New Acquisitions

Cassette Tapes:

Secrets of Trusting God - Joyce Meyer - TCass 3132 - 3135
In this series Joyce Meyers discusses the foundational elements of faith and trust in God.

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Compact Discs:

Business Law: Negligence and Torts - CDisc 1052 - 1053
This series features a collection of lectures from Professor Frank Cross on torts and negligence law.

Chronicles of Discovery: American Music for Flute and Guitar - CDisc 1054
A collection of music: featuring Bonita Boyd on the flute and Nicholas Goluses on the guitar.

Circle of Life (with Nant's Ingonyama) - CDisc 1058
This arrangement features the powerful rhythms and warm harmonies of Disney's Lion King.

Democracy, What Went Wrong? - CDisc 1033 - 1038
A series of commentaries on the issues, institutions, and political affairs of the day. Drawn from his research and presenting the highlights of his work, the series responds to the limits that are currently being placed on democratic self-determination. Parenti comments on major institutions such as the military, the CIA, media, corporations, universities, police, and the Supreme Court, offering suggestions on how to regain influence and control.

A Day in the Life of Me - CDisc 1055
Songs about the everyday life of a child.

Ears Wide Open – CDisc 1056
Jazz music from the trio Franklin, Clover, and Seales.

The Emyth Seminar - CDisc 1041 - 1046
This seminar discusses how to build a business, including the purpose of business, skills needed, steps to building a business, and how to package your business.

Get on Board – CDisc 1067
This CD contains the music of William Grant Still as played by The Sierra Winds.

Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - CDisc 1059 + guide
This CD presents dialogues hoping to answer the question “what should we teach young people about religion?”

In Memoriam – CDisc 1068
This CD contains a collection of works by William Grant Still as played by the Afro-American Symphony.

Michael Gerber's Small Business Mastery: Answers to the 10 Hottest Small Business Questions- CDisc 1040
A blueprint for conceiving, launching, growing, and profiting from a business that gives you more time, more money, and more personal freedom than you ever thought you could have as an entrepreneur.

More Still – CDisc 1071
This CD contains the works of William Grant Still as played by Videmus.

Peggy Gilbert and The Dixie Belles Dixieland Jazz - CDisc 1047
A collection of Dixieland jazz.

Piano Music – CDisc 1070
This CD contains the works of William Grant Still and other black composers as played by Monica Gaylord.

Piano Music – CDisc 1069
On this CD the works of William Grant Still are played by Mark Boozer on the piano.

The Planets: Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker - CDisc 1048
A collection of Holst's “The Planets” with some new additions by modern composers.

Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, Arito, and Phaedo - CDisc 1060 + guide
These four dialogues present the trial, imprisonment, and execution of Socrates.

Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz: Un Sonido Bestial - CDisc 1057
Recording from the legendary Latin band's concert.

Sound Textures – CDisc 1074
This CD of the Music Now Ensemble features pieces characterized by electroacoustical textures.

Uber Brass – CDisc 1073
The Music Now Ensemble plays a complete program around brass instruments.

Whimsies - CDisc 1039
A collection of music from the Duo Terlano: Johannes Dietrich and Marie-Anne Cadieux.

William Grant Still – CDisc 1072
This CD plays a two-hour radio documentary on the life of William Grant Still.

Works – CDisc 1065
On this CD the works of William Grant Still are played by Videmus.

Works for a Symphonic Band – CDisc 1066
On this CD the works of William Grant Still and Florence Price are played by the Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony.

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Computer Software:

Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator - Cfiles 1142 - 1143
This series includes videos and tutorials on how to use Adobe Illustrator.

Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign - Cfiles 1144 - 1145
This series includes videos and tutorials on how to use Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop - Cfiles 1146 - 1148
This series includes videos and tutorials on how to use Adobe Photoshop.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Essentials – Cfiles 1150 – 1160
Total Training presents video tutorials to help with the use of the Adobe design programs including Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.

Differentiating Instruction: Strategies for Addressing Academic Diversity in the Middle Grades – CFiles 1162
A webcast examination of strategies that assist teachers in working effectively with middle school learners who differ in readiness level, interest, and learning profile.

Latinos and Social Work Education - CFiles 1149
This comprehensive collection of bibliographic resources about Latinos in the U.S. focuses on issues and discussions that illustrate Latino concerns in the social work literature. Encompassing the past 25 years of articles in peer-reviewed to important social work fields of study with regard to a broad range of overlapping and intersecting challenges.

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Kits:

77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno - Kit 99
Contains an exploration into light as an artist's medium and the aesthetic possibilities of generative software.

The E-Myth Manager Seminar - Kit 100
This kit explores a radical new approach to management. Find out what type of manager you are, and how you can learn to work on the business, instead of in the business.

Magical Music Express - Kit 105
This Kit is to help children learn about music.

Nacada - Kit 101
This video contains three types of material: advising scenarios, expert commentary on each of the scenarios, and leading questions relating to each scenario.

Portraits of the Children: Culturally Competent Assessment – Kit 106
This multimedia professional development kit is designed to provide viewers with the background information and effective practice techniques necessary to provide culturally competent assessment for special education eligibility.

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Slide Sets:

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Digital Video Discs (DVDs):

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama – DVDisc 1707
Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must society lose it traditions in order to move into the future? How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray.

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After Innocence – DVDisc 1784
This film follows the stories of seven men who were wrongfully imprisoned and then released when new evidence appeared. The stories concentrate on the effects and damages of imprisonment on the men’s lives, even after release.

After the Wedding – DVDisc 1678
Far from home, Jacob runs a struggling orphanage in one of India’s poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closure, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen, a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture to attend a wedding sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises.

All the President's Men - DVDisc 1596 - 1597
This movie presents the story of reporters Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein as they follow and document the Watergate Scandal.

Al Qaeda After 9/11 - DVDisc 1453
This program focuses on Al Qaeda’s training and recruitment of new members and features US government officials, experts on terrorism, and footage of training sessions seized during raids.

Amores Perros – DVDisc 1715
Three lives become inextricably linked in the wake of a terrible car crash; a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel’s pooch disappears into the apartment’s floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a gun-shot rotweiler.

America in Concert - DVDisc 1496
Concert performed by America in June, 1999.

