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A NOUS LA LIBERTE (VHS) 1931. 90 min. sd. b&w. #30130 Rene Clair's imaginative social satire about a man who escapes from prison and builds a phonograph business with an assembly line every bit as repressive as the prison he escaped from. French dialog with English subtitles.

A ZENE MINDENKIE (VHS) 1984. 220 min. sd. color. #13704 Shows students in Hungarian nursery schools, kindergartens and elementary schools participating in classroom activities in music: musical games, group singing, etc. Narration includes Zoltan Kodaly's comments on the advantages of providing musical activities for children. Dialogue in Hungarian, with voice-over English translation.

ABC'S OF COMPASS AND MAP (VHS) 1989. 25 min. sd. color. #22890 Teaches the importance and basics of compass and map skills. Easy to follow instructions, valuable field tips and sample exercises are included. For beginner through expert.

THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO (VHS) 1980. 145 min. sd. color. #13760 Mozart performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus. Conducted by Gustav Kuhn. In German with English subtitles.

ABORTION: DESPERATE CHOICES (VHS) 1992. 67 min. sd. color. #32310 Reveals the history of abortion in America through first-person stories of women spanning seven decades. From illegal back alley abortions and the harrowing brutalities of the recent past, to the angry picket lines at legal abortion clinics today, this program vividly illuminates the human drama that is too often overshadowed by the highly charged political debate.

ABRAHAM AND MARY LINCOLN: A HOUSE DIVIDED (VHS) 2001. Each part 60 min. sd. color. #62540 - 62560 (Captioned)

VOLUME 1 - PART 1: AMBITION/PART 2: WE ARE ELECTED

VOLUME 2 - PART 3: SHATTERED/PART 4: DEAREST OF ALL THINGS

VOLUME 3 - PART 5: THIS FRIGHTFUL WAR/PART 6: BLIND WITH WEEPING

This miniseries follows the Lincolns from their strikingly different childhoods in the South to their years in the White House, uncovers their public ambitions and private fears while it paints a vivid picture of a complicated marriage -- a couple who loved each other passionately, quarreled intensely and were frequently forced to mourn. The six-hour documentary describes the impact of Lincoln's brutal assassination on the nation and on the sanity of his wife. From the American Experience series.

THE ABRAHAM FILE (VHS) 1996. 102 min. sd. color. #61310 The story of Abraham - patriarch of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions - is an elusive one, dating to prehistory. In this program, investigators trace a seminal biblical story through archaeological sites, art and literature. Through interviews with archaeologists and theologians, investigators attempt to answer questions: Did Abraham really exist? What is his significance as "first father" to three major religions? What mark has the sacrifice of Abraham left on world culture and on the imaginations of believers?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29470 Focuses on Lincoln's struggle with black/white relations, a struggle that continues to divide Americans into separate, and often warring, factions. By examining Lincoln in 20th century terms, the film aims to uncover some of the underlying causes of persistent racial violence.

ABRE LOS OJOS (OPEN YOUR EYES) (VHS) 1997. 117 min. sd. color. #62360 In this steamy, complex psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Cesar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, Cesar's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies in his dreams. Starring Penelope Cruz and Chete Lera. In Spanish with English subtitles.

ABSTRACT ART (VHS) 2001. 29 min. sd. color. #67820 Examines the history of abstract art. After a capsule summary of impressionism and cubism, the program tracks the full flowering of abstract art, stretching into abstract expressionism and minimalism. Special attention is given to Kandinsky, Mondrian, Pollock, Rothko, Caro, Martin, and Rae. Footage of artists at work along with a wide selection of paintings and sculpture round out this concise and informative overview.

ACEP LEADER LEVEL VIDEO SERIES 2ND EDITION SESSION 1: COACHING PHILOSOPHY (VHS) 1990. 27 min. sd. color. #22770 Includes a brief look at the importance of coaching education and how the ACEP can meet that need. Challenges coaches to formulate their own coaching philosophy by making appropriate decisions about their coaching objectives and coaching styles.

ACEP LEADER LEVEL VIDEO SERIES 2ND EDITION SESSION 2: SPORT PSYCHOLOGY (VHS) 1990. 30 min. sd. color. #22780 Coaches examine their communication skills and how to improve upon their weaknesses. Reinforcement strategies are investigated, and coaches examine shaping as a method for building or changing behaviors.Practical guidelines for increasing or maintaining motivation are presented.

ACEP LEADER LEVEL VIDEO SERIES 2ND EDITION SESSION 3: SPORT PEDAGOGY (VHS) 1990. 29 min. sd. color. #22790 Helps coaches learn the science and art of teaching sport skills. Coaches examine the importance of season and practice planning and how to construct effective plans. Step-by-step instruction on how to teach sport skills is provided, as is discussion of effective practice strategies and how to provide feedback.

ACEP LEADER LEVEL VIDEO SERIES 2ND EDITION SESSION 4: SPORT PHYSIOLOGY (VHS) 1990. 34 min. sd. color. #22800 Presents the principles of training and suggests practical guidelines for developing training programs. Coaches learn how to improve their athletes' fitness levels by concentrating on energy and muscular fitness. The issue of drugs in sport is discussed.

ACEP LEADER LEVEL VIDEO SERIES 2ND EDITION SESSION 5: SPORT MANAGEMENT (VHS) 1990. 35 min. sd. color. #22810 Addresses concerns of team management, risk management, and self-management. Coaches examine a variety of pre-season, in-season, and post-season management responsibilities. Next they look at the nine legal duties of coaches and the steps they can take to fulfill those duties. Finally, coaches explore ways to manage their most overused resource - themselves.

ACHIEVING SUCCESS TOGETHER: THE GRADUATION STANDARDS (VHS) 11 min. sd. color. #59720 Explains the Minnesota Basic and High Standards for graduation, test procedures and preparation. Gives tips for parents to help children prepare to pass the standard examinations, and at the same time learn, honor and preserve diverse cultural traditions.

ACID RAIN: REQUIEM OR RECOVERY (VHS) 1982. 27 min. sd. color. #60620 Explains the concept of "acid" rain and the effects upon our environment.

ACID RAIN: THE CHOICE IS OURS (VHS) 1988. 20 min. sd. color. #29230 Provides chemical definitions, illustrates geological and meteorological interactions, and traces the sources of acid precipitation. Also demonstrates ecological concepts and suggests possible solutions to the problem of acid rain.

ACOUSTICS AUDITION AND SPEECH RECEPTION (VHS) 19vv. 58 min. sd. color. #55170 Through demonstrations and discussions presents essentials underlying the development of spoken language by children who are hearing impaired.

ACRYLIC (VHS) 37 min. sd. color. #21190 The brushes, palettes, paints, painting surfaces of acrylic, use of various mediums, scrumbling, drybrush, spattering, impasto and painting with instruments other than brushes are examined.

ACRYLIC PAINTING: GETTING A START (VHS) 1998. 28 min. sd. color. #58590 Artist Stephen Quiller demonstrates how students can easily get started with acrylic painting. Basic materials are shown with pigments, a palette using freezer paper, and brushes and their care. A simple demonstration shows how to use acrylic like watercolor with thin washes and then in a translucent and opaque style. Demonstrations of a landscape, cityscape, and a still life further explore these properties.

ACT OF WAR: THE OVERTHROW OF THE HAWAIIAN NATION (VHS) 1993. 58 min. sd. color. #67240 A provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as an act of war. Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.

ACTING FOR THE SCREEN (DVD) 1994. 21 min. sd. color. #68210 Explores the differences between working big (on stage) and working small (on screen). It addresses working environments and technical considerations, visits a film set to watch a director working with actors, and contrasts film and theater rehearsals. It also discusses issues specific to working in television and on the radio.

THE AD AND THE EGO (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #52870 (Second VHS copy available #5836) Discusses how the market economy has grown to the point that commercialism invades the most intimate aspects of life. Leading media critics show how living in an environment saturated with advertising creates a psychology of need. The history of advertising is traced from the 19th century through today.

ADELANTE MUJERES (VHS) 1992. 30 min. sd. color. #67450 Spanning five centuries, this video, produced by the National Women's History Project, focuses exclusively on the history of Mexican-American/Chicana women from the Spanish invasion to the present. Hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, art works, and contemporary footage pay tribute to the strength and resilience of women at the center of their families, as activists in their communities, and as contributors to American history.

ADHD IN THE CLASSROOM (VHS) 1994. 36 min. sd. color. #50630 Features Russell A. Barkley, a noted authority on ADHD, who describes the disorder and brings the audience into a classroom of students with ADHD. Interviews with teachers and other education experts are combined with helpful visual graphics and illustrations. An effective four-step plan for avoiding potential problems is presented, and the incorporation of social skills into the curriculum is demonstrated.

ADHD: WHAT DO WE KNOW? (VHS) 1992. 36 min. sd. color. #50640 Covering all the basic issues surrounding ADHD, this program is highly instructive viewing for all school professionals who come into contact with children who suffer from the disorder. Russell A. Barkley outlines the causes and prevalence of ADHD, ways children with ADHD behave, other conditions that may accompany ADHD, and long-term prospects for children with the disorder.

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (VHS) 1987. 23 min. sd. color. #17020 Focuses on the psychological/emotional problems confronted by adults who grew up under an alcoholic parent. This docu-drama offers character sketches of typical adult children of alcoholics. In addition, the film suggests resources for help and counseling.

ADULT PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS USING THE DSM-IV-TR (2 - DVD set) 2005. 360 min. sd. color. #71840 This six-hour seminar with Dr. Tom Rochat traces the history of the DSM system of diagnosis, noting the changes in the system and considering its pros and cons. Looks at diagnostic criteria for affective, psychotic, anxiety, delirium, substance abuse, sexual, and personality disorders.

ADVANCED EXISTING LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY (VHS) 1985. 30 min. sd. color. #28240 Master photographer Gary Whelpley demonstrates how to use existing light while on location at Epcot Center, indoors at the Empire State Games, and more.

ADVERTISING (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #59060 Examines the functions and processes of advertising. It considers television as an advertising medium and discusses broadcast sponsorship, political ads, and the industry's response to VCR's and "grazing."

ADVERTISING ALCOHOL: CALLING THE SHOTS (VHS) 1991. 30 min. sd. color. #60990 Based on the lecture/slide presentation by Jean Kilbourne, nationally known media analyst and educator, this video examines the images used by advertisers to sell alcohol and presents a detailed visual and conceptual analysis of why this advertising does much more than simply tell us what we can buy. Also demonstrates how some advertising deliberately disguises the warning signs of problem drinking and falsely links alcohol with precisely those qualities - happiness, success, sexual fulfillment, prestige, athletic ability, creativity - that the abuse of alcohol diminishes and destroys.

ADVERTISING AND THE END OF THE WORLD (VHS) 1998. 47 min. sd. color. #54780 Drawing the connection between society's high consumption lifestyle and the coming environmental crisis, Sut Jhally forces us to evaluate the physical and material costs of the consumer society and how long we can maintain our present level of production.

ADVERTISING LAYOUT PART I (VHS) 1993. 17 min. sd. color. #58710 Suggests the amount of space to allocate and uses of the illustration, headline, copy and logo. Designed for any course in advertising, advertising layout, graphics or design. Demonstrates basic ad layout such as line, flow and patterns, and mechanics such as white space and bleed.

ADVERTISING LAYOUT PART II (VHS) 1993. 14 min. sd. color. #58720 Discusses proportion, design components, arrangement formats, visual direction and visual organization. Shows examples of advertising formats such as picture window, silhouette, square zero, free form and Mondrian. Covers visual attention techniques of juxtaposition, spatial progression, overlapping and closure.

ADVERTISING: THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE (VHS) 1986. 50 min. sd. color. #62250 Dr. Phillip Bell of the National Academy of Advertising shows how successful ads implicate the viewer in the completion of fantasy narratives.

THE AFFECTS OF WAR: THE INDOCHINA REFUGEE EXPERIENCE (VHS) 1989. 58 min. sd. color. #59100 From the war in their homeland to the refugee camps of South East Asia to the streets, communities and schools of the United States, refugee youths and their families, directors of international relief agencies, and sponsors retell the story of the turbulent stages of transition common to the refugee experience. Briefly reviews the history and culture of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, their ancient past, Chinese rule, French colonialism, the French and American Indochina war, the rise to power of the communist forces, and the mass exodus of refugees fleeing Indochina. Traces the various stages common to the refugee experience: their traditional life and culture in their homeland, the war, their flight and journey to the country of first asylum, life in the refugee camps, and resettlement in the United States.

AFFLUENZA (DVD) 1997. 56 min. sd. color. #72570 (Captioned) Examines one of the greatest social maladies of our time: overconsumption and materialism. Hosted by National Public Radio's Scott Simon, the program explores both the comical and sobering aspects of our consumerism and its enormous impact on families, communities and the environment. With the help of historians and archival film, this film reveals the forces that have dramatically transformed us from a nation that prizes thriftiness with strong beliefs in "plain living and high thinking" into the ultimate consumer society.

AFGHAN WOMEN: A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE (DVD) 2008. 69 min. sd. color. #72700 Chronicles the stories of women who participated in the revolutionary movement of the 1970's and the years of political turmoil that have followed: from proxy war, to civil war, to the ensuing oppressive rule of the Taliban and the current sway of regional warlords and general instability. In English and some Dari and Pushto with English subtitles.

AFGHANISTAN REVEALED (VHS) 2001. 45 min. sd. color. #67200 Provides a portrait of Afghanistan, featuring in-depth interviews with the late Afghan resistance leader Ahman Shad Massoud and Taliban soldiers being held by the Northern Alliance. Looks at refugees who speak of their suffering from the effects of Taliban rule.

AFGHANISTAN: THE VICIOUS CIRCLE (VHS) 1999. 27 min. sd. color. #67210 Shows a different picture of Afghanistan, and focuses especially on the situation of women and children. Aysha, who works as a teacher, speaks openly about the lack of respect for women in the country.

