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Jacksonville
High School
Video
and DVD List
Updated
08-15-05
Videos
AV 001.4
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards. St.
Petersburg, FL : Sea World, 1998.
AV 070.49
Moment of Impact : Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs.
Palisades Park, New Jersey : Haber Video Incorporated,
1999. Tells the compelling stories behind some of the
world's most memorable photographs.
AV 152.4
Are we scaring ourselves to death? Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home
Video, c1994. Hosted by John Stossel. Examines people's
beliefs about current issues, such as cancer, rising crime,
etc., and if such fears are truly founded.
AV 153.3
How your Creative brain works. American School Publishers :
Highstown, New Jersey, 1991.
AV 153.8
The tough decisions : How to make them. Pleasantville, NY :
Sunburst, 1990.
AV 153.8
"Choices & Consequences". Mpls., MN. : Johnson Institute. This
video show how the choices we make result in consequences.
AV 155.2
Self-esteem. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions,
c1994. "Discusses high and low self-esteem and how one
develops a more positive self-image."--catalog.
AV 155.2
Building self-confidence. Pleasantville, NY : Sunburst, 1990.
AV 155.9
The joy of stress. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video, c1995.
Presenter: Loretta LaRoche. A discussion of stress and how
it can be made an ally in the search for personal growth.
AV 155.9
How serious is this? Boston : WGBH Educational Foundation,
c1997. Through humor, Loretta LaRoche puts life in
perspective and provides simple rules to live by. She
examines the irrational and exaggerated patterns of thinking
that drive us all nuts. Loretta also shows viewers some
practical exercises - from how to breathe to exaggeration
therapy, a technique for examining life's worries and seeing
how quickly they can be moved from the sublime to the
ridiculous.
AV 155.9
Relax : you only live once. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video,
c1999. Presenter: Loretta LaRoche. Loretta uses humor to
help viewers learn how to relax and reduce stress.
AV 155.9
Coping with pressures. San Francisco, Calif : Live Wire Video
Publishers, c1988. Michael Pritchard. Fourth in a series
of 12 videocassettes aimed at helping teens with life's
major problems; interviews with students deal with pressures
that teenagers face, including how to keep these pressures
in perspective and handle them in ways that serve their best
interests.
AV 155.9042
Humor your stress : Jest for the fun of it. Burlington, VT :
WGBH Video, c1995. Host: Loretta LaRoche. Helps one find
the humor in everyday situations, how to get around to
things, and how to appreciate all that is good in your life.
Helps viewers rethink the way they think for a more
successful and less stressful life.
AV 200
Native American spirituality. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger
Media, c1998. Explores Native American spirituality,
examining animism, specific customs and rituals from the
diverse cultures of the Eskimo, Iroquois, Maya, Aztec and
other tribes.
AV 270.6
The Reformation. Thousand Oaks, CA : distributed by Goldhil
Video, c2003. Narrator: Greg Heimer. Explores the key
figures and events involved in the Protestant Reformation.
Also looks at the impact of the Reformation on world history
as well as the social and religious unrest it caused
throughout Europe and the world.
AV 270.6
The Dissenter. Chicago, Ill. : New Dimension Media/Questar,
c1993. Hosted by Ian Richardson. Explores the lives and
philosophies of dissenters who lived during the Renaissance
period. Features historical reenactments portraying such
dissenters as Jan Hus, John Wyclif, Martin Luther, and
Argula Von Grumbach who questioned established authority and
the power of the Catholic Church. Examines the consequences
of dissension during the Middle Ages, which often lead to
excommunication or death. Documents the outcome of the
Peasants' War and the Counter-Reformation. Also includes
interviews with modern-day dissenters who are fighting the
orthodoxy of this day and age.
AV 289.774
The Amish : not to be modern. Oak Forest, Il : MPI Home Video,
1988. Provides a rare look at a community that separates
itself from most modern technology. Shows Amish people
performing farm work, creating elaborate quilts, and
attending schools. Examines the religious reasons for their
unusual life-style.
AV 292.2
Hercules : power of the gods. New York : A&E Home Video, c1995.
Host: Jack Perkins ; narrator: Don Morrow. Retells the myth
of Hercules the hero who was the son of Zeus and
accomplished many great feats. Story follows Hercules as he
performs the celebrated 12 labors which took him to the ends
of the earth. Along the way, the great battles between this
classical superman and such beasts as the nine-headed Hydra
and the golden-homned stag are recounted.
AV 294.3
Buddhism. Los Angeles, CA : Wynnewood, PA : Liberty
International Entertainment ; Schlessinger Media, c1999.
Narrator: Ben Kingsley. Buddhism's history, philosophy and
teachings presented through the epic story of Siddhartha
Gotama. See how different cultures have adapted the
teachings of Buddha.
AV 296
Judaism. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c1998. One of the
world's oldest surviving religions, Judaism is both a
theology and a way of life for over 12 million followers in
the world today. The first religion to be founded upon the
principle of monotheism, Judaism has survived despite
persecution against its people throughout the ages. Trace
the history of Jewish culture, from Abraham's covenant with
God to the Exile of the Jews from the Holy Land by Roman
conquerors. Examine the sacred texts and various holidays
while exploring the two centers of Jewish life - the
synagogue and the home.
AV 297
Islam. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c1998. Explores the
history of Islam as well as its culture and civilization,
including its contribution to the world in architecture,
art, mathematics and more.
AV 297
Islam A Closer Look. Falls Church, VA. : Taibah International
Aid Assoc., 1995. A wonderful & thought provoking
exploration of Islam. Well know personalities share their
understanding of this beautiful faith.
AV 297
Arabs, Muslims & Islam. Teacher's Discovery, ?. This
documentary sohw the human face of one billion real Muslims-
the everyday people.
AV 299
Confucianism and Taoism. Los Angeles, CA : Wynnewood, PA :
Liberty International Entertainment ; Schlessinger Media,
c1999. Narrator: Ben Kingsley. Examine the life of
Confucius and how his philosophy and social doctrine have
impacted Chinese culture. Explains the rituals and focus of
these spiritual movements.
AV 299
Shinto. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c1998. Explores the
rituals and ceremonies of Japan's Shinto and its richly
complex and subtle traditions.
AV 301
The living planet. Racine, Wisconsin : S.C. Johnson & Son Inc,
1991. Five main themes of the overall LIVING PLANET
program:Theme 1: Humans have the ability to destroy or
enrich the planet; Theme 2: All life on earth is vulnerable;
Theme 3: Our own backyards embrace the entire planet; Theme
4: Sustainable development is about the future--managing our
resources today so as not to impair the ability of future
generations to manage theirs; Theme 5: We all should take
responsibility for understanding environmental issues and
act in favor of the planet.
AV 302
Talking with confidence. Brooklyn, NY : Conversation Arts Media,
1991. PRESENTER: Don Gabor. A guide to starting,
continuing, and ending conversations with anyone, anytime,
anywhere.
AV 303.3
Freeloaders. Erie, PA. : In the Classroom Media, 2002. Three
segments:1) the incentive to freeload, 2)using government to
freeload & 3)creating dependency.
AV 303.3
Greed. Erie, PA. : In the classroom Media, 2002. Includes 3
parts: 1)The Pervasiveness of Human Greed, 2)Greed and
Civilization & 3) Greed ant eh Economic Pie.
AV 303.4
Before their time : ancient technologies. New York : A & E Home
Video, c1996. Hosted and narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Probe
the discoveries of ancient technologies, from airplanes to
computers, from brain surgery to weapons of war,
breakthroughs created thousands of years before our time.
AV 303.6
Terrorism in our world. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media,
c2003. [pt. 1] A history of terrorism -- [pt. 2] Preventing
terrorism -- [pt. 3] Terrorism & the U.S. -- [pt. 4]
Understanding terrorism. "Terrorism in our world is a
unique four-part series for students in grades 7 and up that
addresses the origins of terrorism, identifies the most
influential terrorist acts in history and attempts to answer
the questions on everyone's mind today: why was America the
target of international terrorist, and how can another
attack like September 11th be prevented? This exceptional
series utilizes achival news footage and interviews with
experts in the field to help young people understand the
history of terrorism. It addresses what causes terrorism and
what some of its effects are on governments and societies,
and ways that countries around the world are attempting to
thwart terrorism in the 21st century, while also empowering
students by increasing their knowledge and awareness of this
complex and dangerous phenomenon. Each program includes a
teacher's guide."--taken from www.libraryvideo.com.
AV 304.2
Is America number one? Erie, PA : In The Classroom Media, c2002.
Segment 1: The Environment for Success (16:56); Segment 2 :
Results May Vary (10:45); Segment 3 : Is it Arrogance?
(14:27).
AV 304.8
Remembering Ellis Island : everyman's monument. Beverly Hills,
CA : Panorama International Productions, [1991?]. Hosted by
Telly Savalas.
AV 304.873
Old world, new world. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities &
Sciences, c1992. A broad & general look at many of the
different ethnic groups of European immigrants that came to
the United States during the past two centuries. While their
assimilation was often difficult, they or their descendents
prospered and contributed to life in the United States.
AV 305.235
Assets happening here : a video made by teens, for teens, about
growing up healthy, caring & responsible. Burlington, Vt :
The NoodleHead Network, c1999. Support -- Empowerment --
Boundaries & expectations -- Constructive use of time --
Commitment to learning -- Positive values -- Social
competencies -- Positive identity. Centering on the real
lives of three teens, it introduces the concept of asset
development and invites them into a discussion about what
they need in order to thrive.
AV 305.235
For teens : The gentle art of refusal. Pleasantville, NY :
Sunburst, c1991. Refusal skills for teens under pressure
designed to enhance and reinforce the values of self-respect
and self-esteem. Episodes concern cheating, telling about
sexual experiences, gossip, and a couple who get caught in a
drunken party.
AV 305.5
The quest for freedom. Richardson, TX : Grace Products, c1992.
Summer Selby, David King, Reg Grant, Chris Messersmith. A
hip young Afro-American is transported through a magic
library into the life of Harriet Tubman, where he learns
what slavery and freedom really meant, and how she worked on
the underground railroad and in the Civil War to free
slaves.
AV 305.8
The shadow of hate. Montgomery, AL : Teaching Tolerance, c1995.
A history of intolerance in America. Film spans three
centuries to examine this country's ongoing struggle to live
up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice for all.
AV 305.8
A place at the table : struggles for equality in America.
Montgomery, AL : Teaching Tolerance, c2000. Using
historical photos and archival and contemporary film
footage, the story is told of our nation's struggle to
ensure liberty and justice for all. This video is narrated
entirely by young people who share stories of their
families' experiences in the ongoing struggle -- from the
survival of slavery and cultural genocide to the challenge
of finding a place in today's puralistic society.
AV 305.8
The Vikings. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, c2000.
This program uses new information to replace the traditional
savage image of the Vikings with a much more complex one.
AV 305.896
FBI's war on black America. [Oak Forest, Ill.] : MPI Home Video,
1990, c1989. Examines the FBI's Counter Intelligence
Program and its focus on black leaders such as Malcolm X,
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fred Hampton.
AV 306
CNN. Annual Update Series 1999-2000. ATLANTA : CNN, 2000.
AV 306.7
Sex has a price tag. Creative Youth Resources for Christ :
Englewood, Colorado, 1996.
AV 306.7
Responsible Sexuality. Glencoe Macmillan, 1994.
AV 306.73
Twisted Love: Dating Violence Exposed. New York : Castleworks,
1998.
AV 306.85
Acting on your values. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire Video
Publishers, c1988. PRESENTER: Michael Pritchard. Second in
a series of 12 videocassettes aimed at helping teens with
life's major problems; interviews with students deal with
the problem of what values we base our lives on.
AV 320
Louisiana boys : raised on politics. W. Long Branch, NJ : White
Star, 1992, c1991. Documentary exposing the "populism,
corruption and demagoguery" of Louisiana state politics,
with vintage news footage of Huey Long, Jimmie Davis, and
Edwin Edwards.
AV 320
Democracy in America. Las Vegas, NV : Educational Distributors
of America, Inc, 1998. Examine the origins of democracy
that began with the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.
Constitution. Realize the privilege of freedom within
democracy that has been acquired through wars and
demonstrations.
AV 320.4
Federalism. Classroom ed. [Falls Church, Va.] : Cerebellum
Corporation, c2001. Performed by the Standard Deviants. A
tutorial about American government. This module focuses on
federalism, including the roots of federalism, the three
stages of federalism and the role of the U.S. Supreme Court
in federalism.
AV 320.4
American Government : the bureaucracy. Falls Church, VA :
Cerebellum Corporation, c2001. The Characteristics of the
Bureaucracy -- The Roots fo Bureaucracy -- Types of
Bureaucracies -- The Job of Bureaucracy -- Accountability --
Review. A comprehensive interactive program on the
bureaucracy of the American government.
AV 320.973
Civil liberties. Classroom ed. Falls Church, Va. : Cerebellum
Corporation, c2001. Part 1. What are civil liberties? --
Review -- Part 2. What's decent? -- Review. In Part 1, the
Standard Deviants investigate civil liberties from the point
of view of The Bill of Rights, the Due Process Clause, the
Incorporation Doctrine and First Amendment guarantees. In
Part 2, they consider what is decent and socially acceptable
behavior. Looks at a person's right to privacy under
constitutional law and focuses on legal boundaries defining
slander, breaking the law, and encroaching on other people's
freedoms. Also explains due process of law and the rights of
person accused of a crime.
AV 322.4
Cry freedom. Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, 1988. Kevin
Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton. Story of the
horrors of apartheid, based on the true story of the
friendship between white newspaper reporter Donald Woods and
South African Black activist Stephen Biko.
AV 323
A time for justice : America's civil rights movement.
Montgomery, Ala : Teaching Tolerance, c1992. Recalls the
crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham and Selma. But
more importantly, it reveals the heroism of individuals who
risked their lives for the cause of freedom and equality.
AV 323.1
A history of the civil rights movement. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1994. Traces the history
of the American civil rights movement from the end of the
Civil War to the work being done currently, covering law
changes and notable personalities.
AV 323.6
Citizenship, a bilingual overview of US history and government in
English and Spanish. California Language Laboratory, 19--.
AV 324.973
Road to the White House. [New York] : Turner Home Entertainment
: CNN Video, c1992. Bernard Shaw, Catherine Crier.
Documentary which follows the 1992 candidates for President
(George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot) from the New
Hampshire primary to election day in November.
AV 327.12
On Company business. [Oak Forest, IL] : Maljack Productions,
c1987. Phillip Agee, James Wilcott, William Colby, and
others. History of the clandestine security operations of
the Federal government and their relation to world politics,
including the involvement of the CIA in assassinations
world-wide.
AV 328.73
U.S. Congress and You, narrating Howard K. Smith. Committee for
Citizen Awareness : Washington, D.C., 1994.
AV 328.73
The history and functions of Congress. Las Vegas, NV :
Educational Distributors of America, 1996. Grade 6-12, 24
min. A history and guide to the legislative procedures of
the United States Congress. The House of Representatives and
the Senate provide checks & balance to the operaitons of the
President and the Judicial system.
AV 328.73
The Legislative branch. Thousand Oaks, CA : distributed by
Goldhil Video, c2000. Narrator, Greg Heimer. Explores the
upper and lower houses of the Legislative Branch, made up of
the Senate and the House of Representatives.
AV 328.73
The U.S. Congress and you. Washington, D.C : Committe for
Citizen Awareness, c1993. Featuring Rep. David Dreier.
Looks at how Congress functions and passes legislation.
AV 330
Economics : Macroeconomics. Cerebellum Corp, 1995. Everything
you need to know to ace macroeconomics is at your fingertips
in this video. This is a comprehensive tutorial of
challenging course concepts.
AV 330
What is scarcity? Eugene, Or : New Dimension Media, Inc, c1993.
Viewers will see real life situations filmed in the streets,
motorways, shops, factories, offices and countryside's all
of which should bring a connection between theory and relity
of economics.
AV 330
Market structure. Eugene, Or : New Dimension Media, Inc, c1993.
An introduction to economics for the secondary school
student. The objective of the series is to bring real life
situations filmed in the streets, motorways, shops,
factories, offices and countryside into the classroom to
help students make the connection between theory and
reality.
AV 330
Getting the right mix. Eugene, Or. : Dist. by New Dimension
Media, c1993. Defines the nature of the public and private
sectors in the economy and the factors that determine the
right mix of both.
AV 330
The specialists. Eugene, Or. : New Dimension Media, c1993.
Examines the nature of specialization, the benefits and
drawbacks. Showing how it increases living standards and
impacts production.
AV 330
Barter, bank notes & beyond. Eugene, Or. : New Dimension Media,
c1993. Covers the evolution of money and banking, from
early barter systems to present day monetary transactions.
AV 330
Trading nations. Eugene, Or. : New Dimension Media, c1993.
AV 330
Macro models. Eugene, Or. : New Dimension Media, c1993.
Explains how economic models are used to gain insight or
identify problems in the economy such as supply or
consumption.
AV 330.12
Where We Stand. Committee for Citizen Awareness, 1999.
Discusses whether or not our democracy and free enterprise
really works in terns of our standard of living.
AV 331.7
A job for the future : Careers in measurement & control.
Research Triangle Park, NC : Produced by the Instrument
Society of America, distributed by Video Placement
Worldwide, c1999.
AV 332.02
Traveling : how to spend less and enjoy it more. Irvine, CA :
Karl-Lorimar Home Video, 1986. Lawrence Pressman.
Consumer's guide on how to travel, where to stay, what to
pack, tipping, and health and safety. Designed for both the
business and vacation traveller.
AV 332.024
The Fed today. [Dallas, TX] : Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
1999. History -- Structure -- Monetary policy -- Banking
supervision -- Financial services. Narrated by Charles
Osgood.
AV 332.64
History of the Dow Jones. [S.l.] : A&E Entertainment, 1996.
AV 332.64
The stock exchange. New York : History Channel : Distributed by
New Video Group, 1997, c1996. Presents the history and
shows the operation of the stock market. Also presents a
historical perspective on the stock market crash of 1929,
and changes in the stock market brought about by electronic
communications.
AV 335
Communism & socialism. Scottsdale, Ariz : Teacher's Video
Company, c2001. Program traces the spread of communism and
socialism from its European founders to its implementation
in Russia, Europe, and Asia. Students will learn how
America's response and attention to anti-capitalist nations
has shaped history.
AV 338.5
The Great Depression. : The great shake-up. New York : A&E Home
Video, 1998. [1] The great shake-up -- [2] Face the music
-- [3] Striking back -- [4] Desperate measures. Examines
the changes that swept the shaken nation, from the landslide
victory of FDR in 1932, to the California migrations of Dust
Bowl farmers.
AV 338.5
Face the music. New York : History Channel : A & E Home Video :
Dist., by New Video Group, c1998. Host/narrator, Mario
Cuomo. Examines how the media became an integral part of
daily life and a powerful force that let people escape the
reality during the Great Depression.
AV 338.5
The Great Depression. : Striking back. New York : A&E Home
Video, 1998. [1] The great shake-up -- [2] Face the music
-- [3] Striking back -- [4] Desperate measures. Rare
footage and revealing interviews show how some Americans
fought back against a system they felt had betrayed them.
AV 338.5
Desperate measures. New York : History Channel : A & E Home
Video : Dist., by New Video Group, c1998. Host/narrator,
Mario Cuomo. Shows footage of the 1932 "Bonus Match" in
Washington, D.C. Also examines how the approach of WW II did
what all the protests failed to do--end the Great
Depression.
AV 338.5
Economies of scale. Revised edition. Chicago, Ill. : New
Dimension Media/Questar, c2004. Economies of scale in
retailing (4 min.) -- Economies of scale in manufacturing (2
min.) -- Economies of scale: the main points (1.5 min.).
Explains why many small-scale businesses are being replaced
by large-scale businesses. Examines an input-output model
and provides a price and cost comparison between a dairy and
a supermarket. Demonstrates the efficiency of large scale
businesses by visiting a jam factory.
AV 338.5
Simple supply and demand. Revised edition. Chicago, Ill. : New
Dimension Media/Questar, c2004. How market forces determine
price (4.5 min.) -- The supply curve in detail (2.5 min.) --
Shifts in supply and demand curves (2 min.) -- Surplus and
shortage through government intervention (2 min.) --
Shortage (1.5 min.). Examines the economic concept of
supply and demand. Uses examples from vegetable and sheep
farming enterprises to illustrate how to plot simple supply
and demand curves. Explores the various factors which
influence the equilibrium price, and explains how government
intervention may influence economic equilibrium.
AV 338.521
Elasticity of demand. Revised edition. Chicago, Ill. : New
Dimension Media/Questar, c2004. Elastic demand (4.5 min.)
-- Inelastic demand (3.5 min.) -- Elasticity shown by graphs
(3 min.). Examines the difference between elastic and
inelastic demand. Uses examples from a competitive seafood
market and a monopolistic ferry service to explore the
economic theory of supply and demand. Also plots the graphs
that quantify the relative gain or loss in revenue from
price increases or decreases in each business situation.
AV 342.73
United States Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Dist. by Goldhil Video, c1999.
Narrator: Greg Heimer. The Bill of Rights and the
Constitutional Amendments are presented in
easy-to-understand language within a fun, fast-paced style.
AV 342.73
The United States Constitution. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil
Video, c1999. Narrator, Greg Heimer. Explains the history
and basic principles of the constitution of the United
States.
AV 344.7
Nuremberg. Culver City, Calif. : Zenger Video, 1979. A film
record of the trials of the Nazi leaders at Nuremberg,
Germany. Includes scenes from films made by the Nazis which
were presented as the documentary evidence of the atrocities
committed at concentration camps.
AV 345
Three sovereigns for Sarah. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1999.
Vanessa Redgrave, Phyllis Thaxter, Kim Hunter, Will Lyman.
In 1703 Sarah Cloyce, survivor of the Salem witchcraft
hysteria, presents her story to a special commission
empowered to investigate the trials for witchcraft. The
events leading to the trials and the suffering they caused
are told in flashback fashion. Using original trial
transcripts and authentic locations, this is a true story of
how 20 people were killed and hundreds of others jailed
during the "witch hysteria" of 1692.
AV 347
Man and the state: The Trial of Socrates. Chicago, IL : The
Corporation, c1982-1983. [v.1] Burke and Paine on
revolution -- [v.2] Hamilton and Jefferson on democracy --
[v.3] Machiavelli on political power -- [v.4] Marx and
Rockfeller on capitalism -- [v.5] Roosevelt and Hoover on
economy -- [v.6] The trial of Socrates. Presents opposing
viewpoints and concepts by different statesmen in the
history and offers a glimpse into their political life and
legal processes.
AV 347.73
The history and functions of the Supreme Court. Las Vegas, NV :
Educational Distributors of America, 1996. A history and
guide to the judicial procedures of the United States
Supreme Court. Benchmark decisions have brought prestige and
power to what was once considered the weakest department of
power.
AV 347.73
Separate but equal. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1991. Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley. The
year is 1950 ... and America is divided between black and
white. Schools, restaurants, trains and buses ... even
drinking fountains cannot be shared by both races. Although
slavery has been outlawed for nearly a century, segregation
is legal. But white and Negro facilities are separate and
unequal ... and the tension has reached a breaking point for
the blacks of Clarendon County, South Carolina. When their
request for a single school bus is denied by whiteschool
officials, a bitter, violent and courageous battle for
justice and equality begins ... putting black against white
and friend against neighbor all across the country.
AV 347.73
The Judicial branch. Thousand Oaks, CA : distributed by Goldhil
Video, c2000. Narrator, Greg Heimer. Examine the division
of government that was established as the principle
separation of powers. Includes discussion of state courts
and the Supreme Court.
AV 351
The First ladies. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, c1989. Uses
ABC News films to tell how the different styles of
presidents' wives have influenced government.
AV 351
Presidents. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, 1990, c1989. Using
ABC News archival footage, tells the story of the presidents
from George Washington to George Bush.
AV 351
The history and functions of the presidency. Las Vegas, NV :
Educational Distributors of America, 1996. Grades 5-12, 24
min. Examines the history and development of the presidency,
and considers the special powers granted by the
Constitution, how the president's power is held in check.
AV 351
The executive branch. Thousand Oaks, Calif : distributed by
Goldhil Video, c2000. Narrator, Greg Heimer. Analyzes the
powers of the Executive branch from a legal and historical
point of view.
AV 353
On company business. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, c1987.
Pt. 1. The History (ca. 58 min.) -- pt. 2. Assassination
(ca. 49 min.) -- pt. 3. Subversion (ca. 67 min.). This
series douments the government's most controversial branch.
The secret methods and undefined goals of this organization
have been the topic of much speculation. This is a
penetrating look inside one of the world's most powerful
secret organizations.
AV 355.099
The buffalo soldiers. Huntsville, Tex : Evn, [199-?], c1992.
Depicts the black soldiers who, following the Civil War,
continued in military life in the West, fighting Indians and
making settlement possible.
AV 361
Sex and Sacrifices, what they did for love. Gladney Center :
Forth Worth, Texas, 1991.
AV 361.37
Down the Street and Around the World. Florida : Video Placement
Worldwide, 19xx. Examines the Lions Clubs International.
Highlights several Lions Clubs projects and the personal
stories of the people who have benefited from them.
AV 362
Understanding peer pressure. Huntsville, Tex. : Educational
Video Network, c1991.
AV 362
Alcohol: What You Don't Know. New York : Castleworks, 1996.
AV 362
Child Abuse. Schlessinger Video Productions, 1994. This program
presents interviews with abuse victims/survivors,
psychiatrists, psychotherapits, and legal counselors. Each
helps to define the different types of abuse & how silences
may be broken, healing may begin, and the cycle of abuse can
be stopped.
AV 362
Reach out. San Diego, CA : World Research, c1985.
AV 362.1
Aids. Glencoe Macmillian : Westerville, Ohio, 1994.
AV 362.1
Kitchen safety : working with utensils and equipment. Mt.Kisco,
NY : Vocational Media Associates, 1986. William Lord.
Shows safe handling techniques for various sharp or
potentially dangerous implements such as boning and paring
knives, box graters, meat cleavers, grinders, food choppers,
and mixing machines.
AV 362.1
And the band played on. New York : HBO Home Video, c1993.
Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Phil Collins, Bud Cort, Richard
Gere, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin. A docudrama on the
origin and the spread of the HIV virus and the AIDS
epidemic.
AV 362.18
New self study CPR. Rev. ed. Chester, PA : Gurnee, IL :
Emergency & Safety Programs, Inc. ; Medical Devices
International, 1997. Demonstrations of proper technique in
dealing with unconscious victims.
AV 362.2
Crack! Pleasantville, NY : Sunburst Communications, 1987. (107
min) Alerts viewers to the dangers of crack, the free-base
form of cocaine. Attributes crack's alarming popularity to
the current trends, low cost, easy availabilty, and ease of
use. Includes interviews with people who actually have
experienced the drug.
AV 362.2
Alone in the dark. Worcester, PA : Gateway Films/Vision Video,
1994, c1993. Christopher Stone, T.C. Warner, Dee Wallace
Stone. A story with built-in analysis: a teenage girl,
Tasha, insists on driving home from a party after drinking
too much, when she is suddenly "removed" from the situation
and made to reflect on the choices she has made.
AV 362.2
I live in an alcoholic family. Pleasantville, NY : Sunburst
Communications, 1988. Presents vignettes of teenagers who
live with alcoholic parents and stresses the fact that
children do not cause their parents to drink, nor can they
control or cure their drinking. Shows children how to lead
their lives through detachment, trust, and renewed
self-esteem.
AV 362.29
Drinking & driving. Verona, WI : Attainment, 1997, c1996. Host:
Keith Burkes. "A group of friends hang out at a party that
turns tragic when alcohol consumption contributes to a car
accident and ending up in the emergency room"--container.
AV 362.29
Alcohol & violence. Verona, WI : Attainment, 1997, c1996. Host:
Keith Burkes. "Alcohol and guns lead to disaster when a
love triangle results in a tragedy"--container.
AV 362.29
Teen smoking. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c1999.
Michael Carmen, Nick Mennell, Kellee Stewart, Hasib McNealy,
Louis Paladino. Reveals why kids turn to smoking, the
impact tobacco has on society, and its harmful physical
effects. Animation, interviews, staged debates and original
music.
