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Series
The classroom volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When a second documentary crew arrives at Westside Middle School to film a renowned Hollywood designer's renovations, seventh-grader Trevor Jones is chosen to join the design team and faces a makeover of his own.
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Takes you on a journey through the world of wine, focusing on the grape varieties that shape the flavor and aroma of wine. Whether you're a wine connoisseur or don't know the difference between a Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir, this in-depth and engrossing series will help you appreciate and enjoy wine like never before.
84) Expelled
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Theo Foster's Twitter account used to be anonymous -- until someone posted a revealing photo that got him expelled. No final grade. No future. No fair. Theo's resigned to a life of misery working at the local mini-mart when a miracle happens: Sasha Ellis speaks to him. Sasha Ellis knows his name. She was also expelled for a crime she didn't commit, and now he has the perfect way to get her attention: find out who set them up. To uncover the truth,...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The story of the 2010 Texas Rangers season, from the first pitch of Spring Training to their first ever trip to the World Series, is preserved forever in this remarkable video yearbook and includes interviews, exclusive footage, and game action and highlights. Includes a Spanish language track and over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus footage.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The film retraces Tina Petrova's spiritual journey over the past five years -- an experience that began with a near-fatal car crash, and ended with the wondrous discovery of Rumi and the many scholars around the world who illuminate his words and his works today.
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
"Shot entirely on location in Israel, In Our Hands tells the story of the battle for Jerusalem through the eyes of Israel's 55th Paratrooper Brigade. This docudrama combines dramatic renactments with archival footage, interviews with veterans of the Six-Day War, and commentary from former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, the author of Six Days of War."--container
88) Spaceship Earth
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In 1991, a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth's ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight 'biospherians' live quarantined inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world.
89) FDR
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Learn the story of one of America's most beloved Presidents. Includes rare archival footage and home movies as well as fascinating interviews with family members, friends, biographers, and eyewitnesses to the Roosevelt saga.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Over the past sixteen years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music's ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures, and inspire hope for artists and audiences.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This documentary looks not only at how his talent, style and imagination have shaped all of our lives, but also at the influences that shaped and molded the man himself. Through interviews with the people who worked closely with him or chronicled his life, we gain unique insight into what made him tick. In a never before broadcast, exclusive interview, Steve Jobs expounds his own philosophy of life, and offers advice to us all on changing our own...
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Follows the wild ups and downs of the American stock market through the eyes of stunned Sirius XM investors and reveals the down and dirty schemes behind the glitter of Wall Street. Sirius XM stock seemed poised to go through the roof. Then something went horribly wrong as investors saw their stock drop to 5 cents/share in 2009- was it bad management, a poor economy, or stock market manipulation?
96) Nureyev
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Biography of dancer Rudolf Nureyev with extensive archive material and extracts from ballet performances. Mentor Ninette de Valois, partner Margot Fonteyn, choreographer Roland Petit, dancer Sylvie Guillem and others comment on truth and legends surrounding Nureyev.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
98) After Auschwitz
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"'You're free. Go home.' Most Holocaust films end with these words, the very words that survivors heard at liberation. But AFTER AUSCHWITZ is a "Post-Holocaust" documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. These women serve as our guides on an unbelievable journey, sometimes celebratory, sometimes heart breaking, but always inspiring."--Container.
Series
Design of life volume 1
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Flight: The Genius of Birds marks the launch of Illustra Media's new documentary series The Design of Life. Each episode explores a different realm of the animal kingdom and the remarkable biological systems that make life on Earth possible. Filmed in North America, England, Peru, Greenland, and Antarctica, Flight probes the mysteries and mechanisms of a bird's anatomy, instinct, and embryology to reveal stunning provisions essential for life in the...
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