Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007

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Cortese, Katie

Summary: A girl afflicted with pyrokinesis tries to control her fire-starting long enough to go to a dance with a boy she likes. A woman trapped in a stalled marriage is excited by an alluring ex-con who enrolls in her YMCA cooking class. A teen accompanies her mother, a prestigious poet, to a writing conference where she navigates a misguided attraction to a married writer -- who is, in turn, attracted...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kentucky 2018

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Summary: An affair to remember: Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Laura: A beautiful young...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014

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Summary: Mariana brings her two children from Colombia to New York to reunite with her husband, only to be abandoned by him. Desperate and alone, Mariana must find a way to survive and care for her family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IndiePix 2010

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Contents: Christian's automobile (Dixie Hummingbirds) (4:32) -- Only believe (Swan Silvertone Singers) (8:19) -- Keep your lamp trimmed and burning (Rev. Pearly Brown & Mrs. Christine Brown) (3:10) -- Gonna lay down my sword and shield (Joseph Spence) (1:59) -- Swing down chariot (Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Harmonettes) (3:29) -- Jesus hear my prayer (Swan Silvertone Singers) (4:58) -- I've got so...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1995

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Josephs, Jeremy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 1989

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Summary: An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler. Heightening the tension, the film takes place over the course of 72 minutes, its approximate running time.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Home Entertainment 2004

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Summary: This debut feature film of Martin Scorsese is the story of a young, unemployed man who is content to hang out with his equally unambitious buddies in New York's Little Italy. Then he falls in love with a college-educated girl and is forced to look at the neighborhood and life itself in a new way.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004

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Summary: Widely hailed as the greatest film of the 1980s, this searing story charts the tortured rise and fall of middleweight boxing champion Jake 'The Bronx Bull' La Motta.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Asunción, Josep.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2003

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Sherman, Josepha.

Summary: Provides a brief introduction to rain, its effects, and its role in the water cycle.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2004

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Sherman, Josepha.

Summary: Discusses the anatomy and functions of the human ear.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2002

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Summary: As metabolism begins to slow in our 50's, regular aerobic exercise helps combat weight creep, increase energy and relieve stress. It's not just about looking good anymore. It's about feeling good and having fun! A complete aerobic workout that includes insights into the importance of aerobic training in your 50's; exercise tips for achieving maximum results; 30-minute core routine; 10-minutes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2004

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Kiernan, Denise

Summary: "All across the world, among hundreds of cultures, over centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But in America, we didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2022

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Summary: This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Cambras, Josep.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barrons Educational Series Inc. 2007

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Pla, Josep

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013

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Sucarrats, Josep

Summary: "Welcome to the market! You might shop at a grocery store, but that's not where most of the world gets its food. Markets is a gorgeously illustrated exploration of what has been the heart of civilization for thousands of years. Find out how markets got started, where food comes from, how people pay, and other fascinating treasures hidden among the stalls. Along the way, visit some of earth's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bushel & Peck Books 2023

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Scorsese, Martin.

Summary: Martin Scorsese's career is a dense map of critical darlings and experimental films--from "Mean Streets" to "Shutter Island." Now fans are given the chance to see all of his movies, and moviemaking in general, through the eyes of the master director himself.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011

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Summary: Muscles tighten in your 50s, inhibiting the full range of motion and making a regular flexibility program more important than ever to improve posture, prevent injury and relieve stress. A complete flexibility workout that includes insights into the importance of flexibility training, ; exercise tips for achieving maximum results; 40-minute core routine; introductory Pilates and yoga workouts; Q...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2004

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Summary: Muscle is the body's natural heating system. Regular strength training revs up your metabolism and helps protect against the bone loss that naturally occur in your 50s. A complete strength workout includes insights into the importance of strength training; exercise tips for achieving maximum goals; 40-minute core routine, including abdominal section; advanced exercises; Q & A session.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2004

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Corless, Hank

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Utah Press 1990

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Scorsese, Martin

Summary: Documents Martin Scorsese's experience with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people while making his film "Kundun."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020

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