AFRICA, PROGRAM 1: DIFFERENT BUT EQUAL AND PROGRAM 2: MASTERING A CONTINENT (VHS) 1984. Each program 65 min. sd. color. #59120 Program 1 examines how slavery ravaged Africa for over four centuries, distorting our view of the continent. Yet some of the world's geatest early civilizations, notably that of Egypt's Pharaohs, had their origins there. In Program 2 a look at three different communities demonstrates how Africans cope in varied and often hostile environments. Observes successful cattle-herders in Kenya and prosperous farmers in Sukur and Mali.

AFRICA, PROGRAM 3: CARAVANS OF GOLD AND PROGRAM 4: KINGS AND CITIES (VHS) 1984. Each program 65 min. sd. color. #59130 Program 3 examines how the far-reaching routes of the medieval gold trade brought Africa's isolation to an end. Rulers grew rich and powerful; art and architecture flourished; and Islamic law, order, and religion were introduced. Program 4 examines how kings and queens of old Africa left behind magnificent reminders of the past: wonderful sculptures and carvings. Visits Kano, Nigeria where a king still holds court and presides over rituals.

AFRICA, PROGRAM 5: THE BIBLE AND THE GUN AND PROGRAM 6: THIS MAGNIFICENT AFRICAN CAKE (VHS) 1984. Each program 65 min. sd. color. #59140 Program 5 examines how the slave trade destroyed the social fabric of Africa. After the slave-traders, the explorers came, then the missionaries and, finally, men like Cecil Rhodes seeking an empire. Program 6 explains that from the 1880's until less than 30 years later, all but two African countries came under colonial rule. This scramble for Africa was to change forever the face of the continent.

AFRICA, PROGRAM 7: THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND PROGRAM 8: THE LEGACY (VHS) 1984. Each program 65 min. sd. color. #59150 In program 7, the major struggles for African independence - in Ghana, the Gold Coast, Kenya, Algeria, the Belgian Congo - are all charted. Focuses on events in Mozambique and Guinea Bissau, and finally on South Africa. Program 8 examines how the legacy of colonial rule is not always reconcilable with African traditions and problems. In several capitals - Lagos, Nairobi, and Dakar - viewers see how Africa is trying to come to terms with its inheritance.

AFRICA: A HISTORY DENIED (VHS) 1995. 48 min. sd. color. #58430 (Captioned) Go back in time to ancient Africa, where people lived in harmony with nature. Learn about their complex social structures, rituals, and code of laws. Early Africans prospered and evolved an efficient way of life, until they were invaded by foreigners. This program provides an important overview of a continent rich in history. From the Lost Civilizations series.

AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: PAST AND PRESENT (VHS) 1992. 90 min. sd. color. #29293 Presented in mini-units (5 - 15 minutes in length) which include: African Art, Middle Passage and Slavery, Basketry, Pottery, Quilting, Shotgun Houses, Wrought Ironwork, Fine Art Surveys (1800-1900, 1900-1950, 1950-Present), and Artists in their Studios.

AFRICAN-AMERICANS: MARCHING TO FREEDOM (VHS) 1999. 54 min. sd. color/b&w. #65710 This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings traces the rise of the Civil Rights movement - and a black political consciousness, born on the tenant farms of the old South, that resulted in the Million-Man March in 1995.

AFRICAN WOMEN'S WRITING IN U.S. ACADEME - DR. JULIANA MAKUCHI NFAH-ABBENYI (VHS) 2001. 111 min. sd. color. #60910 Professor Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi, better known by her pen name Makuchi, discusses African women's writing from the perspective of both author and critic. She also reads selections from her book, Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories From Cameroon. Recorded at MSUM March 1, 2001.

THE AFRICANS #1: THE NATURE OF A CONTINENT (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14700 (Mounted on cassette with Part 2) Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses the impact of geography on African history. Includes the role of the Nile in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders.

THE AFRICANS #2: A LEGACY OF LIFESTYLES (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14700 (Mounted on cassette with Part 1) Contemporary African lifestyles are influenced by indigenous, Islamic, and Western factors. The program compares simple African societies with those that are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family life.

THE AFRICANS #3: NEW GODS (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14710 (Mounted on cassette with Part 4) The factors that influence religion in Africa are examined, with particular emphasis on how traditional African religions, Islam and Christianity, co-exist and influence each other.

THE AFRICANS #4: TOOL OF EXPLOITATION (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14710 (Mounted on cassette with Part 3) The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the West are contrasted, emphasizing the manner in which Africa's human and natural resources have been exploited before, during, and after the colonial period.

THE AFRICANS #5: NEW CONFLICTS (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14720 (Mounted on cassette with Part 6) Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of three heritages. Looks at the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerrilla warfare.

THE AFRICANS #6: IN SEARCH OF STABILITY (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14720 (Mounted on cassette with Part 5) Several means of governing are studied and new social orders are examined to illustrate an Africa in search of a viable form of government in the post-independence period.

THE AFRICANS #7: A GARDEN OF EDEN IN DECAY (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14730 (Mounted on cassette with Part 8) Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and consumes what it does not produce, showing Africa's struggle between dependence and decay.

THE AFRICANS #8: A CLASH OF CULTURES (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14730 (Mounted on cassette with Part 7) Discussed are the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the co-existence of many African traditions and modern life are discussed. The program explores the question of whether Africa can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and the West.

THE AFRICANS #9: GLOBAL AFRICA (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14740 African contributions to contemporary culture are discussed, including the significance of the African diaspora, particularly in North America. The continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa is examined.

AFRICA'S STOLEN RIVER (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #26530 Journey to Botswana, Africa, where the Savuti Channel slowly disappears. Reputed to have been a vast lake, the channel appeared in 1957, and then mysteriously began to vanish again in 1982. It follows the gradual but unrelenting transformation of a onetime paradise into a land of struggle and competition for hippopotamuses, elephants, lions, hyenas, and countless other creatures whose very lives depend upon the plenty of the channel itself.

AFRIQUE, JE TE PLUMERAI (AFRICA, I WILL FLEECE YOU) (VHS) 1992. 88 min. sd. color/b&w. #60160 Director Jean-Marie Teno uses Cameroon, the only African country colonized by three European powers, for a carefully researched case study of the continuing damage done to traditional African societies by alien neo-colonial cultures. Examines press censorship, government controlled publishing and the flood of European media and books. Newsreels from the 1930's reveal that France conceived its "civilizing mission" as destroying traditional social structures and replacing them with a colonial regime of evolues (assimilated Cameroonians). Survivors of the independence struggle recall how the French eliminated any popular nationalist leaders, installing a corrupt, bureaucratic regime which continues to pillage the country. In French with English subtitles.

AFSCME: THE NEW PIONEERS/MINNESOTA WOMEN IN NON-TRADITIONAL JOBS (VHS) 1988. 18 min. sd. color. #1510 (Available for check-out by staff members.) AFSCME Local 695 president Monica Hendrickson, Correctional Counselor Deb Schadegg and Department of Natural Resources Technician Jody Jahr discuss their feelings about working in male-dominated jobs, and the effect its had on them, their families and their co-workers. Also discusses the benefits of the union.

AFTER THE CLOUD LIFTED: HIROSHIMA'S STORIES OF RECOVERY (VHS) 1996. 29 min. sd. color with b&w sequences. #59540 Tells the personal stories of several Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors--how they fought for their lives and struggled to overcome heartbreaking losses.

AFTER THE WARMING (VHS) 1991. 120 min. sd. color. #24292 James Burke looks at the historical impact of climate changes and explains strategies that are the subject of international debate: a global carbon budget, a "Law of the Atmosphere." Simulation technology, like that used to train fighter pilots, brings a new dimension of reality to the possible world today's youth will inherit.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 1: WHAT IS STATISTICS? (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52460 (Captioned) Examines how this complex discipline has evolved.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 2: PICTURING DISTRIBUTIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52460 (Captioned) Shows stemplots and histograms, and the importance of pattern deviation.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 3: DESCRIBING DISTRIBUTIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52470 (Captioned) Examines the difference between mean and median; quartiles, boxplots, interquartile range, and standard deviation.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 4: NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52470 (Captioned) A series of simplifications shows the progression from histogram to a single normal curve for standard measurement.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 5: NORMAL CALCULATIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52480 (Captioned) Vehicle emission standards and medical studies of cholesterol give practical examples of normal calculations at work.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 6: TIME SERIES (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52480 (Captioned) Statistics can help identify patterns over time, answering questions about stability and change, as seen in the stock market and studies of sleep cycles.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 7: MODELS FOR GROWTH (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52490 (Captioned) Examines linear growth and an introduction to the least squares idea; exponential growth, and straightening an exponential growth curve by logarithms; prediction and extrapolation.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 8: DESCRIBING RELATIONSHIPS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52490 (Captioned) Scatterplots, smoothing scatterplots of response versus explanatory variables by median trace, and least squares regression lines are examined.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 9: CORRELATION (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52500 (Captioned) Shows how to derive the correlation coefficient and interpret it, using the relationship between a baseball player's salary and his home run statistics.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 10: MULTIDIMENSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52500 (Captioned) Recaps the presentation of data analysis by showing the use of computing technology at Bell Communications Research.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 11: THE QUESTION OF CAUSATION (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52510 (Captioned) The relationship between smoking and lung cancer and a study of admissions data illustrate Simpson's paradox.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 12: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52510 (Captioned) Distinguish between observational studies and experiments, and learn the basic principles of design.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 13: BLOCKING AND SAMPLING (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52520 (Captioned) Shows random sampling and the difference between single-factor and multi-factor experiments.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 14: SAMPLES AND SURVEYS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52520 (Captioned) Stratified random sampling is explained. A 1936 Gallup election poll yields important information about undercoverage.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 15: WHAT IS PROBABILITY? (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52530 (Captioned) Look at the long-term relative frequency of an event and distinguish between deterministic phenomena and random phenomena.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 16: RANDOM VARIABLES (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52530 (Captioned) Independence, the multiplication rule for independent events, and discrete and continuous random variables are shown.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 17: BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52540 (Captioned) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of binomial distributions, and see a representative example of binomial distribution.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 18: THE SAMPLE MEAN AND CONTROL CHARTS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52540 (Captioned) Roulette and business demonstrate the use of the central limit theorem, control chart monitoring of random variation, creation of x-bar charts and definitions of control limits.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 19: CONFIDENCE INTERVALS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52550 (Captioned) Examines the confidence interval using examples from politics and population surveys that show how margin of error and confidence levels are interpreted.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 20: SIGNIFICANCE TESTS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52550 (Captioned) A hiring discrimination case and a study of Shakespeare illustrate the basic reasoning behind tests of significance.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 21: INFERENCE FOR ONE MEAN (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52560 (Captioned) Study inference about the mean of a single distribution, with an emphasis on paired samples and the t confidence interval and test.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 22: COMPARING TWO MEANS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52560 (Captioned) Learn to recognize a two-sample problem and to distinguish it from one-sample and paired sample situations.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 23: INFERENCE FOR PROPORTIONS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52570 (Captioned) Examines confidence intervals and tests for comparing proportions applied in estimates on unemployment.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 24: INFERENCE FOR TWO-WAY TABLES (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52570 (Captioned) The chi-square test and the relationship between two categorical variable are examined.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 25: INFERENCE FOR RELATIONSHIPS (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52580 (Captioned) Examines inference for simple linear regression, emphasizing slope and prediction.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: INSIDE STATISTICS PART 26: CASE STUDY (VHS) 1989. 30 min. sd. color. #52580 (Captioned) Planning data collection, collecting and picturing data, drawing inferences, and evaluating conclusions are presented.

AGAINST MY WILL (VHS) 2002. 50 min. sd. color. #68370 Presents the stories of three women who took refuge at the Dastak women's shelter in Pakistan, founded to help women fleeing abusive and murderous families.

THE AGE OF AIDS (DVD) 2006. 240 min. sd. color. #70370 (Captioned) Part One follows the trail of a medical mystery which began in 1981 when five gay men in Los Angeles were diagnosed with a deadly new disease. Traces the international response in the first years of the epidemic, contrasting moments of inspirational leadership with the tragedy of missed opportunities. Reveals the astounding spread of the infection to over 70 million infections in 2006. Part Two explores the chasm that emerged between rich and poor following the development of the miraculous "triple cocktail" HIV treatment. While the discovery seemed to signal a new era in which AIDS was no longer a fatal disease, the high price of the drugs meant they were unaffordable to patients in developing nations. Also examines the next wave of the AIDS epidemic in some of the most populous and strategically important nations in the world, including Russia, India and China, and tracks the same pattern of official denial and political indifference that characterized the epidemic in so many other countries.

AGING IN AMERICA: DIGNITY OR DESPAIR? (VHS) 1988. 180 min. sd. color. #17853 A nationwide video teleconference moderated by Ted Koppel which explores how private and public sector policies can shape the lives of older Americans now and in the future. Highlights important issues related to increased life expectancy, income security, health care, long-term care, employment, and housing and support services, and poses a number of key policy questions to be addressed by decision makers at all levels.

THE AGING OF LAKES (VHS) 1971. 14 min. sd. color. #7370 Traces the aging process of lakes, showing how man's interference with the environment causes critical changes in the natural ecology. Describes efforts to preserve and restore damaged lakes.

AGING SUCCESSFULLY: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GROWING OLD (VHS) 1998. 31 min. sd. color. #56250 Systematic examination of old age is a new field inspired by the unprecedented number of people living long enough to become elderly. Developmental psychologists, Paul and Margret Baltes, propose a model of adaptive competence (Selection, Optimization and Compensation) to analyze development across the life span with the emphasis here on older people. The Baltes discuss the personality characteristics that generally lead to positive aging experiences for this expanding segment of the population.

THE AIDS MOVIE (VHS) 1987. 26 min. sd. color. #15200 This program features three people who share what it's like to live with AIDS and how to protect oneself against it.

