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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Some say that to embrace one's greatest talent is to make the world a better place. Breaking world records is a mysteriously seductive tradition, alternately inspiring, reckless, and bizarre. Follow a joggler, a grape catcher, and a man who cycles nowhere as they battle the odds, and their respective nemeses, in pursuit of global dominance. Includes extended scenes of more world record breaking feats.
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The story of composer Stephen Edwards' journey of the loss of his mother and main musical influence Rosalie Edwards. After she dies from ovarian cancer, Stephen channels his anger, passion, sadness, loss, and hope for the future into a new major choral work and gets invited to present in Vatican City at a noted music festival there. That is where the challenge begins.
43) Blackfish
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Killer whales – beloved, yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously – lie at the heart of BLACKFISH, which expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
45) Eyes on Mars
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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The main feature "Eyes On Mars" is a fascinating movie about our ongoing quest to fully understand the mysteries that are Mars. Bonus features include commentary by guest experts, a Mars art gallery, and short films about Mars explorations.
46) The planets
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1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
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English
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"This film is a spectacular ice fantasia featuring the Olympic skating champions Paul and Isabelle Duchesnay, and former world champion, Brian Orser. Set to the music of the symphonic masterpiece by Gustav Holst, this dazzling production incorporates both solo and ensemble ice dance, precision group skating and synchronized swimming." -- Container.
47) Spaceship Earth
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1991, a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth's ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight 'biospherians' live quarantined inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world.
48) Wine: the basics
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Don't know enough about wine? Would you like to know more? This entertaining and informative DVD makes learning about wine easy and fun. Covers tasting, purchasing, and pairing wine with food.
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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" ... a chilling examination of the unknown and sinister world of exorcism in the Catholic Church. Granted unprecedented access, filmmaker Fredrik Horn Akselsen brings the viewer into the mystical world of Catholic exorcism. Allowed to accompany one of the few Vatican approved exorcists, Father José Antonio Fortea, we experience the mystical rite through the story of Constanza, a Colombian woman who claims to have been possessed by demons for 15...
50) The culture high
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This tears into the very fiber of the modern day marijuana debate to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and oppose the existing pot laws.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States and the largest national park in Florida protecting landscape that provides critical habitat for many rare and endangered species. Biscayne National Park is a watery wonderland within sight of Miami, yet worlds away, which protects rare aquamarine waters, islands and coral reefs and is a water enthusiast's delight.
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Were it not for the fact that Neil Young is one of the finest composers of the rock age, he would undoubtedly still be seen as a consummate and electrifying performer. He is also seen as one of contemporary music's very best interpreters of the music of others. This film uncovers the sonic inspirations that have informed and catalyzed Neil Young's own song-writing as well as those who have been honored by having this maverick visionary cover their...
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A comprehensive 80-minute production with a proactive, alternative take on the midlife years of women, addressing some of the issues that they will face, and providing a wealth of information and options that they will find most enlightening and helpful. Making the right lifestyle and healthcare decisions earlier, rather than later, can have great benefits.
57) Romantic comedy
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1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A documentary that goes beneath the surface of some of the favorite films, seeking to better understand the way society views love, relationships, and romance. Romantic comedies are hugely successful and deeply loved by many but often have avoided critical analysis. Helped by a diverse chorus of writers, actors, and filmmakers, and with original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery....
58) The way
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Singer/songwriter/ TV host/ author Kathie Lee Gifford created The Way, an epic film/ DVD/ audio collection that brings to life classic Biblical themes and legendary characters. The audio soundtrack features Gifford with guest vocalists Nicole C. Mullen, Danny Gokey, Larry Gatlin, Jimmie Allen, Bebe Winans, Kathy Troccoli, Katie Ohh and Louis York, all accompanied by 65 members of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. These four oratorios take listeners...
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years. It was during and after World War I that the Ottoman Empire carried out the systematic mass murder of what is estimated by many to be 1.5 million Christian citizens, most of them Armenian, but also Greek...
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