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1) Tosca
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 + 36 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages)
Description
The story begins with Napoleon Bonaparte, political enemy of Scarpia advancing upon Rome. Cavaradossi a painter and Angelotti an escaped prisoner are political allies and see Napoleon as a hero. Angelotti has taken refuge in a chapel of a church in Rome in which Cavaradossi is painting a portrait of the Madonna. Cavaradossi has as his lover a famous singer Floria Tosca who attempts to enter the church and finds the door locked. She becomes jealous...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Renato Bruson takes the role of the Venetian Doge, Francesco Foscari, in Verdi's dark, three-act tragedy based on a drama by Lord Byron set in 15th century Venice. Gianandrea Gavazzeni directs the 1988 La Scala production of a work that is hailed among the best of Verdi's early operas, and that led him to a career of operatic immortality."--Container.
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate. What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. A paper trail of suppressed...
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a documentary film that offers dramatic, personal portraits of the men and women who represent varying faith traditions, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, etc., and the wide array of professional environments where they serve. Chaplains are called upon to minister both to people of similar faith and those whose religious beliefs may be very different from their own.
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
Catherine Kleier, Professor of Biology and former Chair of the Department of Biology at Regis University in Denver, presents an introductory course of lectures on botany.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 p. ; 18 cm.)
Description
Nici McNally takes beginners through basic knitting techniques, including cast on, knit & purl (English & continental), bind off, add yarn, increase & decrease, ribbing, gauge, finishing, and how to fix mistakes.
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) ; col.
Description
Barbara Paschal, a retired Physical Therapist of 35 years has created this balance/exercise program which she has taught in Sequim, Washington at the Sequim Senior Center. She has also lectured for 5 years on the importance of exerciese to improve balance.
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Interactive yoga series revolutionizes the practice of yoga in the home. This easy-to-use DVD allows you to select from over 35 workouts that are designed to adapt and fit into any busy lifestyle. Unlike other videos that may contain one or two workouts, this DVD contains dozens of workouts of varied lengths and purposes. Whether your goals are to get into shape, relieve stress, or become stronger and more flexible, the Interactive yoga series will...
15) The kill
Pub. Date
c2007.1
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) ; b & w
Description
Some of the locals aren't happy that Jeff and his family have moved into their small, rural community. When two sinister men tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the three. Managing to fend off both assailants and return home, Jeff is soon visited by an avenging mob. Their claim is that one of the men who fought Jeff has died.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) ; col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1929, Herbert Hoover would be inaugurated as the thirty-first President of the United States. A few month later the stock market would crash, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression. And in a remote area in the Pacific Northwest, a young couple driving home on a lonely road would seemingly disappear without a trace.
17) The nutcracker
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Tchaikovsky's musical setting of the Christmas fantasy by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with musical scenario revised by Peter Wright.
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join Dr. Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenbach as they travel to unique and forbidding ice caves in Greenland, underwater caves in the Yucatan, terrestrial caves in the Grand Canyon and other spectacular locations. For those compelled to push their limits in the world's most hostile environments, the risk of fatal danger and thrill of new discovery are the everyday factors that make cave exploration such an awe-inspiring experience.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) ; b&w
Description
Blue Steel: U.S. Marshal John Carruthers is on the hunt for the Polka Dot Bandit, who has just made off with a four thousand dollar payroll. After teaming up with the local sheriff, the lawmen track the Bandit to a recent supply train robbery.
Rainbow Valley: Undercover agent John Martin is assigned to protect the men building a road in Rainbow Valley from a rough and ready gang who claims ownership of the territory and whose main interest lies in...
20) Madama Butterfly
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An American naval officer marries a Japanese geisha girl known as Butterfly and then abandons her. Butterfly steadfastly awaits his return for three years, only to learn when Pinkerton returns that he has married an American woman.
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