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[2018]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides you through four centuries of economic disasters--from tulip mania in the 1600s to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Each of his 24 lectures (30 Minutes per lectures) covers a notable incident of financial misfortune or folly that is worthy of a Hollywood thriller. You hear how Charles Ponzi conducted the moneymaking scam that bears his name; how mining companies in the Old West sprang up like...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary that provides an expansive and compelling overview of the world of social impact bonds (SIBs). The film calls into question the responsibilities of governments and private citizens as it follows many stakeholders' viewpoints on this innovative social endeavor: policymakers, billionaire investors, under-resourced nonprofit leaders, professors and most importantly, those who need this help the most. The film educates on what happens when...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Down on his luck gambler Garry and his hot streak buddy Curtis hit the road for New Orleans, hunting the big payday. On riverboats and racetracks they chase women and thrills before risking it all in the wager of their lives.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iii, 116 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Learn how to secure your financial future and create the retirement lifestyle of your dreams with practical advice for planners of any age and income level."--The Great Courses website.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Things are so bad for recently widowed farmer Mary Bassett and her three children that this Thanksgiving they may not even be able to afford a turkey for their dinner. Suddenly, Mary's wealthy and estranged mother Isabella comes for a visit. Although Isabella finds a kindred spirit in Mary's eldest daughter and budding writer Tilly, Mary resents her mother's attempts to help them out of their financial difficulties. It will take more than money to...
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"'I see multiple colonial governors,' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders...
10) Airport
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (557 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. They tackle some of today's most inflammatory, and sometimes irreverent, social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, the firm faces financial ruin and its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with malpractice, murder, love and lust.
12) Joyful noise
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the church choir to lift their spirits by winning the national Joyful Noise Competition. But the discord between its two leading ladies threatens to tear everything apart.
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