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| [Virtual reality cyber punk politics] |
Political statements with a changing background scene of video/computer art. |
1987 |
709.04 H69v, 1987 |
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| 2000; amazing moments in time |
The program travels through the ages to witness the advancement of life on Earth, from the Big Bang and the earliest life forms to artificial intelligence and human cloning. Takes a fascinating look at where we came from and where the next millennium may |
1999 |
904 T86, 1999 |
| 20th century with Mike Wallace. Yankee go home |
Looks at the relationship between the US and Latin America. |
1996 |
327.7308 T84, 1998 |
| 21st century bard the making of Twelfth Night / |
Britain's Channel 4 filmed a television adaptation of Shakpeare's Twelfth Night, however this production sets the twins, Viola and Sebastian, navigating contemporary London. This four-part series details all the components that came together in the making |
2003 |
384.55 T84, 2004 |
| 21st century cosmos |
Our perception of the universe has changed dramatically from thoughts of a starry, unknown realm to knowledge of the countless galaxies that surround us, yet the scale of the cosmos remains a mystery. How old is the universe? How much matter and energy do |
2001 |
523.1 C67, 2003, VHS 1 |
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| 39 steps |
An innocent Canadian inadvertently involved in espionage and murder must stay a step ahead of both the police and the bad guys. |
1935 |
791.43655 H58t, 1997 |
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| 500 nations |
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1994 |
970.1 F58, 1995 |
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| 8 1/2 |
Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film. Much of the story is told in flashback sequences. |
1980 |
791.4372 F45e, 1988 |
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| A product of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency education network's unified command: practical issues - Part II - 1/10/01 / |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 49 |
| A.D.D. stepping out of the dark / |
An overview of attention deficit disorder, a uniquely individual problem, produced primarily for parents. A series of five parallel vignettes, the video explains how A.D.D. affects the family, learning, working and self esteem. Though frequently misdiagno |
1993 |
616.8589 A33, 1993 |
| Abduction from the seraglio |
Mozart's opera about the trials of a Spanish noblewoman who is kidnapped by a Turkish Pasha for his harem and her lover's attempts to free her. |
1980 |
792.542 M939en, 1991 |
| About Schmidt |
Warren Schmidt is about the taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser |
2002 |
791.436552 P39a, 2003 |
| Accounting equation |
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2000 |
657.3 A33, 2000 |
| Addictions & mental illness |
Many people who are mentally ill are also addicted to drugs or alcohol. These "dual diagnosis" are often missed by clinicians and not treated adequately. This film profiles a woman with manic depression and a man with schizophrenia who are also dealing wi |
1994 |
616.8 A33, 1994 |
| Adolescence cognitive and moral development / |
Discusses the physical-motor development in adolescence and also defines the relationship with parents: ambivalence, interaction, and influence. |
1995 |
155.5 A36, 1995 |
| Adults and co-occurring disorders |
(Producer) Men and women speak frankly about how their addiction and mental disorder fueled each other, the benefits of therapy, the importance of psychiatric medication taken regularly, and the challenges and rewards of seeking support through a Twelve |
2003 |
362.29 M56a, 2003 |
| Affirmative action on trial |
Focuses on affirmative action and its impact on society. |
1995 |
331.133 A34, 1995 |
| Africa, pathway to growth |
A look at economic reforms supported by the International Monetary Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa. In three segments, presents examples from Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda of how government policy has encouraged privatization, investment from abroad, and the cr |
1996 |
330.91724 I58a, 1996 |
| After the storm |
All across America people live, work, and play in watersheds, without knowing it. As this video shows, protecting the nation's water resources will take the awareness and effort of individual citizens. Three case studies (New York City, the Santa Monica B |
2003 |
551.6 Un35 ST 7/2 |
| Against the odds the artists of the Harlem Renaissance / |
Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. This documentary tells how black artists triumphed over the prejudice and segregation that kept their work out of mainstream galleries |
1994 |
709.04 A43, 1998 |
| Agrippina |
Agrippina, Empress of Rome, whose position at the side of her husband is not enough, wants to elevate her son by her first marriage, Nero, to the throne, in order to be able to determine through him alone, the succession of power. |
1985 |
792.542 H135ag, 1985 |
| AIDS issue guidelines for foodservice managers. |
Covers legal status of employees with AIDS; four-step approach to AIDS in foodservice industry; health education for all employees; communications program with the media. |
1993 |
616.9792 N38a, 1993 |
| Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972) and A nation of law? (1968-1972) |
At the pinnacle of his success, the young boxer Cassius Clay announced his conversion to the Muslim faith and became Muhammad Ali.
The Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, Attica--These names equaled controversy in the America of law and order promised by |
1995 |
323.119 E94, 1995, Tape 6 |
| Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961) and No easy walk (1961-1963) |
Sit-ins, SNCC, Freedom rides, CORE, thousands of young people join the ranks of the movement, giving it new direction.
Presents the emergence of mass demonstrations and marches as means of protest for the civil rights movement, and shows the effects of s |
1986 |
323.119 E94, 1995 Tape 2 |
| Alan Greenspan man behind the money / |
Ecomonist and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan is considered by many to be the second most powerful man in the United States. From 1981-1983 he served as chairman of the National Commission on Social Security Reform working to save S |
1999 |
330.092 G74, 1999 |
| Alexander Calder |
Presents a portrait of the internationally acclaimed sculptor and mobile artist. |
1998 |
730.92 C353a, 1999 |
| Alfred Hitchcock's Stage fright |
Drama student Eve Gill envisions the acting challenge of a lifetime in the desperate predicament of a boy friend Jonathan Cooper, being framed for the murder of the husband of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood. To prove Jonathan's innocence and Char |
1949 |
791.43655 H58st, 1991 |
| Algebra in simplest terms / |
Solving equations is a basic operation of all higher math. This set shows algebra's usefulness to retailers, biologists, and even anyone who drives a car. Host Sol Garfunkel walks viewers through realistic problems, highlighting the common trouble spots. |
1991 |
512.9 A44, 1991 |
| All about carbohydrates |
Explains the nutritional properties of simple and complex carbohydrates, identifies food sources and suggests menu choices. |
2000 |
613.283 A45, 2000 |
| All about minerals |
This video discusses minerals as nutrients, includes discussion of attributes of different minerals and required dietary allowances. |
1998 |
613.285 A45, 1998 |
| All that Bach |
From a graceful cantata duet, to a rousing fugue performed by a tap dancing ensemble, this program demonstrates the stunning universality of Bach's music. |
1985 |
780.78 B118aL, 1985 |
| Allegro non troppo |
Master animator Bruno Bozzetto offers his irreverent tribute to Disney's Fantasia. In six distinct episodes, fantastic cartoon creatures march, slither and bounce to the classical rhythms of Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Sibelius, Vivaldi and Stravinsky. |
1976 |
791.433 A454 |
| Allen Ginsberg in concert with Donald Was / |
Allen Ginsberg, one of the major poetic voices of the twentieth century, reads poems and sings songs accompanied by Donald Was ... at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California; and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams. |
1989 |
811.5 G435a, 1989 |
| Almost home |
Offers a raw and unsentimental look at the lives of children in a homeless shelter in the Bronx. Narrated by the children themselves, this is an evocative portrait of poverty and youth. |
1996 |
305.569 W33, 1996 |
| Alternative medicine |
Alternative, or complementary, health systems are gradually being integrated into American culture and can now be found in many American physicians' offices. This program provides an overview of Chinese and Indian medicine, homeopathy, herbalism, naturopa |
1995 |
615.53 A48, 1996 |
| Alternative medicine the healing arts / |
Art has been used over the centuries to help people accept a medical condition they cannot change or to provide a spiritual lift during difficult times. But, increasingly, the arts are being used in a scientifically ordered manner to improve health in spe |
1996 |
615.8 A48, 1996 |
| Amahl and the night visitors |
"Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem. Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem." -- Container. |
2000 |
792.542 M5475am, 2000 |
| Amazing lives of plants the reproductive lives of mosses, pines, ferns, and flowers / |
The Amazing lives of plants includes four independent segments: "Mosses," "Ferns," "Pines," and "Flowers." Their reproductive lives are presented in a vivid, full-color combination of live video footage and sharp animation. |
2003 |
571.82 J46, 2003 |
| Amazonia a celebration of life / |
Focusing on the rich biological diversity of the lowland tropical forest of Peruvian Amazonia, this production was filmed mainly in Peru's two largest protected areas, ha Pacya-Samiria Reserve and ha Manu National Park. Footage includes the giant otter, o |
1984 |
577.34 M33am, 1984 |
| American in Paris |
Jerry, an ex-G.I., has stayed in Paris to paint. He falls in love with a woman who is due to wed another. Ultimately, the painter and his French beauty are happily united. |
1951 |
791.43657 G381am, 1998 |
| American Red Cross emergency test |
Shows ways to be prepared for accidents and natural disasters and how to give first aid to injured people. |
1990 |
616.025 A44t, 1990 |
| American Red Cross emergency test |
Shows ways to be prepared for accidents and natural disasters and how to give first aid to injured people. |
1990 |
616.025 A44t, 1990, c.2 |
| American tongues |
Relates how Americans talk, how Americans feel about each others' accents and dialects, and about how the media have shaped our perceptions of regional accents. |
1987 |
421.52 A44a, 1987 |
| Americans with Disabilities Act is it working? / |
During the 1980s, a new civil rights movement got underway-for people with disabilities. In this program, Larry Paradis, executive director of Disability Rights Advocates, speaks with NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels about the importance of litigati |
2001 |
362.4 A44, 2001 |
| Amiri Baraka |
Maya Angelou interviews 20th century American writer Amiri Baraka about his writing and politics. |
1997 |
811.5 B37, 1997 |
| Anatomically correct world of anatomy |
A self-paced course of anatomy, presented with the humor for which Cerebellum is famous. |
1997 |
611 A53, 1997 |
| Angel at my table |
Chronicles the life of one of the 20th century's most gifted writers, Janet Frame. |
1989 |
823 F843an, 1992 |
| Angelitos negros |
El color de la piel, las diferencias de raza, abren un enorme abismo entre los seres humanos. Que, en ocasiones, llevan hasta rechazar a los hijos.
Skin color, racial differences, open an enormous abyss between human beings. Who, on occasion, even deny |
1948 |
791.43 A54, 2001 |
| Antigone |
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1988 |
882.2 So6a, 1988 |
| Antonio Machado, cantor de Soria |
Biographical and critical treatment of the poet, Antonio Machado, set in his birthplace, Seville, and in Soria, the setting for many of his poems. |
2001 |
861.62 M33Yb, 2001 |
| Antony & Cleopatra |
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1974 |
822.33 S15, 1993 |
| Apocalypse now |
Francis Ford Coppola's stunning vision of man's heart of darkness revealed through the peculiar madness of the Vietnam War. |
1979 |
791.43658 C67a, 1992 |
| Application-only access protect your production data from hackers / |
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1997 |
005.8 E93ap, 1997 |
| Argent de poche small change / |
Life from early childhood to adolescence is illustrated in episodes involving 10 children. |
1976 |
791.436522 T78a, 1991 |
| Argentina land of natural wonder / |
A video tour of Argentina, a land of natural wealth and beauty. Includes a collection of terrains and climates among the most diverse anywhere. See Aconcaua (the tallest mountain in the westen hemisphere), the beaches of Mar del Plata, and Perito Moreno ( |
1990 |
918.0482 A74, 1990 |
| Around the Table - Multi-Hazards planning for schools / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 51 |
| Around the table "exercising" / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS44 |
| Art of Indonesia tales from the shadow world / |
Explores Indonesia's ancient treasures and its "shadow world"--The rituals, myths, and performances by which the harmony of the universe is maintained. |
1990 |
709.598 A78, 1990 |
| Art of piano great pianists of the 20th century. |
"From Ignace Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio Arrau in 1970, the programme illustrates a broad mizture of interpretative styles, as also displayed by Horowitz, Rubenstein, Cortot, Gilels, Richter, Michelangeli and others"--container. |
1999 |
786.209 A784, 1999 |
| Art of the Dogon |
Attempts to capture the beauty and power of Dogon art while placing it in context within Dogon beliefs and culture. The Dogon people of Mali possess one of the richest art traditions in West Africa. For centuries, the Dogon have created powerful sculpture |
1988 |
709.6623 A78, 1988 |
| Art on film, film on art |
Presents 14 films commissioned by the Program for Art on Film along with informal discussions of the making of films which interpret works of art. |
1992 |
791.43657 A78, 1992 |
| Art seen artists in their studios. |
Interviews with artists and museum curators. |
1987 |
709.04 H69ar, 1987 |
| Artemisia |
Artemisia Gentileschi, the beautiful and talented daughter of one of Italy's greatest painters, is forbidden to fully pursue her own passion for painting. When she convinces renowned and unconventional Agostino Tassi to tutor her, he not only liberates he |
1997 |
791.436538 M47a, 1998 |
| As I am portraits of persons with a developmental handicap / |
Young people with developmental disabilities speak about their lives, the problems they face, and their hopes and expectations for the future. Offers basic information on developmental handicaps, presents simple guidelines for relating to people with such |
1990 |
362.3 A75, 1990 |
| AS/400 security design for performance / |
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1997 |
005.8 E93as, 1997 |
| AS/400 security fundamentals user and group profiles / |
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1997 |
005.8 E93se, 1997 |
| Asi es Nicaragua festividades populares y religiosas vol 1 / |
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2003 |
394.2697285 L67a, 2003 |
| Assaultive student |
Demonstrates techniques that teachers may use to prevent or defuse potentially violent situations in the high school. |
1989 |
371.58 A77c, 1989 |
| Assessing ADHD in the schools |
This program demonstrates an innovative model for assessing ADHD in schools. Assessment is depicted as a collaborative problem-solving process that is linked to the planning of individualized interventions enabling decisions to be reevaulated and interve |
1999 |
616.8589 A87, 1999 |
| Asteroids, deadly impact |
Asteriods and comets streak through the skies by the millions, and tons of small meteorites strike the earth. Scientists believe the dinosaurs died 65 million years ago as a result of a massive cosmic collision. Join Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker who have |
1997 |
523.44 A78, 1997 |
| Atomic Cafe |
This collage film focuses on the 40's and 50's, showing clips of soldiers wearing sunglasses going into areas devastated by nuclear detonation and suburban families practicing using their bomb shelters. An entertaining look at how we got where we are. |
1982 |
355.0217 M33at, 1982 |
| Attention deficit disorder adults / |
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder tell how this disorder has affected their lives and what treatments they have found to help them. |
1995 |
616.8589 A88, 1995 |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD in the classroom strategies for teachers / |
Russell A. Barkley presents a four-step plan designed for teachers to help them address the needs of the ADHD child without diminishing the needs of the other students. |
1994 |
618.928589 A88, 1994 |
| ATU and FEMA EAM / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 38 |
| Autism |
The video describes the world of autism by looking at three autistic people including Temple Grandin, a young girl and a teenage boy. Temple is a savant and now teaches veterinary medicine and has invented a cattle pen that is based on her experiences as |
1991 |
616.898 A98, 1991 |
| Autonomic nervous system |
This program looks at the mechanisms that control, regulate, and coordinate the functions of glands and organs: the heart and blood vessels, the lungs and respiration, digestion, the regulation of body temperature, and a host of other unconscious but vita |
1993 |
611.01 H86a, 1993 |
| Awakenings, 1954-1956 ; Fighting back, 1957-1962 |
"Awakenings" presents the segregation of American society before the 1950's, and the effects of the Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. Also presented are the Emmett Till murder trial in Mississippi, the Montgomery Alabama boyco |
1986 |
323.119 E94, 1995, Tape 1 |
| Ax² + hxy + cy² = n / |
Lecture on the theory of integral quadratic forms.