AIDS: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW (2nd Revision) (VHS) 1990. 20 min. sd. color. #12640 There have been major advances in knowledge about the AIDS virus and how to treat it since the first edition of this film came out in 1986. The profile of the at-risk community has again changed, with growing rates of infection among teenagers, Hispanic- and African-Americans, and the female sexual partners of IV drug users and bisexuals, as well as babies of these women. High risk factors are enumerated, and those factors which do not put one at risk are also explained.

ALBERT ELLIS: A DEMONSTRATION WITH A WOMAN FEARFUL OF EXPRESSING EMOTION (VHS) 1971. 90 min. sd. color. #14280 A young woman talks with Dr. Ellis about a disturbing experience in which she was unable to orally defend herself when falsely accused. Ellis demonstrates through his ABC's system how the woman's belief system, rather than a particular activating event, is the cause of her emotional problems. He then guides the woman toward understanding how to change aspects of her behavior that she would find desirable to modify.

ALDO LEOPOLD: A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC (VHS) 1983. 29 min. sd. color. #30640 Portrays the ecological writings of Aldo Leopold through nature photography shot on location in Wisconsin.

ALDO LEOPOLD: HIS LIFE AND THOUGHT (VHS) 1983. 27 min. sd. color. #30650 An introduction to Aldo Leopold's life and the development of his thought from the concept of "wildlife management", to the deep personal reflection that led to the idea of "the land ethic".

ALGEBRA FOR EVERYONE (VHS) 1991. 19 min. sd. color. #30990 Suggests that algebra can and should be taught using a broad range of approaches to make it accessible to everyone. Demonstrates useful techniques such as small group collaboration, the use of manipulatives to illustrate abstract concepts, exploration, and experimentation.

ALIGNING SUPPLY AND DEMAND: CREATING THE RIGHT SUPPLY CHAIN (VHS) 1998. 65 min. sd. color. #61200 When Campbell Soup wanted to rethink its supply chain strategy, the venerable multinational company turned to Marshall Fisher, professor of operations and information management at The Wharton School. In this program, Dr. Fisher describes how to align supply and demand. Discussion points include functional vs. innovative products, efficient vs. responsive supply chains, supply chain partnerships, and learning to manage uncertainty. Case studies of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, National Bicycle, and Sport Obermeyer provide additional depth.

ALL MY SONS (VHS) 1986. 122 min. sd. color. #19530 A superb cast brings Arthur Miller's critically-acclaimed play of human frailty and guilt to life. Originally produced in the 1940's, this all-new production remains a moving theatrical experience. Joan Allen and James Whitmore star.

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (VHS) 1930. 130 min. sd. b&w. #15590 A dramatization of Erich Maria Remarque's novel about a young German soldier facing the horrors of World War I.

ALLAN BOESAK: CHOOSING FOR JUSTICE (VHS) 1984. 28 min. sd. color. #16300 How should a Christian respond to institutionalized social violence and injustice? This program shows the answer of Allan Boesak, a Coloured (mixed race) Dutch Reformed minister to this question. At age 37 Boesak was elected head of the 70 million member World Alliance of Reformed Churches - shocking South Africa. He succeeded in having the World Alliance declare apartheid a heresy. Film concludes with Boesak's address to the founding meeting of the United Democratic Front in August, 1983.

ALLES GUTE (EIN DEUTSCHER FERNSEHSPRACHKURS) (VHS) 1989. Each lesson 15 min. sd. color. Students will assimilate not only language, but also culture and an understanding of everyday life in all 4 German-speaking countries. Lessons 1 - 4 #19540 Lessons 5 - 8 #19550 Lessons 9 - 12 #19560 Lessons 13 - 16 #19570 Lessons 17 - 20 #19580 Lessons 21 - 26 #19590

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (VHS) 1981. 144 min. sd. color. #8080 Delightful scenes and clever characters contribute to the frivolity of this light comedy in which Shakespeare used one of his favorite devices--trickery. Helena, new wife of the young Count Bertram, resorts to chicanery to win the respect and affection of her husband--a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers. By extolling the cunning of a woman in love, this play exemplifies a typical element of a medieval romance.

ALMOS' A MAN (VHS) 1977. 39 min. sd. color. #15420 Richard Wright's short story starring LeVar Burton who plays David, a black teenage farm worker in the Deep South during the late 1930's. He persuades his mother to give him part of his earnings for a used handgun. While practicing with it, he accidentally kills a mule. He confesses, but is embittered that no one will accept him as a man. He retrieves his gun and hops aboard a passing train.

ALSINO AND THE CONDOR (VHS) 1983. 90 min. sd. color. #13910 Set in present day Central America, this is the first fictional feature ever made in Nicaragua. It has been widely acclaimed for its honest depiction of the clash between Central American governments and Sandinista rebels. The story of a boy's dream of flying above the madness of the world around him. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

ALTERED STATES: A HISTORY OF DRUG USE IN AMERICA (VHS) 1993. 58 min. sd. color. #66550 Focuses on the history of America's drug use and abuse, from the days when the early European settlers became enamored of tobacco, through Prohibition, and up to today. The problem we see today existed in other forms and with other drugs throughout our history. The program traces the patterns of American drug use and abuse and documents the cultural, social, and political movements that impacted, or were impacted by, the use of drugs.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (VHS) 1996. 29 min. sd. color. #57520 Alternative, or complementary, health systems are gradually being integrated into American culture and can now be found in many American physicians' offices. This program provides an overview of Chinese and Indian medicine, homeopathy, herbalism, naturopathy, and massage. It also examines osteopathy and chiropractic as practices recognized by traditional doctors. Observes patients who are using one or more of these therapies in their health care, and speaks with several experts on the subject.

ALZHEIMER'S: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (VHS) 1992. 34 min. sd. color. #58500 This documentary focuses on the actual experiences of four families as they provide care for an elder with Alzheimer's disease. Seen from the perspective of four ethnic minority groups - Chinese, Japanese, Latino, and Vietnamese - the video shows the obstacles they face and cultural norms that mitigate against any long term placement.

ALZHEIMER'S: THE TANGLED MIND (VHS) 1997. 26 min. sd. color. #59200 Until now, a diagnosis of this debilitating disease meant uncertainty and despair. Thanks to pioneering efforts of researchers, breakthroughs are being made in treatments that promise hope for patients. Researchers discuss how drug therapy is being used to alleviate symptoms. In one case study, a patient is treated with nerve growth factor. Also shows an experimental form of CAT scanning which identifies people at risk of developing the disease.

AMADEUS (VHS) 1984. 158 min. sd. color. #16290 An adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play about the intense rivalry between 18th century composer Antonio Salreri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (VHS) 1979. 52 min. sd. color. #15330 The acclaimed NBC-TV premiere of Menotti's contemporary holiday classic.

AMAZING MARRIAGE CUSTOMS (VHS) 90 min. sd. color. #51790 On the vast expanse of China's richly endowed land live 56 different ethnic groups, among which the Han nationality is the largest. Owing to differences in history, geography, communications and natural conditions, the culture of the various nationalities developed unevenly. This film shows extraordinary customs in marriage, many of which never heard of or seen before.

THE AMAZING ROMANTIC STORY OF RAMANUJAN'S MATH (VHS) 1990. 55 min. sd. color. #23030 George E. Andrews presents an insightful lecture on the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

AMAZON JOURNAL (VHS) 1995. 58 min. sd. color. #60710 Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with the massacre of Yanomami Indians in 1993, this five year chronicle of political events in the Brazilian Amazon provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Analyzes the complex interaction between semi-isolated indigenous societies and "outsiders." Explores the return of the "noble savage" phenomena, wherein outsiders created misleading illusions about Indian societies. This cultural confusion explains many of the region's tragic events.

AMERICA AND LEWIS HINE (VHS) 1984. 56 min. sd. color/b&w. #14290 Documents the life and times of America's pioneer social photographer who recorded the development of industrial America during the first four decades of the 20th century. Hine's dedication to documenting the story of the immigrants led him to become the staff photographer of the National Child Labor Committee, and his passionate photographs of children at work were instrumental in the crusade to pass child labor legislation.

AMERICA NEEDS HUMAN RIGHTS (VHS) 1998. 23 min. sd. color. #60310 The United States is arguably the richest nation on Earth, but millions of Americans are not sharing its bounty. Statistics reveal widespread and systematic violations of universally recognized human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, established universal standards and aspirations for human dignity. Fifty years later, America is not living up to its commitment of universal and indivisible civil-political and economic-social rights. This video uses a human rights framework to portray the social ills of contemporary America and lay the basis for fundamental change.

AMERICA NON GRATA (DVD) 2005. 60 min. sd. color. #72530 This documentary takes a fresh look at how America is perceived today in European cities, whose multinational citizens also reflect opinions from far beyond Europe’s borders. The word "America" provokes a wide range of emotions, but rarely indifference. The forms of anti-Americanism are proliferating and its magnitude is on the rise. But are hostile feelings toward the United States based on what America is or what it does? Why so much anger, hatred and disgust? Why such fear and fascination? The filmakers, two Kansas natives, take the viewer on an unscripted journey, revealing opinions about America, its people, politics and culture. From London, Paris, Belgrade, Athens, Istanbul, and a return to Kansas, this film captures close-up reactions from French philosophers, Turkish corporate bosses, anti-globalization Greek leftists, London imams, passionate Serbian students, and many others.

AMERICAN ART '85: A VIEW FROM THE WHITNEY (1985 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION) (VHS) 1985. 28 min. sd. color. #24130 Featured artists are Dara Birnbaum, Robert Breer, Eric Fischl, Donald Judd, Elizabeth Murray, Susan Rothenberg, David Salle, Kenny Scharf, and Ned Smith. Critics interviewed are Arthur Danto and Carter Ratcliff.

AMERICAN ART TODAY: A VIEW FROM THE WHITNEY (1987 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION) (VHS) 1987. 28 min. sd. color. #24140 Featured artists are Ross Bleckner, Peter Halley, Annette Lemieux, Robert Lobe, Nam June Paik, Tzhar Patkin, Judy Pfaff, and Richard Prince talk about their work, and art historian Robert Pincus-Whitten discusses the artists' concepts within the framework of post-modernism.

AMERICAN ART TODAY: A VIEW FROM THE WHITNEY (1989 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION) (VHS) 1989. 28 min. sd. color. #33680 How are artists influenced by contemporary life? Today's Biennial artists discuss the concerns that inspired many of the works displayed in the program. Appearing on camera are Jeff Koons, Joel Shapiro, Tom Wudl, Chris Burden, Saint Clair Cemin, William Wegman, Brice Marden, Hirsch Perlman, Barbara Hammer and many others.

AMERICAN CINEMA (6-DVD set) 1995. 542 min. sd. color/b&w. 72602 (Captioned) An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from more than 300 immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics. Volume One: Disc 1. The Hollywood style ; The studio system. Disc 2. The star ; The western. Disc 3. Romantic comedy; The combat film. Volume Two: Disc 4. Film noir; Film in the television age. Disc 5. The film school generation; The edge of Hollywood. Disc 6. Film language ; Writing and thinking about film ; Classical Hollywood style today.

AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL: PAPERMAKING USA AND THE HANDMADE PAPER BOOK (VHS) 19vv. 20 min. sd. color. #21200 Presents the work of 34 artists who approach papermaking from varied perspectives. The Handmade Paper Book highlights examples by 16 artists who go beyond the traditional book to create unique, three-dimensional art objects.

