Box set featuring six Shakespeare adaptations starring legendary actor Laurence Olivier. In 'King Lear' (1983), the ageing King Lear (Olivier) decides to split his kingdom between three daughters - Regan, Cordelia and Goneril - with each receiving a share appropriate to the amount of love they feel for him. However, when the faithful Cordelia refuses to protest her devotion, an enraged Lear foolishly cedes complete control to the devious remaining siblings - with terrible results. In 'Henry V' (1944), the young king (Olivier) puts his rakish past behind him and rallies his men to invade France, winning against the enemy's superior numbers. The film was shot in Ireland to avoid the constant bombardment of the Blitz and Olivier was discharged from the Navy to make the film. In 'Hamlet' (1948), Hamlet (Olivier), Prince of Denmark, is still mourning over the death of his father and his mother Gertrude's (Eileen Herlie) subsequent remarriage to Hamlet's despised uncle, Claudius (Basil Sydney), who is now King. When his father's ghost appears to Hamlet and reveals that it was Claudius who murdered him, the young prince vows revenge. However, a fatal flaw in his character - hesitation - mars his efforts, resulting in murder, madness and treachery. In 'The Merchant of Venice' (1974), Jewish moneylender Shylock (Olivier) provides young Antonio (Anthony Nichols) with a loan, stating that if it is not repaid he will claim a pound of flesh. When Antonio's bond defaults, Shylock attempts to claim his grisly compensation in a court of law, but Portia (Joan Plowright) pleads Antonio's case. In 'Richard III' (1955), Olivier stars as the cold and calculating king, a treacherous and untrustworthy fellow who makes plans to kill anyone who threatens his position. Henry Stafford (Ralph Richardson), the Duke of Clarence (John Gielgud) and Lady Anne Neville (Claire Bloom) are just some of those moving in his orbit. 'As You Like It' (1936) was filmed in England in 1936 when Olivier was still considered a promising young actor rather than one of the finest thespians ever, as he would later become, this is his first filmed Shakespeare performance and thus a milestone in film history.

Epic adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. During World War Two, Charles Rider (Jeremy Irons) is stationed at the now deserted stately home, Brideshead Manor, formerly the residence of the Flyte family. He recalls how, as a Cambridge undergraduate, he first visited Brideshead after befriending Lord Sebastian Flyte (Anthony Andrews). Charles then became caught up with the Flytes and their problems, most notably Sebastian's burgeoning alcoholism.

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Jack Welch - former CEO of GE
Norman Vincent Peale - motivational speaker
Joseph Hardy - founder of 84 Lumber Company
Edward Ryan - founder of Ryan Homes
Mike Nelson - VP Advertising at Yahoo
Bob Davis - former CEO Lycos.com
Ben Bassi - CEO of CommonPlaces
Joseph Curtin - violinmaker and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award"
Anne Akiko Meyers - world-renowned concert violinist
R. Douglas Andrews - Six Sigma expert
Bill Gates - founder of Microsoft
John Paul DeJoria - founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems
Dan and Frank Carney - founders of Pizza Hut
Davre Davidson, founder of ARAMARK
Frank Federer - corporate turnaround professional
Charles Lindbergh - aviation pioneer
Sol Linowitz - Chairman of Xerox
Kemmons Wilson - founder of Holiday Inn
Ron Popeil - inventor of Showtime Roisserie and the Pocket Fisherman
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Rocky Blier - Hall of Fame running back from the Pittsburgh Steelers
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Writing with grace, wit, and remarkable candor, actress Claire Bloom looks back at her crowded life: her accomplishments on stage and screen; her romantic liaisons with some of the great leading men of our era; and at "the most important relationship" of her life--her marriage to author Philip Roth. of photos.

Classic British drama directed by Carol Reed. Set during the Cold War, James Mason stars as sardonic double agent Ivo Kern who finds himself falling in love with beautiful British schoolteacher Susanne Mallison (Claire Bloom) after meeting her in Berlin. Dogged by the pressures of political espionage and the attentions of his Cold War counterpart Bettina (Hildegarde Neff), Kern must do all he can to rescue Susanne when she is kidnapped by the East German authorities after being mistaken for Bettina.