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(0)Cynthia Nixon
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English
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An in-depth exploration of the life and work of the great American poet Emily Dickinson, narrated by Cynthia Nixon. Bringing to light new theories about Dickinson's personal relationships and most revered work, this feature documentary rewrites the widely accepted narrative of the poet as a strange recluse in white, and breathes new life into the Dickinson legacy over 130 years after her death.
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Poetry in America volume 1
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English
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"I Cannot Dance Opon My Toes" by Emily Dickinson, featuring Cynthia Nixon, Marie Howe, Yo Yo Ma, Jill Johnson
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English
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Structured as a daybook of sorts, with the Cursing Mommy -- beleaguered wife of Larry and mother of two boys, twelve and nine -- trying (more or less) valiantly to offer tips on how to do various tasks around the home, only to end up on the ground, cursing, surrounded by broken glass. Her voice is somewhere between Phyllis Diller's and Sylvia Plath's: a hilariously desperate housewife with a taste for swearing and large glasses of red wine, who speaks...
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In a city known for excitement, two friends are about to embark on the greatest adventure of all. Gabe and Rosemary have known each other all of their lives, but when they come face to face in a karate class, they see each other in a whole new light.
11) 5 flights up
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A married couple's attempts at selling their New York apartment don't quite go as planned over the course of one crazy weekend.
12) Warm springs
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1 videodisc (121min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The inspiring true story about Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, who seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
13) Sex and the city
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1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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We find Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda four years after the series ended.
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1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The fun, the fashion, the friendship: this sequel brings it all back and more as Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda come together to take another bite out of the Big Apple and beyond. What happens after you say 'I do?' Life is everything the ladies ever wished it would be, but it wouldn't be Sex and the City if life didn't hold a few more surprises. After all, sometimes you just have to get away with the girls.
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3 videodiscs (499 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new. A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family, Marian, embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan or her aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook, dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha. In this exciting new world that is on the brink of the...
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current state of the US prison system, focusing on the experiences of two wrongly convicted men, Reggie Cole and Bruce Lisker. Featuring gripping commentary from former and current inmates, officials, attorneys and celebrity activists including Danny Glover, Macklemore, Deepak Chopra, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Quincy Jones, Tom Morello,...
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6 videodiscs (approximately 630 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Carrie continues her romance with a Russian artist, a flippantly arrogant man who's been around the block, but he is able to supply Carrie's needed desire for magic. Miranda has settled down with Steve, but there is more that will change with her, including her address. Charlotte continues to make baby plans now that the husband slot is filled quite nicely. Samantha brings a good sense of drama to the show with a breast-cancer scare. In the final...
19) James White
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1 videodisc (87 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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James White is a troubled twenty-something trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother battles a serious illness James is forced to take control of his life. As the pressure on him mounts, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely.
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2 videodiscs (397 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The iconic characters and world of Sex and the City are the exciting jumping off point for this all-new series, which finds Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte navigating the complicated reality of friendship, family, and New York in their 50s.