Summary: "With historic reenactments, expert interviews, and first-hand accounts, learn about the people, bloody wars, and undenieable truths that have brought us up from slavery to emancipation road on the march to freedom"--container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MAR

Summary: When Rodney was a teenager his mother just dropped him off at the home of Connie Stevens and left him. Eventually he landed his first show-business job as a double for Davey Jones on "The Monkeys". Rodney ended up using his skills as a consummate hanger-on and his genuine enthusiasm for rock & roll to become a central figure in the L.A. music scene and is lauded for his good taste and good...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAY

Summary: Demonstrates how to set up your kitchen with basic equipment and staple ingredients; how to purchase the right foods each week; and how to prepare a few items in advance so that daily meals are quick and easy. Recipes include smoothies and juices, soups, dressings, entrees, and desserts.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Book Pub. Co. 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 COR

Summary: "Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Craft in America, Inc. 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CRA

Summary: Explore the long, fascinating life and complicated career of architect and designer Eileen Gray, whose uncompromising vision defined and defied the practice of modernism in decoration, design, and architecture. Making a reputation with her traditional lacquer work in the first decade of the twentieth century, she became a critically acclaimed and sought-after designer and decorator before...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRA

Summary: Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne begins making a film for Zachary, son of his oldest friend who was murdered by Zachary's mother. The film's focus shifts to Zachary's grandparents as they fight to win custody of Zachary from the woman who took their son's life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEA

Summary: A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Avant-Garde DVDs, Call number: DVD AVANT-GARDE TWO

Garripoli, Garri

Summary: Instruction in qi gong, ancient Chinese breathing exercises for health and relaxation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Gaiam 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7148 QIG

Summary: An in-depth look into the life of fashion icon Iris Apfel, and her husband of over 60 years: the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven with an outsized presence on the New York & Palm Beach fashion scenes. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, Iris continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IRI

Cooke, Sam

Summary: Looks at the life and career of legendary singer Sam Cooke.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2021

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SAM

Summary: "Follow the phenomenal journey of renowned artist Matthew Barney and his collaborator, singer-songwriter Björk, as they embark on an unbelievable filmmaking journey in Japan. From artistic vision to manifestation, this compelling documentary reveals Barney's unique process in creating Drawing restraint 9, a massive cinematic piece that combines a whaling vessel; 45,000 pounds of petroleum...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAT

Streisand, Barbra

Contents: disc 1, Live in concert 2006 / conceived and directed by Barbra Streisand, Richard Jay-Alexander. Act I. Funny girl overture (original Broadway version) ; Starting here, starting now ; Down with love ; The way we were ; Ma premiere chanson ; Evergreen (with II Divo) ; My way (II Divo) ; Come rain or come shine ; Funny girl ; The music that makes me dance ; My man ; People -- Act II. The music...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Hip-O 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BAR

Curry, Ann

Summary: Follows the reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WE'L

Hardy, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRE

Summary: Follows Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater's tumultuous election year, as well as other years in a career that encompassed numerous political and ideological triumphs. Though he never achieved the ultimate prize, the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 vindicated the conservative agenda Goldwater had long championed. Ironically, in later years, Goldwater's support of issues like abortion and gay...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MR.

Summary: This film explores the stories of Americans impacted by suicide, and journeys to the frontlines of medical and scientific research to meet some of the people who are wroking to curb the suicide crisis.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FAC

Summary: Viewers will see the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story that traces the marriage equality movement's historic progress and reveals the masterminds who fought.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRE

Summary: Presents three television documentaries that provide an in-depth examination of the presidential campaigns of 1960, 1964, and 1968, based on the books by Theodore H. White, and showing archival footage, behind-the-scenes moments, backroom deals, and scenes from the convention floor that took place during the races between Kennedy and Nixon; Johnson and Goldwater; and Humphrey, Nixon and Wallace.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAK

Summary: Bestselling British author Vanessa Collingridge searches for the man behind the legend Captain James Cook as she traces his story in a series that is part biography, part travelogue and completely enthralling.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CAP

Cohn, Marthe

Summary: Explores the life of World War II French resistance fighter Marthe Cohn.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHI

Summary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MUR

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Mu 4

DeLeyer, Harry

Summary: Explores the relationship between Dutch immigrant Harry DeLeyer and an Amish plow horse named Snowman as they win the triple crown of show jumping.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HAR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HAR