Summary: Friends who fought together in the Civil War find themselves on different sides of the law as a sheriff and his son track down their former comrade who now leads a notorious gang of outlaws.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WARSummary: The revelatory and assured feature debut by Dee Rees is a coming-of-age tale of a queer Black women navigating the expression of her gender and sexual identities, built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Credits: Admiral Chester Nimitz (1:18) -- Supremacy of the Pacific (2:16) -- Young Chester Nimitz (2:20) -- Rise of Chester Nimitz (1:46) -- Challenge at Coral Sea (1:13) -- The Battle of Midway (1:57) -- Battle of Leyte Gulf (3:08) -- Price of Battle (2:42) -- Invasion of Okinawa (2:42) -- End of WWII (1:28) -- Welcome Home (2:31) -- Retired Life of an Admiral (1:33) -- Credits:Admiral Chester...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: With half of American marriages ending in divorce, why does 90 percent of the nation still enter into matrimony? Is the Western notion of permanent, monogamous marriage entering a new phase, a more flexible and adaptable one, or is it becoming obsolete? Are there alternatives that make sense? This film presents an eclectic mix of couples (both male-female and same-sex) who discuss how and why...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: WWII Guns (8:35) -- WWII Grenades (3:02) -- WWII Battlefield Tactics (4:11) -- Mock Battle (4:47) -- Credits: 'American Soldiers of WWII' (0:20)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Utilizing the principles of Universal Design for Learning, this program takes viewers into classrooms where low- to mid-tech AT solutions are helping students with disabilities to become confident, independent learners. The video covers auditory process supports (interactive white boards, Inspiration software, and FM Classroom Amplification systems); fine-motor and writing supports (AlphaSmart,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program focuses on General Stilicho, who, as guardian of the young Emperor Honorius, became the de facto commander-in-chief of the Roman armies in the West.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: From its pre-Roman origins to its 21st-century status as a truly global city, Barcelona has given birth to an array of beautiful landmarks. This program gives students an information-rich tour of the Catalonian capital. With visually dynamic footage devoted to the buildings of Antoni Gaudi, the program introduces viewers to Casa Mila, Sagrada Familia, Parq Guell, and other works. Explorations...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Introduction: Barn Restoration (3:00) -- Barn Deconstruction (4:11) -- Barn Reconstruction (3:50) -- Barn Raising (2:59) -- Dairy Barn Conversion (6:43) -- Credits: 'Barn' (0:20)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Comparing sports with religion only goes so far, but in early-20th-century America, the reverence accorded baseball and its players resembled the trust and respect a priest might elicit from his parishioners. This program examines the life of the game between 1910 and 1920-the decade in which a godlike figure named Babe Ruth first appeared and the Black Sox scandal threatened, in the words of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: It was the decade that saw the rise of the American counterculture, and baseball was not immune to radical change itself. This program looks at events that transformed the sport during the 1960s, including the emergence of televised baseball, an increase in expansion teams, and the building of multipurpose stadiums that many saw as robbing the game of its intimacy. Among other developments,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: From player salaries to performance-enhancing drugs, baseball's latter days have seen more than their share of controversy and confusion. This program covers the period from the 1994 player strike through the 2009 Major League season. Ample attention is given to the steroid problem, with a focus on Barry Bonds-both his stellar career and the scandal in which he became embroiled. But the film...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous frontal assaults against fortified positions occupied by the Union forces under Maj. Gen. John...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Miami Airport, December 7, 2005: a jet passenger begins yelling about a bomb threat and bolts for the door. Refusing to comply with two U.S. marshals, he is eventually shot to death. The cause of his outburst - bipolar disorder, not terrorism - comes to light soon after, proffering another tragic example of how volatile and misunderstood the disease is. This program examines the lives of people...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Contents: A Tale of Two Men at War (1:44) -- Defense of Remagen (1:49) -- The Rhine (2:17) -- Allied Troops Advance to Remagen (3:41) -- Allied Troops Across the Rhine (3:47) -- Travesty at the Ludendorff Bridge (2:13) -- Soldiers in France (2:56) -- After the Bridgehead at the Rhine (1:06) -- Credits: Bridgehead at the Rhine (1:06)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The mark of a professional health care worker is a caring attitude and a desire to be of service. This program offers a combination of tips on how to enhance caregiver/patient interactions and thought-provoking questions to help caregivers develop or improve their patient-centric behaviors. An informative staff-development tool for nursing home, hospital, and even homecare settings-anywhere...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: I don't go all out to destroy the environment, but I don't really think about the ozone layer and recycling? Charlotte loves geography but the earth-friendly job her advisors suggest just doesn't appeal, especially because rock music might be her true destiny. In this program a career specialist and a life coach introduce Charlotte to opportunities in both fields, but with its low pay and lack...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: To top off the Chippendale-style Low Boy, next comes a tall seven-drawer chest to make the High Boy complete. Scott Phillips uses rare, air-dried figured cherry for the tall chest with special new dovetail jigs to complete the drawer assembly. Scott also offers tips on the how to use the right finish for any project.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program profiles CO2 Zero, an eco-friendly housing development in the UK, focusing on its use of recycled plastics and FSC-certified wood. The architect built with renewable and reclaimed resources, and took into account how all parts of the houses would be disposed of at end-of-life, thus minimizing the carbon footprint of this unique living space. Although the countertops are made from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: I was born for the stage but I also like accounting. In this program a career specialist and a life coach arrange for Christopher to land a very unglamorous role in a local dinner theater production and then work as an accountant to determine which profession might be right for him. Christopher loves numbers, but he's hooked on the thrill he gets from being on stage. Is he enough of a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In 1871, Chicago burned to the ground, and from the ashes of the old city a new kind of metropolis rose up. This program shows the restless spirit embodied in the skyscrapers of American cities (as well as in the Statue of Liberty) but it also addresses new social problems, such as poverty and organized crime, that came with growing urbanization. Worker uprisings, immigration, and the expansion...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This overview of Confucius' biography and philosophy from the Famous Authors series contextualizes Confucius' life during the Zhou Dynasty, relaying the Chinese values of family and ancestor-worship, history and record-keeping, and spirituality. This time saw many intellectual developments and the concepts of morality and peace were emerging, and the video demonstrates the major influence...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Once the largest city in Europe and the center of Islamic culture and scholarship, Cordoba now presents a richly textured urban landscape combining old and new. This program offers an informative itinerary through the city's monuments, religious buildings, and historic water routes. Visiting the Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral, the Medina Azahara, the Synagogue, and the Fortress of the Christian...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Contents: Cracker Corn Crib (1:55) -- Corn Crib Log Replacement (2:05) -- Corn Crib Roof Replacement (2:19) -- Old Growth Timber (6:36) -- Cracker Porch Construction (6:51) -- Credits: 'Cracker Home' (0:20)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011