Summary: Friends who fought together in the Civil War find themselves on different sides of the law as a sheriff and his son track down their former comrade who now leads a notorious gang of outlaws.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2020
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie WarrantCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WARSummary: The revelatory and assured feature debut by Dee Rees is a coming-of-age tale of a queer Black women navigating the expression of her gender and sexual identities, built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA PARSummary: After a short discussion of why chemical bonding occurs, this program explains how electrons are shared in covalent compounds. Viewers learn about the VSEPR theory, the two types of weak forces of attraction between molecules, dipole interactions and dispersion forces, and covalent network solids such as diamond, graphite, and fullerenes. With the assistance of animated graphics, the video...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: What makes cotton such a versatile material? How is silk produced? Why do some people have trouble wearing wool? In this program interior designer Brandi Hagen explains the qualities of different kinds of fibers, both natural and synthetic. Nylon, rayon, cashmere, flax, polyester, acrylic, bamboo, microfibers, and alpaca are only some of the many fibers discussed. Viewers also learn about...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: It takes a very special person to care for the Alzheimer's resident. This program-a must-see for health care workers in assisted living facilities-discusses causes of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; symptoms and behaviors that accompany the stages of AD; strategies for coping with AD-related restlessness, agitation, and wandering; strategies for verbal and nonverbal communication...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program, prepared specifically for home health care providers, offers an insightful look at Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Section one deals with understanding Alzheimer's disease and ADRDs and discusses how to communicate with people affected by Alzheimer's. Section two focuses on behavior management that begins with symptom recognition and concludes with specific strategies...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The years between the World Wars generated self-doubt and ideological crisis as Britain contemplated the devastation of World War I and the decline of empire that would transform the British novel. "The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins," wrote D. H. Lawrence in Lady Chatterley's Lover. This program examines the evolution of the British novel during the period 1919-39, spotlighting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Assume, for the sake of argument, that our species has created everything it needs-all the comfort and protection that technology can provide. Does that mean our biological evolution has come to an end? Not necessarily, says anatomist and anthropologist Alice Roberts. In fact, technology may be driving human evolution, and at breakneck speed. Dr. Roberts meets scientists who are detecting and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Operation Market Garden (2:12) -- Battle Plans for Arnhem (1:36) -- Flight over Arnhem (2:34) -- Situation at Arnhem (3:32) -- Second Air Drop of Arnhem (3:32) -- The Cauldron (3:04) -- Arnhem in Ruins (1:41) -- The Men of Arnhem (0:57) -- Credits: Arnhem (1:08) --
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Addressing the human as well as nutritional needs of elderly people, this program thoroughly covers proper meal-serving technique in the communal dining hall, the private residence, and bed. Special feeding circumstances and solutions are also examined. Designed for assisted-living and long-term-care facilities, but also helpful for caregivers in a home health care setting. Good nutrition is...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups, and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments up through his work with phobias and self-efficacy, Bandura has given researchers a sense of how people actively shape their own lives and those of others. Utilizing archival materials and newer visuals, this program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Although previous episodes of Ken Burns' Baseball series also deal with African-American contributions to the game, much of this program is devoted to the Negro Leagues and the vast number of talented black players barred from competing in the Majors. The film's title refers to a common pre-game feature in which players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball-an unintended yet apt metaphor...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American Revolutionary War and is generally regarded as a turning point in the war. During this program viewers face the questions that could win or lose the battle from the viewpoint of the general himself.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Japanese Relocation (2:32) -- Japanese-American Soldiers in Combat (1:59) -- The Gothic Line (2:15) -- Allied Diversionary Attack (4:45) -- British Diversionary Attack (4:06) -- German Retreat (3:37) -- Credits: 'Battle of the Gothic Line' (1:05) --
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Swimming, bathing, washing clothes, and fishing-these are everyday activities that put people in the developing world at risk of catching bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), if the water is infected with eggs of the schistosome worm. Left untreated, the disease can eventually block internal organs such as the liver and intestine, often leading to death. Children are especially at risk, with even a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The History Channel's acclaimed series, Civil War Journal, takes viewers beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Drawing on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. This program profiles young men who rose to high rank in the Civil War.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program explores the diversity of opportunities available in the nonprofit sector, a part of the job market that includes advocacy groups, community organizations, and nongovernmental associations. Viewers meet three people who linked their passions to their careers: Damon landed an on-air position at a radio station, Gillian works with a sea-going eco-warrior group, and Erica has a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Introduction to Cast Iron (2:16) -- Cast Iron Building Deconstruction (2:20) -- Cast Iron Repair and Re-Installation (1:45) -- Cast Iron Smelting (2:08) -- Mold Making for Cast Iron (5:08) -- Attaching Cast Iron Details (0:56) -- Steel Restoration (4:06) -- Masonry Restoration (1:46) -- Credits: 'Cast Iron Building' (0:19)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1986
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Summary: Chalons, 451 AD. What made this battle so compelling? Attila the Hun, the terrifying menace who had his eyes set on what was left of the western Roman Empire. By this time, huge chunks of the Roman Empire operated under the autonomous control of various barbarian kings and no unity remained. Rome needed one more hero, and Flavius Aetuis--the Last of the Romans--was to be that man. He worked...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A major problem in the spread of chlamydia in the developing world is that people rarely have the time to see a doctor, let alone attend a follow-up appointment. In the Philippines a journey to a clinic can take a whole day, and the diagnostic test takes five to six hours. However, the development of a much more rapid screener-a test strip utilizing nanogold technology-has taken place in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: German Raider Boats (2:27) -- Allied Losses (2:49) -- Surveillance in the Indian Ocean (2:34) -- Dangerous Ships (2:49) -- Replenishing Water Supply (1:30) -- Successful Camoflauge (3:31) -- Destruction of the German Raider (3:44) -- Credits: 'Commerce Raiders' (1:04)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: More than just a manufacturer of goods, the craftsperson is an artist who draws on a bountiful lineage to create objects that are as beautiful as they are useful. This three-section program profiles a variety of craft artists to explore the origins, techniques, and significance of that process. 'Memory' provides a historical overview, and then introduces craftspeople whose work is informed by...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This instructor-led physical fitness video offers a daily regimen of strengthening, range-of-motion, balance, and breathing exercises for people with Parkinson's disease. Gentle seated calisthenics and stretches include neck rotations and head sweeps, shoulder rolls, trunk stretches, rowing and swimming motions, arm and wrist circles, finger stretches, marching, hip rotations, hamstring...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011