Focusing on a pictorial approach to the theory of integral quadratic forms, John H. Conway combines an impressive command of the theory with deep intuitive insight to produce an illuminating and engaging |
1989 |
512.74 C769a, 1989 |
| Ay, Carmela! |
Arago´n, Spain, 1938. Carmela and her two companions quit their posts as entertainers for the Republican troops in search for a better fortune. By mistake, they cross over to the Nationalist zone, get arrested and are given the chance to perform for their |
1991 |
791.43617 A93, 1991 |
| Aztec empire |
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1997 |
972.018 A98, 2001 |
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| B-29 frozen in time |
Travel on a perilous mission to repair and refly the World War II B-29 bomber, Kee Bird, which became stranded on a Greenland icecap when it crash landed in 1947. Nova follows pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to revive Kee Bird and |
1996 |
623.7463 K44Yr, 1996 |
| Babies sleep safest on their backs a resource kit for reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African American communities. |
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2000 |
618.92 Un35s, B11 |
| Balance |
Examines the physiological balance controls in the inner ear, the relationship between gravity and body position, the effect of motion on balance, and the role of the central nervous system in processing and coordinating information relating to balance an |
1993 |
611.01 H86b, 1993 |
| Balance and pitch in a band performance |
Noted composer and conductor W. Francis McBeth works with the Arkansas Tech University Band on methods for achieving proper balance and pitch in band performance. |
1992 |
781.44 M118ba, 1992 |
| Balzac |
This program profiles the life and works of Honore´ de Balzac with special attention on his work, The human comedy. |
1999 |
843 B21ca, 1999 |
| Bananeras Banana Company / |
Depicts the exploitation of banana plantation workers in Nicaragua by large American companies working there. Interviews workers on the plantations and in the shipping warehouses where the bananas are cleaned and packaged. |
1982 |
327.7285 B36, 1982 |
| Barbara Parsons an artist's abstract reality / |
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1992 |
709.04 H69b, 1992 |
| Barkleys of Broadway |
In their first film together in a decade, Fred and Ginger play a bickering show biz couple; Fred is a driven dancer while Ginger would like to give up the dancing act for stage dramas. |
1949 |
791.43657 A88b, 2000 |
| Baroque dance and baroque keyboard music |
Lecture-demonstration on how baroque dance affects the performance of baroque keyboard music. Discusses the history of specific dances and demonstrates the relationship between the dance movements and the performance of keyboard music. Demonstrates popula |
1997 |
VHS 95 |
| Baseball skills & drills fielding : pitching and catching : hitting and baserunning / |
"Jack Leggett teaches the correct positioning, footwork, catching, and throwing fundamentals for positions 3 to 9. Pat McMahon teaches correct pitching mechanics, locating pitches and changing speeds, holding runners on base, and fielding the mound. Mark |
2001 |
796.357 B373, 2001 |
| Basketball |
The fundamentals of ball handling, shooting, and defense are shown with the assistance of three players from UCLA Bruin basketball teams. |
1989 |
796.3232 B37, 1989 |
| Battles that changed the world campaigns in history. |
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1997 |
943.082 B38, 1997 |
| Battleship Potemkin |
Starring Alexander Antonov. |
1925 |
791.43658 Ei84b, 1990 |
| Battling for babies |
"We get an inside look at the world of obstetrics and neonatal intensive care nursing where nurses navigate the many hazards of childbirth, including anxious families, unforeseen problems, and the devastation when a newborn dies."--Discovery Health Channe |
2002 |
618.9201 B38, 2002 |
| Beating depression |
Examines the long struggle by ABC News' own George Watson with depression. |
1994 |
616.8527 B43, 1994 |
| Becket |
The historical account of King Henry II and Thomas Beckett who had been the monarch's closest friend and advisor. After Beckett's appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury, King Henry II becomes obsessed with the changed Beckett resulting in ultimate traged |
1964 |
842 An78b, 1996 |
| Beethoven : ordeal and triumph |
Presents the music and life story of Beethoven, portraying his struggle against the deafness that developed at the time when his powers of composition were reaching maturity. |
1989 |
780.922 B415or |
| Beethoven the sound and the fury / |
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1998 |
780.922 B415so, 1998 |
| Benjamin Britten's A midsummer night's dream |
Benjamin Britten's opera based on Shakespeare's play of four lovers, and a bumbling group of tradesmen wandering around in the woods being acted upon by the meddling and mischeveous king and queen of the fairies. Performed by the Glyndebourne Festival Ope |
1981 |
792.542 B862mi, 1981 |
| Bette Midler Gypsy |
Mama Rose is the ultimate vaudeville stage mother, whose blind ambition for her two daughters forces one to desert her and the other to emerge as the world's most famous striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee. |
1993 |
791.43657 S66gy, 1993 |
| Between order and disorder |
John Bell, Alan Guth, Roger Penrose, et al., define matter and its various states of order-disorder in crystals, superconductors, superfluids, plasma. Program continues with discussions of turbulence, chaos and orbital chaos, the double pendulum, and the |
1990 |
530.4 B48, 1991 |
| Beyond human |
(Producer) Join inventors, scientists, and philosophers for a mind-boggling voyage into the future of bioengineering and robotics, where humans are becoming more machine-like and machines are becoming more human. |
2001 |
660.65 B49, 2001 |
| Billy Budd |
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1988 |
792.542 B862bi, 1988 |
| Bioterror |
Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad, authors of the book Germs: biological weapons and America's secret war, trace the history of "black biology" and investigate U.S. involvement in the development of biological weapons. |
2001 |
303.625 N68b, 2002 |
| Bio-terrorism: Commanding and Responding |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 103 |
| Biruma no tategoto Ba ma¯ ´co?" = The Burmese harp / |
Following the actions of a young Japanese officer separated from his battalion at the close of the Pacific War in Burma, the film shows one man's journey from the comforts of companionship in adversity to a solitary confrontation with, and the eventual gr |
1957 |
791.43658 I24bi, 1994 |
| Bitter melons |
Portrays the difficulty of survival in the central Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, in a zone where game is scarce because waterholes are dry most of the year. A native musician performs songs about animals, the land, and the social life. Includes trad |
1955 |
968.8 S36b, 1991 |
| Black orpheus Orfeu negro / |
Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. |
1993 |
791.43 B458, 1990 |
| Blue planet and pale moon above |
Discusses the birth, development, and structure of the Earth, what makes it rotate, and why it tilts and has seasons. It also examines the nature of the Earth's magnetic field. The birth of the moon and its influence on our lives is discussed. |
1998 |
525 B58, 1998 |
| Blue velvet |
A young man finds a severed ear whose trail leads him to a detective's daughter and a mesmerizing beauty in this surreal journey that peeks through the windows and over the well-trimmed hedges of a small town, discovering murder, mystery and perversion. |
1986 |
791.43655 B58, 2000 |
| Blues masters essential history of the blues, volume one / |
Rare performances and historical footage tracing the development of American blues music. |
1993 |
781.64309 B658es, 1993 |
| Bluesland a portrait in American music / |
This video explores the blues-- with all its poetic irony and sly humor, its eroticism and timeless power. It traces its roots from the beginning of the 20th Century through the Mississippi Delta to Louisiana, Texas, Kansas City and Chicago. It includes m |
1993 |
781.64309 B658po, 1993 |
| Bob Freimark, an artist now and forever |
Interview with artist Bob Freimark. |
1987 |
700.92 H69f, 1987 |
| Boca |
On the first night of Carnival, an American journalist (Chong) arrives in Rio to investigate a shocking story-- rumors of death squads and random killings responsible for the disappearance of thousands of homeless children off the streets of Brazil. With |
1994 |
791.43 B632, 1995 |
| Bodas de sangre |
"Un joven prepara su boda con la muchacha a la que ama. Este feliz acontecimiento se ve ensombrecido por el recuerdo en la madre del asesinato del padre y del hermano del novio. Leonardo, que pertenece a la familia de los Fe´lix, los asesinos, estuvo enam |
1986 |
862.62 G165b, 1994 |
| Borges and I |
Presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with an interview of the author at his home in Buenos Aires. Relates his stories to his personal experience and attempts to reconcile the public and private images of this major 20th c |
1983 |
868 B644b, 1983 |
| Boris Godunov |
Full-length version of the Mussorgsky opera about the half-crazed Tsar. |
1986 |
792.542 M987bo, 1986 |
| Botero four seasons / |
Documentary with Colombian artist Fernando Botero discussing his life and career. |
1992 |
700.92 B68f, 2000 |
| Bowling for Columbine |
"Acclaimed filmaker Michael Moore (Roger & Me) takes aim at America's love affair with guns and violence in this Oscar-winning film. Mixing riveting footage, hilarious animation and candid interviews with everyone from the NRA's Charlton Heston to shock-r |
2002 |
363.33 M66b, 2003 |
| Brain |
This program begins by looking at the smallest unit of the brain, the nerve cell, explaining the relationship between these cells and such functions as seeing, hearing, and speaking. It shows how the cells are units that develop and change as they form c |
1993 |
611.01 H86br, 1993 |
| Brain eater |
(Producer) Highly infectious and incurable, "mad cow disease" has claimed the lives of nearly a million cattle in Britain. Scientists race to determine whether a variant of the disease spells a deadly epidemic for humans. |
1998 |
616.83 B73, 1998 |
| Brain power ! : The NIDA Junior Scientists Program : teacher's guide. |
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2001 |
614.28 Un35b, B73 |
| Breaking the silence barrier |
Reports on creative technologies that are being used to help people with autism, traumatic brain injuries, and learning and speech disabilities. |
1996 |
362.1786 B74, 1996 |
| Breaking up fights how to safely defuse explosive conflicts / |
Demonstrates techniques that can stop a fight before it becomes physical. |
1990 |
303.69 B74r, 1989 |
| Breathing freely controlling asthma triggers. |
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2006 |
EP 1.104:B 74/VIDEO |
| Breathless A` bout de souffle. |
A playful car thief accidentally shoots a policeman, then hides out in Paris with a hip American girl, trying to hustle enough cash for a getaway. |
1960 |
791.43655 G63b, 1997 |
| Bride of Frankenstein |
Baron Frankenstein is blackmailed by Dr. Praetorious into reviving his monster and building a mate for it. |
1935 |
791.43 B75 |
| Bridge to freedom, 1965 |
When civil rights protesters marching from Selma to Montogomery, Alabama were assaulted by police, national outrage over the brutality led to President Johnson providing the protection of federal troops, and ultimately to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
1986 |
323.119 E94, 1992 |
| Bringing out the dead |
Frank Pierce, a New York City paramedic on the brink of madness, meets Mary Burke, the daughter of a man he tried to save. Together, Frank and Mary confront the ghosts of the past and discover that redemption can be found among the living. |
1999 |
791.43655 S26b, 2000 |
| Bringing out the leader in you |
Outlines eight leadership steps. |
1991 |
658.4092 B75, 1991 |
| Bringing up Baby |
Crazy comedy about an heiress who is determined to catch a stuffy zoologist, and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention. |
1938 |
791.43617 H39b, 1996 |
| Broadway Danny Rose |
Comedy about an agent Broadway Danny Rose and his attempt to revive the sagging career of the overweight, aging lounge singer, Lou Canova. Danny has finally booked Lou at the Waldorf, but Lou won't go on unless his girlfriend Tina is there on opening nigh |
1984 |
791.43617 AL54b, 1989 |
| Budding and grafting |
Explains the reasons for budding and grafting: to propagate plants, to create unusual plant shapes, to change fruit varieties, and to control plant size. Discusses basic terminology and tools, and illustrates five important techniques: T-budding, chip bu |
1990 |
631.541 B83, 1990 |
| Buena Vista Social Club |
In 1996, a group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. This documentary shows some of their songs being recorded in the studio, concert footage from Amsterdam and New York City, and some of the musicians talking a |
1999 |
789.57 B928, 1999 |
| Building a USGA green |
Covers the actual construction of a putting green from initial grading to the first mowing, including discussion of the subgrade, drainage, root zone mixture, top mix covering, and establishment of turf. |
1998 |
796.352 B85, 1998 |
| Bullying |
"The StudentSafe training program addresses many areas of school safety from evaluation of potential problems to situational problem resolution. Specific menu areas include: Definition of bullying. Why kids bully. Why stopping bullying should be a top pri |
2005 |
371.58 B89, 2005 |
| Buried mirror reflections on Spain and the New World / |
Carlos Fuentes looks for his forebears in the mix of people that created Latin America: Spanish, Arab, Jewish, Indian, and African. He asks what is unique in their culture that is cause for celebration in the 500th anniversary year of Columbus. |
1991 |
946 B87, 1991 English |
| Burning season the Chico Mendes story. |
Spurred to action after a key organizer of the rain forest's working poor is slain, Mendes stands firm against slash-and-burn deforestation. He becomes a nonviolent activist, union leader, political candidate and a recognized authority who helps alert th |
1994 |
333.75 M46, 1995 |
| Business Crisis/Management 9-24-98 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 26 |
| Business of hunger |
Examines a major cause of world hunger which is being created when small, native farmers are forced off the land and are replaced by multinational agribusinesses that produce food for export rather than local consumption. Shows scenes of recent food riots |
1984 |
363.82 B87m, 1984 |
| Business/ Crisis Management 10-1-98 (Master) / |
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EAM VHS 28 |
| Business/Crisis Management / |
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EAM VHS 99 |
| Business/Crisis Management 10-22-98 / |
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EAM VHS 91 |
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EAM VHS 90 |
| Business/Crisis Management 10-22-98 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 98 |
| Business/Crisis Management 10-22-98 Class Presentations / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 102 |
| Business/Crisis Management 10-29-98 / |
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EAM VHS 89 |
| Business/crisis management 10-29-98 / |
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EAM VHS 54 |
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| Business/crisis management 11-12-98 / |
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EAM VHS 81 |
| Business/Crisis Management 11-12-98 / |
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| Business/crisis management 11-5-98 / |
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EAM VHS 48 |
| Business/Crisis Management oct 1, 1998 (copy) / |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Cage aux folles Birds of a feather / |
A farce involving a flamboyant homosexual couple's attempt to appear to be conventional parents in front of the prospective in-laws of the son of one of the men. |
1979 |
791.43617 C34, 1990 |
| Cage/Cunningham a film / |
Presents material on Cunningham and his dances, especially his association with John Cage. |
1991 |
780.92 C131, 1991 |
| Calculus |
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1995 |
515 C335p, 1995 |
| Calculus applications to physics / |
"This segment covers applications to calculus to Newtonian mechanics, the laws of motion for an object with one degree of freedom of movement, the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, conservation of energy and gravitation."--Publisher's website. |
1995 |
512.15 C35, 1995 |
| Calling & hunting ducks |
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1994 |
799.244 C35, 1994 |
| Cancer journey issues for survivors : a training program for health professionals / |
Cancer survivors discuss life with cancer from diagnosis through post-treatment. |
1998 |
362.196994 H37c, 1997 |
| Capitalism |
Examines the impact of free enterprise on the world during the 18th-20th centuries. Discusses the authors of capitalism, capitalism's main features, and the differences between economic and political freedom. |
2001 |
330.122 C34, 2001 |
| Carefree |
Fickle Amanda Cooper has postponed her wedding so often that her fiance´e sends her to his best friend, a psychoanalyst, for treatment. In spite of hypnosis and assorted other wacky attempts at remedies Amanda falls in love with her psychoanalyst. |
1938 |
791.43657 A88c, 2000 |
| Carmen la de ronda |
The story of a man's burning love, which alone can inspire him to seek a woman who is love, hate, passion, treachery and surrender: Carmen.
La historia de un amor ardiente, como solo puede inspirarlo una mujer que es amor, odio, pasion, traicion y entreg |
1987 |
791.43 C362, 1987 |
| Carousel |
Story of a carnival barker who falls in love with a small town girl. |
1956 |
791.43657 R64ca, 1999 |
| Case for Mars |
With its sandy deserts, snow-white polar caps, and mysterious surface markings, Mars resembles our own world more than any other planet. For over one hundred years, experts have debated whether or not there's life on Mars. The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) m |
2001 |
523.1 C67, 2003, VHS 2 |
| Cathedral |
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era |
1985 |
726.6 C38m, 1995 |
| Cavalleria rusticana |
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1982 |
792.542 M397ca, 1985 |
| Celebrating our moments of excellence |
(Producer) Takes a delightfully, humorous look at what workers do everyday in health care. Have some fun learning how to put the energy back in oneself and one's team and how to truly celebrate moments of excellence. |
2002 |
610.73 C45, 2002 |
| Cenerentola |
An opera version of Cinderella by Rossini. |
1988 |
792.542 R835ce, 1988 |
| Century : America's time. |
America--a nation that claimed ever-increasing wealth as its birthright--was rudely awakened by the Great Depression, which caused 25% unemployment, the closing of 9,000 banks, and the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits. This program captures a people's str |
1999 |
973.91 C46, 1999 |
| Century of quilts America in cloth / |
"Celebrates the art of quilting by featuring selections from the best 100 American quilts of the 20th century, the stories behind their creation and the quilters as they work"--Container. |
2001 |
746.46 C46, 2001 |
| Cesarean section |
(Producer) The c-section enables safe delivery in cases where complications such as a breech position present dangers to mother or child. In this technique, the baby is removed through an incision made in the lower abdomen. Dr. Nancy Chescheir, Directo |
1993 |
618.86 C47, 1993 |
| Challenge in the classroom the methods of R.L. Moore. |
Describes the man, his philosophy, and his teaching methods as seen in his own words, through the scenes in his class, and in his candid conversations with other mathematicians. |
1966 |
510.92 M66, 1966 |
| Challenges of the 21st century CEO |
This series of one-hour television specials features in-depth, candid interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEO's in conversation about high-level business issues. The program guests are William Stavropoulos, CEO of Dow Chemical and Da |
2000 |
658.42 C46c, 2000 |
| Character education restoring respect and responsibility in our schools / |
"Provides a comprehensive model for values and character education in our nation's schools. Specific classroom strategies, as well as school wide approaches, are outlined in a clear and forceful fashion"--Container. |
1996 |
370.114 C43, 1996 |
| Charlemagne |
The life and times of Medieval Europe's most heroic and legendary figure are dramatized in Charlemagne. Intense passions, bloody betrayals and political intrigues surround an extraordinary leader who changes the course of history, and sets aside his own |
1994 |
944.01 C43, 1994 |
| Charles Darwin evolution's voice. |
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1998 |
576.82 D37e, 1998 |
| Chaucer survey of English poetry. |
Presents works from the first great English poet, Chaucer, 1340- 1400. |
1988 |
821.1 C43Yf, 1988 |
| Chicago |
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent f |
2002 |
791.43657 F67cYm, 2002 |
| Chicago city of the century / |
"Tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world"--Container. |
2003 |
977.311 C45Yh, 2003 |
| Chien Andalou Land without bread : two masterpieces / |
Un chien Andalou. Version inte´grale sonorise´e. A surrealistic movie written over the course of a three day exchange of fantasies and dreams between Luis Bun~uel and Salvador Dali. With Simonne Mareuil and Pierre Batchef. Originally released 1928 (16 min |
1990 |
791.43655 B86c, 1990 |
| Child care and children with special needs. |
