Summary: From World War II until Mao's death in 1976, the Chinese faced recurring hardships, the Cultural Revolution perhaps the most damaging to their traditional society. This program carefully traces the origins and implementation of Mao's agenda of social upheaval, bringing together documentary footage and firsthand accounts from those who experienced it. Among those interviewed is Song Yongyi, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Part three of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes examines the origins of the Cultural Revolution, Mao's orchestration of it, the political and economic shockwaves it created, and its human cost. Rarely seen archival footage of young Red Guard operatives raiding and ransacking a home-combined with present-day interviews featuring former Red Guards and their victims-create an in-depth portrayal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Now Ensemble
Contents: Folk music / Judd Greenstein -- Hypno-germ / Patrick Burke -- Hanging there / Mark Dancigers -- All together now / Burke -- How about now / Nico Muhly -- Cloudbank / Dancigers -- Sing along / Greenstein.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: New Amsterdam Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD AVANT-GARDE NOWCarriger, Gail
Summary: Prim and the crew of the Custard embark on a mission to Peru, where they navigate airship pirates and are forced into extreme subterfuge to investigate rumors about a new kind of vampire.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARPeterson, Gilles.
Contents: Disc 1-Pa' Gozar--Arroz con pollo--Roforofo fight--Ipacuba--La revolucion del cuerpo pt 1--La revolucion del cuerpo pt 2--Lagrimas de soledad (No existen palabras)--Think twice--Chekere son--Afrodisia--Mami--Rezando
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brownswood recordings 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC PETGiacomazzo, Bernadette
Summary: "An entertaining yet conscientious examination of the popular sketch show In Living Color, which broke racial, cultural, and comedy boundaries; launched the careers of stars such as Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey; and helped shape comedy in the 21st century"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 GIASummary: Within two years of the Cultural Revolution, armed factions battled each other in Mao's name. To avoid civil war, Mao essentially banished his zealots to the countryside. This program chronicles the Cultural Revolution, its disastrous aftermath, and the role of Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. Scholars, diplomats, and survivors discuss the forced labor camps known as "Schools of May 7th"; the attacks on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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R+R=NOW
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ R+RSummary: Reflecting the diverse nature of today’s society, a health care worker must adapt his or her practices to the cultural, ethnic, and religious needs of patients. In fact, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations states that all industry workers must familiarize themselves with the significance of cultural differences. This program provides nurses and other health...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Whittell, Giles
Summary: Go on an extraordinary journey across centuries and continents to experience the wonders of snow; from the prehistoric humans that trekked and even skied across it tens of thousands of years ago to the multi-billion-dollar industry behind our moving, making, and playing with snow. Blending accessible writing with fascinating science, Giles Whittell explores how snow dictates where we live,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.57 WHIAndrews, Jessica.
Contents: There's more to me than you -- When Gentry plays guitar -- I wish for you -- To love you once -- I bring it to you -- Never be forgotten -- They are the roses -- Sunshine and love -- You're the man (that brings the woman out of me) -- Cowboy guarantee -- Now -- Second Sunday -- Windows on a train -- God don't give up on us -- Good time.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Nashville 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY ANDTwain, Shania
Contents: Swingin' with my eyes closed (3:33) -- Home now (3:22) -- Light of my life (3:37) -- Poor me (3:21) -- Who's gonna be your girl (4:14) -- More fun (3:38) -- I'm alright (3:52) -- Let's kiss and make up (4:00) -- Where do you think you're going (3:24) -- Roll me on the river (3:06) -- We got something they don't (3:29) -- Because of you (3:48) -- You can't buy love (2:39) -- Life's about to get...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mercury Nashville 2017
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Summary: Nash's tenor is among rock's most recognizable, and as resonant as his voice of conscience as a songwriter. He started The Hollies with his childhood friend Allan Clarke in 1961, before embarking on a lifelong musical journey, solo and with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NASRobbins, Paul
Summary: Cultural and human geography focuses on the distribution and actions of people, and the way people influence and are influenced by regional environments, economics, cultures and politics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 ROBHamen, Susan E.
Summary: "An overview of Lunar New Year, from the origin of the celebration to how it is practiced today." -- Publisher's summary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 HAMSummary: Exploring Kenya's multifaceted urban and rural settings, this program looks at the various cultures found within the nation today. Viewers will experience the country's spectacular diversity-and the difficulty of providing education and mass communication for a population that speaks well over 40 languages. Highlighting the challenges of conflicting cultural traditions and beliefs, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Tallest Man on Earth.
Contents: To just grow away -- Revelation blues -- Leading me now -- 1904 -- Bright lanterns -- There's no leaving me now -- Wind and walls -- Little brother -- Criminals -- On every page.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dead Oceans 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TALBow Wow Wow (Musical group)
Contents: C30, C60, C90 GO -- W.O.R.K. (n.o. nah no no my daddy don't) -- Go wild in the country -- Do you wanna hold me? -- The man mountain -- Louis Quatorze -- I want candy -- Where's my snake (previously unreleased) -- The joy of eating raw flesh -- Cowboy -- Golly! Golly! Go buddy! -- Prince of darkness -- Chihuahua -- (I'm a) TV savage -- Baby, oh no -- What's the time (Hey buddy) -- Elimination...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BOWSummary: A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family, a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children, and sole biological child, and a Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HERIncubus (Musical group)
Contents: If not now, when? (5:05) -- Promises, promises (4:26) -- Friends and lovers (4:07) -- Thieves (4:17) -- Isadore (4:36) -- The original (5:05) -- Defiance (2:19) -- In the company of wolves (7:35) -- Switchblade (3:28) -- Adolescents (4:49) -- Tomorrow's food (4:19).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Epic Records 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK INCSummary: Hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians continue to flare, while small-scale conflicts in postwar Iraq proceed unabated-will the bloodshed and anguish in the Middle East never end? In this special edition of NOW with Bill Moyers, the Aspen Institute and Moyers invite eight journalists and scholars to participate in a dialogue exploring the religious and political roots of these chronic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Egan, Hope.
Contents: Best is yet to be -- Your money -- Getting out of debt -- Where do you want to retire -- Staying active -- Social Security -- 401(k)s and pensions -- Dealing with IRAs -- Insurance needs -- Estate planning -- Longevity basics -- Glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Lining Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.79 EGAUna, Luke.
Contents: Eva (Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti) -- Le train (Chène Noir) -- Every time I see him (Metropolis) -- Stay this way (The lunar dub) (Brand New Heavies ft. N'Dea Davenport) -- The PL (extended edit) (Typesun) -- Space Queen (King Errisson) -- Robot man (Yusef Lateef) -- Le cyclope (Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau, Henri Texier) -- O galho dar Roseira (Thje branches of the tree) (Airto Moreira)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC UNASummary: This program refutes the melting pot theory, explaining that employees do not-and should not be expected to-set aside their particular cultural values when they come to work. The most successful organizations and managers are those who understand diversity and seek to profit from it; this program presents the views of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans who share...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006