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 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: After training in biochemistry at the Institute Pasteur, Matthieu Ricard left science behind to move to the Himalayas and become a Buddhist monk - and to pursue happiness, both at a basic human level and as a subject of inquiry. In this TEDTalk, the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill explains that we can train our minds in habits of well-being in order to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: "Explore the legally treacherous terrain of white collar crime under the guidance of an acclaimed law school professor."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.0268 WHICall number: DVD 345.0268 WHI
Summary: Even after stealing millions from innocent victims or bilking charities, first-time non-violent offenders are eligible for parole after serving as little as one-sixth of their sentence in Canada. Free to go with what some see as a slap on the wrist, some crooks and cons are released and at risk to re-offend without being required to pay restitution to their victims. CBC reporter Hana Gartner...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Lincoln, Don
Summary: Pull back the curtain on nature's deepest secrets and get a glimpse of the theory that ties everything together.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.142 THESummary: Choosing accommodations for a visit to a park in the American West? This video offers a captivating look at some of the region's historic lodges: The Stanley Hotel, just outside Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; Jackson Lake Lodge, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Glacier Bay Lodge, in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; and Camp Denali, in Denali National Park, Alaska. Spectacular...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002