55  80  and 55 min

 

Anne Frank 3 tapes

SS

51min

 

Apes to Man : Planet of Life. Climb our family tree in Apes to Man to find out how the unpredictable forces of evolution shaped our primate ancestors and Earth's first hominids. Discover the many fine traits we have in common - including perception, cleverness, and a gift for communication.

SCI

25 min.

 

The Arab world.  An introduction to the Arab countries and their histories that will help viewers better understand the events surrounding the present conflict in the Middle East.

SS

17 min

 

Area. Covers the concept of measuring area with square units. Clear and logical presentations show how formulas for area are developed.

MATH

26 min

 

Assignment: Rescue : The story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee. 1997.Varian Fry, American hero, saved over 2000 refugees trapped in Vichy France from the Gestapo.

SS

78 min.

 

Athens & Ancient Greece. Computer graphics help re-create the world of Ancient Greece and Athens. View Delphi's Temple of Apollo, the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus. Witness to first Olympic games and sail to Atlantis.

SS

50 min

 

Atmosphere. Scientists talk about the importance of the atmosphere around us, and the role it plays in the solar system.

SCI

110 min.

 

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Cicely Tyson, Richard A. Dysart and Katherine Helmond. The fictionalized story of a black Louisiana woman, from the time of her childhood as a slave in the pre-Civil War South to 1962, when she witnesses the birth of the civil rights movement at the age of 110.

SS

30 min.

 

Aztec. Profiles the history of the Aztec Indians and how they are living today.

SS

 

 

Background of the Civil War.

SS

21 min

 

Background of the reconstruction period. Describes the rebuilding of the post-Civil War South, specifically the economy, state and local governments, social structure and the establishing of relationship between blacks and whites.

SS

20 min

 

The Background of the United States Constitution. The U.S. Constitution was a result of a series of brilliant compromises. The details and importance of each compromise are dramatized.

SS

30 min

 

Basic Math: Fractions, Decimals and Percents. This lesson has two primary objectives. The first is to provide the student with methods to convert a fraction, a decimal or a percent to each of the other two forms. Initially conversion between fractions and decimals is developed. The distinction is discussed between terminating decimals and repeating decimals.

MATH

30 min

 

Basic Math: Measurement. The importance of standardizing measurement units is discussed from a historical perspective. The metric system is discussed at length. Measures of distance, mass and capacity are discussed. The consistent use of prefixes such as millli-, centi- and kilo- are investigated.

MATH

26 min

 

Siegel, Murray. Basic Math: Probability. The Teaching Company, 1998.Probability is the importance of understanding fractions, decimals and percents. Probability is introduced as a measure of uncertainty or chance. The difference between theoretical probability and experimental probability is explored. Uses of probability in weather reports, insurance, risk analysis and polls are discussed.

MATH

50 min.

 

The battle of the Alamo. New York: A&E Home Video ; [1994], c1992.Host, Kenny Rogers. Examines the battle of the Alamo and tells the stories of some of the men who fought it, including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Barret Travis.

SS

60 min

 

Beginning bass guitar. SMP Videos, c1991.

MUSIC

50 min

 

Benjamin Franklin : citizen of the world. Biography of the American Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin. An inventor and civic leader, he became a revolutionary at age 70. As a statesman, he was appointed as America's first ambassador to France and became the chief architect of the Treaty of Paris.

SS

24 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Atmosphere.

SCI

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Atoms.

SCI

 

23 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Biodiversity. In any given environment there are hundreds of varieties of plants and animals living together, creating ecosystems. Bill Nye literally sets up office in an ocean, a forest, and a field to commune with nature and show what happens when one link falls out of nature's chain.

SCI

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Blood and Circulation

SCI

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy : Bones and Muscles.  X-rays, healing of broken bones, bone marrow, and the body's joints.

SCI

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Brain.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Buoyancy. Bill takes to the sky in a hot-air balloon, and goes scuba diving in Seattle Aquarium to explain why boats, helium, and balloons are buoyant.

