Summary: "Examines how a radical fringe of the Republican Party has used the trauma of the 9/11 terror attacks to advance a pre-existing military agenda to radically transform American foreign policy while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Media Education Foundation 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIJSummary: The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own- but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the Enlightenment...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GREMarker, Chris
Summary: In Paris after World War III, a few survivors research time travel hoping to send someone to the past to help their situation; the meditations of a world traveler on various world-wide locations are narrated.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JETSummary: The story of the musical Carter and Cash families, the dynasty at the heart of country music. Starting with the Original Carter Family, A.P., Sara, and Maybelle, this film traces the flow of their influence through generations of musicians, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, the marriage of Johnny Cash and June Carter, and the efforts of the present-day...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WINCanner, Elizabeth
Summary: Documents the efforts of drug companies to find a cure for the phenomenon known as female sexual dysfunction.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ORGSummary: Tells the riveting, behind-the-scenes story of Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 10, 2001, financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald was headquartered on the top 5 floors of the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, 658 of their 960 employees were missing, presumed dead, in the nation's worst terrorist attacks. Tells twin stories' the saga of the ravaged business and surviving employees, and an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OUTSummary: The pseudonymous Agnes was a pioneering transgender woman who participated in an infamous gender health study conducted at UCLA in the 1960s. Her clever use of the study to gain access to gender-affirming healthcare led to her status as a fascinating and celebrated figure in trans history. In this innovative cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction, director Chase Joynt uses...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRACastor, Alexis Q.
Summary: "In this course, we will explore Mesopotamian societies from the Neolithic era (c. 9,000 B.C.) to the defeat of the great Persian Empire at Gaugamela by Alexander the Great (331 B.C.) The study will take us from the world of international diplomacy with powerful neighbors in Egypt, Syria, and Anatolia to the mundane issues of daily life, such as providing food for the family, curing disease,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 935 BETCall number: DVD 935 BET PART 1
Call number: DVD 935 BET PART 2
Call number: DVD 935 BET PART 3
Baxter, Anthony
Summary: Documents the efforts of a group of Scottish landowners to thwart Donald Trump's plans to buy an unspoiled area in northeastern Scotland to build two state-of-the-art golf courses.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC YOU1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF YOU
Summary: Get ready for some really, really Big fun when Elmo is accidentally turned big and towers over Sesame Street! While Abby tries to figure out how to get Elmo small again, kids will learn all about measuring in this extra tall tale. Then, Elmo makes friends with a Monarch butterfly and cooks up even more big fun in a silly cooking competition! Featuring three full length stories, two engaging new...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2012
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD SeSummary: Includes 26 episodes of Season 6 of America's Test Kitchen, the public television cooking show filmed in the test kitchens of Cook's illustrated magazine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A La Carte Communications 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 AMESummary: Kiara and Kovu, the newest generation of the prides, experience the power of love and enjoy more of Timon and Pumbaa's antics. Kiara, Simba's headstrong daughter and heir to the Pride Lands, is on the prowl for adventure. While boldly exploring the Outlands - which are strictly off-limits - she meets Kovu, a young cub chosen to walk in Scar's path. Kiara and Kovu find that they may be the only...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Pictures 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Learn the secrets of how to cook effortlessly at home using recipes for dishes such as South-of-the Border soups; fish steaks; deep-dish apple pie; old fashioned birthday cake, and many more. Also includes reviews of ingredients found in supermarkets and kitchen equipment.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 AMESummary: Discover the life and music of jazz luminary Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history. Filmed over six years, Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes invites viewers to meet the gentleman behind the bass. Best known as the rhythmic anchor in Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Carter has since amassed more than 2,500 musical credits over a prolific six-decade career. His unmistakable melody...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC RONSummary: While rival drug cartels warred in the streets, the Columbian national soccer team took a rapid rise to glory, with Andres Escobar its inspirational captain. Meanwhile the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar, pioneered "Narco-soccer". After a mistake by Andres led to a loss at the 1994 World Cup, less than ten days later he was gunned down outside a bar, a tragedy documented in this thriller...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TWOSummary: Includes 26 episodes of Season 7 of America's Test Kitchen, the public television cooking show filmed in the test kitchens of Cook's illustrated magazine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A La Carte Communications 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 AMESummary: Includes 26 episodes of Season 5 of America's Test Kitchen, the public television cooking show filmed in the test kitchens of Cook's illustrated magazine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A La Carte Communications 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 AMESummary: Suze Orman gives her views on how to secure a hopeful and sustainable future in today's economy. After the upheavals of recent times, she believes that it's necessary to rethink many traditional strategies for financial success.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS distribution 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 ORMSummary: Julia Child and America's best bakers guide viewers through contemporary and traditional baking. Eight complete episodes feature breads, cakes, cookies, pitas, pizzas, croissants, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A La Carte Communications 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.815 CHISummary: Franȯis and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, a microcosm of contemporary France. As amusing and inspiring as the teenaged students can be, their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009