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CABEZA DE VACA (VHS) 1991. 109 min. sd. color. #56240 A visually spellbinding biography of the Spanish explorer Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, the sole survivor of a 16th century Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida. Cabeza de Vaca discovers the Iguase, a traditional Indian tribe, which allows Cabeza into their tribe. Over the next eight years, he learns about their mysterious culture and becomes a leader of the group. But his former identity catches up with him when a team of Spanish conquistadors return to colonize the Indians. In Spanish and Indian with English subtitles.

CABIN IN THE SKY (VHS) 1943. 99 min. sd. color. #57260 A poor woman fights to keep her husband's soul out of the devil's clutches. Based on a Broadway show and featuring an all-Black cast, this movie includes lively dance numbers and a musical score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, with contributions from Duke Ellington. This is director Vincente Minnelli's first feature film.

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (VHS) 1919. 90 min. sil. b&w #15560 The first and one of the greatest psychological horror films ever made, this classic is a journey to a world where reality, fantasy, and nightmare come together. A sideshow hypnotist uses a somnambulist to commit murder. Does the murder really happen, or are we so mesmerized by the plot turns, dreamlike sets, and camera work that the film works its own hypnosis on us?

CABLE TV AND BEYOND (VHS) 1997. 28 min. sd. color. #59220 Details the history of this dynamic medium from its modest beginnings to today where fiber optics, new cable-ready TVs, and an explosion of programming by an ever-growing number of networks have helped to increase the number of available channels from a mere handful to hundreds. In the 1990s, with nearly 60 percent of American households wired for cable, it drew close to parity with the Big Three networks and PBS. More recently, cable has come to mean Internet access as well.

CADILLAC DESERT: AN AMERICAN NILE (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #63570 Charts the dramatic transformation of the Colorado River from a wild desert waterway with a mind of its own into the most controlled, litigated, domesticated, regulated, and over-allocated river in the history of the world. From the heroic construction of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression to the bitter political and environmental battles over the potential damming of the Grand Canyon, this program illustrates how the Colorado became so impounded and diverted that by 1969 it no longer reached the ocean.

CADILLAC DESERT: MULHOLLAND'S DREAM (VHS) 1997. 90 min. sd. color. #63560 Tells of William Mulholland's search for water for the people of Los Angeles. Evoking the real-life visionaries, scoundrels, and dark intrigues behind the fiction of the motion picture Chinatown, the film weaves past and present together to illustrate water's role in the history of Los Angeles, as well as the city's challenges for the future.

CADILLAC DESERT: THE MERCY OF NATURE (VHS) 1997. 60 min. sd. color. #63580 Traces the fierce political and environmental battles that raged around the transformation of California's Central Valley from semiarid desert into the most productive and environmentally altered agricultural region in global history.

CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (VHS) 1948. 123 min. sd. color. #30230 Based on the play by George Bernard Shaw and full of Shaw's indomitable wit. Starring Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh and Stewart Granger.

CALCULATORS FOR CLASSROOMS (VHS) 1992. 70 min. sd. color. #30930 Designed to introduce teachers to the advantages of using calculators for mathematics instruction in grades K - 12. Made up of five 12 -17 minute segments covering the different grade levels.

CAMELOT (VHS) 1967. 180 min. sd. color. #59802 (Closed captioned.) Film version of the long-running Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical about King Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot adapted from T. H. White's book, "The Once and Future King." Stars Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero.

CAMILA (VHS) 1984. 105 min. sd. color. #13990 Recounts the true story of a young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires, Camila O'Gorman, who falls in love and runs away with a young Jesuit priest, Ladislao Gutierrez. The two find temporary happiness in a small provincial village but are eventually recognized and condemned to death without a trial. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

CAMILLE CLAUDEL (VHS) 1989. 159 min. sd. color. #33990 Intense performances by Isabella Adjani and Gerard Depardieu add fire to this adaptation of the family authorized biography of overlooked sculptress Camille Claudel. After years of living with master sculptor August Rodin as pupil and lover, Claudel fell into a paranoid depression when he left her. Her disapproving family had her committed to a mental institution, where she wasted away for the remaining 30 years of her life.

CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY (VHS) 1992. 120 min. sd. color. #26020 The art of influencing voters has changed dramatically in the past thirty years, and may continue to change as more voters express dissatisfaction through low turnout at the polls. This program offers the most up-to-the-minute information from experts on behind the scenes politics available today.

CAMPUS RAPE (VHS) 1989. 20 min. sd. color. #21470 Explores campus rape and its impact through interviews with four college students who were assaulted on campuses throughout the country. Two of the students were attacked by strangers; the other two were raped by people they knew.

THE CANADIAN BRASS LIVE! (VHS) 1986. 50 min. sd. color. #22570 Classical, baroque, jazz and pop as performed by the Canadian Brass quintet in a performance at the Peachtree Theatre, Atlanta.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING (VHS) 1994. 30 min. sd. color. #50830 Presents first-hand perspectives on the world of advanced practice nursing. Nurses today are presented with the option to further their careers while widening the scope of their expertise. Viewers will discover the challenges and rewards of the field, and learn what qualities and skills will make a person a good candidate for an APN program.

CAREERS: CONSUMER MARKETING (VHS) 1986. 32 min. sd. color. #27630 Describes all facets of the marketing process.

CARMEN (VHS) 1983. 99 min. sd. color. #13120 To complete his production of "Carmen", a director-choreographer must find a leading lady. His obsessive search for a fiery, passionate Carmen takes him to flamenco dance schools where he eventually discovers his leading lady in an untried young dancer named Carmen. As time goes on, they find themselves living the "Carmen" story of love and treachery. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

CAROUSEL (VHS) 1956. 128 min. sd. color. #59700 (Closed captioned.) A Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on Ferenc Molnar's play "Liliom" about a swaggering carnival barker who tries to change his life after he falls in love with a good woman. Killed while attempting to foil a robbery he was supposed to help commit, he begs his heavenly hosts for the chance to return to the mortal realm just long enough to set things straight with his teenage daughter.

CASABLANCA (VHS) 1942. 103 min. sd. b&w. #15580 The story of the struggle between diverse individuals who have sought refuge in Casablanca after fleeing Nazi occupied Europe during World War II. Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) and her fugitive husband, a leader of Europe's underground, must obtain visas to guarantee their transit to America. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa's former lover, becomes an accomplice in the endeavor to assure their safe departure.

THE CASE OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE (VHS) 1977. 52 min. sd. color. #Archives Investigates the various myths, stories and theories that describe and attempt to explain the mysterious occurrences in the Bermuda Triangle. Nova series.

CASTE AT BIRTH (VHS) 1990. 52 min. sd. color. #35180 Few Westerners realize the grave situation of India's untouchables. There are 150 million of them who live a segregated life. They cannot own land or get an education and are condemned to the most menial jobs. From birth, all alternatives are closed to them. While the government has tried to improve the condition of the untouchables, these attempts have been met by strong resistance. Upper caste Hindus profit from this source of cheap labor. In addition, the Hindu notion that the untouchable is impure is deeply ingrained. However, a few leaders have arisen from their ranks, who work for change.

CASTLE (VHS) 1983. 58 min. sd. color. #18780 This program combines colorful animation with live action sequences to tell the fictional, but historically accurate story of a 13th century Welsh castle. Hosted by David Macaulay.

A CAT, A FISH AND A HAMBURGER (VHS) 1988. 26 min. sd. color. #18520 Focuses on Boston's Agassiz School writing program. The teachers employ a "language and literacy" approach in their classes and encourage imagination in writing books, reading aloud and acting out stories. The program is quite successful, due to the energy and patience of the teachers and the enthusiasm from the young authors.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (VHS) 1958. 108 min. sd. color. #30850 Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives turn in searing performances as members of a neurotic Southern family in this superb adaptation of Tennessee Williams' perceptive, prize-winning play.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (VHS) 1989. 122 min. sd. color. #23890 In this turbulent tale of a southern family, sultry Maggie tries desperately to entice her tortured alcoholic husband into bed while fighting his brother and sister-in-law for dying Big Daddy's inheritance. Starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones and Rip Torn.

CATCH A RISING ECONOMIC STAR: TAIWAN (VHS) 1991. 25 min. sd. color. #26430 This program examines the present economic and trade policies of the Republic of China. The policies will be moved toward the goals of liberalization, international-ization and institutionaliza-tion as priority. Analyzes the special features of markets, monetary environment, efficiency of concerned government departments and introduces the advantages for foreign investors.

CATCH THEM BEING GOOD (VHS) 1988. 135 min. sd. color. #21483 Staff development program which presents ways to reduce student behavior problems and establish a more positive climate for learning. Demonstrates the effectiveness of positive discipline by presenting rules, providing time to practice the rules, and reinforcing good behavior.

CATHEDRAL (VHS) 1985. 60 min. sd. color. #17890 A guided tour of some of France's most impressive medieval cathedrals, including Chartres, Reims, Notre Dame de Paris, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Hosted by David Macaulay.

CAUDILLO: THE HISTORY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (VHS) 1977. 111 min. sd. color/b&w. #40380 Tells the story of General Franco's revolt and the ensuing Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 from both the Republican and Falangist points of view. In the interest of clarity, the Loyalist footage is tinted red and the Falangist footage is blue. Includes documentary film footage, narrative excerpts from various well-known writers who reported on the war, and contemporary visits with surviving participants.

THE CAVE (VHS) 1973. 10 min. sd. color. Two copies available: #26650 & #56370 Based on Plato's seventh book of the Republic. Uses animation to present a hypothetical situation in which four men chained in a cave mistake shadows for reality. Narrated by Orson Welles.

A CENTURY OF REPRESENTATION OF FINITE GROUPS (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #25690 Presents a videotaped lecture of an important address by C. W. Curtis.

CEREBRAL PALSY: WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW (VHS) 1991. 19 min. sd. color. #52780 Covers the causes, symptoms, and range of possible treatments of cerebral palsy, including the relationship between physical and mental handicaps, and the role of medications and physical therapy in treatment.

THE CHALLENGE FROM ASIA: KOREA (VHS) 1993. 52 min. sd. color. #32260 Asians, no longer content with assembling other nations' technology, expect to get in on the ground floor of design and control. Korea, the subject of this analytical documentary, is posing a serious threat to Japan's position in the world market.

THE CHALLENGE OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE 80'S (VHS) 1983. 90 min. sd. color. #12220 A training session that concentrates on developing active listening skills for increased sales in the music trade.

THE CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN (VHS) 1986. 144 min. sd. color. #13202 Seven programs about mathematics and problem solving. Tape 1: Situation: Where Am I? (18 min.); Information: What Do I Know? (21 min.); Restatement: How Do I See It? (19 min.). Tape 2: Outcomes: How Do I Get There? (23 min.); Management: What Do I Do Next? (21 min.); Estimation: Am I Close? (21 min.); Argument: Am I Right? (21 min.) Study book included.

CHANGING AGENDAS WITH GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND (VHS) 1990. 28 min. sd. color. #28810 Closed captioned.Bill Moyers and Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland discuss the increasingly important role of women in politics.

CHAOS, FRACTALS AND DYNAMICS: COMPUTER EXPERIMENTS IN MATHEMATICS (VHS) 1989. 60 min. sd. color. #25160 Robert Devaney communicates his deep understanding as well as his enthusiasm for chaos, fractals, and dynamical systems. Starting at a level suitable for well-prepared high school students, he tells the mathematical story behind these fascinating topics. Equations and graphs are clearly shown with computer-generated characters, and Devaney's explanations are lucid and instructive.

CHAOS TO CALM (VHS) 1984. 25 min. sd. color. #13220 Violent crime on our public school campuses and in our classrooms doesn't have to be. This program documents exemplary programs and administrative leadership that have created safe environments for students and teachers.