ASEP: Youth Training Sport Kit – DVDisc 1788
This DVD contains six of the American Sport Education Program’s most successful training videos, teaching about coaching, respect, and parental involvement.

As You Like It – DVDisc 1672
“As You Like It” is Kenneth Branagh’s film production of the Shakespeare comedy of the same name. Rosalind is a young woman living in the court of her uncle when she falls in love with Orlando, a young gentleman of the kingdom. When Rosalind is banished, she flees into the forest of Arden disguised as a man… only to encounter Orlando who has also been exiled. But can she win his heart, disguised as she is?

Avant-Garde: Experimental Films of the 20s and 30s - DVDisc 1454 - 1455
Collected short films from the collection of Raymond Rohauer, one of the foremost proponents of experimental cinema.

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Babel – DVDisc 1679
Pain is universal… but so is hope. A tragic accident in Morocco sets off a chain of events that will link four groups of people who, divided by cultural differences and vast distances, will discover a shared destiny that ultimately connects them.

Berga: Soldiers of Another War – DVDisc 1717
This video presents the story of American GIs who worked as slave laborers in Berga am Elster, a satellite concentration camp of the notorious Nazi death camp Buchenwald.

Beowulf and Grendel - DVDisc 1539
Beowulf and Grendel is an updated retelling of the Anglo Saxon epic.

Berthe Morisot – DVDisc 1654
Presents the life and works of Berthe.

Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart – DVDisc 1708
This program looks into the creative process of Bill Viola.

Biobasics: Cells: The Building Blocks of Life – DVDisc 1677
A blend of computer graphics, interviews with scientists, and animations, this comprehensive, menu-driven 8-part series presents the fundamental concepts of biology in an engaging and energetic manner.

Blade Runner – DVDisc 1772 – 1776
This is director Ridley Scott’s final cut of the landmark film based on Phillip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Decker is a blade runner; his job is to hunt down renegade androids. When a group escape and go into hiding Decker must look at what makes “them” different from “us.”

Bride and Prejudice – DVDisc 1766
This musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice features a clash of cultures that spans three continents.

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Caring at the End of Life - DVDisc 1588
This documentary raises a number of key issues faced by patients and those who care for them including, the role of technology, deciding when to use or withdraw life-sustaining treatments, the importance of effective pain management, and the impact of patients' culture, religion, and community on care decisions.

Changing a Violent Family - DVDisc 1434
This program presents ways in which therapists can keep troubled families together. It illustrates methods for solving problems of violence between parents and children and among children.

The Cockettes – DVDisc 1681
“The Cockettes” is an engaging tribute to a theatrical troupe that was the sensation of the late 1960s and early 1970s hippie movement in San Francisco. This comprehensive film not only recalls those days exactly, it also manages the wonderful trick of taking us back there along with it.

Cultural Criticism & Transformation - DVDisc 1579
In this interview Hooks argues that it is possible to acknowledge the impact of media without denying our own ability to choose or the pleasure we derive from popular culture.

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Darwin's Nightmare - DVDisc 1565
Huge, empty foreign cargo planes land to export Tanzania’s Lake Victoria’s gourmet bounty, taking 55 tons of processed fish daily. In their wake, they leave starving villagers to scrounge a meal out of the discarded fish heads and rotting carcasses. With massive epidemics, raging civil wars, crime, homelessness, and drug-addicted children, the question becomes what do these planes really deliver to this destitute community?

Days of Glory (Indigenes) – DVDisc 1682
This film tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who heroically fought their way across Europe while battling discrimination within their own ranks.

Dead Mums Don’t Cry – DVDisc 1533
Becoming a mother in Africa can be among the most frightening and dangerous jobs in the world. This program investigates why more than half a million women die every year in pregnancy and childbirth.

Decisions That Shook the World – DVDisc 1499
Follows the decisions of three presidents that altered our world: Lyndon johnson’s choice to champion Civil rights legislation; Ronald Reagan’s commitment to the “Star Wars” missile defense system; and FDR’s plan to arm the British before US involvment in WWII.

Decisive Battles: the Ancient World – DVDisc 1644 – 1646
They are the moments when history was writ in blood, armies determined the fate of empires, and men became legends. They are the Decisive Battles: The Ancient World. The History Channel presents 13 defining points in ancient warfare – moments that altered the course of history and shaped the modern world.

Defining Life: Should One Help a Loved One Die? – DVDisc 1792
This video tries to bring out some of the many issues with assisted suicide by looking at several lives where a choice had to be made.

Democracy in America - DVDisc 1517 - 1520
A video course for high school civics teachers that covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the US Department of Education.

Dementia - DVDisc 1516
Dementia follows the tormented existence of a young woman haunted by the horrors of her youth, which transformed her into a stiletto-wielding, man-hating beatnik.

Dias de Santiago - DVDisc 1435
Twenty-three-year-old Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - DVDisc 1513 - 1514
In this film an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a Vaudvillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Divorce and the Family - DVDisc 1456
This program follows two teens through the two stages of divorce, immediate crisis and aftermath.

Dot the I – DVDisc 1683
At her bachelorette party, lovely Carmen chooses from among the restaurant diners a handsome man with whom she shares her last kiss as a free woman – a kiss that makes her think she’s not ready for marriage.

Dynamic Staff Training Video - DVDisc 1468
Teaches participants to recognize the stages (adaptive, tension, emotional distress, physical distress and recovery) and respond appropriately.

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Eastern and Western Philosophy - DVDisc 1521 - 1522
This series explores the roots of ancient philosophy, religious thought and spiritual enlightenment.

Economics, 3rd Edition Part 1 - DVDisc 1482 - 1483
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Timothy Taylor. Lectures 1 - 12

Economics, 3rd Edition Part 2 - DVDisc 1484 - 1485
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Timothy Taylor. Lectures 13 - 24

Economics, 3rd Edition Part 3 - DVDisc 1486 - 1487
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Timothy Taylor. Lectures 25 – 36

El Silencio de Neto - DVDisc 1446
The story of a young boy who strives to follow his dreams while his country struggles to preserve democracy amidst CIA cold-war propaganda.

Emma – DVDisc 1767
Emma loves to set-up her single friends, but she’s no good at it. While making a mess of everyone’s lives Emma finds love, and everyone finally has hope to be free of her machinations.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - DVDisc 1436
Narrated by Peter Coyote, this expose details the inside story of one of history’s greatest business scandals.

