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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....
10) The booksellers
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**.
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.
15) Cobblestone
Publisher
Cobblestone Pub.]
Pub. Date
1980
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
SUMMARY: Includes articles, games, poems, and suggestions for projects based on American history
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...
17) Babybug
Publisher
[Cricket Media]
Pub. Date
©1994
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
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