CHEMICAL SAFETY FOR LAB WORKERS (VHS) 1986. 32 min. sd. color. #15210 Intended for researchers or laboratory workers who use a large variety of chemicals. Designed to help meet the training requirements of right-to-know laws.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD (VHS) 1968. 43 min. sd. color. #27842 Part I analyzes Chekhov's unprecedented use of characterization and plot to show why he became known as the innovator of modern drama. Examines the meanings of sound effects and discusses Chekhov's attitudes toward life. Part II discusses why one of the greatest directors of drama could view The Cherry Orchard as a tragedy, while the author labeled it a comedy.

CHIAPAS: THE INSIDE STORY (VHS) 1994. 60 min. sd. color. #64210 This documentary examines the 30-year rebellion and conflict between the Mexican government and the indigenous population in Chiapas through interviews with village residents, journalists, politicians, and rebel Zapatista leaders. The area's tumultuous history is traced from the Mexican Revolution to the present, as allegations of massacres by government troops continue to dominate the headlines. Zapatista leaders and members of various local organizations discuss the source of the struggle - their demand for agricultural autonomy over lands currently owned by wealthy Mexicans and foreigners. In Spanish with English subtitles.

CHICANO EPISODE 1: QUEST FOR A HOMELAND (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #51160 Begins with the events at Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, that sparked a national movement for social justice. The program moves from the pivotal 1967 struggle by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of land grants to the 1970 Chicano Moratorium in East Los Angeles.

CHICANO EPISODE 2: THE STRUGGLE IN THE FIELDS (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #51170 Chronicles the efforts of farm workers to form a national labor union under the nonviolent leadership of Cesar Chavez.

CHICANO EPISODE 3: TAKING BACK THE SCHOOLS (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #51180 Paints a picture of the struggle to reform an educational system that failed to properly educate Mexican American students.

CHICANO EPISODE 4: FIGHTING FOR POLITICAL POWER (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #51190 Focuses on the emergence of Mexican American political activism and the creation of a third political party, La Raza Unida, The United People.

CHILD ABUSE: A GLOBAL CRISIS (VHS) 1989. 28 min. sd. color. #25710 Experts from around the world explore solutions to child abuse, including educating the public, learning to deal with stress, taking time out when anger builds, and getting outside help when needed.

CHILD ABUSE: IT SHOULDN'T HURT TO BE A KID (VHS) 1985. 27 min. sd. color. #13230 This film advises mandated reporters (educators, school personnel, physicians, nurses, and other medical and nonmedical practitioners; law enforcement and probation officers; social service employees, and day care providers - all those who come into contact with children in the course of their professional lives) of their responsibility under the law to report suspected child abuse. Defines child abuse and how to recognize and report it. Narrated by Ricky Schroeder and John Houseman.

CHILD ABUSE REPORTING: A STRATEGY FOR ACTING ON ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #24110 Lecture and demonstration of a strategy for notifying abused or abusing clients of child abuse reporting.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT (VHS) 1990. 40 min. sd. color. #34300 This video answers many of the questions parents or caregivers of newborn children may have. Identifies the five stages of child development from birth to 24 months.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION: SOCIOCULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES (VHS) 1986. 30 min. sd. color. #15480 Through interviews with five professionals in the field of prevention the basic facts and scope of the problem are presented, as well as new theory and research on child abuse. A cultural context for understanding the offender is suggested along with reasons why children often don't tell about abuse. Prevention efforts are discussed and guidelines for dealing with common community, religious, and school board concerns are provided.

CHILDREN IN NEED (VHS) 1989. 29 min. sd. color. #34310 Examines the people and programs working to change the lives of socially disadvantaged children.

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (VHS) 1986. 110 min. sd. color. #23740 This screen version of the Broadway play chronicles the relationship between a special education teacher and his student, a deaf woman.

CHILDREN OF PARADISE (LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS) (VHS) 1943-45. 195 min. sd. b&w. #30192 Set in the theater district of early 19th-century Paris, the film recreates a glittering world of backstage life. Filmed during the Nazi Occupation this sweeping romantic epic triumphantly belongs among the milestones of cinema. Unabridged, fully restored. In French with English subtitles.

A CHILD'S GUIDE TO LANGUAGE (VHS) 1983. 50 min. sd. color. #32270 Few children who are taught a language in school have anything to show for it when they grow up. Are the teaching methods at fault? Enough is now known about the process of language acquisition to suggest that language teaching can be more effective. Looks at some of the different language acquisition methods in use in schools around the world.

CHILE: VISTA DE PAJARO (REGION SUR) (VHS) 2000. 50 min. sd. color. #64070 Offering a close-up of the southern part of Chile, this video travels from Santiago to Punta Arenas and the Strait of Magellan. It tours Isla Negra, Curico, Chillan, Conception, Canete with its Mapuche Indian culture, Temuco, Villarica, Valdiva, Osorrno, Puerto Montt, the island of Chiloe, and the area of the Carretera Austral. It includes a cruise to La Laguna San Rafael and another from Puenta Arenas through the Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel. This Spanish version is intermediate/advanced level.

CHILLIDA (VHS) 1985. 60 min. sd. color. #32890 Opening with a stormy dream sequence, based on Chillida's great work "The Wind Combs," this program takes us on an exploration of the artist, his world, his works and his roots. His concepts of space, matter and "limits" are set against a background of the artist at home, in his studio, on a voyage to Egypt, at work in a great cathedral foundry as well as in the quarries and ruins of the magnificent Les Baux valley.

CHIMP TALK (VHS) 1998. 14 min. sd. color. #58410 In this program, Paul Hoffman, editor of Discover magazine, explores the controversial issue of language use by apes with primatologist Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Dr. Laura Ann Petitto.

CHINA BOOM: NURTURING THE SOCIALIST MARKETPLACE (VHS) 1996. 16 min. sd. color. #51030 China's economy today is clearly in a development stage, a mix of capitalism and communism, with distinctly Chinese characteristics. This program examines the state of China's economy, as the day of the state-protected job ends, and individual initiative counts. Also examines such new phenomena for the Chinese as inflation, consumerism, an open labor market, and foreign investment.

CHINA: FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY (VHS) 1998. 30 min. sd. color. #65740 Examines the enormous economic changes and challenges for China as it transforms itself from a centralized command economy to a market-based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial giant.

CHINA IN TRANSITION (VHS) 1994. 130 min. sd. color. #51270 Closed captioned.China is a complex and closed society in the midst of economic, cultural, and political changes. Go behind the Bamboo Curtain and find out how the changes will affect that country and its relationship with the United States. From The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.

CHINA: THE HISTORY AND THE MYSTERY (VHS) 1992. 120 min. sd. color. #56442 As successive Emperors constructed opulent palaces and elegant cities, China saw significant developments in philosophy, art and technology. Today as Red China feels the stirring of a democratic movement, the nation is a showcase of tourist attractions in a picturesque land where ancient customs intermingle with the bustle of modern life. This program features six thousand years of Chinese history and makes for an exciting and visually stunning epic.

CHINA: THE REVOLUTION AND BEYOND PART ONE: THE LEADERS OF THE REVOLUTION (VHS) 1989. 58 min. sd. color. #21510 Examines Chou En-lai and Mao Tse-Tung, the clash between Mao and Lin Chao-chi, the Lin Piao Plot, the Four Brigands, the rise of Den Xiaoping, and the history of the struggles and confrontations, the scrambles for power and the ideological backdrop of China across four decades.

CHINA: THE REVOLUTION AND BEYOND PART TWO: SLOGANS AND POLICIES (VHS) 1989. 58 min. sd. color. #21520 The economic revolution was guided by various slogans, like Land Reform, the Great Leap Forward, Taking Inspiration from Taking. Reviews the successes and failures of these programs, and illustrates the upheaval in the lives of ordinary people to show how social and economic development was achieved, and at what cost.

CHINA: THE REVOLUTION AND BEYOND PART THREE: FROM LIBERALIZATION TO CRACKDOWN (VHS) 1989. 58 min. sd. color. #21530 Examines the 1972 rapprochement between China and the U.S. led to modernization, liberalization, and, in the early summer of 1989, the students' demand for democratization which appeared to be the immediate cause of the resulting crackdown.

CHINA: TURNING TO THE 21ST CENTURY (VHS) 1997. 25 min. sd. color. #58980 This exploration of life in today's China traces the paths of a young pop singer, a blue-collar worker, and a military officer as they struggle to overcome the barriers of Chinese tradition and move closer to the 21st century. Examines some of the many problems that have plagued Chinese progress in recent years, such as pollution, the political disharmony that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre, and female infanticide.

CHINA: WORLD OF DIFFERENCE (VHS) 1986. 50 min. sd. color. #16220 China, the world's third largest country and home to more than one quarter of the earth's population is steeped in history, tradition and culture. Experience the unchanged oriental lifestyle with this award winning production narrated by actor Robert Powell.

CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING (VHS) 1989. 90 min. sd. color. #57040 Presents an introduction to this ancient expressive art. Progresses from basic tools and techniques to more complicated projects.

CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC (VHS) 1992. 30 min. sd. color. #54170 This video opens with a musician playing the 12th century box zither and then shows several types of musical instrument factories. Musicians play a variety of string and reed instruments. Commentary in English.

CHINESE LANGUAGE VIDEO LESSONS FOR CLASSROOM USE TAPE 1: LESSONS 1 - 8 (VHS) 1997. 85 min. sd. color. #54100 Lessons include: 1) Interview with a Primary School Student; 2) Description of Tiananmen Square; 3) Interview with an Elderly Lady; 4) Interview with a Little Girl; 5) Interview with a Peddler; 6) University Student Borrows Notes; 7) Interview with a Foreign Student; 8) Interview with a Muleteer. In Chinese.

CHINESE LANGUAGE VIDEO LESSONS FOR CLASSROOM USE TAPE 2: LESSONS 9 - 15 (VHS) 85 min. sd. color. #54110 Lessons include: 9) How to Make Jianbing guozi; 10) Mass Transit; 11) College Student's Self-Introduction; 12) Interview with Junior High Students (part 1 0f 3); 13) Interview with Junior High Students (part 2 of 3); 14) Interview with Junior High Students (part 3 of 3); 15) Interview with Taijiquan Teacher. In Chinese.

CHINESE NEW YEAR (VHS) 1991. 27 min. sd. color. #26440 This film presents the Chinese New Year story with shadow puppets, and introduces the way Chinese New Year is celebrated in modern Taiwan.

CHINESE OPERA (VHS) 1992. 27 min. sd. color. #53050 Presents various places in China where operas are performed, both on indoor and outdoor stages. Shows how artists prepare props for the opera and also shows performers rehearsing and getting ready to go on stage. Also gives a history of opera in China.

CHINESE PAPER-CUTS (VHS) 1991. 25 min. sd. color. #26450 This film introduces traditional Chinese folk art of paper cutting. The film covers the developmental history of paper cutting and its different branches, and includes pictorial explanations, and practical demonstrations.

THE CHINESE REVOLUTION (VHS) 1993. 36 min. sd. color. #50980 Documents how Sun Yat-sen's idealism came under Bolshevik guidance; the roles of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao; the Long March; Mao's installation as chairman of the People's Republic. It shows how Mao's administration began to organize 700 million people into one China; China's intervention in Korea; the split between Beijing and Moscow; the occupation of Tibet; China's development of nuclear bombs/ and Richard Nixon's visit to China. Also covers the Cultural Revolution and ends with Gorbachev's visit to Beijing and the Tiananmen massacre.