Epithermal Gold Deposits - DVDisc 1556
This video presents a lecture given by Noel White on characteristics, classes and causes of convergent evolution in gold deposits.

Eraserhead - DVDisc 1437
Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. Henry has a girlfriend, Mary X, who has frequent spastic fits. Mary gives birth to Henry's child, a frightening looking mutant, which leads to the injection of all sorts of sexual imagery into the depressive and chaotic mix.

Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science - DVDisc 1549 - 1552
This series is designed to help K-6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the bedrock science they need to teach today’s youth.

Evolution - Why Bother? - DVDisc 1620
This 28-minute program contains eight self-contained chapters about how evolutionary theory impacts our daily lives.

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Families and Households - DVDisc 1438
This program traces the history of family life and looks at the classical family theories of functionalism, Marxism, and feminism. It explores the dramatic changes in family life over the last 30 years, the fragmentation of the nuclear family, and the effects of change and family diversity.

Family Matters - DVDisc 1457
The traditional or nuclear family of the 1950s and 1960s is what most of us think of when asked to define ‘family’. But the idea that there is a typical family is perhaps little more than a myth.

Ferry Tales – DVDisc 1785
This documentary looks at the lives of women through the powder room on the Staten Island Ferry, where women of many different walks of life meet and converse about a variety of topics.

The Films of Kenneth Anger Volume 1 - DVDisc 1458
This collection covers the first half of Anger’s career, from the debut in 1947 to his epic bacchanalia “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome”.

First Aid – Responding to Emergencies – DVDisc 1782
This video is a collection of 30 segments from the American Red Cross teaching how to perform various first aid actions.

Flores de Otro Mundo - DVDisc 1439
A group of vibrant young women travel by bus to a remote Spanish village overwhelmingly populated by men. With souls of practicality, the women dream of better lives while the men ache with more romantic yearnings. From these very different hopes three relationships are tenuously formed and grow in different ways.

Further Off the Straight and Narrow - DVDisc 1459
This video provides an examination of television's portrayal of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.

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Galileo's Battle for the Heavens - DVDisc 1567
Based on Dan Sobel’s best-selling biography Galileo’s Daughter, this film offers a vivid re-imagining of Galileo’s incredible achievements that forever changed the way we view our place in the universe.

Gangs of New York – DVDisc 1647 – 48
As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in lower Manhattan’s Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant, Amsterdam Vallon, returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam’s personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland.

The General - DVDisc 1621
Rejected by the Confederate army as unfit and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee, young Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) sets out to single-handedly win the war with the help of his cherished locomotive.

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib - DVDisc 1570
This video uses interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims to examine the abuses and atrocities that occurred in Abu Ghraib prison.

Glass - DVDisc 1617
Glass captures the magnificent craftsmanship of the glass blower. An upbeat musical score and beautiful images trace the process as, with one deft movement, lumps of molten glass are transformed into household objects and works of art.

Glories of Islamic Art - DVDisc 1460 - 1462
This video series looks at the artistic achievements of Islam from the Umayyad dynasty through the Ottomans.

The Good German – DVDisc 1684
Who knows what American Journalist Jake Geismer expected to find in postwar Berlin? Peace, maybe, or at least a story. But certainly not Lena, his beautiful, embittered one-time love, and not the trail of secrecy and deception that leads from Lena to the scheming young corporal who’s her new lover and to a murder no one seems interested in solving, except Jake.

Gone with the Wind – DVDisc 1790 – 1791
This film classic, based on Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, follows a Southern socialite in her romances during the Civil War.

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Half Nelson – DVDisc 1685
Dan Dunne is a young teacher whose edgy yet brilliant approach to history inspires his inner-city students to think for themselves, but outside the classroom, Dan’s life is spiraling out of control. Wrestling with inner demons and nursing a serious drug habit, Dan finally hits rock bottom – witnessed by one of his troubled students Drey. With an unlikely friendship built on a shared secret Dan tries to steer her away from a small-time drug dealer, but no matter which way they turn to survive, their lives will change forever.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - DVDisc 1598
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – DVDisc 1771
The fifth installment of the Harry Potter books finds Voldemort returned and out to get Harry. Meanwhile school life is drastically changed when a new headmaster takes over.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - DVDisc 1614 - 1615
Young orphan Harry Potter finds out he is a wizard, and must attend a wizarding school. To make matters worse, there is an evil wizard out to get Harry.

House of Saud - DVDisc 1608
The House of Saud has controlled every aspect of Saudi life and politics since the kingdom was established in 1932. But outside the Desert kingdom, little is known about Saudi Arabia’s secretive royal family. In the House of Saud, Frontline explores how the Al Saud family maintains its hold on power in the face of growing tensions between Islam and modernity.

How to Conduct Effective High School Walkthroughs – DVDisc 1796
This DVD offers a lesson in how walkthroughs can provide support to high school students.

Hull House: the House that Jane Built - DVDisc 1463
In 1889, pioneering social worker Jane Addams opened Hull house to aid the poor and largely immigrant residents of a Chicago neighborhood.

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I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA – DVDisc 1780
This documentary looks at the beliefs and motives of Ingrid Newkirk, and why PETA is one of the most successful radical groups in America.

The Idea Makers: The Women of Hull House - DVDisc 1448
This program looks at the history of Hull House, which was established by Jane Addams in 1889 as a place where activists could provide outreach services to poor and uneducated individuals in the Chicago area.

The Ideas of Quine - DVDisc 1577
A rare interview in which Quine discusses his early view of himself as a mathematical logician, and his later interest in philosophy in a more general sense – specifically, regarding metaphysics and the philosophy of language.

In the Mirror of Maya Deren - DVDisc 1464
A documentary of the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren that pieces together excerpts from her films, archival footage, and observances from contemporaries.

In Search of History: The Greek Gods – DVDisc 1649
From Aphrodite to Zeus, this provides an entertaining and illuminating look at the Greek Gods.

Into the Circle – DVDisc 1738
For centuries the Native Americans have danced around the drum: for celebration, renewal, and healing. This video provides an informative guide to appreciating the contemporary powwow.

