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Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, this documentary visits the real-life magical history behind J.K. Rowling's beloved classics. With footage from the British Library's exhibition and exclusive access to a priceless collection of artefacts, take a tour around the mesmerizing journey creating this global phenomenon. Includes interviews with J.K. Rowling herself as she examines the most exciting items on display....
Publisher
Noriko & Don Carroll
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nature film of a black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) building her nest on a clothesline belonging to a team of documentary filmmakers. The authors' narration details the mother's efforts at tending her young.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding a tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Looks at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explores what these cross-species relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history. THE BOOKSELLERS takes viewers inside their small but fascinating world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers. Official Selection at the **The New York Film Festival**.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What began as a broadcast performance of H.G. Welles' fantasy, The War of the Worlds, turned into one of the biggest mass hysteria events in U.S. history. American Experience examines the elements that together created this frenzy, including our longtime fascination with life on Mars; the emergence of radio as a powerful new medium; and the creative wunderkind Orson Welles, the twenty-three-year-old director of the drama and mischief-maker supreme....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective in the world, was also the first Crime Scene Investigator. Based on a real surgeon, Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains, and minute traces of evidence to solve the crime. How Sherlock Changed The World details the impact and legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes a look into American author Ayn Rand's background for the ideas and philosophy that inspired and shaped her prophetic novel, Atlas shrugged, and attempts to determine whether America is indeed headed for the disastrous outcome Rand predicted.
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (27 min., 42 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Beverly Cleary is internationally known for her characters Ramona Quimby, Henry and Ribsy, Ralph S. Mouse, and others. Her first book, Henry Higgins, was an immediate bestseller, and changed the course of writing for children. Today, more that 91 million copies of her books and read around the world, in 14 languages. In this original documentary, filmed as Beverly Cleary was approaching her 100th birthday, enjoy a rare interview...
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Concepts developed in Philip Pullman's book The Golden Compass are discussed and analyzed. Includes an exclusive interview with Philip Pullman, in-depth interviews with experts of history and literature, re-enactments shot in the story's actual locations, and more
12) Stone reader
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In 1972 Mark Moskowitz read a New York Times book review of "The stones of summer" by Dow Mossman, a title which, later in Moskowitz's life would later become an object of obsession. Though he shelved the book for 25 years, Moskowitz finally read it and was amazed at its ingenuity. He was shocked that its one-time author never penned another book. Determined to solve the mystery, Moskowitz documented his research project in finding the forgotten author...
Publisher
Distributed by Madacy Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (11 hrs. 6 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Rerelease of NASA films celebrating space flight, manned space flight, space stations, space shuttles, and the work of astronauts with satellites
Publisher
Beyond Belief Media
Pub. Date
©2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Holding modern Christianity up to a bright spotlight, this bold new film demands answers to the questions few dare to ask. Your guide through the world of Christendom is former fundamentalist Brian Flemming, who examines believers and their beliefs.
15) Hatched
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a spaceship crashes into the farmhouse, it's up to Cluck, Charlie and their pals to save the barnyard and perhaps the universe. After their new alien pal Magic is nabbed by the "fowlest" of villains; Angelina, calls the critters of the barnyard into action to save Magic and the farm's food supply.
16) Alice in Paris
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Alice travels through France, meeting characters from classic children's books including Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline and Eve Titus's Antole the French mouse
17) The people speak
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A look at social change throughout history, as seen through the music, poetry, speeches, and manifestos of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past - and present - including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, along with unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. Celebrates the extraordinary possibilities for creating social...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Investigates the fascinating truths behind The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. From centuries-old secret societies to real-world cryptography and the high-stakes intrigue surrounding the installation of a new Pope to the sometimes uneasy relationship between the Vatican and leading scientists
19) Liyana
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest guided by legendary South African storyteller Gcina Mhlophe. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork.
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dayton O. Hyde is one of the last great American cowboys, a rugged adventurer with a spiritual connection to the frontier. Through heroic determination, he is single handedly rescuing the wild mustang from government slaughter on his breathtaking 12,000 acre Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. Running wild, showcases one great cowboy's quest to save the American West.
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