Summary: Celebrate African American history with this historic collection of stories. Collection includes: Rosa ; Henry's freedom box ; Lincoln and Douglass ; and, Ellington was not a street. Bonus interview with Nikki Giovanni. Bonus interview with Ellen Levine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Camelot’s court was home to lords and ladies, knights and sorcerers. The mythic tales of King Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere inspired stories, books, movies, and a Broadway classic. In this episode of Ancient Mysteries, historians and archaeologists lead us throughout England and Wales in search of Camelot and the truth behind one of the Western World’s most beloved legends.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Frankenstein: the doctor who created life! Was the famed character invented in the mind of novelist Mary Shelley, or was Dr. Frankenstein based in reality, as some argue? This episode of Ancient Mysteries explores Shelley’s possible influences. Had she learned of the 18th century German doctor who experimented on dead as well as live bodies; or was her inspiration the Britisher Andrew Crosse,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. This episode watches as friends try to help 24-year-old Tamela. Molested as a child, she now cuts herself with razor blades. Next, interventionist Jeff VanVonderen is called in to help Jerrie, 29. Her addiction to Vicodin...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Thirty-seven-year-old Fabian was once a successful entertainment entrepreneur who lost everything because of his escalating addiction. Dawn, 49, is a meth addict who lives on the street. She has symptoms of psychosis from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program theorizes about what would happen if people disappeared from Earth and what would then become of Miami, Phoenix, and Shanghai. We look at the Taj Mahal in India and the abandoned village of Tyneham, England. This program also explores the possibility of invasive plants and animals, such as Burmese pythons, spreading uncontrollably.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program from Modern Marvels: Firefighting! looks at the crime of intentionally setting fires. We follow investigators as they find evidence in the ashes left behind suspicious fires. Former A.T.F. head Richard Garner delves into the psychology of arsonists. Finally, we visit the California Criminalists Institute to learn how arson dogs are trained.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: The life of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is examined in this episode of Biography. The immortal Dutch master was a painter and etcher working during the Dutch Golden Age, is considered to be one of history’s greatest artists. He enjoyed financial success as an artist, teacher, and art dealer, but his personal life was filled with tragic episodes. Rembrandt's wife died at age 30, and only one...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: This documentary examines the use of drugs and other substances in a quest for altered consciousness. Since the beginning of mankind, people have sought ways to reach a higher plane of existence and to that end have created rituals that included odd, toxic, and sometimes lethal substances. Ancient Drugs interviews psychologists, physicians, spiritualists, and historians to uncover the often...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: This program theorizes about what would happen if people disappeared from Earth and how that would affect beloved artifacts, including the Liberty Bell, the Mona Lisa, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Traveling around the world, we consider the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Finally, we examine the ultimate fate of Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town that was largely abandoned over 25 years ago...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. We are first introduced to Renee, whose food addiction and eating disorder now threatens her health, marriage, and finances. This episode also explores Peter’s problem with video games. This addition is so extreme, he...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. This episode examines the influence of early trauma on addictions. Heidi seems to have it all: a fulfilling social life, good health, and an attractive appearance. However, she is obsessed with plastic surgery and shops...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The Arabian Nights or A Thousand and One Nights has influenced world literature and enthralled readers for centuries. Its legend tells us that the beautiful Sheherezade prevented her own murder at the hands of a sultan by telling him a never-ending tale of adventure. This classic from the Middle East introduced us to Aladdin, Sinbad, and Ali Baba. This absorbing program from Ancient Mysteries...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: This program theorizes about what would happen if people disappeared from Earth and how this might cause deadly viruses, such as rabies, to spin out of control as animal populations explode. The future of Chicago, Atlanta, and London is examined, as is Gary, Indiana, which was partially abandoned by humans over 30 years ago.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program examines how TV has influenced our justice system. Experts and crime victims discuss how tabloid-style news coverage, cameras in the courtroom, and dramatized movie versions of scandalous crimes all conspire to corrupt justice. Host Bill Kurtis examines how the media affected several sensational cases, including those of Pamela Smart, the woman who convinced her 15-year-old lover...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1993
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Summary: In 1918, in the course of 120 terrifying days, a harmless disease mutated into the Spanish Flu. Striking quickly, the disease could fell a person in minutes, with overwhelming fatigue, raging fever, and lungs that hemorrhaged and filled with pus. This disease killed 22 million people around the world, wiping out 21,000 Americans in the last week of October alone. This episode of History...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. This episode takes us to South Boston, where OxyContin - a painkiller and trendy drug - is the drug of choice for kids. But when this use became an expensive addiction, a cheaper and more deadly replacement was found:...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Gambling and shopping addictions are explored in this episode of Intervention. Gabe has gambled away over
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. The first intervention in this episode involves Kelly, a man with a genius IQ who is homeless and survives on the change he begs for and beer. Mark has a severe addiction to painkillers, which has caused him to have a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. This episode examines the life of Laurie. Once a psychotherapist and mother of 3, her addiction to painkillers and alcohol has caused her to lose her job, family, and health. Jessica had once wanted to become a doctor,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This episode of Clash of the Gods examines Homer's The Odyssey, one of the most famous epics ever written. Follow its archetypal hero, Odysseus, as he sets sail on a twenty-year journey to return home from battle to reclaim his wife and kingdom. It's a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts, vengeful gods, and enchanting seductresses. But could it have actually happened?...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This episode of Ancient Mysteries brings us back more than 3,000 years to the legendary city of Troy. Scholars delve into the secrets of Troy by researching the Greek poet Homer, who related the city’s history in The Iliad. Their discoveries are revealed and shed new light on the legends of the Trojan horse, Achilles, the abduction of Helen, and the fall of Troy.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994