CHINUA ACHEBE (VHS) 1988. 45 min. sd. color. #22750 Nuruddin Farah interviews Chinua Achebe about topics relating to his work including translation, African and Nigerian identity, choosing a language in which to write, Nigerian oral tradition, and setting. From the "Writers Talk: Ideas Of Our Time" series.

CHINUA ACHEBE: THE IMPORTANCE OF STORIES (VHS) 1996. 57 min. sd. color. #52890 This video portrait of Chinua Achebe examines how the Nigerian-born writer­as well as modern Africa itself­were shaped by a history of racism and colonialism. In an interview conducted by Dr. Joel Kovel, Achebe discusses Africa's colonialist history, the nature of indigenous African religious and philosophical beliefs, and the artistry and human significance of literature.

CHOKING EMERGENCY (VHS) 1986. 14 min. sd. color. #14750 Presents how to open the airway; how to do rescue breathing; how to recognize a choking victim; how to apply the Heimlich maneuver to conscious/unconscious victims; special techniques for use with infants and children; and a dramatic re-enactment.

CHRIS BURDEN: A VIDEO PORTRAIT (VHS) 1989. 28 min. sd. color. #34380 During the early 1970's Chris Burden's shockingly simple, unforgettable performances took the jaded art world by surprise. In this documentary, Chris Burden talks about his works of the past 20 years from the performances of the 70's to the sculpture and installations of the 80's.

THE CHRISTIANS: A PECULIAR PEOPLE (VHS) 1978. 39 min. sd. color. #54370 Traces the growth of Christianity from its earliest beginnings to the time the Christians ceased to be a secret, persecuted sect.

THE CHRISTIANS: IN SEARCH OF TOLERANCE (VHS) 1978. 38 min. sd. color. #54320 Focuses on the growth during the Reformation of radical religious sects which existed outside the established church order. Explains that many emigrated to found new societies in North America, including the Pilgrims.

THE CHRISTIANS: PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (VHS) 1978. 41 min. sd. color. #54350 Focuses on the conflicts that arose in Europe between Christians and non-Christians, culminating in the expulsion of the Jews from Spain.

THE CHRISTIANS: PRINCES AND PRELATES (VHS) 1978. 41 min. sd. color. #54340 Focuses on church history during the Renaissance, following the Council of Constance when an emperor deposed three Popes and arranged the choice of a fourth.

THE CHRISTIANS: PROTEST AND REFORM (VHS) 1978. 40 min. sd. color. #54330 Surveys the history of the Reformation, focusing on developments within the Christian church.

THE CHRISTIANS: THE CHRISTIAN EMPIRE (VHS) 1978. 39 min. sd. color. #54360 Focuses on the period in Christian church history when the Emperor Constantine founded the first Christian empire and Christians became members of the political establishment.

THE CHRISTIANS: THE ROOTS OF DISBELIEF (VHS) 1978. 37 min. sd. color. #54310 Examines the many causes for today's indifference to Christianity, asserting that the major reasons are the advance of science and historical criticisms of the Bible.

CHULAS FRONTERAS (VHS) 1976. 58 min. sd. color. #17730 A look at the music known as Tex-Mex, indigenous to the Texas-Mexican border. The music of Chicano people is seen embodied in their family life and enjoyment of domestic rituals, as well as in their hardships.

CITIZEN COHN (VHS) 1992. 112 min. sd. color. #40230 Closed captioned.Told in hallucinatory flashbacks, as he lays dying from AIDS, Roy Cohn is a lawyer and power broker, probably best remembered as the malevolent sidekick to Communist-hunting Senator Joseph McCarthy. But his contempt also extended to antisemitism and gay-bashing (though Cohn was both homosexual and Jewish), and his past comes, literally, back to haunt him. Adapted from the biography by Nicholas von Hoffman.

CITIZEN KANE (VHS) 1941. 120 min. b&w. #15620 Generally regarded as the finest film ever made in America, this is the story of a powerful newspaper publisher, told by those who knew him best or thought they did.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE ONE: THE CAUSE (1861) (VHS) 1990. 99 min. sd. color. #22690 Beginning with a dramatic indictment of slavery, this first episode dramatically evokes the causes of the war, from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists who opposed it. The episode comes to a climax with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas, where both sides now learn it is to be a very long war.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE TWO: A VERY BLOODY AFFAIR (1862) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22700 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Three) Episode Two begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, where his huge army meets a smaller but infinitely more resourceful Confederate force. The episode ends with rumors of Europe's readiness to recognize the Confederacy.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE THREE: FOREVER FREE (1862) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22700 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Two) Charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free. The episode comes to a climax in September, 1862, with Lee's invasion of Maryland. On the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest - the emancipation of the slaves.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE FOUR: SIMPLY MURDER (1863) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22710 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Five) The episode begins with the nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg and comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant's attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces away from Vicksburg.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE FIVE: THE UNIVERSE OF BATTLE (1863) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22710 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Four) This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of the war: the Battle of Gettysburg - the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. The episode closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg in November, where Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what was happening to his people.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE SIX: VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH (1864) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22720 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Seven) Episode Six begins with a biographical comparison of Grant and Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against one another from the Wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. As the horrendous casualty lists increase, Lincoln's chances for re-election begin to dim, and with them the possibility of Union victory.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE SEVEN: MOST HALLOWED GROUND (1864) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22720 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Six) This episode begins with the presidential campaign of 1864 that set Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: opinion in the North has turned strongly against Lincoln and the war. But eleventh hour Union victories tilt the election to Lincoln, and the Confederacy's last hope for independence dies. In an ironic twist, poignantly typical of the Civil War, Lee's Arlington mansion is turned into a Union military hospital and the estate becomes Arlington National Cemetery - the Union's most hallowed ground.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE EIGHT: WAR IS ALL HELL (1865) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22730 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Nine) The episode begins with William Techumseh Sherman's brilliant March to the Sea, which brings war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. Lee's tattered Army of Northern Virginia flees westward towards a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House. There, the dramatic and deeply moving surrender of Lee to Grant takes place. The episode ends in Washington where John Wilkes Booth begins to dream of vengeance for the South.

THE CIVIL WAR, EPISODE NINE: THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE (1865) (VHS) 1990. 60 min. sd. color/b&w. #22730 (Mounted on cassette with Episode Eight) This final episode begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and then goes on to narrate the horrendous events of five days later when, on April 14th, Lincoln is assassinated. After chronicling Lincoln's poignant funeral, the series recounts the final days of the war, the capture of John Wilkes Booth and the fates of the series' major characters. The episode then considers the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country from a collection of states to the nation we are today.

A CLASS DIVIDED (DVD) 1985. 57 min. sd. color. #72540 (Also available on VHS #12980) (Captioned in DVD) Presents the efforts of an Iowa school teacher to expose her elementary students to the effects of prejudice in a dramatic way. A follow-up to the film "Eye of the Storm".

CLASSICAL THEATRE: MYTH, HISTORY AND DRAMA (VHS) 1989. 22 min. sd. color. #34950 The remains of ancient theatres are spread across the territory of Greece, haunted by the shadows of Homer and of the myths that fill the epics and the tragedies. This program visits a theatre built on a high acropolis, perhaps religious in character; an ampitheater in a major city of the Achaean League; the theatre of ancient Psophis, scene of Euripides' Alcmeon in Psophis; and the smallest theatre preserved, at a site renowned in Homeric times.

CLASSICAL THEATRE: THE CHANGING CLASSICAL AUDIENCE (VHS) 1989. 21 min. sd. color. #34940 In the 50 years separating Aeschylus from the later works of Euripides, theatre changed. Plays had been performed in honor of the god Dionysus and for the enjoyment of spectators; now they were targeted at spectators who took pleasure in the spectacle itself. Where once the text itself set the stage and described the scene, now sets came into use, whereas in Roman times, there were troupes of traveling actors; by AD100, the theatre had acquired a permanent stage.

CLASSICAL THEATRE: THE ROLE OF THEATRE IN ANCIENT GREECE (VHS) 1989. 23 min. sd. color. #34930 This program looks at the theatres of Herodus Atticus, Epidauros, Corinth and many others to explain the design of the ancient theater; the synthesis of art forms present in ancient Greek drama; the origins of tragedy; the audience in classical times; the comparative roles of actors and writer/director; and the use of the surrounding landscape in many plays.

CLASSICAL THEATRE: THEATRICAL DEVICES IN CLASSICAL THEATRE (VHS) 1989. 26 min. sd. color. #34960 This program covers the purpose, design, and uses of the ekkyklema, the deus ex machina, Charoian steps, and other means of entrance and exit. It also explains the reasons for New Comedy, its audience, and its physical requirements.

THE CLASSICS OF POLITICAL TV ADVERTISING (VHS) 1986. 60 min. sd. color. #14000 More than 75 of the most effective and innovative political commercials ever produced, some never aired. Examines 35 years of evolutionary development in political television communications - its history, its impact and its problems.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT (VHS) 1988. 60 min. sd. color. #19600 View taped scenes from actual classrooms where proactive teachers take steps to: establish a classroom environment conducive to learning; and reduce the possibility of student behavior problems through preventive measures. Shows teachers the 3 stages of effective classroom management: Planning, implementing and maintaining.

CLASSROOM OF THE HEART (VHS) 1990. 40 min. sd. color. #22870 As a student, Guy Doud knew firsthand how crippling low self-esteem could be. As a teacher, he draws on his experiences to help young people evaluate their attitudes toward others. Guy Doud inspires and challenges high school students with this simple truth: You begin to discover your own worth after you recognize the worth of others.

CLEARCUT (VHS) 1992. 98 min. sd. color. #59410 When attorney Peter McGuire loses an appeal to halt logging on Native American land, he finds himself taken into the wilderness by Arthur, an imposing local tribesman. There, he discovers that Arthur has kidnapped Bud Rickets, the lumber mill owner, and is planning to make him pay for his crimes against the environment. Starring Graham Greene, Ron Lea, Michael Hogan, Rebecca Jenkins and Floyd Red Crow Westerman.

CLINICAL SUPERVISION SERIES I (VHS) 1986. sd. color. An in-depth review of the principles of learning that most significantly influence student achievement. Program 1: Decisions in Teaching (65 min.) #17460 Program 2: The Instructional Objective (94 min.) #17470 Program 3: Motivation and Positive Reinforcement (62 min.) #17480 Program 4: Retention (67 min.) #17490 Program 5: Critical Attribute and Lesson Design (69 min.) #17500

CLINICAL SUPERVISION SERIES II (VHS) 1986. sd. color. Instructional conference techniques that start from lesson analysis and conference design to actually conducting a mock conference with a colleague. Program 1: Designing the Conference (38 min.) #17510 Program 2: Communicating Effectively (72 min.) #17520 Program 3: Third Grade Lesson & Conference (60 min.) #17530 Program 4: Ninth Grade Lesson & Conference (72 min.) #17540 Program 5: High School Lesson & Conference (65 min.) #17550 Program 6: Two Lessons for Group Practice (73 min.) #17560

CLIO AWARDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY REEL, PART I (VHS) 1999. 60 min. sd. color. #63040 This program features top television ads from the Clio Hall of Fame ranging from the late 1950s through the '70s, including classic commercials such as Alka-Seltzer's "Spicy Meatball" and "Mama Mia," Life Cereal's "Three Brothers," Coca-Cola's "Mean Joe Greene," American Tourister's "Gorilla," New York State's "I Love New York," Timex's "Watch on Propeller," British Airways' "Relaxez-vous," Cool Whip's "Anniversary Waltz," Pepto-Bismol's "Honor Roll," and Xerox's "Monks."

