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Pub. Date
2018
Description
"Turtle Odyssey" explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian Sea Turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the ocean. The film follows Bunji from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meeting incredible creatures and having some truly wild encounters. -- partial back cover.
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
64) Dark money
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
It examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana, a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide, to follow a local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Hearing the word 'Africa' can conjure a myriad of images - herds of animals roaming the plains, Maasai warriors with their swords and spears, romantic African sunsets, or regions of tribal conflict. It is all this and more. Join award-winning filmmaker Rick Ray as he takes you on a remarkable safari with stops including the Great Rift Valley and coffee plantations of Kenya.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues...
Description
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the High Priestess of Soul. This includes a bonus CD of her works which features the classics I Loves You Porgy; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; I Put a Spell on You; and many more.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
72) Before the Flood
Pub. Date
2017
Description
A documentary presenting a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions individuals and society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on this planet.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Waste on the shores, waste on the mountains. On ocean floors and deep down in the earth. The term "matter out of place" refers to objects in a place they originally do not belong to. In his unique imagery consisting of minutely composed pictures, director Nikolaus Geyrhalter traces immense amounts of waste across our planet. On his journey, Geyrhalter illustrates the sheer endless struggle of people to gain control over the vast amounts of waste that...
74) Freakonomics
Description
Explores the role economics plays in various social issues, including child naming and low crime rates.
75) Hockeyland
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
Minnesota is the heartland of US hockey, creating more skaters on the local rinks and in the NHL than any other state. Here, the senior boys of rival towns one an emerging dynasty, the other with a fabled past face down uncertain futures as they skate for the last chance to etch their names into local lore. Where Texas football has Friday Night Lights, Minnesota high school hockey has Hockeyland.
Series
Ancient civilizations volume 19
Description
In 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun. Learn about the treasures within the tomb of the pharaoh, from objects of beauty to practical items that were provided for the king's journey to the underworld. Includes preview DVD highlighting episodes available in the Ancient Civilization series.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues...
79) Dog training 101
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A trainer of trainers demonstrates the most successful ways to teach your dog based on the latest science.
80) War dance
Description
Dominic, Rose, and Nancy are three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, their innocence lost, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. These children attend a school where they can momentarily forget the brutal realities of their lives, as they participate in music, song and dance. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival in their nation's capitol, their historic...
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