Summary: Explores the three categories of mineral resources found within the earth (power resources, gem stones, and metals) and how they have been utilized for the advancement of civilization.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRESummary: David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "In distant realms far beyond the familiar solar system, an epic drama is playing out, with a cast list featuring rogue planets, colliding galaxies, and black holes more massive than a billion suns, and each character has its own extraordinary story to tell."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV UNISummary: The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGSummary: Wonderwoman, Thief Catcher, and Invisible Girl team up to battle the baby stealing Demon-Lord of the Underworld.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE HERSummary: A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UP1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF UP
Summary: Examines the various factors that make Earth suitable for life, including its size, weather system, distance from the sun, and other natural factors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC PeCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PERCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PERSummary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWIHepinstall, Hi Soo Shin.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 HEPSummary: The adrenaline-filled odyssey of five legendary kungfu monks in search of the American dream. The men in this movie are not only accomplished Zen masters but famous kungfu stars with huge followings. It also has footage and history of the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, & chronicles the creation of Zen and kungfu by a wandering monk named Bodhidharma 1500 years ago. Today the temple is a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHAZub, Jim
Summary: "Riddled with guilt for rebuilding his creator, the Vision searches for Ultron on his own, which leaves the Avengers to wonder whose side he's really on"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ZUBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBZub, Jim
Summary: "Ultron hacks into Vision's mind to trick him into rebuilding the metallic menace, and now Ultron's ready to unleash his revenge"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBZub, Jim
Summary: "Following Ultron's orders, the Vision faces off against the Avengers, but as time passes, he begins to question his creator's plans."--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ZUBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBZub, Jim
Summary: "The Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man, and the Beast join the Avengers as Ultron alters Ant-Man's mind, which makes him turn his ant army on his friends"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ZUBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBDong, Li.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN CHIZub, Jim
Summary: "When an experiment comes back to haunt him, Ant-Man calls upon the Avengers to stop Ultron, but it seems the android has unleashed his own creation - the Vision!"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ZUBZub, Jim
Summary: "In the aftermath of Ultron kidnapping Ant-Man and Wasp, can the Avengers figure out what he's up to and save their friends before it's too late?"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ZUBCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBSummary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACYang, Jia Lynn
Summary: "A sweeping history of the legislative battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for the immigration debates roiling America today. The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is today so pervasive, and seems so foundational, that it can be hard to believe Americans ever thought otherwise. But a 1924 law passed by Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 YANFANT, LOUIE J., JR
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1980
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Yang, Kelly
Summary: "A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 YANBang, Mary Jo.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 BANSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014