Part 1. "This program explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects child care programs. It includes two Real World segments that demonstrate how programs are making inclusion work in conventional settings. It also defines who we mean when we s |
2000 |
346.0138 H83c, 2000 |
| Child obesity |
Discusses obesity in children and looks at risk factors, obesity definition, possible life style and family changes that will improve weight problems, and the need for support and validation. |
1998 |
613.2083 C45, 1998 |
| Children of divorce |
Host Fred Barnes interviews psychologists, authors, children of divorced parents, and divorced parents about the emotional, social, and economic toll that divorce has taken on children of divorced parents since the 1960's. |
1997 |
306.874 C45, 1997 |
| Children of the forest |
Portrays the everyday life of the Mbute Pygmies of the Itur forest in Zaire, Africa. |
1984 |
967 M39c, 1996 |
| Children's crusade / |
Describes the Crusade in 1212 in which hundreds of children traveling from France and Germany to the Holy Land met an unfortunate fate. |
1996 |
944.023 C45, 2000 |
| China |
Examines China's transformation from communism to capitalism, from poverty to prosperity. Includes interviews with a former state worker who has created a multimillion-dollar textile empire, the leader of Beijing's Commodities Exchange, and Shanghai's mos |
1996 |
330.9 E44c |
| Choices in childbirth. |
When is it necessary to induce or augment a labor? This comprehensive program answers questions expectant parents may have about these procedures. Explores the advantages, risks, common medical methods and natural alternatives available for both inductio |
2000 |
618.4 C46, 2000 |
| Choreography of the hands the work of Dorothy Taubman / |
Dorothy Taubman presents her techniques for playing musical instruments which help to prevent injuries and reduce pain. |
1986 |
784.1936 T222, 1986 |
| Christo in Paris a film / |
Chronicles the struggle of the artist, Christo, to gain permission to wrap the Pont-Neuf in fabric for fourteen days. Shows the bridge as it was being wrapped and the reactions and dialog it inspired as a finished work of art. |
1990 |
709.04075 C47Ym, 1990 |
| Christo the artist's vision / |
Environmental artist Christo, whose work includes "Surrounded islands," discusses his unique form of art. |
1987 |
709.2 H69c, 1987 |
| Chuck Close a portrait in progress / |
"Since 1969, when Chuck Close's first series of black-and-white portraits was exhibited, his paintings have fascinated the public and raised critical controversy. Created from Polaroid photographs, Close's huge close-ups (some as tall as 9 feet) are sever |
1998 |
759.13 C56Yc, 1998 |
| Cindy Sherman transformations / |
Shows Sherman's photographs of herself impersonating various fictitious characters. Includes interviews with Sherman; Helene Winer, her dealer, and art critic Peter Schjeldahl. |
2002 |
779.2092 S54Yt, 2002 |
| Citizen Kane |
Orson Welles' controversial film, hailed as the best American film ever made, is a portrait of Charles Foster Kane, revealing America's love of power and materialism and the resultant corruption. This cassette also contains a documentary on the making of |
1941 |
791.43655 W45c, 1996 |
| Civilisation |
Discusses the history of Western culture from the end of the Graeco-Roman world to the present day. Covers the great works of sculpture, painting, architecture, philosophy, poetry, literature and music from each century covered. |
1969 |
909 C58, 1993 |
| Claes Oldenburg |
Viewers visit the artist's New York studio, the Guggenheim Museum, and Petaluma, California, for the construction of Giant Houseball, and contemporaries Jim Dine and Roy Lichtenstein discuss the man and his art. |
1996 |
730.92 O43Yf, 1996 |
| Code & cypher the secret language of music / |
Schumann, Brahms, Elgar and many other composers used the tonal equivalent of letters as the framework of their themes to create a cord. The presenter on the tape is Eric Sams, and he offers a string quartet on the notes BEER and CABBAGE to clarify the po |
1992 |
781.232 C669, 1993 |
| Code breaking |
"The ability to break enemy codes was the key to success in the war of the Atlantic and the Pacific, and would eventually turn the tide in the Allied struggle for victory"--Container. |
1993 |
327.12 C63, 1998 |
| Cognition, creativity, and behavior--the Columban simulations |
Documents experiments carried out by B.F. Skinner and Robert Epstein in which pigeons exhibit behaviors heretofore attributed by psychologists only to man and the higher apes, such as symbolic communication, self-awareness, and insight. |
1982 |
153.4 C64b, 1982 |
| Cold War |
A series documenting the rise and fall of the Cold War, the actions of world leaders, and the wars and arms races occurring during this time. |
1998 |
320.9 C65, 1998 |
| Colonel Sanders |
Presents a profile of the life and career of Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. |
1996 |
647.95 S26c, 1998 |
| Color concepts |
"Raleigh Kinney demonstrates choosing and blending colors. He also illustrates hue, temperature, intensity, value, and contrast. Students discover how to manipulate colors to create the appearance of depth and dimension."--Container. |
2001 |
701.85 C65, 2001 |
| Color purple |
Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, 'The Color Purple' is the richly-textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls 'Mr., ' Celie turns inward and |
1985 |
813 W151c, 1997 |
| Comic spirit |
Explains the elements of comedy used by Shakespeare. Illustrates the use of mischief, power of the unexpected, love at first sight, verbal dexterity, stinging power of wit, magic of music, convention of disguise, misfortune and tragic potential, and the r |
1991 |
822.33 C66w, 1991 |
| Coming plague |
The virus hunters is an expose´ on doctors who are faced with drug-resistant viruses and new strains of bacteria which are emerging. The price of passion talks about the impact of AIDS around the world- what is being done to help prevent and control AIDS |
1997 |
614.4 C66, 1997 |
| Community CPR |
Teaches lifesaving skills to be used in an emergency. Includes CPR for adults, children, and infants. |
1993 |
616.025 C66a, 1993 |
| Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 1-5-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 72 |
| Composition |
"Professional artist Anthony Pessler discusses what makes a composition effective. He also demonstrates some techniques for achieving variety, balance and unity. Art professor, Dr. Anthony Gully visits a gallery to critique and analyze the elements of a c |
2001 |
750.18 C66, 2001 |
| Con los dorados de Villa |
Los dorados de Villa tienen la mision de hacer ilegar a sudestino un vagon repleto de municiones. |
1939 |
791.43 C67, 1990 |
| Conflict resolution for educators |
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2003 |
371.58 C66e, 2003 |
| Conflict resolution for students |
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2003 |
371.58 C66s, 2003 |
| Conquistadors |
Four part series on the discovery of the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors and the subsequent fall of the Aztec and Inca empires. |
2001 |
972.02 C66, 2001 |
| Consequence Management News equiment and training (COMNET) magazine / |
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EAM VHS 96 |
| Consequence Management News equipment and training (COMNET) magazine / |
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EAM VHS 94 |
| Consequence Management News Equipment and Training (COMNET) Magazine / |
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EAM VHS 97 |
| Consequence Management News Equipment and Training (Comnet) magazine / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 113 |
| Consequence management news equipment and training (COMNET) magazine/ |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 17 |
| Consequence management news equipment and training magazine Oct 25, 2000/ |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 16 |
| Consequence management news equipment, and training (COMNET) magazine/ |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 15 |
| Consequence management news: (COMNET) magazines/ |
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EAM VHS 111 |
| Contes d'Hoffmann |
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1993 |
792.542 O32co, 1993 |
| Conversation with Paul Halmos |
A panel discusssion with Professor Paul Halmos on his book "I want to be a mathematician : an automathography, mathematics and mathematics education. |
1994 |
510.92 H35, 1994 |
| Copyrights |
Presents essential concepts of the copyright laws. |
200u |
346.0482 C67, 2000 |
| Cosi` fan tutte |
Comic opera in which two friends disguise themselves and seduce each other's sweethearts for the sake of a bet. The title Cosi` fan tutte = Women are like that. |
1994 |
792.542 M939co, 1994 |
| Costa Rica paradise reclaimed / |
Biologist Dan Janzen has fought for 15 years to save what is left of the tropical dry forests of Central America. In his effort to preserve the ecosystem, he has educated the local people to understand the importance of the forests, recruited Costa Ricans |
1987 |
577.34 M33co, 1987 |
| Courant in Gottingen and New York |
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1966 |
510.92 C68, 1998 |
| Craig's wife |
A heartless woman has married a good and simple man only for the security he can bring to her. |
1936 |
791.43 C73 |
| Creating and scoring a senior project presentation |
Intended for students and teachers, presents ideas for the creation, development, and presentation of a senior project, as well as for its judging and scoring. |
2002 |
808.5 Un35s, SE5 |
| Creating new categories, businesses and markets |
Interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEO's Thomas Stemberg and Carl Yankowski in conversation about creating categories, looking forward, staying ahead, and distribution from shelf space to cyberspace. |
2001 |
658.42 C46cre, 2001 |
| Creating the 21st century ceo |
Jeff Greenfield interviews Jim Clark, co-founder of Netscape and Thomas Jermoluk, chairman and former CEO of Excite@Home, to discuss the Internet, taking risks and advice to future business people. Students and faculty at the University of Chicago, Gradu |
1999 |
658.42 C46cr, 2000 |
| Crisis on Campus November 13, 2001 / |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 61 |
| Critical thinking skills video series for medical assistants. |
Demonstrates how to apply critical thinking to solve some of the key legal, ethical, and professional challenges encountered in medical assisting practice. Instructor's manual includes transcript of tape. |
2002 |
610.737 C75, 2002 |
| Crossing borders the journey of Carlos Fuentes / |
The writer/lecturer/diplomat freely discusses his views on art, sex, and politics which reveal the special places and happenings that fired the writer's imagination. Includes readings by Carlos Fuentes. |
1989 |
863 F952c, 1989 |
| Crying game |
A haunting, humorous and shocking romantic thriller about Irish terrorists, their hostage and the hostage's exotic girlfriend. |
1992 |
791.43655 J67c, 1997 |
| Cutthroat world of business law |
Whether you want a quick review or in-depth instruction, you need "The Standard Deviants Video Course Review". Unlike anything you've used before, this unique video study aid breaks down difficult college course material using an easy-to-understand and e |
1997 |
346.07 C88, 1997 |
| Cutting edge technologies |
Interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEO's in conversation about high-level business issues. Each show also reveals the personal side of business as guests discuss some of the intangible values that drive their business philosophy, str |
2000 |
658.42 C46cu, 2000 |
| Cycles of life exploring biology / |
Provides a comprehensive overview of the living world from the simplest single-celled organisim to the vast web of the Earth's ecosystem. Via microvideography, 3-D animations, video field trips inside laboratories, and footage shot around the world, these |
1997 |
570.1 C93, 1997 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Daens |
Based on a true story, Daens tells the powerful and human story of one man's courage to defend his beliefs. When Father Daens spoke out against the miserable working conditions in the factories he found himself in a head-to-head battle with church officia |
1992 |
791.4372 D34, 1996 |
| Dali´ |
A documentary on Salvador Dali's life and art, featuring interviews with Dali and his friends and colleagues. |
1986 |
759.46 D35d, 1988 |
| Dama del alba |
"Una misteriosa peregrina, de paso para Santiago, aparece en una aldea asturiana. Esta mujer es albergada por una familia, cuyo abuelo, que cree reconocerla, teme por los posibles riesgos que puedan correr sus nietos"--Container.
"(The lady at dawn) A my |
1989 |
862.6 C37d, 1994 |
| Dance of life Edvard Munch / |
This film takes an in-depth look at the life and works of the renowned and controversial Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. This film is based upon important events in Munch's life as revealed in the abundance of letters, diaries and literary notes left behi |
1997 |
759.81 M921d, 1997 |
| Danzo´n |
A surprising love story about a woman who finally discovers the passion that has been missing from her life. |
1992 |
791.436543 N68d, 1992 |
| Dark city |
In a city where reality is the ultimate illusion, a man seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his own identity. |
1997 |
791.43615 P76d, 1998 |
| Daughter of the regiment La Fille du Regiment / |
Comic opera about an orphan adopted by a regiment in Napoleon's army. Preceeded by a conversation with Beverly Sills. |
1974 |
792.542 D638fi, 1992 |
| Dave Thomas made to order / |
Presents a profile of the life and career of Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's. |
1996 |
647.95 T46, 1998 |
| David Rabinowitch penetrating vision / |
American artist David Rabinowitch discusses his work. |
1987 |
709.04 H69d, 1987 |
| David, the passing show |
Using a replica of David's studio, the "newsreel" technique, and a commentary derived from David's own speeches, this film provides a fascinating insight into the man who became, ironically, the virtual dictator of arts in his day. |
1986 |
759.4 D38, 1986 |
| Day after Trinity |
People who worked with J. Robert Oppenheimer discuss the man, his role in the development of the atomic bomb, his fall from grace during the McCarthy era, and his desire to see nuclear proliferation controlled. |
1980 |
530.092 M33da, 1980 |
| De eso no se habla I don't want to talk about it / |
A sophisticated world traveler (Mastroianni) retires to a small town and is drawn to a much younger woman (Podesta). The smartest, most talented woman in town, she is in many ways a perfect match for him. But, because she is a dwarf, she has been sheltere |
1993 |
791.436543 B46d, 1995 |
| Dead Poets Society |
An English professor, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest--changing their lives forever. |
1989 |
791.43651 D43, 1992 |
| Dealing with diversity in the classroom |
Notes the change in ethnic diversity in our classrooms since 1960. Teachers are advised on the four don't when teaching students of multi-racial backgrounds. Closes with suggestions on the curriculum and learning styles. |
1992 |
371.1022 D58, 1992 |
| Death a personal understanding / |
Explores a wide range of North American cultural perspectives on death within the context of current issues, including AIDS, death by violence, suicide, assisted suicide, hospice care, end of life decision making, and how children react to death. |
1998 |
155.937 D428, 1998 |
| Death of a star |
On February 23, 1987, a young Canadian astronomer witnessed one of the most violent cosmic events since the creation of the universe - a supernova - the gargantuan explosion resulting when a star blows itself apart. Nova covers this fast breaking story as |
1987 |
523.84465 D43, 1987 |
| Deep sea invasion |
Nova tracks the past, present, and future of a "killer algae," exploring how a supposedly harmless plant once bred to decorate fish tanks and museum aquariums escaped into the Mediterranean and became the monster that now chokes out indigenous sea-life wh |
2001 |
579.835 D38d, 2003 |
| Deep-fried world of organic chemistry |
Video study aid for college organic chemistry courses. |
1999 |
547 D44, 1997 |
| Defusing anger and aggression safe strategies for secondary school educators / |
A staff development program to provide secondary school educators with safe strategies for responding to and defusing potentially serious problem behavior. |
1999 |
303.69 C65, 1999 |
| Degenerate art |
Describes Nazi attacks on the avant garde and their desecration of modernist art culminating in the 1937 exhibition of "Entartete Kunst" (degenerate art) in Munich. The film also describes the opening of the Haus der Kunst and the Nazi approved art it exh |
1993 |
709.43 G78d, 2002 |
| Delusion of the fury a ritual of dream and delusion / |
Film contains two parts. Part one is a film produced and directed by Madeline Tourtelot of Harry Partch's major theater work (Delusion of the Fury), based on the UCLA production of 1969 ; part two is a filming of Daphne of the Dunes on the lawn in front |
1997 |
780.92 P37en4, 1997 |
| Depression fighting the dragon / |
Follows patients who have fought depression and shows what happens in the brain during depression by using brain imaging technologies that map the brain before and after treatment. |
2002 |
616.8527 D47, 2002 |
| Descartes and problem solving |
In looking at Descartes' approach to problem solving, Grabiner brings into focus his general philosophy that, unless one has method, one will never discover anything useful. The lecture also shows how Descartes combined, extended, and exploited earlier m |
1991 |
510.9 D47g, 1992 |
| Deserto rosso Red desert / |
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1964 |
791.43 D47, 1999 |
| Design for liberty the American Constitution / |
A historical look at the making of the Constitution. |
2000 |
973.4 D47, 2000 |
| Desperately seeking Susan |
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1985 |
791.43617 D47 1999 |
| Destination Honduras |
Introduces students to the culture and geography of Honduras. |
1992 |
910.2 Un35w, Hond. |
| Destination Lesotho |
A social and cultural tour of Lesotho, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1997 |
910.2 Un35w, Lesotho |
| Destination Lithuania |
A social and cultural tour of Lithuania, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1994 |
910.2 Un35w, Lithua. |
| Destination Nepal |
A cultural and social tour of Nepal, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1991 |
910.2 Un35w, Nepal |
| Destination Paraguay |
In this video trip to Paraguay, viewers gain insights into rural and urban life in Paraguay and Peace Corps activities there. |
1995 |
910.2 Un35w, Parag. |
| Destination Poland |
An overview of Peace Corps programs in Poland. |
1990 |
910.2 Un35w, Poland |
| Destination Senegal |
An overview of Peace Corps programs in Senegal. |
1990 |
910.2 Un35w, Seneg. |
| Destination Sri Lanka |
A cultural and social tour of Sri Lanka. |
1992 |
910.2 Un35w, Sril. |
| Destination, Cameroon |
A social and cultural tour of Cameroon, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1997 |
910.2 Un35w, Camer. |
| Destination, Kyrgyzstan |
A social and cultural tour of Kyrgyzstan, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1997 |
910.2 Un35w, Kyrg. |
| Destination, Marshall Islands |
A social and cultural tour of Marshall Island, with a focus on the Peace Corps presence in that country. |
1997 |
910.2 Un35w, Mars.Isl. |
| Deus e o diabo na terra do sol Black god, white devil / |
In the barren serta~o of northeastern Brazil, a peasant -- seeking escape from poverty and hopelessness -- changes first into a fanatical priest and then a cangaceiro, a bandit hero. |
1964 |
791.43655 B53, 1996 |
| Deutschland bleiche Mutter Germany, pale mother / |
Love story set during and after the Nazi era. Explores the private lives of a young bride and her Nazi soldier husband, and her parents, by-standers who tolerated Hitler. While not excusing the actions of its protagonists, it uses them to show how easil |
1979 |
791.43658 S36d, 1999 |
| Development of the human brain |
Beginning with an actual birth sequence, this film explores the development of a child's brain from the period of embryonic development through the first years of life. |
1991 |
611.81 E35d, 1991 |
| Devil never sleeps El diablo nunca duerme / |
Lourdes Portillo interviews family and associates of her uncle, Oscar Ruiz Almeida, after his sudden death was ruled a suicide by authorities. |
1994 |
616.8582 D48, 1994 |
| Diamond deception |
The allure, mystique and beauty of diamonds have held us spellbound for centuries. But how rare are they really? Man is now achieving in a few hours what takes nature billions of years to produce: flawless gem-quality diamonds. Synthetic diamonds are cre |
2000 |
666.88 D53, 2000 |
| Diary of a chambermaid Le Journal d'une femme de chambre / |
In the 1930's a young woman is hired as a chambermaid for a family of hypocrites and sexual perverts. When a child is murdered, the chambermaid becomes obsessed with discovering the identity of the killer, even though she is attracted to him. |
1987 |
791.43655 B86d, 1987 |
| Diego Rivera the age of steel / |
Considered by the artist to be the most successful creation of his career, Diego Rivera's fresco cycle in the Detroit Institute of Arts is the finest example of Mexican muralist work in the United States. The film documents Rivera's painting of the "Detro |
1978 |
759.972 R58a, 1999 |
| Disability awareness |
A film about inclusion demonstrating how the disabled can be accepted and included in regular classrooms and in social situations. |
1999 |
371.9046 D57, 1999 |
| Disappearance of Garcia Lorca |
An epic about the Spanish Civil War and the murder of Federico Garcia Lorca. Years later, a young journalist is determined to discover who pulled the trigger and one of the facists is still willing to do anything to hide the truth. |
