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Summary: Relying heavily on the correspondence between the second president, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail Adams, this joint biography sheds light on the characters of two people who played crictical...
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Call #: DVD 973.44 JOH
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Summary: NOVA's expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Killer Volcanoes spotlights the search for the...
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Call #: DVD 551.21 KIL
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Summary: Beginning with the famous Jean-Franc̦ois Millet painting of women gathering wheat left over from a harvest, Agnès Varda focuses on gleaners: those who scout already-reaped fields for the odd...
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Call #: DVD 363.728 GLE
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Summary: Follow twelve amateur bakers as they don aprons and head for the tent in the British countryside, hoping to be named Britain's best. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood create challenges to test...
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Call #: DVD 641.5 GRE S4
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Summary: Consists of three different cardio workouts, each with an increased level of intensity, plus a warm-up and a cool-down.
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Call #: DVD 613.71 BIG
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Summary: Inspired by Timothy Egan's best-selling book, The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than...
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Call #: DVD 634.96 BIG
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Summary: An investigation into the disputed cause of death of black activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Waller County, Texas, after a routine traffic stop by state trooper Brian Encinia.
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Call #: DVD 363.2 SAY
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Summary: This riveting and inspiring film spends a year with Detroit firefighters, who are charged with the thankless task of saving a city many have written off as dead. With vast stretches of abandoned...
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Call #: DVD 363.37 BUR
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Summary: In 1976, Randall Adams was wrongly sentenced to death for the murder of a Dallas policeman. Errol Morris' documentary exposed the truth of the case and is credited with overturning Adams' conviction.
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Call #: DVD 345.73 THI
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Summary: Follows actor Alec Baldwin and director James Toback as they pitch their film concept at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival providing a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to secure financing for their idea.
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Call #: DVD 791.43 SED
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Summary: Six original black-and-white episodes of The French Chef from the 1960s brings Julia into the kitchen to share with cooks of all abilities some of her favorite dinner party favorites.
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Call #: DVD 641.5944 JUL
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Summary: A four-hour mini-series that tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Drawing upon a vast and rich visual archive, the film follows the...
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Call #: DVD 791.3 CIR
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Summary: Examines how Scott Pruitt went from fighting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rolling back years of policy as the agency's head. Discusses the political forces, such as climate change...
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Call #: DVD 363.7 WAR
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Summary: The first accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe using a single, unbroken shot through the use of spectacular CGI technology. Building on images taken from the Hubble telescope.
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Call #: DVD 523.2 JOU
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Summary: Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA's investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists,...
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Call #: DVD 599.938 BEC
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Summary: Examines the interconnectivity between human beings and the natural world. Discusses ways in which the increasing estrangement from nature, brought on by modern lifestyles, is proving harmful both to...
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Call #: DVD 304.2 LOV
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Summary: Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored...
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Call #: DVD 363.92 EUG
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Summary: In 1969 off the California coast, a US Navy crane carefully lowered a massive tubular structure into the waters. It was designed for an elite group of divers to spend days or even months at a stretch...
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Call #: DVD 551.46 SEA
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Summary: "Twenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever aired on...
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Call #: DVD 201.3 JOS
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Summary: Dr. Pol is back with another season as Dr. Pol and his staff wrangle animals and tackle cases at their clinic in rural Michigan. This season, they are busy as they dash from emergency farm calls to...
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Call #: DVD 636 INC S14
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Summary: 10-minute workouts to shape up your body.
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Call #: DVD 613.71 TEN
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Summary: "Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Rick...
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Call #: DVD 781.64 MUS
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Summary: As we age, it is so important to stay active, strong. and flexible. Toning and stretching the body promotes weight loss and also protects our bones, reduces joint stress. and increases brain...
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Call #: DVD 613.7 JAN
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Summary: For the first time, cameras were allowed inside Windsor Castle to chronicle a year in the life of the world's oldest working castle. Located west of London, Windsor is the Queen's favorite home and...
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Call #: DVD 942.296 WIN
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Summary: Presents the theory that the American dream, all but abandoned in the United States, has been adopted successfully in other countries, including Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal,...
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Call #: DVD 303.4 WHE
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Summary: On October 29, 1929 - Black Monday - large and small investors alike lost corporate and personal fortunes when the stock market crashed. This program examines the reasons behind the crash and whether the crash was predictable.
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Call #: DVD 973.916 CRA
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Summary: Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film explores how the American Civil War created a 'republic of suffering' and charts the far-reaching social, political, and social changes...
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Call #: DVD 973.7 DEA
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Summary: In The Rise of ISIS, Martin Smith (Gangs of Iraq; Beyond Baghdad) draws on in-depth interviews with Iraqi politicians, and American policymakers and military leaders to explore and explain how the...
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Call #: DVD 956 RIS
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Summary: After decades in institutions, a man with schizophrenia faces violence and death to live on his own. In collaboration with ProPublica, an investigation into a court-ordered effort to move those with mental illness into independent living.
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Call #: DVD 616.8982 RIG
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Summary: No two days are ever the same for Dr. Pol and his staff at Pol Veterinary Services, as they wrangle animals and tackle cases at their clinic in rural Michigan. This season, Dr. Pol and his team will...
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Call #: DVD 636 INC S12
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Summary: Presents a tour of the national parks and historic lodges of the American West including Glacier Park Lodge, Bryce Canyon Lodge, and Camp Denali.
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Call #: DVD 978 GRE
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Summary: British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Signature Bake, to test creative...
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Call #: DVD 641.5 GRE S2
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Summary: Nearly 40 years after Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin enthralled the nation when they became the first men to land on the moon, lunar exploration has returned to the headlines as new...
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Call #: DVD 629.454 DIR
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Summary: Interweaving rich archival imagery with the personal accounts of Civilian Conservation Corps veterans, this film tells the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments,...
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Call #: DVD 333.72 CIV
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Summary: The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters,...
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Call #: DVD 333.91 SWA
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Summary: The Emmy Award-Winning cast takes to the stage in a sold out concert on their 42-city tour.
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Call #: DVD 780.78 HIG
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Summary: Explores the three categories of mineral resources found within the earth (power resources, gem stones, and metals) and how they have been utilized for the advancement of civilization.
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Call #: DVD 550 TRE
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Summary: On the Jurassic Coast of England, a remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil is discovered -- the bones of an Ichthyosaur, a giant sea dragon. David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient...
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Call #: DVD 567.937 ATT
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Summary: It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids,...
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Call #: DVD 355.3 DIR
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Summary: Origami, the century old tradition of paper folding is now at the heart of a scientific revolution. Scientists are discovering that folding is a powerful tool to explore the limits of science....
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Call #: DVD 736.982 ORI
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