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A look at continents Facts at your fingertips Great courses (DVD) Hardy boys mystery stories 51 Lonely Planet guidebooks MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection National Geographic Society special The Wide Angle Collection: Human Stories, Global Issues Universal studio selections Wildlife worldsSummary: Director Oliver Stone visits seven presidents in five countries in South America to gain some understanding about the political and social ideas and the revolutions, and to clear up how people view them. Includes interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Argentinean president Cristina Kirchner, Cuban president Raul Castro.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre Studio 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SOUSummary: History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GREHarris, Tim
Summary: "Take a captivating journey across the continent of South America to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in South America's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you deep inside the Amazon rain forest, across the wide pampas grasslands, by spectacular waterfalls, and high up in Andean lakes"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.98 HARWright, Ronald
Summary: Plucked from his small fishing village and captured by the conquistadors looking to plunder the gold of Peru, young Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances, caught up in history's throes. He finds himself at every major moment in the empire-building of the Spanish explorers, including Francisco Pizarro, and in the culture clash and violent overthrow of the Incan leaders....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WRISummary: "Dig into folklore from across South America with this collection of comic reimaginations and retellings. The sixth volume of the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales series takes you across the continent -- from Peru, Chile, Columbia, and more!" -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LIZMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARHarris, Tim
Summary: "Describes various animals in North and South America that are endangered and at risk of becoming extinct. Data Sheet sidebars and maps accompany the text."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Brown Bear Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.68 HARSummary: Carl Fredericksen is a seventy-eight-year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY UPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV UPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UPCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UP RATED PGSummary: South America has tilted to the left, and its socialist governments are forging an economic alliance that places public power, not market dynamics, at the center. The plan? To exploit revenues from the continent's abundant natural resources to build a better future where all will benefit from that wealth-and, in the process, to become free from North American interference. To explore the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Dixon, Franklin W.
Summary: The Hardy brothers' search for the missing son of a wealthy industrialist leads them to Brazil and great danger.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1972
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DIXGrandin, Greg
Summary: Grandin documents an extraordinary early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 306.362 GRASt. Louis, Regis
Summary: Lonely Planet's Best of South America is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze down on sparkling Rio de Janeiro from Pao de Acucar, spot wildlife in the Galapagos Islands, and hike the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of South America and begin your...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Publications 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Roxanne Coss becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform at a lavish party for a wealthy industrialist in South America. As a lengthy standoff ensues, hostages and captors form unexpected bonds as they overcome their differences to find their shared humanity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Screen Media Films 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BELSummary: Embark on thrilling adventures to South America and Mexico. Join Goofy, Donald Duck and Walt Disney himself as they experience all the music, beauty and excitement Latin America has to offer. Travel to fun and exciting places and capture the gangs' adventures along the way. It's Donald's turn to take a fantastic journey with his friends Joe Carioca and Panchito. Contains lighthearted dance and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY CLAElenbaas, Adam.
Contents: God's bathroom floor -- Take this cup -- Limbo in Lydia -- La purga -- Achra/arachna-phobia -- Being of one mind -- Shape shifting -- On the banks of Lake Wobegon -- Healing christian wounds -- The voice of one in the desert -- The walking woman -- Sins of the fathers -- La dieta -- Pray without ceasing -- Playing Indian -- The word becomes flesh -- Entrainment -- Virgin star of the sea -- Sins...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Wilkins, Veronica B.
Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the unique and defining characteristics of South America. Young readers will learn about this continent's landscape, biomes, climate, wildlife, culture, and more. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, maps help readers locate the continent, and an At a Glance summary provides...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Campbell, David G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 CAMGrandin, Greg
Summary: Documents an extraordinary early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 GRASummary: The awful truth: One of the best "screwball" comedies of the thirties, in which a separated couple do their best to spoil one another's love affair while awaiting their divorce.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Wulf, Andrea
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invention of Nature, comes a breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt's five year expedition in South America. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WULSummary: Inhabiting a shrinking pocket of rainforest in Paraguay's Eastern Canindeyu Region, the Ache are one of South America's last hunter-gatherer societies-and in imminent danger of cultural extinction. This program presents an intimate portrait of the Ache in their natural habitat, focusing on the Gatu tribal group. Sequences filmed during extensive stays with the tribe reveal their customs and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Since the United Nations prohibited coca cultivation in 1961, a battle has raged around the simple, versatile plant. In the West, coca is synonymous with violence and terror. For the people of the Andes, however, coca represents a viable and ancient livelihood. This program follows their resistance to the sweeping illegalization and eradication measures instituted by Latin American governments,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009