AV 362.29
Drinking and driving. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire Video
Publishers, c1988. PRESENTER: Michael Pritchard. Seventh
in a series of 12 videocassettes aimed at helping teens with
life's major problems; Pritchard talks to high school
students about how to stay or get out of drinking & driving
predicaments and still be cool and keep friends.
AV 362.29
Steroids : the real story. Pleasantville, NY : Sunburst
Communications, c1993.
AV 362.29
Hope for the addicted. Harrington Park, NJ : Jansen Video,
c1998. Portrays a young addict who turned to crimeto
support his drug habit but found his way to a remarkable
drug treatment center in Italy, a therapeutic village where
every inhabitant from the doctors to the guests are addicts
or recovering addicts.
AV 362.7
The power of choice. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire, c1987. 1.
The power of choice -- 2. Acting on your values -- 3.
Self-esteem -- 4. Coping with pressures -- 5. Drugs and
alcohol, pt. 1 -- 6. Drugs and alcohol, pt. 2 -- 7. Drinking
and driving -- 8. Sex -- 9. Friendship and dating -- 10.
Depression and suicide -- 11. Communicating with parents --
12. Raising your parents. Presenter: Michael Pritchard. A
series aimed at helping teens gain self-esteem, cope with
peer pressure and communicate with parents and others.
AV 362.7
High on life, not on drugs. Littleton, CO : Spin, Inc., c1987.
Sgt. Bud Hulsey. A discussion of the reasons kids use
drugs, the reasons they shouldn't, and how parents and kids
can help avoid the problems.
AV 362.7
Depression and suicide. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire Media,
1991, c1988. Host: Michael Pritchard. Examines the ways of
coping with the depression and stress that often lead to
suicide and presents a clear minded look at what to do if
you or someone you care about is at risk.
AV 362.7
Teen pregnancy. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. "Teen mothers discuss the problems of
pregnancy and motherhood. Adoption and abortion are
discussed as options." --catalog.
AV 362.7
Communicating with parents. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire Media,
1991. Host, Michael Pritchard. Through probing dialogue
and hypothetical situations, teen counselor Pritchard and
high school students examine some of the ways in which
family communication gets blocked, and consider what kinds
of choices they can make to improve the situation.
AV 362.7
Friendship and dating. San Francisco, CA : Live Wire Media,
1991. Host, Michael Pritchard. Discusses friendship and
dating and teaches teenagers how to create and maintain
quality relationships.
AV 363.123
Titanic. New York : A & E Home Video, 1994. [v. 1] Death of a
dream, pt. 1 -- [v. 2] Death of a dream, pt. 2 -- [v. 3] The
legend lives on, pt. 1 -- [v. 4] The legend lives on, pt. 2.
Presents the story of the great cruise ship, the Titanic,
touted as unsinkable, but which sank on its maiden voyage
and took 1200 people with it. Recounted in newsreel,
diaries, and interviews with survivors.
AV 363.192
Diet for a new America : your health, your planet. Los Angeles :
Oakland, CA : KCET Video ; Dist. by The Video Project,
c1991. PRESENTER: John Robbins. Robbins tells how he left
his ice-cream empire family in search of a better life and
diet, and how his research into the adverse effects of an
animal diet has led to the philosophy expressed in the
video.
AV 363.7
Crunch, smash, trash : monster machines that recycle. Chicago,
IL : In-Sites Productions, c1994. Shows a variety of
recycling machines like glass crushers, magnet cranes, car
shredders, etc., and what happens to the things we recycle.
AV 363.88
Date rape. Verona, WI : Attainment, 1997, c1996. Host: Keith
Burkes. "Two friends plan to study together but he has
ulterior motives. She tells a friend what happened and the
police are called in"--container.
AV 364.1
Abusive relationships. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. Two abused women, a young man who was
an abuser, and abuse counselors reveal various aspects of
relationship abuse in interviews. "Presents interviews with
abused individuals, an abuser and a therapist, each
discussing their experience and the brutal cycle of
emotional and physical abuse."--catalog.
AV 364.1
Watergate. Bethesda, Md. : Discovery Channel Video, c2003. Part
1 (26 min.) -- Part 2 (24 min.). Reviews the details and
consequences of the Watergate Affair, including the search
for the identity of the informant known as Deep Throat, and
the missing 18 1/2 minutes of Nixon's secret tapes. Reveals
that the tools of forensic investigation may give us more
authoritative evidence of what really happened in the
burglary.
AV 364.3
Violence. Glencoe Macmillian : Westerville, Ohio, 1994.
AV 370
An Where there's a will there's. [West Chester, Pa.] :
Chesterbrook Educational Publishers, 1991, c1989. Professor
Claude Olney. A seminar on study skills which college
students can use to help improve test scores and raise their
GPA.
AV 370.19
Sexual harassment. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. "A look at the sensitive issue of
sexual harassment including a discussion of what it is, date
rape, and the difficult task of distinguishing harassment
from healthy affection." --catalog. "A look at the
sensitive issue of sexual harassment including a discussion
of what harassment is, date rape, and the difficult task of
distinguishing harassment from healthy affection."--catalog.
AV 371.7
Developing a school safety plan. Santa Monica, CA : Lee Canter &
As, c1994.
AV 371.7
Intervening safely during fights. Santa Monica, CA : Lee Canter,
c1994.
AV 371.7
Dealing with the potentially violent student. Santa Monica, CA :
Lee Canter & As, c1994.
AV 372.8
"how a bill becomes a law". Texas House of Prepresentataives.
Introduction by Representative Chuck Hopson.
AV 378.1
Tuesdays with Morrie. Burbank, CA : distributed by Buena Vista
Home Entertainment, c1999. Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy
Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett, John Carroll Lynch.
Based on a true story, the story of professor, Morrie
Schwartz, who is dying from ALS. A former student, Mitch
Albom, speaks to him about dying, living, and what's
important in life.
AV 379.2
Ruby Bridges. Burbank, Calif : Walt Disney Home Video :
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c1998. Chaz
Monet, Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Pollak, Michael Beach,
Lela Rochon. Based on the true story of six-year-old Ruby,
one of the first black students to integrate a public
elementary school in New Orleans.
AV 391
Your future in art ; Your future in fashion. [Pittsburg, Pa :
The Designs Schools, 1988].
AV 394.26
A Christmas carol. Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video, c1995. George
C. Scott, Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay, Lucy Gutteridge,
Angela Pleasence, Roger Rees, David Warner. Classic holiday
film of how the miser Scrooge finds his view on Christmas
changed after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past,
Present and Future.
AV 394.261
Mm : millennium. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2000. Volume
1. The eleventh century : Century of the sword ; The twelfth
century : Century of the axe -- Volume 2. The thirteenth
century : Century of the stirrup ; The fourteenth century :
Century of the scythe -- Volume 3. The fifteenth century :
Century of the sail ; The sixteenth century : Century of the
compass -- Volume 4. The seventeenth century : Century of
the telescope ; The eighteenth century : Century of the
furnace -- Volume 5. The nineteenth century : Century of the
machine ; The twentieth century : Century of the globe. A
survey of events and achievements that have shaped the world
over the past millennium, with each episode focusing on a
single century.
AV 398.2
Rip Van Winkle. Livonia, MI. : CBS/FOX Video, c1986. Harry Dean
Stanton, Talia Shire, Ed Begley Jr., Christopher Penn, Tim
Conway. A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill
Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
AV 415
Grammar rock. Stamford, CT : Capital Cities/ABC Video Pub,
c1995. Unpack your adjectives -- Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get
your adverbs here -- Conjunction junction -- Interjections!
-- Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla -- Verb : that's what's
happening -- A noun is a person place or thing -- Busy
prepositions -- The tale of Mr. Morton. A series of
three-minute informational programs for children set to
lively music and rhyming lyrics.
AV 460.042
La Lengua (the Spanish language). [Melville, NY] : Video
Knowledge, c1990. Explores the Spanish language as well as
bilingualism and Hispanic culture.
AV 468
Animated hero classics : music video, volume 1. Irving, Tex :
Nest Masters, Inc, c1994. Original scores and stunning
animation combine to create an educational and entertaining
musical journey through history.
AV 468
The lord of the rings. Burbank, Calif. : New Line Home
Entertainment, 2002. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo
Mortensen. In the land of Middle Earth, young Hobbit Frodo
Baggins is entrusted with the One Ring of the Dark Lord
Sauron and with a fellowship of eight others, embarks on a
quest to destroy it.
AV 468
The lord of the rings. Widescreen. Burbank, Calif. : New Line
Home Entertainment, 2003. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo
Mortensen. While Frodo Baggins and his friend Samwise
continue on to Mordor to destroy the one ring, their allies
launch assaults on Isengard, Helm's Deep, and the corrupt
wizard Saruman.
AV 468
The last of the Mohicans. Director's expanded ed., enhanced
widescreen. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox
Home Entertainment, [2001]. Daniel Day-Lewis. Madeleine
Stowe. Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi May,
Russell Means, Wes Studi. An epic adventure and passionate
romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness
ravaged by war. A love story set during the French and
Indian War, between an American raised by the Mohican
Indians and the daughter of a British officer.
AV 468
El Misterio de los Excavadores. California : Walt Disney, 2000.
Spanish version of "Holes".
AV 500
Mindjogger videoquizzes : Glenco physical science. Westerville,
OH : Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1997. 25 programs to accompany
each of the 25 chapters in the companion text. To be used
with Glencoe's Physical science textbook.
AV 509.03
The scientist. Jacksonville, Ill. : New Dimension Media, c1993.
Host: Ian Richardson. This episode uses dramatic readings,
re-enactments, interviews, and footage of places, writings,
etc. to recreate the life of Renaissance scientists.
AV 523.1
Blues for a red planet : and, Traveller's tales. Atlanta, GA :
Turner Home Entertainment, 1989. Presented by Carl Sagan.
Pt. 5 discusses research on Mars, from the work location in
Arizona to the discoveries of the Viking spacecraft ; pt. 6
Compares early global exploration with modern
extraterrestrial flights of the Voyager Project.
AV 523.1
Outer space : way out there! Burbank, Calif : Walt Disney Home
Video, [1990?]. PRESENTER: Bill Nye. Bill Nye discusses
the fascinating aspects of outer space. Includes fun
experiments and original footage of the Apollo moon
landings.
AV 523.8
Mysteries of deep space. Alexandria, Va : PBS Home Video, c1997.
Narrator, Stacy Keach. Presents the boldest new
acheivements in modern astronomy, peering into the dawn of
time with the Hubble Space Telescope, examining the violent
events that create new worlds and obliterate old ones, and
discovering where astronomers are looking for answers to the
ages-old question of the existence of alien life.
AV 526
Latitude and longitude. Washington, D.C : National Geographic
Society, c1994. Imagine being an explorer long before the
invention of modern navigational equipment. There was a
whole planet to explore, vast seas to cross, and continents
to discover. How would you find your way, chart your path so
others could follow, or find your way back home?.
AV 531
Powerful forces : all pumped up. Burbank, CA : Walt Disney
Company, c1998. Examines the forces of everyday life:
force, momentum and pressure.
AV 537
Transfer of Energy, The. Schlessinger Media, 2000. In this
video, aspiring scientist Sylvie uncovers some compelling
examples of how energy is never lost- it just changes formas
it moves through the universe.
AV 540
The world of chemistry. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Intellimation,
c1988. pt.1-2. The world of chemistry (29 min.). Color (29
min.) --pt. 3-4. Measurement: the foundation of chemistry
(29 min.). Modeling the unseen (29 min.)--pt. 5-6. A matter
of state (29 min.). The atom (29 min.)--pt.7-8. The periodic
table (29 min, ). Chemical bonds (29 min.) --pt. 9-10.
Molecular architecture (29 min.). Signals from within (29
min.) --pt. 11-12. The mole (29 min.). Water (29 min.)--pt.
13-14. The driving forces (29 min.). Molecules in action (29
min.)--pt. 15-16. The busy electron (29 min.). The proton in
chemistry (29 min.))--pt.17-18. The precious envelope (29
min.). The chemistry of the earth (29 min.)--pt. 19-20.
Metals (29 min.). On the surface (29 min.)--pt. 21-22.
Carbon (29 min.). The age of polymers (29 min.)--pt.23-24.
Proteins: structure and function (29 min.). The genetic code
(29 min.)--pt. 25-26. Chemistry and the environment (29
min.). Futures (29 min.). Host, Roald Hoffmann. Explores
various aspects of the world of chemistry and its impact on
man's environment. Distinguished scientists discuss major
breakthroughs and future directions of research.
AV 540
The periodic table. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2000.
The periodic table is the road map to the elements. Learn
about atomic number, atomic mass, and the chemical symbols.
AV 550
Geography : five themes for Planet Earth. Washington, D.C :
National Geographic Society, Educational Services, c1992.
Introduces the five key themes in geography education:
location (position on the Earth's surface); place (physical
& human characteristics); human/environment interactions;
movement of people, goods, & ideas; and regions (how they
form & change).
AV 551
Planets of the sun. Anaheim, Calif : Diamond Entertainment Corp,
1993, c1974. Designed to teach basic principles of
astronomy as related to planets.
AV 551.2
The day the Earth shook. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video,
c1996. Explores whether or not an earthquake has to be a
disaster by comparing the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe
quakes.
AV 551.21
In the path of a killer volcano. Princeton, NJ : Films for the
Humanities & Sciences, [1993]. Dave Harlow, John Ewert, Ed
Wolfe, Ray Punongbayan. Explores the eruption of Mt.
Pinatubo in 1991, the largest volcanic eruption in 80 years.
AV 551.4
Water Rules. Port Royal, SC : Environmental Media Corp., 19xx.
Water, water everywhere! Or is it?.
AV 551.5
All about meteorology. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger Media,
c2000. Dr. Jon Nese. Have you ever wondered how a weather
forcaster knows what the weather will be like? See how
meteorologists can predict the weather for the upcoming week
and even a few months down the road through scientific
deduction and high-tech equipment.
AV 551.552
Hurricane! [Boston, MA] : WGBH, c1989. This program traces the
path of Hurricane Gilbert, which struck the Caribbean and
the Gulf of Mexico from Sept. 11 to 16, 1988. It also
presents the work of research scientists at the Hurricane
Research Division and officials at the National Hurricane
Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, who work to predict the path
and intensity of a hurricane in time to warn coastal
populations in its path. Hurricanes Andrew & Gilbert are
two of the recent hurricanes that caused much damage.
Scientists are making efforts to understand these powerful
natural phenomena.
AV 551.553
Tornado! South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video, [1996], c1985.
Looks at the phenomenon of tornadoes, the destruction they
cause and a "chase team" which literally chases tornadoes to
study their power.
AV 551.5632
Lightning! : NOVA Adventures in Science. Boston, Mass : WGBH
Educational Foundation, c1995.
AV 551.57
All about rain, snow, sleet & hail. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger
Media, c2000. Jon Nese. An explanation of everyday weather
forms and the forces that cause them. Learn about the sky,
storm clouds and water pressure. A meteorologist
demonstrates how measurement and observation of rainfall
helps determine the forecast. Hands-on demonstrations
showing that air has weight. Precipitation comes in many
different forms and is caused by a wide variety of forces.
But what makes the sky open up? And how is water changed
into all of these different forms?.
AV 551.6
Weather, come rain, come shine. Washington, D.C. : National
Geographic Society, Educational Services, c1983. Introduces
viewers to the forces that cause climatic changes, using
slive action, stills, and animation. Describes forecasting
tools & weather satellites.
AV 551.6
Weather and climate. Marina del Rey, Calif : TMW Sales Company,
Inc, c1991. Narrated by Ben Leonard. The geography tutor
is intended to reinforce those subject areas within
geography that students have difficulty grasping.
AV 571.6
Cells. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2001. Looks at the
smallest living unit in the human body. Learns the types and
parts of a cell, how they work together; also, cell
specialization and cellular reproduction. Includes hands-on
activity on the concept of a "selective membrane".
AV 571.6
All about cells & body systems. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger
Media, c2001. Gives kids a fascinating look inside the
human body and introduces them to the concept that the body
is made up of smaller parts called organ systems. Uses
simple explanations and colorful graphics to learn about
functions of each system and the relationships between
cells, tissues, and organs.
AV 574
The immortal thread. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities &
Sciences, c1993. Hosted by David Suzuki. Through research
conducted on DNA, scientists are finding evidence for the
unity of life on Earth.
AV 574.526
Rain forest. Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, 1987, c1983. An
in-depth look at the lush tropical forests of Costa Rica,
covering both plant and animal life, and discussing the
influence of man's clear-cutting on the environment.
AV 591.9
The wilds of Madagascar. Collector's ed. Stamford, CT : Vestron
Video, 1989, c1988. PARTICIPANTS: Philip Chapman, Michael
Rakotonirina, Blaid Michel, Sheila Hurd. Documentary on the
unique animals and plants of Madagascar's remote Ankarana
plateau.
AV 596.096
African wildlife. Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, 1986, c1980.
Documentary on the animal life in Namibia's Etosha National
Park, centering on the ebb and flow of life around a water
hole.
AV 596.096
Africa's stolen river. Collector's ed. Washington, D.C :
Burbank, CA : National Geographic Video ; distributed by
Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1989, c1992. Documentary,
filmed over a period of seven years, on the death faced by
all the animals which had called Botswana's Savuti Channel
home, as the waters gradually disappeared.
AV 597.9
Reptiles and insects: leapin' lizards! [United States ] :
[Burbank, Calif : Walt Disney Home Video ; distributed by
Buena Vista Home Video, 1995]. Host, Bill Nye. Bill Nye
finds the creepiest, crawliest animals on earth.
AV 599.74
Land of the tiger. Stamford, CT : National Geographic Society ;
distributed by Vestron Video, c1985.
AV 611
The human body : the nervous system. Thousand Oaks, Calif :
Goldhil Video, c2001. Viewers explore the purpose and
function of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and trillions of
neurons, or nerve cells that comprise our nervous system.
AV 611
The human body : the nervous system. Thousand Oaks, Calif :
Goldhil Video, c2001. Viewers explore the purpose and
function of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and trillions of
neurons, or nerve cells that comprise our nervous system.
AV 611
The human body : major systems and organs. Thousand Oaks, CA :
Goldhil Video, c2001.
AV 612
The human body : the inside scoop! Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney
Home Video, [199-?]. PRESENTER: Bill Nye. Bill Nye takes
viewers on an inside tour of the human body. Shows the
properties of skin and blood, and how blood circulates in
the body.
AV 612.6
Puberty. Bala Cynwyd, Pa. : Schlessinger Media, c1994. Focuses
of physical as well as emotional changes the body undergoes
during adolescence including hormonal changes, masturbation,
reproduction, acne, and more.
AV 613.2
Health & nutrition. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2001.
Learn that what we eat is critical to overall health, from
cells to senses. Learn about nutrients, including
carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water.
Balanced diet, presentation of the Food Guide Pyramid, and
role of exercise. Hands-on activity involves energy stored
in food.
AV 613.2
Nutrition and diet. Bala Cynwyd, Pa. : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. Series content: [v.1] Abusive
relationships -- [v.2] AIDS -- [v.3] Birth control -- [v.4]
Cancer -- [v.5] Child abuse -- [v.6] Eating disorders --
[v.7] Nutrition/diet -- [v.8] Peer pressure -- [v.9] Puberty
-- [v.10] Self-esteem -- [v.11] Sexual harassment -- [v.12]
Sports medicine -- [v.13] STDs (Sexually transmitted
diseases) -- [v.14] Teen pregnancy -- [v.15] Teen sexuality.
An interesting look at diet, loaded with tips, dos and
don'ts, and expert advice on proper nutrition.
AV 613.7
Nutrition & exercise : facts to live by. Houston, Tex :
InforMed, Inc, c1995. Explains how exercise and a more
nutritional diet will reduce the risk factors associated
with cardiovascular disease.
AV 613.8
Alcohol : brain under the influence. Scottsdale, AZ : Amethyst
Technologies, c1998. Narrator, Frank George; special
appearance by Arie Luyendyk. Examines how alcohol affects
the human brain. Explains why drinking alcohol is
pleasurable, how field sobriety tests work, how drinking
styles affect blood alcohol levels, and why driving skills
become impaired. Racing legend Arie Luyendyk discusses
driving safety.
AV 613.85
The dangers of smoking. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger Media,
c1999. Reveals the staggering impact tobacco has on our
society and our bodies.
AV 613.9
The party's over : sex, alcohol & pregnancy. Venice, CA :
distributed by TMW Media Group, c2001. Cantada Abundis,
Justin Smith, Meredith Green ... [et al.]. Vignettes of 3
teen couples dealing with contemporary sexual health and
relationship issues, including readiness for sexual
involvement, sexually transmitted infections, teen
pregnancy, pressure, contraception, infidelity, role of
alcohol, abortion and more.
AV 613.907
Teen sexuality. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. "An open and frank look at teen
sexuality including intercourse, and discussions about
abstinence, sex without intercourse, homosexuality, birth
control and disease prevention." --catalog. This program
helps to sort out some of the questions teens may ave about
sex and their own sexuality, peer pressure, birth control,
teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
AV 613.94
Birth control. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions,
c1994. "Discusses all options for birth control including
abstinence and sexual contact without intercourse"--Catalog.
AV 614
AIDS, answers for everyone. Huntsville, Tex. : EVN, c1988.
Noted experts, patients, and their families discuss the
incidence of AIDS, treatment received, and the effect it has
had on them.
AV 614
Surviving AIDS. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, c1999.
Featuring Bob Massie. Features the case of Bob Massie, who
first became infected with HIV in 1978, but who has remained
healthy without the use of therapeutic drugs. Discusses the
cutting edge of AIDS research.
AV 615
Alcohol and you. Huntsville, Tex : Evn, c1994. Pt.1. The
effects of alcohol -- pt.2. An all-American killer.
Explores the dangerous impact of alcohol, a widely abused
drug in the United States, and the its potential to kill.
AV 615
Marijuana and you. Huntsville, Tex : Evn, 1994. Explores the
long term physiological and psychological effects of
marijuana use.
AV 615
Alcohol and attitudes : Where do you stand? Pleasantville, NY :
Sunburst, 1994. This program will: help students think
critically about alcohol use, evaluate misconceptions,
recognize signs of serious problems, & challenge their
acceptance of alcohol as harmless.
AV 615.78
Marijuana : its effects on mind and body. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1991. Narrated by Peter
Booker. Examines the scientific, social, and personal
aspects of marijuana--its history, cultural impact,
psychological and physical effects, dangers, legal status,
and the pros and cons of the legalization issue.
AV 616
Drugs. Glencoe, 1994.
AV 616
Diabetes : an introduction. Houston, TX : InforMed, Inc, 1995.
Explains in simple terms the two types of diabetes, why it
is damaging, the warning signs and symptoms, and what you
can do to control the effects of diabetes on your body.
AV 616.85
The problem with food. New York : Wellspring Media, 1995, c1993.
Hosted by Nancy Polinsky and Chris Moore. Discusses the
warning signs, causes, and treatments of anorexia, bulimia,
and compulsive overeating. Examines how real people, with
emphasis on young adults 13 to 25, deal with eating
disorders.
AV 616.85
Eating disorders. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1994. "Moving interviews with several young
people who have suffered from anorexia nervosa and bulimia,
plus therapists discussing these potentially fatal
disorders." --catalog.
AV 616.85
Eating Disorder. Art & Design, 1999. This video opens with the
question "What is it like to starveyourself to death in a
culture of plenty?" Along with a team of experts, Kate
Jackson explores the many complicated aspects of eating
disorders.
AV 616.85
Dead blue : a film about surviving depression. New York : Home
Box Office, c1997. Three prominent survivors of depression,
Mike Wallace, Martha Manning and William Styron join family,
friends and acquaintances to openly discuss their struggles.
AV 616.852
Cathy Rigby "on eating disorders" Reseda, CA : Increase Video,
c1990. College Hospital presents an insight to the process
of recovery in treating anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
AV 616.8527
Teenage depression and suicide. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger
Video Productions, c1991. Narrated by Peter Booker.
Examines the causes of teen-age depression and suicide and
the role drugs play in the emotional upheavals of young
people.
AV 616.86
Dying for a smoke. Santa Monica, CA : Xenon Entertainment Group,
c1994. Host/narrator, William Riead. This hard-hitting
documentary on the controversial issue of smoking takes on
the tobacco industry and makes some shocking assertions, and
offers an unsettling look at the human costs of the world's
tobacco addiction.
AV 616.86
Worry : controlling it and using it wisely. New York :
Wellspring Media : Dist. by Fox Lorber Associates, c1999.
Presenter: Edward M. Hallowell. Offers a simple solution to
getting the toxic worry and fears under control.
AV 616.86
Death in the West. Santa Monica, Calif : Pyramid Film & Video,
[1983], c1976. Presentation of an actual cigarette
advertisement serves as the basis for a strong argument
against smoking.
AV 616.86
Say goodbye Joe. Springfield, MA : Stat, c1992. Teens berate
Camel Joe, advertising symbol for the R. J. Reynold's Camel
cigarettes.
AV 616.86
You don't have to smoke to be cool! : Peer pressure and smoking.
Mt. Kisco, NY : Guidance Associates, c1990. Suzanne
Doharty, Paul Peckman, Karen Keblinger, Walter Brown. A
series of questions & answers interspersed by vignettes
showing the harmful & negative effects of smoking. A strong
message to teenagers to stop smoking.
AV 616.95
STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). Schlessinger Media, 1994.
Physicians and young adult peer educators openly explore
information on preventing STDs during intercourse and oral
sex, and also stress abstinence as the only way to be 100%
safe against STDs.
AV 616.97
Time out : the truth about HIV, AIDS and you. Hollywood, Calif :
Paramount Home Video, 1992. PRESENTER: Arsenio Hall and
Magic Johnson, with appearances by Paula Abdul, Kirstie
Alley, Mayim Balik, Color Me Badd, Tom Cruise, Johnny Gill,
and more. Celebrities discuss facts and statistics about
the HIV virus and AIDS, prevention measures, living with
HIV, as well as misconceptions generally held.
AV 617.7
Don't be blind to diabetes. St. Petersburg, FL : Video Placement
Worldwide, c1988. Explains the symptoms and treatment of
diabetes, the complications of diabetes, and how to control
the disease with diet and exercise.
AV 617.7828
Alcohol : teenage drinking. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1991. Narrated by Peter Booker. Examines the
history, effects, and medical and legal aspects of teenage
alcohol use and abuse. Viewers will see the negative
effects that alcohol has on teenagers.
AV 618
Head lice to dead lice. Weston, MA : Sawyer Mac Productions,
c1997. Hosted by Paul Wagner, Talia Sawyer. Offers a
non-toxic solution to head lice.
AV 618.2
A Career in Nurse-Midwifery. Washington, D.C. : American College
of Nurse-Midwives. Your ticket to the career ofnursing &
midwifery.
AV 618.97
Cardiovascular disease : an introduction. Houston, Tex :
InforMed, Inc, c1993. Discusses the diseases of the
cardiovascular system, including angina, heart attack,
stroke and congestive heart failure.
AV 621.8
All about simple machines. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media,
c2000. Denise Pospisil. Learn how a simple machine uses
one force to overcome another. See how the lever, pulley,
wheel, screw and others, form the basis for most tools and
machines. Hands-on activity.
AV 624.5
The Golden Gate Bridge. New York : A & E Home Video, 1995,
c1994. HOST: Jack Perkins. A documentary on the building
of the Golden Gate Bridge.
AV 625.1
All Aboard : 150 Years on the Right Track. USA : Reader's
Digest, 1996. See all the crucial developments from the
invention of the first locomotive, to the completion of the
transcontinental track, and the creation of high-speed
railways.
AV 627.8
Hoover Dam. New York, NY : History Channel, 1999, p1996.
Documentary on the design and building of the Hoover Dam.
AV 629.28
Safe driving for teens. Chatsworth, Calif : AIMS Multimedia,
c2003. Narrated by Jim Terr. Doofus Clueless, the human
crash test dummy, demonstrates dangerous driving behaviors.
Demonstrations show blunt force injuries that can occur in
even low-speed collisions. Medical personnel discuss
injuries from traffic accidents, the importance of using a
seat belt, and the dangers of drinking and driving.
Introduces accident survivors whose lives have been
drastically altered.
AV 629.4
Seven days in space. Kings Point, N.Y : Halcyon Films and Video,
1987. Participants: Joe Allen, Rick Hauck, Anna Fisher,
David Walker. Discovery shuttle astronauts narrate NASA
footage of their week aboard the shuttle in November of
1984.
