Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Fourteen-year-old Laura Dekker sets out, camera in hand, on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, Laura now finds herself far from land, family and unwanted attention, exploring the world in search of freedom, adventure, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAISummary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MATSummary: Robert Palmer, author of Deep Blues, and Dave Stewart, a member of Eurythmics, pay tribute to the Mississippi blues and various blues artists. Special features include performance footage outtakes and 45 minutes of bonus audio tracks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MUSIC DEESummary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWICREAM.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CREAMSummary: An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC NOTSummary: A rare and personal portrait of a boy who becomes a musician, a husband, a rock star, a father and a songwriter whose words have touched millions. Cobain's story unfolds through his own narrative assembled from more than 25 hours of audiotaped conversations, never before made public.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2008
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KURSummary: In the late 60s music began to evolve into a heavier sound. With blues-inspired, guitar-driven sound and trippy lyrics, this new hard rock soared to the top of the charts. Includes Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Standing Room Only 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SIXSummary: Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC POPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD POPSummary: In 2012, jihadists took control of northern Mali, imposing one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law, and crucially for Mali, banning music. Radio stations destroyed, instruments burned and overnight, Mali's musicians were forced into hiding or exile where many remain even now. Follow Mali's musicians as they fight to keep music alive.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THESummary: Could engineering secretly be an exciting, creative, heroic realm where the optimists of today are creating the life-saving, world-altering marvels that will make for a safer, more connected, more equal and even more awe-inspiring tomorrow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Documentary in three parts. Offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the U.S. presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Typecast Releasing 2007
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2 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF IRASummary: Documentary celebrating the intergenerational, interracial, and undeniable influence of Memphis, Tennessee on American culture and its music, bringing together award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians for a one-of-a-kind musical project and following them through the creative process of recording a historic new album. Features Terrence Howard, William Bell, Snoop Dogg, Mavis...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TAKSummary: In his vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut, physician Ryan McGarry gives an unprecedented access to America's busiest Emergency Department. Amidst real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of charismatic young doctors-in-training as they wrestle with both their ideals and the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CODSummary: Much ado about nothing ... contrasts the happiness of lovers Claudio and Hero and the cynicism of sparring partners Beatrice and Benedick, who are united in their scorn for love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2012
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS MUCSummary: Convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex rehearse for the Shakespearean production, The Tempest, as part of the Shakespeare Behind Bars Program. The play's underlying theme of forgiveness parallels themes of transformation and redemption in the lives of the prisoners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHASummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CAPProQuest (Firm)
Summary: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the best-known statistical reference in the country. As a comprehensive collection of statistics of the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 PROSummary: Join National Geographic photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes as they journey deep into the most remote jungles on earth in search of all 39 species of some of the most amazing birds in the world--birds of paradise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment 2012
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV BIRFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of the Cold War (1945-1991) in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909.825 FIRSummary: Follows designer-activist Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller to rural Bertie County, the poorest in North Carolina, where they work with local high school students to help transform both their community and their lives. Living on credit and grant money and fighting a change-resistant school board, Pilloton and Miller lead their students through a year-long, full-scale design and build project...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015