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At the turn of the 19th century, upper-class men of Europe and America fought pistol duels to the death. The pistols created for these duels were some of the most beautiful ever made. We'll examine these magnificent weapons that gave this strange ritual its deadly character.

Kelly F. and Mark (#10). Family and friends decide that an intervention is their only hope of saving two men: Kelly, a man with a 160 IQ who lives on the streets and survives on beer and other people's spare change, and Mark, who's so addicted to painkillers that he's had a morphine pump surgically implanted in his abdomen.

He left a trail of bodies across the nation. His apparent suicide on a Florida houseboat ended one of the most publicized manhunts in years. Andrew Cunanan became famous overnight when he was named as the suspect in the Gianni Versace murder. But he was already well known to the FBI, who had added him to the "Most Wanted" list just three days earlier for his role in four other killings. BIOGRAPHY retraces Cunanan's terrifying spree, and explores his past, looking for clues to the killer he...

An acclaimed tale of unexpected friendship and a glimpse into Hollywood's past, with Ian McKellan as aging Frankenstein director James Whale and Brendan Fraser as his young gardener.

They appear in ancient myths from around the world. The ultimate figure of power and destruction, dragons surely reside only in fairy tales and the pages of novels like The Hobbit. But if this is so, how can we explain the sighting of "dragons" by people like the explorer Marco Polo and the ancient Greek historian Herodotus? Take a remarkable journey into the myths and legends of dragons. Ancient art and writings reveal the many sightings and stories that have propelled the legend of these...

Railroads built America into a world power, making legendary figures out of entrepreneurial men. Meet the robber barons, engineers, and inventors who made transportation history in the "Gilded Age". And, ride the rails with some of the most loved and hated men of their age--financiers Vanderbilt, Gould, and Morgan.

Sexual attraction is confusing, maddening, euphoric and even dangerous. It is, like love, an intangible essence. We can examine it only through its physical symptoms--the beating pulse, the sweating palms, the rise and fall of chemicals in the brain--all part of the unexplained emotion of infatuation. Through real-life cases and interviews with psychologists, biologists, anthropologists and others, SEXUAL ATTRACTION explores the mysteries of human sexuality. If the urge for sex can be traced...

Ancient wonders like Stonehenge, Easter Island, Machu Picchu, Chaco Canyon, Jerusalem and the Pyramids still inspire awe. When they were constructed centuries ago, the world was a mysterious and magical place. It was a world that merged new religious beliefs with the cycles of nature. Today, the ruins of these spectacular structures designed to honor the gods, stand as a testament to the energy, creativity and genius of the past. How were these places built without conveniences of modern...

In 1815, a Connecticut merchant ship is run aground off the west coast of Africa. Captured by Arab nomads, Captain James Riley and his crew are sold into brutal slavery and marched across the Sahara Desert, where skin boils, lips blacken and men shrivel to less than 90 pounds. Along the way the Americans will encounter everything that could possibly test them, but Riley and his men will also discover ancient cities, secret oases and a culture largely unknown to the modern world. We'll take...

The story of the murder of Bobby Kent, a seemingly popular student and ideal son who was lured to a remote area by seven of his friends and murdered. The killers claimed that Bobby had been a ruthless bully who had beaten and tormented them.

From the remote islands of Alaska to Louisiana's gator-filled swamps, nine Ax Men teams once again face death-defying challenges in the series' fifth season. Via 20 one-hour episodes, HISTORY showcases America's loggers ranging from charismatic Montana cowboys to the reigning Papac champs, each packing their own agenda for a sweet taste of that million-dollar green gold. Embarking on the toughest season of their careers, this year's crews attempt to conquer Mother Nature, themselves and the...

Volvo has built a reputation building safe, rugged, dependable automobiles--the kind of car that can always be counted on. But for years, Volvo's insistence on producing just this sort of vehicle had the company flirting with bankruptcy. This is the sagaof the oh-so Swedish vehicle that has changed automotive history. See how the vision of two men shaped everything that Volvo has become, and showed the world that there is more than one way to build a successful car. Discover how trucks kept...