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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.![]()
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.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.![]()
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. ![]()
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.
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. ![]()
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. ![]()
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.
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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.![]()
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. ![]()
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.
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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.
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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. ![]()
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 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.![]()
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.![]()
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.![]()
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. ![]()
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.![]()
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
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 (VHS) 1987. 56 min. sd. color.
#20400 (Second VHS copy available #59400)
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.
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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
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.![]()
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. ![]()
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. ![]()
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.![]()
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.![]()