AN AMERICAN STEPFAMILY (VHS) 1992. 26 min. sd. color. #52800 The current patterns of divorce and remarriage are creating an estimated million new stepfamilies each year, and one in six children lives in a family reconstituted in one way or another with a new parent and perhaps with new siblings. The program examines the problems of conflicting loyalties and rivalries, dealing with former spouses and the three categories of kids - his, hers, and theirs.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: A FAMILY GATHERING (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21370 (Captioned)This program tells the dramatic story of the consequences of the U.S. internment policy and the Yasui family's long battle to reclaim their place as Americans.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: AMERICA AND THE HOLOCAUST - DECEIT AND INDIFFERENCE (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #34830 (Captioned)Beginning with the tragic events of Kristallnacht in 1938 and extending through the liberation of the death camps in 1945, this program explores the painful and difficult story of America's response to the murder of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators. When a coalition of forces led by Robert Morganthau and Will Rogers, Jr. forced President Roosevelt to recognize the crisis and to act, the War Refugee Board was finally created in 1944. While it was able to save 200,000 lives, it was too little, too late for many Jewish refugees.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: DEMON RUM (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21360 (Captioned)Examines prohibition as it affected the city of Detroit, Michigan. Viewers meet the people involved in rum running and operating speakeasies. In a saga that reflects our own times and problems, this program traces the advent of prohibition and a campaign that asked drinkers to "just say no" to the evils of alcohol. Also covers the enormous profits to be made in any illegal enterprise involving banned substances and the eventual repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: GERONIMO AND THE APACHE RESISTANCE (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21380 (Captioned)Highlights the surrender of Geronimo to General Nelson A. Miles of the U.S. Army, and portrays the wrenching transformation of an Indian society faced with the loss of its land and tradition.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: IDA B. WELLS - A PASSION FOR JUSTICE (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21400 (Captioned) (Second VHS copy available #64360) Born into slavery in a small town in Mississippi, Ida B. Wells had a fiercely independent spirit and struggled against racism and sexism. She became a schoolteacher and journalist, writing one of the first studies on mob violence entitled "The Red Record." This program follows the life of this courageous woman who became a leading national figure and also offers a unique view of the difficult era of Reconstruction.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: IN THE WHITE MAN'S IMAGE (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #30740 Closed captioned. Examines the tragic long-term consequences of attempts to "civilize" Native Americans in the 1870's at the Carlisle School for Indians. The ambitious experiment - a form of cultural genocide - involved teaching the Indians to read and write English, putting them in uniforms and drilling them like soldiers. Native Americans who attended the schools, which continued into the 1930's, help tell the story of a humanist experiment gone bad and its consequences for a generation of Indians.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: LBJ (VHS) 1991. 240 min. sd. color. #28432 (Captioned) Explore the life of one of America's most controversial presidents, from his early career as a supporter of the New Deal, through the assassination of John F. Kennedy, to his sweeping domestic programs, such as Medicare, and the tragic foreign policy blunders of the Vietnam War. Learn how domestic and foreign policies carried out in his administration forever changed American life.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: LOS MINEROS (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24880 (Captioned) Much of the history of the western United States centers on the mining of precious metals. But exploration of mines involved the exploitation of large work forces. Here is the story of Mexican-American miners and their struggles to shape the course of Arizona history.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: MR. SEARS' CATALOGUE (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21410 (Captioned)Issued in the late 1800's and weighing nearly four pounds, the early Sears Roebuck catalogue was the link to civilization and the good life for generations of rural Americans. The catalogue contributed to the development of the American consumer. It took off at a unique time of transition in American history including the rise of the city, the mechanization of the farm and the advent of the automobile. Explores how the Sears catalogue reflected these changes and became a symbol for the natural ambitions and dreams of a sprawling country.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: NIXON (VHS) 1990. 180 min. sd. color. #28452 Understand the influences of one of America's most controversial modern Presidents. Explore the fateful combination of strengths and weaknesses that propelled him to the presidency and then brought him down.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: ONE WOMAN, ONE VOTE (VHS) 1995. 120 min. sd. color. #40080 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) Witness the seventy-year struggle for woman suffrage - from fledgling alliances to a sophisticated mass movement. From the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton demanded the right for women to vote, to the last battle for passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, discover why the crusaders faced entrenched opposition from men and women who feared that the woman's vote would ignite a social revolution.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: RADIO BIKINI (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21420 (Captioned)This documentary tells the story of America's first unclassified testing of the atom bomb through never-before-broadcast archival footage and the compelling testimony of witnesses. Explores the ramifications of a world naive to the dangers of radioactivity.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: ROOTS OF RESISTANCE - A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21430 (Captioned) Recounts the little-known story of black America's secret railroad to freedom through narratives of escaped slaves. Interviews descendants of slaves and slaveholders who describe the personal danger and terrible risks involved in each slave's departure.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: SIT DOWN AND FIGHT - WALTER REUTHER AND THE RISE OF THE AUTO WORKER'S UNION (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #34820 (Captioned)Walter Reuther was on the front lines of one of the most bitter and bloody battles ever fought in the history of the American labor movement - the battle to protect workers faced with the growing problems of the new auto assembly lines. The pressures and dangers of the line drove men out of the shops in less than a day. To get management to meet their demands, the union and Reuther devised a brilliantly simple strategy: they sat down, first at GM, then at Chrysler, and finally at Ford. This is the story of a union and its leader, whose vision of workers' rights changed the way America worked.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THAT RHYTHM, THOSE BLUES (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #29380 (Captioned)In the 1940's and 1950's, when American musicians faced racial segregation, black rhythm-and-blues singers toured the South performing in clubs, warehouses, tobacco barns, theaters and Masonic halls. The film tells the story of those R & B performers, whose music often transcended racial barriers and prepared the way for the emergence of rock 'n' roll. It shows how the success of R & B was made possible by the growing economic strength of the black community after World War II.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE GREAT WAR, 1918 (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21390 (Captioned)Chronicles the story of the United States soldiers in the closing battle of World War I as it was told through the letters and diaries of fighting men including General John J. Pershing, Sgt. Alvin York and Sgt. Harry S. Truman. Also features French and American veterans and nurses who remember this great and terrible battle and recount their experiences in the Meuse Valley, where heavy rains, rutted roads and a tenacious German foe led to the loss of 120,000 Americans.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE HUNT FOR PANCHO VILLA (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #34420 Closed captioned.At 4:11 on the morning of March 9, 1916, Pancho Villa and his army of 600 men crossed the Mexican border to raid the small town of Columbus, New Mexico. Before sunrise, the general's troops retreated, leaving Columbus ablaze and 67 Mexicans and 19 Americans dead. The U. S. responded by sending General John Pershing and a force that grew to 12,000 men into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa in one of the last great cavalry mobilizations in American history. Examines the circumstances that precipitated the Columbus raid and recounts the events and hostilities that brought both countries to the brink of war and back.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE KENNEDYS (VHS) 1992. 240 min. sd. color. #28852 If there were royalty in America, some have said, their names would be Kennedy. Born in Irish Boston, Joseph Kennedy built his family into a potent political force. This four hour program traces the lives of Joe and Rose and their nine children, focusing particularly on Joseph Jr., John, Robert and Edward. Charts the course of the Kennedys' extraordinary political trajectory, marked by both achievement and tragedy.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE MASSACHUSETTS 54TH COLORED INFANTRY (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #34840 (Captioned)When the Civil War began, black men clamored for the chance to strike a blow for the liberation of the African-American race. Their desire to participate was rejected until the first officially sanctioned regiment of northern black soldiers was formed in Boston. This film tells the complete story of that regiment - who they were and why they fought.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE SINS OF OUR MOTHERS (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #21440 (Captioned) In the early 1800's, wagons known as "slavers" traveled the Northern states of America in search of young girls to live and work in Lowell, Massachusetts, a mill town specifically designed to employ young women workers. At the age of 13, Emeline Gurney was placed aboard a "slaver" by her parents. This program weaves together town and church records, archival material and dramatic recreations of Emeline's story and its tragic conclusion, revealing attitudes about morality, childhood and community in 19th-century New England.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAY WEST EPISODE 1: WESTWARD, THE COURSE OF EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY (VHS) 1995. 90 min. sd. color. #50650 (Captioned) Charts the frantic opening decades of expansion, from the 1840's through the Civil War. In 1849, the Gold Rush sent hundreds of people rushing across the continent to California and Oregon. Thereafter, the ever-quickening pace of expansion would lead to a series of confrontations between Native Americans and whites, culminating in the Minnesota uprising of 1862 and two years later, the massacre at Sand Creek.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAY WEST EPISODE 2: THE APPROACH OF CIVILIZATION (VHS) 1995. 90 min. sd. color. #50660 (Captioned) Chronicles the four-year period following the Civil War � an extraordinarily transformative and disruptive era on the Great Plains, marked by two great climaxes: the triumph, in 1868, of Red Cloud and Crazy Horse over the U. S. Army on the Bozeman Trail, and the joining, in 1869, of the two ends of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point in Utah.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAY WEST EPISODE 3: THE WAR FOR THE BLACK HILLS (VHS) 1995. 90 min. sd. color. #50670 (Captioned) In 1873, the United States invaded the sacred Black Hills in search of gold. This treaty violation, together with the systematic extermination of the buffalo, sparked outrage among the Lakotas and Cheyennes, setting the stage for a fateful showdown between the U. S. Army and the tribes of the North Plains.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAY WEST EPISODE 4: GHOST DANCE (VHS) 1995. 90 min. sd. color. #50680 (Captioned) Chronicles the crackdown on Native American tribes across the Northwest in the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June 1876, and charts the final, desperate days of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Examines the rise of the heartbreaking Ghost Dance religion, and the last, horrendous massacre at Wounded Knee.

AN AMERICAN IMAGE: 150 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #27520 Experience the history of America as seen through the photographic eye of such masters as Ansel Adams, Timothy O'Sullivan and Walker Evans in this beautiful tribute to the art.

AMERICAN INDIAN CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND UNWELLNESS (VHS) 1990. 21 min. sd. color. #23680 (Second copy available #4017) Based on the monograph of the same title by Carol Locust, Ph.D., this videotape presents ten basic beliefs about health and handicaps common to the traditions of the majority of American Indian tribes. Provides interesting comparisons between Indian and non-Indian attitudes and beliefs about health.

AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER PART I: 1800's TO 1960's (VHS) 1986. 61 min. sd. color. #23850 Traces the evolution of the American musical theater using contemporary visuals and original recordings. This engaging chronicle of the American musical stage covers the minstrel and variety shows of the 19th century and the careers of Victor Herbert, George M. Cohan, Florenz Ziegfeld, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein.

AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER PART II: 1970's (VHS) 1986. 33 min. sd. color. #23860 This survey of musical theater since Hair emphasizes the importance of "concept" musicals, the entry of black productions into the Broadway mainstream and the new focus on topical issues. The program looks at Company, Godspell, and The Wiz.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME ONE: THE CONFLICT IGNITES (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50040 The American Colonists' loyalty to the crown eroded slowly throughout the 18th century. As the distant Parliament began to levy taxes on the burgeoning Colonies, the cause of independence gained strength, and devotion to the Crown dwindled. The Townsend Act led to the Boston Tea Party, the Tea Party led to the Intolerable Acts, and the British tried to reassert absolute control over the Colonies. This program looks at the dramatic outbreak of the war at Lexington and Concord, and examines the forces that made this escalation unavoidable.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME TWO: 1776 (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50050 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and a nation began to emerge amidst disheartening setbacks. George Washington took command of the fledgling Continental Army but was routed out of New York State by the British army of William Howe. The many events of this most important year are examined.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME THREE: WASHINGTON AND ARNOLD (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50060 The early battles shaped some of the lasting images in our history, including Burgoyne's Hudson campaign and Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware. As war raged across the American wilderness, Ben Franklin struggled to gain recognition for the infant nation. His dramatic mission before the French court is highlighted along with the efforts of the great American commanders.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME FOUR: THE WORLD AT WAR (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50070 France's resolve not to lay down arms until American independence was achieved prompted Spain to declare war on Britain. But the new international support was overshadowed by the long winter at Valley Forge, where the Colonial Army was relentlessly drilled by the Prussian general Baron Von Steuben. From Valley Forge, Washington led his newly trained army into battle against the British at Monmouth. At the same time, John Sullivan and George Rogers Clark fought against loyalists and Indians on the western front. This program focuses on these important conflicts, and looks at the worst winter of the war, with the mutiny at Morristown.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME FIVE: ENGLAND'S LAST CHANCE (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50080 Benedict Arnold was exposed as a traitor in 1780, but a new hero of the seas, John Paul Jones, took his place. On the British side, Sir Henry Clinton captured 5,000 men at the siege of Charleston. As the conflict moved south, the Americans perfected a new style of fighting guerrilla warfare. The American commander Nathaniel Greene forced Britain's Lord Cornwallis to retreat into Virginia, while Daniel Morgan led a company of men to victory in the battle of the Cowpens, often thought of as the most brilliant tactical encounter on American soil.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOLUME SIX: BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC (VHS) 1994. 50 min. sd. color. #50090 Looks at what came after the war � The Treaty of Paris, which secured American independence, and the Constitutional Convention, where Madison and others struggled to put into words the framework for a new form of government. Ends with a look at what happened to some of the heroes of the war in the years that followed.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: A STUDENT TEXT (VOL. 1 - 18) (VHS) 1980. 120 min. sd. color. #Archives. Shows examples of American sign language. Includes stories and narrative descriptions.

AMERICAN TONGUES (DVD) 1987. 56 min. sd. color. #59400 (Also available on VHS #20400) Americans voice their opinions on their own and others' accents and dialects. Speakers from all parts of the country are profiled and the development of regional and social accents is charted.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 1: THE REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56820 (Captioned) America looked to the classicism of Republican Rome to establish the new American ideal. Against stirring images of the Capitol, the Washington Monument and other sites, host Robert Hughes discusses how American's founders, among them Thomas Jefferson, felt that classicism gave the young nation a language of power and authority, even as the plans for the Capitol in the swamps of Virginia borrowed forms from the royal autocracy of 17th century France.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 2: THE PROMISED LAND (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56830 (Captioned) Host Robert Hughes suggests that religion and art were intertwined in the frail early colonies - the Spanish in the Southwest and the English and Germans along the eastern seaboard. As early portraits of Americans and their families flash hauntingly, Hughes asks viewers to consider the emergence of the new America and its highly diverse origins.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 3: THE WILDERNESS AND THE WEST (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56840 (Captioned) This program demonstrates how late 18th and early 19th century landscape painting reflected the new national character and the drive behind Manifest Destiny. Featured paintings reveal frontier America's conflicting impulses to create a myth of the West just as the frontier itself was closing.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 4: THE GILDED AGE (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56850 (Captioned) The early 19th century emerges as a period in which industry began to play an important role in the country's recovery from the Civil War, bringing newfound wealth to many. From the haunting realism of Civil War photography to the elegant portraits of John Singer Sargent and the impressionism of James Whistler and Mary Cassatt, host Robert Hughes contrasts artists who borrowed from movements in European art with a new breed of distinctly American artists, such as Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 5: A WAVE FROM THE ATLANTIC (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56860 (Captioned) Traces how immigration and technology began to inspire and inform a uniquely American style. The pioneering work of photographer Jacob Riis and the socially conscious Ashcan School of paints used journalistic techniques to record both the squalor and the vibrancy of urban tenements.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 6: STREAMLINES AND BREADLINES (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56870 (Captioned) While the Depression was the significant marker of the 1930's, the art and architecture of the time reflected an irrepressible American spirit and an era in which the worker became a celebrated figure, honored by such artists as sculptor Isamu Noguchi, photographer Lewis Hine and a squadron of artists in FDR's Works Progress Administration. Examines the increasing psychological isolation of modern America, epitomized in the work of Edward Hopper.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 7: THE EMPIRE OF SIGNS (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56880 (Captioned) Covers the post-war era when America's artists made an explosive break with the past. Traces the development of abstract expressionism - a uniquely American movement considered by many to have placed the country in the artistic forefront.

AMERICAN VISIONS PART 8: THE AGE OF ANXIETY (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #56890 (Captioned) Surveys the last 25 years of American art and how it reflects the nation's anxieties. In particular, he examines how the confidence and promise of the early 1960's was shaken by the divisiveness of the Vietnam War. Profiles include Ed Kienholz, Richard Serra and Richard Diebenkorn. Simultaneously challenges viewers to question the spiritual state of contemporary America, as reflected by its art, and reminds them of the country's potential for optimism and perserverance.

