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: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Nuremberg Trials begin - Nazi leaders are indicted for their crimes against humanity (part 1)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1945
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Summary: Nuremberg Trials begin - Nazi leaders are indicted for their crimes against humanity (part 2)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1945
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Summary: Nuremberg Trials in progress (part 1)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Nuremberg Trials begin - Nazi leaders are indicted for their crimes against humanity (part 3)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1945
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Summary: Nuremberg Trials in progress (part 2)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Nuremberg Trials in progress (part 3)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: This A&E Special chronicles the dual climax of World War II: the sweeping Allied advance in Europe that crushed the Third Reich and the final thrust in the Pacific that destroyed Imperial Japan. The Nuremberg trials and the start of the Cold War are also discussed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Summary: Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath's principle--named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MATSummary: The Amish rarely allow themselves to be photographed or filmed, yet several members of the isolated religious community agreed to appear in this eye-opening documentary. Filmed on location in Pennsylvania and Ohio Amish country, the program goes beyond stereotypes and common misconceptions, presenting a fully human portrait of a misunderstood people. Interviews with Amish men and women-some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This first segment takes us on a journey to the Dark Ages of Greece, the end of the Achaean Age, and the coming of the Dorian Greeks to the Peloponnesus and Laconia. Next the Messenian conquest and the establishment of the Spartan constitution are presented. The upbringing of Spartan youths, warts and all, is then addressed at length. Spartan institutions are credited for initiating a system of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: This last segment opens at Delphi with a look at Greek religion and Spartan attitudes toward the gods and oracles before resuming the history of the Peloponnesian War. Alcibiades, the Syracuse expedition, and Lysander are examined. Then the period of the Spartan hegemony is briefly described. Hughes notes the critical decline of Spartan citizen manpower and the rise of Thebes as a rival. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if there are solutions beyond reducing emissions. Enter geoengineering. From sucking carbon straight out of the air to physically blocking out sunlight, the options may seem far-fetched. Can geoengineering really work? How much would it cost? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021