AV 634.9
Managing Resources. Garden City, NY : Bergwall Video
Productions, Inc, 1991.
AV 634.9
Ancient forests. Washington, D.C. : The Society, 1992. Huge
forest once covered much of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North
and South America. But the rapid growth and western spread
of civiliztion have gradually-and almost totally-destroyed
these original forests. In North America, small vestiges of
these forests, already centuries old when Columbus landed in
the New World, dot the Pacific coast from northern
California through Canada to Alaska. Explores the
biological diversity, complexities, and value of the ancient
forests.
AV 636.1
Born to the Wind. Kicjem BT : Nature Episodes, 19xx. This video
introduces the wild horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse
Range in Montana. Describes the cycle of animal and plant
life through the seasons in the Pryor Mountains, emphasizing
the adaptations the wild horses have made in order to
survive there.
AV 641.3
Fabulous foods. New York, N.Y. : Sony Wonder, 1998. Ashton
Bennett, Alice D'eon, Martha Irving, Rhonda McLean, Anna
Wedlock. Join the Works Clubhouse to find out how foods are
made and where they come from. The kids of the Works
Clubhouse learn about making fruit juice, fruit pies, bread,
and pasta.
AV 641.3
Fantastic food. New York : Sony Wonder, c1998. Ashton Bennett,
Alice D'eon, Martha Irving, Rhonda McLean, Anna Wedlock.
Join the gang of Works Clubhouse to learn how foods are
made.
AV 641.5
My first nature video. New York : Sony Kids' Video, c1992.
PRESENTER: Eva Marie Bryer. Introduces children to
activities exploring nature, including sprouting seeds, a
worm farm, feeding birds, and more.
AV 646.77
Next time I fall in love. Muskegon, Mich. : Gospel Films, c1989.
Samantha Mathis, Terri Anne Ivens, Craig Gini. Explores the
concepts of friendship and love from a Christian viewpoint
and prescribes ways to have more fulfulling dating
relationships.
AV 649.1
Raising your parents. San Francisco, Calif : Live Wire Video
Publishers, 1988. Host, Michael Pritchard. Through probing
dialogue and hypothetical situations, teen counselor
Pritchard and high school students discuss how to make their
relationship with their parents work better.
AV 650.14
Jim Barton's the job interview and you! Montvale, NJ : Career
Path Productions, c1992. Jim Barton. Shows you how to
prepare for a job interview by telling you what to say and
why to say it.
AV 677
Sheep crossing. [New England?] : Great White Dog Picture
Company, c1996. An exploration of the world of wool from
newborn lamb to commercially produced yarn.
AV 709
The twentieth century, 1900-present. Chicago, IL : Clearvue/eav,
c1992. Host Nancy Sellers. As technology has changed
people's lives, it has also changed their art. This video
explores this relationship between culture and the arts.
Examines how artists of the 20th century have expressed the
life and times in which they lived.
AV 709
Romanticism, 1789-1860. Chicago, IL : Clearvue/eav, c1992. Host
Nancy Sellers. Explores the great social changes, as
illustrated in its art, that inspired the emotional period
that came to be known as Romanticism.
AV 709
The Renaissance, 1400-1550. Chicago, IL : Clearvue/eav, c1992.
Host Nancy Sellers. Discusses many important aspects of
life during the 15th and 16th centuries, examining the style
and subject of art by more than fifty artists.
AV 709
The pre-modern era, 1845-1900. Chicago, IL : Clearvue/eav,
c1992. Host Nancy Sellers. Shows how the industrial
development of the latter half of the 18th century
influenced the art of Realism, Impressionism,
Post-Impressionism, and Art Nouveau.
AV 709
Michelangelo at Work. American School Publishers, 1990.
AV 709
Picasso days, 1881-1935. New York : Fox Lorber CenterStage,
2000, c1999. Examines the life, work and career of Pablo
Picasso.
AV 709
The Artist. Chicago, Ill. : New Dimension Media/Questar, c1993.
Hosted by Ian Richardson. Explores the lives and artistic
achievements of Renaissance artists. Documents the trials
and triumphs of Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Albrecht Durer, Pieter Bruegel and others who
evolved from craftsman to artist during the Renaissance
period. Dramatizes the continuing search for creative
independence by artists during the Middle Ages. Features
interviews with contemporary artists and historians who
interpret the artistic works of the Little Masters and their
influence on civilization.
AV 709.03
Art nouveau : 1890-1914. [Illinois] : Home Vision Arts, c2000.
Looking primarily at the objects on display at the National
Gallery of Art, Washington, explores the origins, materials,
and influences of art nouveau.
AV 709.2
The Artist. Chicago, Illinois : New Dimension Media, 200?. This
presentation traces the creation of new styles and roles
through the lives and work of master artists during the
Renaissance.
AV 709.2
Robert Bateman : Artist in the Wild. Venice, Florida : Mill Pond
Press, ?. Only a handful of artists can be considered
living masters. Visit the studio of one member of this elite
group-Robert Bateman- celebrated artist and naturalist known
the world over. Bateman's art is powerful and his message is
timely.
AV 720.92
Frank Lloyd Wright. [Alexandria, Va.] : Burbank, Calif : PBS
Home Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c1998. Frank
Lloyd Wright was one of the most notable of all American
architects. Over the course of his long career, Wright
designed over eight hundred buildings. This program uses
live cinematography, interviews, and rare archival footage
to bring Wright's story to life.
AV 725
Modern marvels. New York : A & E Home Video, 1994, c1993. [1]
Mount Rushmore -- [2] Empire State Building -- [3] Panama
Canal -- [4] Grand Coulee Dam. HOST: Jack Perkins.
Documentary on the building of four modern marvels of
engineering.
AV 726
Cathedral. [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Video, 1988, c1985. Carolyn
Berg, David Macaulay. Medieval Gothic cathedrals-- their
design, construction, and significance, are exemplified
through the story of a fictional representative building.
AV 728.8
Castle. [S.l.] : PBS Video, [1988], c1983. Hosts: David Maculay
and Sarah Bullen. An expansive overview of castles of
Wales, their design, construction, purpose, and the people
who inhabited them.
AV 741.2
Drawing with charcoal. Aspen, Colo. : Crystal Video, c1994.
PRESENTER: Gail Price. Gail Price demonstrates drawing
techniques using charcoal and conte crayon and their effects
on different types of paper.
AV 741.2
Drawing with pastels. Aspen, Colo. : Crystal Video, c1994. Gail
Price. PRESENTER: Gail Price. Different types of pastels
including hard, soft, oil, iridescent and pencil are shown
and their properties explained. Demonstration drawings of a
variety of subjects show how the pastels are used. Also
demonstrated are methods of combining oil pastels with
turpentine for opaque drawings, and how soft pastels can be
used on velour to create effective textural drawings. Gail
Price demonstrates drawing with different types of pastels,
and shows how to combine oil pastels with other material.
AV 741.24
Pencil drawing. Aspen, CO : Crystal Video, c1993. PRESENTER:
Gail Price. Gail Price carefully leads viewers through
basic techniques that will create dynamic pencil drawings.
AV 741.24
Drawing methods. Aspen, CO : Crystal Video, c1993. Gail Price.
PRESENTER: Gail Price. Gail Price demonstrates many
methods, using felt tip markers, ink pens, colored pencils,
crayons, twigs, and palette knife, and different colored and
textured papers, to enhance drawings. Gail Price
demonstrates many methods, using felt tip markers, ink pens,
colored pencils, crayons, twigs, and palette knife, and
different colored and textured papers, to enhace drawings.
AV 741.6
Graphic design. : demonstrating the values of good design.
Northfield, IL : Goldsholl Design & Film, c1989. The
elements of design, including planning, selecting type and
colors, and moving from sketches to final presentation.
AV 742
Brommer, Gerald F. Basic perspective drawing. Aspen, CO :
Crystal Video, c1996. Presenter: Gerald F. Brommer.
PRESENTER: Gerald F. Brommer. Demonstrates 1-point,
2-point, and 3-point perspective drawing using boxes,
landscapes and building. Demonstrates 1-point, 2-point, and
3-point perspective drawings using boxes, landscapes and
buildings.
AV 749.493
Monsieur Rene Magritte. Chicago, Ill : Home Vision, 1987, c1978.
Documentary on Magritte, showing his home in Belgium and his
surrealist art. Includes conversations with the artist from
archival film.
AV 751.4
Watercolor : special techniques. Glenview, IL : Crystal Video,
c1998. Presenter: Gerald Brommer. Shows the concepts of
watercolor through a series of demonstrations of using
drybrush to create textures, glazing to reinforce colors,
and combining different techniques.
AV 751.4
Watercolor : materials and basic techniques. Glenview, IL :
Crystal Video, c1998. Presenter: Gerald Brommer. Explores
the materials and properties of watercolor through a series
of demonstrations and examples of watercolor painting.
AV 751.422
Acrylic as water media. Glenview, IL : Crystal Video, c1998.
Host/Artist: Stephen Quiller. Introductory demonstration
and instruction on painting with acrylics.
AV 751.422
Aggett, Lionel. Acrylic techniques. Ramsbury, Marlborough,
Wiltshire : Crowood Press, 1992.
AV 759.06
The Cubist epoch. Indianpolis : KVC Home Video, c1986. Narrated
by Barry Sullivan. A film study of the artists and works of
the short but turbulent Cubist era.
Av 759.13
Isabel Bishop : portrait of an artist. Chicago, IL : Home
Vision, c1977. Explores the art of painter Isabel Bishop
and how she expresses her experiences and inspirations on
canvas.
AV 759.13
Roy Lichtenstein. Chicago, IL : Home Vision, 1991. An interview
with the pioneer of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein. Covers the
highlights of his career and shows him working on a
painting.
AV 759.13
Superstar. New York : Fox Lorber CentreStage : Distributed by
WinStar TV & Video, 2000, c1990. Featuring Andy Warhol.
Biography of one of the 20th century's most famous people.
Warhol, who was an artist, filmmaker, and media manipulator,
coined the word "Superstar." He believed that everyone would
be famous for fifteen minutes. Includes rare archival
footage and interviews with Warhol's friends.
AV 759.4
Memories of Monet. Bethesda, Md. : Brown Distributors, 1984.
Blends views of Claude Monet's gardens at Giverny, France,
with his paintings as Clare Bloom evokes the friendship
between the French impressionist master and the American
painter Lilla Cabot Perry.
AV 759.972
The frescoes of Diego Rivera. [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision,
1986. Michael Moriarty. 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 evolution of life
and the struggle for human dignity. Documentary on the
Mexican mural artist and the work he did for public
buildings in both Mexico and the U.S.
AV 759.972
Frida Kahlo (1910-1954). Chicago, IL : Home Vision, 1983, c1982.
Documentary of the life and times of Mexican painter Kahlo,
her surrealist art and her relationship with her husband
Diego Rivera.
AV 778.59
The Wiz. Universal City, Calif. : MCA Videocassette, 1981,
c1978. Diana Ross; Michael Jackson; Nipsy Russell; Richard
Pryor. A kindegarten teacher living in Harlem lost in a
blizzard wakens in the wonderland of Oz and must find her
way home.
AV 778.59
My fair lady. [New York?] : Beverly Hills, Calif : CBS Video ;
[Distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[1996]. Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway,
Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore
Bikel. A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics
professor into an elegant lady.
AV 778.59
Grease. 20th Anniversary ed. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home
Video, 1998. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard
Channing, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell. Film
version of the musical about high school life in the 1950's.
Special guest appearances by Frankie Avalon, Edd Byrnes,
Sha-Na-Na, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar. Includes new retrospective
interviews with the stars.
AV 778.59
Seven brides for seven brothers. New York : MGM/CBS Home Video
M700091, c1981. Jane Powell; Howard Keel. When the new
bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep
house for six additional rowdy brothers, she sends the other
six off to find brides of their own.
AV 778.59
Brigadoon. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1999. Gene Kelly,
Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart, Barry Jones,
Albert Sharpe. The Lerner-Loewe musical about a Scottish
Highland village that rises out of the mists for just one
day each century.
AV 780
Tackling the monster : Marsalis on practice. New York : Sony
Wonder : Sony Classical Film & Video, c1995. Host, Wynton
Marsalis ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa,
conductor ; Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Wynton
Marsalis, conductor. Marsalis and Yo-yo Ma discuss
practicing: both admit to hating it and offer tips on making
this necessary evil tolerable.
AV 780.9
The music of the Middle Ages. Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia
Britannica, c1968. Introduces the traditional music and its
importance in the lives of the people; describes principal
instruments used.
AV 780.9
Listening for clues : Marsalis on form. New York : Sony
Classical Film & Video, 1995. Host, Wynton Marsalis ;
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor ;
Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Wynton Marsalis, conductor.
Wynton demonstrates structure and form in music and uses
examples from Prokofiev to Gershwin, Ellington and Ives to
identify different forms.
AV 780.98
Discovering the music of Latin America. Chatsworth, CA : AIMS
Media, c1987. The music and dances of Latin America are
shown as developing out of the merger of the music of the
Indians and music brought by the Spaniards.
AV 781.22
Why toes tap : Marsalis on rhythm. New York : Sony Classical
Film & Video, 1995. Host, Wynton Marsalis ; Tanglewood
Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor ; Wynton
Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Wynton Marsalis, conductor.
Wynton demonstrates how composers use rhythm to express a
wide variety of emotions. With words as simple as "no
motion, no rhythm; no rhythm, no music, " Wynton teaches
children to swing with the music.
AV 781.63
Music video : volume I. Irving, TX : Living History Productions,
1994.
AV 781.63
Music Video, Volume II. Irving, Tx : Living History
Publications, 1996. Enjoy a entertaining journey through
history!.
AV 782
Cats. Polygram Video, 1981. Breathtaking visuals and full
digital sound (that has been completely re-recorded with a
seventy piece orchestra0will lead you deep into the
mysterious world of CATS.
AV 782.1
Best of Broadway Musicals form the Ed Sullivan Show, Camelot, Man
of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly! Wynnewood,
Pennsylvania : Library Video Company, 1993. Pricless time
capsule of show-stopping songs, dances and production
numbers from classic Broadway Musicals.
AV 782.1
Rodgers & Hammerstein : the sound of movies. New York : A&E Home
Video, c1995. Hosted by Shirley Jones. Looks at the
legendary collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein, which
produced Broadway musicals such as State Fair, Oklahoma!,
Carousel, The king and I, South Pacific, Flower drum song,
and The sound of music.
AV 784.8
Sousa to Satchmo : Marsalis on the jazz band. New York : Sony
Classical Film & Video, 1995. Wynton Marsalis, host &
trumpet ; Eric Reed, piano ; Mark Inouye, cornet ; Liberty
Brass Band ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji
Ozawa, conductor. Uses music by Sousa, Joplin, and
Armstrong to explain the transformation of Sousa's
European-style orchestra into the American jazz band.
AV 791
Stand and deliver. Standard version. Burbank, CA : Warner Home
Video, c1998. Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips,
Rosana De Soto, Andy Garcia. Story of Jaime Escalante, a
math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who
refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers.
Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were
struggling with math to become math whizzes.
AV 791
Citizen Kane. Atlanta, Ga : Turner Home Entertainment, 1988.
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, Agnes
Moorehead, Dorothy Comingore. The story of an immensely
wealthy newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his
friends and former wife after his death. Loosely based on
the life of William Randolph Hearst. Frequently called the
greatest film of alltime.
AV 791.43
Jailhouse rock. New York, N.Y. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1983, c1957.
Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dean Jones,
Jennifer Holden. Elvis Presley stars as a man sent to
prison for accidentally killing a man in a bar room brawl.
While behind bars, he takes up singing and uses his talent
to turn his life around.
AV 792
Serious prose interpretation. Kansas City, MO : National
Federation of State High School Assoc, c1991. Useful for
preparing student participation in the UIL prose contest.
AV 796.323
John Wooden : thinking like a champion. Ames, Iowa :
Championship Books and Video Productions, c1993. With Keith
Erickson. A conversation with basketball coach John Wooden
about success.
AV 796.342
Women's doubles : made easy the Vic Braden way. Coto de Caza, CA
: Vic Braden Sports Instruction, 1993. Vic Braden reveals
the secrets to playing winning doubles and curing the most
frequent tennis errors. Playing situations are shown in
super slow motion to show appropriate and inappropriate
movements and strokes.
AV 796.342
Center, Michael. Specialty shots : the lob, 1/2 volley, drop
shot. Ames, IA : Championship Books & Video productions,
n.d.
AV 796.342
Center, Michael. Serve and return of serve. Ames, IA :
Championship Books & Video productions, n.d.
AV 796.342
Center, Michael. The Volley and overhead. Ames, IA :
Championship Books & Video productions, n.d.
AV 796.342
Explosive Power Training200 Tennis-Specific Drills for Fitness
and Fun. Oncourt Offcourt, Inc., 1999. Explosive power and
speed are the name of the game in tennis. This video
systematically guides coaches and athletes through more than
200 creative training games, drills and exercises to help
any player become their very best.Vol. 1-Reactions and
Reflexes, Speed Development Vol 2-Plyometrics, Agility and
Balance Vol. 3-Speed Endurance, Core Strength, Stretching
and Flexibility.
AV 796.342
Ed Brass' B.E. S.T. Serve. Ed Krass, 1991. Coach Ed Krass is
joined by Chuck Driese and other top coaches to demonstrate
how to use the "BEST" serve to your advantage.
AV 796.342
Secrets of World Class Footwork. Los Altos, CA. : Jim McLennan,
1999. Pattern your footwork to volleys, groundstrokes,
split steps, and more. Learn explosive starts and graceful
moves as you build your aerobic endurance.
AV 796.342
USTA's High-Performance Tennis : The Serve. Champaign, IL :
Human Kinetics, 2002. Learn the technique of the top
serving professionals and apply it to your own game.
high-speed footage with super-slow motion gives you an
unparalleled ability to analyze each facet of serving.
AV 796.352
The Art of putting. Dallas, TX : HPG Home Video, 1986.
PRESENTER: Ben Crenshaw. Crenshaw demonstrates his own
techniques of putting and narrates film clips of other golf
professionals and their style.
AV 796.352
Coaches guide to golf practice. Ames, IA : Championship Books
and Videos, nd.
AV 796.352
How to coach golf. Ames, IA : Championship Books and Videos, nd.
AV 796.352
Jim McLean's 20 Problems 20 Solutions : 20 Complete Playing
Lessons from One of Golf's Premier Instructors. Grass
Valley, CA : Sporty Bear Productions, 1994. Answers the
questions all golfers have. This video makes it easy to
locate the specific problem you want to work on.
AV 796.352
Golf Drills for Teaching fundamentals. Ames, IA : Championship
Books & Video Productions, 19--. Join Rick LaRose in
improving your golf game.
AV 796.352
Building a Competitive Golf Program. Ames, IA. : Championship
Books & video Productions, 19--. Join Rick LaRose to
improve your golf program.
AV 796.352
Guide to Perfect Putting. Ames, IA : Championship Books & Video
Productions, 19--. View wthis video to improve your putting
skills.
AV 808.8
The bear. Chicago, IL : The Corporation, c1982. Set in
Mississippi during the 1880s, a boy hunts a legendary bear.
Eventually there is a confrontation; the boy learns
something about himself & his development into a mature
adult.
AV 808.8
The cask of amontillado. Chatsworth, CA : AIMS Media, [1994?].
To gain vengeance, the narrator lures Fortunato far into the
palace's underground vaults where he is promised a taste
from a special cask of Amontillado.
AV 808.83
To build a fire. Educational video Network : Huntsville, Texas,
19--.
AV 808.83
The American short story, an introduction to the series.
Columbus, OH : Coronet/MTI Film & Video, [1995?].
PRESENTERS: Frank McLaughlin, Robert Geller. A discussion
of the genre of the short story and its contribution to
literature in general, as well as its conversion to the film
format.
AV 808.83
The sky is gray. Malibu, Calif : Monterey Home Video : Distrubed
by Monterey Movie Company, c1980. Olivia Cole, James Bond
III, Margaret Avery, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Susan French,
Clevon Williams, Hal Williams. Hosted by Henry Fonda. In
Louisiana during the 1940s, James wakes up with a toothache.
He goes into town with his mother to see the dentist and
learns about race, poverty, self-repect, and pride.
AV 808.83
Rappaccini's daughter. Chicago : Perspective Films, 1980, made
1979. Kristoffer Tabor, Kathleen Beller. Based on the
story of the same title by Nathaniel Hawthorne, set in
18th-century Italy, about a young man's romantic
entanglement with a beautiful, forbidden woman in a
poisonous garden.
AV 808.83
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Chicago : Perspective Films,
1980, made 1979. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith. Based
on the story of the same title by Katherine Anne Porter,
about a matriarch who on her deathbed struggles to resolve
tormenting memories of her past.
AV 808.83
Paul's case. Chicago : Perspective Films, 1980, made 1979. Eric
Roberts, Michael Higgins. Based on the story of the same
title by Willa Cather, about a romantic young man who drops
out of high school in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh and
journeys to New York City.
AV 808.83
William Faulkner's Barn burning. [S.l.] : Monterey Home Video,
1980. Tommy Lee Jones, Shawn Whittington, Diane Kagan.
Based on the story of the same title by William Faulkner,
about the son of a tenant farmer who must choose between his
aversion to playing his father's accomplice in violent acts
against their landowners and his desire to win his father's
acceptance.
AV 808.83
Two from Saki. [Malibu, Calif.] : [Los Angeles] : Monterey Home
Video ; Dist. by Fries Home Video, c1991. The open window /
American Film Institute, Center for Advanced Film Studies ;
directed by Richard Patterson ; camera, John Bailey ; music,
John Green (1973) -- Child's play / American Film Institute,
Center for Advanced Film Studies ; screenplay by John
Farrell ; directed by Amy Rose Bloch ; editor, Ann Ryan ;
director of photography, Gary Wagner ; music Katherine
Verisa (1980). Britt Leach, Cindy Eilbacher, Paul Schoeman,
Savannah Bentley. Dramatization of two of the most famous
short stories by Saki.
AV 808.83
The Necklace. North Hollywood, CA : Hollywood Select Video in
association with Concord Video, 1987. 1st film: To gain
vengeance, the narrator lures Fortunato far into the
palace's underground vaults where he is promised a taste
from a special cask of Amontillado. 2nd film: Set in Paris
of the 1880's, a period dramatization of Maupassant's ironic
story of the consequences of a woman losing a borrowed
necklace.
AV 808.83
Fantastic Voyage: Evolution of Science Fiction. New York : A & E
Television networks, 2001. Learn about the evolution of
science fiction through this video.
AV 808.85
The speeches collection. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, 1990,
1987. [1] The speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- [2]
The speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- [3] The speeches of
Winston Churchill -- [4] The speeches of Dwight D.
Eisenhower -- [5] The speeches of John F. Kennedy -- [6] The
speeches of Adolf Hitler -- [7] The speeches of Harry S.
Truman -- [8] The speeches of Richard M. Nixon -- [9] The
speeches of Robert F. Kennedy -- [10] The speeches of
Abraham Lincoln -- [11] The speeches of General Douglas
MacArthur. Excerpts from newspaper clippings, archival
letters and other documents and sources, giving the original
speeches by various American presidents, Robert Kennedy,
Adolph Hitler, and Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther
King, Jr.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Abraham Lincoln. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home
Video, 1990. Excerpts from newspaper clippings, archival
letters and other documents, giving the original speeches by
President Lincoln.
AV 808.85
The speeches of famous women. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video,
c1995. Excerpts from political speeches, and other
recordings featuring actual speeches by famous women from
Elizabeth Stanton to Barbara Boxer.
AV 808.85
The speeches of John F. Kennedy. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home
Video, c1990. Excerpts from newsclips and other recordings
featuring actual speeches by President Kennedy.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Malcolm X. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video,
1997. Archival footage with excerpts of actual speeches by
Malcolm X.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Martin Luther King. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home
Video, c1989. Excerpts from newsclips and other recordings
featuring actual speeches by Martin Luther King.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Nelson Mandela. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video,
c1995. Excerpts from political speeches, newsclips, and
other recordings featuring actual speeches by Nelson,
including during his 28 year imprisonment and after.
AV 808.85
The speeches of our founding fathers & the American revolution.
Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, c1997. Excerpts from
newspaper clippings, archival letters and other documents
and sources, giving the original speeches by various
American presidents and generals.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Sitting Bull. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video,
c1997. Excerpts from speeches of Sitting Bull, the Lakota
chief who united the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho against US
government violations of treaties.
AV 808.85
The speeches of the Civil War. Oak Forest, Illinois : MPI Home
Video, 1997. Excerpts from newspaper clippings, archival
letters and other documents and sources, giving the original
speeches by various American generals and statesmen during
the Civil War.
AV 808.85
The speeches of Winston Churchill. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home
Video, c1990. Excerpts from newsclips and other recordings
featuring actual speeches by Winston Churchill.
AV 810
Toni Morrison. [S.l.] : Home Vision, 1987. Readers: Guy
Gregory, Bonnie Greer. Nobel Prize winner Morrison
discusses her work, her muse, and her world.
AV 810.92
The World of Mark Twain. Mount Kisco, N.Y. : Guidance
Associates, c1968. pt. 1. Down the Mississippi -- pt. 2.
Out west and back east. Chronicles the life of Mark Twain
by juxtaposing pertinent biographical information with
selections from his short stories, novels, essays, and
letters.
AV 811
America in portrait. [Hollywood, Calif.] : Monterey Home Video :
Dist. by Fries Home Video, c1988. Spoon River anthology /
Masters -- Stopping by Woods on a snowy evening / Frost --
To Helen / Poe -- I am the people, the mob / Sandburg -- The
deacon's masterpiece / Holmes -- I dream a world / Hughes.
Henry Fonda, William Shatner, James Whitmore, with the First
Poetry Quartet.
AV 811
Interpretation of Poetry. National Federation of State High
School Associations, 19--.
AV 812
A Street Car Named Desire, starring Ann Margaret, Treat Williams
and Beverly D'Angelo. Keith Barrish Productions, 1993.
AV 812
I remember mama. United States : RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Philip Dorn.
Mama is the matriarch of an immigrant Norwegian family in
San Francisco in 19190. This is the story of she and her
husband bring up their four children with great humor and
hope, amid genteel poverty in a new land.
AV 812
A Raisin in the sun. New York : Time-Life Video, 1961. Sidney
Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil. The life of a struggling
Black family in a cramped Chicago flat and how it was
affected by the promise of a $10,000 life insurance check.
AV 812
Inherit the wind. Farmington Hills, Mich : CBS/Fox Video, 1983,
c1960. Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York,
Donna Anderson. Film adaptation of the famous "Monkey
trial", starring Tracy as the defense attorney and March as
the prosecutor who is working to keep the teaching of
evolution out of Tennessee schools.
AV 812
The crucible. Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video, [1997]. Winona
Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce
Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones. With the Salem witch
trials as a background, a young woman seeks revenge against
her married lover by accusing him and his wife of sorcery.
AV 812
Brian's song. Culver City, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video,
c1996. James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Shelly
Fabares, Judy Pace. A true story based on the unique
relationship between theblack Gayle Sayers and the late
white athlete, Brian Piccolo.
AV 812.52
Our town. Indianapolis : Kartes Video, 1940.
AV 812.52
Our town. New York : MasterVision, [199-?], c1989. Spalding
Gray, Eric Stoltz, Penelope Ann Miller. A boy & a girl grow
up, get married, and in time the girl dies. With commentary
and asides by the narrator, this is a survey of life in a
small town in America around 1910.
AV 812.54
The glass menagerie. Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home
Video, 1988. Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen,
James Naughton. Drama of a strong willed woman who attempts
to impose her shattered dreams into the life of her
reclusive daughter, and how the daughter finds a way of
escape.
AV 813
An occurrence at Owl Creek bridge. Sandy Hook, Conn : Video
Yesteryear, 1983, c1962. Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornay. The
impressions passing through a man's mind are revealed in
slow-motion, in the instants before he is hanged during the
Civil War. Chiefly without dialogue.
AV 813
Edgar Allan Poe, the literature of melancholy. Mount Kisco, N.Y.
: Guidance Associates, [c1985?]. pt. 1. A search for beauty
--pt. 2. A search for truth.
AV 813
The Leader of the people : based on the story by John Steinbeck.