An Introduction to Scientology – DVDisc 1793
This video contains the only filmed interview with Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Islam: Empire of Faith - DVDisc 1500
Between the fall of Rome and the European voyages of discovery, few events were more significant than the rise of Islam. Within a few centuries, the Islamic empires blossomed, projecting their power from Africa to the East Indies, and from Spain to India.

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Jane Austen’s Emma – DVDisc 1760
Emma is a rich socialite who enjoys matchmaking and controlling other’s love lives, but when her plans go awry she may miss out on her own chance for love.

Jazz Icons Collection – DVDisc 1696 – 1703
Jazz Icons is a series that collects full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s through the 1970s. Performers are as follows:
Disc 1696 – Duke Ellington
Disc 1697 – Dexter Gordon
Disc 1698 – Wes Montgomery
Disc 1699 – Sarah Vaughan
Disc 1700 – Dave Brubeck
Disc 1701 – Charles Mingus
Disc 1702 – John Coltrane
Disc 1703 – Bonus Disc

Jazz Style and Improvisation for Choirs - DVDisc 1578
This video is designed to assist students in achieving a comfort level with the performance of jazz style and improvisation techniques within your choral program.

Jenin Jenin - DVDisc 1643
Chronicles the April 2002 Israeli army's Defensive Wall operation, during which the city and camp of Jenin were scenes of fierce fighting. The operation ended with Jenin flattened and scores of Palestinians dead. Jenin Jenin shows the extent to which prolonged oppression and terror has affected the state of mind of the Palestinian inhabitants.

John Brown's Holy War - DVDisc 1465
As a child, Brown witnessed brutality against a slave boy; later he swore an oath to God to fight slavery. A failed farmer and father of 20, Brown was an unlikely warrior. But in Kansas he led a murderous campaign that ignited all-out warfare. And his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859 sparked the Civil War.

Journey of Man – DVDisc 1673
“Journey of Man” answers the question, “Where do we all come from?” Today, some six billion people are spread across the planet. But there was a time – not so long ago – when the human species numbered only a few thousand and their world was a single continent: Africa. Then something happened. A small group left their African homeland on a journey into an unknown, hostile world. Against impossible odds, these extraordinary explorers not only survived, but went on to conquer the earth. Dr. Wells, a geneticist, is part of a team that has been trying to recreate the history behind this journey, looking at DNA people carry from these ancient travelers.

The Joy of Mathematics Part 1 - DVDisc 1488 - 1489
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Arthur T. Benjamin. Lectures 1 – 12

The Joy of Mathematics Part 2 - DVDisc 1490 - 1491
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professor Arthur T. Benjamin. Lectures 13 - 24

The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of classical Mathematical Ideas Part 1 - DVDisc 1492 - 1493
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professors Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird. Lectures 1 – 12

The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of classical Mathematical Ideas - DVDisc 1494 - 1495
Contains twelve 30-minute lectures by Professors Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird. Lectures 13 – 24

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Karl Rove: The Architect - DVDisc 1609
President George W. Bush called him “the architect” of his reelection victory. He has been Bush's chief strategist from the beginning, but Karl Rove is much more than a political guru - he was also the single most powerful policy advisor in the White House. Frontline and the Washington Post join forces to trace the political history and modus operandi of the man who has been on the inside of every major political and policy decision of the Bush administration.

Kim's Nuclear Gamble - DVDisc 1610
For years, threats, deceptions, and diplomatic ploys have shaped U.S. relations with the Hermit Kingdom and its strange and reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il. Frontline traces the delicate maneuvers and clumsy turns that have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear showdown with Asia.

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites - DVDisc 1503
Nearly 300 years ago, a tiny group of tribes in the land of Canaan gave birth to a nation and a religion – a religion that would dare to redefine humanity’s relationship with God.

Kleissler, Kathleen: Teachnology Psy 110 - DVDisc 1559
Twelve short segments demonstrating various
aspects of child psychology through questions asked and activities performed
by a four-year old and a one-year old girl.

Know the Code at School - DVDisc 1466
A social skill training program. Includes:
A Day at School
Dion Scores!
Tameka and the Bully
Charles Gets Teased
Shana and the Secret
Kristi's First Day

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The Lapedo Child: Neanderthals and Evolution - DVDisc 1523
The reigning theory of human evolution maintains that the Cro-Magnons superseded the Neanderthals, who vanished entirely roughly 28,000 years ago. A recent discovery in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley suggests another possibility. This program examines the body of the Lapedo child, whose Cro-Magnon chin and lower arms and Neanderthal jaw and build suggest he was the result of interbreeding between the species.

The Last Picture Show – DVDisc 1770
This film looks at the drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas.

The Launch: A Product is Born - DVDisc 1467
This program focuses on one case study to illustrate the process of development that every new product goes through.

Lawrence of Arabia – DVDisc 1781
This film is based on the true story of T.E. Lawrence as he unites warring Arab tribes in World War I.

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter – DVDisc 1693
With the US entry into World War II notions of what was proper work for women changed overnight. Thousands of posters and billboards appeared calling on women to “Do The Job He Left Behind.” Rosie the Riveter was born: the symbol of working women during World War II. When the war was over, Rosie wanted to stay, but neither the structure of the American economy nor the dominant view of women’s place in society sustained such hope.

Listen – DVDisc 1739
In this film composers and musicologists probe the idea of sound and hearing.

Little Shop of Horrors – DVDisc 1786
The original film by Roger Corman features a nerdy man working in a florist shop who develops an intelligent plant that requires human meat to exist.

The Lives of Others - DVDisc 1601
In East Germany, before the fall of the Berlin Wall, few citizens were allowed to lead private lives. One of those is the socialist playwright Georg Dreyman. When a corrupt government official falls for Georg's girlfriend, an ambitious secret police officer is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the official.

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - DVDisc 1599 - 1600
With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo embarks on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring.

Lost Season 2 - DVDisc 1622 - 1628
The multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning drama reaches new heights in its spectacular second season as the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 discover they are not alone in their battle against "The Others," and a contested decision to open the hatch reveals a new realm of mystery and intrigue.

The Lost Year in Iraq - DVDisc 1611
In the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, a group of Americans led by Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III set off to Baghdad to build a new nation and establish democracy in the Arab Middle East. Michael Kirk, Frontline producer, follows the early efforts and ideals of this group as they tried to seize control and disband the Iraqi police, army, and Baathist government - and how they became hardened along the way to the realities of postwar Iraq.