CLOCKWORK (VHS) 1982. 25 min. sd. color. #18850 An examination of the problems faced by American industry due to foreign competition, labor discontent, technological change and lowered productivity. A growing consensus holds that renewal of American productivity depends less on increased investment and more on encouraging innovation and initiative from the workforce.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (VHS) 1971. 137 min. sd. color. #11730 Director Stanley Kubrick's film of impeccable direction and technical mastery which, using lighting technique, camera work, music and editing, creates a hero out of an anti-hero. Kubrick cleverly backs his audience into a corner; whether to protect the rights of the individual at the risk of destroying society, or to protect society at the risk of destroying the individual. Based on Anthony Burgess' chilling novel of the near-future.

CLOUDED LAND (VHS) 1987. 58 min. sd. color. #20030 Gives a brief history of the land dispute between Ojibwa Indians and white land owners on the White Earth Indian Reservation. Interviews with tribal members and farmers present both sides of the issue.

The Millennium Prize Problems /John Tate (60 min., #72310) 

The Millennium Prize Problems /Michael Atiyah (60 min., #72290) 

COACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY VOLLEYBALL (VHS) 1986. 53 min. sd. color. #17450 An instructional videotape to help coaches new to the sport of volleyball, and to refresh those who have been active for years. Lots of step-by-step demonstrations of drills, practices and techniques for the beginning and the advanced player.

COACHING VOLLEYBALL: ATTACK (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #11280 One of a series presenting the skills and accompanying drills necessary for successfully coaching volleyball. Demonstrations provided by USA Men's National Team with narration by Head Coach Doug Beal and Assistant Coach Bill Neville.

COACHING VOLLEYBALL: BACKCOURT DEFENSE (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #11290 One of a series presenting the skills and accompanying drills necessary for successfully coaching volleyball. Demonstrations provided by USA Men's National Team with narration by Head Coach Doug Beal and Assistant Coach Bill Neville.

COACHING VOLLEYBALL: DRILLS ONLY (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #11300 One of a series presenting the skills and accompanying drills necessary for successfully coaching volleyball. Demonstrations provided by USA Men's National Team with narration by Head Coach Doug Beal and Assistant Coach Bill Neville.

COACHING VOLLEYBALL: FOREARM PASSING (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #11310 One of a series presenting the skills and accompanying drills necessary for successfully coaching volleyball. Demonstrations provided by USA Men's National Team with narration by Head Coach Doug Beal and Assistant Coach Bill Neville.

COACHING VOLLEYBALL: PHYSICAL TRAINING (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #11320 One of a series presenting the skills and accompanying drills necessary for successfully coaching volleyball. Demonstrations provided by USA Men's National Team with narration by Head Coach Doug Beal and Assistant Coach Bill Neville.

COACHING WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: BASIC DEFENSIVE TACTICS (VHS) 1982. 90 min. sd. color. #20280 Designed to enhance the coaching of skills and tactics, this program deals with basic defensive tactics. Bill Neville and the Montana State University Women's team go through a series of comprehensive teaching progressions.

COACHING WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: BASIC OFFENSIVE TACTICS (VHS) 1982. 90 min. sd. color. #20290 Designed to enhance the coaching of skills and tactics, this program deals with basic offensive tactics. Bill Neville and the Montana State University Women's team go through a series of comprehensive teaching progressions.

COACHING WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: BLOCKING AND BACK COURT DEFENSE (VHS) 1987. 90 min. sd. color. #21160 Designed to enhance the coaching of skills and tactics, this program deals with key technical principles of blocking and back court defense. Bill Neville and the Montana State University Women's team go through a series of comprehensive teaching progressions.

COACHING WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: TEAM DRILLS (VHS) 1987. 90 min. sd. color.#21170 Designed to enhance the coaching of skills and tactics, this program deals with tactical team drills. Bill Neville and the Montana State University Women's team go through a series of comprehensive teaching progressions.

COASTAL DUNES (VHS) 1982. 20 min. sd. color. #16150 Demonstrates how the morphology of dune development and the complex interaction between it and the vegetation-soil system can be observed and measured. Also demonstrates how precarious the balance is between the various factors, and how slight changes - including the use of the area by man - can destroy large parts of the system.

COCAINE AND CRACK: FORMULA FOR FAILURE (VHS) 1989. 21 min. sd. color. #21540 Dynamic interviews refute the myth that cocaine and crack enhance your performance and enable you to do everything better, faster and smarter. Five successful and upwardly-mobile people give open and candid accounts of how cocaine and crack addiction derailed their careers and family lives.

COGNITIVE-COMMUNICATIVE PROBLEMS IN THE HEAD INJURED ADULT (VHS) 1990. 97 min. sd. color. #40290 Discusses communicative problems in the adult affected by traumatic head injury including tests of learning aptitude, evaluation and treatment, and the processes affected by traumatic head injury.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (VHS) 1995. 60 min. sd. color. #59270 Examines Piaget's theory and critically evaluates it in light of current research. The study of child development in the 20th century revolved around Jean Piaget's theories, and this program clearly describes their central themes, covering the Cognitive Stages of Development from birth to twelve years old, giving illustrations of children's behavior at each level. Recent research is examined in relation to each stage and comparisons drawn with the theories of Jerome Bruner. The program concludes that children are more cognitively capable at an earlier age than Piaget suggested, but it is the ages rather than the stages that are disputed. Current and future developments such as Meta Cognition and Theory of Mind are outlined and recent research findings reported.

COINCIDENCE IN PARADISE (VHS) 1999. 88 min. sd. color. #60140 Documents the detective efforts of world-renowned scientists - evolutionists, anthropologists and paleontologists - at work around the world in primeval rainforests, remote deserts and their own laboratories. Offers a comprehensive look at the methodical and calculated labor involved, as well as the personal motivations and beliefs that drive these individuals in this never-ending search. Through interviews with leading scholars such as Meave Leakey and Tim White, a fascinating, epic vision emerges of a common unified investigation. In English with some subtitles.

COLD PATINA VIDEO FOR BRONZE, BRASS AND COPPER (VHS) 1995. 75 min. sd. color. #51650 Covers all cold patinas including the tools and equipment needed, surface preparation, primers, sealers, all the formulas, techniques, do's and don'ts, and suppliers. Each patina and finish is thoroughly explained and demonstrated.

COLD WATER (VHS) 1988. 48 min. sd. color. #25960 This video is about cross-cultural adaptation and cultural shock. It is about diving into a new culture and having it feel - as one of the foreign students interviewed in the video put it - like a "plunge into cold water."

COLIN MCPHEE: THE LURE OF ASIAN MUSIC (VHS) 1985. 60 min. sd. color. #34020 A film about the composer-musicologist whose music and writing have given Westerners a better understanding and appreciation of Balinese music and dance. Seduced by recordings of Balinese gamelans he heard in Paris in the 20's, composer McPhee settled in Bali in the 1930's. He not only studied the music and dance, he documented Bali's rich cultural traditions. Among his writings is "Music in Bali" which is considered the definitive study.

COLLABORATING FOR CHANGE: INCLUDING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS (VHS) 1997. 20 min. sd. color. #55150 (Closed captioned.) Through interviews with teachers, administrators, parents and students, this program illustrates the benefits of inclusive education. Highlighted is the importance of general and special education teacher collaboration as well as the value of a strong support system. Defined are the differences between inclusion and mainstreaming.

COLLABORATING FOR CHANGE: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ALL STUDENTS (VHS) 1997. 20 min. sd. color. #55160 (Closed captioned.) Throughout this video, educators offer instructional strategies as well as classroom practices for developing a successful inclusion program. Discussed is the importance of curriculum modification as well as the value of cooperative learning. Also examines the benefits of making an inclusion program successful.

COLLECTING AMERICA: FOLK ART AND THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM (VHS) 1988. 28 min. sd. color. #26980 A stunning exploration of the thousands of American folk objects housed in Vermont's Shelburne museum. Narrated by Ann Sothern and hosted by John Wilmerding, the film plays homage to the craftsmanship of folk art. More than 100,000 art objects are housed in this unique museum dedicated to preserving American folk art history.

COLOR (VHS) 1993. 18 min. sd. color. #58620 Presents an introductory overview of color concepts and how different color combinations are used. Some of the color subjects presented are primary, secondary, and intermediate colors, after-image, intensity, contrast, color, value, as well as monochromatic and analogous color schemes. A demonstration painting using complementary colors explores how many of these concepts are used in creating a finished painting.

COLOR AND FIRE: DEFINING MOMENTS IN STUDIO CERAMICS, 1950-2000 (VHS) 2000. 51 min. sd. color. #67480 Produced in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's exhibition of the same name, this program explores the evolution of late 20th-century ceramics. Using interviews and myriad examples of their works, leading figures in the field, including Ruth Duckworth, Wayne Higby, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Peter Voulkos, discuss such major themes as Abstract Expressionism, Funk, vessels, form and function, and the debate over the decorative arts versus the fine arts.

COLOR FROM LIGHT (VHS) 1976. 11 min. sd. color. #53520 Examines the characteristic spectrum of white light. Uses animaton to show the additive and subtractive color principles and their applications in the creation of visual images in television and photography.

THE COLOR OF FEAR (VHS) 1994. 90 min. sd. color. #66440 (Closed captioned.) Lee Mun Wah's award winning documentary about eight North American men of African, Asian, European, and Latino descent, who spend a weekend together talking about racism. In a series of intelligent, emotional and dramatic confrontations the men reveal the pain and scars that racism has caused them. What emerges is a deeper sense of understanding and trust.

COLOR: THE ARTIST'S INSPIRATION (VHS) 1987. 42 min. sd. color. #22282 Lively illustrations and practical demonstrations bring alive the study of color. This comprehensive, two-volume program displays lively modern and classic paintings to show how color theory is applied by real artists in the studio and how color has been used during various eras in the history of art.

COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER US (VHS) 1992. 24 min. sd. color. #33160 Indians from North, Central and South America speak of the impact the Columbus legacy has had on the lives of indigenous people. In English and Spanish with English voice-over.

COMBAT FOR THE STAGE (VHS) 1989. 96 min. sd. color. #23830 Teaches the fundamentals of stage combat with an emphasis on safety through well-planned choreography. It includes demonstrations and discussions of how to safely select and use guns and swords, how to execute stage falls and how to choreograph unarmed and armed combat. Contains a detailed demonstration and analysis of an on-stage sword fight.

COMBAT FOR THE STAGE AND SCREEN (VHS) 198V. Each part 90 min. sd. color. #19423 Together the 270 minutes of tape provide the basis for a ten-week training course in combat techniques. The extensive use of slow motion and stop action allows for careful analysis of movement, emphasizing safety techniques and realism. The substantial use of combat footage introduces fight choreography and a practical notation system. Programs include: Medieval Weaponry (broadsword, broadsword and shield quarterstaff); Elizabethan weaponry (single rapier, rapier and dagger, courtsword, and single dagger); and Unarmed Combat (classical and modern empty-handed).

COMBINATORIAL RECONSTRUCTION THEOREMS (VHS) 1992. 60 min. sd. color. #31820 Ronald L. Graham discusses finite Radon transforms, the discrete-group analog of the usual Radon transform. Investigating the problem of inverting the Radon transform leads, from one approach, to linear recurrence polynomials and elliptic curves. A second and very different approach to inversion leads into coding theory, algorithmic questions, and NP-completeness.

COME IN FROM THE STORM: CHINA DOLL, PART ONE (EMOTIONAL ABUSE) (VHS) 1987. 10 min. sd. color. #16940 Michele, age 7, is playing house in her bedroom. Michele's mother is working in the kitchen. The setting is normal, but the scene being played out is far from normal. Calling for Michele but getting no answer, Michele's mother storms out of the kitchen. About to burst into Michele's room, she stops suddenly, startled by what she hears. Curiously yet quietly, Michele's mother opens the door. What she sees will change her life.

