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2) 49 up
Series
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by the Jesuit saying, "Give me a child until he is 7 years old, and I will give you the man," in 1964 Granada Television commissioned a short documentary wherein producers profiled 14 7-year-old children, and loosely speculated on what sort of lives they might lead. It was meant and received as an indictment of the British class system, which seemed most inflexible in 1964. Almost as an afterthought, director Michael Apted--a researcher on...
Pub. Date
©2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages).
Description
Antonius Block is a knight, who along with his squire, are returning home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. Antonius challenges Death to a chess game for his life. Antonius and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval that the plague has caused.
Series
Criterion collection volume 852
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (59 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 insert.
Description
"Ousmane Sembène ... made his feature debut in 1966 with the brilliant and stirring Black Girl. Sembène, who was also an acclaimed novelist in his native Senegal, transforms a deceptively simple plot--about a young Senegalese woman who moves to France to work for a wealthy white family and finds that life in their small apartment becomes a prison, both figuratively and literally--into a complexly layered critique of the lingering colonialist...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xii, 304 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A new collection showcasing the best of Ernest Hemingway's short stories including his well-known classics, as featured in the magnificent three-part, six-hour PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Ernest Hemingway is considered one of the greatest American writers. In the PBS documentary film Hemingway, by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, excerpts from his stories are used to highlight style elements and biographical events as his writing matured....
10) The West
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During one winter, five of the best professional snowboarders from throughout the sport's history made an expedition to the backcountry of Alaska. Their goal: to conquer some of the most challenging and rarely ridden mountains on the planet. Also explores the rapid evolution of snowboarding from an underground American movement to a full-fledged global phenomenon and Olympic sport.
12) Live and loud
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents the band Nirvana's Dec. 1993 live performance at Pier 48, Seattle as recorded by MTV, along with extras segments from the Live & loud rehearsals and from other performances during Nirvana's 1993-1994 In Utero world tour.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.).
Description
For most Americans, the history of the United States is built on a set of long-accepted beliefs about events, each of which resonates in the nation's collective memory. But what if those beliefs, however familiar, don't really tell the whole story? Our knowledge of history - or what we believe to be history - is the lens through which we view and interpret the world. And when that lens is distorted with misleading information, it has powerful effects...
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
©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This disc contains a kaleidoscope of musical memories, it features interviews with stars from the mid- to late-'60s, with vintage clips, classic footage, concert performances, complete songs, and stars galore. Plugging in: When Bob Dylan plugged in his guitar and began to play rock 'n' roll at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, he nearly caused a riot. This program recounts how rock reinvented itself in the mid-'60s. My generation: Recounts the giddy...
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (1440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 190 pages ; 19 cm)
Description
"This course is taught chronologically, covering Greek history in the Archaic and Classical periods, from 750 B.C.E. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. However, it is not the "usual" type of civilization course that tries to cover everything. Instead, by using history and society as a backdrop, it focuses on three major aspects that are as much a mainstay of our tradition as that of the Greeks: democracy, law, and imperialism."--Course...
19) Safety last!
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Description
The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. He plays a small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city, who finds employment as a lowly department-store clerk. He comes up with a wild publicity stunt to draw attention to the store, resulting in an incredible feat of derring-do on his part that gets him started on the climb to success.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xv, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
In a book based on the podcast series, a broadcast journalist tells the unbelievable true story of 22-year-old Joachim Rudolph, who, in 1961, set out to build an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall and was faced with many obstacles before freeing 29 people.
He escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Then, he decided to tunnel back in. In the summer of 1962, a young student named Joachim Rudolph dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Waiting...
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