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Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Political television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Television programs-United States. Travelogues (Television programs) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecordingSummary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 RICSummary: Rick Steves guides the viewer through destinations in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Palestine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mark Rothko is considered one of the most renowned figures of the abstract expressionists, though he refused to adhere to any art movement. For Rothko, both painting and viewing his work were considered a spiritual experience. The film profiles the life and work of a man who often wrestled with great sadness even as he transformed the course of American art with his uncompromising vision.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ROTSummary: Rachel Simmons interviews parents, psychologists, teachers, and social workers who are helping nurture girls into capable, resilient adults. Simmons talks with four very special girls who tell their own deeply personal tales of dealing with issues like cyber bullying, body image, and violence. With courage and determination, these girls reveal their hopes and dreams for a powerful future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GIRSummary: This is the only DVD that includes all 7 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on Greece and Turkey, produced from 2000 to 2009: Athens and Side Trips; Greece's Peloponnese; Greek Islands; Istanbul; and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Back Door Productions 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EgaSummary: Leading child psychologists identify the social and emotion challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness, giving them the support to navigate the social pressures of youth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RAISummary: Imagine the world without our masterpieces. Interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage show how heroic Europeans, Russians, and Americans worked to save the art of Europe during World War II.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2008
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 943.086 RAPCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RAPSummary: For the first time, cameras were allowed inside Windsor Castle to chronicle a year in the life of the world's oldest working castle. Located west of London, Windsor is the Queen's favorite home and the place from which the Royal Family takes its name.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WINSummary: Explores the dangerous and destructive forces of nature, from hurricanes to volcanoes, tornadoes to avalanches and earthquakes. Rare footage reveals the Earth at its most violent. The making of Eyewitness (written and produced by Bill Butt ; director/cameraman Mike Kamei ; music by Guy Michelmore) shows the camera and computer techniques used in the production of the series opening screens.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2009
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYESummary: This two-DVD set includes the 12 newest shows from Season 10 of public television's "Rick Steves' Europe" series, with a bonus extra. Join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine and fun in some of Europe's most interesting places: Sicily, England, Scotland, Portugal, and Greece -- plus multi-country shows covering Europe's most exciting festivals and the skills of smart cruising....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Back Door Productions 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.04 RICSummary: The team plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery and disappointment. The team explores the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise to solving the riddles of the past. Through a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014