AMERICANO AS APPLE PIE: THE BLENDING OF CULTURE (VHS) 2001. 30 min. sd. color. #68380 Recent U.S. Census figures provide dramatic testimony to the growth of the Latino population. This program looks at the "Three Houses of Latino Culture" - Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American - and their widespread influence from entertainment to politics to economics. Key issues include how long Hispanics have been in America and how U.S. immigration laws affect their assimilation. Interviews with Latino community leaders - university presidents, professors, artists, doctors, CEOs, bishops, and ministers - bring home the diversity and achievement of this rapidly expanding segment of the American populace.

THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: NEW ACCESS TO THE WORKPLACE (VHS) 1991. 25 min. sd. color. #35690 (Captioned)Summarizes the law and provides essential information on how employers can best comply with its regulation. Learn how to plan, implement, and successfully manage an equal opportunity program on a day-to-day basis with this complete videocassette workshop. Viewers will also recognize the advantages of hiring people with disabilities from the firsthand experiences of employers who have successfully integrated people with disabilities into their own workforce.

AMERICA'S BIGGEST OIL SPILL (VHS) 1989. 50 min. sd. color. #20250 The tragedy of the oil spill involving the Exxon Valdez and the ensuing set of nightmares in and around Prince William Sound are documented in this review of the event, its causes and its consequences.

AMERICA'S PRAIRIE: WHERE THE SKY BEGAN (VHS) 1998. 53 min. sd. color. #62910 Only 200 years ago, 400 million acres of the United States were covered in lush grass - and nearly a third of it was more than ten feet high. Graced by beautiful nature photography, this program travels to the Midwest to study what remains of the American prairie: its geological origins, its life cycle as an ecosystem, its flora and fauna, the changes wrought by America's westward expansion, and reclamation efforts targeted at saving this precious biome. Interviews with a historian, a biologist from the Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge, and representatives of the USDA's soil lab and The Nature Conservancy provide additional insights. A Discovery Channel Production.

AMERICA'S WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM 1: IN THIS AFFLUENT SOCIETY (VHS) 1995. 60 min. sd. color. #40020 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) How could America be so affluent yet so poor at the same time? Discover how the cancer of poverty was finally diagnosed and attacked.

AMERICA'S WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM 2: GIVEN A CHANCE (VHS) 1995. 60 min. sd. color. #40030 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) Can one powerful man, U. S. Senator John Stennis, derail the hopes and dreams of millions? In 1967, sides are taken and battle lines are drawn over Head Start.

AMERICA'S WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM 3: CITY OF PROMISE (VHS) 1995. 60 min. sd. color. #40040 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) Can the cities be saved: Mirroring today's debate on inner-city reform, this program explores the obstacles and opportunities facing riot-torn Newark, New Jersey in the mid-sixties.

AMERICA'S WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM 4: IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VHS) 60 min. sd. color. #40050 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) It's AmeriCorps today, back then it was VISTA. Discover how programs such as VISTA and Legal Services changed the nature of the War on Poverty.

AMERICA'S WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM FIVE: MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (VHS) 1995. 60 min. sd. color. #40060 (Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) Welfare reform - a handout or a hand up? Echoing today's headlines, this program explores how close the country came to a welfare solution in 1968.

AMERICA'S WETLANDS (VHS) 1988. 28 min. sd. color. #53240 Narrated by E.G. Marshall, this award-winning film points out the existing and potential benefits of preserving and protecting America's swamps and marshes for wildfowl nesting grounds, natural water pollution control and land erosion prevention. It conveys a national perspective of America's wetlands and the potential impacts of their loss.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 1: THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29870 Traces the modern-era development of the nations and national economies of the Americas, with a focus on Argentina that includes the Peron years, the dictatorship of the 1970's and the Malvinas/Falklands War.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 2: CAPITAL SINS (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29880 Looks at the rapid economic growth in the late 1960's and early 1970's, spotlighting the methods Brazil's rulers chose to develop that country and how their choices affected the lives of ordinary Brazilians.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 3: CONTINENT ON THE MOVE (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29890 Examines the causes and effects of one of the most important forces transforming the Americas: the migration of vast numbers of people within the region. The program is set in Mexico, where migration has moved people across borders, and from rural villages to congested cities.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 4: MIRRORS OF THE HEART (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29900 Explores shifting ethnic and racial definitions in the region, looking at Bolivia, a nation with a rich Indian tradition, and Hispaniola, an island divided between two nations - Haiti and the Dominican Republic - with different cultural heritages and attitudes toward their African roots.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 5: IN WOMEN'S HANDS (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29910 Set in Chile, this program examines the changes women of every social class made when they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions for their families.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 6: MIRACLES ARE NOT ENOUGH (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29920 Travels to Brazil and Nicaragua to observe the explosion of theological debate, social activism and spiritual revival that is changing a region where religion has long played an important role in society and politics.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 7: BUILDERS OF IMAGES (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29930 Explores the arts throughout the Americas, celebrating the extraordinary creative ferment that has attracted global acclaim and given rise to a distinct and increasingly influential Latin American and Caribbean artistic voice.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 8: GET UP, STAND UP (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29940 Addresses internal and external challenges to sovereignty in the Americas and examines the ways in which the nations of the Americas cope with the dilemma of maintaining economic and cultural sovereignty in the face of strong pressures, both foreign and domestic. The program, set in Colombia, Jamaica and Panama, explores a wide range of threats to sovereignty, from narco-terrorism to foreign intervention.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 9: FIRE IN THE MIND (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29950 Looks at revolutionaries in the region today, with a special emphasis on the former guerrilla fighters in El Salvador and the current movement in Peru, and links these movements to the revolutions in Cuba and Nicaragua.

AMERICAS PROGRAM 10: THE AMERICANS (VHS) 1993. 60 min. sd. color. #29960 Returns to the United States to profile California's Mexican-American population and the Latin American and Caribbean communities of Miami and New York City. This final episode poses questions about assimilation, national identity and how these communities are changing what it means to be an American.

ANALYZING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: THE LEARNING OF SKILLS (DVD) 1996. 25 min. sd. color. #71410 Explores all aspects of skills and their acquisition, discussing types of skills, types of learning, stages of skill acquisition, factors affecting skill acquisition, and appraisal of skill and performance.

ANALYZING TEACHING: THREE SCENES FROM THE CLASSROOM (VHS) 23 min. sd. color. #51570 Offers practice in analyzing teaching for equity and effectiveness. Two are higher education classrooms and one is at the middle school level. All scenes underscore research on gender bias in interaction. Designed for the Sadker Intersect Observation System, the scenes can also be used with several other formal and informal coding systems. At the end of the tape, information on frequency and quality of interaction with female and male students is provided.

ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS: THE ANATOMY OF CIRCULATION (DVD) 2006. 51 min. sd. color. #71310
In this program, world-renowned anatomist Gunther von Hagens takes viewers into the inner workings of the respiratory and circulatory systems, exposing the path that oxygen takes through the human body. Von Hagens dissects lung tissue to reveal alveoli, delves into the atria and ventricles of the heart, and examines the intricate network of blood vessels that spreads through the abdomen, limbs, digestive system, head, and brain.

ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS: THE ANATOMY OF DIGESTION (DVD) 2006. 51 min. sd. color. #71320
Most animals, including humans, are essentially food processing tubes. In this program, anatomy guru Gunther von Hagens lays out the human body's seven-meter digestive tract end-to-end, showing viewers each stop on the gastrointestinal highway. Beginning with the tongue, salivary glands, pharynx, and epiglottis, von Hagens uncovers and removes the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines, and anus, as well as the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. He explores the bile ducts of the liver, illustrates the ways that urine and feces are stored and released, and in an anatomical context explains burps, heartburn, nausea, ulcers, and other rarely discussed facts of life.

ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS: THE ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT (DVD) 2006. 51 min. sd. color. #71330
Anatomist Gunther von Hagens reveals the kinetic framework of the body in this program, as well as the neural expressway that enables the structure to move. Von Hagens' dissection shows how the skeleton operates like a system of levers, giving viewers a detailed look at the shape, compostion, and mobility of bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.

ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS: THE ANATOMY OF REPRODUCTION (DVD) 2006. 50 min. sd. color. #71340 Dissection specialist Gunther von Hagens utilizes two cadavers in this program, an arrangement necessary for teaching human sexual anatomy. Von Hagens outlines the basics of male-female intercourse before detailing the physiology of human genitalia and the functions of important glands. Analyzing the penis, scrotum, testes, and vas deferens, he explains the process of sperm production and how, anatomically speaking, an erection occurs. Likewise, von Hagens examines the structure and makeup of the vagina, clitoris, labia, hymen, and uterus, then elaborates on the ovaries, egg formation, and fallopian tubes.

ANATOMY OF A CRAYFISH (VHS) 1995. 20 min. sd. color. #40830 This program is designed to facilitate a study of the anatomy of the crayfish as a representative crustacean.

ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO (VHS) 1981. 60 min. sd. color. #Archives A documentary on the eruption of Mount St. Helens in May, 1980. The scientific investigations surrounding the eruption before, during and after the event are the basis of the program with many photographs taken during the eruption itself.

ANATOMY OF CRISIS (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #340 Using dramatic film footage, Milton Friedman tells the real story of the 1920's and 1930's. His report on the big boom of the 20's, the collapse that followed, and most important, what could and should be done to head off the Great Depression shows how badly the facts have been distorted. (Part 3 of the Free To Choose series.)

ANATOMY OF THE EARTHWORM (VHS) 1995. 15 min. sd. color. #40870 This program is designed to facilitate a study of the anatomy of the earthworm as a representative annelid.

ANATOMY OF THE FETAL PIG (VHS) 1995. 62 min. sd. color. #40860 This program is designed to facilitate a study of the anatomy of the fetal pig as a typical mammal.

ANATOMY OF THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL (VHS) 1995. 13 min. sd. color. #40840 This program is designed to facilitate a study of the anatomy of the freshwater mussel as a representative mollusk.

ANATOMY OF THE GRASSHOPPER (VHS) 1995. 16 min. sd. color. #40850 This program is designed to facilitate a study of the anatomy of the grasshopper as a representative arthropod and insect.

THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS: ATHLETES, GAMES AND HEROES (VHS) 1996. 55 min. sd. color. #57170 Scenes of wrestlers, boxers, and runners competing for the honor of an Olympic victory are familiar to fans of the modern Olympics. However, the scenes described in this lecture took place more than 2,000 years ago. A rich history, dating back to mythological times, gives a fresh perspective on the origins of modern athletic competition. Many of our present-day athletic events are modeled on those of the ancient Olympics, and many of the words used in antiquity - like stadium, discus, and pentathlon - are still used today. Dr. David Romano discusses the rituals and rules of the Olympics and explains the various events and customs of the five-day Olympiad. In addition, he focuses on the athletes and heroes and the rewards, scandals and politics that surrounded them. Through sculpture, vase paintings and contemporary scenes of athletic competition, Dr. Romano presents a multi-faceted introduction to the ancient Olympics.

AND WE WERE SAD, REMEMBER? (VHS) 1979. 29 min. sd. color. #12950 Points out that parents' attempts to conceal death from children can be both ineffective and harmful. Explains why children need to know about death and how parents can help them deal with death when it happens.

AND YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST PLAYING (VHS) 1995. 65 min. sd. color. #70750 Shows early intervention professionals and preschool center staff how to use transdisciplinary play-based assessment. Through footage of two play sessions, this video demonstrates how parents, play facilitators, and other team members can use Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA) flexibility to enable a thorough assessment of any child's abilities. Scenes reveal how team members establish trust, imitate behavior, follow children's leads, and prompt higher levels of behavior to gain a picture of each child's abilities. Also illustrates how to transfer assessment information onto time-saving TPBA forms.

ANDY WARHOL (VHS) 1987. 79 min. sd. color. #33750 This is the first major profile made of the American Pop Art cult leader since his death in 1987. Andy Warhol grew up in the industrial slums of Pittsburgh, dreaming of Hollywood stars. He went on to become a star himself, the most famous and controversial artist of modern times. This documentary covers all of his life and work, including clips from Warhol interviews and films, as well as conversations with his family and superstar friends.

ANIMAL RIGHTS FORUM (VHS) 198v. 28 min. sd. color. #17230 The Mind of the Vivisector with Dr. Michael Grant, Professor of Psychology, University of Bridgeport.

ANIMAL RIGHTS FORUM (VHS) 198v. Each program 28 min. sd. color. #17220 Vivisection: Is It a "Necessary" Evil? with Bernard Unti, American Anti-Vivisection Society. Biomedical Research: Is It Necessary? Part One with Steven Tiger, Physician Assistant.

ANIMATED CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE: BOTCHAN and STUDENT DAYS (DVD) 2002. 78 min. sd. color. #70950 In Botchan, A Tokyo teacher moves to an isolated town, where he is tormented by the local students and faculty alike. Hilarity abounds as he struggles to adapt and learn a few surprising lessons about himself. In Student Days, Young Kenkichi is determined to enter a prestigious school. He sacrifices every waking hour to his studies, but at what cost? In Japanese with English subtitles.

ANIMATED CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE: THE HARP OF BURMA and SEASON OF THE SUN (DVD) 2002. 78 min. sd. color. #70970 In The Harp of Burma, near the end of World War II, a soldier is missing and presumed dead by his captured comrades. A mysterious monk may hold the key to his disappearance, but the monk hides painful secrets, the revelation of which will forever change the lives of the prisoners. In Season of the Sun a boxer and a beautiful woman share a tumultuous relationship in post WWII Japan. Will love guarantee them a happy life, or will pride tear them apart?In Japanese with English subtitles.

