Summary: This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ASISummary: Follow chef Marcus Samuelsson as he immerses himself in diverse immigrant communities and cuisines in cities across the US. In each hour, Marcus will travel to a different city and dive into a new food culture. He'll discover the important immigrant histories - and delicious culinary traditions - that shape the way America eats today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOSummary: Explores the small towns and scenic back roads of the U.S. Red Rock Rim looks at the western frontier by examining Western art, visiting a cowboy poet in Sedona, riding a mule in and a helicopter over the Grand Canyon, and discovering Monument Valley. Northern New Mexico visits Taos, famous for skiing and artists such as Ansel Adams and Geogia O'Keefe. Looks at Taos' artist community, takes an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 AMESummary: Explores the small towns and scenic back roads of the U.S. California looks at the redwood trees in Humboldt State Park, Mendocino County, the Calistoga Hot Springs, and the wine country of Napa Valley. Hawaii shows how lei are made, travels to the solitude of the Place of Refuge, built for ancient lawbreakers, and visits Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Alaska looks at the giant glaciers in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 AMESummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The fundamental benefit of mindfulness is that it improves your overall health and well-being. Learn techniques from some of the nation's leading experts, including Jon Kabat-Zinn and Chade-Meng Tan, who will teach you how to focus your attention in a brand new way.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 MINSummary: It tells the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CODCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CODSummary: From kitchen windows, they are spotted, nibbling away at gardens and shrubs. Once they retreat from view, where do the white-tailed deer go? Scientists outfit deer with night vision cameras and GPS tracking equipment that reveal the hidden world of white-tailed deer in a whole new light, allowing to see them not as common backyard creatures, but as intelligent, affectionate family members.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc PrMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Summary: An abridged production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute for television.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Opera 2006
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MAGSummary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSummary: Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VOISummary: A team of intrepid paleontologists recently discovered a lost world of dinosaurs in the unlikeliest of places - deep in the dark, snowy wilds of northern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ALASummary: "They are the most iconic animals on Planet Earth - voracious crocodiles, acrobatic birds, majestic elephants, stupendous whales. To see them is to marvel - and to ask a surprisingly challenging question: Where did these amazing creatures come from? Traveling millions of years into the past, we unravel these iconic creatures' lineage - a story full of twists and turns, punctuated by dramatic...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WHESummary: This elaborately produced documentary series made up of six episodes plunges into Parisian life at the beginning of the twentieth century, a hotbed of artistic creation with the blossoming of Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism. Through illustrations, animation and stunning original archival footage, the films trace the highs and lows, scandals and celebrations, tragedies, and the triumphs...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ADVSummary: NOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to explore how and why so many of the ocean's creatures light up, revealing a hidden undersea world where creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016