COME IN FROM THE STORM: THE DIARY, PART TWO (PHYSICAL ABUSE) (VHS) 1987. 18 min. sd. color. #16950 Brian, a 13-year-old boy, is a victim of emotional and physical child abuse. In the middle of the night he is visited by his future son, who has traveled back in time. His future son has a vested interest in Brian's success - Brian will grow up to be a child abuser. His son has come back in time to change the future.

COME IN FROM THE STORM: THE NECKLACE, PART THREE (SEXUAL ABUSE) (VHS) 1987. 18 min. sd. color. #16960 Karen, an enthusiastic, well-adjusted 12-year-old girl, has a difficult problem. Her best friend Jessica has shared a terrible secret - her dad is sexually abusing her. Karen has great trust and confidence in her own dad and seeks his advice. This wise father guides Karen to a better understanding of sexual abuse, and together they decide the best way for Karen to approach the problem.

THE COMMANDMENTS OF R&B DRUMMING VOLUME 1: THE SOUL ERA (VHS) 1999. 55 min. sd. color. #64630 Explores gospel, blues, early R&B, and New Orleans to the Motown sound. Covers original songs by R&B legends such as James Brown, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, and the Four Tops. Features ride work, dynamics, buzz strokes, and exercises for mastering the shuffle.

THE COMMITTEE: TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION (VHS) 1990. 59 min. sd. color. #26510 The history of the modern committee begins in the early 1800s with the financial differences between the agricultural Southern states and the industrial North, and continues to the most remarkable change in the history of public finances-the income tax.

COMMON LEADERS...IN PROFILE (VHS) 1990. 30 min. sd. color. #25810 Certain myths have arisen that suggest that leadership can be reduced to a single dimension. In fact, leadership involves a complex combination of traits and behaviors of the leader, as well as images that others have of the leader. These traits, behaviors and images are shaped during interactions with followers and by social setting and economic or political circumstances. In this program you will observe three community leaders acting in a variety of ways on behalf of their communities. The individuals whose leadership experiences are depicted in this program are, for the most part, like people we all know. By sharing these examples, we hope to encourage more people to move into leadership roles.

COMMUNICATION RULES FOR HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE (VHS) 1986. 28 min. sd. color. #52000 (Open captioned.) Wrong ways and right ways of communicating with the hearing impaired are illustrated.

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TODAY (VHS) 1989. 13 min. sd. color. #20220 This program serves as a primer for a number of high-potential communications technologies including: CD-ROM (compact disc - read only memory); Audiotex information systems; Interactive videodisc; Satellite teleconferencing; DVI (digital video interactive); Interactive televi-sion; and Audiographics conferencing. This pro-gram is applicable for university communication specialists, content specialists, administrators and other educators to learn about the various technolo-gies available, and their potential applications.

COMMUNICATION: THE NONVERBAL AGENDA (VHS) 1988. 21 min. sd. color. #3270 Constructive use of facial expressions, gestures and vocal intonation can be a valuable tool when used as an enhancement to the message one is delivering. But what happens when an individual's nonverbal communication contradicts what he or she is actually saying? This program shows just how damaging the wrong nonverbal behavior can be, and also describes the keys to effective, professional delivery of spoken communication.

COMMUNICATIONS FOR SUPERVISORS (VHS) 1990. 17 min. sd. color. #27690 Communication skills are presented as a foundation of leadership, and positive as well as negative communication skills are examined in the workplace.

COMMUNICATIONS THAT COUNT (VHS) 1990. 28 min. sd. color. #25920 Uses case histories to explore different facets of public relations practice in modern corporations, such as Eastman Kodak and Johnson & Johnson, and in a non-profit organization, the New York Bar Association.

COMMUNITY OF LIVING THINGS: CHANGE (Module I) (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #12990 Uses close-up and microphotography to observe the relationships between the plant and animal kingdoms. Includes four 15-minute sections on the following topics: Life Cycles, Abiotic Change, Biorhythms, and Succession.

COMMUNITY OF LIVING THINGS: DIVERSITY (Module II) (VHS) 1982. 75 min. sd. color. #13000 Contains five 15-minute segments concerning environmental conditions and biological adaptations: Terrain-The Forest, Bogs and Deserts, Creeks and Oceans, Lakes and Streams, and Different, But Alike.

COMMUNITY OF LIVING THINGS: INTERRELATIONSHIPS (Module III) (VHS) 1982. 45 min. sd. color. #13010 Uses close-up and microphotography to observe interaction among organisms. Contains three 15-minute programs on the following topics: Parasites, Colonies/Social Organizations, and Competitors and Predators.

COMMUNITY OF LIVING THINGS: ENERGY (Module IV) (VHS) 1982. 45 min. sd. color. #13020 An examination of energy in organisms: how it is generated, used, stored and distributed. Contains three 15-minute programs on the following topics: Energy Origins, Energy Use and Storage, and Energy Distribution.

THE COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COST EFFECTIVENESS (VHS) 198V. 20 min. sd. color. #13660 Reports of studies conducted by the Business Roundtable on cost effectiveness in the construction industry.

THE COMPLETE ALL-AROUND DRUMMER VIDEO ONE: TECHNIQUE AND DRUM SET BASICS (VHS) 1993. 90 min. sd. color. #64440 Taught by Danny Gottlieb. From rudiments to rock and jazz grooves, includes powerful pad exercises and in-depth advice to help develop the speed and consistency needed to excel, both live and in the studio. Sixteen basic exercises show essential techniques for all levels of players. Features a pyrotechnic duet with drum master Joe Morello. 

COMPLETE LUIGI SYSTEM OF JAZZ DANCE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE (VHS) 1988. 45 min. sd. color. #19450 For intermediate, advanced and professional, this video has music and narration along with the demonstrated technique by Francis Roach and Ande Handler.

A COMPOSER'S NOTES: PHILIP GLASS AND THE MAKING OF AN OPERA (VHS) 1985. 87 min. sd. color. #34030 Glass allows the viewer to be present at the very beginning, the ongoing development, and staging of his third opera Akhnaten, allowing insight into his approach to composition and his view of music. Two productions of the opera premiered almost simultaneously, at the Stuttgart Opera, and the Houston Grand Opera. Their dramatically different interpretations of Akhnaten make for fascinating contrast of American and European theatrical values.

COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES THAT HELP YOUR STRUGGLING STUDENTS BE MORE SUCCESSFUL READERS, GRADES 2 - 5 (VHS) 1998. Tape 1, 23 min.; Tape 2, 21 min. sd. color. #61362 In this video training program, Linda Hoyt, a recognized expert in the field of reading, demonstrates outstanding comprehension strategies with groups of children, grades 2 - 5. The strategies are helpful to all readers, but they are especially useful to readers who struggle to construct meaning from text. These strategies give children a set of useful tools that enables them to approach printed material with increased competence and confidence. Resource guide included.

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF SPEED DEVELOPMENT: METHODS AND PROGRAM DESIGN (VHS) 1987. 130 min. sd. color. #15890 From basic concepts to specific skill drills, this program is a comprehensive short course in speed development, and an educational tool that will give the expertise needed to increase speed development in athletes.

THE COMPROMISED NEONATE: ASSESSMENT AND BASIC CARE (VHS) 1992. 22 min. sd. color. #26910 Topics include: Behavioral and physical assessment skills; Interpreting laboratory data; Electronic monitoring technologies; Thermoregulation; and Pathologic jaundice and phototherapy.

THE COMPULSIVE COMMUNICATORS (VHS) 1981. 60 min. sd. color. #Archives Shows how man's talent for communication has given him the ability to control his environment. Cave paintings in Southern France are seen, along with a primitive group of hunter-gatherers in Papua, New Guinea.

THE COMPUTER AS AN ART TOOL (VHS) 1987. 13 min. sd. color. #21210 Explores the various techniques and programs used to create computer-generated art. The painting, assemblage, collage and videos chosen feature pioneers in the use of computers to create art, including Manfred Mohr, Darcy Gebarg, Mark Wilson, Isaac Victor Kerlow, Jeremy Gardiner, Margot Lovejoy, Haresh Lalvani, Robert Moran, Micha Riis, Eli Lapid, Roy Blomster and Olive Sabato. With music by Toshi Hokari.

COMPUTER VISIONS (VHS) 1991. 60 min. sd. color. #34120 Features the best in modern-day computer animation. Watch a collage of shapes and colors blend together to create life-like characters and objects. Presents the numerous technicians who contributed to the video, and some of the tricks they use in creating this art form of the future.

CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS (VHS) 1986. Each tape ca. 45 min. sd. color. #14982 Classroom demonstrations in conceptual physics and teaching conceptual physics.

CONFESSIN' THE BLUES (VHS) 1986. 35 min. sd. color. #15140 The music of Jay McShann from the Kansas City jazz heritage series.

CONFESSIONS OF A NEW YORK CALL-GIRL (VHS) 1998. 45 min. sd. color. #59500 This documentary presents the testimony of "Jessy," a graduate student from Columbia University who is engaging in prostitution through one of New York's numerous escort services. Along with a fellow student/escort friend of hers and another young woman working as a receptionist for an escort agency, Jessy cuts through all the usual misconceptions and myths surrounding call-girls and "upper class" prostitution. She gives a detailed, vivid and straightforward account of her job, her motivation, her fears and what it really feels like to resort to prostitution when coming from a well-educated, upper middle-class background. Includes interviews with one of Jessy's clients, NYPD vice detectives, and social workers.

CONFLICTS IN AMERICAN VALUES: INDIVIDUALISM VS. CONFORMITY (VHS) 1974. 15 min. sd. color. #50710 An open-ended film presenting the conflict of individualism and conformity in the American social structure; shows both historical background and present day tensions.

CONFLICTS IN AMERICAN VALUES: URBAN AND RURAL VIEWPOINTS (VHS) 1974. 18 min. sd. color. #50410 Helps identify the different ways in which urban and rural Americans see life. Examines varying viewpoints about ways to preserve and consolidate the best values of each way of life.

A CONFUCIAN LIFE IN AMERICA: TU WEI-MING(VHS) 1990. 30 min. sd. color. #61180 (Closed captioned.) Whether lecturing at Beijing University or in his classroom at Harvard, Tu Wei-ming personifies the meeting of East and West. A student of modern thought and very much a modern man himself, his roots run back to Confucius, the philosopher of ancient China. To anyone who thinks Confucianism quaint or irrelevant, Tu Wei-ming argues that the humanism of the old sage can help us sort out some contemporary ethical problems.

CONFUCIUS, THE TAO, THE ANCESTORS, AND THE BUDDHA: THE RELIGIONS OF CHINA LECTURES 1 - 10 (VHS) 1994. 45 min. each lecture. sd. color. #53072 Revealing how Chinese religious beliefs blend teaching from Confucius, Buddha, the Tao, and folk religion, Professor Henricks of Dartmouth College examines China's rich religious heritage. In a series of lectures he explores Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism in India and China, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, the concept of yin and yang, and the "five elements."

CONNECTING SERIES PROGRAMS 1-6 (VHS) 1987. sd. color. #35193 Developed for art specialists and classroom teachers, this comprehensive program is a thematic art curriculum which utilizes art as an integral part across the curriculum. Includes six audio-visual themes that web across math, science, history, communication, thinking skills, families, culture and self-image. The six programs are on three videocassettes.

Program #1: Rhythms & Patterns: Symmetry, asymmetry, radial symmetry, repeat patterns, static and dynamic rhythms & Program #2: Change and Transformation: Growth and transformation, color and light, artists have fun with form, all art transforms. (#35190, 34 min.)