ANIMATED CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE: THE IZU DANCER and THE DANCING GIRL and A GHOST STORY (DVD) 2002. 75 min. sd. color. #70960 In The Izu Dancer, a young student falls in love with a traveling dancer. Their love is sincere, but social differences may tear them apart. In The Dancing Girl, a Japanese man working in turn of the century Berlin fathers a child with an impoverished dancer. Together, they strive to build a home and family, but political difficulties force the father to choose between his career and the women he loves. In A Ghost Story, a blind lute player chants the old legend of a great battle between the Genji and Heiki families. His music attracts the attention of the Heiki dead, whose ghosts request a performance. In Japanese with English subtitles.

ANIMATED CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE: THE SOUND OF WAVES and GROWING UP (DVD) 2002. 75 min. sd. color. #70980 In The Sound of Waves, a poor fisherman falls in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in his village. To overcome this obstacle, he must prove his bravery on the arena he knows best, the ever-changing, eternal sea. In Growing Up, two friends are torn apart when one joins a gang, betraying the bond of trust between them. As they develop into individuals, will the capacity for forgiveness grow with them? In Japanese with English subtitles.

ANNA AKHMATOVA FILE (VHS) 1989. 65 min. sd. color. #35890 The first part of Semyon Aranovich's remarkable documentary trilogy about Stalin focuses on the extraordinary poet Anna Akhmatova. Although her work was banned and went unpublished for 17 years, her powerful "Requiem" became the underground anthem for millions. Using rare archival footage, Aranovich looks at her tense relationship with Stalin. Russian dialog with English subtitles.

ANNIE (VHS) 1982. 127 min. sd. color. #59970 (Captioned) Lavish musical production of the story about comic strip character Little Orphan Annie who is adopted by billionaire Daddy Warbucks. Directed by John Huston. Starring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters and Aileen Quinn.

ANSEL ADAMS: PHOTOGRAPHER (VHS) 1981. 60 min. sd. color. #21450 Captures the spirit and artistry of master photographer Ansel Adams as he talks about his life and demonstrates the techniques which have made his work legendary.

ANTIGONE (VHS) 1962. 88 min. sd. b&w. #32740 The Greek tragedy of Sophocles in which King Crean orders Antigone's death for burying her slain brother against the King's desire.

ANTON CHEKOV: A WRITER'S LIFE (VHS) 1974. 37 min. sd. b&w. #23120 A portrait of the most beloved of Russian writers, containing contemporary photographs and archival footage of Chekhov's Russia, scenes from the plays performed by the Moscow Art Theatre, and excerpts from his short stories dramatized for the screen.

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (VHS) 1981. 166 min. sd. color. #7520 (Also available on DVD #70080) A sequel to Shakespeare's great tragedy, Julius Caesar, this play is known for its memorable poetry, intricate planning and remarkable characterizations. Antony, the once heralded leader becomes stupefied with passion and degenerates into a fool. It is Cleopatra, however, who provides endless enthrallment. The multiple sides of her nature are brought out so clearly that she has been called the most fascinating woman of her own or any other age.

THE APE: SO HUMAN (VHS) 1998. 41 min. sd. color. #61230 Just how far do the similarities between humans and great apes extend? Sequences from historic experiments by Allen and Beatrix Gardner, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and other primatologists, plus footage shot in the wild, provide compelling support for the thesis that chimps, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans are highly evolved indeed. Demonstrations of cognition, self-awareness, memory retention, language use, social behavior, mating practices, and perhaps even a sense of good and evil reveal species remarkably kindred to Homo sapiens. The anatomical basis for apes' inability to articulate speech, despite having Broca's area, is also discussed.

APOLLO 11: MEN ON THE MOON (DVD) 2002. Approx. 360 min. sd. color. #65010 This three-disc DVD set features comprehensive footage from the film and videotape record of Apollo 11. Disc 1 contains 16mm film coverage of the stacking, rollout, pad preparation, launch, lunar landing, and lunar liftoff. Also contains footage of lundar landing training, transposition and docking, and television transmissions on the way to the moon. Disc 2 contains the complete television downlink during the moonwalk, and a special enhanced track showing the television, film and Hasselblad images taken on the surface. Disc 3 contains the remainder of the onboard 16mm film, television transmissions in lunar orbit and during Trans-Earth coast, coverage of the recovery, additional pad cameras from the launch, and more.

APOLLO 14: JOURNEY TO FRA MAURO (DVD) 2002. Approx. 240 min. sd. color. #65020 This two-disc set presents the story of Apollo 14, from multi-angle views of the liftoff to the first steps on the moon - from trouble at transposition and docking to landing as Cone crater passes the window - as seen from footage from the television downlink, onboard motion picture film, and new digital transfers of mission film coverage.

APOLLO 15: THE GREAT EXPLORATIONS BEGIN (DVD) 2002. 300 min. sd. color. #65030 Tells the amazing story of Apollo 15 through the compelling sounds and images of the film and television record of the mission. Included are highlights from all three moonwalks, plus the lunar liftoff, trans-Earth EVA, and more. Also contains multi-angle views of the liftoff and coverage of splashdown and recovery through the statements of the crew on the carrier deck.

APOLLO 16: COMPLETE DOWNLINK EDITION (DVD) 2002. Approx. 720 min. sd. color. #65040 Apollo 16 was the second of NASA's "J" missions to the moon - with a lunar rover and a three day stay time. Despite difficulties with their Apollo spacecraft, the lunar module Orion settled down at Descartes slightly later than planned to begin a grand exploration of the moon. This six-disc set features comprehensive material from the film and television record of Apollo 16, including all the television downlink and onboard motion picture pohotography.

APOLLO 17: COMPLETE DOWNLINK EDITION (DVD) 2002. Over 27 hours. sd. color. #66430 Presents the complete television transmissions and 16mm onboard film from the Apollo 17 mission. Shows footage from preparation and training, through 3 days of lunar exploration and the trip home to a calm Pacific.

APPLICATIONS OF PDE METHODS BY GROMOV, FLOER, AND OTHERS TO SYMPLECTIC GEOMETRY (VHS) 1990. 90 min. sd. color. #2519 The past few years have seen several exciting developments in the field of symplectic geometry, and researchers in this area have begun to make progress in solving many important and hitherto inaccessible problems. The new techniques making this possible have come both from the calculus of variations and from the theory of elliptic partial differential operators. Dusa McDuff brings an impressive breadth of knowledge and clarity of exposition to this videotaped lecture. She examines some of these new developments, including Gromov's results using elliptic methods, and how Floer applied these elliptic techniques to develop a new approach to Morse theory.

APPRENTICE TO THE GODS: RUBEN NAKIAN (VHS) 1984. 28 min. sd. color. #33390 An intimate portrait of the late sculptor's pioneering spirit through different phases of his career, from his youth at the Art Students League and Beaux Art to his series of monumental works. Includes rare footage of an artist whose career has spanned the most important periods of art in American history and places him with such Abstract Expressionists as Jackson Pollock and David Smith.

THE ARAB WORLD PART 1: THE ARABS: WHO THEY ARE, WHO THEY ARE NOT (VHS) 1991. 28 min. sd. color. #66250 (Captioned) Bill Moyers and several prominent experts of Arab descent explore how the image of Arabs as religious fanatics was formed. Edward Said, professor of English at Columbia University, discusses the richness, diversity, and distinguished history of the Arab culture. Former United States Senator James Abourezk, and Jack Shaheen, author of The TV Arab, discuss the dehumanization of Arabs in the American media.

THE ARAB WORLD PART 2: THE HISTORIC MEMORY (VHS) 1991. 28 min. sd. color. #66260 (Captioned) In this program, Bill Moyers and three recognized Arab historians discuss the major historical periods in the Arab world, from its ancient past as a leader in science, mathematics, and literature, through colonization by the French and British, to the present. The Koran is discussed as a constitutional document, and the role of the West in Arab political affairs is analyzed.

THE ARAB WORLD PART 3: THE IMAGE OF GOD (VHS) 1991. 28 min. sd. color. #66270 (Captioned) Bill Moyers and experts discuss the religion of Islam - its history, sectarian divisions, core beliefs, and use by Arab politicians as a legitimizing force. Distortions of the Islamic image in the American media are discussed. Holy War - jihad - is defined and put into context.

THE ARAB WORLD PART 4: THE BONDS OF PRIDE (VHS) 1991. 28 min. sd. color. #66280 (Captioned) Explores the nature of the Arab identity and the main cultural ties that hold the Arab world together - language, the Koran, historical vision, literature and poetry, and humor. Cultural diversity among various Arab groups is examined, along with the role of women in Islamic society. Methods of education - the ancient Arab technique stressing memory versus more modern methods introduced during the period of European colonization - are compared.

THE ARAB WORLD PART 5: ARABS AND THE WEST (VHS) 1991. 30 min. sd. color. #66290 (Captioned) Bill Moyers talks with scholar, writer, and economist Charles Issawi about the sources of Arab resentment toward the West and the possibility of better relations in the future. Issawi explains the Arab world's reluctance to modernize and its aversion to the secular nature of Western society - especially in the area of sexual freedom. The history of Islamic fundamentalism in the Arab world is traced, and its impact on Arab/West relations is discussed.

ARCHAEOLOGY: EVIDENCE OF THE PAST (VHS) 1994. 24 min. sd. color. #5826 This video explores the principle activities of archaeologists, including site reconnaissance, excavation, classification, dating and interpretation of unearthed materials. It examines personal observation, aerial photography, and electromagnetic detection. It also discusses carbon-14 dating, stratigraphy, and dendrochronology.

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN #3: SUPPLEMENTAL PLANS - ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING/HVAC/ROOF (VHS) 2001. 20 min. sd. color. #63750 Shows how electrical components are represented on an electrical plan. Identifies plumbing fixtures and explains how they appear on a plan. Addresses the representation of air supply, ductwork, and return systems on plans. Considers roof components and discusses their relationship to wall structure.

ARE WE SCARING OURSELVES TO DEATH? (VHS) 1996. 46 min. sd. color. #52320 A discussion of the things that Americans fear the most: crime, environmental pollution, food contamination, accidents, etc. and the way in which statistics and news reporting have made the situation seem worse than it is.

ARE YOU A RACIST? (VHS) 1987. 49 min. sd. color. #16060 Follows a five-day encounter between four white and four black Britons who explore the issue of racism by talking together about their feelings and experiences. Conveys the feeling of isolation by blacks in a white-dominated society.

ARE YOU LISTENING/WIDOWS (VHS) 1979. 28 min. sd. color. #23080 Several women who have faced widowhood talk about their feelings of resentment at being left alone. They also express humor and optimism as they discuss how they responded to being widowed and the ways they have learned to cope in their new role. Offers support for finding positive ways to deal with their emotions.

ARE YOU SWIMMING IN A SEWER? (VHS) 1987. 58 min. sd. color. #27220 Concerns about health and ecological damage are leading scientists to take a second look at age-old assumptions about the ocean's ability to dilute waste. NOVA dips into the sad plight of our coastal waters, where toxic chemicals, raw sewage and disease-carrying microbes are routinely dropped.

ARGENTINISIMA I (VHS) 1982. 115 min. sd. color. #13920 Inspired by the verses of Atahualpa Yupanqui this tape initiates an imaginary trip which alternates fiction and reality to bring forward the spirit of the different regional expressions in the national music of Argentina.

ARISTOTLE (VHS) 1997. 45 min. sd. color. #57650 The far-reaching philosophical ideas of Plato's star pupil are examined by noted Brown University professor Martha Nussbaum. Aristotle overcomes Plato's dualism of the intelligible and sensible worlds with his principle of the inseparable naure of eternal matter and form. The principles of potentiality and actuality are examined, along with Aristotle's theory of the four causes - material, formal, efficient, and final - which account for changes in all things. These theories of constancy and change are credited with the progress of scientific inquiry over the ages.

ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS: THE THEORY OF HAPPINESS (VHS) 1962. 29 min. sd. color. #16000 Written in the 4th century B.C., Aristotle's "Ethics" explores the natural sciences and a wide variety of other subjects. Writer/teacher/philosopher Mortimer Adler considers the philosophical problems of "what makes a human life good...what makes it worth living and what we must do, not merely to live, but to live well."

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION: FROM HILBERT TO SHELAH (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #25200 In this lively and absorbing videotaped lecture, Ronald L. Graham explores connections between arithmetic progressions and combinatorics over the past century. Sprinkling the talk with intriguing problems and $1000 conjectures, Graham brings his impressive command of contemporary research in combinatorics together with a historical perspective and talent for clarity of exposition to make this an especially appealing and accessible lecture.

ART DECO (VHS) 2000. 29 min. sd. color. #65700 Begun partly as a European reaction to the fussiness of Art Nouveau and influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Deco found its fullest expression in America, where it was applied to everything from jukeboxes to diners, from radios to swimming pools, and from skyscrapers to seaside hotels. This program presents the lively history of the Art Deco style. With no founder, philosophy, or manifesto, its popularity has endured - and from the Coca Cola bottle to the London Underground's typeface, its legacy is still visible today.

ART EDUCATION IN ACTION: AN ALL-PARTICIPANTS DAY VIDEO TELECONFERENCE (VHS) 1994. 112 min. sd. color. #34570 Includes panel discussions with art education experts, interviews with students, and questions telephoned from educators at viewing sites around the United States. Focuses on successful collaborations between the art and education communities, the benefits of comprehensive art education in an interdisciplinary environment, and the variety of approaches to art education in the classroom.

ART EDUCATION IS MORE THAN ART EDUCATION (VHS) 1994. 10 min. sd. color. #34560 Highlights the value of art education and its importance in the achievement of educational goals. Focuses on several topics relevant to educational reform, including the vital relationship of art education to interdisciplinary learning, cultural diversity, assessment, critical thinking, and workforce readiness, among others.

