David Simon
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xv, 646 p., [8] p. of plates, : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men confronted by the darkest of American visions." "David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and his remarkable book is both a compelling account of casework and an investigation into our culture of violence....
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 dvd (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Description
For over 40 years, the War of Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. Filmed in more than 20 states, captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels, the dealer to grieving mother, the narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge. Reveals its...
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (482 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's 1985 and the party of the '70s is slowing down. 42nd Street has deteriorated into a world of crime, seedy video stores, and peep shows; VHS has overtaken film as porn's primary medium, and the AIDS epidemic has had a devastating impact. Welcome to the third and final season of the gritty HBO series that follows the interconnected lives of barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, the police, mobsters, and adult film actors and producers in Times Square.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement, featuring interviews with top-ranking government officials and such celebrities as Woody Harrelson, Susan Sarandon, The Wire creator David Simon, and rappers Eminem, 50 Cent, and Rick Ross.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 800 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the fall of the Barksdale empire, and the ascent of a new young drug king in Baltimore, McNulty, Bunk and the rest of the detail continue to "follow the money" up the political ladder amidst a hotly contested mayoral campaign. Prez witnesses first-hand the role of inner-city education in the formation of youth as four students, Michael, Namond, Randy and Dukie, face dangerous decisions and adolescent angst in a city rife with the temptations...
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows a single sprawling drug investigation in Baltimore, against the backdrop of the mayor's reelection campaign. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Levins are a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey in an Alternate America during WWII, observing the political rise of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a xenophobic populist who captures the presidency in 1940 and turns the nation toward fascism.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 630 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971-1972, driven by the gradual legalization of porn and a politically motivated effort to "clean up" Times Square. Over the course of eight episodes, viewers will get an up-close look at a gritty world of sex, crime, high times and sudden violence, as the porn business begins its climb to legitimacy, cultural permanence, and billion-dollar profitability
"Traces the evolution...