Program #3: The World Our Minds Invent: How our minds invent ways to improve life, understand life, celebrate and see life & Program #4: Maps, Paths & Grids: What is a map? farmers are designers, cities are designs for living, are map lines real? (#35200, 38 min.)

Program #5: What Does It Mean To Be Me?: Body structure, the five senses, my feelings, family and culture, our world & Program #6: Packaging From Soup to You: Packages attract, packages protect, clothes package us, buildings are packages. (#35210, 36 min.)

CONQUERING AMERICA: BHARATI MUKHERJEE (VHS) 1994. 30 min. sd. color. #56310 Bharati Mukherjee writes vivid, sensual, and troubling stories about America's newest immigrants, Asians like herself. Mukherjee's early novels spoke from India, the old world she left behind to marry an American. Upon arriving in America she set out to capture the New World experiences of Asian immigrants. In this program with Bill Moyers, Mukherjee discusses America's newest immigrants and the building resentment and tensions between our country's various cultures.

CONQUEST OF THE PARASITES (VHS) 1984. 47 min. sd. color. #16050 Concentrates on the life cycles of specific parasites and examines attempts to control them through the use of vaccines. Medical researchers are employing the techniques of molecular biology and genetic engineering in their efforts to eradicate this scourge.

CONSERVATION (VHS) 1967. 29 min. sd. color. #24900 Explores the concrete operational stage of children's development. Using structured interviews, the tape shows how different the thinking of primary school aged children is from that of adults.

THE CONSTITUTION: THAT DELICATE BALANCE, PROGRAM 8: NATIONAL SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS (VHS) 1984. 60 min. sd. color. #22990 Explores the Federal Government's ability to conduct an effective foreign policy within a constitutional framework that demands a free press.

CONSTRUCTING THE MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY GENOGRAM: EXPLORING A PROBLEM IN CONTEXT (VHS) 1983. 31 min. sd. color. #14760 This videotape teaches clinicians how to construct and use the multigenerational family genogram. It illustrates how the therapist introduces the idea of the genogram to the family in the first therapy session. A detailed, multigenerational family case vignette highlights the important areas of information the genogram can provide.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PART 1: DEFINING INPUTS (VHS) 1990. 20 min. sd. color. #55100 Video includes: Understanding the importance of the construction industry and its place in our society; listing and defining the three categories of construction; describing the Universal Systems Model; and identifying at least five considerations involving a needs assessment.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PART 2: DETERMINING RESOURCES (VHS) 1990. 21 min. sd. color. #55110 Video includes: Listing the four classifications of jobs related to construction; listing and describing at least four construction-related jobs; and identifying and describing the seven resources required for a construction system.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PART 3: BUILDING THE STRUCTURE (VHS) 1990. 21 min. sd. color. #55120 Video includes: Describing how the site is prepared for construction; explaining how footings and foundations are constructed; outlining how floors and walls are framed in; and identifying six types of roofs.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PART 4: FINISHING THE STRUCTURE (VHS) 1990. 20 min. sd. color. #55130 Video includes: Describing how utilities are installed; outlining three methods of insulating a structure; identifying four types of window units; explaining the process of finishing drywall; and listing one advantage and one disadvantage for each type of siding.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PART 5: OUTPUTS AND FEEDBACK (VHS) 1990. 21 min. sd. color. #55140 Video includes: Classifying impacts as related to the environment, society, economy, and personal; defining desirable and undesirable impacts; explaining expected and unexpected impacts; and describing at least two methods used to monitor and control the construction system.

CONSTRUCTION 2000: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE (VHS) 1991. Each program 120 min. sd. color. #25474 Presents the January 1991 "Construction 2000: Preparing for the Future" symposium organized by the Construction 2000 Task Force and held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The four main topics are: Technology, Competition, Projects, and Work Force. Each topic is presented in its own two-hour videotape, which includes a lecture, a panel discussion and a workshop summary.

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: HOW TO BUILD BETTER PERFORMANCE (VHS) 18 min. sd. color. #26040 In this program, students will learn how to strengthen procedures and ensure compliance with policies, how to open up lines of communication and encourage feedback, and how to motivate employees to achieve higher levels of performance-all through the judicious use of constructive criticism.

CONTACT (VHS) 1992. 360 min. sd. color. #30422 Produced entirely in Russian by Soviet TV, this fast-paced series exposes students to native speakers and highly colloquial language. Designed for intermediate Russian language classes, the programs offer controlled vocabulary and repetition.

THE CONTEMPORARY RHYTHM SECTION: BASS (VHS) 1992. 75 min. sd. color. #64600 Focuses on the bass as it relates to the rest of the rhythm section. Beginning with setups, various scenarios are discussed and represented in diagram form. Various styles of music are studied. The author dicusses, from a bass player's perspective, numerous techniques and approaches that apply, for example, walking bass lines. Soloing, improvisation, chart reading, and ear training are also covered in great detail.

THE CONTEMPORARY RHYTHM SECTION: COMPLETE (VHS) 1992. 110 min. sd. color. #64580 Focuses on the rhythm section as a whole. Beginning with setups, various scenarios are discussed and represented in diagram form. Various styles of music are studied. Throughout each style, numerous techniques and approaches that apply for each instrument are discussed. Soloing, improvisation, chart reading, and ear training are also covered in great detail.

THE CONTEMPORARY RHYTHM SECTION: DRUMS (VHS) 1992. 75 min. sd. color. #64590 Focuses on the drum set as it relates to the rest of the rhythm section. Beginning with setups, various scenarios are discussed and represented in diagram form. This includes drum tuning suggestions for each drum. The author discusses, from a drummer's perspective, numerous techniques and approaches that apply, for example, left hand triplet interplay. Soloing, improvisation, chart reading, and ear training are also covered in great detail.

THE CONTEMPORARY RHYTHM SECTION: GUITAR (VHS) 1992. 60 min. sd. color. #64610 Focuses on the guitar as it relates to the rest of the rhythm section. Beginning with setups, various scenarios are discussed and represented in diagram form. The author discusses, from a guitar player's perspective, numerous techniques and approaches that apply, for example, muted string comping. Soloing, improvisation, chart reading, and ear training are also covered in great detail.

CONTINENTAL DRIFT: THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS (VHS) 1980. 22 min. sd. color. #22470 A comprehensive exploration of continental drift and its effect on the shapes and location of landmasses. Outstanding location footage as well as concise diagrams, maps, and animation help the viewer visualize various geologic phenomena such as rifting, faulting, volcanism, earthquakes, and ridge formations - all of which aid in outlining the major features of the theory which proposes that the earth's crust is made up of huge, slowly moving segments called plates. Also explores the significance of plate tectonics in earthquake prediction, the evolution of life, and the exploration for minerals and oil.

A CONVERSATION WITH B. F. SKINNER (VHS) 1972. 23 min. sd. color. #35810 B. F. Skinner discusses with Elizabeth Hall his principles of operant conditioning with respect to the science of behaviorism, and talks about his book Beyond Freedom and Dignity.

A CONVERSATION WITH GWENDOLYN BROOKS (VHS) 1986. 28 min. sd. color. #13880 An interview with poet Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of poems about black life.

COPYRIGHT LAW: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VHS) 1985. 20 min. sd. color. #12510 Answers current copyright law questions about video, film and computer software.

COPYRIGHT LAW: WHAT EVERY SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SHOULD KNOW (VHS) 1987. 21 min. sd. color. #13170 Provides a comprehensive overview of the current copyright laws and guidelines.

CORIOLANUS (VHS) 1983. 145 min. sd. color. #10330 (Also available on DVD #70090) In his last tragedy, Shakespeare studies the character of a soldier. Surrounded by war and political conflict, Coriolanus is a rock of strength, but a rock which nearly wrecks the ship of state. Stars Alan Howard, Irene Worth.

CORRIDORS OF FREEDOM (VHS) 1987. 52 min. sd. color. #16310 Perhaps nowhere in the world is the challenge of development more imposing - and more urgent - than in the nine independent black states of southern Africa. This program provides a unique inside look at emerging regional development structures which could provide a model for a future post-apartheid southern Africa.

COSETS, CLUSTERS, SPINSTERS, AND THE SCHRODER-BERNSTEIN THEOREM (VHS) 1992. 60 min. sd. color. #31830 Paul Halmos lectures on a number of mathematical areas in search of connections between two very different problems. The first problem is a theorem of G. A. Miller from 1910 which comes from the structure theory of finite groups. The second problem is a theorem of von Neumann from 1935 concerning spectra of Bermitian operators on a Hilbert space. The unity of mathematics emerges as the dominant theme as Halmos ties together a number of mathematical threads involving group theory, topology, operator theory, finite combinatorics, analysis, and infinite set theory.

THE COSMIC DANCE OF SHIVA (VHS) 1992. 30 min. sd. color. #35880 In Indian mythology Shiva, a supreme being of many forms and natures, is Lord of both reproduction and destruction. The program includes visits to temples dedicated to Shiva. Dancers interpret the deity's cosmic dance in accordance with the tenets of Indian classical dance, an elaborate system of classification based on strictly specified combinations (karana) of hand gestures, body movements, and footsteps to express emotions and feeling.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 1: SHORES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7290 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 2.) The series begins with a guided tour of the universe from clusters of galaxies to the Milky Way to Earth, landing in Egypt. The discoveries of Eratosthenes are introduced--the measurement of Earth's circumference and its spherical nature. The dawn of systematic scientific research and the Alexandrian Library are discussed. The episode concludes with the "cosmic calendar", a journey through time from the Big Bang to the present.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 2: ONE VOICE IN THE COSMIC FUGUE (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7290 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 1.) Addresses the question of life and its origins. Speculates on life in other worlds, establishing the rules most likely to apply--that organisms adapt to the conditions imposed on them by their environment, not individually, but on the species level, through the process of evolution. Molecular biology, the Miller/Urey experiment and DNA are examined.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 3: HARMONY OF THE WORLDS (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7300 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 4.) Explores the first attempts of human beings to interpret the character of the heavens portrayed in the stars as a kind of extension of the familiar world. Dr. Sagan explores how each society has peopled the heavens with shapes and patterns appropriate to its own time and place. A dramatic re-creation of Johannes Kepler's life and work brings an understanding of the efforts of Copernicus, Galileo and Isaac Newton.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 4: HEAVEN AND HELL (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7300 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 3.) Examines the interaction of two diametrically opposed processes--gradualism and catastrophism--which in concert are responsible for the evolution of our universe, our solar system, and life on our small planet. A miniature solar system illustrates the hypotheses of Velikovsky and theories about the planet Venus. The concept of comparative planetology is introduced.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 5: BLUES FOR A RED PLANET (VHS) 1980 60 min. sd. color. #7310 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 6.) Presents the exploration of Mars. Through the use of special effects, elaborate model-making and actual photographs relayed from Mariner and Viking probes, Dr. Sagan "appears" on Martian surface to discuss the advances in our knowledge of our nearest planetary neighbor since the times of Wells, Lowell and Goddard, ending with speculation on the future, and the concept of terraforming.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 6: TRAVELER'S TALES (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7310 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 5.) At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, we visit Dr. Sagan and his colleagues who are in the midst of conducting an exploratory mission, Voyager II's close encounter with Jupiter and its satellites. Actual Voyager images illustrate the explanation of how data is transmitted and processed, and the nature of the Jovian system. Space exploration in the 20th Century is contrasted with exploration in 17th century Holland and the achievements of Christian Huygens.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 7: BACKBONE OF NIGHT (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7320 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 8.) Dr. Sagan visits the island of Samos to explore the scientific outburst of ancient Ionian physicists. Anaximander of Miletus constructed a sun dial, a celestial globe and a map of the known world. Empedocles made discoveries about the nature of air. Democritus posited the concept of the atom and Aristarchus began the long quest to answer the question, "What are stars?" Science as a structured body of knowledge was born, but it declined in the wake of Pythagorean and Platonic mysticism.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 8: JOURNEYS IN SPACE AND TIME (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7320 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 7.) Computer animation places the constellations in space and explains the concept of a light year. Einstein's theory of relativity is introduced and his perception of space and time are illustrated. The feasibility of interstellar travel is discussed with a brief history of ideas proposed for space travel. Time travel is touched upon and the resultant profound effects it would have on the course of history considered.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 9: LIVES OF THE STARS (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7330 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 10.) A discussion of the building blocks of matter--molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles--leads to an explanation of the anatomy of stars and the forces that act on stellar interiors. Stellar evolution, supernovae and neutron stars are all dealt with.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 10: EDGE OF FOREVER (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7330 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 9.) Introduces the Big Bang theory. Computer animation explains galactic formation and dynamics and a demonstration of the Doppler effect provides an understanding of the red shift of light waves. Dr. Sagan visits India to show how the Hindus seem to have arrived at conclusions approximating modern scientific cosmology, the possibility of an oscillating universe. Radio astronomy--the VLA in New Mexico--is seen as one of the new advances in technology which will contribute to further understanding of the cosmos.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 11: PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY (VHS) 1980. 58 min. sd. color. #7340 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 12.) Discusses the brain, its functions, brain size and environment, and the physiological synoptic response which enables humans to think. Writing or symbolic communication as it is translated from the "libraries" of the genes and the brain is shown in the creation of libraries that house the accrued information of generations.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 12: ENCYCLOPEDIA GALACTICA (VHS) 1980. 58 min. sd. color. #7340 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 11.) Discusses the theories of von Daniken, of UFO incidents, as well as the probability of intelligent civilizations in the universe. Shows the world's largest radio telescope, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, as it listens for signs of intelligent life in the universe.