ART IN THE AGE OF ALFONSO EL SABIO (VHS) 1995. 24 min. sd. color. #57670 Alfonso acceded to the throne of Castille and Leon at a time of relative political stability, permitting him to sponsor and promote culture. Jews, Christians, and Moslems contributed to an intellectual renaissance in the areas of science, law, history, and literature, in all of which Alfonso el Sabio took an active part. The cathedrals of Burgos, Toledo, and Leon bear testimony to the fact that during his reign, French Gothic architecture replaced the earlier Romanesque style. The program also covers art in the reconquered areas, where the more splendidly decorated structures were adapted to Christian use.

ART IN THE AGE OF MASS CULTURE (VHS) 1989. 31 min. sd. color. #52190 Structured around a walk-through of the 1990 Museum of Modern Art show "High & Low: High Art and Popular Culture," this program dwells on specific aspects of the dialogue established in the 20th century between modernism and mass culture, from the collages of Braque and Picasso through the seminal Pop images of Roy Lichtenstein to the LED signs of Jenny Holzer.

THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA (DVD) 2002. 26 min. sd. color. #68040 Architecture and design have undergone many changes in China, but have always been categorized into four classes: palaces, temples, residential houses and pavilions. This program covers the 7000 year evolution and variances of Chinese architecture throughout time, place and function. (Part 18 of The Celestial Empire: Path of the Dragon series.)

THE ART OF CONDUCTING (VHS) 1991. 28 min. sd. color. #27210 Sir George Solti gives a crash masterclass on how to conduct, including how to be in and out of the music and why not to trust the conductor who never sweats.

THE ART OF LISTENING (DVD) 2007. 25 min. sd. color. #71200 (Captioned) This program considers the value of silence to listening. Teaches how to take notes, examines the role of body language, and emphasizes the need to listen for feelings.

THE ART OF RADIO ADVERTISING (VHS) 1984. 20 min. sd. color. #3546 Two of America's most successful radio commercial producers, Bert Berdis and Alan Bartzman, discuss their approach to concept development, copywriting, and directing for radio ads. In the trademark style of "Bert and Barz", the radio audience is not aggressively pitched at, but rather made privy to private, sometimes whispered, conversations. In this program they emphasize selling through humor and describe their team approach to the creative process.

ART OF THE AMERICAN WEST (VHS) 1986. 65 min. sd. color. #24860 In three sections: "Before the White Man" (Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Charles Wimar, Henry Farny, Thomas Hill, Worthington Whittredge, and Frederic Remington); "Westward Expansion" (Charles Christian Nahl, C. M. Russell, Remington, Frank Schoonover and others); and "The Old West is Dead" (the influence of modern art in the works of Thomas Hart Benton, Georgia O'Keefe, Ernest Blumenshein, and Victor Higgins.

ART OF THE DOGON (VHS) 1988. 24 min. sd. color. #24670 The Dogon people of Mali possess one of the richest artistic traditions in Africa. Residing in an imposing landscape of steep cliffs and arid plains, the Dogon have for centuries created sculpture for use in various rituals. One of the great admirers of Dogon art is Lester Wunderman. This program is based on his extensive collection at the Metropolitan Museum and on archival footage shot in Mali. Captures the beauty and power of Dogon art, while placing it within the context of Dogon culture.

ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES (VHS) 1963. 30 min. sd. color. #34850 John Canady documents various aspects of the six major medieval cathedrals of France, explaining the symbolism of architectural and sculptural styles, and pointing out that the cathedral stands as a visible summary of the philosophical and intellectual world of the Middle Ages.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART ONE - THE CLASSICAL PERIOD, 600 B.C. - 350 A.D. (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19070 (Captioned)The origins of humanism and much of Western art are traced to ancient Greece, dramatically conveyed through Kouroi and Korai figures, as well as by the architecture of the Parthenon. The inherently political character of Roman art is embodied in the technical sophistication and extraordinary details of the Pantheon. The decline of humanistic values in the late antique period is represented by portraits and by the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, where classical themes and forms are adapted to serve Christian purposes.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART TWO - A WHITE GARMENT OF CHURCHES: ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19080 (Captioned)The exquisitely preserved church of Paray-le-Monial reveals how monasticism and pilgrimage affected the architectural development of Romanesque churches. Gothic architecture is explored at St. Denis and Chartres, where the architectural features, sculpture, and magnificent stained glass windows are related to contemporary theology and the profound social changes of the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART THREE - THE EARLY RENAISSANCE IN ITALY AND THE NORTH (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19090 (Captioned)Through the contributions of Florentine artists in the early fifteenth century, the classical tradition is revived and reinterpreted. The achievements of Masaccio, Donatello, and Ghiberti exemplify the merging of Christian and humanistic values in art. In the North, the richly detailed "magic realism" of Jan van Eyck glows in the perfected medium of oil paint. Grunewald's "Isenheim Altarpiece" dramatically conveys the spiritual crisis of Northern Europe on the eve of the Reformation, While Albrecht Durer's works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance reaching Germany.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART FOUR - THE HIGH RENAISSANCE: ROME AND VENICE (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19100 (Captioned)With Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, the artist as genius takes center stage. Their paintings, sculpture, drawings, and architecture define the aesthetic goals of the day. Rome emerges as a center of artistic vitality for the first time since antiquity. The Venetian preoccupation with nature and light is captured in glowing works by Giorgione and Titian, while Tintoretto's "The Last Supper" captures the social turbulence of late sixteenth century Italy. Palladio's noble architecture demonstrates how classical principles were absorbed and inventively used with spectacular and functional results.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART FIVE - IMAGES OF AUTHORITY IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ART (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19110 (Captioned)The direct emotional appeal of the Baroque style inspired by the Counter-Reformation is epitomized in Bernini's "The Ecstacy of St. Teresa", filmed on location in the Cornaro Chapel in Rome. Austrian and Spanish rulers use art to promote their imperial aims. In the Dutch Netherlands, freedom, and new bourgeois values also found expression in art. Rembrandt's works both fulfill and transcend the demands of new merchant patrons, while his portraits penetrate the inner truth of their subjects.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART SIX - THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, 1770-1830 (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19120 (Captioned)The voluptuous fantasies of Boucher and the elegant allegories of Watteau and Fragonard are rejected by a society in violent revolt. David's cool and ordered paintings urge a return to the nobler ideals of a classical past. His brush is transformed from a tool in the king's service to a powerful weapon for the Revolution, as we see in his masterpiece "The Death of Marat". Paintings by Gericault, Turner, Delacroix, and Goya demonstrate the astonishing range of styles in the Romantic movement as artists strive for individual expression.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART SEVEN - REALISM, IMPRESSIONISM AND POST-IMPRESSIONISM (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19130 (Captioned)Courbet defies the entrenched traditions of the official Salon and paints "the subjects of modern life" as he sees them. This urge is shared by the Impressionists, whose works are examined at close camera range, revealing the innovations in form and technique, and the obsession with color and changing light that characterize much of their oeuvre.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART EIGHT - TWENTIETH CENTURY ART BEFORE WORLD WAR II (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19140 (Captioned)The avant-garde movements of Vienna and Paris produce art works that embody the experience of urban and modern life. The sensuous paintings of Klimt, the daring color of the Fauves, and the Cubist revolution prefigured in Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" demonstrate how artists seek to free themselves from the past and capture the modern spirit in the years before World War I. Modernism triumphs after the war, as seen in the French, Russian, Dutch, and German works of the International Style. The darker side of modern life is explored in such Surrealist works as Miro's "The Birth of the World."

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: PART NINE - TWENTIETH CENTURY ART AFTER WORLD WAR II (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #19150 (Captioned)With the appearance of the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York, the United States becomes an important center for the visual arts. Scanning the extraordinary diversity of the post-war period, the program focuses on Jackson Pollock's Action Painting, with original footage of the artist at work on "One"; considers the skyscraper as the cathedral of a new commercial age; and analyzes the satirical Pop works of Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD VOLUME 1 (VHS) 1989. 114 min. sd. color. #69490 (Captioned) Program 1. The Classical Ideal - Part I: Traces the origins of humanism and the immortal classical style to Ancient Greece. Part II: The genius of Roman engineering and architecture was used to build an empire, while portrait sculpture exalted its rulers. & Program 2. A White Garment of Churches - Romanesque and Gothic Part I: With the fall of the Roman empire, Christianity flourished with the Church as patron of monumental Romanesque architecture and sculpture. Part II: The origin of Gothic architecture is found in the choir of the Abbey Church of St. Denis and the Chartres Cathedral serves as a model of High Gothic style.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD VOLUME 2 (VHS) 1989. 171 min. sd. color. #69500 (Captioned) Program 3. The Early Renaissance - Part I: The rebirth of classical themes and humanistic ideas marked the Renaissance in Italy, as seen in Florentines Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Ghiberti, and Botticelli. Part II: Glowing color - made possible by the new medium of oil paint - and minute detail set the work of the Flemish masters Van Eyck and Grunewald apart from the Florentines; Program 4. The High Renaissance - Part I: Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael displayed extraordinary talent working in a variety of media and elevated the status of the artist in Italian society. Part II: Venetians like Titian, Tintoretto, and Palladio readapted the classical style with a theatrical flourish; & Program 5. Realms of Light - The Baroque - Part I: The Church's campaign to counter the Reformation relied on dramatic depictions of religious scenes, such as those of Caravaggio and Bernini. Part II: The royal courts in Spain and the wealthy burghers in the Netherlands commissioned major paintings by Velazquez and Rembrandt and shaped their content.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD VOLUME 3 (VHS) 1989. 114 min. sd. color. #69510 (Captioned) Program 6. An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion - Part I: The playful fantasy and provocative subjects of the Rococo style practiced by Watteau, Fragonard, and Boucher gave way to strict Rationalism, which insisted on morality in art and the purity of classical form, as seen in the works of David. Part II: Striving for individual expression, Romantic painters Goya, Gericault, and Delacroix demonstrated a range of styles and subjects. & Program 7. A Fresh View - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism - Part I: Courbet and his followers rejected the standard academic themes and techniques, Manet shocked Paris, and Impressionists represented the world bathed in color and changing light. Part II: Post-Impressionists Seurat, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne broke new ground with daring and imaginative use of color and approaches to form.

ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD VOLUME 4 (VHS) 1989. 114 min. sd. color. #69520 (Captioned) Program 8. Into the Twentieth Century - Part I: With modernity came new energy and forms in Viennese building and painting. Paris saw the emergence of the Fauves, and of Picasso and Cubism. Kandinsky and others experimented with color abstraction. Part II: Modernism spawned not only Cubism, but also the abstract and the surreal. Le Corbusier and Wright applied the abstract principles to buildings. Dada responded to the devastation of WWI with nihilism; surrealists Dali, Magritte, and Miro showed Freudian influence. & Program 9. In Our Own Time - Part I: The Abstract Expressionist movement established New York as a center for the visual arts. Works by Pollock, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and the sculptor Oldenburg are examined. Part II: With many of the rules tested and discarded, the art world has become international. Art is now accessible to everyone to create and appreciate. Host Michael Wood looks over the past and forward to implications for the future.

ART SAFETY: HAZARDS AND PRECAUTIONS (VHS) 1988. 102 min. sd. color. #33590 A two-part program which describes the hazards of art & crafts materials and the necessary precautions.

ARTACHE PROGRAM 1: THE GAME OF ART AND HOW TO PLAY IT (VHS) 1990-91. 51 min. sd. color. #52090 Based around auctions at Christie's and Sotheby in New York and at the Cologne Art Fair, this program focuses on galleries, dealers, collectors, and the money involved in the art market. Also explored are the problems of money versus conservation and investment versus art.

ARTACHE PROGRAM 2: THE IMAGE OF AN ARTIST (VHS) 1990-91. 53 min. sd. color. #52100 Based around the large Warhol exhibition at the Museum Ludwig in West Germany, this program focuses on the artist and her/his relationship to career, fame, the media and money.

ARTACHE PROGRAM 3: ART IS LONG, LIFE IS SHORT (VHS) 1990-91. 50 min. sd. color. #52110 Focuses on the changing role of art in today's culture and how investors' and media attention have affected the way people regard art.

ARTHUR MILLER AND THE CRUCIBLE(VHS) 1997. 29 min. sd. color. #5828 In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy set up the Un-American Activities Committee to combat the growing "threat" of communism in the United States. Playwright Arthur Miller was one of many writers summoned to testify at this political witch-hunt. Miller, who was nearly ruined, said that until that time he had not understood the "inexplicable darkness" that prevented people from seeing evil and denouncing it - the central theme in The Crucible, based on the Salem witch trials. Interweaving rarely seen excerpts from the BBC production of the play with dramatizations of congressional hearing testimony, this powerful documentary highlights fundamental themes in common with both, and their influence on the playwright's development.

ARTHUR MURRAY FOXTROT (VHS). 1990. 27 min. sd. color. #26200 Learn to dance America's most popular ballroom dance.

ARTHUR MURRAY MAMBO (VHS). 1990. 39 min. sd. color. #26190 Learn the dance that combines American Jazz with Afro-American.

ARTHUR MURRAY NIGHTCLUB (VHS). 1990. 33 min. sd. color. #26220 Learn to dance this form of freestyle disco.

ARTHUR MURRAY SWING (VHS). 1990. 47 min. sd. color. #26210 Learn the dance that could be called America's National Dance.

ARTS OF ISLAM (VHS) 1989. 26 min. sd. color. #35100 From Spain to India, from Turkey to Morocco, the art of Islam has molded the cultural eye of millions of people over more than a millennium. This program explores Islamic art as one of the great cultural forces in world history and shows how it captivates the eye and engages the imagination.

ASANTE MARKET WOMEN (VHS) 1998. 41 min. sd. color. #61480 In the Asante tribe of Ghana, men are polygamous and women are subordinate in all domestic matters. But surprisingly, there is one arena where women reign supreme - the market place. These tough, assertive women have evolved their own power structure. A head woman - the Queenmother- arbitrates all disputes over price and quality. Amidst the noise and color of the Kumasi center market the viewer can percieve the intricacies of the matrilineal society. From The Disappearing World series.