Chicago, Ill. : Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational
Corporation, c1982. An old man's powerful memories of fifty
years previous separate & estrange him from his daughter &
his son-in-law who are involved in the present. Only his
small grandson shows an interest in the old man's tales of
long ago.
AV 820.8
Everyman, a morality play. Insight Media : New York, N.Y, 19--.
AV 820.8
A Survey of English Literature : 1600's to the 1950's. Thomas S.
Klise, Co., c1977.
AV 820.9
English literature : the late Romantic Age. Northbrook, IL :
Coronet Film & Video, c1990. The ideas expressed by earlier
Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Blake, which
dated back to about 1798, were reaffirmed by the later
Romantics such as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and
Keats.
AV 821
Survey of English poetry : Milton. Princeton, N.J. : Films for
the Humanities, c1988. Focus of this program is on Milton's
epic masterpiece, Paradise Lost. Also included is a glimpse
of the man, himself, through a sonnet to his wife,
Katherine.
AV 821
Victorians, 1837-1901. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities,
c1987. Tennyson: In Memoriam -- Emily Brontë: the Visionary
-- Rossetti: When I am dead my dearest -- Browning: My Last
duchess -- Swinburne: The Garden of Prosepine. Hosted by
John Gielgud; Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Richardson, Julian Glover.
Readings from the poems of eminent English poets of the
Victorian age.
AV 821
Geoffrey Chaucer and Middle English Literature. Princeton, New
Jersey : Films for the Humanities, c1988. This program
introduces the forms, themes, and major works of medieval
English literature, particularly the achievements of
Chaucer. It shows how the epic developed into the romance;
the importance of Arthurian themes ; allegory and its
attraction; and covers PEARL, Layamon's BRUT, GAWAIN AND THE
GREEN KNIGHT, LE MORT D'ARTHUR, and PIERS PLOWMAN. The
principal focus is on Chaucer: his life and sources, and his
development from imitator to innovator; the ROMAN DE LA
ROSE, TROYLUS AND CRYSEYDE, the RETRACTION, the General
Prologue; and the structure and charcters of THE CANTERBURY
TALES.
AV 821.7
The Rime of the ancient mariner : the strange story of Samual
Coleridge, poet and drug addict. Princeton, N.J. : Films
for the Humanities, 1986. Draws a parallel between
Coleridge's best-known poem and the poet's own life, haunted
by his addiction to opium.
AV 822.3
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo & Juliet. Hollywood,
Calif : Paramount Home Video, 1980. Olivia Hussey, Leonard
Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John McEnery, Pat
Heywood. Shakespeare's classic play of tragic love between
opposing families.
AV 822.3
Shakespeare and the Globe. Princeton, NJ : Films for the
Humanities, 1986. In an effort to enhance understanding of
Shakespeare's plays, this program brings together visuals
dealing with Elizabethan London and the Globe theater,
theatrical traditions at the time, and sites associated with
Shakespeare's life and family. Includes excerpts from
performances.
AV 822.3
Macbeth. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1985.
Orson Welles, Jeannette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy
McDowall. Welles stars as the ambitious Macbeth, whose lust
for the throne of Scotland leads to his eventual doom.
AV 822.3
Macbeth. [Marina Del Rey, CA] : Bennett Video Group, [1994?].
Jeremy Brett, Piper Laurie, Simon MacCorkindale, Richard
Alfieri, Barry Primus. Shakespeare's tragedy about greed
and ambition, and a man driven to murder to gain a kingdom,
only to meet his death.
AV 822.3
Becket. [Letterboxed ed.]. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video,
[1996], c1964. Richard Burton (Becket); Pete O'Toole (his
King); John Gielgud (King Louts of France). A historical
drama about the complicated relationship between King Henry
II and Thomas Becket.
AV 822.3
Oedipus the king. Princeton, N.J : Films for the Humanities,
c1991. With John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, and Michael
Pennington. Sophocles often won the leading prize at the
Dionysia, the principal dramatic festival of Athens; but
Oedipus the King was a runner-up, winner of the second
prize. Posterity, however, considers the play second to
none.
AV 822.3
Hamlet. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1990. Mel Gibson,
Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield. New film version of
the play about a trouble Danish prince. New film version of
the play about a troubled Danish prince.
AV 822.3
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Los Angeles, Calif. :
Republic Pictures Home Video, c1987. Charlton Heston, Jason
Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Robert Vaughn,
Richard Chamberlain, Diana Rigg. Film adaptation of
Shakespeare's play depicting the successful conspiracy to
assassinate the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar.
AV 822.3
Mel Gibson goes Back To School : Hamlet. California : Warner
Bros, c1990.
AV 822.3
Hamlet. Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video,
c1997. Nicol Williamson, Ben Aris, John J. Carney, Marianne
Faithfull, Anthony Hopkins. Williamson plays Hamlet in this
critically aclaimed version of Shakespeare's tradgedy.
AV 822.33
The tragedies of Macbeth. Northbrook, IL : Coronet Film & Video,
1989.
AV 823
Pygmalion. Los Angeles : Embassy Home Entertainment : Janus
Films, 1987. Wendy Hiller, Leslie Howard, Wilfrid Lawson,
Scott Sunderland. Professor Henry Higgins (Howard) works to
make a pretty flower girl (Hiller) into a young lady of
society.
AV 823
The Importance of being Earnest. Hollywood, Calif : Paramount
Home Video, 1988, c1952. Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Joan
Greenwood, Miles Malleson, Michael Redcgrave, Margaret
Rutherford, Dorothy Tutin. A lovestruck suiter is put off
when his fiancee announces she can only love a man named
Ernest.
AV 823
William Golding. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 1988,
c1978. The Nobel laurete author discusses his role as a
story teller and, in particular, his Lord of the flies.
AV 823
Starglider : a portrait of Arthur C. Clarke. Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities, 1988, c1986. Portrait of today's
foremost science writer. Clarke discusses the writers who
have influenced him as well as his views on the relationship
between science and spirituality.
AV 823
Frankenstein : The restored version. Universal City, Calif : MCA
Universal Home Video, 1991, made 1931. A scientist tampers
with life and death when he created a monster from lifeless
body parts, only to find his creation rejected by the world.
AV 823
In a wild workshop : Emily Brontë and Wuthering heights.
Northbrook, Ill. : Coronet Film & Video, 1990. Sarah
Burghard, Paul Bazely, Dinah Handley. Discusses the
nurturing environment Emily Brontë and her siblings grew up
in, and the influence it had on her work Wuthering heights,
a classic gothic tale of love, violence and misery, set on
the moors of England.
AV 823
The importance of being earnest. Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home
Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home
Entertainment, c2002. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances
O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson. A
lovestruck suiter is put off when his fiancee announces she
can only love a man named Ernest.
AV 829
Beowulf. Princeton, N.J : Films for the Humanities and Sciences,
c1984. The most popular and effective way to introduce
students to the orgins of the English language and
literature. This journey into Celtic-British-Anglo-Saxon
culture and the oral epic tradition leads through Caedmon
and Bede and culminates in a detailed examination of the
greatest masterpiece of the age, Beowulf, and of its
protagonist, who is our first tragic hero.
AV 873
Homer. Odyssey. Hallmark Home Entertainment1997, 1997. The
ancient world's most spectacular epic unfolds on screen as a
star-studded, special-effects-filled adventure of
breathtaking beauty and power in this lavishly producted
adaptationo f Homer's Odyssey.
AV 883
The odyssey. Los Angeles, CA : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1997. Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini,
Vanessa Williams, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts. Aided by
the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors
and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his
return home from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest
to reach his kingdom, Ithaca, and his faithful wife,
Penelope.
AV 909
Footloose in history. Wilton, CT : Reading & O'Reilly, 1987,
c1985. v.1. pt. 1. Fashions and culture of ancient Egypt to
medieval Europe -- pt. 2. Middle class life to the court of
Henry VIII -- v.2. pt. 3. Rembrandt's Nightwatch to the
French Revolution -- pt. 4. Cowboys and Indians to the
astronauts, a potpourri of Americana. Gives an overview of
history, using the shoe as a linking device.
AV 909
The century : America's time. [New York] : Burbank, Calif : ABC
Video ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
c1999. With Peter Jennings. An overview of U.S. history
during the twentieth century.
AV 909
The 20th century. Orland Park, IL : MPI Home Video, c2000.
Brings the 20th century back to life through narration, rare
photographs and stunning footage.
AV 909
Toward civilization. Silver Springs, Md. : Discovery
Communications, c2004,c2003. Before we ruled the earth (34
min.) -- Out of Africa (7 min.) -- Secrets of the iceman (8
min.) -- The Nile : where Egypt began (7 min.). Traces the
development of human civilization from the Stone Age to the
birth of ancient Egyptian civilization. Segment one explores
the lives of prehistoric humans and the tools the used.
Segment two examines genetic evidence that reveals how human
beings share a common ancestor. Segment three explores the
discovery of a 5,300-year-old body buried in the Swiss Alps
and the efforts of scientists to determine who he is.
Segment four examines the birth and growth of the Egyptian
civilization along the banks of the Nile River.
AV 909.07
The Middle Ages. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Video, 2001, c2000.
Presenters: Claudia Rapp, Paul Freedman, Teofilo Ruiz.
Provides an overview of the background, history, and
civilization of the European Middle Ages, a period spanning
almost one thousand years, from 450 AD to 1450 AD.
AV 909.7
The age of enlightenment. Thousand Oaks, CA : Full Circle
Entertainment, Inc, 2001. The solid philosophical framework
on which America was founded owes a debt of gratitude to The
Enlightment.
AV 909.81
The industrial revolution. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Video,
c2001. Presenters: Maxine Berg, Margaret Jacob. In 18th
century England, society and the economy began to move from
an agrarian, rural background to mechanization and
urbanization, a change that reached its peak in 19th-century
America.
AV 909.82
Cold War. Burbank, CA : [Atlanta, Ga.] : Warner Home Video ; CNN
Productions, c1998. V. 1. Comrades 1917-1945 ; Iron Curtain
1945-1947 ; Marshall Plan 1947-1952 -- v. 2. Berlin
1948-1949 ; Korea 1949-1953 ; Reds 1947-1953 -- v. 3. After
Stalin 1953-1956 ; Sputnik 1949-1961 ; The Wall 1958-1963 --
v. 4. Cuba 1959-1962 ; Vietnam 1954-1968 ; MAD 1960-1972 --
v. 5. Make love not war, The Sixties ; Red Spring, The
Sixties ; China 1949-1982 -- v.6. Detente 1969-1975 ; Good
guys, bad guys 1967-1978 ; Backyard 1954-1990 -- v. 7.
Freeze 1977-1981 ; Soldiers of God 1975-1988 ; Spies
1944-1994 -- v. 8. Star wars 1980-1988 ; The Wall comes down
1989 ; Conclusion 1989-1991. 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.
AV 909.823
Lowell Thomas remembers the new deal, the thirties. Los Angeles,
CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1986. Lowell Thomas.
Thomas narrates newsreel clips from the first half of the
1930's, featuring events such as The Great Depression,
repealilng of Prohibition, Gershwin's Jazz concert,
kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, the winning of the Nobel
prize by Sinclair Lewis, the "talkies", Mussoline as
dictator of Italy and Nazis rallying behing Hitler.
AV 910
World's amazing wonders. San Ramon, Calif : International Video
Network, c1992. Volcano of Sakurajima -- The temles of
Bangkok -- Gardens of Singaore -- Wonders of New Zealand --
Wonders of Australia -- Temple of the Tooth -- Taj Mahal --
Wildlife of Africa -- Wonders of Egypt. Travel to the most
fascinating locales of Asia, the South Pacific and Africa.
AV 910
World's magnificent wonders. San Ramon, CA : International Video
Network, c1992. Savor the rich culture and traditions of
Europe, then explore the Americas across the ocean. Travels
to some of the wonders of the world in Europe and North
America: the wonders of Rome, Venice and Paris; Carlsbad
Caverns; Yellowstone; the cliff houses of Mesa Verde; Bryce
Canyon; the Grand Canyon; and Alaska.
AV 910
The geography tutor. Marina Del Rey, CA : TMW Sales Company,
1991-1996. 1. Map and globe terms -- 2. Types of maps & map
projections -- 3. Map skills -- 4. Earth's physical features
-- 5. Weather and climate -- 6. Global problems and issues
---- 7. What is geography all about? -- 8. What are the five
themes of geography -- 9. Natural wonders of the world --
10. Human-made wonders of Europe & Asia -- 11. Human-made
wonders of Africa, Australia & the Americas -- 12. Soils --
13. Vegetation. Provides an introduction to general
geography topics.
AV 910
Geography : a voyage of discovery. Washington : National
Geographic Society, c1987. This multi-image slide show in
video format takes viewers on a photographic voyage of the
world and its peoples. Tells the story of a 19th-century
geographer who set out to chart tiny islands only to realize
that the world itself is an island in a much larger sea. The
geographer's guest serves to illustrate major geographical
themes.
AV 910
Grand Canyon National Park. Las Vegas, Nev : Norman Beerger
Productions, c1986. Explore the magnificence of the Grand
Canyon through a spectacular aerial adventure.
AV 910
Royal Treasure. Canada : JWM Productions, 2000. The ultimate
guide to the world's greatest treasures. Travel to China,
Peru and India and find out how the vast wealth of great
rulers has invited disaster, deceit and desecration.
AV 910
Sacred Treasure. Canada : JWM Productions, 2000. The ultimate
guide to the world's greatest treasures. As we journey
deeper into the world of sacred treasures we discover a
truth that is as profound as it is mysterious- the holier
the treasure, the more elusive it is to grasp.
AV 910
Mysterious Treasure. Canada : Crawford Communications, Inc.,
2000. The ultimate guide to the world's greatest treasures.
These are the stories of the world's most mysterious
treasures. Travel in the footsteps of the doomed and explore
the string of tragedies that have befallen those who dare to
seek forbidden riches.
AV 910
Earth's physical features. Los Angele, Calif : TMW Sales, c1991.
Contents of this video: Continents (00:04) -- Islands
(01:59) -- Peninsula (02:04) -- Cape (02:34) -- Isthmus
(02:58) -- Major landforms (03:24) -- Continental divide
(07:10) -- Valley (07:36) -- Oceans (08:47) -- Sea (09:55)
-- Lakes (11:39) -- Gulfs (12:40) -- Bay (13:10) -- Fjord
(13:32) -- River (14:01). Narrator: Ben Leonard. Explores
various types of landforms, including peninsulas, capes,
continental divide, rivers, fjords, and tides.
AV 910.4
Atocha : quest for treasure. Washington, D.C : distributed by
Live Distributing, Inc, c1986. Martin Sheen. Describes the
efforts of modern-day treasure hunter Mel Fisher to recover
the treasure from the Spanish galleon which sank off the
coast of Florida in 1622.
AV 910.45
Secrets of the Titanic. Collector's ed. Stamford, CT : Vestron
Video : National Geographic Video, 1986. Dr. Robert Ballard
leads an expedition to photograph the wreckage of the R.M.S.
Titanic, 2 1/2 miles below the surface of the Atlantic.
Includes newsreels and photographs of the Titanic before the
wreck.
AV 910.9
The golden age of exploration. Madison, WI : Knowledge
Unlimited, c1997. An overview of the early European
explorations of the Western hemisphere and the impact on the
native populations.
AV 910.902
The Age of Discovery. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video,
c2003. Ancient voyages of discovery -- Voyages of discovery
-- The Search for a sea route to India -- The Voyages of
Columbus -- The Treaty of Tordesillas : 1494 -- English
exploration -- Post-Columbian voyages -- Vasco da Gama --
Building trade with India -- The Voyage around the world --
The Philippines. Narrated by Greg Heimer. Combines period
art and expert commentary to present the motivations for
exploration during the Age of Discovery. Examines the
voyages and travels of European explorers that include
Columbus, Cabot, Cabral, Prince Henry, Vespucci, da Gama,
and Magellan. Describes the importance of these explorations
in establishing new trade routes to Asia, as well as the
European colonization of the Americas and other lands.
AV 912
Using maps and globes. Huntsville, Tex : Educational Video
Network, c1998. Hosted by Lisa Wilkins and John Kelly.
Short history of maps and globes and the different
techniques of making them. Explains the longitude and
latitude lines, time zones, types of maps and globes and how
to use them.
AV 913
Stonehenge. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1998. Examines
Stonehenge, the mysterious megalithic monument on the plains
of Wiltshire; explains the latest theories and known facts
about this ancient treasure.
AV 913.37
Pompeii. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1998. Shows the
ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed and preserved by a
volcano eruption and discusses the excavation of the city.
AV 913.38
Athens and ancient Greece. Chicago, IL : Questar Video, 1994.
Narration: Edmund Purdon. An historical travelogue of the
temples, sculptures, and monuments of ancient Greece.
AV 914
Romantic Cities of Europe. International Video Network : San
Ramon, CA, 1992.
AV 914
Romantic Rhine River journey : from the Alps to the Northsea.
Munchen, West Germany : Merkur Film GmbH, [19--]. A scenic
tour down the Rhine River, of which Victor Hugo remarked, is
winding like the Seine, historical like the Tiber, regal
like the Danube, and mysterious like the Nile.
AV 914
Enchanted cities of Europe. San Ramon, CA : International Video
Network, c1992. London -- Dublin -- Amsterdam -- Munich --
Vienna. Experience the enchantment of Europe by touring
some of her great cities. A travelogue highlighting five
great European cities, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Munich,
and Vienna.
AV 914
Europe--the grand tour. [S.l : International Video Network],
1993.
AV 914.2
King Arthur & his country : Southern England. Whittier, CA :
Finley-Holiday Film Corporation, [198-?].
AV 914.94
Geneva and Its Flowing Waters. Video Placement Worldwide, ?.
AV 914.94
the Myth of the Swiss Cow. Video Placement Worldwide, ?.
AV 915
Asia. Washington, D.C : The Society, c1991. Explores the
world's largest and most populated continent, from its
frozen Arctic lands to equatorial rain forests, including
remote, sparsely populated areas and regions where
populations thrive.
AV 915.15
Return to Everest. Collector's ed. Stamford, CT : Vestron
Video, c1989. On the 30th anniversary of his climbing of
Mt. Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary returns to Nepal and works
with the people to preserve their precious environment.
AV 917.3
Mammoth Cave National Park. Whittier, CA : Finley-Holiday, 1997.
Scenic tour of Mammoth cave, with information on geology and
archaeology of the area.
AV 919.1
And the gods moved to Taiwan : Between gods and men. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with
Douchan Gersi. Looks at the ancient religious rituals of
Imperial China, now practiced only in Taiwan, and explores
the mysteries of Taoism.
AV 919.1
Dancers of evil : The tooth of Buddha. New York : Esicma
Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan
Gersi. Looks at the religious practices of Sri Lanka, where
there is a sect which exorcises people from demons. Also
looks at the Buddhists and fire walkers.
AV 919.1
In the footsteps of Genghis Khan : Once upon a time, Afghanistan.
New York : Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James
Coburn with Douchan Gersi. Looks at Afghanistan, focusing
on religious practices of the Dervishes, and explores the
aftermath of the communist government on the local life.
AV 919.1
Journal from India : The wheel of Karma. New York : Esicma
Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan
Gersi. Travels to India to explore the caste system and its
social implications. Also looks at the religious experiences
of the faithful who explore the Wheel of Karma at the Ganges
river.
AV 919.1
Jungles of Borneo : Headhunters of Borneo. New York : Esicma
Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan
Gersi. Exploration of the life and customs of the jungles
of Borneo and of the dangerous natives who live there. Films
made by Gersi and his crew on their 5-month journey through
the central jungles of Borneo, where they became members of
the Iban tribe.
AV 919.1
Kaaba, center of the universe : Bandits, pirates & flying
carpets. New York : Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters:
James Coburn with Douchan Gersi. Travels to Arabia, Oman
and Yemen, observing a pilgrimage to Mecca, and exploring
the life of the bandits and pirates who still live and
practice their trades there.
AV 919.1
Land of Sheba : Sanctuaries of stone. New York : Esicma
Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan
Gersi. Looks at the ancient religious rites performed by
modern-day residents of Axum in Ethiopia, and the claims of
possession of the Ark of the Covenant.
AV 919.1
Land of the living gods : Kingdom beneath the sky. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with
Douchan Gersi. Travels to Nepal and Mustang, looking at the
life and religious practices in these Himalayan countries.
AV 919.1
The last empire of sailing ships : Festival of tears. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with
Douchan Gersi. Travels to the Celebes where the explorers
join the sailors who battle modern-day pirates. Also looks
at the funeral ceremonies of the Toradjas, which take over
20 years to complete.
AV 919.1
Lost road to Nubia : Bodies of art, bodies of pain. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with
Douchan Gersi. Explorers travel to the Sudan, where they
look at the tribal ritual fights which have replaced ancient
wars, and explore the Nuba of Kau and their ritual virgins'
Dance of Love.
AV 919.1
Orphans of the sun : Magic healing, magic death. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with
Douchan Gersi. Looks at the life and practices of Incan
descendants living in the Bolivian valleys and mountains,
talking to healers who use both herbal medicine and magic.
AV 919.1
Wolves of freedom : Puppets of God. New York : Esicma
Corporation, c1995. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan
Gersi. Examines the Kurdish people who believe their only
hope against genocide is a state of their own. Shows their
rituals of pain. Also looks at religious rituals of Sri
Lanka where pain, involving piercing of tongues and cheeks
and placing hooks into their bodies is shown.
AV 919.1
Blue men of the Sahara : From Timbuktu to the stars. New York :
Esicma Corporation, c1995. Hosted by James Coburn and
Douchan Gersi. Presenters: James Coburn with Douchan Gersi.
In Blue men of the Sahara, explorer Douchan Gersi shares the
way of life of the Tuareg people. In From Timbuktu to the
stars, explorer Douchan Gersi meets the Dogons, who claim to
come from the Dog Star. Depicts the Tuareg, a desert
dwelling people of Algeria. Shows how they attempt to
maintain their traditional way of life. Also discusses the
Dogon people of Mali and their claim to have come to earth
from the Dog Star.
AV 919.89
90° south. New York : Milestone Video & Film, 1991. Restored
film chronicles Scott's expedition to the South Pole. Not
only did Amundsen beat him there, but his entire expedition
died on the return trip.
AV 920
Ferdinand & Isabella : Spanish monarchs. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, [1995]. A biography of the
king and queen whose marriage led to the unification of
Spain and who increased the country's power by conquering
the Moors and sending Columbus to America.
AV 920
Juan & Evita Peron : President and First Lady of Argentina.
Spanish version. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, [1995]. Covers the life of the leader who
became president of Argentina in 1946, was later deposed,
and returned in triumph for another presidency after
eighteen years of exile. Also his wife, Eva, considered a
modern-day saint by some, an opportunist by others. Covers
the life of the leader who became president of Argentina in
1946, was later deposed, and returned in triumph for another
presidency after eighteen years of exile.
AV 920
The Thirty second president. Washington, D.C. : PBS Video,
[1984]. The role of advertising in politics in the 20th
Century is examined, featuring an interview with the late
Rosser Reeves, an advertising executive who worked on early
political television advertising for Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Bill Moyers also talks with media whiz Tony Schwartz about
how electoral politics have changed with increased use of
television advertising.
AV 920
Bonnie and Clyde. [Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, c1984.
Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene
Hackman, Estelle Partons. A mixture of comedy and brutal
violence, this film is based on the exploits of the
notorious American outlaws of the 1930's, Bonnie Parker and
Clyde Barrow.
AV 920
Ferdinand & Isabella : Spanish monarchs. Spanish version. Bala
Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A
biography of the king and queen whose marriage led to the
unification of Spain and who increased the country's power
by conquering the Moors and sending Columbus to America.
AV 920
Juan & Evita Peron : President and First Lady of Argentina.
Spanish version. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, 1995, c1994. Covers the life of the leader who
became president of Argentina in 1946, was later deposed,
and returned in triumph for another presidency after
eighteen years of exile.
AV 920
Famous African Americans. Las Vegas, NV : Educational
Distributors of America, Inc, [2000].
AV 920
Famous African Americans. Las Vegas, NV : Educational
Distributors of America, Inc, [2000].
AV 920
Great women in American history : vol. 1. Las Vegas, NV :
Educational Distributors of America, Inc, 1996.
AV 921
Mr. Lincoln of Illinois. Films for the Humanities : Princeton,
New Jersey, 1993.
AV 921
Tragedy to Triumph. Grace Products : Richardson, texas, 1995.
AV 921
Attila the hun. Educational Video Network : Huntsville, Texas,
19--.
AV 921
John F. Kennedy. New York : CBS Video, c1981. Covers the
presidential years, the assassination and an interview with
Rose about her son's childhood.
AV 921
Cesar E. Chavez : Mexican-American labor leader. English
version. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions,
c1995. The accomplishments of labor leader Chavez, and
shows how Spanish Americans have overcome handicaps such as
poverty, lack of education, and discrimination to make
significant contributions to American society. Deals with
the accomplishments of labor leader Cesar Chavez in order to
show how Spanish Americans have overcome handicaps such as
poverty, lack of education, and discrimination to make
significant contributions to the American society.
AV 921
George Santayana : Spanish philosopher and poet. Bala Cynwyd, PA
: Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A biography of the
Spanish-born philosopher and author.
AV 921
Hernan Cortes : Spanish explorer. English version. Bala Cynwyd,
PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, 1995, c1994. A
biography of Cortes, dividing his life into the segments of
scholar, adventurer, settler, captain, invader, guest,
conqueror, and veteran.
AV 921
Joan Baez : Mexican American folksinger. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. The biography of a
singer who used folk music to lead a non-violent fight for
the protection of basic human rights. A leader of civil
rights marches and protests, she also organized the first
anti-Vietnam war demonstration at the White House.
AV 921
Pablo Neruda : Chilean poet and diplomat. English version. Bala
Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A
biography of the life and times of the Chilean poet and
diplomat.
AV 921
Pancho Villa : Mexican revolutionary. English version. Bala
Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. Shows
contradictory images of Pancho Villa. He is remembered as
both a force of destruction and an agent of reform who
fought oppression and brought justice to the people.
AV 921
Roberto Clemente : Puerto Rican baseball great. English version.
Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A
biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player from Puerto
Rico.
AV 921
Simon Bolivar : Latin-American revolutionary. English version.
Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995.
Shows the life of Simon Bolivar and his constant struggle to
free the countries of South America from the oppressing rule
of the Spaniards.
AV 921
Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1992. Examines the life of
the first Afro-American to be appointed an associate justice
of the highest court in the country.
AV 921
George Washington Carver, botanist. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1992. Biography of the
founder of Tuskegee Institute, framing Carver as the
Afro-American whose scientific research revolutionized the
economy of the South.
AV 921
Elijah Muhammad, religious leader. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1994. Biography of Elijah
Muhammad, African American religious leader and founder of
the Black Muslims. A biography of a leader of the Black
Muslim movement, which combined religioous beliefs with
strong social protest.
AV 921
Frederick Douglass. New York : A & E Home Video, c1994.
Documentary on the life and career of the escaped slave
Frederick Douglass, who became an orator, writer, and leader
in the United States anti-slavery movement.
AV 921
Harry Truman. New York : A & E Home Video, 1995, c1994.
HOST/NARRATOR: Jack Perkins. Chronicles the life of the
"man from Missouri" who ordered the dropping of the atomic
bomb, presided over the beginnings of the Cold War, the
formation of NATO, the Korean Conflict, & the McCarthy witch
hunts.
AV 921
Amelia Earhart. New York : A & E Audio Books, p1997, c1996.
Hosted and narrated by Jack Perkins. A documentary on the
life of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic, and the sudden end to her flying career with her
disappearance, while crossing the Pacific, in 1937.
AV 921
Thomas Jefferson : The Pursuit of Liberty. Princeton, NJ : Films
for the Humanities, 1991. Participants inclue President
Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor,
columnust George Will, and Jefferson scholar Merrill D.
Peterson. Narrated by Edward Hermann. This documentary,
shot at major Jefferson sites, explores his life and career
and offers insights into his achievements.
AV 921
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr : a historical perspective. [Santa
Monica, CA] : Xenon Entertainment Group, 1994, c1993.
Narrated by Arthur Berghardt. Using archival material,
newsreels, and photographs, the story of Martin Luther King
and the civil rights movementis told. Shows how King's ideas
evolved and influenced others. A one-of-a kind examine of
Dr. King's extraordinary life. Using rare and largely unseen
film footage and photographs, writer/Director Tom Friedman
explores how Dr. King's ideas, thoughts, and causes evolved
in the face of the rapidly changing climate of the civil
rights movement.