1996 |
868 G165d, 1997 |
| Disaster technology |
Our ongoing attempt to understand the forces of nature sometimes leads to new discoveries. Examine five pivotal disasters that have inspired some remarkable technological breakthroughs. |
2000 |
363.34 D57, 2000 |
| Disaster Videos / |
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EAM VHS 74 |
| Disasters America's stormy dilemma / |
The U.S. constantly faces the threat of devastating natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes, so why does America remain largely unprepared for such emergencies? This is a report about the unreadiness at state level to handle such disasters and t |
1995 |
363.34 D58, 1995 |
| Discovering psychology. |
Program 3 deals with the brain's structures, its biochemical reactions, and how these two affect behavior. Program 4 attempts to explain how the brain controls behavior and the role played by the environment. |
1989 |
150 D57, 1989, T.3/4 |
| Discovering psychology. |
Program 5 details the impact of heredity and environment on children's development. Program 6 describes how psychologists search for truths about the mind, society, and culture by studying how children develop complex language skills and use language in s |
1989 |
150 D57, 1989, T.5/6 |
| Discovering psychology. |
Program 7 deals with how we transform raw sensory data into meaningful impressions. Also focuses on the ways personal experience influences our perceptions. Program 8 describes the principles of classical and operant condition to show how learning occurs. |
1989 |
150 D57, 1989, T.7/8 |
| Discovering psychology. |
Program 9 looks at the complex process of memory. Examines how experiences are translated into codes in the memory, why we forget, and how memory can be improved. Program 10 examines the cognitive processes of reasoning, planning, and problem solving. |
1989 |
150 D57, 1989, T.9/10 |
| Discovering psychology. |
Program 11 explains why and how judgments and decisions are made. Also explores the psychology of risk taking and negotiation. Program 12 examines biological and psychological aspects of motivation and emotion as seen in studies of sexual behavior and the |
1989 |
150 D57, 1989, T.11/12 |
| Discovering the music of India |
Describes the two main types of Indian music, the Karnatic of the south and the Hindustani of the north, dating back more than three thousand years. Demonstrates the use of a wide variety of simple and complex instruments. Points out several ways in which |
1989 |
781.62914 M985, 1987 |
| Discovering the music of Japan |
Demonstrates three important Japanese instruments: the koto, the shakuhachi, and the shamisen. Includes performances of traditional singing and dancing, and pieces played by an ensemble of the three instruments. |
1967 |
781.62956 M985, 1982 |
| Discovering the music of the Middle Ages |
Examines the religious and secular music of the Middle Ages, describes the musical instruments of the period, and surveys the social milieu. |
1990 |
780.9031 M627 |
| Disruptive adolescent |
Demonstrates physical intervention skills that teachers may use to manage violent students. |
1989 |
371.58 D57w, 1989 |
| Disruptive child |
Depicts educators involved in dramatic encounters with a verbally disruptive student. Bold, easy-to-follow models, charts and graphics further enhance and support each dramatic example provided. |
1989 |
371.1024 D57w, 1989 |
| Dissected world of biology |
A humorous and easily understood presentation of biology with many examples and answers. |
1996 |
570.71 D57, 1996 |
| Distinctively human |
Journey through the human brain, trace the rapid-fire responses of the nervous system and witness footage from inside a beating, human heart. See why, in the end, it is not simply biology that makes you distinctively human; it is your capacity to enjoy a |
1987 |
215.7 D57m, 1987 |
| Doctor Faustus |
An aging scholar makes a bargain with the devil for youth, knowledge, and a beautiful mistress. When Fasutus begins to regret his decision, Mephistopheles, the devil's assistant, sends a seductress to seal Faustus' fate. |
1967 |
791.43 D63 |
| Don Quixote |
"The classic tale of a man's dream, an epic journey and one true love."--Container. |
2000 |
863 C33d, 2000 |
| Don't get caught in the Web research strategies / |
Dramatizes the experience of a first-year college student who is trying to do a research paper using only the Internet. A savvy advisor helps him discover the wealth of resources available in the library and leads him through basic research strategy. |
2000 |
025.524 D66, 2000 |
| Dorothea Lange |
The story of photographer Dorothea Lange. Trained as a society photographer, she began documenting the effects of the Depression on ordinary Americans in the 1930's. Her images spoke eloquently of the plight of the poor and brought the distress and desper |
1988 |
770.92 L36, 1997 |
| Dos mundos video program |
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Instructor's copy |
| Dot con |
"When the Internet bubble burst in March 2000, unlucky investors watched more than $3 trillion of their money disappear. What spurred the incredible dot-com bull run on Wall Street? Was the public blinded by dreams of small fortunes and easy living or did |
2002 |
364.163 D68, 2002 |
| Dracula |
After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night. |
1931 |
791.43675 D73YLu, 1999 |
| Drawing the line a portrait of Keith Haring / |
Keith Haring was an artist who graduated from graffiti to being hailed as the successor to Warhol and Lichtenstein. He attempted to break the boundaries between the old and the new, while incorporating social issues into his work. Haring died of AIDS in F |
1989 |
709.73 H37d, 1989 |
| Dreams |
Eight episodes shimmering with rich imagery and insight, it explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind's need to harmonize with nature. |
1990 |
791.43658 K87d, 1991 |
| Dutch masters |
Highlights important events in each artist's life, explores their stylistic trademarks, and provides detailed explanations of their techniques. Also features expert commentary and analysis from leading authorities, art historians and scholars, new locatio |
2000 |
709 G74d, 2000 |
| Dyslexia a different kind of mind / |
Explains how dyslexia has come to be understood to be a biologically-based brain disorder which may be diagnosed and effectively treated. Visits the Washington Lab School where proven teaching strategies and techniques are demonstrated. |
1997 |
371.9144 D97, 1997 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| EAM Promo AETN 9/98 copy 2 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 53 |
| Early musical instruments |
Musical instruments which are ancestors to modern ones are the subject of this series, which teaches what the instruments look and sound like and how they are played, and places them in historical context. |
1976 |
780.9031 E11, 1971 |
| Earthquakes seismic sleuths. |
"Get to know the people who know earthquakes. Seismologists, geologists, and engineers explain the challeges of forecasting earthquakes, and in the process explain the science behind these phenomena ... " -- Box. |
2001 |
551.22 E27, 2001 |
| Easy rider |
An alcoholic attorney who hooks up with two part-time, drug-dealing motorcyclists in search of the "American dream." Heading from California to New Orleans, they sample the highs and lows of America the Beautiful in a stoned-out quest for life's true mean |
1969 |
791.43 E37 |
| Eating disorders |
This film explores the medical, social, and emotional factors associated with eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and obesity) and shows people working with their physicians to overcome destructive eating patterns. |
1986 |
616.8526 E28a, 1986 |
| Economics an introduction / |
A series of 20 lectures. |
2001 |
330 T39, 2001 |
| Ecotechnology & ecological management |
Experts from the Olentangy River Wetland Research Center, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, major corporations, and government agencies discuss case studies of environmental remediation. These scenarios include Delaware's Eagle Run project, Louisiana's S |
2000 |
577 E26, 2000 |
| Edvard Munch the frieze of life / |
Shot on location in Norway and from original paintings and graphic works, with commentary mainly drawn from Munch's own writings, this video explores the biographical and artistic origins and significance of some of the most arresting images in European a |
1992 |
759.81 M921ed, 1992 |
| Edward Hopper, the silent witness |
Docudrama tracing Edward Hopper's footsteps along the coast of Cape Cod searching for the same scenes and inspiration that Hopper might have experienced in creating his paintings. Includes several Hopper paintings selected from various museums. |
1994 |
759.13 H767Yha, 1995 |
| Edward J. Steichen |
The video recounts the life of the photographer Edward Steichen, the creator of the Family of Man Exhibition, and his accomplishments as a leading portrait photographer and as a cultural force in presenting Picasso in his New York Gallery and reinventing |
1995 |
770.92 S75Yw, 1995 |
| EENET "animals in disaster--part II" 7-26-2000/ |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 12 |
| EENET "animals in disasters--part III" 8-2-2000/ |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 13 |
| EENET "schools, violence, and lessons learned" Satellite Brodcast - 12/6/00 copy 2 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 40 |
| EENET "segments for success" 5-3-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 53 |
| EENET "weapons of mass destruction"-"live response"/ |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 11 |
| EENET 12-13-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 63 |
| EENET Broadcast 1/12 / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 60 |
| EENET National Alert 5-17-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 47 |
| EENET schools, violence and lessons learned - satellite broadcast 12/6/00 copy 1 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 39 |
| Egg production |
Discusses the operation of an egg production and processing facility, from the initial care of the hens through the grading, processing and packaging of the eggs. |
1991 |
636.5142 E34, 1991 |
| Eighteenth century woman |
Looks at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled The eighteenth century woman, a vast collection of costumes, accessories, and objets d'art that reveal the unique ways in which fashionable eighteenth-century women made their presence |
1982 |
700.4559 E34, 1982 |
| Einstein's relativity and the quantum revolution modern physics for non-scientists / |
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1997 |
530.11 Ei68e, 1997 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt |
For more than thirty years, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most powerful woman. Drawing on interviews with her closest relatives, friends, and biographers, as well as rare home movie footage, the film reveals the hidden dimensions of one of the century's |
2000 |
973.917 R66e, 2000 |
| Electrical energy |
This program teaches these concepts: Dynamos ; Electromagnetic induction ; How generators work ; Mutual induction ; Eddy current ; Superconductors ; Steam, hydroelectri, nuclear, wave, and wind energy conversion. |
1997 |
537.078 E44, 1997 |
| Elektra |
The story of the violent revenge that Elektra exacts for the murder of her father by his wife and her lover. |
1980 |
792.542 S912eL, 1990 |
| Elizabeth Bishop one art / |
The life of American poet Elizabeth Bishop, related through photographs, readings of her poems and critical commentary by various poets and writers. |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS1 |
| Elizabeth Bishop one art / |
Explores the life and poetry of Elizabeth Bishop through illustrated readings of her poetry, and conversations with friends, collegues, poets, a biographer and critics. |
1988 |
811.5 V65b, 1988 |
| Emergency education Network's national alert series Program IV.2 - 2/16/00 |
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EAM VHS 50 |
| Emergency management (disaster) planning : workshop for business, industry and government / |
"This day long workshop provides step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management (disaster) plan. It can be used by manufacturers, corporate offices, retailers, utilities, government agencies or any organization wher |
1999 |
363.34525 A44e, 1999 |
| Emily Dickenson |
Recreation of the personality of the famous poet including recitation of several of her poems. |
1987 |
811 D56Yi, 1987 |
| Emily Dickinson |
Examines the life and work of American poet Emily Dickinson. Richard B. Sewall, Adrienne Rich, Anthony Hecht, and Joyce Carol Oates discuss her achievement, separating the facts of her life from the myths that grew up around her. Also includes a reading o |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS3 |
| Emotional intelligence a new vision for educators / |
Defines emotional literacy and its five skills: self-awareness, managing moods, motivation, empathy and social skills. Illustrates the importance of emotional intelligence to a person's success in life, and how emotional literacy programs in schools can t |
1996 |
152.4 E56, 1996 |
| Enchanted flute a story from Spain / |
A story from the Basque country of Spain about how a poor boy became King by being generous and kind. |
1983 |
398.20946 E53, 1991 |
| Encouraging communication and play |
Discusses activities that promote communication and play skills in the context of everyday care for young children with special health needs. |
2001 |
362.1 E53, 2001 |
| Energy |
Dr. Science defines and describes five types of energy. |
1992 |
530 E54, 1992 |
| Engineering disasters |
A look at some of the worst tragedies in human history-- disasters that have claimed the lives of hundreds of people in one fell swoop and that might have been prevented. Covers the period from ancient times to the present day in order to tell the stories |
1998 |
363.34 E64, 1999, pt.1 |
| English patient |
During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light. |
1996 |
813.54 On1e, 1996 |
| Enigma of Venus |
Venus, the Sun's second planet, is a dark, broiling oven. It is a high-pressure, volcanic world with temperatures soaring above 500 degrees Celsius and air choked with carbon dioxide. How can the planets Earth and Venus, so similar in size and composition |
2001 |
523.1 C67, 2003, VHS 3 |
| Ensayo de un crimen the criminal life of Archibald de la Cruz / |
Archibald's criminal life began on the eve of the Mexican Revolution when he wished his nanny dead. A bullet blasted through the window and killed her. Thus begins his life of murder, alleged murder and insanity. |
1955 |
791.43655 B86e, 2003 |
| Ensign to the nations |
Filmed in several countries, this video discusses the phenomenal growth and influence of the Church throughout the world, and visits Mormon communities in Europe, the Pacific Islands, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, with inspiring stories of their faith, |
1997 |
289.3 E57, 1997 |
| Environmental ethics ideas for classroom discussion / |
Provides educators with a model for discussing envrionmental issues. Discusses common land use conflicts. Explores biological, economic, and emotional factors. |
1994 |
179.1 E58, 1994 |
| Environmentally sick schools |
Depicts students and teachers whose lives have been drastically affected by environmental exposures in schools. Demonstrates the most likely causes of school-related problems and strategies for detecting and eliminating them. |
1995 |
615.902 E58, 1995 |
| Epidural techniques in childbirth |
(Producer) In this program, obstetric anesthetist Dr. Martin Dresner explains the principles and method of epidural analgesia with the aid of an anatomical model and diagrams and then performs the technique on a patient prior to her elective cesarean sect |
1997 |
617.9682 E65, 2002 |
| Epilepsy |
This program explores the range of severity of epilepsy and looks at new surgical techniques that can help patients who in the past would have had to live with crippling seizures. |
1993 |
616.853 E65, 1993 |
| Equilibrium in a mountain habitat |
This program looks at two areas, one in India's jungle region, theother in the mountains of central France, where over millennia human habitation has denuded the forests to the point of making the area unavailable. The area is now becoming a model of how |
1991 |
577.33 E68, 1991 |
| Ernani |
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1983 |
792.542 V484er, 1989 |
| Ernest Hemingway's Soldier's home |
The story of a soldier who returns from World War I and finds he can no longer fit into the life he left. |
1976 |
813 A44Hs, 1986 |
| Ernest J. Gaines' The sky is gray |
Based on the story of the same title by Ernest Gaines, about a young Black farmboy's dawning of awareness about himself and society. |
1980 |
813 A44Gs, 1986 |
| Ernesto "Che" Guevara le journal de Bolivie = the Bolivian diary = das bolivianische Tagebuch / |
Documentary based on Guevera's diary of his futile 11-month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967. |
1994 |
984.052 G84, 1998 |
| Erosion landslide! |
Explains the causes of landslides and how scientists are working to predict and prevent additional disasters. |
2000 |
551.307 E76, 2000 |
| Espejo enterrado reflexiones sobre Espan~a y el nuevo mundo = Buried mirror / |
El espejo--para los indios americanos simbolizaba el poder, el Sol, la Tierra y sus cuatro rincones, y su gente. Ahora se esta´ levantando ante el viejo y el nuevo mundo un "espejo" extraordinario para reflejar las difirentes culturas de los pai´ses y pue |
1991 |
946 B87, 1991 Spanish |
| Espi´ritu de la colmena The spirit of the beehive / |
After the Civil War, a Spanish family lives in retreat in the countryside. When a traveling cinema truck comes to their village, two little sisters are profoundly affected by viewing the old film, Frankenstein. The younger girl becomes so obsessed with it |
1973 |
791.4367 E75s, 1988 |
| Eugene Onegin an opera in three acts / |
Tchaikovsky's opera of rejected love leading to a deadly duel. |
1989 |
792.542 C434eu, 1989 |
| Even cowgirls get the blues |
The cowgirls on the Rubber Rose Ranch are staging a rebellion. Delores Del Ruby is leading the uproarious uprising, but it's really Sissy Hankshaw who's providing the spiritual leadership. With her marvelous thumbs and her funky brand of femininity, she s |
1994 |
791.43617 V36e, 1994 |
| Everyone's welcome universal access in museums / |
The first half of the video illustrates how universal design impacts everyone's job in the museum and introduces an institutional design approach. The second half provides specific examples of programs and facilities that are designed to meet the needs o |
1996 |
720.87 E94u, 1996 |
| Everything you always wanted to know about fat |
Answers questions about types of dietary fat, cholesterol, olestra, and diet concerns. |
1996 |
613.284 E84, 1996 |
| Excellence in teaching tips, techniques & strategies / |
Examines issues that are important to teachers and provides effective tips and techniques for improvement. |
1990 |
370.711 E94, 1990 |
| Exercise behavior change from the inside out |
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1999 |
613.7 K57e, 1999 |
| Exercise behavior change programs for the physically inactive as easy as one two three / |
"Provides a comprehensive overview of the core principle of developing and implementing effective behavior change programs for sedentary and physically inactive individuals"--Container. |
1999 |
613.7 K57ex, 1999 |
| Exercising - Practice! Practice! Practice! Then what? part 1 |
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EAM VHS 110 |
| Exercising: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Bio-Terrorism |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 106 |
| Exotic terrane |
"Traces the history of the mysterious rocks in the Hells Canyon region on the Oregon-Idaho state line, and provides an overview of tectonic activity along the Pacific coast." |
1991 |
551.136 E96, 1991 |
| Exponential functions and their graphs |
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1988 |
512.9 E97, 1988 |
| Extreme astronomy |
At the edge of the spectral frontier, strange things go bang! in the night. High-energy radiation, the alarm signal of atoms in extreme distress, can only be detected in space through the advanced technology of x-ray telescopes and gamma-ray satellites. R |
2001 |
523.1 C67, 2003, VHS 4 |
| Eye-popping world of financial accounting |
Covers the important concepts, problems and processes in accounting. |
1997 |
657 E94, 1997 |
| Ezra Pound American odyssey / |
Situations from the life of Ezra Pound, with recitations from his poetry. |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS10 |
| Ezra Pound American odyssey / |
An exploration of the life, political activity and poetry of Ezra Pound with illustrated readings of segments of his poetry, recordings and photography of Pound and interviews with his mistress, daughter, friends, associates and critics of his work as wel |
1988 |
811.5 V65po, 1988 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice bobs her hair |
In the Midwest, around 1920, a shy girl gets advice from her cousin on how to interest men. |
1976 |
813 A44Fib, 1986 |
| Fabric of reform |
Documentary covering the economic reform occurring, with the help of the IMF, in the West African countries of Co^te d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Mali. |
1998 |
330.91724 I58f, 1998 |
| Fa´bula de la bella palomera |
Set on a panoramic Brazilian beach, this film confronts the sexual and social tensions between classes in the romantic story of a wealthy aristocrat's obsessive desire. |
1988 |
863 G165aYg, 1995 |
| Falstaff |
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1988 |
792.542 V484fa, 1988 |
| Family of strangers |
Presents the story of the adjustment of a 12-year-old girl to the remarriage of her mother and the acquisition of a stepfather and two stepsisters, in order to show that being a real family does not just mean living in the same house. |
