Prices: Modern Marvels DVDs

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  History -- Modern Marvels Custom Cars

  For most of us, cars are an ordinary fixture of daily life. But then there are custom cars--literal labors of love. Supercharged hot rods, sublimely sculpted classics, flashy tricked-out lowriders, neon-bright "import tuners"--an eye-popping blend of fineart and mechanical know-how. In this episode, we trace the history, technology, and cultural connections between successive generations who have turned the common car into an American art form. We'll ride with hot rodders and lowriders and visit the speed shops and paint shops where ordinary cars become art.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

  $74.85

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  History -- Modern Marvels Jet Engines

  Strap on a parachute and soar through the saga of jet propulsion, which radically transformed our world since inception in WWII--from the Nazi's first jet-powered aircraft to the U.S. F-22 jet fighter, from the Concorde to tomorrow's scram-jet, a hypersonic transport plane that switches to rocket power outside earth's atmosphere!This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

  $74.85

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  History - Modern Marvels : Eiffel Tower

  It is called the Tower of Towers--a striking symbol of not only a city and its nation, but also of the self-assurance and promise of a new age in art and architecture. When it was built over a century ago, the Eiffel Tower provoked widespread outrage among some of France's most prominent citizens of the day. In this fascinating portrait, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® brings you the captivating story behind one of the most recognizable engineering marvels of the late-nineteenth century. It is a monumental tale of the technological challenges and architectural breakthroughs brought about by the construction of this preeminent hallmark of the City of Lights. From the immense buttresses at its base to constructor Gustave Eiffel's personal apartment and aerodynamics laboratory at its pinnacle, this is an unforgettable historical tour of the world's most famous and fabled tower. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

  $74.85