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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great history on gold and man's passion for it.
I love gold and this was a delightful video for anyone fascinated or even just curious about it. Shows world history as well as gold rush history. Would have been nice to see it cover some of the advanced applications for gold in high tech industries, but this DVD is pretty thorough, features several professionals and historians to give it a pleasing depth and...
Published on December 6, 2006 by Creative Muse
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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Informative, but Overall Trying to Blame Accusatory
I believed this DVD would contain information on the mining of gold, its properties, and general applications. The video does contain such information, but that's only 1/3 or less of its content. Overall, gold is depicted as some evil potion that has resulted in the deaths of millions in vain attempts to acquire it. Frankly, anything of value will result in the deaths of...
Published on June 21, 2008 by R. Milton
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great history on gold and man's passion for it.,
This review is from: Gold! The History of Man's Greatest Obsession (DVD)
I love gold and this was a delightful video for anyone fascinated or even just curious about it. Shows world history as well as gold rush history. Would have been nice to see it cover some of the advanced applications for gold in high tech industries, but this DVD is pretty thorough, features several professionals and historians to give it a pleasing depth and perspective. I rented it and plan on buying it.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Informative, but Overall Trying to Blame Accusatory,
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This review is from: Gold! The History of Man's Greatest Obsession (DVD)
I believed this DVD would contain information on the mining of gold, its properties, and general applications. The video does contain such information, but that's only 1/3 or less of its content. Overall, gold is depicted as some evil potion that has resulted in the deaths of millions in vain attempts to acquire it. Frankly, anything of value will result in the deaths of millions in vain attempts to acquire it. Lastly, the economists are worthless Keynesians touting the glory of fiat currency - particularly amusing during our time of high inflation. One comes away thinking that the shiny metal has an ability to drive men mad. In other words, this is 1/3 documentary, and the latter a viewpoint.
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Gold! The History of Man's Greatest Obsession by Brian J. Kelly (DVD - 2001)
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