1980 |
791.436552 F84f, 1980 |
| Fargo |
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong. |
1996 |
791.43655 F37, 1997 |
| Fatal flood |
"In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, inundating hundreds of towns, killing as many as a thousand people and leaving a million homeless. In Greenville, Mississ |
2001 |
551.489 F38, 2001 |
| Fateful decade : from Little Rock to the Civil Rights Bill. |
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1993 |
323.092 K585f, 1993 |
| Fear and loathing in Las Vegas |
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1998 |
070.92 T46fL, 2000 |
| Feast of the gods / |
A documentary on the scientific examination of "The feast of the gods," painted in 1514 by Giovanni Bellini and later altered and repainted by Titian and perhaps by Dossi; produced on location in Venice, Ferrara, Mantua, and in the Conservation Laboratory |
1990 |
759.5 B454Ys, 1990 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency [videorecording] An orientation to Community Disaster Exercises VT-(IS)120.1/ |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 4 |
| FEMA April 25, 01 |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 3 |
| FEMA downlink : construction in the riverine floodplain, August 19, 1998 |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 1 |
| FEMA DOWNLINK: classroom connection - your tie to EMI August 4, 1998 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 7 |
| FEMA DOWNLINK: Radiological Emergency Preparednes Town Meeting July 30, 1998 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 5 |
| FEMA Downlinks / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 42 |
| FEMA Satellite National Alert Broadcast - Mar. 15, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 95 |
| FEMA Wed. April 18, 2001 / |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 43 |
| Fetal alcohol syndrome |
Examines the cause and effect of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Profiles an eight-year-old Apache boy with FAS. Shows that it can cause a severe form of retardation. Also shows how other drugs can injure the fetus. |
1994 |
618.3268 F47, 2004 |
| Fidelio |
Leonore, the faithful wife, struggles to free her unjustly imprisoned husband Florestan from a Spanish dungeon. |
1990 |
792.542 B415fi, 1991 |
| Field crops |
Using farmers to talk to their peers informally and frankly about their experiences with sustainable agriculture, this video is designed to help farmers get acquainted with key strategies for sustainable agriculture. |
1991 |
633 R66, 1991 |
| Fight or flight? overcoming panic and agoraphobia / |
Portrays the experience of panic disorder with agoraphobia and shows how cognitive-behavioral therapy can provide the skills that sufferers need to attain relief. Detailed accounts from actual clients are accompanied by a step-by-step overview of treatmen |
1998 |
616.85223 F54, 1998 |
| Film |
A man goes to considerable lengths to avoid being seen. Beckett's first venture into the film medium is a one-character production without dialogue, based on Berkeley's theory Esse est percipi, or "to be is to be perceived." |
1965 |
791.433 B43f, 1990 |
| Fires in small communities Impact and prevention - OCT 11, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 64 |
| Fires in Small Communities Impact and prevention - part I / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 52 |
| Fires in small communities impact and prevention - part II / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 30 |
| Firestorm! Twentieth Century / |
Documents the October 1991 wildfire in California. |
1998 |
363.379 F57, 1998 |
| Fistful of dollars |
A mysterious gunman has just arrived in San Miguel, a grim and dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers are terrorizing the impoverished citizens. A master of the "quick-draw", the stranger soon receives lucrative offers of employment from eac |
1964 |
791.43 F57 |
| Fit kids classroom workout |
Four 5-minute workouts, two 10-minute workouts, plus a brief "healthy message" at the end of every exercise segment. |
2001 |
613.7042 F58, 2001 |
| Flannery O'Connor's The displaced person |
Portrays the difficulties of integration experienced by a Polish refugee who arrives with his family at a Georgia farm in the 1940's. |
1976 |
813 A44Od, 1986 |
| Fledermaus |
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1984 |
792.542 S9116fl, 1997 |
| Flying Casanovas |
Seduction through construction: see how male bowerbirds build astounding shrines to attract a mate. Travel to Australia and New Guinea with David Attenborough to explore the bowerbird's "obsessive" courtship practices. Step into elaborate and ornate struc |
2001 |
598.8 A88f, 2002 |
| Food for the ancestors |
Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead as celebrated in the culturally rich state of Puebla. Focuses on folk arts related to the celebration, such as weaving, pottery, dance, and preparation of special foods. |
1999 |
394.264 F66, 1999 |
| Food guide pyramid and contemporary nutrition |
Highlights the foods from the major food groups and their relationship to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. |
1993 |
613.2 F66, 1993 |
| Food safety |
Discusses the role of the food service worker in preventing foodborne illness. |
1996 |
363.192 F656, 1995 |
| Foodborne illnesses |
Investigates the causes, symptoms, and treatment of food borne illnesses with emphasis placed on the proper procedures to avoid contamination and illness. |
1996 |
363.192 F658, 1996 |
| Football |
The fundamentals of lineplay, receiving, and quarterback play are shown with the assistance of professional football players. |
1989 |
796.332 F66, 1989 |
| For all practical purposes introduction to contemporary mathematics. |
This series goes beyond mathematics as a series of dry, problem-solving exercises to its utility in the areas of management science, statistics, social science, geometry, and computer science. See how mathematics influences everything from the success of |
1987 |
510 F67, 1987 |
| Foreign TV commercials |
Compilation of amusing and bizarre commercials from England, Austrailia, France, Japan, Germany, and other countries. |
1989 |
659.143 F67 |
| Fractals the colors of infinity / |
Presents an explanation of the Mandelbrot set, what it means, its internal consistency, and the revolutions in thought resulting from its discovery. Includes interviews with Benoit Mandelbrot, Michael Barnsley and Ian Stewart. |
1994 |
514.742 F73, 1994 |
| Fractions |
Uses a humorous approach to help explain mathematical concepts. |
1995 |
513.26 F73, 1999 |
| Fragile ecosystems |
Program looks at three fragile ecosystems, all in danger of destruction from human activity: marshes, soils and the atmosphere. |
1993 |
577.076 F73, 1995 |
| Franc¸ois Truffaut portraits vole´s / |
"Franc¸ois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits delivers deep insight into one of the most celebrated French directors in the world. ... Stolen Portraits is made up of accounts by friends, colleagues, actors and actresses, filmmakers and relatives commenting on the |
1993 |
791.430233 T78, 1995 |
| Fred Pryor Seminars presents Evelyn Wood reading dynamics |
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1996 |
372.455 W66r, 1996 |
| Freischutz [opera in three acts] / |
Carl Maria von Weber's classic German opera met with instant success on its premiere in Berlin in 1821. Within a short time it had spread throughout Europe. This production by Achim Freyer, is set in the style of nineteenth-century classic fairy tale but |
1983 |
792.542 W375fr, 1983 |
| Frescoes of Diego Rivera |
Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique, and his politics. Looks at the murals Rivera created for public buildings in the U.S. and Mexico. They unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evoluti |
2000 |
759.972 R58f, 2000 |
| Frida Kahlo (1910-1954) |
Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement. |
1983 |
759.972 K345f, 1983 |
| Funny thing happened on the way to the Forum |
Bawdy tale set in early Rome, about Pseudolus, a comicly sly and conniving slave, eager to win his freedom. His plan: to hook up his innocent, young master with the virgin courtesan next door! |
1966 |
791.43657 S66fu, 1998 |
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| Gabriel Garci´a Ma´rquez the witch writing / |
"This in-depth interview with Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garci´a Ma´rquez is presented in the form of a conversation with an old friend he has not seen in a long while ... The program is structured to suggest an apparent disorder of time ... Assisted by readi |
1998 |
863 G165w, 1999 |
| Garden of Eden |
"Are the Seychelles Islands the original Garden of Eden? That's what nineteenth-century voyagers believed. The forbidden fruit of the erotically shaped coco de mer palm nut led some to believe that this wondrous paradise must be the original Garden of Ede |
2000 |
508.696 G37, 2000 |
| Garden of Eden |
Depicts the destruction of natural habitats as a cause of extinction of plant and animal species. Special emphasis is on the Garden of Eden site in the Florida panhandle. |
1984 |
333.9516 M33ga, 1984 |
| Gems from EENET Even the smallest community can manage fire prevention Program II.2 2/23/00 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 65 |
| Genetic testing for breast cancer risk it's your choice / |
(Producer) This video, narrated by ABC News correspondent, Cokie Roberts, presents a balanced view of genetic testing, and neither recommends nor discourages its use. The video will help answer women's questions about the complex and profound issues of ge |
1997 |
616.9 Un35g, B75, Video |
| Genius |
Tape 1. This program explores Darwin's personal life, looks at the impact of his work on the theory of evolution in his own time and on the modern world and shows how both were profoundly influenced by his surroundings. Tape 2. The story of Leonardo da Vi |
2001 |
305.90829 G46, 2001 |
| Gentle art of making enemies |
Examines the artist behind the famous painting "Whistler's Mother" and demonstrates some of his techniques. Also dramatizes the Whistler-Ruskin libel trial. |
1994 |
759.13 W579gB, 2001 |
| Geography tutor |
Used as a student tutorial or a classroom aid, the geography tutor helps students who have difficulty with certain areas of geography. |
1991 |
372.891 G46, 2000 |
| Georgia Emergency Management "Safe Schools" 7-10-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 34 |
| Georgia O'Keeffe |
"In this award-winning documentary (Peabody Award, Bronze Hugo Award), legendary painter Georgia O'Keeffe candidly reveals her warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. For the first time on camera, O'Keeffe openly discusses her work and inspirations taken fro |
1977 |
759.13 Ok2Ya, 2000 |
| Germany revisited |
In June, 1995, a C-SPAN film crew returned to Germany to ascertain the changes that had ocurred since an earlier program made just after German reunification in 1990. The new program features many of the same sites and interviews with many of the same peo |
1995 |
943.0879 G47, 1995 |
| Gershwins' Porgy and Bess |
This video is the adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production of the Gershwins' classic musical drama Porgy and Bess, which portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. |
1992 |
792.542 G381po, 1993 |
| Gertrude Stein and a companion! |
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1991 |
818 St34w, 1991 |
| Getting across passage of aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms at road-stream crossings / |
Shows why and how road-stream crossings are constructed to pass acquatic organisms. |
2003 |
577.272 Un35g |
| Ghost in the shell |
In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his tru |
1995 |
791.4334 O74g, 1997 |
| Giant |
Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons. |
1956 |
813 F37gi, 1990 |
| Ginevra's story |
Ginevra de Benci, the first known portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, is both haunting and hypnotic. The magnificent and mysterious work concelas a multitude of secrets. Using x-ray analysis, infrared reflectography, and the power of computer technology, this |
1999 |
759.5 L553g, 2000 |
| Gioconda |
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1986 |
792.542 P795gi, 1986 |
| Giselle |
The classic ballet about a young girl deceived by her lover, and the tragic consequences. |
1974 |
792.842 G857gi, 1974 |
| Globalization winner and losers / |
Sabeer Bhatia, inventor of Hotmail, Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and other industry leaders attest that globalization has raised the standard of living in developing economies through high-tech opportunities, foreign investment, and debt relief. H |
2000 |
337 G56, 2000 |
| Goat Man the life & times of Ches McCartney / |
The story of Ches McCartney, one of America's last folk heroes. Following from his birthplace in Iowa, where he was thought of as an embarrasment, to his final home in Macon, Georgia, where he has come to be known as one of the great legends of the open r |
2000 |
910.92 M33, 2000 |
| Goddess remembered |
Examines early goddess-worshipping cultures and the growing women's spirituality movement. |
1989 |
299 R43g, 1989 |
| Godfather |
The Corleone Family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged. |
1972 |
791.43655 C67g1, 1997 |
| Godfather part II |
Continues the saga of two generations of the Corleone family. Part II has two stories: the roots and rise of young Don Vito, and the rise of Michael as the new Don. |
1974 |
791.43655 C67g2, 1997 |
| Gods must be crazy II |
Xixo, an African Bushman, lives deep in the desert and follows the ways of his ancestors. His children become accidental stowaways on a poachers' truck and Xixo sets out to find them. Along the way he runs into various "civilized" people whom he has to re |
1990 |
791.43617 U97g, 1990 |
| Going where I've never been photography of Diane Arbus / |
A documentary on the life of Diane Arbus with her ideas spoken by a close friend, and comments by Lisette Model, Marvin Israel, John Szarkowski, and her daughter Doon Arbus. |
1989 |
770.92 A73Ym, 1989 |
| Golden years? |
Presents a series of reports describing and documenting incidents of elder abuse through interviews with victims and intervening professionals. |
1988 |
362.6 G65, 1988 |
| Golpes a mi puerta |
A deadly encounter between two nuns and the military police reflect the turbulent times in Latin American society. |
1993 |
980.038 G65, 1998 |
| Gone too far? kids talk about TV / |
Thirteen children, ranging in age from six to seventeen, talk about the impact television has on their lives. Clips from television shows and videos are included to illustrate points raised by the children. The children talk honestly about a variety of to |
1995 |
302.2345 G66, 1995 |
| Goya : his life and art |
A biographical in-depth examination of the life and work of the Spanish painter, Francisco Goya and of the critical period in Spanish history which he recorded in his art. In a period largely bereft of major literary masterpieces, it is to Goya that we l |
1980 |
709.46 G69, 1994 |
| Grandfather |
When news of his son's death returns proud, old Count Albrit home to Spain after years abroad, he's pleased to meet his two charming young granddaughters. But he also carries the burden of a newly discovered family secret: one of the girls is not his son |
1998 |
791.43 G725, 1998 |
| Grapes of wrath |
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1940 |
813 St3g, 1996 |
| Gravity-packed world of physics. |
Provides a humorous introduction to physics. Covers topics suchas scientific notation, potential energy, momentum, acceleration, Hooke's Law, Newton's Laws, and power. Includes quizzes and helpful reference resources such as charts, terms, and formulas. |
1998 |
530 G73, 1998 |
| Great depression |
In the first years of the Great Depression, banks and businesses failed in record numbers as America struggled to come to grips with the disaster. |
1998 |
973.916 G74, 1998 |
| Great ideas of philosophy |
50 lectures tracing the history and thought of philosophy. |
1997 |
109 G74, 1997 |
| Great teachers |
Profiles three teachers who have made a positive impact, academically or personally, on their students' lives. |
1996 |
371.1023 M35, pt.2 |
| Great train robbery the cinema begins / |
Presents the first important American film; brief, historic French films consisting of a single shot, some shown at the first movie exhibition; and Billy Whiskers films starring a goat and using trick photography. |
1895 |
791.43 G74 |
| Greenhouse effect September 7, 1988 / |
Discussion of the greenhouse effect and current disasters; floods, forest fires and drought throughout the world that may be caused by global warming due to pollution and deforestation. |
1990 |
551.6425 G74, 1990 |
| Grounds for good living |
Describes the history and operations of the Arkansas Office of Commissioner of State Lands, including sale of tax delinquent land. |
1999 |
354.34 Ar48g 1999 |
| Guidance & discipline |
Follows 3 teachers in 3 different preschools, showing the layout of their classrooms and program management, the relationship of the curriculum to discipline, and shows how they use positive guidance in developing self esteem and discipline in the prescho |
1994 |
371.1024 G85, 1994 |
| Gullah tales |
Gullah tales is set in 1930 in Southern Georgia and South Carolina and is based on folklore of peoples of African descent. |
1987 |
398.2 G85m, 1987 |
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| Hamlet |
Key scenes from this Shakespeare tragedy are acted, then analyzed and interpreted throughout the play. This tragedy is the story of a young prince torn by indecision. |
1993 |
822.33 S75crALL, 1993 |
| Hamlet |
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds. |
1990 |
822.33 S75gi, 1991 |
| Hansel & Gretel |
A musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale. |
1982 |
792.542 H926ha, 1989 |
| Harrison Bergeron |
The year is 2053. The Second American Revolution has been won and equality has finally been achieved-- by making the entire population middle-of-the-road! Everybody is average-- except for Harrison Bergeron. A hopelessly bright young man, he is destined f |
1994 |
813 V896hYp, 1995 |
| Harry Partch Enclosure one : four films / |
First and 4th items short films; 2nd shows Harry Partch in his studio demonstrating a number of his instruments ; 3rd incorporates a performance of his U.S. Highball. |
1958 |
780.92 P37en1, 1998 |
| Hart Crane |
Situations from the life of Hart Crane, with recitations from his poetry. |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS2 |
| Hasta cierto punto Up to a certain point / |
This clever self-reflexive satire about the battle of the sexes in contemporary Cuba tells the story of an educated, liberal filmmaker who, in doing research for a film about the social problem of machismo in Cuban society, finds himself falling in love w |
1983 |
791.43617 H37, 1995 |
| Hazardous Curriculum Programs an overview for training manager Nov. 8, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 72 |
| Hazardous Materials Series 9-29-99 / |
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1999 |
EAM VHS 62 |
| He said, she said gender, language, communication / |
Live video presentation of Deborah Tannen's seminal contributions to the understanding of gender, language, and communication. |
2001 |
302.2 T36h, 2001 |
| He said, she said gender, language, communication / |
Live video presentation of Deborah Tannen's seminal contributions to the understanding of gender, language, and communication. |
2001 |
302.2 T36h, 2001 Booklet |
| Healthcare for the homeless you can never give up. |
Describes health care needs of the homeless and shows how one clinic administers medical care. |
1991 |
305.569 A24, 1991 |
| Heart |
This program deals in considerable detail with the structure and function of the heart ; the nature and function of the valves, blood pressure, the relationship to the lungs and breathing. It also deals with such disorders as arrhythmia, angina pectoris, |
1993 |
611.01 H86h, 1993 |
| Heart as a circulatory pump |
The heart plays a dominant role in the human body, olthough it is only part of a complex system. This program shows how the heart functions as the engine of a system whose work is essential to the existence of human life. |
1993 |
611.01 H86he, 1993 |
| Hearts and minds |
Examines the American involvement in Vietnam, and is a chronicle of the war from a psychological perspective. Includes interviews with General William Westmoreland, former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford, Senator William Fulbright, Walt Rostow, and Da |
1975 |
959.704 M33he, 1975 |
| Helping hands video |
Looks at a variety of ways to accommodate in the workplace employees who have disabilities. Demonstrates many modifications or adaptations that can be made simply. Includes tips on how to work with a coworker who has a disability. |
1994 |
331.59 H45, 1994 |
| Henry James' The Jolly corner |
Spencer Brydon returns to New York after having been abroad for thirty-five years. He becomes obsessed with wondering what he might have been had he never left his country. |
1975 |
813 A44Jj, 1986 |
| Henry V |
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe. |
1989 |
822.33 W35, 2000 |
| Herman Melville |
The spirit of Melville is captured with an autobiographic narration . Melville tells of his early adult years as an adventuring seaman and his years of discouragement and poverty. His literary reputation failed to come until thirty years after his death. |
1987 |
813 M497YiL, 1987 |
| Hidden fury |
The New Madrid earthquake zone, located along the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, is named after a small river town in southern Missouri, destroyed during the most powerful series of earthquakes ever known on earth, in 1811 and 1812. Some two m |
1993 |
551.22 H53, 1993 |