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Magnetic Storm – DVDisc 1779
This documentary looks at the magnetic forces that affect our lives everyday, and how the protective magnetic field is weakening.

The Man in the Iron Mask - DVDisc 1587
The legendary Three Musketeers reunite to face King Louis XIV’s selfishness and excesses. The Three Musketeers must rescue the mysterious prisoner in the iron mask in order to save France.

Mansfield Park – DVD 1764
One of Jane Austen’s novel’s adapted for the screen, Mansfield Park is the story of a young women sent to learn about high society but ends up teaching them as well.

Martin (Hache) - DVDisc 1440
Tells the tale of a father and a son. They have not seen each other in five years and they meet again when an accident lands Martin (Hache) at death’s door.

Martin Luther - DVDisc 1501
Martin Luther’s attack on the all-powerful Catholic Church was a knife to the heart of an empire that had endured for over a thousand years. Nailing his treatise to the doors of the Wittenberg Cathedral, this previously obscure German monk changed the world forever, unleashing forces that plunged Europe into war and chaos.

Mary Grace Wible – DVDisc 1653
Presents the life and works of Kutztown University art professor Mary Grace Wible.

Mathematics Assessment: A Video Library, K - 12 - DVDisc 1524 - 1526
This video library portrays the Assessment Standards and Purposes of Assessment of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Showing classrooms where informal and formal assessments are used, the videos help educators sort through many options.

Me and You and Everyone We Knew
Christine Jesperson is a struggling artist and cab driver who uses her talents and imagination to draw her dreams and objects of desire nearer. One such object is Richard Swersy, a newly-single father of two boys who is hoping for amazing things, yet panics upon meeting the captivating Christine. But in a world where the mundane is transcendent and people seek meaningful connections despite the risk, anything magical can – and will- happen.

Mississippi Valley- type Lead-Zinc Deposits through Earth's History - DVDisc 1557
SEG Thayer Lindsley visiting lecture series given March 2002, sponsored by the Society of Economic Geologists. The lecturer is David Leach of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Motivation Breakthrough – DVDisc 1756
This tape presents a speech by Richard Lavoie about motivation in special education.

Music of Heart - DVDisc 1505 - 1506
A single mother with little more than talent and the determination to make a difference, Roberta Guaspari overcame the skepticism of everyone who didn’t think she should be teaching violin to students in a tough inner-city neighborhood. But even after a decade of ever-growing popularity and countless success stories, Roberta and her students must face a greater challenge: budget cuts aimed at shutting down her program.

My Americas - DVDisc 1547 - 1548
This video takes you on a journey through sacred sites, celebrations, processions, food, music, and dress in eight Latin American countries.

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The Nazis: A Warning from History - DVDisc 1573 - 1574
This series explores how the Nazis gained influence, how they ruled, how they treated their occupied territories and, above all, how a cultured nation could be a party of such acts of inhumanity.

News War - DVDisc 1612
News War examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast, and electronic media over the past four decades - and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today's most important news organizations, Frontline traces the recent history of American journalism.

A Night at the Opera - DVDisc 1607
This classic Marx Brother's film follows the brother's antics in trying to help two up-coming opera stars make a big break.

Nina Simone Live - DVDisc 1569
This video collects two early, live performances from 1961 – 1962.

Nine Queens - DVDisc 1441
Two small-time criminals team up to pull off a big-time score involving a set of counterfeit stamps known as the Nine Queens. But when the rules of the con game unexpectedly change, the two crooks find themselves pitted against each other.

Notes on a Scandal – DVDisc 1692
Barbara Covett is a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until she meets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart. Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having an affair with a student, her jealousy and rage spiral out of control.

The Nurse Theorists: Portraits of Excellence – DVDisc 1655 – 1670
This series of programs provides insight into the women who have advanced the art and science of nursing.

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Ongka's Big Moka - DVDisc 1452
Follows Ongka, a tribal leader in New Guinea, as he prepares for a big giveaway ceremony, a moka. The moka is the single most important ceremony to the highland tribes.

Ornette Coleman Trio - DVDisc 1470
This video presents the trio during their visit to Paris in 1966 in order to record the soundtrack of a very nutty-looking Belgian film called "Who's Crazy?" Ornette, who in this era was one of the leaders of the jazz avant-garde movement, faced the challenge of making this soundtrack with his two fellow musicians by responding with passionate improvisations to the stimuli that reached him from the screen where the images are projected.

The Overspent American – DVDisc 1794
A documentary that looks at the materialistic lifestyles middle and upper-middle class seek lead to a epidemic of debt fueled by the media.

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The Painted Veil – DVDisc 1694
Once love is lost, can it – should it – ever be reclaimed? That’s the question that tortures Dr. Walter Fane about his beautiful and faithless wife Kitty. So he takes her away from the soirees, flirtations, and ardent intrigues of colonial-era Shanghai to a cholera-ravaged village deep in China. It is to be her punishment, but it may be redemption for them both.

Pan’s Labyrinth – DVDisc 1674
Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. Soon, the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of the ferocious battle between Good and Evil.

Pay it Forward - DVDisc 1572
Junior high school student Trevor McKinney starts a chain reaction of goodness for a social studies project.

The Pedersen Triad Training Model: Five Vignettes of Culturally Different Counselors Interviewing a Single Client - DVDisc 1507
Culture meets the counselor! Pedersen's triad model is a powerful way to help students understand and integrate multicultural issues into the interview. Five vignettes show how culturally different counselors react to the same issue.

Persuasion – DVDisc 1763
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen, this film follows two lovers who are separated but have a chance to continue their love eight years later.

Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution - DVDisc 1502
Using the words of Paul and other ancient writers, interviews with contemporary scholars, and dramatic reenactments, this video, explores how two men led one of history's most astonishing religious movements.

The Philosophy of Language - DVDisc 1576
Berkeley philosopher of language John Searle discusses the question: “How does language relate to thought and to reality?” Searle explores the use of language to clarify experience as fundamental to the acquisition of knowledge.

The Pianist – DVDisc 1650
A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.

Pillars of Faith - DVDisc 1527 - 1530
This series explores the factors which shaped the face of Christianity. This exciting series provides a powerful record of those who changed our world by their faith.

