Eakin, Marshall C. (Marshall Craig)
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: "Take a detailed look at the fascinating history and culture of Washington DC with an insider's tour sponsored by Smithsonian."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.53 GRECall number: DVD 917.53 GRE
Summary: For most Americans, the history of the United States is built on a set of long-accepted beliefs about events, each of which resonates in the nation's collective memory. But what if those beliefs, however familiar, don't really tell the whole story? Our knowledge of history - or what we believe to be history - is the lens through which we view and interpret the world. And when that lens is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SKECobb, Daniel M.
Summary: Join the Smithsonian Institution to discover the rich history of native Americans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 NATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD NATRosenzweig, Paul
Summary: In the centuries since the founding of the republic, there have been notable challenges to presidential authority. Among these are investigations, designed to seek out and uproot abuses of executive power. They are built on a system of institutions, laws, and policies that govern how our nation protects itself from corruption and tyranny. Even today, we see this system at work in controversies...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 353.46 INVCall number: DVD 353.46 INV
Kloss, William.
Summary: Series of 24 lectures (each approximately 30 min. long) surveying the history of American art from its colonial origins until just before World War I.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MasterworksHardy, Grant
Summary: "[This series] is an epic, comprehensive survey of the East's most influential philosphers and thinkers. In 36 lectures, [the student will be introduced to] the men and women responsible for molding Asian philosophy and for giving birth to a wide variety of spiritual and ideological systems, including Hinduism, Daoism, Confucianism, Sufism, and Buddhism."--Www.thegreatcourses.com.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: In 12 lessons, you will be introduced to various grilling traditions and recipes from around the world. The overall focus of these lessons is to teach you how to apply proven techniques to perfect your grilling of a variety of foods, including beef, lamb, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, fruit, and even pizza.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EVECall number: DVD 641.5 EVE
Contents: Disc 1: Why have government? -- The framework of US federalism -- Civil liberties: freedoms from government -- Civil rights: fairness under government -- How a bill becomes a law -- Why Congress is such a puzzle -- Disc 2: How Congressional elections work -- The powers of presidency -- How presidential elections work -- A road map of the federal bureaucracy -- How the judicial branch works --...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 UNDBriwa, Bill.
Summary: Join Chef Bill Briwa of The Culinary Institute of America as he reveals the essentials of incorporating a variety of spices from around the world into your everyday meals. An aromatic array of spices fills each of these six engaging lessons, providing you with myriad ways to use spices in soups and salads, with meat and fish, and even in drinks and desserts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6383 EVECall number: DVD 641.6383 EVE
Cochran, Ford
Summary: "Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: What if you could travel in time as well? Imagine yourself transported to the sparkling court society of 18th-century France, or sailing aboard a 19th-century whaling ship. What secrets would you learn about the human condition and the lives lived in distant lands and eras? And what about the most remarkable journey of all: the voyage inside the mind of another human being, in which you plumb...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 CLACall number: DVD 809 CLA PART 1
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Briwa, Bill.
Contents: Into the mind of a chef -- Launching the day -- One fresh thing -- Evolution of a quick dish -- What makes a meal? -- A chef entertains.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EVECall number: DVD 641.5 EVE
Summary: Contains 12 lectures of thirty minutes each, which survey the history, traditions, and practice of Judaism from biblical times to today, with explanations of the major aspects of Jewish culture. Focuses on Judaism from within and how it is understood by its adherents, past and present. Covers topics such as the sacred books of Judaism, modes of worship, the calendar and holidays, and rites of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 GRESummary: Islam has more than 1.2 billion adherents worldwide. Today, it is imperative that the West understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, what Muslims believe, their practices and history. This set of twelve thirty-minute lectures present an exploration of Islamic law, mysticism, civilization, and Muslim life and society through the ages. Examines the "struggle for the soul of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 GRESummary: In these 24 highly enjoyable lectures, National Geographic takes you into the multifaceted world of birding, focusing on the astonishing range of bird species in North America. With its wide spectrum of wildlife habitats, North America is an endless region of interest for birders from around the world. Within the course, you'll make an in-depth study of bird identification, covering bird size,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 CURCall number: DVD 598.07 CUR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 GUISummary: "A renowned professional filmmaker introduces the creative and analytical tools you need to enhance your enjoyment and viewing experience for any film"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 HOWCall number: DVD 791.43 HOW
Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history of Asia Minor, from its origins as a civilization in Anatolia to the Ottoman Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 939.3 GRECall number: DVD 939.3 GRE
Summary: Award-winning Professor Ken Albala of the University of the Pacific takes viewers on a fascinating international journey through civilization across the ages and around the world, all through the lens of cooking. In 24 fascinating lectures, while he cooks, Dr. Albala welcomes viewers into his own home kitchen, encouraging them to explore unfamiliar cuisines as a type of gastronomic time travel...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.509 COOSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: "Survey more than 200 years of musical sounds and styles that are inextricably linked with the spirit and history of the United States of America"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.973 AMECall number: DVD 780.973 AME