COSMOS SERIES EPISODE 13: WHO SPEAKS FOR EARTH? (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7350 (Mounted on cassette with "Cosmos: A Dialogue - Sagan-Turner.) Dr. Sagan recalls the highlights of the first twelve episodes of the series and provides a conceptual framework for putting this knowledge to use. The great themes of Cosmos--the ideas of cosmic evolution and of the scientific approach, history as an exemplary teacher and the limitedness of our particular islands of perceptions--are woven together with some cautionary warnings about the types of futures we face as a species and as a planet.

COSMOS: A DIALOGUE - SAGAN-TURNER (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #7350 (Mounted on cassette with Episode 13.) In a thought-provoking hour, Ted Turner and Carl Sagan discuss the issues that are vital to the survival of our species on the Earth: pollution, the greenhouse effect, and nuclear weapons - all problems with catastrophic global consequences. Dr. Sagan then explains the many benefits of our space program, the fascinating possibility of time travel, and our search for life on other worlds.

COUNSILMAN'S SWIMMING STROKE ANALYSIS FILMS (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #14020 Olympic swimmers demonstrate the crawl stroke, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and starts and turns.

THE COUNTRY WIFE (VHS) 1992. 60 min. sd. color. #50620 William Wycherly's comedy of manners paints an unflattering group portrait of the worldly hypocrites, would-be wits, and simple fools who infested London in the late 17th century. This production features key excerpts, focusing on Mr. Horner's comic and devious pursuit of Mrs. Pinchwife under the vigilant gaze of her cuckolded husband. Authentic costumes and period music help to convey both the play's frivolity and its underlying cynicism.

THE COURAGE TO CARE (VHS) 1986. 30 min. sd. color. #50820 Many courageous individuals did not stand idly by as the Nazis persecuted the Jews. With commentary by Elie Wiesel, this program shows how ordinary actions in extraordinary circumstances can save lives.

COURTING (VHS) 1996. 27 min. sd. color. #56280 For all animals, courtship is crucial. Birds of paradise display their plumage; male spiders offer carefully wrapped presents to females to avoid being eaten. The use of sounds in courtship takes us from the serenade of the Indian crocodile to the nocturnal calls of frogs and toads. Smell is also an important part of the courtship ritual.

COWS OF DOLO KEN PAYE: RESOLVING CONFLICT AMONG THE KPELLE (VHS) 1970. 32 min. sd. color. #61150 In Fokwele, Liberia conflicts arise as a result of differing lifestyles. Cattle have divided the town into two classes: rich cattle owners and poorer rice farmers, whose crops are often marauded by cattle. Occasionally the rice farmers attack the cows, thereby offending the cattle owners. When a cow foraging in a rice field is wounded by a Kpelle farmer, a conflict ensues that gradually comes to resolution through a hot-knife trial by ordeal. In this film, such an incident is followed through the proceedings of justice in the community. The proper procedures are followed, but in this case the hot knife ordeal becomes a test of guilt or innocence.

CREATED EQUAL (VHS) 1980. 60 min. sd. color. #00450 Illustrates how government control of public education creates unequal educational opportunities and how government intervention on behalf of labor perpetuates inequality in the work force. (Part 5 of the Free To Choose series.)

CREATING A WELL-DESIGNED USER INTERFACE: TANDY TROWER (VHS) 1994. 54 min. sd. color. #40330 Tandy focuses on four major areas: (1) a general perspective on user-centered design and human psychology; (2) basic design principles; (3) a discussion about design methodologies; (4) the more detailed guidelines that can be applied when designing the interface for software.

CREATING A WINNER: THE REAL SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL MARKETING (VHS) 1988. 70 min. sd. color. #18620 This Inc. Magazine video, sponsored by AT&T, examines case histories and offers commentaries by leading experts about the secrets of successful marketing. Gives insight to creating, evaluating and marketing a plan that works.

CREATING ABSTRACT ART (VHS) 1994. 30 min. sd. color. #58580 Clearly explains abstract art and shows how to abstract representational images. Demonstrates five methods to create abstraction in a painting - simplification of shapes, distortion, emphasis on overlaping shapes and fracturing, vertical displacement, and contour continuation. Illustrates how design becomes more important than the subject in abstract art.

CREATING AND PRODUCING EFFECTIVE TELEVISION COMMERCIALS (VHS) 1994. 55 min. sd. color. #57530 Reviews the steps in producing television commercials. It considers the importance of location and set production and the use of live action, animation, and special effects. Commercials for a variety of products illustrate varied creative approaches and production techniques.

CREATING CUSTOMER DATABASES (VHS) 1998. 30 min. sd. color. #63030 This documentary describes how a custom-designed database dramatically improved customer retention and acquisition at a financial services corporation by integrating data from three legacy systems into one object-oriented environment. The software development process is described from needs analysis to implementation, with a focus on the concept of object-oriented architecture and its inherent benefits.

CREATING NONOBJECTIVE PAINTINGS (VHS) 1996. 29 min. sd. color. #58600 Demonstrates and explains how to create nonobjective art. Demonstrations include building a textural surface; building a hard edge, color field painting; building a black and white collage with positive and negative shapes; building a gestural painting; and building a collage-painting using shapes inside of shapes. Other examples of nonobjective art are also shown.

CREATING THE IMAGE (VHS) 1987. 45 min. sd. color. #33670 Master photographers show how they achieve powerful black and white images in a studio in Kansas, on Martha's Vineyard and in Elko, Nevada. Scott Griswold, Nick Vedros, and David Burnett share their expertise and show how to create fascinating and unusual images.

CREATION VS. EVOLUTION (VHS) 1982. 60 min. sd. color. #9120 The vast disagreement over the origins of life between scientists and those who call themselves "creation scientists" has in recent years escalated to the status of all-out war. It is a war of litigation, and the battles are being fought with increasing frequency in the nation's classrooms and courtrooms.

THE CREATIVE ACT: PATHS TO REALIZATION (VHS) 1985. Each part 30 min. sd. color. This series summarizes the reasons, goals and philosophy regarding the creative work of contemporary artists, including how each of the artists feels as an artist in today's society. The emphasis is on conscious aspects of the development of concepts and style. The series is based on The Creative Act: Paths to Realization, by Franz Geierhaas, associate professor of psychology at Trenton State College and a writer on art. Geierhaas introduces the series, interviews the artists, and summarizes the visits to the artists studios.

Burton Wasserman: Serigraphs and Constructions #24200

Clare Romano: Paintings and Collagraphs #24220

Clarence Carter: Paintings and Printmaking #24160

Jacob Landau: Paintings and Printmaking #24180

John Goodyear: Kinetic Paintings and Sculptures #24190

John Ross: Paintings and Collagraphs #24210

Naoko Matsubara: Woodcuts #24170

Richard Kemble: Woodcuts and Sculptures #24230

Werner Drewes: Paintings and Printmaking #24150)

THE CREATIVE SPIRIT PROGRAM ONE: INSIDE CREATIVITY (VHS) 1991. 59 min. sd. color. #32990 The first program goes inside the creative mind to explore what creativity really is and what causes it. Original animation helps to discover the secrets of intuition. Jazz great Benny Golson composes the score for the series and discusses the nature and power of creative collaboration. Animator Chuck Jones (creator of Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner cartoons), a master calligrapher in Kyoto, a professor at Stanford's Business School, a designer and a pediatric neurosurgeon all demonstrate and share their creative secrets.

THE CREATIVE SPIRIT PROGRAM TWO: CREATIVE BEGINNINGS (VHS) 1991. 59 min. sd. color. #33000 Looks at how adult creativity is formed by our childhood experiences. It poses the question, "Are we crushing or liberating the creativity of our children?" New teaching techniques which encourage creativity are examined. Creativity in the home is explored and suggestions for avoiding "Creativity Killers" are depicted through humorous animation.

THE CREATIVE SPIRIT PROGRAM THREE: THE CREATIVE SPIRIT AT WORK (VHS) 1991. 59 min. sd. color. #33010 A look at creativity in the global workplace. Visit companies in Europe, the United States and Japan to learn how businesses are using innovative programs to enhance the creative output of their people. Unusual architecture, meditation, an outdoor obstacle course and lack of a managerial hierarchy are some of the successful programs in use today.

THE CREATIVE SPIRIT PROGRAM FOUR: THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY (VHS) 1991. 59 min. sd. color. #33020 This final program is about creativity as a way of caring for others...in the community and around the world...to bring out the best in all of us. Today's complex social and environmental problems demand creative solutions. Whether it's Swedish schoolchildren trying to save the rain forest or a Texas schoolteacher helping underprivileged mothers, creative approaches to difficult issues can and do make a difference.

CREATIVITY AND LEADERSHIP: MAKING THE MIND EXTRAORDINARY (VHS) 1998. 50 min. sd. color. #57730 Howard Gardner shatters long held misconceptions, and draws profound new lessons, about the intelligences, childhoods, and lives of extraordinary minds, and about what is at stake for education, parenting and society. Gardner illuminates a wealth of new understanding, including: why creativity and leadership are mostly made, not born; why creativity is never general, but always domain-specific; how creative-domains relate to the multiple intelligences; the pivotal roles of rebelliousness and risk-taking; how to understand leadership from a cognitive perspective, and the intricate connection between creativity and leadership.

CRIA: THE SECRET OF ANNA (VHS) 1976. 70 min. sd. color. #14030 A heavy drama about a sensitive girl's secret about her father's death. Cannes Film Festival winner starring Geraldine Chaplin. In Spanish with English subtitles.

CRIME FILE: BIOLOGY AND CRIME (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #17780 Features Professor Sarnoff Mednick, University of Southern California; Professor Richard Herrnstein, Harvard University; and Professor Deborah Denno, University of Pennsylvania.