| High art |
Depicts a naive young woman whose stock rises at a pretentious art magazine because of her budding relationship with a once brilliant photographer who had a breakdown years ago. The question is how deeply Syd is willing to immerse herself in Lucy's hedoni |
1998 |
791.43653 C46h, 1999 |
| High Plains drifter |
Eastwood portrays a mysterious stranger who emerges out of the heat waves of the desert and rides into the guilt-ridden town of Lago. |
1973 |
791.436278 H54, 1990 |
| Highlander |
Conner Macleod is a Scot who should have died in 1536. But he belongs to a rare race of immortals that can only be killed when beheaded with a sword. Their destiny is to duel through history until the Gathering, when the remaining few will battle for supr |
1986 |
791.43 H544 |
| Highlight From the Second Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education April 11, 01 / |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 68 |
| Historia oficial The official story / |
The wife of an Argentinian businessman faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her own daughter, adopted at birth, may have been stolen from a family of "los desaparecidos". |
1985 |
323.044 O44, 1995 |
| History of the pianoforte famous or noteworthy instruments played by great artists : a documentation in sound / |
Covers the 300-year history of the pianoforte. The entire family lineage from the world's oldest surviving piano to the new Bo¨sendorfer computer grand are included. Includes performances on more than thirty instruments. |
1999 |
786.2 H673, 1999 |
| Hitler's holocaust |
Approaches the Holocaust from the German point of view, entering the Nazi planning rooms and the minds of those who conceived the "Final solution," as well as hearing the testimony of hundreds of survivors. Includes eyewitness testimony, archival footage |
2000 |
940.5318 H58, 2001 |
| HIV and AIDS what you need to know / [sponsored by the American National Red Cross] |
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1993 |
616.9792 N38h, 1993 |
| Hombre de la esquina rosada |
On independence day a killer is pardoned and released from prison, so he can be murdered by his victim's friends. |
1961 |
863 B644h, 1996 |
| Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright |
Archival films and photographs are used to describe Wright's childhood homes, as well as the homes of his early adult life in Illinois and later adult life in Wisconsin and Arizona. Discusses how his development as an architect is best seen in the three h |
1996 |
720.92 W931Yg, 1997 |
| Homophobia in the workplace |
Brian McNaught explains the losses for everyone when homophobia exists at the workplace, at school, or anywhere in society. He offers keys to overcoming ignorance in a homophobic work setting. |
1993 |
331.133 H66, 1993 |
| Horowitz in Moscow |
Records Horowitz's historic recital in Moscow. |
1986 |
786.2092 H811, 1986 |
| House of games |
A woman psychiatrist, trying to help a patient whose life has been threatened, is drawn into the dangerous but provocative underworld of a smooth-talking con man. |
1987 |
791.43655 M36h, 1995 |
| How to be a SuperStar student |
Offers advice to students in how to improve basic study skills and develop a genuine enthusiasm for learning. |
1997 |
371.3 H69, 1997 |
| How to do a 15 minute (or less) family interview |
Describes how nurses can conduct a comprehensive family interview by using these key ingredients: manners, genograms, therapeutic conversations, key questions, and commendations. |
2000 |
361.322 H69, 2000 |
| Hubble's heritage |
In 1929, astronomer Edwin Hubble made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science - the expansion of the universe. To honor this king of cosmology, an orbiting observatory named the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 after years of |
2001 |
523.1 C67, 2003, VHS 5 |
| Human condition |
A telecourse that takes a close, personal look at many of the most prevalent issues in health and health care today. |
2001 |
613.2 H86f, 2001 |
| Human machine |
Investigates the most complex machine of all-- the human body. Explores the vital organs, and examines the instruments of the senses. |
1997 |
612 H86, 1997 |
| Humor your stress |
Loretta LaRoche uses humor to help viewers get a handle on their stress by putting their lives back in perspective. |
1996 |
155.9042 H86, 1996 |
| Hunting trophy whitetails |
The whitetail deer, our most numerous and popular big game animal is found almost everywhere in the U.S. and much of Canada, and millions of hunters consider the wary whitetail buck the supreme big game animal. Authenic hunting sequences with both rifle |
1986 |
799.27652 H86, 1986 |
| Hurricane Disaster / |
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| I am a promise the children of Stanton Elementary School / |
Enter an inner-city school equipped with few resources and surrounded by a community where drugs, crime, and poor housing offer a bleak setting in which to grow up. |
1993 |
371.8 I36r, 1993 |
| I have nothing to say and I am saying it |
The life, music, and philosophy of the composer John Cage. Includes performances of his music, and comments by Merce Cunningham, Yoko Ono, and Laurie Anderson. |
1990 |
780.922 C131, 1990 |
| I think they think overcoming social phobia / |
Portrays the effects of social phobia in sufferers' lives. Featured are interviews with three therapy patients with commentary by cognitive-behavioral therapists. Shows how cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients monitor their fears, challenge automati |
1998 |
616.85225 I84, 1998 |
| IAQ tools for schools advantage |
Both videocassette and CD-ROM feature a program of interviews with administrators in a school environment. |
2004 |
EP 4.28:IN 2/2/VIDEO/CD |
| Idea blossoms : integrated curriculum / |
Illustrates how three teachers successfully used an integrated curriculum to meet individual children's needs at many levels. The program examines planning techniques as well as the roles of the teacher and the child in implementing an integreted curricul |
1996 |
372.13 I34, 1996 |
| Ildfuglen Firebird = Der Feuervogel / |
A ballet in which the Firebird, with the help of her lover, liberates herself from her family's strict bonds, while she becomes more and more human. |
1982 |
792.542 T347fi, 1982 |
| Iliad of Homer |
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1997 |
883.1 H75i, 1997 |
| Illustrious yet elusive world of microeconomics |
Presents the concepts of microeconomics: economic theory, creating & constructing graphs, slope of a line, slope of a curve, scarcity of resources, opportunity cost, production possibilities frontier, efficiency, demand, factors influencing demand, etc. |
1994 |
338.5 I55, 1994 |
| Imagine the sound |
Interviews with and performances by four musicians influential in the evolution of free-form jazz: Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Paul Bley, And Bill Dixon. |
1981 |
781.656 I31, 1981 |
| Imitation of life |
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women re |
1959 |
791.43 I458 1959 |
| Imitation of life |
Bea, an entrepreneurial single mother, and her housemaid Delilah build a fortune together-- but success doesn't save them from sorrow in the passing years. Delilah's daughter rejects her mother and her race, while Bea must choose between the man she loves |
1934 |
791.43 I458 1934 |
| Immune response |
Uses time-lapse microcinematography to show how a virus destroys healthy cells and is then overcome by the bodys? immune system. |
1989 |
571.964 I46, 1989 |
| Impact of stress, exercise, and lifestyle on the immune system |
This video reviews the components of the immune system including a definition of the basci cell types of the immune system that are important and a simple overview of their function. The video outlines the specific effect of stress, exercise, and lifestyl |
1999 |
617.1027 I47, 1999 |
| Impressionists |
"This authoritative and entertaining new series tells the stories of the artists who have captivated and thrilled people around the world for generations. Chronicles the life, times and works of each featured artist and explores their stylistic trademarks |
1999 |
759.054 I47g, 1999 |
| In a split second |
Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays host this program which presents emergency action information on what do when serious accidents occur in the home. Numerous everyday situations are reviewed to show how disaster can strike and how each problem should be hand |
1994 |
616.025 I33, 1994 |
| In search of pure colour Pierre Bonnard, 1867-1947 / |
Examines the work of Bonnard through paintings gathered for a major retrospective at the Paris Centre Pompidou. Gives a fascinating glimpse of a seaside outing, the only existing record of the period just before his death. |
1984 |
759.4 B642i, 1984 |
| In the footsteps of Alexander the Great |
Brings to life one of the most pivotal events in human history, the creation of the Greek empire stretching from the Balkans to India. Michael Wood hosts this colorful journey across 20,000 miles, 16 countries and four war zones, retracing Alexander's exp |
1997 |
938.07 A44, 1998 |
| Incident Command System (ICS): ORDER OUT OF CHAOS / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 114 |
| Incoronazione di Poppea |
The Coronation of Poppea (L'Incoronazione di Poppea) was Monteverdi's last opera, written when he was 75, and first performed in Venice in 1642. The opera tells the amoral story of the Roman Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming and seductive Poppe |
1984 |
792.542 M782in, 1984 |
| In-depth |
Addresses key issues, implications, and criticisms about the companion video "He said, She said", including: the nature/nurture question: are conversational styles born or made? Is gender the most important factor affecting conversational interaction? Are |
2001 |
302.2 T36i, 2001 |
| Indeterminate forms revisited |
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1989 |
515 B63, 1989 |
| India, diverse and complex land |
Highlights India's location, geographic regions, linguistic differences, and industrial development. Includes information on the nation's history, life-styles, religions, and illiteracy problems. |
1987 |
954 I53Yp, 1987 |
| Industrial revolution a program in three parts. |
Examines the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the modern world; presents views on why it occurred in 18th century England, and what its effects were on ordinary people of the time. |
2000 |
941.081 I53, 2000 |
| Informate con CNN |
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2000 |
Instructor's Copy |
| Information processing |
Using for its base a crowded, noisy cocktail party as observed from a control booth, analyzes how people process information. Pretty girls and bizarrely dressed men, including some improvisational actors, demonstrate attention, language processing, long a |
1971 |
153.4 I64, 1984 |
| Ingmar Bergman's The magic flute Trollflo¨jten / |
Prince Tamino must overcome the evil power of the Queen of the Night before the ruler of the Kingdom of Light will award him the hand of the beautiful Pamina. |
1973 |
VHS 61 |
| Insect structure, function & metamorphosis |
Instructional video presenting the types of insect metamorphosis, their body parts and function, and defenses. |
1999 |
595.7 C56, 1999 |
| Integrated Emergency Management December 8, 1999 / |
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1999 |
EAM VHS 70 |
| Interactive video archive. |
Eight presentations from the 1987 annual AECT conference which demonstrate new interactive video programs designed for instructional purposes. Includes information on how to contact the producers of the programs. |
1987 |
371.33467 I68, 1987 |
| International branding in the 21st century |
The U.S. has the lead when it comes to Web fever, but Europe is catching up. Features in-depth interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEOs in conversation about high-level business issues, before a stage audience. The man who is getting |
2000 |
658.42 C46i, 2000 |
| International law video course |
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1995 |
341 I58, 1995 |
| Internet in action for math and science 7-12 / |
Across the country, innovative teachers are using the Internet to engagage students in unique problem-solving and exploratory activities. This video set is a practical "how-to" guide for using the Internet stratigically in math and science instruction. |
1998 |
372.34 I58, 1998 |
| Internet shopping in the 21st century |
This series of one-hour television specials features in-depth, candid interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEOs in conversation about high-level business issues. Jeff Greenfield interviews Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com and |
2000 |
658.42 C46in, 2000 |
| Intimate machine |
Explores research aimed at making computers, or machines controlled by computers, as sensitive, gentle and caring as a human companion - or at least a devoted family pet. |
2002 |
629.892 I582, 2002 |
| Intimate portrait, Gloria Steinem |
A biography of Gloria Steinem, the feminst activists. |
1999 |
791.44092 S745Yi, 1999 |
| Iolanthe |
When Phyllis falls in love with the shepherd Strephon, she doesn't know that he is the product of a marriage between a mortal and a fairy. So when she sees him embracing the apparently young and undeniably attractive Iolanthe, Phyllis naturally refuses t |
1998 |
792.542 S949io, 1998 |
| Ional Incident Management System An Intorduction broadcast for first responders / |
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EAM VHS 69 |
| Is cloning ethical? |
Speakers Dr. Larry Goldstein, UCSD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Bruno J. Leone, Professor of European Intellectual History, SDSU, Author/Lecturer on Cloning and Creationism vs. Evolution t |
2002 |
174.957 I83, 2002 |
| Is compromising civil rights justified in the war on terrorism? |
In this timely video, guest debaters Dr. Steve Albrecht, president, Baron Center, Inc. San Diego and Dale Kelly Bankhead, public affairs director, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego & Imperial Counties debate whether methods used by government ag |
2002 |
303.625 O67c, 2002 |
| Is God a number? maths that mimic the mind / |
"Examines the computational paradigms being used to model human consciousness and to quantify reality, from Euclidean geometry to fractal transform algorithms. Oxford mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, quantum physicist Reverend John Polkinghorne, compress |
1999 |
006.3 I8, 1999 |
| Is the death penalty justified? |
James Lambert, author, host "Night Lights" and Timothy Spann, Coordinator Amnesty International, Southern California take on the issue of whether the death penalty should be used to punish the most heinous crimes. Is the death penalty a deterrent? Is it j |
2002 |
364.66 O67d, 2002 |
| Isabel Allende the woman's voice in Latin-American literature / |
Interview with writer Isabel Allende, niece of Salvador Allende. |
1994 |
863 AL53is, 1994 |
| Isabel Bishop portrait of an artist / |
Explores the art of painter Isabel Bishop and how she expresses her experiences and inspirations on canvas. |
1977 |
759.13 B541i, 1990x |
| Isamu Noguchi |
Noguchi travels, sculpts, describing his work and his feelings about it. |
1980 |
730.924 N689Yb, 2000 |
| Islands |
Documentary of Christo's project to surround for two weeks several islands in Biscayne Bay in a pink plastic fabric. Includes footage of two other projects, the Pont Neuf and the Reichstag. |
1986 |
709.04075 C47iYm, 1986 |
| It's a wild ride at O'Leary Junior High |
Introduces an interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts project. Students learn about and apply laws of motion, linear functions, and technical reporting as they design and present an ultimate roller coaster. |
2000 |
371.3 I88n, 2001 |
| Ivan Groznyi? Ivan the Terrible / |
Part 1 starts with the coronation of Ivan the Terrible and concludes with his return to power after the death of his wife. Part 2 covers the attempt to assassinate him in 1564. |
1944 |
791.43651 Ei84i, 1999 |
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J |
| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Jack Levine feast of pure reason / |
America's foremost social realist painter in action. |
1986 |
759.13 L48f, 1986 |
| Jacob Lawrence an intimate portrait / |
Documents the life and work of Jacob Lawrence, through interviews with the painter, his wife Gwendolyn Knight, colleagues and critics interwoven with examples of his work. |
1993 |
759.13 L397Yb, 1993 |
| Jazz for young people curriculum |
Based on Jazz at Lincoln Center's popular Jazz for young people concert series, this multimedia jazz appreciation curriculum is designed for upper elementary/middle school students and beyond. The curriculum explores core concepts and major figures in jaz |
2002 |
781.65071 J39, 2002 |
| Jazz singer |
A melodramatic story of a Jewish cantor's son (Al Jolson) who aspires to be a jazz singer despite his father's objection and religious tradition. In motion picture history, this was the first feature film to utilize synchronous sound. Jolson's songs inclu |
1927 |
791.43657 J39, 1991 |
| Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the beast Belle et la be^te / |
A fable about a kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases him from a terrible magic spell. |
1946 |
842 C647b |
| Jean Davidson maximum minimalism / |
Minimalist Jean Davidson discusses her style and the use of color, space and time in her work. |
1987 |
709.04 H69j, 1987 |
| Jean de Florette |
Set amidst the rugged hills of Provence, this epic saga follows the heroic efforts of Jean Cadoret who inherits a farm from his mother, Florettte, and leaves his city job behind, hopping to create a "new Eden" with his loving wife and daughter. But, unbe |
1986 |
843 J43, 2000 |
| Jean Michel Basquiat an interview / |
A rare interview with the 21 year old Basquiat in his studio on Crosby Street in 1981 by art historian-curator, Marc H. Miller. Already a well known art world figure, Basquiat's fondness for high jinks as well as his exuberant spirit are captured as he de |
1989 |
759.13 B27Yt, 1989 |
| Jenu°fa |
A tale of passion, betrayal, and the transfiguring power of love. The embittered widow, Kostelnic?ka, drowns her infant grandson to save her beloved stepdaughter Jenu°fa from the shame and hardship of raising an illegitimate child. |
1989 |
792.542 J331je, 1989 |
| Joan of Arc soul on fire / |
Documentary about the French peasant girl who led the French army against the English during the Hundred Years' War, was captured by the British, and was condemned as a witch. |
1998 |
944.02 J63, 1998 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach [a concise biography and musical overview] / |
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1996 |
780.922 B118, 1996 |
| John James Audubon The birds of America / |
Discusses the life and art of John James Audubon, 19th century American naturalist and artist. Includes quotations from Audubon's journals. Illustrated with his original drawings, engravings, etc. interwoven with live motion nature photography. |
1985 |
598.092 A93Yy, 1985 |
| John Singer Sargent outside the frame / |
Examines the work of John Singer Sargent, one of the great painters of the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes discussions of his landscapes, figure paintings, and murals and features a range of his works. |
2000 |
759.13 Sa73Yf, 2000 |
| John Von Neumann a documentary / |
Uses rare photographs and films to present a biography of the mathematician John Von Neumann. Includes personal recollections of friends and colleagues as well as detailed descriptions and discussions of his contributions in various fields of science. |
1966 |
510.92 V66, 1966 |
| Jorge Luis Borges the mirror man / |
This program examines the life and literary career of the charismatic Argentine writer, as well as the thematic, symbolic, and mythological underpinnings of his works. Archival interviews with Borges, his mother, his second wife, and his collaborator Adol |
2000 |
868 B644m, 2000 |
| Journey into life |
Shows the creation of a new human life. Begins before the moment of conception when egg and sperm meet and follows the remarkable journey that ends with the birth of a child. |
1992 |
791.43654 B76j, 1994 |
| Journey through genius |
The important role of mathematics and the work of mathematicians throughout history is discussed. |
1991 |
510.92 J68, 1991 |
| Jules et Jim Jules and Jim / |
The friendship of Jules, who is German, and Jim, who is French, and their twenty year love for the same woman. |
1961 |
791.43 J85 |
| Julius Caesar |
Film adaptation of Shakespeare's play depicting the successful conspiracy to assassinate the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar. |
1970 |
822.33 T15r, 1989 |
| Julius Caesar |
Opera, in three acts, centering around Cleopatra's manipulation of Caesar and Ptolemy. |
1986 |
792.542 H135ju, 1986 |
| Just another stupid kid |
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1982 |
371.9144 J87, 1982 |
| Just like me talking about AIDS / |
Six ethnically diverse young men and women who contracted the HIV virus while teenagers speak on the physical, psychological and social effects of the virus. |
1997 |
616.9792 H53h, 1999 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Kaplan MCAT General Chemistry Lesson 1 |
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Instructor's Copy |
| Kaplan MCAT Physics Lesson 2 |
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Instructor's Copy |
| Katherine Anne Porter's The jilting of Granny Weatherall |
The story of a matriarch on her deathbed who struggles to resolve tormenting memories of her past. |
1980 |
813 A44Pj, 1980 |
| Keys to the kingdom (1974-1980) : and Back to the movement (1979-Mid 1980s) |
In Boston, the issue was busing, White parents reacted violently to court-ordered busing, and Black parents steeled children for their role in this next civil rights battle.