The Play Therapist's Language of Change: Releasing Children's Creative Capacities - DVDisc 1508
The content of this hour-long training session was part of one of Dr. Landreth’s two day workshops on Making Contact with Children Through Play Therapy.

Play Therapy: Basics for Beginning Students - DVDisc 1509
In this introduction to play therapy, Jennifer uses puppets to help communicate the rationale, principles, and basic skills of play therapy. Each skill is demonstrated through video clips of play therapy sessions with culturally diverse children. Demonstrated skills include tracking play behavior, reflecting feelings, returning responsibilty, encouragement, facilitating understanding, and setting therapeutic limits.

Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image – DVDisc 1741 – 1751
Each volume of this DVD set contains one artist’s work in the medium of film and digital imagery, as well as an in-depth interview with the artist.

The Porphyry to Epithermal Continuum - Lecturer: Jeffery W. Hedenquist - DVDisc 1558
This installment of the SEG lecture series covers evidence from volcanoes and ore deposits; epithermal gold deposits in the Circum-Pacific region, styles, characteristics and exploration.

The Presidents - DVDisc 1534 - 1536
From George Washington to George W. Bush, The Presidents gathers vivid snapshots of all 43 Commanders in Chief who have guided America throughout its history – and analyzes their powerful personalities, weaknesses, and major achievements.

Pride and Prejudice – DVDisc 1762
This film, featuring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, tells the tale of Jane Austen’s classic about an unlikely romance.

The Prisoner or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair - DVDisc 1575
This documentary follows a cameraman who was arrested for plotting to kill Tony Blair then sent to Abu Ghraib prison.

Private Universe Project in Mathematics - DVDisc 1553 - 1555
Research shows that children formulate extraordinarily interesting and complex mathematical ideas, even at a very young age. The Private Universe Project in Mathematics demonstrates and honors the power and sophistication of these ideas, and explores how mathematics teaching can be structured to resonate with children’s sophisticated thinking.

Privy to the Past – DVDisc 1789
This documentary introduces the goals and methods of historic and urban archeology. The video follows archeologists as they excavate and interpret objects from 19th Century Oakland, California.

Public Exposure – DVDisc 1777
This video report looks at the effects of cellular phones and cell tower microwave technology on the human body.

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Qualitative Research: Methods in the Social Sciences - DVDisc 1471
This DVD introduces quantitative research and shows the types of questions covered by quantitative research methods. It examines such measurement issues as validity, sampling, and distribution; discusses the protocols of experimental design and statistical analysis; and covers survey design, scales of measure, sampling procedures, and data analysis.

The Queen – DVDisc 1695
In the wake of Princess Diana’s death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair.

The Question of Racial Profiling - DVDisc 1613
Racial profiling is a practice where law enforcement officers allegedly stop and search vehicles based on the race of the driver instead of for a specific infraction. This investigative report looks at this key question: Are police denying millions of Americans the basic right of equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment? Or, are the charges of racial profiling exaggerated or completely false?

Quine Discussion - DVDisc 1590
This interview of Donald Davidson by his mentor W. V. Quine focuses on the similarities and differences between the two philosophers. It questions whether Quine is committed to a third dogma of empiricism, considers the relative importance of distal versus proximal stimuli in empiricist philosophy, and explores the character of the notion of truth.

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Race on Trial – DVDisc 1740
This program follows two drug-related court cases and how race affects the sentencing and outcome of the trials.

Racism and the Ideology of Slavery - DVDisc 1449
This program is a lecture by Michael Parenti how racism develops from tribalism, slavery and imperialism, and the functions it serves.

Religions of the World: Our World Faiths - DVDisc 1510
This video presents ten 15-minute animated films that introduce many of the world’s major religions.

Research Design - DVDisc 1472 - 1474
This three-part series examines the issues involved in research ideation and methodology. Researchers from several universities present examples of work they have done and the methodology they chose to use.

Remembering Composition - DVDisc 1616
This video presents a compilation of video interviews in which directors Bump Halbritter and Todd Taylor ask leading scholars of rhetoric and composition about multimedia rhetoric: what is its importance, its place in the classroom, and its relation to the vast rhetorical tradition which has preceded it?

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin: Holy Warriors - DVDisc 1504
This docu-drama challenges the popular view of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin’s epic clash for control of Jerusalem, using the latest research into the original Christian and Muslim ancient sources and the insight of leading experts from both East and West.

Rigoberta Menchu: Broken Silence - DVDisc 1476
A documentary of the life of Rigoberta Menchu: one of the most outspoken advocates for the rights of the indigenous people of the Americas.

Rio Grande - DVDisc 1540
Lt. Col. Yorke heads to the Rio Grande to fight a warring tribe. But Yorke faces his toughest battle when his unorthodox plan to outwit the elusive Apaches leads to possible court martial. Locked in a bloody war he must fight to regain his honor and save his family.

Roadtrip Nation - DVDisc 1442 - 44
A group of college students take a roadtrip to speak to individuals from all walks of life about what their lives were like in their early 20’s.

Rome: The Complete First Season - DVDisc 1632 - 1637
A serialized drama that chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of the republic and the birth of an empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now those foundations are crumbling - eaten away by corruption and excess. Two roman soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, unwittingly become entiwined in the historical events of ancient Rome.

Rome: The Complete Second Season - DVDisc 1638 - 1642
Julius Ceasar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Ceasar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jocky for position. While Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, the fates of the roman soldiers Vorenus and Pullo seem tied to the fate of Rome itself.

Roots - DVDisc 1543 - 1546
His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, passing on his tale across generations until it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee.

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The Science of Sleep - DVDisc 1477
By day Staphane is white-collar drudge, but by night he pens bestsellers, stars on TV, and creates worlds. Now Stephane wants to make at least one dream come true; sweeping the lovely girl next door off her feet.

The Sea Inside – DVDisc 1704
This film is based on the true story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. The story explores Ramon’s relationships with two women and his ability to inspire them through his gift of love.

Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum & Stonehenge - DVDisc 1568
Investigates building and construction secrets of two ancient monuments.

Sense and Sensibility – DVDisc 1761
When the Dashwood family falls on hard times Elinor and Marianne find their chances of marriage failing too. The sisters and their suitors must navigate both desire and the rules of society in this adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel.

