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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
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Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 4
Summary: "The goal of this course is to illuminate the original foundations of our American civic culture by reenacting the Great Debate, from 1787 to 1788, over ratification of the proposed constitution. We will focus on the most profound intellectual and philosophic levels of the contoversy, centered on the competing republican visions held by the proponents of the constitution (Federalists) and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 GRECall number: DVD 342 GRE
Noble, Thomas F. X.
Summary: Lectures study the reason for the Catholic Church's papacy, how popes are chosen, and what kind of men have filled the office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 262.13 POPSummary: Are philosophy and religion - reason and faith - fundamentally at odds? From today's strict division between questions of logic and questions of belief, one might think so. But for 1,000 years during a pivotal era of Western thought, reason and faith went hand-in-hand in the search for answers to the most profound issues investigated by Christianity's most committed scholars: Can God's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 189 REASummary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUSCall number: DVD 708.4 MUS
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 MuseumLong, John
Summary: "Investigate the fascinating world of robotics in this captivating video series that explores how robots are designed, what they are capable of doing, and how they are transforming our everyday lives."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2015
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 ROBCall number: DVD 629 ROB
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.5 ARTCall number: 808.5 ART (TRANSCRIPT)
Call number: DVD 808.5 ART
Hale, John R.
Summary: Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 CLACall number: DVD 930.1 CLA
Hale, John R.
Summary: "Through Professor Hale's vibrant commentary and extensive field footage, you discover monumental ancient cities, classical ruins, temples, shrines, fortresses, stadiums, theaters, churches, and palaces. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined them and the ways in which they influenced our modern world. In their compelling historical and visual detail, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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Summary: These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 1Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 2
Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 3
Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
Summary: Twelve lectures by Edward J. Larson on human evolution.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.82 LARSummary: Professor John M. Bowers discusses why some works and not others become part of the literary canon. He examines the context of the works, and how academic curriculum perpetuates and changes the development of the canon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 800 WESMartin, Anthony J.
Summary: An overview of significant evolutionary transitions in the 4 billion-year history of life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010