The powerlessness that was felt in many Black communities in the third decade of |
1995 |
323.119 E94, 1995, Tape 7 |
| Keys to weight training your total guide to strength and conditioning / |
Step-by-step guide through three progressively challenging free-weight routines and a selection of machine exercises. Also includes a section on nutrition. |
1991 |
613.713 K49, 1991 |
| Killer disease on campus |
"Adam was a typical sophomore at Michigan State University, enjoying his studies and playing in the school band. But within just a few hours, he was fighting for his life. Meningococcal meningitis- a deadly bacterial infection that commonly attacks teenag |
2002 |
614.598 K55, 2002 |
| King Kong |
Adventure story of the giant ape King Kong, discovered on Skull Island, his voyage to New York and his fatal attraction to a young woman leading to death and destruction as he pursues her. |
1933 |
791.43615 K56, 1999 |
| King Lear |
Film version of the Royal National Theatre production of King Lear, William Shakespeare's play about a foolish king who divides his realm between two ungrateful daughters. |
1998 |
822.33 T35, 1998 |
| Kingdom of the seahorse |
Journeys with biologist Amanda Vincent into the complex and beautiful world of the seahorse, from an underwater enclave where their mating dance is recorded on camera for the first time to the apothecary shops of the Far East where seahorses are sold as a |
1996 |
597.6798 N68k, 1997 |
| Kiss my wheels |
Follows the Zia Hot Shots, a nationally ranked junior wheelchair basketball team, through a season of training and tournament competition. |
2002 |
796.3238 G78k, 2002 |
| Kitchen safety essentials |
Covers the proper safety procedures for the home or commercial kitchen. |
1995 |
363.192 K58, 1995 |
| Knowing the facts |
Discusses how HIV is acquired, how it can be prevented, and the relative risks of a wide range of sexual behaviors. |
1997 |
616.9792 H53k, 1999 |
| Kolya |
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires, setting off a wild set of circumstances and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate. |
1996 |
791.43617 K65, 2002 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Lady in the lake |
Philip Marlow searches for a missing wife--and discovers a different woman's corpse in a mountain lake. From there the waters get deeper. |
1946 |
791.43655 L33, 1991 |
| Land application water reuse in agriculture. |
Examines the agricultural reuse method at Lubbock, Texas. |
1995 |
363.7284 L36, 1995 |
| Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church |
Traces Church's career from his early studies in the Hudson River Valley with the eminent painter Thomas Cole, through the years when Church's grand, heroic depictions of the great natural wonders of the Americas made him the nation's most celebrated land |
1989 |
759.13 C473Yci, 1989 |
| Landslides! |
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1996 |
551.307 L36, 1999 |
| Langston Hughes |
Situations from the life of Langston Hughes, with recitations from his poetry. |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS6 |
| Langston Hughes, the dream keeper |
A chronological look at the life and work of Langston Hughes with illustrated readings from his poetry and interviews with friends, colleagues and a biographer. |
1988 |
811.5 V65h, 1988 |
| Language development |
Explains that acquisition of language is a complex, intellectual task performed before 5 years of age without prior experience with language. This program notes that all children learn their native language via the same sequence of language acquisition an |
1973 |
401.93 L36j, 1984 |
| Last days of Jesus Dateline with Stone Phillips. |
This objective investigative report delves into recent discoveries about the events leading up to the crucifixion and sheds new light on the unanswered questions that still surround this defining moment in world history. Includes insightful interviews wit |
2004 |
232.96 J499Yp, 2004 |
| Last Supper La Ultima Cena / |
Set in Havana at the end of the 18th century, a guilt-ridden count invites twelve of his plantation slaves to a "last supper" during which he attempts to teach them what he sees as the crucial elements of Christianity, namely, submissive obedience to thei |
1992 |
791.4372 L37, 1990 |
| Last temptation of Christ |
In this controversial movie Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed in this film free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones. |
1988 |
791.44092 C47Ys, 1989 |
| Latin dancing for beginners with Teresa Mason / |
Features five basic steps for meringue, paso doble, tango, bolero and mambo and gives style tips on leading and following for each dance. |
1997 |
793.33 L38, 1997 |
| Learning Again - "unique applications of incident command at disasters" / |
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EAM VHS 77 |
| Learning Again 4-5-2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 76 |
| Learning disabilities and social skills with Richard Lavoie a teacher's guide. |
Addresses the social problems that children with learning disabilities face, and offers some practical solutions for teachers. |
1994 |
302.34 L43, 1994 |
| Lee Miller through the mirror / |
Biographical film about the life of Lee Miller, model, news photographer, and friend to a variety of twentieth century artistic figures. |
1995 |
770.92 M55Yr, 1995 |
| Legacy of generations pottery by American Indian women / |
The Southwest Indian women who create pottery preserve a centuries-old tradition while paving the way for contemporary artists. Interviews Margaret Tafoya and other artists to reveal how the craft is passed down through matrilineal lines. Blends stories, |
1998 |
738.37 L44, 1998 |
| Let us teach guessing 3, 4, 10, a demonstration / |
Lecturer George Po´lya leads an undergraduate class to discover the number of parts into which 3-space is divided by five arbitrary planes. He identifies the steps involved in plausible reasoning, and points out that they constitute a program for attackin |
1993 |
511.3 P65, 1990 |
| Let's get real |
Examines issues that lead to taunting and bullying in middle schools, including racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and others. Students who have been the targets of bullying, a |
2003 |
371.58 L48, 2003 |
| Let's play the piano and all those keyboards |
Self-programmed instruction to teach students to play the piano and electronic keyboard instruments. |
1989 |
786.2 L645, 1989 |
| Levend fossiel Living fossil / |
In 1938 fishermen off the coast of South Africa found a strange fish that was later identified as a Coelacanth. A fish long thought extinct, it was soon known as the "most important zoological find of the century". |
1999 |
597.39 L58, 1999 |
| Lewis & Clark the journey of the Corps of Discovery / |
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sac |
1997 |
917.80433 L49b, 1997 |
| Liberty! the American Revolution / |
A documentary of the American Revolution. Chronicles events leading up to the war, the revolution, and the writing of the Constitution. Features dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period, comments by historians, and live-action recreations. |
1997 |
973.3 L53, 1997 |
| Life |
Chronicles the origin and development of life from the first single celled creatures, through the age of the dinosaurs, to the complex variety of life that exists today. |
1997 |
576.83 L54, 1997 |
| Life by the numbers |
"Creates a new image for mathematics--one that's exciting, empowering and imaginative. It will reveal the crucial role mathematics plays in sports, work, education, exploration, chance, virtual reality and life in general"--Box. |
1998 |
510 L54, 1998 |
| Life on the reef |
Filmed in the Great Barrier Reef, this film explores the intricate and complex world of coral reefs: how they grow, survive, and interact with other life forms. |
1993 |
578.7789 L54, 1994 |
| Lion in winter |
Historical drama of the conflict between King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine over Henry's successor to the British throne. |
1968 |
791.43 L566 |
| Listening to the silence African cross rhythms. |
Taking off from the peace of nature, the singing chicadas, and the simple routines of the workday, this program explores a kaleidoscope of musical example from Ghana. |
1996 |
781.6296 L773gh, 1996 |
| Little creatures who run the world |
Unselfishness is the rule. Everything ants do is for their colony's good. This film explores the world of ant colonies. |
1995 |
595.796 N68L, 1995 |
| Little history worth knowing |
(Producer) Traces the often overlooked history of people with disabilities. Reviews historical stereotypes, media stereotypes, and the effect of today's technology on people's ability to work and live independently. |
1998 |
362.4 W37L, 1998 |
| Live Response 3/28/01 / |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 59 |
| Living fully until death |
Three people find new meaning in life and courage to deal with the challenge of living fully despite their illnesses. The late Morrie Schwartz, Brandeis University professor, was stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) but chose to make his process of co |
1995 |
179.7 L58, 1995 |
| Living planet a portrait of the earth / |
Host David Attenborough visits the great environmental regions of the planet to examine how plants and animals adapt to their surroundings and how otherwise unrelated organisms, molded by similar conditions, develop similar techniques for solving problems |
1987 |
570 A88L, 1991 |
| Living well with bipolar disorder a new look / |
(Producer) Six individuals describe the impact bipolar disorder has had on their lives and the strategies they have learned for dealing with it. Provides discussion of the elements of effective clinical management. Shows how individuals can stay well by c |
2002 |
616.895 L58, 2002 |
| Living with grief: coping with public tragedy / |
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EAM VHS 107 |
| Living with schizophrenia |
Three people with schizophrenia and one person with schizo-affective disorder discuss how they manage their mental illness. Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Andy Campbell looks at the roles medication, counseling, lifestyle and peer and family support may play |
2003 |
616.898 L58, 2003 |
| Logical reasoning |
Describes how to recognize and apply inductive and deductive reasoning. |
1999 |
153.43 L64, 1999 |
| Lohengrin |
The power and radiance of the Lohengrin score express Wagner's deeply held belief that love is essentially mystical. The frail and lovely Elsa of Brabant is accused of murdering her own brother, but God sends a mysterious knight, Lohengrin, to defend her |
1990 |
792.542 W134Lo, 1990 |
| Looking back at you |
Examines the photography of Sebastia~o Salgado and places his photographs into the context in which they were taken. Places particular emphasis on his book, "Workers". |
1993 |
770.92 S25Ys, 1998 |
| Lost kingdoms of the Maya |
An exploration of the forests of Central America and Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. Distinguished scientists unearth artifacts, reconstruct cities and decipher the hieroglyphics of an extraordinary civilization. |
1993 |
972.81016 L67, 1993 |
| Louis Armstrong the gentle giant of jazz. |
Examines the life of Louis Armstrong and his accomplishments as a jazz musician. Includes newsreel footage and archival photographs. |
1984 |
781.64309 A735, 1984 |
| Lucia di Lammermoor |
Encrico tries to force his sister to wed Arturo in order to save a family fortune. |
1982 |
792.542 D683Lu, 1983 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| MacBeth |
Key scenes of the play are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot. |
1993 |
822.33 T55, 1993 |
| Macbeth |
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1979 |
822.33 T55, 1991 |
| Madame Butterfly |
An American naval officer falls in love with a Japanese geisha girl known as Butterfly and marries her, with no intention of ever taking her home to America. |
1995 |
792.542 P977ma, 1995 |
| Maestro de los dedos rotos Master with cracked fingers. |
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1989 |
791.43 M37, 1989 |
| Magnetism |
Demonstrates six experiments with magnetism. |
2000 |
538 M34, 2000 |
| Making a difference great teachers. |
Focuses on three teachers who have made a positive impact, academically or personally, on their students' lives. |
1993 |
371.1023 M35, pt.1 |
| Maltese falcon |
After the death of his partner, private eye Sam Spade is dragged into a quest for a priceless statuette. |
1941 |
791.43 M35 |
| Man called Bee studying the Yanomamo¨ / |
Follows anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon as he collects anthropological field data among the Yanoama Indians of southern Venezuela. |
1974 |
980.47 Y36m, 1990 |
| Man who knew too much |
Story of an Englishman touring Morocco with his wife and child who accidentally becomes involved in an anarchist plot to assassinate a foreign diplomat in London. |
1955 |
791.43655 H58ma, 1999 |
| Mancha de Don Quijote |
A visit to the region of La Mancha, the setting of Cervantes' Don Quijote de la Mancha. |
2001 |
863.3 C33dYb, 2001 |
| Manon des sources Jean de Florette 2e`me partie = Manon of the Spring / |
Ten years have passed since the tragic events of Jean de Florette. Jean's daughter Manon, now a beautiful young sherpardess in the nearby hills, appears to accuse the Soubeyrans of killing her father. Tragedy results before Ce´sar, the neighbor who destr |
1986 |
843 M36, 2000 |
| Marc Chagall |
This film portrait, made shortly before the death of Chagall in 1985, takes the viewer on a journey through time and place on the trail of this enigmatic artist. Eventually to become the grand old man of French painting, Chagall began life in a Jewish ghe |
1985 |
759.7 C119Ye, 1985 |
| Marcel Duchamp in his own words / |
One of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp is seen studying a chess board. In recordings taken in 1968 in Cadaques, Spain shorty before his death, Duchamp (1987-1968) reminisces: "I discarded brushed and explored the mind more than th |
1968 |
759.4 D856i, 1998 |
| Marianne Moore in her own image / |
The life and career of American poet Marianne Moore, related through photographs, film clips, readings of her poetry and critical and anecdotal commentary by other poets, writers and literary critics. Includes appearances by Moore combined with discussion |
1988 |
811.092 V65, 1999, VHS8 |
| Maricela |
Maricela and her mother Eugenia flee El Salvador for the U.S. with hopes of building a better life. |
1985 |
791.43092 M37, 1998 |
| Marijuana weeding out the hype / |
Viewers will learn some of the latest facts about marijuana, including trends in the use of the drug, the strength of today's marijuana, its effects, and the encouraging efforts being made in prevention and treatment. Experts refute the myth that "everybo |
2002 |
362.295 Un35m 2002 |
| Mark Minasi's The complete PC upgrade & maintenance seminar-in-a-box. |
|
2000 |
621.3916 M56sv, 2000 (Videos) |
| Mark Twain's The Man that corrupted Hadleyburg |
Based on the story of the same title by Mark Twain about a small town visited by a stranger who concocts a scheme to test the honesty of the town's leading citizens. |
1985 |
813 A44Tm,1985 |
| Marriage of Figaro |
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1973 |
792.542 M939ma, 1973 |
| Marsalis on music. Marsalis on the jazz band / |
Wynton Marsalis shows how New Orleans jazz evolved from classical music through the influence of John Philip Sousa, Scott Joplin and Louis Armstrong. Marsalis is joined by conductor Seiji Ozawa, the Liberty Jazz Band with Eric Reed on piano and the Tangle |
1995 |
780.78 M363s, 1995 |
| Martha Graham in performance |
|
1989 |
792.82092 G741 |
| Martin Chambi and the heirs of the Incas |
Surveys the work of Marti´n Chambi, a Peruvian Indian photographer who documented the lives of Peruvian Indians in the Cuzco region and the lifestyles of the European ruling class of Peru for over fifty years. Features numerous photographs by Chambi as we |
1986 |
770.92 C43m, 1986 |
| Ma´s alla´ de la muerte |
A love story about an abandoned wife, Yolanda, her macho husband, and her lover.
Un cuento del amor acerca de Yolanda, una esposa abandonada, su esposo macho, y su amante. |
1935 |
791.43 M377, 1996 |
| Masculin, feminin |
Paris in the 1960's, sexuality, and the go-go generation are explored as a young pseudo-revolutionary and a pretty pop singer have an affair. |
1966 |
791.4372 G63m, 1991 |
| Masters of illusion |
Examines artistic and scientific discoveries of the Renaissance, focusing on the discovery of perspective and the development of visual tools that create the magic of illusion. |
1991 |
701.82 H37m, 1991 |
| Math factor |
Two second grade team-teachers show how they teach their students to think mathematically as they use math in classroom activities. Shows segments from classroom lessons, including a daily discussion using the calendar. Also shows students working at math |
1993 |
372.7 M38, 1993 |
| Mathematical investigations a series of 10-minute programmes / |
"'Mathematical investigations' challenges viewers to ask probing mathematical questions and motivates them to explore answers. Its aim is to develop investigative thinking -- a skill not only crucial in mathematics, but also fundamental to the learning p |
1985 |
510.71 M38, 1989 |
| Mathematically motivated designs a videotaped lecture / |
Lecture given by mathematician Howard Eves regarding designs with practical applications that have arisen from geometric drawings and mathematical puzzle-solving. |
1991 |
510 E94, 1994 |
| Mathematics assessment a video library, K-12 / |
Designed to be used as pre-service or in-service sessions. Provides visual examples of standards-based teaching and learning for K through 12. Gives teachers, administrators, parents, and policy makers a look at the changes in mathematics instruction. |
1997 |
372.7044 M38, 1997 |
| Matisse, voyages |
Highlights the development of Matisse's greatest works from his early canvasses, to his involvement with the Fauvist movement, through his later pieces. It also explores the inspiration and renewed vigor he found in travelling the world. |
1987 |
759.4 M427Yb, 2001 |
| Matter |
This program explains the basic principles of matter. |
1992 |
530 M38, 1992 |
| Max Ernst |
This film focuses on the period Ernst lived in the United States, between 1941 and 1952. Using photographs, film footage, and tape recordings, it details the influence of the Arizona desert and the Hopi Indians on his work. |
1971 |
709.2 E76m, 1991 |
| Maximizing baseball practice indoors |
Demonstrates drills for improving skills both defensive and offensive. Gives tips on how to make indoor baseball practice most efficient and practical. |
1995 |
796.357 M39, 1995 |
| Maximizing the effectiveness of shared reading in the primary classroom Grades K-2 / |
"In this training program, you will see kindergarten, first and second grade students actively involved in shared reading experiences." - guide. |
2002 |
372.41 M39p, 2002 |
| Maya Angelou |
Thirty years after she left it, Maya Angelou, poet, musician, and actress, returns to Stamps, Ark., the rural southern town where she grew up. She confronts the scenes of her past, turning over the leaves of memory to recount the inspirations and agonies |
1981 |
813 An43c, 1981 |
| MCAT Physics Lesson 3 |
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Instructor's Copy |
| Mechanical universe |
An introduction to classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, relativity, waves and optics, heat and thermodynamics, and modern physics. The second semester of a college-level telecourse in physics. Uses computer animation sequences, historical reena |
1987 |
531 M43 |
| Media on trial the story of the storytellers / |
Looks at the way the media covers major news stories such as the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing from the perspective of objectivity in news coverage. |
1998 |
070.19 M43, 1998 |
| Medical response to chemi warfare part 2 12-7-00 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 10 |
| Medical response to chemical warfare 12-7-00 part 1/ |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 8 |
| Medieval heroines in history and legend |
Examines varieties of the heroic life as lived by Hildegard of Bingen, Heloise, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc. |
2002 |
920.720902 W44m, 2002 |
| Mefistofele |
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1989 |
792.542 B685me, 1989 |
| Meishu : travels in Chinese art |
This landmark three-part series combines art history and travelogue and features a remarkable journey through China. VHS 1: This program delves into the problems of communication caused by China's vast size and diversity of landscape, and shows how this h |
1988 |
709.51 M45, 1988 |
| Meistersinger von Nu¨rnberg |
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1990 |
792.542 W134mYh, 1990 |
| Mentoring the art of becoming / |
For mentors and teachers, this video explains the role of the mentor, provides guidelines for what is expected of a Senior project mentor, defines the goals of mentoring, and explains mentoring "dos and don'ts". Also provides students an idea of what the |
2003 |
808.5 Un35s, M56, VIDEO |
| Mert Simpson the artist, spirit as statement / |
Interview with painter Mert Simpson. |
1993 |
709.04 H69m, 1990 |
| Metamorphose M.C. Escher, 1898-1972 / |
A look at M.C. Escher and his work; traces his career path and personal life, from the early years in Italy to his move to Switzerland. Includes an interview with the Dutch artist himself. |
1998 |
769.92 E83m, 1999 |
| Mexico |
Examines the rise of Mexico's economy, and the series of crises which led to economic collapse. Includes interviews with members of Mexico's finance community and its micro-business association CAME. |
1996 |
330.9 E44m |
| Mexico's great pyramids |
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1997 |
972.01 M49, 2001 |
| Michelangelo artist and man / |
Examines the broad canvas of Michelangelo's life and legacy to probe the very soul of the artist who in his own lifetime was called genius. |
1994 |
700.92 M582m, 1999 |
| Mikado |
A spoof of Victorian English society. Presents the story of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord Executioner. |
1982 |
792.542 S949mi, 1998 |
| Mildred Pierce |
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) is a woman who will do anything to satisfy the demands of her spoiled daughter Veda (Ann Blyth), including divorce, opening her own business, and possibly murder. |
1945 |
791.4372 M55 |
| Military nuclear mess out of sight, out of mind? / |
"Worldwide, the problem of radioactive military waste is reaching catastrophic proportions. The Waste Isolation Pilot Program in New Mexico is our military's solution to the problem of safe disposal of nuclear waste. Anyone who uses the interstate has a |
1998 |
621.4838 M55, 1998 |
| Millennium evenings at the White House honor the past, imagine the future / |
A series of lectures and cultural showcases presented by the White House in 1998 and 1999 to highlight American creativity and inventiveness through ideas, art, and scientific discoveries. |
1999 |
973.939 Un35m |
| Milton and his time |
Focuses on the metaphysical poets and on Milton and his Paradise Lost. |
1985 |
821.4 M36m, 1985 |
| Ming garden |
Shows the installation, by Chinese craftsmen, of a Ming-style garden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
1983 |
709.51 M56, 1983 |
| Mississippi, river of song the grassroots of American music. |
Join folk-rock musician Ani DiFranco as she explores each bend in the Mississippi River, highlighting the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the 20th century. Hear live performances as well as intimate discussions with artists who thr |
1999 |
781.6 M678, 1999 |
| Mississippi: is this America? (1962-1964) and Bridge to freedom (1965) / |
Mississippi becomes a testing ground of constitutional principles as civil rights activists focus their energies on the right to vote.
