Summary: "Everything we now know about the universe--from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxies--has stemmed from scientists who've been willing to ponder the unanswerable. And with the advent of modern science, great minds have turned to testing and experimentation rather than mere thought as a way of approaching and grappling with some of the universe's most pressing and vexing...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 523.1 INE

Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 229.9206 LOS

Summary: "Around 10,000 years ago, the small group of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers that had walked the earth for millennia gave way to increasingly complex Neolithic villages of agricultural producers. Around 4,000 - 5,000 years later, people had gathered in urban settings, established laws, and developed culture and political systems. This remarkable change took place in Mesopotamia, on the North China...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930 ORI
Call number: DVD 930 ORI

Contents: Disc 1: 1. Shifting the health-care paradigm -- 2. Understanding holistic integrative medicine -- 3. You are more than your genes -- 4. Food matters -- 5. Not all foods are created equal -- 6. Natural approaches to inflammation -- Disc 2: 7. Food sensitivity and the elimination diet -- 8. Vitamins and supplements -- 9. Herbal remedies -- 10. Lowering cholesterol naturally -- 11. Treating high...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2012

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 SCI
Call number: DVD 613 SCI

Summary: As explorers and traders, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of Western Europe. In this course the Vikings will be studied not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they are equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.022 VIK
Call number: DVD 948.022 VIK

Kung, David T.

Summary: "Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HOW

Contents: Disc 1. The importance of first Impressions -- Where am I? : point of view and focal point -- Color : description, symbol, and more -- Line : description and expression -- Space, shape, shade, and shadow -- Seeing the big picture : composition.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 HOW
Call number: DVD 700 HOW

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 Hir
Call number: DVD 700 Hir

Contents: Disc 1. The importance of money -- Money as a social contract -- How is money created? -- Monetary history of the United States -- Local currencies and nonstandard banks -- How inflation erodes the value of money -- Disc 2. Hyperinflation is the repudiation of money Saving-the source of funds for investment -- The real rate of interest -- Financial intermediaries -- Commercial banks -- Central...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.1 MON
Call number: DVD 332.1 MON

Summary: Presents 24 calculus lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 515 CHA

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 515 Change PT 1 2006
1 available in Adult, Call number: Great DVD 515 Change PT 2 2006

Hale, John R.

Summary: Explores some of the greatest speeches in history and covers practical tips that can be used in any public speaking situation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2010

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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.5 ART
Call number: 808.5 ART (TRANSCRIPT)
Call number: DVD 808.5 ART

Summary: How did Judaism develop from its biblical roots to the highly developed system we know today? What has changed and what has remained constant? The answers to these questions are relevant to all faiths, as well as to anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of ancient history - a past that is inexorably linked to the present. The roots of Judaism reach back to the Hebrew Bible - also known...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.09 BEG
Call number: DVD 296.09 BEG

Summary: What, exactly, is religion? Why does one religious tradition often differ so markedly from another? Why--despite their common source--are the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so different? What kinds of factors separate the beliefs of a Hindu or Buddhist from the 'people of the book' and from other sects of Hindus or Buddhists? Religion affects everyone's life, whether...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291 COM
Call number: DVD 291 COM

Summary: 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 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.01 CON