Summary: About Los Angeles elementary school teacher and winner of the American Teacher Award, Rafe Esquith, who teaches his students to understand and perform Shakespeare as a motivational teaching tool and unique method of education.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOBSummary: Visit key climate-change hot spots in Europe and North America with the world's best-known climate activist during her year off from school. You'll witness first-hand the effects of global warming on weather, ocean life, and human and animal migration, and be inspired by Greta's determination to demand action and find solutions. Meet leading climate scientists who help you better understand the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRESummary: For many years, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's fans have wondered when he would write a memoir. Well, after four decades as a teacher of self-empowerment and the best-selling author of more than 40 books, Wayne has finally done just that! However, he has written it in a way that only he can-with a remarkable take-home message -and the result is an exciting new twist on the old format. Rather than a plain...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DYER, WAYNE DyeSummary: When Daniel attends a family reunion with his parents, he discovers a world he hardly knew existed. Seduced by the allure of his new world, Daniel adopts the role of go-between for his glamorous Aunt Alice and his cousins Rebecca and Charles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2006
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ALMSummary: During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Cr 3Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2020Summary: Set in post-apocalyptic Seattle in the year 2019. Max Guevara is a young genetically created woman and part of a top-secret government elite military squad, who is living life as a bicycle messenger/fugitive in the ruins of Seattle. She is hiding from her former commanding officer, Lydecker who is looking to bring her back to his fold. Max meets and turns to Logan Cale, a crippled computer...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DARSummary: The galaxy's conflicts reach critical levels of danger as the shadow of the Dark Side looms. A Rebellion is born as freedom fighters battle for justice on the Separatist-held planet of Onderon. A group of Jedi younglings' new strengths are tested by pirates. Seeking revenge, the ruthless Darth Maul comes face to face with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ahsoka Tano's loyalty to the Jedi is challenged when she...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD St 5Summary: An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2005
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GUNSummary: When a burned-out former New York City cop named Jericho is assigned to security detail for a mysterious and foreboding stranger, Jericho thwarts an assassination attempt. During the ensuing investigation, he and his parner save the life of a beautiful and terrified woman, whose destiny involves death, the devil and the fate of mankind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Introduces Sam-I-Am, who insists that everyone sample the dish he loves best! Plus an encounter with some very narrow-minded Sneetches and packs of Zak on the prairie of Prax! And, in Halloween is Grinch night, a young Who-boy sets out to save Whoville from the foul-tempered Grinch!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GRESummary: Examines the 1975 incident where armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, resulting in the deaths of a Native American and two FBI agents. Explores the controversy and potential abuse of justice surrounding the case of Leonard Peltier, who was the sole person in the incident convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INCSummary: She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. In the first century A.D., the free-spirited Mary flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MARSummary: Tells the truet story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis on the verge of World War II. Half a century later, he is haunted by the memory of those he could not save.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decal Releasing 2024
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ONESummary: Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Tom Jones is an orphan raised by the village squire who grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 1997
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TOMSummary: When a corrupt corporate developer buys out their neighborhood and plans to flatten all their homes, a gang of kids stumbles onto a treasure map and searches out the treasure in the hopes of buying back their houses.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HOMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED NRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Home 2017Summary: The enchanting story of Marcel Pagnol's childhood in the south of France, and a very special summer when he was 11 years old. In the countryside of Provence he fell under the spell of the rugged hills, made new friends and strengthened the unique bond w
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MYSummary: Comedy about a close-knit, boisterous Irish family, and the commotion that follows the oldest daughter's announcement that she is pregnant. The whole town is thrown into a tizzy when she refuses to reveal the father's name.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1993
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SNASummary: This season, Red John strikes into the heart of the CBI. Ever since the serial killer murdered Patrick Jane's family, the California Bureau of Investigation consultant and former faux-psychic has become obsessed with finding the man who destroyed his life. But after a homicide suspect is set ablaze in his jail cell and a CBI agent is later framed as Red John, Patrick realizes his adversary is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MENSummary: Join Ernie at The Furry Arms Hotel for a musical lesson in just how useful counting can be. When Ernie finds and returns a misplaced key, he uses his knowledge of numbers to return the key to the correct guest. As Ernie begins to learn about the hotel business, he finds many common situations in which counting is essential. A series of jazzy songs assist Ernie and his friends to help children...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Television Workshop 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SESSummary: The story of Marcel Pagnol's childhood holidays in Provence continues in My Mother's Castle. During a Christmas in the region Marcel's affection for the area deepens and he also learns to love and appreciate his mother's true nature.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MYArtist Not Provided
Summary: The many adventures of the Cat in the Hat.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WUBSummary: "When the TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again. The Doctor and his friends decide to put a stop to their rule but in doing so, inadvertently unleash the true power and terror of the Krotons instead ..."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012