In the spring of 1965, a young civil rights activist is shot and the nation is horrified by TV images of troopers gassi |
1995 |
323.119 E94, 1995, Tape 3 |
| Mister boogie woogie man, Mondrian |
"Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) is one of the most enigmatic as well as seminal figures in 20th-century art. Neoplasticism, the spare, severely geometric style for which he is known, exerted international influence on painting, architecture, inte |
1995 |
759.9492 M745mr, 1995 |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood making music / |
King Friday declares that the Neighborhood of Make-Believe music festival will be for the bass violin only; a visit to a bass violin factory; a duet played by Yo Yo Ma and Joe Negri; and, creative ideas for King Friday's bass violin festival. |
1985 |
780.78 M111m, 1994 |
| Moby Dick the true story / |
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2001 |
910.452 E87m, 2002 |
| Modern conductor Malko conducting exercises / |
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1992 |
781.45 G795m, 1992 |
| Modern marvels. |
The incredible breakthroughs and refinements that have marked the development of the computer are so familiar that they have lost some of their power to amaze. But the fact that we can now create a single, coin-sized chip boasting more power than early co |
2000 |
004.09 M63c, 2000 |
| Modern marvels. |
Presents the history of antibiotics, the "wonder drugs" that have added ten years to the life expectancy of every man, woman, and child on the planet by killing infections without causing harmful side-effects and which have become the most widely prescrib |
1998 |
615.329 M63a, 2001 |
| Modern marvels. |
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1999 |
332.4973 M63, 1999 |
| Modern times |
A devastating satire on the effects of mass production on the lives of factory workers, with Charlie as a factory worker, jailbird, night watchman, and a singing waiter. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but voices emanate from TV sets |
1936 |
791.43617 M63 |
| Mondrian from naturalism to abstraction / |
A study of the development of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian from his early naturalistic work to his famous abstract masterpieces. |
1988 |
759.9492 M745m, 1988 |
| Money |
Discusses the history of money from ancient times to the present. In addition, this program presents the evolution of money and the impact it has had on world history. |
1999 |
332.4 M66, 1998 |
| Money, banking, and the Federal Reserve |
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1996 |
332.11 M66, 1996 |
| Monsieur Rene´ Magritte |
Explores the surroundings from which Magritte drew inspiration for his mysterious paintings. This documentary visits familiar scenes which Magritte managed to portray as new and strange. Includes excepts from an interview with Magritte. |
1978 |
759.9493 M34m, 1978 |
| More engineering disasters |
Explores notable disasters caused by poor planning, negligence, or innovative strategies that didn't work and searches for clues as to what happened, illustrating theories and processes with animated computer graphics. Includes discussions with experts an |
1998 |
363.34 E64, 1999, pt.2 |
| Most incredible disasters |
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2000 |
904 M67, 2000 |
| Mother night |
An American playwright living in Germany is persuaded by a mysterious American to become an allied spy within the Nazi Party, with destructive effects for his life. |
1996 |
813 V896mYg, 1997 |
| Motivating others |
Demonstrates a concrete set of guidelines to help managers elicit superior performance from their employees. |
1992 |
658.314 M68, 1992 |
| Motor |
Illustrates the environmental destruction of wild lands and public waters by off-road vehicles (ORVs), all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and personal watercraft (PWCs). It is a visual and poignant admonition to the severity and threat of "commercialization, pri |
2000 |
179.1 M68, 2000 |
| Mountain of the Lord |
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1993 |
289.3 M68, 1993 |
| Movies begin a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1914 / |
The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of the cinema's formative works. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later ar |
1994 |
791.4309 M68, 2002 |
| Mozart |
Mozart scholars paint a portrait of the outcast master whose work would revolutionize nearly every area of music. Includes performances of Mozart's works by conductor Zubin Mehta, violinist Isaac Stern and flutist James Galway. |
1995 |
780.922 M939, 1995 |
| Muerte de un burocrata The death of a bureaucrat / |
A hilarious account of the tyranny of red tape in Cuba. The comedy begins with a sculptor who is buried with his union card. The widow needs his card to get her pension. A nephew is sent to get permission to exhume the body. A social satire. |
1966 |
791.4372 M84g, 1991 |
| Mujer de nadie |
"Huyendo de la maltratos de su padastro, Ana Mari´a es recogida en medio de la lluvia por un trio de bohemios que la protegen. Agradecida, ella convive con ellos castamente. Con el paso del tiempo, surge el amor entre Ana Mari´a y Marcelo, ante el dolor e |
1996 |
791.43 M85, 1996 |
| Mujeres insumisas |
A group of Mexican women, mistreated and humiliated by their husbands, make their way to the United States, leaving everything behind. |
1998 |
305.4 M897, 1998 |
| Multicultural folk dance treasure chest. |
Christy Lane, one of America's most popular and respected dance educators, shares the excitement and adventure of authentic dances from around the world. |
1998 |
793.3 M85, 1998 |
| Murder my sweet |
The story of a private detective who gets drawn into a complex web of murder, blackmail, and double-dealing while searching for a missing jade necklace. |
1945 |
791.43655 M87, 1996 |
| Music of the renaissance ars antiqua. |
Join a band of musicians as they embark on a fascinating tour of the instrumental and vocal music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. |
1996 |
780.9031 R393 |
| Musicality in a band performance |
This video captures the philosophy and spirit of internationally known composer and conductor Vaclav Nelhybel as he guides the members of the North Hills (Pittsburgh) Symphony Band through a rehearsal of his piece "Ritual." |
1992 |
781.44 N419m, 1992 |
| My fair lady |
A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady. |
1964 |
791.43657 L69my, 1994 |
| My mother, my father |
Explores the issues involved in caring for elderly parents by focusing on the various ways in which four families are handling the problem. Includes interviews with parents and their families. |
1984 |
305.26 B67m, 1984 |
| My mother, my father seven years later / |
Revisits each of the four families that were shown providing care for an aging parent in the 1984 production My mother, my father, caring for aging parents. Explores the changes that have taken place over the years in family dynamics and in caregiving nee |
1991 |
305.26 B67my, 1991 |
| Mystery of animal pathfinders |
Examines the migratory behavior of animal species ranging from bacteria to trumpeter swans. |
1986 |
591.568 M97, 1986 |
| Mystery of the black death |
Geneticist Stephen O'Brien delves into the reasons why some individuals managed to survive the excruciating Black Death while others were dying all around them. Uses historical records, family archives, and modern genetics to conduct a case study that un |
2002 |
616.9232 M97, 2002 |
| Mystery of the senses a Nova miniseries / |
(Producer) This documentary series explores the wonders of hearing, smell, taste, touch, and vision. |
1995 |
573.87 M97, 1995 |
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| Title |
Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| N is a number a portrait of Paul Erd"os / |
Presents Erd"os's mathematical quest in its personal and philosophical dimensions, and the tragic historical events that molded his life. |
1993 |
510.92 E73, 1993 |
| Nat Turner a troublesome property / |
Evaluates the authenticity of the earliest source, "The Confessions of Nat Turner", assembled by a white Virginia lawyer from jailhouse interviews. It then follows the controvery over the Nat Turner story played out through history. Alvin Poussaint and Os |
2002 |
306.362 T87n, 2002 |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's daughter |
Story set in 18th century Padua about a student who becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man whose poisonous garden his room overlooks. |
1980 |
813 A44Hr, 1986 |
| National Alert 10-20-99 / |
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1999 |
EAM VHS 33 |
| National alert 3-21-2001/ |
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2001 |
EAM VHS35 |
| National Alert Broadcast Dec. 16, 1998 / |
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1998 |
EAM VHS 32 |
| National Alert Broadcast Feb. 21, 01/ |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 41 |
| National alert Dec. 20, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 46 |
| National alert June 21, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 31 |
| National Alert Oct. 18, 2000 / |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 45 |
| National alert September 20, 2000/ |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 37 |
| National Incident Management System An Introduction broadcast for first responders / |
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2003 |
EAM VHS 55 |
| National Response Plan: One Team, One Goal - A Safer More Secure America |
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2000 |
EAM VHS 119 |
| Nationla alert Jan 17, 2001/ |
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2001 |
EAM VHS 36 |
| Nature of waves |
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1987 |
531.1133 N38, 1987 |
| Neanderthals on trial |
Were Neanderthals human like us, or were they sub-human brutes? Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal skeleton in 1856, scientists have battled over exactly how we're related to these prehistoric cave-dwellers. There's plenty of new evidence, inclu |
2002 |
569.9 N68n, 2002 |
| Negra Angustias |
A black young woman rebels against the injustices of her time and becomes the leader of peasants against rich proprietors in this drama based on historical facts of the Mexican Revolution.
Una joven mulata se rebela contra las injusticias de su tiempo y |
1949 |
862 R65n, 1987 |
| Nerds 2.0.1 a brief history of the Internet / |
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. The first episode examines how the seeds of the Internet were planted by Sputnik. The second episode examines the advent of the PC and the need to connect |
1998 |
004.678 N47, 1998 |
| Nerves and nerve cells |
"This program shows the structure and function of nerve cells, explaining as well what happens during local anesthesia and what can be done when a nerve has been destroyed in an accident." -- Container. |
1993 |
611.01 H86n, 1993 |
| Neuroendocrine system |
Compares the nervous and endocrine systems by describing how each responds to a number of different situations--physical activity, body temperature, eating and stress. Summarizes the regulation of blood glucose and fluid levels in the body. |
1996 |
612.4 N48, 1997 |
| Nevelson in process |
Louise Nevelson talks about her art career and directs the construction of a large metal sculpture in this portrait of an American woman sculptor who's work was unrecognized by critics for most of her career. |
1977 |
730.92 N48, 1987 |
| New first aid and CPR |
Describes the proper responses to injuries such as poisoning, heat exhaustion, choking, nosebleed, heart attack and other common medical emergencies. |
2005 |
616.025 N49, 2005 |
| New world visions American art and the Metropolitan Museum / |
Surveys American art from 1650-1914 using the collection of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a point of departure. |
1983 |
708.1747 M48Ys, 1983 |
| Newspapers |
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2001 |
070.172 N49, 2001 |
| Night and fog = Nuit et brouillard / |
Nuit et brouillard based on the book Trage´die de la de´portation by Olga Wormser and Henri Michel; documentary showing inside Hitler's concentration camps.
Le retour: an understated account of the liberation of French prisoners from Nazi concentration c |
1996 |
791.43 N84 1996 |
| Night on earth |
Jim Jarmusch's 1991 ensemble comedy turns a gimmick into a revelation. The story begins in Los Angeles. A talent agent (Gena Rowlands) gets into the back of a taxi driven by a young woman (Winona Ryder), and over the course of their conversation, Rowlands |
1991 |
791.43617 J37, 1992 |
| Ninth annual emergency preparedness satellite seminar |
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EAM VHS 108 |
| No-brainers on interviewing |
Your re´sume´ and cover letter have landed you the interview for your dream job, but now what? What are you going to wear, what type of questions are they going to ask, and how can you insure that the interview will get you the job? All of your questions |
1998 |
650.14 N6, 1998 |
| Norma |
Norma, a Druid priestess, has broken her vow of chastity with an enemy of her people, the Roman Proconsul, who has now turned to another lover. Norma must choose between taking vengeance against her lover or atoning for her sins. |
1978 |
792.542 B444no, 1991 |
| North by northwest |
Roger O. Thornhill is a victim of mistaken identity and is forced to embark on a run for his life by train, plane and automobile. |
1959 |
791.43655 H58n, 1996 |
| Nosotros, los pobres |
"The story of a poor neighborhood in Mexico City. Carpenter Pepe "El Toro" (Infante) lives with his daughter Chachita (Munoz) and woos pretty "Chorreada" (Pavon). Around them, a group of fellows live their lives in many ways: a pair of always-drunk women |
1947 |
972 N67, 2001 |
| Novios de Marisol |
"Los aventuras de una joven artista, descubierta por un americano que la lanza al estrellato, enfrentando a dos actores que se presentan como novios de aquella"--Container. |
1964 |
791.43 N68, 1989 |
| Nozze di Figaro |
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1976 |
792.542 M939no, 1988 |
| Nuclear technology |
Program takes us to the heart of the atom, to examine the processes of fission and fusion by which energy can be produced. |
1989 |
539.7 N83, 1995 |
| Nunsense |
The Little Sisters of Hoboken are trying to raise money to bury a group of nuns accidentally poisoned by their own convent chef. You'll join the live audience watching the Sisters display their divine talents in a zany benefit revue. |
1993 |
791.43657 G613nu, 1993 |
| Nurse as risk manager : good charting practices |
"Explores the legal purpose of the medical record in addition to continuity of care issues." -- (From company brochure) |
2000 |
651.504261 N87, 2000 |
| Nurses at risk |
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1995 |
610.73 N865, 1995 |
| Nursing process & critical thinking. |
Demonstrates the critical thinking process in nursing situations through a serious of vignettes. Covers analyzing the patient situation, organizing discussion, viewing the situation without bias, and using experience and knowledge to make a clinical judgm |
2000 |
610.73 N87b, 2000 |
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Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Odyssey of Homer |
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1997 |
883.1 H75o, 1997 |
| Odyssey of life. |
Lennart Nilsson's micro-photography introduces the viewer to the world of microscopic insects and microorganisms that live on and in our bodies and our homes. |
1996 |
595.7 O39, 1996 |
| Odyssey of Troy |
A team of archaeologists travel to the site of Troy in Turkey searching for answers to the eternal mystery of the Trojan War and the identity of the poet Homer whose Iliad told Troy's history. |
1994 |
939.21 O39, 1994 |
| Oedipus Rex |
"A dark and riveting retelling of the classic Greek tragedy. Set in Morocco, the film is a visual wonder of desert landscapes and powerful Moorish architecture." |
1967 |
791.43 O33 |
| Olvidados |
Systematically resists conventional solutions to juvenile delinquency and poverty in order to dramatize the need for more radical solutions. Characters are treated as morally responsible human beings. |
1950 |
791.43655 B86o, 1989 |
| Olympia festival of beauty / |
After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl made a film that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competitio |
1939 |
796.48 R54ob, 1997 |
| Olympia festival of the nation / |
After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl made a film that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competitio |
1939 |
796.48 R54on, 1997 |
| On the trail of a killer virus |
Traces the discovery and indentification of the deadly hantavirus strain which broke out in New Mexico in May of 1993, focusing on the role of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
1997 |
616.0194 O58, 1997 |
| Open your eyes Abre los ojos / |
In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Ce´sar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into |
1997 |
791.43 O645, 1999 |
| Oral history a century of living / |
Interviews with people who were born in 1900 or earlier. These centenarians recall the lifestyle of an old-fasioned America and provide a uniqe perspective on the events that shaped the past 100 years. |
1999 |
973.9092 O73, 1999 |
| Orchid hunter |
One obsessed man battles vicious kidnappers, brutal killers, and uncharted jungles to find an undiscovered flower. In 2000, Tom Hart Dyke was kidnapped by guerrillas and held hostage for nine months while hunting for orchids in the jungles of Colombia. Af |
2002 |
635.9344 O73, 2002 |
| Orfeo ed Euridice |
Harry Kupfer's Orfeo is a young everyman in jeans and leather jacket whose beloved Euridice dies in a car accident, so he sets off, electric guitar in hand, to charm the beasts in an inner-city concrete jungle to try to restore her to life. If he can refr |
1991 |
792.542 G567or, 1991 |
| Origin of life |
"Focuses on the questions what is the definition of life and what characteristics must a structure possess to be said to be living. The world's leading evolutionists describe the origins of life and the preconditions necessary for life to arise, as well |
1991 |
576.83 O75, 1991 |
| Orpheus |
Modern account of the Orpheus myth dealing with narcissism and with the portrayal of the poet as one torn between the real world and that of the spirit and imagination. |
1949 |
791.43 O77 |
| Out of the past |
Suspenseful tale of double-crosses, deceit and murder with Mitchum as a cool detective and Douglas his shady employer. |
1947 |
791.43655 O98 1989 |
| Outdoor recreation creating quality programs / |
"Thorough step-by-step program building. Covers skill assessment, inventory, ideas and goals, safety and risk management, course planning and timing, customer service, instructor flexibility, and much more."-- Publisher's website. |
1999 |
796 O98, 1999 |
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Summary (partial) |
Original Release Date |
Call Number |
| Pablo Picasso a primitive soul / |
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1999 |
709.2 P53, 1999 |
| Pain management during labor |
Provides an overview of pain treatment options during labor and delivery with an emphasis on the nurse's role in obstetric pain management. Includes discussion of the pharmacologic properties of medications and demonstration of anesthesia techniques. |
2001 |
617.9682 P35, 2001 |
| Painting by numbers |
An introduction and overview of the world of computer graphics. The film demonstrates how computers can be programmed to produce sophisticated animated images. Included are interviews with the engineers who invented the first video game and the first coin |
1982 |
006.6 P35n, 1982 |
| Pam McCormick the artists world as canvas / |
Interviews, discussion and views of the work of Pam McCormick who makes collages and sculptures out of found objects. |
1987 |
709.04 H69p, 1987 |
| Pancho Villa outlaw hero / |
Legend has it that he was born during those raging thunderstorms in 1877. A prophetic beginning to the furry and violence that would dominate the life of Pancho Villa. |
1997 |
972.0816 P36, 1997 |
| Pasajes |
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Instructor's copy |
| Pasqualino settebellezze Seven beauties. |
A small-time casanova with no political convictions and fewer brains shoots his sister's pimp to save the family honor. He is caught, tried, sent to an insane asylum, volunteers for the Italian army and ends up in a Nazi concentration camp, where he learn |
1998 |
791.43658 W88p, 1998 |
| Patient to patient cancer clinical trials and you / |
"Patients who have participated in a clinical trial talk about their experiences and address many common concerns of patients considering a clinical trial, such as risks, benefits, eligibility, enrollment and costs"--Container. |
1999 |
616.994 Un35e, C61 |
| Paul Cadmus enfant terrible at 80 / |
A documentary on American painter and printmaker Paul Cadmus, which demonstrates his mastery of ancient painting techniques and candidly recounts his past as a prominent scene painter and social satirist. |
1984 |
759.13 C26Ys, 1984 |
| Paul Klee |
Presents the most relevant aspects of Paul Klee's work by analyzing some of his masterpieces. Shows, through the variety of styles and media Klee used, the kind of influence he has had on western arts both during his time and generations to come. |
1992 |
760.092 K671Ys, 1992 |
| Pedro Navaja |
For a man that makes a living from the business of prostitution, Pedro Navaja is a different kind of man. He protects the ladies of the street by pampering and caring for them, but he also punishes them for not being who he wants them to be. At home he is |
1989 |
791.43 P428, 1980 |
| Pelleas et Melisande |
Opera in five short acts, each scene being bridged by musical int | |