Muesse, Mark W. (Mark William)
Summary: Provides an overview of Hinduism and discusses why Hinduism is perhaps the most diverse religion of all. Covers topics such as arranged marriages and the caste system, the Indus Valley Civilization, the sacred writings in the Vedas, the Bhagavad-gita, and the Upanishads, ritual purity rites, the Aryan language of Sanskrit, and Hinduism's rejection of the notion that there is but one path to the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.5 GREGamble, Lonnie A.
Summary: Become a more thoughtful consumer, save money, and reduce your ecological footprint with this course that teaches you how integrate sustainable practices into your everyday life. By learning specific knowledge and techniques on how to work more efficiently with the energy, water, and food you consume, you can live a more balanced and sustainable lifestyle that also positively impacts the world...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 FUNSummary: On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LOVSummary: "Using unseen photos and footage, ... director Martin Scorsese traces the life of George Harrison in a personal film, weaving together performance footage, home movies, rare archival materials and interviews with his family and friends"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Enterprises 2011
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEOSummary: A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith₂s quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith₂s novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOVSummary: The adventure begins once upon a cold and blustery day in the Hundred Acre Wood when Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Rabbit set out on a quest for winter--a favorite season they seem to have missed. And that leads to a wild search for the perfect ingredients for a festive Thanksgiving feast, and finally to Christmas, and a surprise visit from a special friend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2000
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD MOVIE WINSummary: Follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber as she travels the U.S. making the case for a link between environmental toxins and cancer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIVSummary: Shows how filmmakers Jamie and Jim Dutcher spent six years in a tented camp in the wilderness of Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, living with the Sawtooth wolf pack, listening to them, and earning their trust. Reveals details of pack life, including its unique social structure, how wolf cubs are raised within the group, and how the wolves interact with man. Shows how these intelligent predators...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Channel 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIVSummary: Documentary of the Voudoun religions of Haiti. Presents rituals performed by the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees commune with cosmic powers through invocations, sacrifices, and possession.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mystic Fire Video 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIVSummary: Laura Carrot's Christmas stocking might be empty this year because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob tells a story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. What did Nick learn that can help Laura and her family?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Idea 2009
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD VSummary: Eva Barash presents an in-home yoga workout combining postures, breathing exercises, and calisthenics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Razor Digital Entertainment 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on Lyengars's principles of alignment, this workout includes movement (Vinyasa), breathing exercises (Pranayama) and yoga calisthenics to help strengthen the body and mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Razor Digital Entertainment 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Yoga instructor Peggy Cappy and neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert present effective exercise routines for relieving pain in the back, knees, hips, and head (including chronic migraine headaches).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 SURSummary: Why preserve film in a world where audiovisual materials seem so readily available online? That is the key question posed in Film, the Living Record of Our Memory, which features interviews with film archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers including Costa-Gavras, Jonas Mekas, Patricio Guzmán, Ken Loach, Bill Morrison, Fernando Trueba, Wim Wenders, and appearances by Martin Scorsese,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILWebber, Michael
Summary: Looks at the controversial American subculture of raising dangerous exotic animals as household pets.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Level 33 Entertainment 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ELESummary: Contains two hilarious, fully computer-animated stories that teach kids a Biblical perspective on loving others. Contains episodes 'The Story of Flibber-o-loo' and 'The Gourds Must Be Crazy!'
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006