IN AMERICA , renowned… [ read more ]
- $19.95
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off- Cults: Dangerous Devotion DVD
- From the bizarre prophecies of Charles Manson to the desperate paranoia of Jim Jones, cult leaders draw us into worlds of power, paranoia, and death. Through interviews with world-renowned scholars and the survivors of cultic tragedy, we will unmask the mystery of cults. From Jim Jones'… [ read more ]
$24.95- $22.49
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off- Detroit A Co-ed's Secret Life DVD
- Police, reporters and family members help tell the story of a student who got fatally caught up in her subject. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Dog the Bounty Hunter Dog Is Smokin DVD
- Dog's already high-stress job gets a bit tenser when he tries to stop smoking. See how Duane "Dog" Chapman brings fugitives to justice. Dog collars an ice addict and a seriously disturbed fugitive who is convinced he can talk to his van. The real-life exploits of the world's most successful bo [ read more ]
$12.95- $9.99
- Drinking A Love Story (Paperback) Book
- A journalist describes her twenty years as a functioning alcoholic, explaining how she used alcohol to escape the realities of life and personal relationships, until a series of personal crises forced her to confront her problem. [ read more ]
- $16.00
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off- Execution Tech DVD
- This eye-opening look at crime and punishment in the Old West brings a whole new meaning to the term ""frontier justice"". A host of experts and visits to noted collections and museums shed new light on crime and punishment in the Old West. Learn what it was like to be a sheriff or judge… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Facing Life The Re-Trial of Evan Zimmerman DVD
- Unprecedented access to the unfolding case of a man trying to avoid being convicted of killing his girlfriend--again. Filmed with unprecedented access to the key figures in the case. Watch every step in the tense trial. A riveting look inside one of the most fraught aspects of the justice syst [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99
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off- First Person Killers Ronald Defeo DVD
- In 1974 Ronald DeFeo was convicted of killing his parents and four siblings in Amityville, New York, a case that would inspire the Amityville Horror franchise. In an exclusive first-time interview conducted by psychiatrist Steven Hoge MD, the Head of Forensics at Bellevue Hospital, DeFeo… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- First To Fight: The Black Tankers of WWII DVD
- Veterans of the first black tank unit to see combat recall the struggles they faced during WWII. A probing look at the plight of African-American soldiers during World War II. Includes interviews with veterans of the 761st Tank Battalion. See how the U.S. Military has endeavored to correct its [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Follow-Up Special DVD
- Return visits with some of the show's most compelling subjects highlight the next steps on the road to recovery. Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping. Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives. See how former addicts are handling th [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
- From Binge to Blackout A Mother And Son Struggle With Teen Drinking...
- Written from the perspectives of a mother and son, the story of a family's battle with the problem of teenage drinking describes one young man's growing alcohol problem, the denial that nearly destroyed his family and his own life, and their long and difficult struggle to overcome the problem. [ read more ]
- $15.00
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off- Gangland: All Hell Breaks Loose DVD
- Get an inside look at some of America's most notorious street gangs, where criminals live by their own laws and brutality reigns. Unprecedented access to the inner workings of the country's most feared gangs, incisive historical analysis, and conversation with law enforcement specialists… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Gangland: American Gangster DVD
- 1970s Harlem deserved its reputations as the most dangerous place on Earth, and it was thanks in large part to these two ruthless criminal masterminds. Discover the rich and bloody history of gangs in America, from the Colonies to the present. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® ventures deep into… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Gangland: Basic Training DVD
- America's military is becoming an unlikely but wickedly effective training ground for gangland soldiers. Discover the rich and bloody history of gangs in America, from the Colonies to the present. THE HISTORY CHANNEL® ventures deep into uncharted regions of the criminal underworld. Ex-mili [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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