AV 921
Nathaniel Hawthorne : New England's Puritan son. Chicago :
Clearvue/eav, c1993. An overview of Hawthorne's life and
times. Explains how his philosophy of life influenced his
writing, particularly his belief that man was inherently
evil.
AV 921
Picasso, the man and his work, part 1 : 1881-1937. New York :
V.I.E.W. Video, 1986. Picasso's artistic development is
traced from his work as a youth of 15 (1896) through his
blue and pink periods, his work with cubism and his
Neoclassical period, and culminates with the painting of
Guernica, in 1937.
AV 921
Cesar E. Chavez : Mexican-American labor leader. English
version. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions,
c1995. The accomplishments of labor leader Chavez, and
shows how Spanish Americans have overcome handicaps such as
poverty, lack of education, and discrimination to make
significant contributions to American society. Deals with
the accomplishments of labor leader Cesar Chavez in order to
show how Spanish Americans have overcome handicaps such as
poverty, lack of education, and discrimination to make
significant contributions to the American society.
AV 921
George Santayana : Spanish philosopher and poet. Bala Cynwyd, PA
: Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A biography of the
Spanish-born philosopher and author.
AV 921
Hernan Cortes : Spanish explorer. English version. Bala Cynwyd,
PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, 1995, c1994. A
biography of Cortes, dividing his life into the segments of
scholar, adventurer, settler, captain, invader, guest,
conqueror, and veteran.
AV 921
Joan Baez : Mexican American folksinger. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. The biography of a
singer who used folk music to lead a non-violent fight for
the protection of basic human rights. A leader of civil
rights marches and protests, she also organized the first
anti-Vietnam war demonstration at the White House.
AV 921
Pablo Neruda : Chilean poet and diplomat. English version. Bala
Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A
biography of the life and times of the Chilean poet and
diplomat.
AV 921
Pancho Villa : Mexican revolutionary. English version. Bala
Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. Shows
contradictory images of Pancho Villa. He is remembered as
both a force of destruction and an agent of reform who
fought oppression and brought justice to the people.
AV 921
Simon Bolivar : Latin-American revolutionary. English version.
Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995.
Shows the life of Simon Bolivar and his constant struggle to
free the countries of South America from the oppressing rule
of the Spaniards.
AV 921
Roberto Clemente : Puerto Rican baseball great. English version.
Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1995. A
biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player from Puerto
Rico.
AV 921
William Faulkner, American writer, 1897-1962. W. Long Branch, NJ
: Dist. by Kultur International Films, c1993. Traces the
life and literary career of the American novelist William
Faulkner using contemporary drawings, photographic stills
and early portraits.
AV 921
A Swiss Among the Stars - Claude Nicollier. St. Petersburg,
Florida : Video Placement Worldwide, 2000. This video
allows the viewer to follow Claude Nicollier s professional
triumph, to see him smile, and to share his joy when he
travels deep into space as the European Union (and Swiss)
representative on the U.S. Space Shuttle. At 44, Claude
Nicollier father, military pilot, doctor of astrophysics and
astronautics has earned his place on the Space Shuttle.
Achieving his childhood dream of traveling in space, while
displaying such genuine innocent enthusiasm, helps the
viewer understand why Claude Nicollier has earned the title
of Extraordinary Swiss Ambassador to the Stars.
AV 921
Joan of Arc. Santa Monica, CA. : FHE, c1999.
AV 921
Joan of Arc : France's call for arms. Quebec, Canada : Madacy,
c1996. Narrator: Liz Beswick. Chronicles the experiences
of the peasant girl who led a French army against the
English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and became
a saint.
AV 921
The Peanut man : George Washington Carver. Richardson, Tex :
Grace Products Corporation, c1999. Reg Grant, Braylon
Curry, Dell Johnson, Billy Jones, Kathleen Amano, and Audrea
Ulmer. Describes the life and accomplishments of the former
slave who became a scientist and devoted his career to
helping the South improve its agriculture.
AV 921
For all Mankind : The Secret of Thomas Edison. Richardson, Texas
: Grace Products, 1998. This program visits Edison's Menlo
Park laboratory and shows how teamwork is the ultimate
secret of his inventions. Includes a quiz.
AV 921
Sam Houston, man of honor. Richardson, TX : Grace Products,
c1992. James Daniels, Holley Vaughn. Holley Vaughn, James
Daniels. Describes the life of Sam Houston who served as a
Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association
with Texas began. Documentary on the first president of the
Republic of Texas, Sam Houston. Traces his military career
from a soldier in Andrew Jackson's army, to the general who
led Texas to its independence from Mexico. Done in the form
of a modern girl visiting him and discussing his career.
AV 921
The cost of freedom. Richardson, TX : Grace Products, c1991.
Holley Vaughn, Benton Jennings, Reg Grant. A modern Texas
girl is transported through a magic library into the action
at the Alamo, where she learns about William B. Travis and
the other men who gave their lives for the freedom of their
country.
AV 921
Mark Twain's tragedy in the graveyard. Richardson, TX : Grace
Products Corporation, 1993. Working off the muder witnessed
by Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, a modern high school girl goes
back in literary time to learn a humorous lesson on
narrative writing.
AV 921
Wild West Story of Buffalo Bill Cody : A Film to Help Stop the
Violence in Our Schools. Richardson, TX. : Grace Products
Corp., 2001. From the Emmy Award Winning In Search of
Heroes comes a film that celebrates the power of the human
spirit to do what is right...no matter what the cost!.
AV 921
JFK. Las Vegas, NV. : American Institute for Education, Inc,
19--. Watch this video to learn more about our 35th
President of the United States who was assissinated on
November 22, 1963.
AV 921
Leonardo da Vinci. Las Vegas, NV : American Institute for
Education, Inc, c2000. Grades 6-12, 24 min. Tells the story
of Leonardo da Vinci, the master painter, artist, and
brilliant inventor.
AV 921
Theodore Roosevelt. Las Vegas, NV : American Institute for
Education, Inc, 19--. Watch this video to learn all about
Theodore Roosevelt our 26th president of the United States.
AV 921
Nixon. Las Vegas, NV : American Institute for Education, Inc,
19--. Learn abour Richard Nixon, the 1st US president to
resign from office. His many accomplishments in office were
overshadowed by a scandal known as Watergate.
AV 921
Van Gogh. Las Vegas, NV. : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn about the famous artist, Van Gogh.
AV 921
Regan. Las Vegas, NV. : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn more about the U.S. president, Ronald Regan.
AV 921
John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation. Dallas, Texas : Walt
Sisco/The Dallas Morning News, 1989. The six films from the
Sixth Floor Museum have been adapted as an educational video
examining the life, death and enduring legacy of President
Kennedy.
AV 921
Newton : a tale of two Isaacs. [Toronto, Ont.] : Devine
Entertainment, 1999, 1997. Karl Pruner, Tyrone Savage, Kris
Lemche, Lisa Jakub, Adrian Hough, Nigel Bennett, Catherine
Byrne, Richard McMillan, Leif Bristow. A dramatization of
the life of Sir Isaac Newton as told by a young boy named
after him. Thus the tale of the two Isaacs is intervoven
throughtout the story.
AV 921
Leonardo : a dream of flight. [S.l.] : Devine Entertainment
Corp, c1997. Brent Carver, David Felton, Cedric Smith, Tom
Melissis, Natascia A. Diaz, Brenda Bazinet, Leon Pownall.
In 1504, eleven-year-old Roberto encounters the Italian
Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci in the streets of
Milan. Together, Roberto and Leonardo study winged creatures
and turn their imaginations to the skies.
AV 921
Galileo, on the shoulders of giants. [United States] : Devine
Entertainment Corp., c1997. Michael Moriarty, Kenny Vadas,
Louis Del Grande, Tony Nardi. Dramatization of Galileo's
life and his invention of the telescope.
AV 921
Degas and the dancer. [Canada?] : Devine Entertainment Corp,
c1999. Thomas Jay Ryan, Alison Pill, Kathryn Long, Steve
Fretwell, Ian D. Clark. In a crisis himself, Edgar Degas
helps a young ballerina find confidence.
AV 921
Monet : shadow and light. Toronto, Ontario : Devine
Entertainment Corp, c1999. Stuart Hughes, Trevor Blumas,
Maggie Huculak. Monet is having a very hard time, but
another young artist helps him appreciate the value of
family.
AV 921
Goya : awakened in a dream. Toronto, Ontario : Devine
Entertainment Corp, c1999. Cedric Smith, Jaclyn Blumas,
Shannon Lawson. Goya is fed up with life at the Spanish
court, and members of the court are beginning to think Goya
has gone insane.
AV 921
Einstein : light to the power of 2. [Toronto, Ontario] : Devine
Productions, c1997. Paul Soles, Lagaye Studwood, Chris
McKinney, Sybyl Walker. Albert Einstein is a scholar and
physicist at Princeton University where he befriends Lannie,
a 12 year old African-American girl whose mother works at
the university kitchen. Albert gives Lannie an incredible
gift: an awareness of her potential.
AV 921
Marie Curie, more than meets the eyes. Canadian version.
[Toronto] : Devine Entertainment Corporation, c1997. Kate
Trotter, Natale Vansier, Colleen Rennison, Dawn Greenhalgh,
Martha Burns, Mairon Bennett, Bob Martin, Wayne Robson.
AV 921
Mary Cassatt : American Impressionist. [U.S.] : Devine
Entertainment Corporation : Distributed by Devine
Productions Ltd, c1999. Amy Brenneman, Charlotte Sullivan,
Emma Isherwood, Jonathan Koensgen, Noah Shebib, Cary
Lawrence, Charles Powell, Thomas Jay Ryan. The orderly life
of artist Mary Cassatt is thrown into disarray when her
brother's family comes to visit her in Paris. Her niece
plays matchmaker and tries to pair Mary up with the painter
Edgar Degas.
AV 921
Edison : the wizard of light. New York : distributed by Devine
Entertainment, c1998. Kenneth Welsh, Michal Suchanek, Jesse
Collins, David Storch, Susannah Hoffmann. Edison gets some
advice from a young apprentice and pursues his dream of
inventing the first motion picture.
AV 921
Henry Ford. Las Vegas, NV. : American Institute for Education,
19xx. From humble beginnings, Henry Ford used his natural
gift for mathematics and his love for machines to propel
himself into history. Watch this video to see how.
AV 921
LBJ : a biography. Atlanta, GA : Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video ;
Dist. byWarner Home Video, c1997, c1991. Beautiful Texas --
My fellow Americans -- We shall overcome -- The last
believer. V. 1. pt. 1. Beautiful Texas -- pt. 2. My fellow
Americans -- v. 2. pt. 3. We shall overcome -- pt. 4. The
last believer. Speakers: Lady Bird Johnson, Robert Dallek,
Eliot Janeway, Doris K. Goodman, E. Babe Smith, Ronnie
Dugger, Lewis Gould. Hosted & narrated by David McCullough.
David McCullough. Biography of Johnson from his days as a
Congressional aide in Washington to his withdrawal from
politics.
AV 921
Leonardo da Vinci : Renaissance master. New York : A & E Home
Video, 1996. HOST: Jack Perkins. Profiles the Italian
Renaissance genius Leonard da Vinci who was both an artist
and a visionary inventor.
AV 921
Edgar Allan Poe. New York : A&E Television Network, c1994.
AV 921
I know why the caged bird sings. Van Nuys, CA : LIVE Home Video,
c1993, 1978. Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Esther Rolle.
Young Maya leads a precarious existence in racist,
Depression-era Arkansas, where she is shunted between her
grandmother's house and mother's -- where she is raped --
and withdraws into total silence. She endures to share her
realization in her valedictory address: "In order to lift
your voice, you have to lift your head.".
AV 921
The miracle worker. Burbank, Calif : Walt Disney Home Video :
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2001.
Allison Elliott, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lucas Black, Kate
Greenhouse, David Strathairn. A contemporary version of the
classic true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, who
broke through the barriers of blindness and deafness to
communicate.
AV 921
W.B. Yeats. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, ?. Yeats is still
revered as not only a great Irish poet, but as one of the
greatest poets of the 20th century. Watch this biography of
his life & works.
AV 921
Muhammad : legacy of a prophet. [San Carlos, Calif.] : Kikim
Media, c2002. Narrated by André Braugher. Discussion of
the life of Muhammad.
AV 921
Andy Warhol : a life on the edge. New York : New Video Group,
c1998. Profiles Andy Warhol's life and work, examining his
contributions to painting, film, publishing, rock music and
television.
AV 921
Norman Rockwell. New York : A & E Home Video, c1994. HOST: Jack
Perkins. "Presents a portrait of the artist whose vision
captured the soul of America's heartland"--Container.
AV 921
Oscar Wilde : wit's end. New York : distributed New Video Group,
[2001]. Host: Harry Smith ; voice of Oscar Wilde, Felix Van
Dijk ; interviewed: biographers, Joan Schenkar, Barbara
Belford, Douglas Murray. Examines the life of the Irish
author, dramatist, and poet through interviews.
AV 921
Rembrandt : Fathers and sons. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Devine
Productions Limited, c1999.
AV 921
Cleopatra, the first woman of power. Chicago, Ill. : Questar,
Inc., c1999. Narrated by Anjelica Huston. Anjelica Huston
narrates this look at Queen Cleopatra which portrays her as
a visionary ruler and brilliant strategist motivated by a
genuine concern for her people. Includes original location
footage and interviews with historians.
AV 921
Picasso, war, peace, love. Indianapolis, IN : Irwindale, CA :
Kartes Video Communications ; dist. by Barr Films, 1986,
c1970. Documentary on the works of Picasso, as influenced
by the events of WW2, and the following peace, as well as
his inclusion of people he loved as subjects of his work.
AV 921
The real world of Andrew Wyeth. Chicago, Ill : Home Vision,
1987, c1980. Grades 6-12, 69 min. Documentary on Wyeth,
showing his home in New England and including interview
sequences with the artist.
AV 923
Talking with Thoreau. Chicago : Encyclopedia Britannican
Educational Corp., 1975. Uses a science fiction device of
time-travel to present the thought of Henry David Thoreau.
Stages a visit between Thoreau and four present-day
distingusished personages, set in his cabin at Walden Pond.
AV 928
e e cummings: The making of a poet. Films for the humanities,
1988. E. E. Cummings tells how he became a great writer,
revealing the sources, sites, friends, and the events which
influenced him.
AV 930
Seven wonders of the ancient world. New York : History Channel :
A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video Group, c1996.
Hosted & narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Introduces seven
wonders of the world and explores why the seven particular
sites were chosen and who decided this number. Includes the
hanging gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
the great pyramid of Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the
Temple of Artemis at Ephesis, and more.
AV 930
Rome & Pompeii. Chicago, IL : Questar Video, c1994.
Reconstructs Rome and Pompeii as they were about 2,000 years
ago, using computer graphics, providing history and cultural
background.
AV 930
The seven wonders of the ancient world. Chicago, IL : Questar
Home Video, c1990. Lists and describes the 7 ancient
wonders selected by Philo of Byzantium approximately 2000
years ago.
AV 932
Egypt, quest for eternity. Washington, D.C : National Geographic
Society Educational Services, 1982. Host E.G. Marshall
looks at the ancient Egyptians who spent their whole
lifetime preparing for life after death. Shows how the
monuments and temples they left behind celebrate the power
and mystery of their civilization. Highlights the works of
Ramses.
AV 932
The pyramids of Egypt. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1998.
Explains the form, construction and function of the
pyramids, burial sites of the Egypt's pharoahs. Visits the
pyramids at Giza and the Valley of the Kings.
AV 932
Ancient Egyptian civilization. Anaheim, CA : Diamond
Entertainment Corp, c1995. An examination of the parallels
between ancient and present day Egypt, with visits to the
Valley of the Kings and Giza. Footage of the opening of King
Tut's tomb and its wonderous objects.
AV 932
The tomb of tutankhamun. AIMS Media, Inc, [19??]. Literally
meaning "the living god, " Tutankhamun was the name given to
the Egyptian child king buried more than three thousand
years ago. Only nine years old when crowned and only 18 when
he died, Tutankhamun was believed to rise each day and
return to his tomb at night to conquer dangers in the dark
underworld. Shows the symbols and art on the walls, and the
wondrous artifacts that the child king was entombed with.
Serves as a window into ancient Egypt - and into the culture
and religion that led to such lavish burials.
AV 932
The Land of the pharaohs. Chicago, Ill. : Questar Video, c1994.
Narrated by Edmund Purdom. Recaptures the splendor of
Egypt, including two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World: the pyramids of Giza and the lighthouse at
Alexandria. Includes recreations of historical sites,
including the temple of Luxor, the Temple of Ammon at
Karnak, the Temple of Ramses, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara,
and the Great Temple of Abu Simbel. Illustrates the city of
Memphis as it appeared originally. Explores the culture of
ancient Egypt, including mummification, hieroglyphics, food
and religion.
AV 932.01
King Tut : tomb of treasure. [Wilmette, Ill.] : [S.l.] : Public
Media Video ; Distributed by Jim Packer Mission Argyle
Productions in association with Helfgott, Towne &
Silverstein, c1978. Narrator: Allen Ludden. Filmed at the
1978 exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art, shows the
priceless objects that were buried with Egyptian Pharoah
Tutankhamen. The treasures of King Tut's tomb are shown as
they were exhibited in the traveling art show of 1978.
AV 936.4
Gallic Wars. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment, 1997,
c1995. Re-acts the history of the Gallic Wars when the
great conqueror Julius Caesar led the mighty Roman legions
in their victory over Gaul.
AV 937
Punic Wars. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment, 1997,
c1995. Illustrates the bitter conflict between two major
powers, Rome and the North African city-state of Carthage.
The three great wars took place over the course of more than
hundred years, from 264 to 146 BC.
AV 937
Hadrian's Wall. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1998. Surveys
Hadrian's Wall, built by the ancient Roman invaders in
Britain to keep out the barbaric Scotish warriors to the
north.
AV 937
Ancient Rome : the glorious empire. West Long Branch, NJ :
Kultur, c1999. A complete history of ancient Rome using
computer animation, authentic filmed recreations, period
imagery and location footage. See a record of the treasures
left to us by a remarkable civilization. From the Forum to
the Colosseum, the glory of Rome is presented in incredible
detail.
AV 938
Greek/Persian wars. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment,
1997, c1995. Re-acts the famous battle of Marathon during
the Greek-Persian wars. In 449 B.C. unable to win an
outright victory, the Persians gave up all hope of annexing
Greece.
AV 938
Peloponnesian Wars. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment,
1997, c1995. A dramatic analysis of the 27-year war between
Athens and Sparta that was a victory for the Spartans and
resulted in their ascent to leadership of the Greek world.
AV 938.07
In the footsteps of Alexander the Great. [Arlington, VA] : PBS
Home Video, 1998, c1997. Pt.1. Son of God ; Lord of Asia --
pt.2. Across the Hindu Kursh ; To the ends of the earth.
Host: Michael Wood. Wood traces the route of Alexander and
his Greek army as they set out to invade Asia and overthrow
the Persian Empire.
AV 939
Trojan Wars. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment, 1997,
c1995. Tells the story of the war waged by Greek
principalities on the city of Troy. The war culminated in
major bloodshed and the triumph of the Greeks, achieved with
the famous ploy of the Trojan Horse.
AV 940
Europe. Washington, D.C : The Society, c1991. Explores the
physical geography of Europe, including its mountains and
major rivers, and examines the effects of geological and
human activity on its landscapes.
AV 940.17
The Warrior. Chicago, Ill. : New Dimension Media/Questar, c1993.
Hosted by Ian Richardson. Contrasts the image of the
medieval knight in battle against the methods of modern day
warfare. Traces the evolution the medieval warrior into the
more destructive, mechanized soldier of the modern era.
Documents how the advent of gunpowder during the Renaissance
period made the codes of chivalry seem antiquated.
Identifies the causes of wars throughout history and looks
at the impact of war on civilization, from ancient to
modern. Also includes interviews with contemporary experts
in the field of international warfare.
AV 940.192
Scourge of the black death. New York : History Channel : Dist.
by New Video Group, c1996. Relive the dark horror of black
death, a terrifying plague and the greatest catastrophe of
the medieval time, that killed 14 million people in Europe.
AV 940.2
The Renaissance. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Video, 2001, c2000.
Presenters are Carlos M.N. Erie, Thomas Arnold. Narrator,
Bob Murray. Scholars, photographs and historic paintings
bring to life Europe's cultural rebirth. The program shows
how a return to classical Greek and Roman ideals, and the
invention of the Gutenberg printing press, spawned the
achievements of DaVinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare.
Examines the period which began with the invention of the
Gutenberg printing press in the early 14th century and
continued through the late 16th century. Looks at art,
literature, and the voyages of explorers. Features
commentary by scholars.
AV 940.2
A world reborn. Chicago : New Dimension Media, c1993. Ian
Richardson. Depicts the ideas of some well known people
during this period of history on the topics of art, faith,
culture, government, politics and power, nature and
religion.
AV 940.3
World War I Cause and Effect(videorecording). Las Vegas, NV. :
American Institute for Education, 1999. This informative
program covers the tumultuous events that led up to WWII,
the nations draw into the conflict, communism and how the
airplane/submarine altered the nature of combat and assured
a WWII.
AV 940.4
The Lighthorsemen. [United States?] : Evergreen Entertainment,
1996. Jon Blake, Peter Phelps, Tony Bonner, Bill Kerr, John
Walton, Sigrid Thornton, Anthony Andrews. Based on a true
story from World War I, this is the chronicle of the bold
and daring march of 800 Australians across the Palestine
desert to attack Beersheba, held by German and Turkish
forces. It is also the tale of courage, and the human
camaraderie that made these men friends first and soldiers
second.
AV 940.53
The Holocaust : a history. Huntsville, Tex : distributed by
Educational Video Network, Inc, c2001. Historical struggle
of the Jewish people -- Hitler and Nazi Germany: Hitler's
rise to power ; The Aryanization of Germany ; Kristallnacht
-- The outbreak of WWII: Occupation of Poland ; Invasion of
the USSR -- Hitler's Final Solution -- The establishment of
death camps -- Life in the concentration camps -- The
aftermath. Narrator: Thomas F. Soare. Examines the
historical struggle of the Jewish people leading up to the
Nazi Holocaust. Topics covered include: Hitler's motivations
and rise to power, the ramifications of his "New Order", the
events of Kristallnacht, and life in the concentration
camps. Includes archival footage.
AV 940.53
Auschwitz : If you cried, you died. Rev. ed. Indianapolis, IN :
Impact America Foundation, Inc, 2001. Chronicles the
journey of two holocaust survivors as they revisit the
Auschwitz Concentration Camp. This compelling video
illustrates how the prejudice, intolerance, and violence
that characterized the holocaust provide timely lessons for
all of us today. Chronicles the journey of two holocaust
survivors, David Mandel and Mike Vogel, as they revisit the
Hell they knew as Auschwitz Concentration Camp. This
compelling video illustrates how the prejudice, intolerance,
and violence that characterized the Holocaust provide timely
lessons for all os us today. This revised ediction now
features youth discussing these important topice,.
AV 940.53
The atomic bomb : the end or the beginning. Thousand Oaks, CA :
distributed by Goldhil Video, c2003. Narrator: William
Knight. Explores Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Traces its development and the
roles of Robert Oppenheimer and General Groves, the
Manhattan Project, the U.S.S. Indianapolis tragedy and the
flight of the Enola Gay and Bocks Car. Also, Japanese
surrender and beginning of the Cold War.
AV 940.53
Minority units : profiles of courage and sacrifice. Thousand
Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video, c2003. Narrated by William
Knight. Explores the contributions made by minorities
participating in America's armed forces during World War II.
Describes the discrimination in the military and the irony
of minorities fighting abroad for ideals that were not
practiced at home. Highlights major campaigns involving
African American, Japanese American, and Native American
participation. Features archival footage of D-Day, the air
war in Europe, North Africa, and Iwo Jima, identifying the
heroism and bravery of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 92nd
Infantry, the Red Ball Express, the Navajo code talkers, the
442nd combat division, and the 100th Battalion. Also
spotlights the African-American Women postal unit and naval
hero Dorie Miller.
AV 940.53
Why Pearl Harbor? Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video, c2003.
Narrated by William Knight. Archival footage is used to
examine the international events that preceeded the bombing
of Pearl Harbor, including America's isolationism, Japan's
invasion of Manchuria, and the formation of the Axis.
Describes the attack on Pearl Harbor, discussing Japan's
military precision and the misjudgments by the United States
military. Also looks at the policies and decisions made by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Isoroku Yamamoto
that led to this catastrophic attack and America's entry
into World War II.
AV 940.53
Home front USA. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video, c2003.
Japanese-American internment camps -- Civilian defense --
Domestic propaganda -- Arsenal of democracy -- "Rosie the
Riveter" -- Rationing -- Victory gardens -- Scrap drives --
Bond drives -- Women in uniform. Narrated by Kate McIntyre.
Uses archival footage to show how life in America changed
after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Explains how the
country's involvement in World War II mobilized American
citizens, and highlights the sacrifices they made for the
war effort at home. Describes the anti-Japanese hysteria
after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the forced relocation
of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Explores the
country's efforts at civil defense and domestic propanganda
campaigns. Looks at the employment of women and youth in war
plants and the rationing of commodities such as meat, sugar,
and gasoline. Also discusses bond drives, victory gardens,
and the critical role of women in the military.
AV 940.54
December 7th. New York, NY : Goodtimes Home Video, 1986.
PRESENTER: Stanley M. Ulanoff. An edited version of the
1943 film depicting the attack on Pearl Harbor, December
7th, 1941.
AV 940.54
A WALK THROUGH THE 20th CENTURY: Episode 5 --The Democrat and the
dictator. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1988. Bill Moyers.
Journalist Bill Moyers compares and contrasts the careers of
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, focusing on the
youth, personality, leadership style, and political goals of
each.
AV 940.54
Navajo code talkers : the epic story. [Kirkland, WA] : Tully
Entertainment, c1995. HOST: Brendan W. Tully. Tells the
story of the Navajo Indian Marines who devised an
unbreakable code using their native tongue to transmit
battlefield messages during the Pacific campaign in World
War II.
AV 940.54
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf : the World War II collection.
Beverly Hills, Calif. : CBS Video : Dist. by Fox Video,
c1996. v.1. The year of the generals -- v.2. Hitler &
Stalin : legacy of hate -- v.3. Remember Pearl Harbor --
v.4. D-Day anniversary special -- v.5. Victory in the
Pacific. HOSTS: General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and Dan
Rather. Schwarzkopf offers his professional analysis and
military insights on World War II. Uses historical footage,
interviews, and dramatic readings to document the war.
AV 940.54
African-Americans in WWII. Eugene, OR : MM&V Marathon Music &
Video, c1995. From these beginnings -- Jubilee: Strictly
G.I. -- Tuskegee airmen. History of the Tuskegee Airmen,
who became the first black pilots to serve during WWII.
Includes an episode of the black radio broadcast, Jubilee,
featuring Lena Horn & Rochester that was sent oversees to
the troops.
AV 940.54
World War II : the war chronicles. New York : A&E, 1983. v.
1.The greatest conflict ; North Africa : the desert war --
v. 2. The beachhead at Anzio ; D-Day : the Normandy invasion
; v. 3. Pursuit to the Rhine ; The bomber offensive : air
war in Europe -- v. 4. The Battle of the Bulge ; The Battle
of Germany -- v. 5. Island hopping : the road back ; Jungle
warfare : New Guinea to Burma . v. 6. Air war in the Pacific
; The bloody ridges of Peleliu -- v. 7. The return to the
Philippines ; Okinawa : the last battle. From the beaches
of Normandy to the sands of Iwo Jima, relive the drama of
World War II.
AV 940.54
World War II. Las Vegas, NV. : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc,
19--. Learn more about II by watching this video.
AV 940.54
Pearl Harbor : the definitive documentary of the day that will
live in infamy. New York, NY : Distributed by New Video,
2001. vol. 1. Tora, tora, tora: the real story of Pearl
Harbor (part I) / written and directed by Laura Verklan --
vol. 2. Tora, tora, tora: the real story of Pearl Harbor
(part II) / written and directed by Laura Verklan -- vol. 3.
