Ben Folds Five

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995

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Summary: Investigate the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2015

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Summary: It is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city's Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, the show offers a portrait of dignity...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: The remarkable and moving story of a group of children who use music to overcome hardship and loss. Filmed over a period of three years, it is the story of an orphanage unlike any you've ever seen, where the young singers of the Agape choir lift their voices to create the home and family they so very much need.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2008

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Fifty-Nine Parks (Firm)

Summary: "Explore the majesty of the National Parks through the eyes of contemporary artists"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Earth Aware Editions 2021

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Summary: Follows four candidates as they prepare for the Master Sommelier exam, which covers every aspect of the presentation and appreciation of wine.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: Follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Summary: Chronicles the showbiz career of Rose Marie, from her start at the age of 4 on her NBC radio show, through Vaudeville, Vegas and several television shows.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films 2018

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Summary: While rival drug cartels warred in the streets, the Columbian national soccer team took a rapid rise to glory, with Andres Escobar its inspirational captain. Meanwhile the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar, pioneered "Narco-soccer". After a mistake by Andres led to a loss at the 1994 World Cup, less than ten days later he was gunned down outside a bar, a tragedy documented in this thriller...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2010

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Summary: Examines the aftermath of the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima Japan. Looks at the lives of some of the refugees from the town of Futaba. Raises questions regarding the future of nuclear power in Japan.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: It is filmmaker Chris Bell's (Bigger Stronger Faster) hard-hitting and thought-provoking expose of Big Pharma, its marketing practices and their impact on the staggering level of addiction to prescription drugs in North America. Executive Produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, this documentary is compelling viewing.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Summary: With unprecedented access to the foremost American negotiators, examine the behind-the-scenes story from the last 25 years, of how the United States came within reach of securing peace between Israel and its neighbors. Today, the need to learn from the past mistakes couldn't be more urgent.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: A groundbreaking investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. Follows the stories of several idealistic young servicewomen who were raped and then betrayed by their own officers when they courageously came forward to report.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2012

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Summary: The best-selling, stand-up comedian of all time is back with his first special since 2008. All of the favorites are here, including two never-before-seen characters certain to unleash their own unique havoc on stage. There's no doubt that Dunham and his entourage of signature characters are a phenomenon, selling out shows around the world, and appealing to audiences of all ages.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Red Wire Blue Wire 2011

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Rosair, David.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1995

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Summary: "An official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Life According to Sam follows one family's courageous fight to save their only son from a rare and fatal aging disease. Directed by Oscar winners Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine (Inocente), this highly personal and life-affirming journey is propelled by the captivating presence of Sam Berns. Funny, perceptive and fiercely intelligent,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Brown, Margaret Wise

Summary: Presents a collection of twelve lullabies, illustrated by contemporary, award-winning artists including Jonathan Bean, Sophie Blackall, Renata Liwska, and Dan Yaccarino.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2017

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Summary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months -...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007

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Summary: In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands, even millions of dollars, from bowls that burped. "Tupperware ladies" fanned out across the nation's living rooms, selling efficiency and convenience to their friends and neighbors through home parties. The secret behind Tupperware's success: the women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds who discovered they could move up in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2004

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Summary: Acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country. Armed with small handycams the Burma VJs stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of Rangoon....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2010

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Summary: Presents the story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia in an effort to save the world from nuclear annihilation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Miles, Lisa.

Summary: An overview to common folds and origami techniques used to creat swans, doves, and butterflies out of colored paper.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: A documentary film that interviews American pilots who became prisoners of war in Vietnam and shows footage of the prison camps and captured prisoners.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2001

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