Summary: The story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg's friendship with a Cambodian interpreter, Dith Pran, during the time of the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KILSummary: "Takes the viewer on an incredible journey to witness the breathtaking beauty of the Acropolis and the Parthenon - now and as they once were - and the majesty of the remains of Delphi, including the inspiring Temple of Zeus. Featuring: new location footage; stylish period reconstructions; ground-breaking 3D graphics and animation sequences; interpretations and analyses by the world's leading...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International Films 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANCSummary: In twenty-four lectures on Pompeii, eminent classicist and Professor Steven L. Tuck resurrects the long-lost lives of aristocrats, merchants, slaves, and other individuals from this imperial Roman city--made famous for its demise after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The result is an unprecedented view of life as it was lived in this ancient culture and an opportunity to discover...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 POMCall number: DVD 937 POM
Summary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Experience the intrigue, scandal, excitement and chaos of the most dominant empire in the history of western civilization as History journeys back to the age of Caesar"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANCSummary: Baiae, an ancient Roman city lost to the same volcanoes that entombed Pompeii. But unlike Pompeii, Baiae sits under water, in the Bay of Naples. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the city was an escape for Rome's rich and powerful elite, a place where they were free of the social restrictions of Roman society.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NERSummary: Features the major Roman dwellings in the North African region, with exciting footage of Carthage, this unique underground city of Bulla Regia and the recently discovered Chimtou.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.06 ROMSummary: Spalding Gray performs a monologue that mostly recounts his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in the 1984 Oscar-winning film The Killing Fields.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Cook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: An analysis of the classic work, Confessions, by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversies at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious difference between Augustine's world and ours.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 ST.Call number: DVD 270.2 ST. PART 2
Summary: A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful sun god, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2003
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Summary: (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930 ANCCall number: DVD 930 ANC
Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 3
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 4
Summary: Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POM RATED PG-13Summary: "The True Cost is a groundbreaking new documentary film that pulls back the curtain on an unseen part of our world and asks us each to consider, who pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums and features interviews with the world's leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth, Vandana Shiva and many...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRUSummary: Collects the original broadcast episodes from the fifth season of Star trek, the next generation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The rebuilding Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. The struggle to develop these 16 acres of 'sacred' land has encompassed 12 years, 19 government agencies, and over $20 billion. Aside from the engineering challenges, various constituencies - politicians, developers, architects, insurers, local residents,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2014
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Summary: Collects the original broadcast episodes from the fourth season of Star trek, the next generation. Picking up decades after Gene Roddenberry's original, it follows the intergalactic adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard an all-new USS Enterprise.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STASummary: Cambodia is a land of lush beauty and ancient mystery. Globe Trekker Ian Wright begins his journey at Phnom Da to Kampot at the base of the Elephant Mountains and explores the extraordinary Bokor Hill Station. Then Ian catches the slow train to Sihanoukville to the pristine beaches of Koh Rong. A short flight to Senmonorom in the northern Mondulkiri Province brings Ian to the celebration of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.96 CAMSummary: This silent film showcases the people and places of Traverse City, Michigan in 1940, featuring local churches, schools, businesses, families and social gatherings. In the film, The Traverse City Exchange Club invites famous Hollywood director "Gary Owens" to preside over a Movie Queen contest in which the winner will receive a Hollywood contract. The film was originally produced as a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: History Center of Traverse City 2012
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 917.7464 WERCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WE'RE1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.4 We're
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local We'reSummary: Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, along with their team, pull out all the stops for the biggest and most expensive operation ever in an attempt to solve the 221-year-old treasure mystery. Utilizing 400 tons of heavy equipment, they dig four massive shafts in the Money Pit area leading to incredible finds that include golden artifacts, important historical clues, and even stunning evidence of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CURSummary: Rick, Marty and the Oak Island team are back for the biggest season yet bringing with them more determination, resources, and technology than ever in their quest to solve the 224-year-old treasure mystery. Last season's cliffhanger revealed a possible sunken ship in the triangle-shaped swamp, and now the team pulls out all the stops to find out what could be buried below. At Smith's Cove, the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020