Admiral Chester Nimitz: thunder of the Pacific / written by
Norman Stahl ; directed by Don Horan. Three videos
highlight the history and events that lead up to the bombing
of Pearl Harbor, incorporating interviews with survivors and
historians, and footage from World War II.
AV 940.54
Hidden in Silence : No Noise No Movement No Freedom. ? :
Brigestone Multimedia Group, 2000. Based on a true story,
this video takes place in Poland in 1942. This is the story
of Jews who are hidden in an apartment attic, unable to move
freely or make noise. They must rely on the young girl who
is hiding them to feed and protect them.
AV 940.5421
The true glory. New York : Goodtimes Home Video, 1986, 1945.
PRESENTER: Stanley M. Ulanoff, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Using
newsreels & documentary film, a survey of the Allied
invasion of Normandy and the subsequent campaigns leading to
the defeat of Germany.
AV 941
Travel the World : Great Britain London Edinburgh. Chicago, IL.
: Questar, Inc., 1998. Stroll through the street fairs of
London before relaxing in a pub. Hike the historic Royal
Mile from the Edinburgh castle to the ancient palace,
Holyrood House. Much more.
AV 941.1
Scotland. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1992.
Viewers will discover the medieval legacy of modern-day
golf, roam the streets of Glasgow, explore the granite
splendor of Aberdeen, probe the unsolved mysteries of Loch
Ness, and more. Traveller's guide to Scotland, covering its
highlands, lochs, castles & cities. Golf at St. Andrews,
learn the proper way to wear a kilt, visit Glasgow &
Edinburgh, search for the Loch Ness monster, & taste
shortbread & whisky.
AV 941.7
Ireland's emerald treasures. Lafayette, Calif : International
Video Network, c1987. A video journey through the emerald
isle of Ireland includes trips to Dublin, County Wicklow,
Kilkenny, County Kildare, Clonmacnois and more.
AV 942
London. Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--. London, England
comes alive on this video.
AV 942
York. Henderson, Nevad : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn about York.
AV 942
Heart of England. Las Vegas, Nevada : Educational Clearinghouse,
Inc, 19--. Enjoy a tour of England.
AV 942.03
The Peasants' revolt 1381. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy
Entertainment, 1997, c1995. Tells the story of the famous
uprising in southern England in 1381, knowns as the
Peasants' Revolt which marks an important step in the
development of Western civilization.
AV 942.05
The Spanish Armada. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment,
1997, c1995. Re-acts the history of the Spanish Armada in
1588 when King Philip II of Spain sent an armada of 130
ships to invade England.
AV 942.1
London. International Video Network : San Ramon, CA, 1992.
AV 943
Bavaria and beyond. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network,
c1991. Tours Bavaria, a region of Germany which contains
the Black Forest, the Bavarian Alps, many gothic castles,
and is where the beer celebration Oktoberfes is held.
AV 943
The fall of the Berlin wall. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video,
c1990. Documentary of the dismantling of the wall
separating East and West Berlin in November 1989.
AV 943
Assignment rescue : the story of Varian Fry and the Emergency
Rescue Committee. Menlo Park, CA : Varian Fry Foundation
Project/IRC, c1997. Documents the story of Fry, an American
journalist in Berlin, who was sent to Marseilles during
World War II for three weeks to rescue 200 of famous
intellectual refugees trapped in Vichy France.
AV 943.08
The Franco-Prussian War. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy
Entertainment, 1997, c1995. Re-acts the epic struggle
between France and Prussia in 1870-1871. The fall of the
Second French Empire laid the ground for Otto von Bismarck
to establish the German Empire.
AV 943.6
Railroad Journeys Around the World : Austria. Chicago, IL :
Questar, Inc., 1999. Located int he center of the continent
and bordering on 7 other nations, it's no wonder that
Austria is considered the crowwroads of Europe. This
spectacular train journey takes you across the country,
following the scenic routes travelers use when explorig or
passing through Austria.
AV 943.8
Poland. International video Network : San Ramon, CA, 1993.
AV 944
The Loire Valley, river of counts and kings. Houston, Tex :
Travelvision International, 1986. Gerry Harmon. An
exploration of the historic section of France. Included are
scenes of Orleans and Tours, as well as a section on the
vineyards of the area.
AV 944
Paris. New York : World Video Travel Guide, c1985. Guided tour
to the city of light and romance, covering all popular
tourist attractions and the surrounding countryside.
AV 944
Paris. Las Vegas, NV : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn about Paris, France.
AV 945.06
The Prince. Chicago, Ill. : New Dimension Media/Questar, c1993.
Hosted by Ian Richardson. Explores the range of political
power that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Documents the contributions in political science made by
Renaissance philosophers, such as Niccolo Machiavelli. Looks
at the roles of elite rulers such as Cosimo di Medici,
Prince Philip of Spain, and Queen Elizabeth of England and
their influence on medieval civilization. Traces Oliver
Cromwell's rise to prominence as one of Great Britain's
greatest statesmen, documenting his participation in
overthrowing the British monarchy. Includes interviews with
historians who explain how these ancient politicians
continue to influence today's politics and government.
AV 946
El Escorial and Toledo. New York : Gessler, [198-?]. Martin de
Careaga. A visit to one of the world's greatest edifices,
the magnificent palace and monastery of El Escorial, built
by King Phillip II in the 16th century, and a stop in
Toledo, to see Moorish architecture, El Greco's home, and
his exquisite paintings.
AV 946
Barcelona. Las Vegas, NV> : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc,
19--. Learn about Barcelona, Spain.
AV 947
The rise & fall of the Soviet Union, Part 1. Nevada : Library
Distributors of America, Inc, 1992. Part I covers major
events in the Soviet Union from the middle of the l3th
Century through the end of World WarII, including the
establishment of the Tsardom by Ivan the Terible in 1557,
Peter the Great's fascination with the West, Napoleon's
invasion of Russia in 1812, the terrible waste of the
Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the bloodbath
of World War I, the Russian Revolution and overthrow of the
Tsar, the Bolshevik Revolution and the Civil War, Lenin's
consolidation of power, Stalin's bloody purges, and the
horrors of World War II.
AV 947
The rise & fall of the Soviet Union, Part 1. Nevada : Library
Distributors of America, Inc, 1992. Part I covers major
events in the Soviet Union from the middle of the l3th
Century through the end of World WarII, including the
establishment of the Tsardom by Ivan the Terible in 1557,
Peter the Great's fascination with the West, Napoleon's
invasion of Russia in 1812, the terrible waste of the
Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the bloodbath
of World War I, the Russian Revolution and overthrow of the
Tsar, the Bolshevik Revolution and the Civil War, Lenin's
consolidation of power, Stalin's bloody purges, and the
horrors of World War II.
AV 947
The week that shook the world : the Soviet coup. [Oak Forest,
Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c1991. Collection of the special
reports, newscasts and Nightline broadcasts of ABC News'
coverage of the Soviet coup from August 19-25, 1991.
Includes Diane Sawyer's interview with Boris Yeltsin and Ted
Koppel's Nightline broadcast from Moscow.
AV 947
Lost Empires of Asia and Russia. Silver Spring, Maryland :
Discovery Communications, Inc., 2004. When empires topple,
the changes can have mixed results. Students learn the
causes and effects of political change. Segments survey
historic downfalls from ancient Asia to early 20ty-century
Russia.
AV 947
Russia on the run. Auburn Hills, MI : Teacher's Discovery,
[1999].
AV 947.085
The Russian way of life. Chatsworth, CA : AIMS Media, c1993. A
look at social conditions as Russia makes the transition
from communism to capitalism.
AV 948.02
Vikings and Normans. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities,
c1989. The Vikings and other invaders from the north spread
over Europe and had a profound effect upon life and
civilization of the continent. Within a few generations,
they had merged into the cultures with which they came in
contact and were the leaders & rulers in an invigorated
Europe.
AV 949.2
Netherlands cultural overview-tape #4. St. Petersburg, FL :
Video Placement Worldwide, 1996. The signature -- Holland,
the best friend you'll ever know -- The heart of Amsterdam
-- Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) -- Limburg Symphony.
AV 949.4
Railroad Journeys Around the World : Switzerland. Chicago, IL :
Questar, Inc., 1999. Nearly all of Switzerland's Alpine
scenery is accessible from an array of picturesque railroad
lines. Your own travels will begin when you ride the Saint
Gotthard mainline.
AV 949.4
World's Greatest Train Ride Videos : Switzerland. Network
Programs International, 1995. This video takes you on the
train adventure of a lifetime. filled with all the
breathtaking excitement of authentic train travel, this
exhilarating journey through Switzerland is hosted by
popular television actor Bernie Kopell, and take you on
three complete rail tours.
AV 949.5
The Greek Spirit. international Video Network : San Ramon, 1992.
AV 949.5
Athens. Las Vegas, NV. : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn about Athens, Greece.
AV 949.502
Byzantium : the lost empire. Bethesda, MD : Discovery Channel
Video, c1997. V. 1 Building the dream -- Heaven on earth --
v. 2. Envy of the world -- Forever and ever. Byzantium was
the powerful legacy of ancient Greece and Rome, the first
Christian empire and the last flowering of classical
civilizations before it fell to the plundering armies of the
Ottoman Turks. Shot on location in nine countries.
AV 949.7
Nations of the world. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
Society, Educational Services, 1987. Tells how the
culturally diverse nation of Yugoslavia was created by the
union of several Slavic kingdoms. Looks at geography,
economics, and politics in Yugoslavia today.
AV 950
I will fight no more forever. Educational Video Network :
Huntsville, Texas, 19--.
AV 950
Exotic Far East. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network,
c1992. Explore Far Eastern coutries such as Japan, Korea,
Singapore and Thailand.
AV 951
Hong Kong & Macau. San Ramon, CA : Ivn, 1995, c1988. Travelogue
of Hong Kong and Macau, contrasting the modern with the
ancient, and showing the people, architecture and festivals.
AV 951
The Korean War. Las Vegas, NV : American Institute for
Education, c2000. Narrator: Tru Hawkins. "Learn how the
tiny Asian country of Korea was divided in the aftermath of
World War II and how the cold war politics between the
United States and the Soviet Union led to a brutal
conflict."--Cover.
AV 951.05
The Chinese way of life. Van Nuys, CA : AIMS Media, 1986. Deals
with the rapid changes taking place in China, and especially
in rural areas where farmers are finding other means to
supplement their incomes. Shows the modernization of
Shanghai, the daily life of a professional couple in
Beijing, and the new found interest in travel within the
country.
AV 951.1
China : beyond the clouds. Washington, D.C. : National
Geographic Video, c1994. Visits the small town of Lijiang,
showing Chinese life in the 1990s.
AV 951.24
My home, my country. Kwang Hua Mass Communications, 1995.
AV 951.24
Sharing the Taiwan experience : a brief look at the Republic of
China. [Taiwan] : Kwang Hwa Mass Communications
Publication, [n.d.]. Informs of infrastructure projects,
political reform, educational and cultural aspects of
Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China.
AV 951.904
History of the Korean War. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Monterey Home
Video, c1998. Features a historical perspective on the
events of the Korean War using archival newsreels and
special forces war footage. Discusses America's foreign
policy and the political implications of the war and
describes the unique military campaigns used to fight
communism in Korea.
AV 952
Japan, of tradition and change. Washington : The Society, c1980.
The story of a young Japanese woman who symbolizes both
tradition and change in Japan.
AV 952
Japan. Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society, c1987.
Shows the home and school life of a 12-year-old girl who
lives in a fishing village on the Japanese island of Honshu.
AV 952
Japan. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1995.
Looks at the geography, economy and culture of Japan. Visit
Tokyo, famous gardens & shrines, robotics at a Nissan
factory, a traditional tea ceremony, and more.
AV 952
Japan : The land of the rising sun. MM & V, ?. Learn about
Japan by watching this video.
AV 952.048
The Japanese way of life. Van Nuys, Calif. : AIMS Media, c1989.
NARRATOR: Peter Jennings. Program discusses Japan's unique
style of doing business, its social customs and practices,
and the relationship between Japan and the United States.
AV 953
Arabia : sand, sea and sky. Washington, D.C : National
Geographic Society, 1991, c1990. Take a stunning tour of
Arabia's natural world, a land of vivid contrast and
splendor. Your journey begins in the magnificent coral reefs
of the Red Sea, then high in the cliffs of the great
mountain barrier.
AV 954
The Japanese : yesterday and today. Highstown, NJ : American
School Publishers, 1991, c1990. pt.1. The Japanese: their
history (16 min.) -- pt.2. The way of the Japanese (12 min.)
-- pt.3. The Japanese: their economy (13 min.) -- pt.4. The
Japanese: their culture (11 min.). Examines Japanese
history, customs, economy and culture.
AV 956
Bible lands. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1992.
AV 956
Dubai. Henderson, Nevada : Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--.
Learn about Dubai.
AV 956.94
Jerusalem, within these walls. [Washington, D.C.] : [Burbank, CA
: National Geographic Video ; Warner Home Video], c1995. A
documentary on the 3000 years of history of the city of
Jerusalem. Jerusalem's Old City is a tiny enclave where
some of history's greatest dramas have been enacted. Busy
and colorful, it is the fountainhead of three major
religions, the site of many of the World's most venerated
shrines, and home to 26,000 people of profoundly different
culltures who live side by side in a fragile peace. This
video offers a kaleidoscopic view of the city and its people
as they are today--the remarkable outcome to 3,000 years of
history, hope and faith.
AV 959
Singapore. International Video Network : San Ramon, 1995.
AV 959
Mysterious orient. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network,
c1992. A travelogue of four exotic Asian countries, Hong
Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India.
AV 959
Television's Vietnam. Washington, D.C. : Accuracy in Media,
1984-85. Television's Vietnam : the impact of media --
Television's Vietnam : the real story. Narrator: Charlton
Heston. Two separately produced hour-long programs which
evaluate the coverage of the Vietnam war by the American
press, focussing particularly on the PBS series, Vietnam, a
television history.
AV 959.7
Vietnam, chronicle of a war. Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox
Video, 1984, c1981. Correspondents: Ed Bradley; Charles
Collingwood, Bruce Dunning; Charles Kuralt; Dan Rather; Eric
Sevaried; Mike Wallace. Traces the history of the
devastating conflict that was fought in a far-off land and
then re-run nightly on our television sets. Film taken from
the CBS News Archives.
AV 959.704
Choosing sides : I remember Vietnam. [S.l.] : WinStar Home
Video, c1998. Narrator: Michael Moriarty. The war rages in
Vietnam as the protest marches escalate on the home front.
AV 959.704
Choosing sides : I remember Vietnam : the war at home. [New
York?] : WinStar Home Entertainment : Dist. by Fox Lorber
Associates, c1998. Peace activists and draft dodgers
recount the anti-war movement in the United States during
the Vietnam War.
AV 959.704
The Vietnam war. New York, NY : A&E Television Networks ;
Distributed by New Video Group, 2001. Volume one. How we
went to war -- Volume two. Portraits in courage : air war
and the P.O.W.s -- Volume three. A soldier's diary -- volume
four. Bloody sieges of the Khe Sahn and Con Thien. Host:
Mike Wallace. Comprehensive look at the history of the
Vietnam conflict.
AV 960
Africa : continent of contrasts. Huntsville, Tex : Educational
Video Network, c1994. Introduces the varied geography,
history, animals, people and cultures in the second largest
continent, Africa.
AV 960
Africa : Its people and promise. American School Publishers,
c1990.
AV 960
Physical geography of the continents : Africa. Washington, DC :
National Geographic Society, c1991.
AV 960
The World's Greatest Parks : Kruger & Kalahari Wildlands of
Souther Africa. Chicago, IL : Questar, Inc., 1997. Explore
the great parks of South Africa, a place of endless skies
and lush wildlife, where a change in season can instantly
transform the landscape.
AV 960
Wonders of the African world : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2000.
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Explores the origins of
African cultures by touring the continent's ancient ruins
and historical sites.
AV 960
Physical geography of the continents : Africa. Washington, DC :
National Geographic Society, c1991.
AV 962
Tahiti. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1992.
Tour the tropical paradise of French Polynesia: luxurious
Papeete, superb beaches, diving in Bora Bora, waterfalls,
remote Marquesas, and exotic dancing.
AV 962
Egypt. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1993.
Explore the Egypt where the sun was a god and water is king.
Discover the country where the sun was once a god and the
water is still king. Travel along the Nile, shop at the Khan
Al Khalili Bazaar, and gaze at the monumental pyramids of
Giza.
AV 965.04
Israel & Palestine. Bethesda, Md : Discovery Channel Video,
c2003. V. 1. Roots of conflict -- v. 2. Fight for peace.
v. 1. Narrator, Michael Goldfarb ; commentary, Thomas L.
Friedman. Roots of conflict : About the instability
plaguing the Middle East, including the history, politics
and social issues behind the conflict. This segment looks at
the roots of conflict in the Middle East, noting the
parallels between past and present, and the role America has
played in the peace process and the challenges of
negotiation. Includes interviews with renowned historians,
key historical figures, and archival footage. Fight for
peace : Can there be peace in the Middle East? The Oslo
Peace Accords in 1993 brought a glimmer of hope to ending a
decades-old dispute. Learn the obstacles that have prevented
Israel and Palestine from compromise, including border
disputes, refugees, settlers, terrorism, and years of
distrust and bloodshed.
AV 968.91
The Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia experience. San Ramon, CA :
International Video Network, 1997.
AV 970
The conquest. : La conquista. Melville, N.Y : Video Knowledge,
c1989. A study of the influence of Spain in the New World,
with an emphasis on how the conquistadors created a Hispanic
culture in the Western Hemisphere.
AV 970
The conquest. : La conquista. Melville, N.Y : Video Knowledge,
c1989. A study of the influence of Spain in the New World,
with an emphasis on how the conquistadors created a Hispanic
culture in the Western Hemisphere.
AV 970
The ancestors : early cultures of North America. Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi,
Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by
Kevin Costner. Focuses on 3 early American cultures which
disappeared with the appearance of Europeans: the Anasazi
transform the arid Southwest and construct the imposing
800-room Pueblo Bonito, depicted inside and out via computer
animation; the Cliff Palace society that prospered at Mesa
Verde; and bustling Cahokia, the largest city in the
Americas before 1800. Focuses on 3 early American cultures
which disappeared with the appearance of Europeans: the
Anasazi at Pueblo Bonito; the society at Mesa Verde; and
Cahokia, the largest city in the Americas before 1800.
AV 970
Attack on culture : [I will fight no more forever]. Burbank, CA
: Warner Home Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi,
Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by
Kevin Costner. Explores the legislative attack on native
ways, including the disbanding of communal land.
AV 970
Cauldron of war : [Iroquois democracy and the American
revolution]. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1995, c1994.
Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim
Bottoms ; hosted by Kevin Costner. Chronicles Native
American attempts to protect their lands and drive off the
invading Europeans in the midst of the waging of the
American revolution.
AV 970
Clash of cultures : [the people who met Columbus]. Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi,
Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by
Kevin Costner. Presents the history of Spanish conquest of
Hispaniola and extinction of the Taino people who had
offered friendship and cooperation in commerce. Shows how
the conquistadors dealt with the inhabitants of Florida and
the Mississippi Valley: with muskets and disease.
AV 970
Invasion of the coast : [the first English settlements].
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig,
Wes Studi, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ;
hosted by Kevin Costner. Explores the settlements at
Jamestown and the story of Pocahontas and John Smith, the
Pilgrims and Squanto, and the Plymouth settlement.
AV 970
Removal : [war and exile in the East]. Burbank, CA : Warner Home
Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Graham Greene,
Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by Kevin Costner.
Discusses the "civilized tribes" who first embraced American
ways, then returned to traditional ways and attempted to use
the War of 1812 to restore Indian sovereignty.
AV 970
Roads across the plains : [struggle for the West]. Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video, 1995. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Graham
Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by Kevin
Costner. Explores the Plains Indian life and horse culture
and its destruction by governmental policy.
AV 970.004
Mesa Verde : legacy of stone and spirit. Seattle, WA : Camera
One, c1997. An exploration of the culture of the ancient
puebloan cliff dwellers as shown in the ruins in Mesa Verde
National Park in Colorado.
AV 970.004
Legacy of the mound builders. Seattle, Wash : Camera One, c1994.
This is the story of a lost civilization born in the
heartland of America; of advanced peoples with an elaborate
trade network which extended over half the continent and
this was 2,000 years ago!.
AV 970.1
Geronimo and the Apache resistance. Beverly Hills, CA : PBS Home
Video : dist. by Pacific Arts Video, 1990, c1988. David
McCullough. A documentary on the Apache warrior and his
small band of followers who defied federal authority for
more than 25 years.
AV 971
McNally, Rand. Canada. San Ramon, CA : International Video
Network, c1992. Travelogue of Canada, featuring the
Maritimes to Vancouver, visiting cities, rivers, and
mountains.
AV 972
A Mexican pyramid tour. New York : dist. by Gessler Publishing
Co, 1984. A tour of Aztec and Inca antiquities of Mexico
City, Oaxaca, Cancun, Merida and Chichen Itza, with travel
tips on hotels and transportation.
AV 972
Mexico on video. Mexico : Mexicana de Imagenes, [199-?]. Tours
Mexico, highlighting cultural, historical, and tourist
attractions.
AV 972
Mexico : [the rise and fall of the Aztecs]. Burbank, CA : Warner
Home Video, 1995, c1994. Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Graham
Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Tim Bottoms ; hosted by Kevin
Costner. Discusses the history and development of Aztec
civilization and its fall to Cortez and the Spanish.
AV 972
Mexico. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1991.
Traveller's guide to Mexico, covering its diverse geographic
regions, its culture and history, beaches, and nightlife.
AV 972
The Aztec and the Maya. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1998.
Explores two great ancient Mexican civilizations, the
war-like Aztecs and the peaceful Mayans, both of which have
left a legacy in legend and architecture.
AV 972
The Mexicans : Through their Eyes. National Geographic, 1993.
Video first focuses on Mexico City (the largest in the
world) to help explain the spirit of the people of this
country. Then the ecology of Mexico is explored. Next the
art of Mexico is discussed.
AV 972
Caribbean & Mexico. Bethesda, MD : distributed by Discovery
Channel Education, [2002]. Narrator, Mary Stephens.
Explores the cultures and histories of Mexico and the
Caribbean.
AV 972
Mexico, a story of courage and conquest. New York : History
Channel : Dist. by New Video Group, c1999. Its history is
written in the blood of conquest. Forged in the conflict
between the Old and New Worlds, it is Mexico. From the
cloud-kissed ruins of Teotihuacan to the chaotic heart of
the modern capital, from Cortes' arrival to Pancho Villa's
famous raid. Chronicle of a land shaped by the rise and fall
of empires, the exploits of men like Montezuma and
Maximillian, and near-constant battles for freedom,
sovereignty and independence.
AV 972.004
Fall of the Aztec and Maya empires. Chicago, IL : Questar, Inc,
c1995. Trace not only the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
and Maya, but also follow the 1839 journey of John L.
Stephens to these strange and wonderful cities.
AV 972.004
Olmecs to Aztecs : Mexican Indian civilizations. Chicago, Ill. :
New Dimension Media/Questar, c1998. Aztecs : 1170-1521 A.D.
-- Olmecs : 1300-400 B.C. -- Zapotecs : 100-1500 A.D. --
Toltecs : 900-1250 A.D. Narrated by Edmund Purdom.
Recreates the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan and details the
fall of the Aztec civilization to the Spanish conquistadors.
Introduces the Aztec religion, which included human
sacrifices made to Quetzalcoatl. Explores the sites and
religious beliefs of the Olmecs, Zapotecs and Toltecs,
showing how each civilization influenced the others.
Documents the origin of the prophecy that Quetzalcoatl would
return in human form from the eastern sea, a prophecy that
ancient Aztecs believed was fulfilled by Hernan Cortes.
AV 972.8
Central America. Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society,
Educational Services, 1986. Geography -- Cultural and
ethnic heritage -- Everyday life -- Conflict in the region.
Explores the striking contrasts and diverse peoples of
Central America.
AV 972.81
Lost kingdoms of the Maya. [Washington, DC] : National
Geographic Video, c1993. Narrated by Susan Sarandon. 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.
AV 972.9
The Caribbean islands. San Ramon, Calif : International Video
Network, 1992, c1991. A tourist guide to the islands.
Covers Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cayman islands, Martinique,
Trinidad, Virgin Islands, Barbados, St. Croix, St. Martin,
St. John, Antigua, and more.
AV 973
Frogmore Plantation : Walk Straight intoHistory. Slidell,
Louisiana : Video Postcard, 19--.
AV 973
The Native Americans. Las Vegas, NV : Educational Distributors
of America, Inc, c1998. Narrator: Tru Hawkins. A brief
history and introduction to the Native Americans. Includes
the early civilizations of the Inuits, Aztecs, Incas, and
Mayas, and Indian tribes of North America.
AV 973
Big Bend National Park. Las Vegas, NV. : Educational
Clearinghouse, Inc, 19--. Learn more about Texas' famous
Big Bend National Park.
AV 973
The roaring twenties. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1996. Provides an overview of American
history from its settlement to World War II. Covers America
during the 1920s, a period preceding the great depression.
Provides an overview of American history from its settlement
to World War II. This volume covers America during the
1920s, a period preceding the great depression.
AV 973
U.S. & the world, 1865-1917. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger
Video Productions, c1996. Provides an overview of American
history from its settlement to World War II. Covers US
relations with the world between the Civil War and World War
I. Provides an overview of American history from its
settlement to World War II. This volume covers US relations
with the world between the Civil War and World War I.
AV 973
Civil War. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions,
c1996. Narrator, Hollis M. Payer. Covers events in the
history of the United States including major battles;
technological innovations and military strategy; draft riots
and Northern dissension; Native American affairs; the
Emancipation Proclamation; and African Americans and the
war. Provides an overview of American history from its
settlement to World War II. This volume covers the American
Civil War between the North and the South.
AV 973
History and functions of the U.S. Secretary of State. Las Vegas,
Nevada : Learning Media of America, 2003. They have been
called peacemakers, negotiators, and warmongers. In the
United States government, the Secretary of State is the most
important position in the President's Cabinet. Watch this
video to learn why.
AV 973
Progressive era. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Home Media, c2003.
Examines the ways the Progressive era altered the course of
our history through the strengthening of labor unions,
political reforms, and the imposition of the first federal
income tax.
AV 973
Comparative government. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger Media,
c2002. Surveys the various forms of government around the
world and provides ways to tell them apart. Helps students
understand who holds power in government and how that power
is distributed.
AV 973
The process of U.S. government. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger
Media, c2002. Looks at how the opinions of the general
populace affect the policies set forth by the United States
government. Also examines the structure of the party system
and the election process.
AV 973
U.S. foreign policy. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger Media, c2002.
Looks at the unique position that the United States occupies
in the world and how what America says and does has an
enormous impact. Also examines the role of the President as
chief policy maker and the varied departments that help
accomplish the goals set by each administration.
AV 973
Rights & responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. Wynnewood, Pa :
Schlessinger Media, c2002. Looks at how one becomes a
United States citizen and examines the rights and
responsibilities, such as voting and running for public
office, that come with the honor.
AV 973
Fun facts of American history. Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil
Video, c1997. Historic episodes -- Curious customs --
Symbol origins -- Back to the drawing board. Enjoy vintage
film footage and hear offbeat tales of our great American
heritage.
AV 973
A history of diplomacy : 1776-1945. Bureau of Public Affairs,
1990. Take a look at the history of the United States from
1776-1945 as it relates.
AV 973.3
Bunker Hill. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Entertainment, 1997,
c1995. Relieve the first major British defeat in America's
War of Independence in this stirring account of the Battle
of Bunker Hill, featuring stunning re-enactments, 3-D
graphics and eyewitness testimony. Tells the story of the
Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution. It was
the first major British defeat in the American War for
Independence.
AV 973.3
The American revolution. Las Vegas, NV : American Institute for
Education, Inc, c1997. Grade 4-12, 30 min. Examines the
causes and circumstances surrounding the American
Revolution. Learn how 13 British colonies became the United
States of America in their quest for freedom.
AV 973.3
The Declaration of Independence. Las Vegas, NV : American
Institute for Education, c1997. Grades 3-7, 22 min.
Presents a detailed account of the founding fathers and the
struggles they experienced in winning independence from
England. Presents a detailed account of the founding
fathers and the struggles they experienced in winning
independence from England.
AV 973.3
A healthly consititution. New York : History Channel, c2000.