The Shape of Water – DVDisc 1778
This documentary spans the globe looking at how women are making a difference in the world.

The Shawshank Redemption - DVDisc 1602 - 1603
This movie tells the story of one man's experiences and plan to escape from prison.

She Stoops to Conquer – DVDisc 1710 – 11
An ambitious stepmother, a pragmatic father, impassioned sweethearts, and starry-eyed suitors are sent spinning in Oliver Goldsmith’s comedy of manners. Staged with authentic costumes and sets, the commonly anthologized play makes an excellent introduction to 18th-century theatre.

The Short Films of David Lynch - DVDisc 1541
Six short films from macabre filmmaker David Lynch, includes “Six Men Getting Sick”, “The Alphabet”, “The Grandmother”, “The Amputee”, “The Cowboy and the Frenchman”, and “Lumiere”. Each film is preceded by an introduction from the director.

Sicko – DVDisc 1759
This film from Michael Moore looks at the America’s Health Care system and the many problems in it.

Silent Killer: The Unfinished Campaign Against Hunger - DVDisc 1537
Silent Killer shows us the face and causes of hunger around the world. But it doesn’t stop there. It shows what is being done and what can be done to end hunger forever, if we have the will.

Sisters of '77 - DVDisc 1445
Documents the weekend in November of 1977 when the first National Women’s Conference came together to promote women’s rights.

Snakes of Pennsylvania – DVDisc 1787
This documentary shows 21 different species of snakes found in Pennsylvania and methods for identifying them.

Social Networks - DVDisc 1478
Social Networks video depicts real-life scenarios of individuals with complex communication needs across the lifespan. Illustrates multi-modal communication strategies.

Sophie's Choice - DVDisc 1604
This story revolves around Sophie's struggle as a Polish-Catholic immigrant in the United States who had survived a concentration camp. The drama unfolds through observations of a friend and would-be writer, Stingo.

Specific Treatments for Specific Populations – Personality Disorders –DVDisc 1733
Dr. Jeffrey Magnavita demonstrates his approach to working with patients with a broad range of personality disorders.

Statistics: Decisions Through Data - DVDisc 1581 - 1585
This is an introductory statistics course composed of five hour long instructional videos that contain a total of twenty-one individual segments, and a 200 page text, which includes exercises, group activities, and quizzes.

Stroud Discussion - DVDisc 1589
This DVD presents a discussion in which Barry Stroud questions Donald Davidson about his views on how humans gain knowledge about the external world and how that route to knowledge avoids skepticism. It examines the role of perception in the acquisition of knowledge, Davidson's thesis of triangulation, and Davidson's critics.

Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers - DVDisc 1538
In this 20-minute DVD, students who stutter talk to teachers about their experiences. Speech-Language pathologists Kristin Chmela, and Bill Murphy answer questions and offer expert advice about what works in the classrooms.

Sunrise - DVDisc 1629
A farmer intends to drown his wife, so he can be with a seductive city woman. But although he considers carrying out the hideous crime, the farmer is unable to go through with it. Then, as husband and wife encounter a life-threatening rainstorm, their love and loyalty are put to the test.

Survival from Domestic Violence: Stories of Hope and Healing - DVDisc 1447
This program presents stories of women who transformed their lives after living through domestic violence. It describes the steps they took to create a safe environment, build a support system, and find independence.

Supreme Court - DVDisc 1592 - 1595
This series of videos explores the history and inner workings of the Supreme Court. The series charts the court's unique evolution, using archival footage and innovative graphic techniques to help audiences grasp complex legal concepts. Interviews with some of the greatest legal minds in the country as well as exclusive access to the court help personalize the justices while providing context to key decisions and hot button issues of the day.

Swing Time – DVDisc 1758
This film featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is widely acknowledged as one of their best performances.

The Sword and the Dollar - DVDisc 1450
Contains a lecture by Michael Parenti on the history of imperialism and the forced maldevelopement of the Third World.

Syriana - DVDisc 1571
This film tracks several characters through conspiracy and intrigue based around oil.

Systems of Psychotherapy – DVDisc 1732
Dr. Diana Fosha demonstrates her healing centered approach, which aims to capitalize on the clients’ natural, adaptive, wired-in capacities for healing.

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Tales From the Road – DVDisc 1755
Through a series of anecdotal stories from his own personal experience, Lavoie illustrates important aspects of being a good special education teacher on this tape.

Thin – DVDisc 1795
A documentary that looks at the lives of four women living in the Renfrew Center, a facility for the treatment of eating disorders.

The Torture Question – DVDisc 1651
In the uncertain weeks following September 11, an internal power struggle was underway deep inside the Bush administration. Waged between partisans at the highest levels of government, that battle exemplifies the struggle to create a legal framework to give the president authority to aggressively interrogate enemy fighters in the war on terror. Frontline goes behind closed doors to investigate the struggle over how and when to use what is called “coercive interrogation.”

Toy Story - DVDisc 1605 - 1606
This animated feature is about the secret life of toys when people are not around.

TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt - DVDisc 1479
This video explores the influences of Roosevelt’s childhood, charts his meteoric rise to the presidency and explores the turbulent years after he left office.

Transcontinental Railroad - DVDisc 1480
Transcontinental Railroad presents a remarkable story of greed, innovation and determination. It discusses both why the railroad was built and how it would shape the nation, while shedding light on the politics and culture of the mid-nineteenth century America.

Treasures from American Film Archives – DVDisc 1734 – 1737
A collection of films from America’s film history.

Truth, War, and Consequences - DVDisc 1511
Frontline traces the roots of the Iraqi war back to the days immediately following September 11, when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ordered the creation of a special intelligence operation to quietly begin looking for evidence that would justify the war.

Two films by Bruce Conner - DVDisc 1566
This video collects the films “Crossroads” and “Looking for Mushrooms” from the director Bruce Connor.

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Universal Design – DVDisc 1757
This tape presents a speech by Richard Lavoie about insights on how learning disabilities affect adults and children.

An Unlikely Friendship - DVDisc 1531
This film is about a surprising friendship that emerged between an embittered Ku Klux Klan leader and an outspoken black woman activist.