CRIME FILE: DEADLY FORCE (VHS) 1984. 29 min. sd. color. #16520 Features James J. Fyfe, American University School of Justice; Chief Neil Behan, Baltimore County Police Department; and Dick Hickman, Dallas Police Association.

CRIME FILE: DEATH PENALTY (VHS) 1984. 29 min. sd. color. #16510 Features Professor Ernest van den Haag, Fordham University; and David Bruck, Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

CRIME FILE: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color #16500 Features Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, University of Maryland; Commissioner George Napper, Atlanta Police Department; and Barbara Hart, Domestic Abuse Program, Reading, PA.

CRIME FILE: FAMILIES AND CRIME (VHS) 1986. 29 min. sd. color. #17790 Features Pamela Meadowcroft, Director, Pressley Ridge School Youth Development Extension; John Reid, Executive Director, Oregon Social Learning Center; and Allan Carlson, President, Rockford Institute.

CRIME FILE: GUN CONTROL (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #17840 Features Nelson T. Shields, Chairman, Handgun Control, Inc; J. Warren Cassidy, Executive Director, National Rifle Association; and professor Mark Moore, Harvard University.

CRIME FILE: JUVENILE OFFENDERS (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #16550 Features Peter Greenwood, Rand Corporation; Professor Barry Feld, University of Minnesota Law School; and Judge Gladys Kessler, D.C. Superior Court.

CRIME FILE: PREDICTING CRIMINALITY (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #16530 Features Peter Greenwood, Rand Corporation; Professor John Monahan, University of Virginia Law School; and Peter Hoffman, Research Director, U.S. Parole Commission.

CRIME FILE: PRISON CROWDING (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #16490 Features Thomas Reppetto, President, Citizens Crime Commission of New York; Professor Al Blumstein, Carnegie-Mellon University; and Mark Corrigan, Director, National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives.

CRIME FILE: PRIVATE PRISONS(VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #16560 Features Thomas A. Coughlin, III, Commissioner, New York State Department of Correctional Services; John DiIulio, Assistant Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and Thomas Beasley, President and Chairman of the Board, Corrections Corporation of America.

CRIME FILE: PROBATION (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #16540 Features Malcolm MacDonald, President, American Probation and Parole Association; Chief Reuben Greenberg, Charleston Police Department; and Joan Petersilia.

CRIME FILE: SENTENCING (VHS) 1984. 29 min. sd. color. #17800 Features Kay Knapp, Director, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission; Brian Forst, INSLAW; and Judge Robert J. Hallisey, Massachusetts Superior Court.

CRIME FILE: TV AND VIOLENCE (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #17810 Features Professor L. Rowell Huesmann, University of Illinois; Dr. J. Ronald Milavsky, Vice President, NBC News & Social Research; and Professor David Phillips, University of California at San Diego.

CRIME FILE: VICTIMS (VHS) 1985. 29 min. sd. color. #17820 Features Lois Herrington, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Marlene Young, Director, National Organization for Victim Assistance; and Norman Early, District Attorney, Denver.

CRIME FILE: WHAT WORKS - RESEARCH AND THE POLICE (VHS) 1986. 29 min. sd. color. #17830 Features Richard A. Staufenberger, Department of Labor; George Kelling, Professor of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University; and Joel Garner, National Institute of Justice.  

THE CRISIS OF THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT (VHS) 1997. 25 min. sd. color. #54790 Turning to issues of media policy, George Gerbner delivers a stinging indictment of the way the so-called information superhighway is being constructed. By examining the logic of globalization, he shows the ineffectual nature of our present responses - such as the V-chip - to deal with the urgent crisis of the media. Showing the real uses to which the information superhighway will be put by its corporate masters, he urges everyone to struggle for democratic principles in the cultural environment.

CRITICAL THINKING: HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS (VHS) 1986. 47 min. sd. color. #56570 Provides information on how to sharpen critical-thinking skills. It shows how to find the main idea of a passage, determine the relationship between cause and effect, and separate fact from opinion. It differentiates between inductive and deductive reasononig and teaches how to evaluate arguments.

CROW DOG'S PARADISE (VHS) 1978. 28 min. sd. color. #29350 Captures the ritual, religion and life in a Sioux Indian enclave on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Shows how the Crow Dog family preserves the spiritual and intellectual heritage of this traditional American Indian culture.

A CRY FROM THE EDGE (VHS) 1991. 58 min. sd. color. #29180 Explores the experiences of students on the edge of success or failure in school, shares the feelings of students who fail and those who triumph, visits classrooms around the country where teachers encourage literacy across content areas and promote cognitive development for all their students, and - above all - provides hope that the literacy crisis facing our schools can be solved. From the Reading, Thinking and Concept Development series.

CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY (VHS) 1951. 100 min. sd. b&w. #30110 One of the first film depictions of black life in South Africa, Zoltan Korda's adaptation of the Alan Paton novel stars Canada Lee as a black preacher who leaves his rural home to travel to Johannesburg in search of his son, who is charged with killing a white rancher's son. Starring Charles Carson and Sidney Poitier.

THE CULT OF INFORMATION (VHS) 1988. 30 min. sd. color. #51740 Our real educational and cultural needs are in danger of becoming lost in the erroneous fascination with the information processing model of the mind. One of America's foremost social critics, Theodore Roszak, author of The Making of the Counter-Culture and The Cult of Information, delivers a scathing indictment of the overselling of computer and high-tech ideology to the American public.

CULTURAL BIAS IN EDUCATION (VHS) 1992. 28 min. sd. color. #40450 This program examines not only the roadblocks to Latino academic advancement but also productive educational models; explores the relationship between standardized testing and cultural diversity, questioning whether cultural bias can be eliminated from standardized testing; and looks at early childhood education programs and the factors that deter Latino families from participating in them.

CULTURAL ILLITERACY (VHS) 1987. 28 min. sd. color. #18630 Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy, defines cultural literacy as familiarity with the common knowledge literate Americans take for granted and ascribes teen-age ignorance - vividly demonstrated in live interviews - to reading instruction that has stressed skills over content.

CURRICULUM FOR PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN (VHS) 1985. 15 min. sd. color. #12240 Lillian Katz on how formal the curriculum should be for 4-and 5-year olds. She discusses what the appropriate curriculum is for this age group.

CURRICULUM MAPPING: CHARTING THE COURSE FOR CONTENT PART 1: THE ESSENTIALS OF MAPPING (VHS) 1999. 30 min. sd color. #63430 Explains how curriculum maps work just like road maps to show teachers where they are in a particular scope and sequence, what their students have been learning, and where their students need to be by the end of the unit or the end of the school year. Video scenes from actual schools and interviews with teachers reveal the many ways that curriculum maps help educators discover and eliminate gaps and repetitions in curriculum, clarify areas where the content can be integrated to provide more meaningful learning, define which skills and processes are taught and when, communicate with parents and students about plans for the school year and expectations for student progress. Plus, Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains how curriculum mapping reveals relationships among skills and content throughout the course of the school year and over a student's entire K-12 experience.

CYBERSPACE: VIRTUAL UNREALITY? (VHS) 1996. 26 min. sd. color. #53940 The Information Age has been hailed as a quantum leap forward for humanity­an opportunity to finally achieve Marshall McLuhan's "global village" in which "the medium is the message." But what kind of people are being created in cyberspace? While computer technology has changed virtually all aspects of life, critics argue that this technology is contributing to the growing social isolation of individuals. Examines just what the implications of the new Information Age may be.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 1: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55570 Presents an overview of biology that addresses what constitutes life and its inherent unity and diversity.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 2: CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55580 The functions and main forms of matter, including atoms, molecules, elements and compounds are discussed.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 3: SECRETS OF THE CELL (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55590 What cells are and why they are crucial to the understanding of life processes are examined.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 4: THE POWER OF METABOLISM (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55600 Discusses the importance of keeping a chemical balance within the body, with a case study about gymnast Cathy Rigby.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 5: ENERGY IN­ENERGY OUT (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55610 Examines the pathways by which cells trap and use energy: photosynthesis and aerobic respiration.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 6: GENERATIONS: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55620 Examines how cell division defines an organism and allows it to grow, reproduce, and repair itself, plus the role of heredity in passing along traits.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 7: PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55630 Modern-day experiments on crops build on Gregor Mendel's theory of inheritance.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 8: DNA: BLUEPRINT OF LIFE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55640 Scientists genetically engineer plants and animals for desired traits. How far should we go with this technology?

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 9: PROTEINS: BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55650 Presents the structure and order of proteins along with the unique property of DNA and proteins to retain and replicate genetic code.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 10: MICROEVOLUTION (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55660 Examines Darwin's theory of evolution and the work by Mayr, who further defined "species" in the 1940's.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 11: MACROEVOLUTION (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55670 Looks at the larger picture of species' changes over time as seen in the fossil record.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 12: VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND PROTISTANS (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55680 Examines the science of classification, from the Carl Linnaeus-based system to today's five kingdoms.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 13: FUNGI, PLANTS AND ANIMALS (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55690 Examines how the evolution of and relationships among life forms determine their biological classification, with an evolutionary overview of three kingdoms: fungi, plants and animals.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 14: PLANT STRUCTURE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55700 Examines the role of plants; the predominance of angiosperms, or flowering plants; and the way plant roots collect nutrients.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 15: PLANT REPRODUCTION (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55710 The remarkable mechanisms plants use to maximize reproduction opportunities, such as wind, insects, and birds are examined.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 16: ANIMAL STRUCTURE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55720 Examines the features common to all animals: a musculoskeletal system for motion plus homeostasis and feedback for equilibrium.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 17: CIRCULATION - A RIVER OF LIFE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55730 Examines how the movement of blood throughout the circulatory system in animals sustains life.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 18: IMMUNITY (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55740 Physical and chemical defenses, including surface barriers, that protect animals from disease are examined.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 19: RESPIRATION (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55750 Examines the process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide common to most animals, including a look at respiratory adaptation and aerobic respiration.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 20: DIGESTION AND FLUID BALANCE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55760 Shows that to survive, organisms need to process fluids and nutritional elements as well as efficiently eliminate waste.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 21: THE NEURAL CONNECTION (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55770 The many biochemical and cellular characteristics that the nervous systems of vertebrates share, including neurons that allow animals and humans to sense their environment are examined.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 22: ENDOCRINE CONTROL: SYSTEMS IN BALANCE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55780 The endocrine system and the role of the nervous system, essential organ systems and hormones are discussed.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 23: ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55790 Examines cell development and differentiation and presents a comparison of different modes of reproduction.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 24: POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55800 Examines how plants and animals in a community depend on each other's survival, as seen in the example of the Woolly Star, an endangered shrub.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 25: ECOSYSTEMS AND THE BIOSPHERE (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55810 Examines how the delicate balance of interactions in an ecosystem determines survival for its inhabitants.

CYCLES OF LIFE PROGRAM 26: THE HUMAN FACTOR (VHS) 1997. 30 min. sd. color. #55820 Examines how humans use technology to affect ecosystems, along with a discussion of global warming and the effect CO2 has on plant growth and the atmosphere.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC (VHS) 1990. 138 min. sd. color. #30040 Gerard Depardieu stars in this acclaimed portrayal of Rostand's large-nosed poet, swordsman, social gadfly and unlikely romantic hero. Also stars Anne Brochet as Roxanne. In French with English subtitles.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC (VHS) 1950. 111 min. sd. b&w. #11800 Edmond Rostand's classic about a long-nosed poet and swordsman in 17th century Paris who helps his handsome friend win the woman he loves. Directed by Michael Gordon and starring Jose Ferrer as Cyrano.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC (VHS) 1985. 176 min. sd. color. #14942 The Royal Shakespeare Company's performance of Edmond Rostand's classic starring Derek Jacobi.

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