Summary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHESummary: From The Voice of the Martyrs comes the dramatic, animated retelling of the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of the last surviving apostle, John. Journey with Jesus and encounter His miracles, His astonishing teaching, and His unsurpassed bravery. Discover the power and love of Jesus Christ and see why His followers risked all to carry His message to the ends of the earth. Children...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gateway Films (Vision Video) 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Examines the interconnectivity between human beings and the natural world. Discusses ways in which the increasing estrangement from nature, brought on by modern lifestyles, is proving harmful both to people and the environment. Looks at biomimicry, the study of nature for the purpose of engineering new technologies. Argues that a reconnection with nature could be essential for restoring...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOVSummary: "[This film] charts the devastating ecological impact of overfishing by interweaving both local and global stories of sharply declining fish populations, including the imminent extinction of the bluefin tuna, and illuminates how our modern fishing capacities far outstrip the survival abilities of any ocean species. Scientists explain how this depletion has slipped under the public radar and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC END1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF END
Summary: "Dogs on the Inside follows the relationships between abused stray dogs and prison inmates working towards a second chance at a better life. In an attempt to re-build their confidence and prepare for a new life outside, these prisoners must first learn to handle and care for a group of neglected strays. This heart-warming story reconfirms the timeless connection between man and dog, showing the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DOGSummary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFSummary: Contains: Down on the Farm - discover what life on the farm is all about; Barnyard Friends - find out where barnyard animals come from and how they became our helpers; and The Horse of Course - discover what makes a horse a horse!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ANISummary: Powers of ten ... illustrates a picnic in Chicago and then begins moving ten times farther out every ten seconds, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light. Then, we move inward into the hand of a sleeping picnicker with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. A rough sketch ... is an earlier version of the same concept illustrated in Powers of ten. 901, after 45 years of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet, an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verite, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LASSummary: Anyone can dance off the inches. We've made it easy. Ten moves are all you need to dance this routine, and we'll show you how. No matter what your age or fitness level, you can have a great time while dancing your way into great shape. You'll want to do this workout because it's FUN, and that's the secret. The more you do it, the more inches you'll lose. It's that simple. Losing inches has...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.715 DANSummary: An undergraduate course for nonscience majors that treats the atom as a tool for revealing the quantitative history of everything--from the human diet and works of art to Earth's climate and the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2009
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Summary: Professor Marshall C. Eakin presents twenty-four 30-minute lectures examining both the unity and diversity in the early history of the Americas. He discusses how Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492 created a collision between three distinct peoples and cultures, European, African, and Native-American, and gave birth to the distinct identity of the Americas today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.01 CONSummary: Examines efforts by a group of citizens in West Virginia to hold the industrial giant Du Pont responsible for poisoning the drinking water supply as a result of dumping toxic chemicals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEVTower of Power (Musical group)
Contents: CD 1. Stroke '75 (2:40) -- Ain't nothing stopping us now (2:36) -- You ought to be having fun (3:21) -- Soul with a capital S (6:07) -- Stop (4:34) -- You're so wonderful, so marvelous (3:06) -- On the serious side (4:17) -- Just when we start makin' it (7:24) -- Soul vaccination (5:04) -- What is hip?/Soul power (9:25) -- Do you like that? (3:36) -- Drop it in the slot (3:12) --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES TOWSummary: Six educational, interactive and fun programs that teach kids all about dinosaurs.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment 2012
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Summary: This documentary chronicles the life and career of American rock musician Tom Petty and his band covering a 30 year history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2008
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TOMSummary: Dr. Silver provides a foundation for understanding how life works at the level of genes and molecules that interact in complex networks to drive human development, evolution, and behavior.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 611 SCICall number: DVD 611 SCI
Summary: "This course is a presentation of the types of matter: what they are, how they behave, why they behave that way, and what they're used for."--Page 1 of guidebook.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.4 NATSummary: With his provocative question, 'why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?' Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man's perseverance, this examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WATSummary: Chronicles the rise and fall of the hit television show Gorgeous ladies of wrestling, through the stories of those who lived it. For some, the show was a brief foray into acting and a short-lived adventure. For others, their time in Glow would impact and influence their lives for years to follow. For all of the women, working on GLOW was a unique and exciting experience that will bond them...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2013