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Vatel - DVDisc 1532
In the west of France, Prince de Conde has a scheme to save his bankrupt province: he’ll regain the favor of King Louis XIV with a weekend of spectacle and merriment. The plan’s success rests with Vatel, the one man who can deliver the sumptuous food, and elaborate amusements and all-out decadence fit for this king. But in the midst of it all, Vatel catches the eye of Anne… and places himself in direct competition with the king.

Venus – DVDisc 1705
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes absolutely taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don’t know about themselves.

The Victimization of Women - DVDisc 1451
This program is a lecture by Michael Parenti about male terrorism & the political economy of gender oppression.

Video Art – DVDisc 1714
This program combines film clips and interviews with artists John Wood and Paul Harrison to consider a medium that continues to fly in the face of the fine art tradition and the culture industry.

Video Artists: The Body as Matrix – Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle – DVDisc 1712
In this program, Barney, Guggenheim curator Nancy Spector, and others deconstruct the Cycle’s filming and subsequent translation into sculptural installations.

Video Artists: Gary Hill – Transcending the Senses – DVDisc 1713
In this program Hill uses a number of his pieces to investigate otherness and ambiguity, dislocation of the senses, the boundary between words and comprehension, the physicality of text, and figurative interactivity.

Video Course in Behavioural Observation: Focussing In - DVDisc 1580
The primary aim of this video course is to stimulate students to think about the purposes and the methodology of behavioral observation, to try it out for themselves, and to critically appreciate the usefulness of explicit categorization.

Vignettes of Culturally-Different Counseling: Working with Clients Different Than You - DVDisc 1512
Live demonstrations of multicultural counseling and therapy exploring issues of religion, physical challenge, gender and age, and language.

Volver – DVDisc 1706
Raimunda and her sister Sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago... or did they? Superstitious villagers claim that the girls’ departed mother, Irene, has been seen wandering around their Aunt Paula’s home. When Irene appears to Sole, she explains that she ahs returned to set right her daughter’s troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone! Raimunda has female troubles of her own, least of which is a corpse in the freezer.

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The War – DVDisc 1686 – 91
This documentary follows the stories of citizens from four American towns through the course of World War II. Individuals from each community take the viewer through their own personal and quite often harrowing journeys into war, as well as the country they helped to save for generations to come.

Water – DVDisc 1675
Set against Gahndi’s rise to power, Water tells the profoundly moving story of Chuyia, an Indian girl married and widowed at eight years old, who is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia’s feisty presence deeply affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society’s prejudices.

What a Girl Wants - DVDisc 1481
A collection of short documentaries about various aspects of young women’s lives in contemporary society.

What a Way to Go – DVDisc 1671
“What a Way to Go” is a disturbing, compassionate, sometimes humorous personal essay about coming to grips with climate change, resource crisis, environmental meltdown, and the demise of the American lifestyle. Friends and experts analyze the historical, social, and psychological factors driving us towards human extinction.

Wild Hogs – DVDisc 1729
Four friends decide to leave their suburban lifestyles and go for a cross-country motorcycle adventure.

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - DVDisc 1542
Director Baz Luhrman creates contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's classic tale.

William Wegman: video Works 1970 - 1999 - DVDisc 1497 - 1498
This set contains almost 130 works, some no longer than a television commercial, these videos have blurred the boundaries between high and low art as well as art and commerce, and have become a major chapter in the histories of both art and film.

Young Dr. Freud - DVDisc 1586
This film discusses the early life of Sigmund Freud, from his birth in 1856 to the publication of his landmark book The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900.

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Choral Techniques and Methods Series- VTape 7943 - 7947
This series is designed to help choral conductors of any level improve the quality of their rehearsals and performances by addressing key issues of this complex art form.

Communication Rules and Family Secrets - VTape 7949
This video discusses the creation and communication of family rules that determine who is inside and outside the family structure and what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior. It explains the purpose of rules and the functions of secrets in a family system.

Culture-Centered Therapy - VTape 7941 - 7942
Dr. Paul B. Pedersen shows how recognizing the centrality of culture can augment therapy and result in effective treatment of all clients. This approach involves recognizing cultural assumptions and acquiring knowledge and skills to get beyond them, something that may be done no matter what treatment model a therapist might use.

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Faat Kine - VTape 7948
Faat Kine is an independent single mother and successful businesswoman who runs a gasoline franchise. As she reflects back on her life, that of her mother and the future of her daughter, we recognize the difficulties facing women, the attitudes and institutions that have constrained them, as well as the possibility for change emanating from today's youth.

Family Systems Theory - VTape 7934
Featuring Kenneth Harding, this video explores family systems therapy, which posits that there is a balance of influence between individuals and such systems as families, communities, and workplaces.

Folkloric Dances of Mexico – VTape 7970
This video presents a performance by the Ballet Folklórico Nacional de México, commemorating its 30th anniversary, including dances and music representative of Mexico’s legends, traditions, and beliefs.

Functional Family Therapy - VTape 7950
Dr. James Alexander demonstrates his approach to working with families with youth at risk. This approach focuses on the strengthening relationships in the family by opening up communication and reframing negative behaviors by putting them within a positive relational context.

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Mathematics: Assessing Understanding - VTape 7952 - 7954
This three-part video series models ways for teachers to gain insights into students' understanding about the mathematics they are studying and the interaction between teacher and student that is necessary to assess student's thinking.

Mathematics: Teaching for Understanding - VTape 7955 - 7957
These three half-hour tapes shows teachers how to implement the NCTM Standards for teaching students to value mathematics, solve problems, reason, and communicate - while increasing confidence in their math abilities.

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Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom – VTape 7951
Statesman, scientist, architect, President – he was America’s dashing Renaissance man; but his personal affairs suggest a life that was anything but perfect.

Teaching About Practice and Diversity: Content and Process in the Classroom and the Field -VTape 7958 - 7965
The series, developed for faculty involved in social work practice courses or field work, focuses on integrating issues associated with diversity into class and filed teaching. Part of the first program takes the form of student workshop facilitated by Cassandra Clay and Lawrence Shulman. Subsequent parts dicuss Shulman's and Clay's reactions to issues raised in the workshop.

SMPs

Water for Elephants – SMP 14
During the great depression Jacob Jankowski worked for a failing circus. The circus purchases an elephant to help stay in business, but the elephant won’t even follow directions. The bond that grew among them was one of love and trust, and their only hope for survival.

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