After the final defeat of the British, the American colonies
embarked on an equally difficult task-- that of building a
new, democratic nation.
AV 973.3
Rebels with a cause. New York : History Channel, c2000. Looks
at the contributions to the Revolution of Americans of all
levels of society.
AV 973.3
Taking liberties. New York : History Channel, c2000. As
resentment and rebellion builds, Patrick Henry, Benjamin
Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Paine begin to fan
the flames.
AV 973.3
You say you want revolution? New York : History Channel, c2000.
As the Revolution progressed, the American rebels developed
from an inexperienced army to a confident, experienced
force.
AV 973.4
Lewis & Clark : great journey west. Chicago, IL : distributed by
Questar, [2002]. Narrator: Jeff Bridges. Presents an
historical reenactment of Lewis and Clark's cross-country
trek, retracing the route the expedition traveled over 200
years ago and providing insight into the challenges and
obstacles faced.
AV 973.5
Battle of New Orleans. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy
Entertainment, 1997, c1995. Tells the story of the Battle
of New Orleans, one of the most celebrated and misunderstood
military encounters in history.
AV 973.7
The civil war : The story and the artillery. A & E Television
Networks, 2003. This commemorative video tells the story-
why the war started and how it was fought- then explores one
of the factors that finally helped bring it all to a close:
the revolutionary new artillery weapons of the day.
AV 973.73
Glory. Special ed. Culver City, Calif : Columbia TriStar Home
Video, [2000]. [Disc 1]. Anamorphic widescreen presentation
(ca. 122 min) ; Picture-in-picture video commentary ;
Director's audio commentary ; Animated menus ; Scene
selection with motion images -- [Disc 2]. Full screen
presentation (ca. 122 min.] ; Director's audio commentary ;
The true story of Glory continues documentary ; Voices of
Glory featurette ; Deleted scenes ; Theatrical trailers ;
Talent files ; Scene selections. Matthew Broderick, Denzel
Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman. Story of Black
soldiers in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
AV 973.73
Robert E. Lee : Sherman and the March to the Sea. New York, N.Y.
: A&E Home Video, c1994. V.1. Robert E. Lee ; Sherman and
the March to the Sea -- v.2. General Joshua L. Chamberlain ;
Lincoln and Gettysburg -- v.3. The battle of Fredericksburg
; Battlefield medicine -- v.4. Frederick Douglass ;
Reporting the war -- v.5. The battle of Chattanooga ; Women
at war -- v.6. Nathan Bedford Forrest ; The battle of
Franklin & Nashville ; Zouaves!. HOST: Danny Glover.
Continuation of the Civil War documentary focusing on the
personal accounts of the participants using diaries,
archival photos, and re-enactments. Episodes focusing on
the two Generals Robert E. Lee and William T. Sherman and
Sherman's infamous March to the Sea (50 min. each).
AV 973.73
General Joshua L. Chamberlain : Lincoln and Gettysburg. New York
: A & E Home Video, c1994. HOST: Danny Glover. Episodes
focusing on Joshua L. Chamberlain college professor turned
Union General and Lincoln's address at Gettysburg (50 min.
each).
AV 973.73
The battle of Fredericksburg : Battlefield medicine. New York :
A & E Home Video, c1994. HOST: Danny Glover. Episodes on
the Union Major General Ambrose Burnside's battle of
Fredericksburg and the wartime medical practices (50 min.
each).
AV 973.73
Frederick Douglass : Reporting the war. New York : A & E Home
Video, c1994. HOST: Danny Glover. Episodes on the escaped
slave & abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the press'
coverage of the war and its impact on the civilian
population (50 min. each).
AV 973.73
Nathan Bedford Forrest : The battle of Franklin & Nashville ;
Zouaves! New York, N.Y. : A&E Home Video, c1994. HOST:
Danny Glover. Continuation of the Civil War documentary
focusing on the personal accounts of the participants using
diaries, archival photos, and re-enactments. Episodes on
the Confederate raider Nathan Bedford Forrest, the battle of
Franklin & Nashville, and the flamboyant Zouave regiments.
(50 min. each).
AV 973.73
The battle of Chattanooga : Women at war. New York : A & E Home
Video, c1994. HOST: Danny Glover. Episodes on the battle
of Chattanooga and women's involvement in the war as spies,
soldiers, nurses, cooks, etc. (50 min. each).
AV 973.8
Reconstruction and segregation (1865-1910). Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1996. Narrator, Hollis M.
Payer. Covers events in the history of the United States
including the assassination of Lincoln; the Freedman's
Bureau; Congressional Reconstruction; the Compromise of
1877; white vigilantism; racial intimidation; sharecropping;
segregation; and 'separate but equal'. Provides an overview
of American history from its settlement to World War II.
This volume covers the recovery period following the Civil
War.
AV 973.8
Industrialization and urbanization (1870-1910). Bala Cynwyd, PA
: Schlessinger Video Productions, c1996. Narrator, Hollis
M. Payer. A look at the rise of big business, heavy
industry, mechanized farming; railroads and the rise of
corporate America; the 1862 Homestead Act; and the cowboy
frontier. Provides an overview of American history from its
settlement to World War II. This volume covers the last
decades of the 19th century, a period of industrialization
and urbanization.
AV 973.8
The frontier forts and the American Indian Wars in Texas
1848-1888. Forest Glen TV Productions, Inc : Austin, TX.
78763, 1993. Frontier - Texas. You'll experience daily
life at these forts, and you'll also gain insight into the
American Indian conflict in Texas. From the Panhandle to
Brownsville, and from El Paso to Fredericksburg, the forts
of Texas and the major events that occurred at these posts
and on the frontier during 19th century frontier Texas.
Also, people of many cultures - all who played vital roles
in shaping Texas and its history.
AV 973.8
The Gilded Age. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video, c2003.
The Railroad connecting the coasts -- Machine power:
increasing productivity -- Urbanization: changing the
landscape -- African Americans in the Gilded Age -- The
Conquest of the West -- The Victorians -- Seeking reform --
Gilded politics -- The Birth of the Populist Party -- The
American empire -- Innovations of the Gilded Age. Explores
the many facets of the late 19th Century in America when
industrialization, the growth of big business and the
urbanization of America resulted in gruelling working
conditions for many. Also documents political corruption,
crowded tenements, lynchings, Native Americans being led to
reservations, the Victorian Era's influence on American
fashion and attitudes and the rise of social reformers.
AV 973.9
The Roaring Twenties, vol.II. Los Angeles, CA. : Republic
Pictures Home video, 1925-1929.
AV 973.9
The New Deal, the thirties, vol. I. Los Angeles, CA. : Republic
Pictures Home Video, 1930-35.
AV 973.9
Lowell Thomas remembers the roaring twenties. Los Angeles, CA :
Republic Pictures Home Video, 1986. Lowell Thomas. Thomas
narrates newsreel clips from the first half of the 1920's,
featuring events such as the post-war recession, rural to
urban migration, suffragettes, Japanese earthquake of 1923,
the automobile, citizenship for Indians and the Olympics in
Paris.
AV 973.9
1929-1941: The Great Depression. Washington, D.C. : National
Geographic Society, c1990. Grade level: S. This film
explores the causes of the Great Depression of 1929, its
effect upon Americans from all walks of life, and the forces
which eventually resolved the problems associated with it.
AV 973.9
Immigration & cultural change. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger
Video Productions, c1996. Old and new immigration -- The
world of the immigrants -- A new working class, the limits
of mobility and ethnic diversity -- The Chinese Exclusion
Act -- New forms of leisure and mass entertainment -- The
American dream. The series traces U.S. history from the
earliest Native Americans to the Cold War years. Presents
the stories of America-important events, historical figures
and the lives of everyday people. Presents documents, dates,
and facts about each era. An extensive collection of
archival imagery, artifacts, historical re-enactments, and
interviews with historians. A comprehensive study of U.S.
history from the earliest Native Americans to the cold war
years following World War II. Presenting the stories of
America important events, historical figures and the lives
of everyday people. Provides an overview of American
history from its settlement to World War II. This volume
covers the influx of immigrants to the young United States.
AV 973.9
A progressive movement. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1996. Provides an overview of American
history from its settlement to World War II.
AV 973.9
A nation in turmoil. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1996. Provides an overview of American
history from its settlement to World War II. Covers capitol
vs. labor, the workplace strikes, and the election of 1896.
Provides an overview of American history from its settlement
to World War II.
AV 973.91
Brother, can you spare a dime? Princeton, NJ : Films for the
Humanities & Sciences, c1988. Documentary using original
footage & newsreels to show the human aspects and the
political repercussions of the American Depression.
AV 973.91
United States history. : origins to WWII. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1996. Narrator, Hollis M.
Payer. Covers events in the history of the United States
including the upheaval in Europe and Asia; the Neutrality
Acts; Lend Lease and the road to war; the European and
Pacific theaters; Japanese-American internment; the Zoot
Suit Riots; Rosie the Riveter; and the beginnings of the
Atomic Age.
AV 973.917
Thomas, Lowell. Lowell Thomas remembers the war years--the
forties. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1986. Lowell Thomas. Lowell Thomas remember the war years,
the forties. v. 1, 1940-44; v.2, 1945-49. Thomas narrates
newsreel clips from the first half of the 1940's, featuring
events such as the fall of France, Churchill in Britain,
Hitler in Russia, Pearl Harbor, war in the Pacific,
Germany's bombing, MacArthur in the Philippines, and FDR's
fourth election.
AV 973.917
Thomas, Lowell. Lowell Thomas remembers the war years, the
forties. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1986. Lowell Thomas. Lowell Thomas remember the war years,
the forties. v. 1, 1940-44; v.2, 1945-49. Thomas narrates
newsreel clips from the second half of the 1940's, featuring
events such as the United Nations, the Battle of the Bulge,
Japan's surrender, Byrd in Antarctica, Soviets in Iran, the
Marshall Plan, creation of Israel, Gandhi's assassination
and the Berlin blockade.
AV 973.917
United States history. : origins to WWII. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1996. Narrator, Hollis M.
Payer. Covers events in the history of the United States
including the upheaval in Europe and Asia; the Neutrality
Acts; Lend Lease and the road to war; the European and
Pacific theaters; Japanese-American internment; the Zoot
Suit Riots; Rosie the Riveter; and the beginnings of the
Atomic Age.
AV 973.917
The great depression & the New Deal. Bala Cynwyd, PA :
Schlessinger Video Productions, c1996. Provides an overview
of American history from its settlement to World War II.
This volume covers the American in the Great Depression.
Causes of the Great Depression; the stock market crash; hard
times across America; the New Deal; the Dust Bowl; a culture
of sight and sound; the New Deal under fire; the Second New
Deal; the Wagner Labor Act and growth of union; the birth of
the modern welfare state.
AV 973.917
The Great Depression. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video,
c2003. The Economy -- Hoover and "the Depression" -- The
Dust bowl -- Minorities during the Great Depression -- The
Hoover Depression -- The New Deal -- A Second new deal --
Progress for labor -- The WPA -- Entertainment during the
Depression -- The Depression abroad -- The End of the Great
Depression. Narrated by Bill Ratner. Explores the enormous
social and cultural changes brought about by the fall of the
stock market in 1929, and the resulting Great Depression.
Examines the many factors that led to the Depression,
Hoover's attempts to counter the nation's economic woes, and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs. Also
discusses the election of 1932, which put Franklin Delano
Rosevelt in office and resulted in relief, recovery and
reform measures.
AV 973.917
The Roaring twenties. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Goldhil Video,
c2003. America dries up -- The Business of America is
business -- The Highest quality of life in the world --
Progress for women -- Flaming youth -- Leisure time -- The
Jazz Age -- The Harlem Renaissance -- Nativism -- The Red
scare -- The Monkey trial -- Heroes, villains and scandals
-- The Crash. Narrated by Bill Ratner. Explores the
enormous social and cultural changes brought about by
prosperity in 1920's America. In the presidential election
of 1920, war-weary Americans elect Warren G. Harding who
promises a return to "normalcy. His inauguration ushers in
an exciting era of prosperity, rapid industrialization,
social experimentation and artistic renaissance in the Jazz
Age.
AV 973.918
Post-war U.S.A. Bala Cynwyd, PA : Schlessinger Video
Productions, c1996. Shows the post war prosperity enjoyed
in the United States and the rise of the consumer society.
Also looks at the GI Bill, the Fair Deal, growth of the
suburbs and unique social and economic conditions. A
comprehensive study of U.S. history from the earliest Native
Americans to the Cold War years following World War II.
AV 973.92
Life looks back. New York : GoodTimes Home Video, 1989. This
historic chronicle from LIFE Magazine is a stirring
compilation of unforgettable photographs and film footage
that capture the most memorable events of the shocking
sixties, soul-searching seventies and soaring eighties.
AV 973.921
Thomas, Lowell. Lowell Thomas remembers the fabulous fifties.
Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1986.
Lowell Thomas. Lowell Thomas remembers the fabulous
fifties, v. 1, 1950-54; v.2, 1955-59. Thomas narrates
newsreel clips from the first half of the 1950's, featuring
events such as the Brinks robbery, McCarthy's
investigations, Ike's election, Korean truce, Churchill's
Nobel prize, Stalin's death, the first H-bomb and the
formation of NATO.
AV 973.921
Thomas, Lowell. Lowell Thomas remembers : the fabulous fifties.
Los Angeles, Calif. : Republic Pictures Home Video
[distributor], c1986. Vol. 2.: 1955-1959. A recalling of
the important events, people and fads of the 1950's, using
20th Century Fox Movietone newsreels of the period. Narrated
and introduced by Lowell Thomas. Lowell Thomas remembers
the fabulous fifties, v. 1, 1950-54; v.2, 1955-59.
AV 976.4
The Day a Generation Died. Jerry Gumbert Production : New
London, 1937.
AV 976.4
Bandits, bootleggers & businessmen : a history of the Big Bend,
Texas 1848-1948. Austin, Tex. : Forest Glen TV Productions,
c1987. Tells the rich history of the Big Bend region of
Texas. The rich history of this unique region comes alive
as you hear old-timers tell their stories and see hundreds
of old photographs.
AV 978
Legends of the Wild Wild West. Las Vegas, Nevada : American
Institute of Education, Inc, unk. The Wild West is a time
in America's past that is reddled with folklore and myth.
The legendary figures that arose from these mythical times
have become true American icons: Wyatt Earp, Jesse James,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Sitting Bull, Annie
Oakley, Billy the Kid, Calamity Jane and more. Some were
honorable while others were notorious, but all of their
deeds, good or bad, propelled them out of the West and into
American history.
AV 978
Fort Davis : West Texas Military Outpost 1854-1891. Texas :
Forest Glen Productions, Inc, 1998. Host: Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar.
AV 978
The gold rush. Princeton, NJ : Fils for the Humanities &
Sciences, 1996. Presenters: Merrill Mattes, Larry Jones.
Grades 4-8, 60 min. Story of the great 19th-century quest
for gold in frontier California. Traces the epic saga of the
bold adventurers who profoundly changed a young nation and
redefined the American dream.
AV 979.4
Hearst castle : building the dream. Sherman Oaks, CA :
distributed by SlingShot Entertainment, [1998]. Visits all
124 acres of the Hearst Castle in California and explores
what influenced its creation.
AV 980
South America : Physical geography of the continents.
Washington, DC : National Geographic Society Educational
Video, 1991. Highlights the Andes, the world's longest
mountain range, the Atacama, the driest desert, as well as
the Amazon River and its surrounding rain forest. Travel
from Lake Titicaca in the Andes' high plateaus to
Argentina's fertile plains.
AV 980
Physical Geography of the Continents. Washington, DC : National
Geographic, 1991. Highlights the Andes, the world's longest
mountain range, the Atacama, the driest desert, as well as
the Amazon River and its surrounding rain forest. Travel
from Lake Titicaca in the Andes' high plateaus to
Argentina's fertile plains.
AV 994
New Zealand. International Video Network : San Ramon, CA, 1992.
AV 994
Australia's unusual animals. Washington, D.C. : National
Geographic, 1983. Program features marsupials, monotremes,
reptiles and amphibians.
AV 994
Australia. San Ramon, CA : International Video Network, c1992.
A tourist guide to the land down under, focusing on the
large cities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, with a short
side trip to the mountains and beaches.
AV 994
The World's Greatest Parks : Australia Outback, Slps, Reefs & Rai
Forests. Chicago, Il. : Questar, Inc., 1997. Ancient as
the world itself, its topographical formations still
confound geologist. Australia...a land of mystery and
magnificence.
AV 994
Discover the World : Australia The Land Down Under. Chicago, IL.
: Questar, Inc., 1999. From the fiery outback to the lush
tropics, get ready for all the surprises Australia can
offer!.
AV 997
Flood! Boston, Mass : WGBH Educational Foundation, c1996.
Narrated by Hal Holbrook. Documentary on the great
Mississippi flood of 1993.
AV 998
Antarctica. Washington, D.C : The Society, c1991. Explores
Antarctica, the world's driest, coldest, windiest, & iciest
continent, and introduces many of the marine animals that
live there during part of the year.
AV F
Of mice and men. Los Angeles, Calif : Prism Entertainment, 1985,
c1981. Robert Blake, Randy Quaid, Mitchell Ryan, Ted
Neeley. The tragic story of two itinerant ranch hands on
the run-one is the lifelong companion to the other, a
retarded but innocent child-man.
AV F
A separate peace. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Video, 1989.
John Heyl, Parker Stevenson, William Roerick, Peter Bruch,
Victor Bevine. Two roommates at prep school at the
beginning of World War II are divided by jealousy. One
causes a crippling accident to occur to the other, and the
repercussions make him face his life as it parallels the
war.
AV F
The mill on the floss. Indianapolis, IN : Kartes Video
Communications, 1984. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton,
Victoria Hopper, James Mason, Griffith Jones, Sam Livesey.
Fitzgerald stars as Maggie, the daughter of an autocratic
Victorian father who keeps her from achieving happiness in
the male-dominated society of the time.
AV F
Oliver Twist. Indianapolis, IN : Kartes Video Communications,
1984. Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel, George K. Arthur, Sonny
Ray. A workhouse orphan is forced into criminal activities
by Fagin, who leads the underground gang of pickpockets.
AV F
Fahrenheit 451. Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video,
1992. Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton
Diffring. Werner stars as a fireman in charge of burning
books in a future where reading is a crime. Christie plays a
dual role as his wife and his book-collecting mistress.
AV F
The Great Gatsby. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Communications,
1979. An adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
about a mysterious American millionaire whose efforts to
recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
AV F
Ivanhoe. New York : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990. Robert Taylor,
Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders. Robert
Taylor portrays the hero Ivanhoe, who is working to restore
Richard the Lionhearted to his throne in England. Elizabeth
Taylor is the lovely Rebecca and Sanders is the villain De
Bois-Guilbert.
AV F
David Copperfield. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990.
W.C. Fields, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Freddie
Bartholomew, Edna May Oliver. The adventures of a young
Victorian boy who runs away from his cruel stepfather to
live with his eccentric aunt in London.
AV F
I heard the owl call my name. Los Angeles, CA : Prism
Entertainment, [198-], c1973. Tom Courtney, Dean Jagger,
Paul Stanley, Marianna Jones. A young Anglican priest
(Courtney) is sent by his bishop to live among the proud
Indians of the Northwest where he rediscovers life, love,
courage and dignity.
AV F
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video,
1989, c1932. Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart,
Holmes Herbert, Halliwell Hobbes, Edgar Norton, Tempe
Pigott. Physician Dr. Henry Jekyll leads a double life when
he discovers a drug that alters his appearance and
disposition.
AV F
Jane Eyre. Livonia, Michigan : CBS Fox Video, 1987. Cast:
Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke. The remarkable story of a
woman whose strength, courage, and determination enable her
to triumph over adversity is vividly recreated.
AV F
Pride and prejudice. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, c1997.
Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland, Edna May
Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford, Frieda Inescort.
The story of a young English girl's fight against her
prejudice for the man who loves her. Her four sisters are
also of marriagable age and are also headstrong. Includes
the original theatrical trailer.
AV F
1984. [S.l.] : International Video Entertainment : Exlusively
distributed by MCA Distributing Corp., c1984. John Hurt,
Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. Filmed in
and around London in 1984, this is a story of love and
tragic betrayal in a twisted, horrific world.
AV F
Great expectations. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures Corp,
1988, c1946. John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guiness, Jean
Simmons, Francis L. Sullivan, Bernard Miles, Martita Hunt.
In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters
an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads
the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.
AV F
Shane. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Video, 1992. Alan Ladd,
Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Jack Palance, Ben
Johnson and Edgar Buchanan. A drifter and retired
gunfighter helps a homestead family fight against an aging
cattleman and his hired gunman.
AV F
Gulliver in Lilliput. Livonia, Mich. : Playhouse Video, 1988,
c1986. Andrew Burt, Elisabeth Sladen, Linda Polan, Jonathan
Cecil. Ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver is marooned on the
mythical island of Lilliput where he encounters a population
of people possessing very small minds and bodies.
AV F
John Steinbeck's The pearl. New York, N.Y. : MasterVision,
[198-?]. Pedro Armendariz, Maria Elena Marques. Tells the
story of a poor Mexican fisherman whose dreams of wealth are
both realized and shattered.
AV F
Daniel and the devil. Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home
Entertainment, c1985. Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, James
Craig, Anne Shirley, Jane Darwell. A young farmer in 19th
century New Hampshire signs a 7-year contract with the devil
in exchange for gold, and reneges when it comes time for
payment. He then hires lawyer Daniel Webster who fights to
save the farmer's soul before a jury of the damned.
AV F
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Culver City CA : MGM/UA Home
Video : Turner, c1991. Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Tony
Randall, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Mickey Shaughnessy.
Film adaptation of Mark Twain's story about the young boy
and his travels with the escaped slave Jim down the
Mississippi River.
AV F
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg. Encino, CA : Monterey Home
Video, 1985. Robert Preston and Fred Gwynne. Preston is a
stranger who plots revenge on the hypocritical residents of
a thoroughly "honest" town by offering a fortune to the
citizen who showed him charity many years before.
AV F
Scarlet Letter. Crown Music Classics, 1934. The beautiful
Colleen Moore plays Hawthorne's Hester Prynne in this
classic screen version of one of the great American novels.
A Puritan New England town is rocked by scandal and by the
tenacity of a young woman who refuses to divulge the name of
her lover.
AV F
To kill a mockingbird. Universal City, Calif. : MCA
Videocassette, 1981. Gregory Peck, Brock Peters, Robert
Duvall.
AV F
Something wicked this way comes. Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home
Video, c1983. Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd,
Pam Grier, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson.
Green Town, Illinois is visited by a mysterious Mr. Dark and
his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifiying things begin to happen
when two small boys become too curious about things.
AV F
The pit and the pendulum. New York : Warner Home Video, c1981.
Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders,
Anthony Carbone. A young man searches for the truth of his
sister's death and uncovers a bizarre and ghastly secret.
AV F
The tell-tale heart. Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video
Network, Inc., [199-?]. Sam Jaffe, Alex Cord, Ed Binns,
Dennis Cross, Dan Desmond. Dramatization of Poe's tale of
murder, investigation, and the dreadful reality of betrayal
from within.
AV F
A tale of two cities. New York : MGM/UA Home Video, 1983.
Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil
Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Henry B. Walthall. Dickens' novel
about the turbulent times of the French Revolution. A
timeless tale about two men in love with the same woman.
AV F
Tale of Two Cities. Florida : Current Affairs Multimedia, 1990.
AV F
London, Jack. Call of the Wild/White Fang-the Hunter. Quality
Video, Inc, 19--.
AV F
The Grapes of wrath. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Twentieth
Century-Fox Video, c1982. Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John
Carradine, Charley Grapewine. The migration of the Joad
family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma
during the Great Depression.
AV F
All quiet on the western front. Van Nuys, Calif : Avid Home
Entertainment : Live Home Video, 1992. Ernest Borgnine,
Richard Thomas, Patricia Neal, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm.
Remake of the 1930 classic, this is the tragic tale of a
group of German recruits during World War I, whose
patriotism soon turns to disillusionment.
AV F
Fried green tomatoes. Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video,
c1999. Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson,
Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Stan Shaw. A nursing home
resident remembers two special friendships at the cafe in a
small town near Birmingham.
AV F
Richard Wright's Almos' a man. [S.l.] : Monterey Home Video :
Distributed by International Video Entertainment, [1986].
LeVar Burton, Madge Sinclair. A Black teenage farmworker,
faced with the prospect of working to pay for a mule he has
accidentally killed, and armed with vague notions of
manhood, runs away from the farm.
AV F
Gregory, Kristiana. Cleopatra VII, daughter of the Nile. New
York : Scholastic, c1999. While her father is in hiding
after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra
records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and
hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.
AV F
The Man who would be king. Los Angeles, Calif. : Devon Co. :
Allied Artists Video Corp. [dist.], c1975. Sean Connery,
Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer.
AV F
The Grapes of wrath. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Twentieth
Century-Fox Video, c1982. Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John
Carradine, Charley Grapewine. The migration of the Joad
family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma
during the Great Depression.
AV F
To build a fire. Tulsa, OK : VCI, c1992.
AV F
Red Badge of Courage. New York, NY : MGM, 1951. Directed by
John Huston, this is the story of Henry Fleming and his
initiation into manhood as a Union army recruit during the
Civil War. Stars Audie Murphy.
AV F
Foxfire. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, c1992.
Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, John Denver. A grown son tries
to get his widowed mother to leave her home in the Blue
Ridge Mountains after her husband's death, and she must
decide between remaining with her memories or building a new
life. Includes segment of behind-the-scenes clips called The
making of Foxfire.
AV F
Caroline? Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home Video, c1992.
Stephanie Zimbalist, Pamela Reed, George Grizzard, Patricia
Neal, Dorothy McGuire. A woman claiming to be the missing
daughter of a wealthy family shows up after they have
believed the daughter to have been dead for 15 years.
AV F
Harvest of fire. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1996. Lolita Davidovich, Patty Duke, J.A. Preston, Jean
Louisa Kelly, Tom Aldredge, James Raed, Craig Wasson. An
FBI agent tries to win the trust of an Amish woman, in order
to solve some hate crimes directed against the Amish
community.
AV F
One against the wind. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home
Video, 1993. Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Denholm Elliot, Anthony
Higgins. A British woman living in Paris during World War
II becomes part of the French Resistance and smuggles Allied
pilots out of the country.
AV F
Redwood curtain. [Los Angeles] : Hallmark Home Entertainment :
Dist. by Family Home Entertainment, c1995. Jeff Daniels,
Lee Salonga, Debra Monk, John Lithgow. An adopted daughter
seeks her biological parents and looks among the Vietnam
vets so alienated by their war experiences that they
continue to live in the wild, this time in California's
rewood forests.
AV F
What the deaf man heard. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home
Entertainment, c1998. Matthew Modine, James Earl Jones,
Claire Boom, Judith Ivey, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette
Peters, Tom Skerritt. After his mother dissapears, Sammy
(Modine) shuts himself off from the world pretending to
neither hear nor speak. Taken in by a waitress (Ivey) and
befriended by the bus station manager (Skerritt) he keeps
his silence for twenty years until he discovers a plot that
would harm the town and enlists the local trash hauler
(Jones) to turn the tables.
AV F
Decoration Day. [Los Angeles] : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1998. James Garner, Judith Ivey, Bill Cobbs, Ruby Dee,
Larry Fishburne, Jo Anderson, Norm Skaggs. A long overdue
Medal of Honor becomes the focal point of a mystery, leading
a retired judge to investigate an old friend's past.
AV F
Saint maybe. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment, c1998.
Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann, Melina Kankardes, Thomas
McCarthy, Jeffrey Nordling, Mary-Louise Parker. A typical
all-American family is thrown into chaos when their son
announces he plans to marry a divorced mother of two
children.
AV F
The love letter. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment :
Dist. by Family Home Entertainment, c1998. Campbell Scott,
Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons. A love
letter found in a secret compartment of an antique desk
magicaly seals the fate of two young people linked by
destiny yet separated by more then one hundred years.
AV F
Miss Rose White. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video,
c1993. Kyra Sedgwick, Maximilian Schell, Amanda Plummer,
D.B. Sweeney, Penny Fuller, Milton Selzer, Maureen
Stapleton. Now a successful career girl in New York, Rose
White (forerly Rayzel Weiss) is confronted by the sister she
thought died in Nazi Germany, and is forced to face the
truth about her family and her past.
