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 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: Surveys over 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of western literature. Examines the works, styles, themes and relationships with one another and the role they played both within the context of their own times and within the larger span of literary history.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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8 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 800 GRE
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 1
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 2
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 3
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 4
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 5
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 6
Call number: DVD 800 GRE PART 7

Summary: Features some of the finest college professors in America, lecturing on literature written from ancient times to the modern era.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 GRE

Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: An analysis of the classic work, Confessions, by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversies at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious difference between Augustine's world and ours.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 ST.
Call number: DVD 270.2 ST. PART 2

Long, 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 ROB
Call number: DVD 629 ROB