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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet, and humans have developed a unique relationship with these furry friends. New research is revealing what dog lovers have suspected all along, that dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently? It's...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Managing money is far more than balancing checkbooks or picking investments--many of us know what we should do with our money yet often just don't do it. This video gives not only the knowledge of how to handle money, but also the power to break through the barriers that hold us back.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Reveals the complicated effects the web is having on our society as seen through the eyes of artist, futurist, and visionary, Josh Harris. Director Ondi Timoner documented more than a decade of Harris' increasingly tumultuous life and experiments, including one that involved living under 24-hour electronic surveillance, which led to his mental collapse.
6) Nightingale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A war veteran is anticipating the arrival of an old friend and in the process starts to unravel.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this inspired, genre-twisting film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets behind a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions.
10) Catch-22
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The story of a group of fliers in the Mediterranean during World War II.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case iin Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog probes the human psyche to explore why people kill, and why a state kills. As he's so often done before, Herzog's investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory.
Series
Criterion collection volume 536
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. Based on James Jones' novel, this is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"How can we design technology products that enter smoothly into people's lives, rather than serve as a constant source of annoyance? In this video workshop, presenter Amber Case shows you how to use principles of Calm Technology, a framework for designing ubiquitous devices that engage a user's attention only when necessary, while calmly remaining in the periphery most of the time. Through a series of hands-on projects, you'll learn how to design...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"How can game mechanics and game design help you deliver an engaging, sticky and viral experience to your customers? This video shows you how to take advantage of gamification--the secret ingredient that's fueled the success of Foursquare, Nike, Groupon, and many other websites. Gamification expert Gabe Zichermann demonstrates the design strategy and tactics you need for integrating game mechanics into any kind of consumer-facing website or app, whether...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity."--Container.
18) Rabbit hole
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Becca and Howie Corbett are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. The journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted...
Series
Ulitimate Oliver Stone collection volume 1 1986-1991
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Ron Kovic, a young man who volunteered for the Vietnam War, was wounded, and returned paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He later became a new voice for those disenchanted with the war.
20) The verdict
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
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