AS YOU LIKE IT (VHS) 1979. 150 min. sd. color. #5090 Also available on DVD #67530. Here is Shakespeare in his sunniest mood. Lyrical and lighthearted, this is a comedy about all kinds of love-physical and intellectual, sentimental and cynical, enduring love between friends and romantic love at first sight. It is also about the roles society sometimes forces us to play. Produced by the BBC.

THE ASIANIZATION OF AMERICA (VHS) 1993. 26 min. sd. color. #56010 Asians are the nation's fastest-growing racial group. Stereotypes haave been revised and condescension has given way to admiration and jealousy. This program examines the role of Asian Americans half a century after the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, seeking to determine what accounts for Asians' startling successes in academia and to what extent they can, should, or want to blend into the American melting pot.

ASSESSING AND TREATING CRANIOFACIAL DISORDERS (VHS) 1995. 78 min. sd. color. #67110 Provides a protocol for performing oral-facial examinations and demonstrates the identification of structural and oral motor problems. Also presents a method of perceptual speech assessment that describes the impact of fistulas, dental and occlusal deviations, and other structural deviations on articulatory performance.

ASSESSING INFANTS AND TODDLERS: A FAMILY FOCUS (VHS) 1989. 173 min. sd. color. #31682 Teaches the basic clinical skills to assess infants, toddlers, and their families. addresses key issues, such as principles of audiologic and oral-motor/feeding, and social communicative assessment of infants and toddlers, within the context of the family.

ASSESSING THE VISUAL ARTS: STRATEGIES FOR ART EDUCATORS (VHS) 1992. 90 min. sd. color. #28420 As current research reveals the inaccuracy and inappropriateness of standardized testing, more school districts are initiating alternative assessment strategies. This videoconference provides a step-by-step approach for implementing art assessment programs. Examines how they work and how they can be adapted to work with individualized school programs and district needs.

ASSESSMENT (VHS) 1991. 22 min. sd. color. #67080 Examines such adult and adolescent assessment tools as the addiction severity index, the problem-oriented screening instrument, the adolescent problem severity index, and the personal experience inventory.

ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS (VHS) 1993. 41 min. sd. color. #34510 An expert in the area of children's auditory processing disorders presents a range of perspectives on issues in assessment and intervention.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 1: WILL THIS BE ON THE TEST - KNOWING VS. UNDERSTANDING (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60010 (Captioned) This introduction to the workshop series examines what it means to understand. Teachers will learn to design a set of performance tasks to fairly and accurately assess the levels of understanding that students have achieved.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 2: WHAT'D I GET - SCORING TOOLS (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60020 (Captioned) Teachers will learn to construct assessment tools to measure student understanding. The workshop focuses on the students' roles in developing these tools and the process of assessment.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 3: IS THIS GOING TO COUNT - EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60030 (Captioned) This workshop shows how embedding assessment in the curriculum turns performance tasks into learning activities. On-going assessment allows teachers to shape subsequent instruction according to what their students have and have not understood.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 4: I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS AN ENGLISH CLASS - CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60040 (Captioned) Teachers will be keyed into looking for connections students make to demonstrate their depth of understanding. They will learn ways to encourage these connections through performance tasks that build on other disciplines.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 5: YOU WILL BE TESTED ON THIS - STANDARDIZED TESTING (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60050 (Captioned) This workshop considers how teachers can use standardized tests to focus their teaching. Teachers will examine strategies to improve student performance in the classroom as well as on these external measures of success.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 6: THAT WOULD NEVER WORK HERE - SEEING ASSESSMENT REFORM IN ACTION, I (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60060 (Captioned) Follow the stories of Barbara, a California math teacher, and Scott, a Kentucky science teacher, as they share their strategies for incorporating assessment. The workshop stresses collegial support--sharing ideas and getting help from other teachers.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 7: THAT WOULD NEVER WORK HERE EITHER - SEEING ASSESSMENT REFORM IN ACTION, II (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60070 (Captioned) The stories of Barbara and Scott continue as they use assessment to encourage their students to work to improve their performance. The discussion focuses on opportunities for students to assess their own work and that of their peers.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE: WHAT'S THE POINT TAPE 8: WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL - IMPLEMENTING ASSESSMENT REFORM (VHS) 1998. 90 min. sd. color. #60080 (Captioned) This workshop emphasizes the importance of collaboration among teachers, administrators, and especially parents, when implementing assessment reform in a school or district.

ASSESSMENT OF BILINGUAL LEARNERS: LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE OR DISORDER? (VHS) 2003. 205 min. sd. color. #67772 Provides vital information about normal second language acquisition processes. Discusses the phenomena of bilingualism as a foundation for distinguishing between language differences and disabilities in English language and learning (ELL) students. Highlights assessment considerations and techniques used to differentiate between language difference and disability in ELL students.

ASSESSMENT OF SPORTS SKILLS (DVD) 1995. 144 min. on 2 DVDs. sd. color. #71900 Teaches assessment of such crucial sports skills as lay-up shots, chest passes, and set shots in basketball; fielding a grounder and a fly ball in softball; and overhand passes, forearm passes, and underhand serves in volleyball. Demonstrates different levels of achievement for each skill.

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM ONE: WHERE IS THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE? (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24050 (Captioned)The series begins with this intriguing question. It is a critical one for astronomers, as they still cannot account for nearly 90 percent of the universe's mass. Vera Rubin and Tony Tyson show how scientists have calculated the total amount of matter in the universe and found that "dark matter" or missing mass far outweighs the stars we see shining in galaxies. Viewers meet amateur astronomer, John Dobson, who has devoted his life to making astronomy accessible to the public.

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM TWO: SEARCHING FOR BLACK HOLES (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24060 (Captioned)Astronomer John Conway invites students to join his team of fellow astronomers as they conduct an experiment linking together a global network of radio telescopes. The object: a massive black hole that may swell at the center of galaxy NGC 1275. With this advanced technology, scientists are also able to study the oldest, most volatile and distant object yet known - the quasar.

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM THREE: A WINDOW TO CREATION (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24070 Closed captioned.Travel from Massachusetts to Japan capturing experts at work studying the birth of the universe - the "Big Bang." Two Berkeley professors, Paul Richards and Andrew Lange conduct a joint rocket experiment on the Big Bang's radiation afterglow. Cambridge astronomers Margaret Geller and John Hucra share how they discovered the "Great Wall" - the largest structure of galaxies yet found in the universe.

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM FOUR: WAVES OF THE FUTURE (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24080 Closed captioned.Gravity waves - Predicted by Einstein, but still undetected, these ripples in the fabric of time and space caused by the rapid motion of large amounts of mass could reveal new information about the Big Bang, supernova explosions, and other cosmic events. Stephen Hawking also provides his unique perspective on the wealth of knowledge that can be gained through the observation of these "ripples in time."

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM FIVE: STARDUST (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24090 (Captioned)A 60-minute picture of the billion-year lifespan of a star is provided by University of Maryland professor and expert observer of star formation, Leo Blitz. Go "down under" to the Australian outback where astronomers are searching for a pulsar in the debris of a 1987 supernova explosion - and the key to understanding the death of stars.

THE ASTRONOMERS PROGRAM SIX: PROSPECTING FOR PLANETS (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #24100 Closed captioned.Are we alone in the universe? The possibility of life on other planets is entertained by Harvard University professor Dave Latham. Latham looks for tiny deviations in star movement that would arise from the gravitational tug of a planet on its star. In Chile, Richard Terrile and Brad Smith use a 100-inch reflecting telescope to find evidence of other planets. Also examines one of the greatest scientific successes of our era - the Voyager mission. Project scientist Ed Stone shares an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the Voyager's encounter with Neptune.

AT WORK IN THE DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOM PART 1: PLANNING CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (VHS) 2001. 45 min. sd. color. #65260 Expert Carol Ann Tomlinson spells out the principles that guide a differentiated classroom. Classroom scenes demonstrate key elements of planning curriculum and instruction, such as: planning when and how to differentiate; continuously monitoring and assessing student learning to determine how to modify instruction; establishing a sense of community in the classroom while acknowledging the need for individualized approaches; deciding when and where to use group activities, whole-class instruction, and other strategies; and altering the composition of groups and the pace of learning to support a flexible learning environment. Teachers explain why and how they plan and change their assignments and activities in order to more appropriately match instructional activities to their students' learning needs.

AT WORK IN THE DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOM PART 2: MANAGING THE CLASSROOM (VHS) 2001. 30 min. sd. color. #65270 Shows how a differentiated classroom actually works and how to handle multiple tasks and activities. Experienced teachers offer lots of proven ideas and strategies, including: Dealing with distracting noise; using task cards, an "expert of the day," and other ways to provide task directions to several groups; creating folders, boxes, or other quick and efficient systems for distributing materials and handling student paperwork; using overheads, a rotation board, and other techniques to identify who is assigned to which tasks and groups; teaching students classroom "pathways" that assist in quickly forming groups; arranging the classroom space to facilitate small group work, individual work, or whole-class instruction; and tracking and recording students' progress while using discussions, exit cards, and journal entries. Viewing the classroom scenes, teachers can see how these approaches work and hear other teachers explain their rationale.

AT WORK IN THE DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOM PART 3: TEACHING FOR LEARNER SUCCESS (VHS) 2001. 25 min. sd. color. #65280 Explains how teachers become adept at multiple roles and move with ease from one to the other. Scenes and interviews with successful classroom teachers illustrate six key teacher roles: Teaching the Whole Class; Helping Groups Work Successfully; Observing Group Function; Coaching Individual Students for Success; Teaching and Reteaching Small Groups or Challenging Them with Enrichment Activities; Monitoring and Assessing Student Growth; and Bringing Closure to an Activity. Classroom scenes and teacher interviews explore classroom-tested ideas from which every teacher can benefit.

ATHENEUM: ANALYSIS OF FORM (VHS) 1989. 28 min. sd. color. #24610 This innovative and in-depth architectural study employs dazzling 3D computer graphics and animation as well as on-site video footage to analyze the structure and design of Richard Meier's celebrated Atheneum in historic New Harmony, Indiana. In addition to its examination of the building's overall organization, the video also analyzes each floor in detail and explains how each part of the building contributes to the whole.

THE ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIP (VHS) ca. 1980. 25 min. sd. color. #19920 Illustrates the nature of the infant-caregiver attachment relationship and presents the most widely used method for assessing the quality of this relationship (the Ainsworth Strange Situation procedure.) The underlying theoretical position is the evolutionary/adaptational position of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth.

ATTENTION: A TEAM APPROACH TO ADHD (VHS) 1996. 41 min. sd. color. #56560 Focuses on teamwork in assessing and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Through interviews with medical and educational professionals, this program aids in identifying this disorder. Discussed are the symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, as well as the conditions that often accompany ADHD. Also discussed are the roles of educators, medical professionals and parents in assessing a child. Treatment options are also addressed.

AUDITION TECHNIQUES (VHS) 1988. 70 min. sd. color. #23810 The purpose of the video is to prepare students and aspiring actors for auditions. Teaches how to select, analyze and rehearse a monologue or song, how to warm up physically and vocally before an audition, what is proper and improper in an audition, how to give a cold reading and how to prepare a resume and photographs.

AUDITIONING FOR CAMERA (DVD) 2003. 35 min. sd. color. #68260 Paul Awad, professional director and acting teacher, guides students through workshop exercises created to help actors make the most of their audition time, bring out their unique qualities, and give them a solid grasp of the auditioning process and the skills necessary to get a part. It looks at head shots, callbacks, working with the camera, and rehearsing.

AUDITIONING FOR COMMERCIALS (DVD) 2003. 35 min. sd. color. #68250 Teaches the process of auditioning for commercials through a relaxed workshop dialogue with professional director and acting teacher Paul Awad. It looks at types of commercials, how to read a commercial script, and what makes a successful audition.

AUGUST WILSON: THE AMERICAN DREAM, IN BLACK AND WHITE (VHS) 1990. 52 min. sd. color. #63080 In this incisive program, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson returns home to the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1990 to review his life and career. Archival footage and interviews with Wilson, former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich, fellow writers, and others provide insights into the African-American experience, from the Great Black Migration to more recent times. Scenes from Jitney, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and Two Trains Running reveal the impact of the oral tradition and the blues on Wilson's poetic prose, a skillful blend of art and authenticity.

AWAKENING AND ENLIGHTENMENT (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #26010 Jonathan Edwards, preacher, and Benjamin Franklin, politician, represented, what noted historian Aruther M. Schlesinger, Jr. calls, "the Great Divide of the American mind." Today, few politicians have Franklin's skill as a scientist and philosopher and few evangelists have Edward's intellectualism. These two formidable men still speak to us across two centuries as Yale University presents a thought-provoking program on the lives and works of two men who shaped Colonial American thinking...and how the careers of each shed light on themes prevalent in pre-Revolutionary America.

AWKWARD SITUATIONS IN COUNSELING (VHS) 1992. 17 min. sd. color. #64780 Presenting twelve situations in which a client puts a counselor on the spot, this video shows counselor responses that are adequate and caring but do not fully address the underlying issues or feelings that have provoked the client's aggression. After pauses, the program repeats each scene with an alternative response.

ax² + hxy + cy² = n (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color. #25180 Focusing on a pictorial approach to the theory of integral quadratic forms, John. H. Conway combines an impressive command of the theory with deep intuitive insight to produce an illuminating and engaging videotaped lecture. This lecture is fascinating not only in its subject matter but also in revealing the way this master mathematician wends his intuitive way through the topic as he leaves the technicalities behind. The videotape would be appropriate for advanced undergraduates with background in number theory.

AY, CARMELA! (VHS) 1991. 105 min. sd. color. #56000 Carmen Maura plays the title role of an apolitical cabaret performer caught between the combatants of the Spanish Civil War. Jaurizio De Razza stars as the Italian officer in charge of staging a musical revue for a very demanding Fascist audience. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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