AV F
The boys next door. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
1996, c1995. Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard, Tony
Goldwyn, Michael Jeter, Courtney B. Vance, Mare Winningham.
Four mentally challenged men share a house and with the help
of a social worker learn to cope with the ups and downs of
daily life through laughter, love, & joy.
AV F
Rose Hill. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment, c1998.
Jennifer Garner, Jeffrey D. Sams, Zak Orth, Justin Chambers,
Tristan Tait, David Newsom, Casey Siemaszko, Stuart Wilson.
Four street orphans discover an abandoned baby and set out
to migrate to the West to begin a new life under the
direction of thier oldest brother.
AV F
Flamingo rising. Santa Monica, CA : Artisan Entertainment,
c2001. William Hurt, Elizabeth McGovern, Brian Benben.
AV F
An American story. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment :
Dist. by Family Home Entertainment, c1998. Brad Johnson,
Kathleen Quinlan, Tom Sizemore, Josef Sommer, G.W. Bailey,
Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Blount, David Labiosa, John M.
Jackson. Six soldiers return home from the war in Europe to
face a second battle: hatred and injustice in their own home
town.
AV F
Echo of Thunder, The. Hallmark Hall of Fame, 19--. Based on
Libby Hathorn's award-winning novel, Thunderwith. Captures
the daily struggles and triumphs of the close-knit Ritchie
family on their farm in the harsh Australian outback.
AV F
Follow the Stars Home. Hallmark Hall of Fame, 19--. In love and
in life, one decision can changeyour whole world. Watch this
movie to see how &what & why!.
AV F
Missing Pieces. Hallmark, 19--. In this reveting story of one
man's quest for justice, Atticus discovers the path to
forgiveness and reconciliation.
AV F
Season for Miracles, A. Hallmark, 19--. When a well-meaning
social worker tries to take two small children from their
mother and place them in foster, homes, their devoted aunt,
decides to rescue them.
AV F
The return of the native. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home
Video, c1995. Catherine Zeta Jones, Clive Owen, Ray
Stevenson, Steven Mackintosh, Claire Skinner. A lovely
young woman, bored with the countryside, tries to lure a
young man into running away with her to the big city, but
then she meets another man who catches her fancy.
AV F
Ellen Foster. [Los Angeles] : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1998. Jena Malone, Ted Levine, Glynnis O'Connor, Julie
Harris. Jena Malone, Julie Harris, Ted Levine, Glynnis
O'Connor, Debra Monk, Barbara Garrick. Having suffered
abuse and misfortune for most of her life, a young girl
searches for a better life and finally finds it in the home
of a loving woman with several foster children. A
motherless young girl searches for a better life and finally
gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several
foster children.
AV F
That was then, this is now. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home
Video, 1986, c1985. Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim
Delaney. Two boys raised as brothers take on the challenges
of growing up and face the pressures of manhood.
AV F
Old man. Gold crown collector's ed. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home
Entertainment, c1997. Old man -- The making of Old man.
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Arlis Howard, Leo Burmester. Jeanne
Tripplehorn, Arliss Howard, Leo Burmester, Daro Latiolais,
Ray McKinnon. A prisoner is dispatched to rescue a pregnant
woman clinging to a tree above the raging floodwaters of the
Mississippi River. The woman gives birth after they drift
off course, but the prisoner brings her to safety. During
the great Mississippi flood of 1927 J.J. Taylor, a prisoner,
is dispatched to rescue a pregnant woman, Addie, who later
gives birth. J.J.'s tenderness toward the newborn child
touches Addie deeply.
AV F
The outsiders. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1987. C. Thomas
Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob
Lowe, Diane Lane, Tom Cruise, Lief Garrett. A story about
teenage hopes, fears, bravery and violent rebellion and
living on the right side of the tracks.
AV F
The piano lesson. [United States] : Hallmark Home Entertainment
: Distr. by Family Home Entertainment, 1998, c1995. Charles
Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B.
Vance, Carl Gordon. Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl
Gordon, Tommy Holis, Lou Myers. Boy Willie wants to buy a
farm that his ancestors used to work as slaves, but first he
must sell the family's most valuablepossession--a
beautifully carved piano that holds a unique place in their
history. He tries everything to persuade his sister,
Berniece, to let it go, but she refuses. To her, theheirloom
symbolizes what they've lost and their family's very heart
and soul. A brother and sister squabble over selling a
piano with decorative carvings made by their great
grandfather during his slave days that tells the history of
their family.
AV F
Tex. Burbank, Calif : Walt Disney Home Video, c1982. Matt
Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney, Frances Lee
McCain, Ben Johnson, Phil Brock, Emilio Estevez. Dramatizes
the coming-of-age of a fifteen-year-old boy in rural
Oklahoma, whose love for his brother helps to alleviate an
other harsh life.
AV F
O pioneers! Hollywood, Calif : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1992. Jessica Lange, David Strathairn, Tom Aldredge. Saga
of the American heartland at the turn of the century; a
young woman fights to build her Nebraska homestead.
AV F
Runaway, The. Family Home Entertainment, 19--. Two boys in
search oa an adventure uncover a secret that a town is sworn
to hide- and a mystery that a sheriff vows to solve.
AV F
The snows of Kilimanjaro. St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Music
Group, c1994. Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner,
Hildegard Knef, Leo G. Carroll. Gregory Peck plays a
seriously wounded writer who reflects on his life and finds
the strength to recover.
AV F
The Shell seekers. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures Home Video,
1993. Angela Lansbury, Sam Wanamaker, Christopher Bowen,
Anna Carteret, Michael Gough, Patricia Hodge. Tale of 3
generations of an English family with roots in London and
Cornwall, and a cherished portrait passed from generation to
generation which threatens to tear the family apart.
AV F
The seventh stream. Santa Monica, CA : Artisan Home
Entertainment, 2002. Scott Glenn, Saffron Burrows, John
Lynch, Eamon Morrissey, Joseph M. Kelly. In an Irish
coastal village, a widow and widower make important life
changes with the help of a mysterious young woman.
AV F
My sister's keeper. Santa Monica, CA : Artisan Home
Entertainment, 2002. Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Clark
Gregg, Kathleen Wilhoite, Kimberly J. Brown, Lynn Redgrave.
Judy tries to balance her love life and career with taking
care of her schizo-effective diagnosed older sister.
AV F
National Velvet. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, Inc, c1944
Loew's Inc., renewed 1971.
AV F
Switching goals. Burbank, CA : Dualstar Video : Distributed by
Warner Home Video, c2000. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen,
with guest appearance by Alexi Lalas. Twin sisters switch
places when a soccer tournament lands them on mismatched
teams and end up creating chaos both on and off the field.
AV F
Flipper. Universal City, Calif : MCA Universal Home Video : The
Bubble Factory, c1996. Music by Joel McNeely ; produced by
Conrad Hool, Darlene Spezzi ; executive producer Lance Hool
; produced by James J. McNamara, Parry Katz ; written and
directed by Alan Shapiro. What starts out to be a bummer of
a summer for a rebellious teenage boy becomes one of the
most action-packed vactions of his life. Sandy never
expected that when he is sent to stay with his Uncle Porter
in the Florida Keys that he would become best friends with a
feisty, orphaned Dolphin.
AV F
The bear. Burbank, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1990. Jack
Wallace, Tcheky Karyo, Andre Lacombe. An orphaned bear cub
and a wounded giant grizzly befriend each other and begin a
desperate quest to escape from their most feared enemy, man.
AV F
Return to Snowy River. Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video,
1988. Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy,
Nicholas Eadie, Bryan Marshall, Mark Hembrow. A stormy
romance caught up in a violent feud between landowners in
Australia's Victoria Alps.
AV F
Snowy River, the McGregor saga. [Van Nuys, Calif.] : F.H.E. :
Dist. by Live Home Video, 1992. Andrew Clarke, Wendy
Hughes, Joshua Lucas, Bret Climo, Guy Pearce, Joelene
Crnogorac. A young girl wants to take part in the Snowy
River cross-country race in the Australian Alps, even though
it is death defying.
AV F
Grace & Glorie. [United States] : Hallmark Home Entertainment :
Distributed by Family Home Entertainment, c1998. Gena
Rowlands, Diane Lane, Neal McDonough, Chris Beetem, Carrie
Preston, Emmy Rossum. Two very different women try to
understand one another and forge a very unlikely friendship
at a time when each of them are facing difficult challenges
in their lives.
AV F
Little John. USA : Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, 2002.
Famlly Court judge, Natalie Britain searches for the truth
and makes life-altering decisions afecting hundreds of
children and their families. But Natalie has her own secret
that has haunted her every day for 12 years- a child that
the then unmarried Natalie thought she had given up for
adaoptio. He wasn't!.
AV F
Cupie & Cate. USA : Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, 2000. A
touching story of family and romance. Two people conquer
adversity by leaning on their love.
AV F
Sense and sensibility. Culver City, CA : Columbia Tristar Home
Video, c1996. Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, Alan
Rickman, Harriet Walker. Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate
Winslet, Hugh Grant. The Dashwood sisters, sensisble
Eleanor and passionate Marianne, find their chances at
marriage seemingly doomed by their family's sudden loss of
fortune. Two sisters, one practical and conventional and
the other emotional and sentimental, find that only through
compromise of their mutual differences can they get along
and find the husbands they wish.
AV F
Sarah plain and tall. Gold crown collector's ed. Los Angeles,
CA : Republic Home Pictures Video, 1990. Glenn Close,
Christopher Walken. In the year 1910, New Englander Sarah
Wheaton answers an ad for a mail-order bride placed by a
Kansas farmer Jacob Witting, a widower rearing two children.
She begins a 30 day trial period as their guest and
enthusiastically assumes all motherly responsibilities. As
the days pass, this lonely, motherless family gradually
opens their hearts to Sarah and slowly comes to terms with
their painfull past. Their lives again become spontaneous
and magical. Love and respect replace fear and distrust as
they join together as a family. In 1910, New Englander
Sarah Wheaton (Glenn Close) answers an ad for a mail-order
bride placed by Kansas farmer Jacob Witting (Christopher
Walken), a widower raising two children. As the days of her
30 day trial period pass, Caleb and Anna are captivated by
Sarah and slowly come to terms with their painful past. Love
and respect replace fear and distrust as they join together
as a family. Hallmark Hall of Fame production, based on the
book by Patricia MacLachlan.
AV F
The secret garden. Los Angeles, CA : Hallmark Home
Entertainment, 1998, c1987. Gennie James, Barret Oliver,
Jadrien Steele, Michael Hordern, Billie Whitelaw, Derek
Jacobi. Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house
on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and
the mysteries of a locked garden.
AV F
Skylark. Hollywood, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1993.
Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Christopher
Bell, Margaret Sophie Stein. Sarah and Jacob are forging a
life together in the Kansas prairie when drought ravages the
land.
AV F
Calm at sunset. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1997. Michael Moriarty, Peter Facinelli, Kevin Conway, Kat
Nelligan, Christopher Orr, Jeremy Akerman. The story of a
father and son at odds over the youth's career choice.
AV F
Blind spot. [United States] : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1998. Joanne Woodward, Laura Linney, Reed Diamond, Fritz
Weaver. Congresswoman Harrington (Woodward) seems to have
it all until her son is killed in a car accident and she
finds that both of her children have been using cocaine.
AV F
Breathing lessons. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1998. James Garner, Joanne Woodward, Kathryn Erbe. The
story of Ira and Maggie Moran, very different people,
married for 28 years, who learn some important things about
themselves while on a trip to a funeral.
AV F
In love and war. Santa Monica, CA : Family Home Entertainment :
Artisan Home Entertainment, 2002. Callum Blue, Barbora
Bobulova, Peter Bowles. Eric Newby, a British lieutenant
during WWII and POW, escapes when Italy's fascist government
collapses but must contend with German troops looking for
him as he hides under the protection of Italian family.
AV F
Night ride home. [United States] : Hallmark Home Entertainment,
c1999. Rebecca De Mornay, Keith Carradine, Thora Birch,
Lynne Thigpen, Ryan Merriman. A family is torn apart when
the teenage son is killed in horseback riding accident.
AV F
The summer of Ben Tyler. Los Angeles : Hallmark Home
Entertainment, 1997, c1996. James Woods, Elizabeth
McGovern, Len Cariou, Julia McIlvaine, Kevin Isola, Clifton
James, Anita Gillette, Charles Mattocks. A white southern
lawyer takes in the son of his black housekeeper & then he
is asked to defend the son of the Chief Justice who is
accused of murder. The repercussions of both decisions
require courage, strength, and love.
AV F
To dance with the white dog. Los Angeles : Republic Pictures
Home Video, c1993. Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tanday,. An
elderly man who had recently lost his wife of 50 years loses
his will to live until a white dog appears which he believes
is her spirit.
AV F
The lost child. [United States] : Hallmark Hall of Fame
Entertainment, 2001. Mercedes Ruehl, Jamey Sheridan, Irene
Bedard, Dinah Manoff, Tantoo Cardinal, Julia McIlvaine, Ned
Romero, Michael Greyeyes, Cristine Rose. Mercedes Ruehl,
Jamey Sheridan, Irene Bedard. Rebecca, an adoptee, searches
for her natural parents and discovers that they were Navajo
and that she has a sister, but when she and her husband
visit her newfound family she realizes that she will have to
work to integrate her two different cultures.
AV F
The Locket. USA : Artisan Home Entertainment, 2002. A locket is
more than a keepsake. It holds secrets close to the heart.
AV F
Brush with Fate. USA : Artisan Home Entertainment, 2003.
Inspired by love, sold in desperation, bought in passion and
stolen in greed: this priceless masterpiece has played a
pivotal role in the lives of everyone who has owned it.
AV F
Grisham, John. A Painted House. USA : Artisan Home
Entertainment, 2003. Based on John Grisham's book, this
movie takes place in 1952. Luke Chandler had never kept a
secret or told a single lie. But in that long, hot summer
when 10 year old Luke Chandler comes of age, 2 groups of
migrant workers and 2 very dangerous men- come throught the
Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. Suddenly
mysteries flood Luke's world.
AV F
Winter's End. USA : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1999. 3rd part
of the Sarah, Plain & Tall series. Embracing the future
meant having the courage to forgive the past.
AV F
Johnny Tremain. Burbank, CA : Disney Home Video : Distributed by
Buena Vista Film Distribution, [198-?], c1957. Hal
Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot, Dick
Beymer. In Boston, young Johnny Tremain becomes involved
with the American patriots who stage the Boston Tea Party.
AV F
Squanto : a warrior's tale. Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home
Video, c1994. Adam Beach, Eric Schweig, Michael Gambon,
Nathaniel Parker, Mandy Patinkin. Tells the story of the
Native American taken to England as a slave, who escapes his
captors and returns to his native America, where he becomes
a great leader and ambassador of his people.
AV F
Gods and generals. Widescreen. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video,
2003. Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall. Jeff
Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, Kevin
Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Letscher, Frankie Faison,
Jeremy London, Bruce Boxleitner. Dramatization of the rise
and fall of civil war general, Stonewall Jackson. Col.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a
career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious
faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen.
Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who
was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United
States and his love of the Southern states where he was born
and raised. As Chamberlain, Jackson, and Lee are followed
through the declaration of war and the battles at Manassas,
Antietam, Frederickburg, and Chancellorsville.
AV F
Tuck everlasting. Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Video, 2003.
Alexis Bledel, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek. Alexis Bledel,
Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Victor Garber,
Jonathan Jackson, Scott Bairstow, and William Hurt. The
Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when
they discover that a young girl and a malicious stranger now
share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one
from getting older.
AV F
The scarlet letter. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video, c1979.
Meg Foster, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Elisa Erali, Ralph
Drischell. While her lover's identity remains a secret, a
young woman in 18th-century New England is condemned to wear
a scarlet A in atonement for her sin of passion and birth of
a child out of wedlock.
AV F
Fallen Angel. Hallmark Hall of Fame, 2003. A first love never
AV F
The Blackwater Lightship. Hallmark Hall of Fame, 2004. a
compelling story of hlove, hope and reconciliation...Set
along the Irish seacoast, the floating lighthouse called the
Blackwate Lightship once symbolized happy times for this
family. But that was long before tragedy struck and
misunderstands mounted between three generations of women.
The silence is about to be broken, however, when Granny's
ailing grandson returns to the family home in Blackwater for
a final emotional visit.
AV F
Little big man. Beverly Hill, CA : CBS/Fox Video, 1992. Dustin
Hoffman, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey, Chief Dan George, Faye
Dunaway. Jack Crabb (Hoffman) is 121 years old and he's
been an Indian fighter, an oil merchant, master gunman, and
is the only survivor of Custer's Last Stand. Now he
reminisces about his life.
AV F
Plainsong. Hallmark Hall of Fame, 2004. This movie, based on
Kent Haruf's book, tells a story about redemption, healing
and the power of hope. Against the sparse landscape of a
small Colorado prairie town, seven lonely lives are about to
intersect in an unforgettable way.
AV F
Arsenic and old lace. Burbank, Calif : Turner Entertainment and
Warner Home Video, 1989. Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack
Carson, Peter Lorre. Cary Grant delivers a grand
performance in this outlandish tale of two gentle but highly
lethal sisters who poison lonely old men as a chairty act
and then bury them with proper ceremony in the cellar of
their Brooklyn boarding house. Based on the screen play by
Julius and Philip Epstein from the stage play by Joseph
Kesselring.
AV F
Tom Sawyer. [S.l.] : United Artists Corporation, c1973. Johnny
Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Jeff East, Warren Oats. The
adventure of Tom Sawyer and his friend, Huck Finn, in a
Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.
AV SC
The gold bug. Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video Network,
[199-?], c1979. Anthony Michael Hall, Roberts Blossom,
Geoffrey Holder. When a young boy ventures onto a deserted
island to catch butterflies, he is captured and becomes
involved in a terrifying hunt for hidden treasure.
DVDs
AV 150
Discovering psychology. Updated edition. South Burlington, Vt.
: Annenberg/CPB, 2004,c2001. 1. Past, present and promise
(28 min.) -- 2. Understanding research (28 min.) -- 3. The
Behaving brain (28 min.) -- 4. The Responsive brain (28
min.) -- 5. The Developing child (28 min.) -- 6. Language
development (28 min.). Hosted by Philip Zimbardo. Program
one introduces psychology, a science at the crossroads of
subjects such as philosophy, anthropology, biochemistry, and
artificial intelligence. Program two details the scientific
method used in psychological research showing data
collection and analysis in the laboratory and in the field.
Emphasis is on the value of critical thinking in
interpreting research findings. Program three explains how
understanding the brain's structure and composition offers
new insights into human behavior. Scientists explain the
bio-chemical reactions that determine human thoughts,
feelings and actions. Program four addresses how the brain
controls behavior and how is it affected by the outside
world. Explores the dynamic relationship between brain
structure and function and feedback from the environment.
Program five discusses how much of behavior is inherited and
how much is prompted by the world. The impact of heredity
and environment on children's development illuminates the
age-old nature vs. nurture debate. In program six,
psychologists search for truths about the mind, society, and
culture by studying how children develop complex language
skills and learn to use language in social communication.
AV 150
Discovering psychology. Updated edition. South Burlington, Vt.
: Annenberg/CPB, 2004,c2001. 13. The Mind awake and asleep
(28 min.) -- 14. The Mind hidden and divided (28 min.) --
15. The Self (28 min.) -- 16. Testing and intelligence (28
min.) -- 17. Sex and gender (28 min.) -- 18. Maturing and
aging (28 min.). Hosted by Philip Zimbardo. Part 13
explores the nature of sleeping, dreaming, and altered
states of consciousness. Part 14 examines how events and
experiences of the subconscious affect moods, actions, and
health. Includes case studies of multiple personality and
split-brain patients and demonstrations of hypnosis.
Program 15 explores the emotional and motivational
consequences of self-images and discusses how society shapes
individuals' beliefs about themselves. Program 16 discusses
intelligence and how can it be measured. The theory and
practice of psychological testing reveals how values are
assigned to different abilities, behaviors, and
personalities. Program 17 questions whether men and women
are psychologically different or similar. Also examines how
sex roles reflect social values. Program 18 looks at
physical and psychological aging and shows how society
reacts to the last stages of life.
AV 150
Discovering psychology. Updated edition. South Burlington, Vt.
: Annenberg/CPB, 2004,c2001. 19. The Power of the situation
(28 min.) -- 20. Constructing social reality (28 min.) --
21. Psychopathology (28 min.) -- 22. Psychotherapy (28 min.)
-- 23. Health, mind, and behavior (28 min.) -- 24. Applying
psychology in life (28 min.) -- 25. Cognitive neuroscience
(28 min.) -- 26. Cultural psychology (28 min.). Hosted by
Philip Zimbardo. Program 19 examines how individuals'
beliefs and behavior can be manipulated in certain
situations, by leaders and by groups. Explores the
psychology behind subjects of facism, as in Nazi Germany.
Program 20 explores how people are able to form subjective
realities and demonstrates how these subjective realities
influence behavior. Emphasis is on the nature of cult
psychology and discrimination. Program 21 defines and
explores schizophrenia, phobias, and affective disorders.
Also includes discussions with clinical psychologists who
examine various factors that can lead to mental and
behavioral disorders. Program 22 describes how theory,
research, and practice come together in the treatment of
psychological disorders. Also discusses how attitudes toward
the mentally ill have been influenced by historical,
cultural, and social forces. Program 23 discusses recent
research that is reexamining the relationship between mind
and body and is leading to a new bio-psycholo-social model
of healthcare to replace the traditional biomedical model.
Program 24 describes how psychology can be applied to
health, astronauts in space, law, negotiation, and the
promotion of peace. Program 25 explores technology that
allows scientists to see the brain at work and identifies
some of the functions performed by different parts of the
brain. Program 26 defines culture and explores how culture
shapes one's actions and world-view, comparing the
differences between American and East Asian culture. Also
discusses how experiences have shaped Afro-American and
Native American culture. Investigates cultural psychology,
which applies the principles of psychology within the
context of different cultures..
AV 150
Discovering psychology. Updated edition. South Burlington, Vt.
: Annenberg/CPB, 2004,c2001. 7. Sensation and perception
(28 min.) -- 8. Learning (28 min.) -- 9. Remembering and
forgetting (28 min.) -- Program 10. Cognitive processes (28
min.) -- 11. Judgment and decision making (28 min.) -- 12.
Motivation and emotion (28 min.). Hosted by Philip
Zimbardo. Program seven focuses on the ways personal
experience can influence perception. Describes how sense
receptors function, how the brain processes sensory
information, how expectations, values and prejudices
influence perception, and the use of error and illusion as
investigative techniques. Program eight discusses the
principles of classical and operant conditioning which
explain how learning occurs. Renowned reseachers who have
influenced current learning theories are featured, including
Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson and Skinner. Program 9 provides a
look at the complex process called memory, exploring how all
experiences are translated into codes in the memory, why
some things are forgotten and how memory can be improved.
Program 10 explores the higher mental processes, including
reasoning, planning and problem solving. Part 11 explains
why and how judgments and decisions are made. Also explores
the psychology of risk taking and negotiation. Part 12
examines the biological and psychological aspects of
motivation and emotion as seen in studies of sexual behavior
and the power of optimistic beliefs.
AV 297.09
Islam : empire of faith. [Arlington, VA] : PBS Home Video, 2001.
Narrator: Ben Kingsley. Traces the history of Islam.
AV 327
The Middle East. Wynnewood, Pa : Schlessinger Media, c2001.
Traces the relationship between the United States and the
Middle East over the past fifty years.
AV 331.88
A Union's Story. Robert Jublin, ?. This chronicles the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters from its formation in
1903 to its current status as one of the most diverse and
powerful unions in the country. The story highlights the
Teamsters strong, yet often unrecognized commitment to
community service and social justice as well as their
ongoing mission to bring dignity and respect to all working
families.
AV 335
Communism and Socialism. Scottsdale, Ariz. : Teacher's Video,
c2001. Narrated by Bob Rue. Examines the development of
the political ideologies of Communism and Socialism that
resulted from living and working conditions generated by the
Industrial Revolution. Traces the spread of Communism and
Socialism from its European founders to its implementation
in Russia, Europe and Asia. Reviews the key political
figures involved in the rise and fall of Communist and
Socialist governments. Traces the demise of Communism in
Russia and Europe and America's influence in shaping these
events.
AV 363.92
Homo sapiens 1900. New York, NY : First-Run Features, 2004.
Narrator: Stephen Rappaport. Examines the practice of
eugenics at the turn of the 20th century, and the desire to
create "the new man" through racial hygiene.
AV 618.2
The biology of prenatal development. EHD(Endowment for Human
Development), 2005. The combination of exquisite images and
a clear, carefully researched text makes this DVS an
unparalleled resource.
AV 629.28
Can I borrow the car? : young drivers the high-risk years.
Washington, D.C. : GEICO, 2002. This movie listens to 16
year olds tell why they want their driver's licenses and
what driving menas to them. Parents of teenagers who died in
crashes tell how the tragedies happened and how their
families have been affected.
AV 629.28
Real teen driving. GEICO, 2004. Alook behind the video"; top 10
tips on road safety for teens; critique of the real teen
driving behaviors; how to lose your license...fast...is it
worth it?.
AV 756.52
Into thin air : death on Everest. Culver City, CA : Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001. Peter Horton, Nat Parker,
Richard Jenkins, christopher McDonald.
AV 901
When civilizations end. Silver Spring, Md. : Discovery
Communications, c2004. The Forbidden city (13 min.) -- The
Mummies of Peru (8 min.) -- Zimbabwe : lost city of Africa
(4 min.) -- The Scramble for African colonies (4 min.).
Explores the factors that lead to the downfall of a
civilization. Examines former empires in China, Peru and
Zimbabwe to compare the ways these civilizations ended.
Segment one explores the antiquities of Beijing, China and
the sacred world of Emperor Kangxi. Segment two discusses
the culture of the Chiribaya who inhabited Peru,
investigating the tombs and mummies they left behind.
Segment three explores the complex design and history of the
African city known as Great Zimbabwe. Segment four examines
the colonization of Africa by Europeans who ued the
continent's natural resources to fuel the Industrial
Revolution.
AV 909
Time Life's Lost Civilizations. Alexandria, Virginia : Time-Life
Video and Television (distributor), 2002. Sam Waterston.
Egypt, Maya, Mesopotamia, Tibet, China, Rome, Aegean,
Greece, Inca.
AV 909.07
Crusades. New York : A & E Home Video : distributed by New Video
Group, [2001]. Volume 1. Episode 1: Pilgrims in arms ;
Episode 2: Jerusalem -- volume 2. Episode 3: Jihad ; Episode
4: Destruction. Host, Roger Mudd ; presenter, Terry Jones.
Documentary on the history of the Christian Crusades to
capture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
AV 930
Mysteries of the ancient world. Chicago, Ill. : Questar Video,
2004. Mysteries of Europe and the Mediterranean : myths and
legends -- Mysteries of the Orient : ancient journeys --
Mysteries of the Americas : vanished civilizations. Ancient
mysteries from around the globe are explored.
AV 938.07
The true story of Alexander the Great. New York, NY : A & E Home
Video, 2005. Host: Peter Woodward. Chronicles the life of
Alexander the Great from his youth to the battlefield.
the political and economic change in the United States
during and after the Cold War.
AV 973.92
U.S. politics, 1960-1980. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media,
c2002. Narrated by Robert O'Gorman. Uses contemporary
interviews and archival footage to discuss the political
climate, economic situation, and social changes taking place
in the United States between 1960 and 1980.
AV F
The scarlet letter. Sandy Cook, Conn : Video Yesteryear : Video
Images, c1991. Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B.
Walthall, William Farnum, Alan Hale. Colleen Moore stars as
Hester Prynne, a young woman in 18th century Boston who has
an affair with a Puritan minister and bears a daughter out
of wedlock. She struggles to keep the identity of her lover
a secret while she is condemened to wear a scarlet A
embroidered on her clothes.
AV F
Left behind : the movie. [S.l.] : Cloud Ten Pictures : Namesake
Entertainment, c2000. Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Chelsea
Noble, Clarence Gilyard. "On an overseas flight to London a
journalist, Buck Williams, and a pilot, Rayford Steele, are
caught in the middle of the most incredible event in
history. Suddenly, without warning, dozens of passengers
simply vanish into thin air ... As chaos and anarchy engulf
the world, both men set out on vastly different paths in a
desperate search for answers."
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