 

 

26 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Chemical Reactions.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Climates. Bill delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia and bananas from Costa Rica, to explain how different climates are created and how they affect our planet.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Digestion.. Bill Nye explains how the body's digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Earthquakes. Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the Science Guy trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them. Find out what makes big pieces of the Earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake. Bill also visits with scientists who study and measure earthquakes.

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Earth's Crust/Rocks and Soil. Earth's crust (23 min.) -- Rocks (23 min.). Contains two programs, what the Earth's crust is made of and how changes in it can cause earthquakes and volcanoes. The second discusses the types of rocks found on the Earth.

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Earth's seasons/Climates Seasons (23 min.) / written by Amy Axt [and others] ; edited by Darrell Suto -- Climates (23 min.) / head writer, Bill Nye ; edited by Greg Day. Hosted by Bill Nye. Contains two programs which explore the Earth's seasons and climates.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Electrical Current.  Bill Nye explains electricity.

 

 

26 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Erosion.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Eyeball.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Flowers. Hosted by Bill Nye. Bill Nye with the help of guest Drew Barrymore shows that flowers are more than just pretty faces. They make seeds, play a key role in pollination and help plants reproduce.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Food Web Program demonstrates that all living things depend on other living things to survive.

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Food Web/Ocean Life. Food web (23 min.) -- Ocean life (23 min.). Hosted by Bill Nye. In two separate segments, Bill Nye takes a scientific look at food webs, and at ocean life, and offers related experiments.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Forensics. Hosted by Bill Nye. Program discusses forensic science. Detectives reconstruct events from the past using bloodhounds, fingerprints, and DNA.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Genes.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Heart.

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Heat/Energy. Heat (23 min.) / written by Michael Gross [and others] ; edited by Greg Day -- Energy (23 min.) / head writer, Bill Nye ; edited by Michael Gross. Hosted by Bill Nye. Contains two programs which explore heat and energy and contain related experiments.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Lakes and Ponds. Host, Bill Nye. Bodies of water surrounded by land on all sides are called lakes if they're large and ponds if they're small. Lakes and ponds are formed when water collects (it pools!) in a low place in the ground. Where does all that water come from? Bill ponders this and many other freshwater questions in this exciting program.

 

 

26 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Life Cycles. Host, Bill Nye. Did you know all living things grow, reproduce, and die in cycles? Bill explains life cycles and shows why many different things have similar cycles.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Light Optics.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Magnetism.

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy : Nutrition. Hosted by Bill Nye. Program discusses what nutrients are in each bite of grub and what foods are best for maintaining healthy bodies.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Outer Space.

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Patterns.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Phases of Matter.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Plants.

 

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Plants/Forests : Plants/Forests. Plants (23 min.) -- Forests (23 min.). Hosted by Bill Nye. Contains two programs. The first discusses the importance of plants to the Earth's ecosystem, the second looks at the components of forests and their functions.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Pressure. Bill Nye explores the forces behind pressure.

 

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Pressure/Buoyancy. Pressure (23 min.) -- Buoyancy (23 min.). Hosted by Bill Nye. In two separate segments, Bill Nye takes a scientific look at pressure, and at buoyancy, and offers related experiments.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Respiration.

 

 

 

47 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy : Skin/Cells  Skin (23 min.) / written by Melissa Gould [and others] -- Cells (23 min.) / written by Amy Axt [and others]. Hosted by Bill Nye. Contains two programs which explore human skin and cells.

 

 

 

26 min.

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy : Sound   Bill Nye and pals unleash the power of sound as they tap, sing, and band sound waves to eardrums everywhere.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy / Storms.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Volcanoes.  Bill takes a look at the hot-hot-hot world of volcanoes: what they are, how they are formed, and the different types that exist.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Water Cycle. Did you know that most of the water on the planet is the same water that has been here since the earth was formed? Using a whimsical model made of a tiny staircase, wind-up penguins, and a bicycle tire, Bill demonstrates the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Science kids hit the streets to show us some easy things all of us can do to keep the water supply clean and healthy - after all, it's the only water we've got.

 

 

 

24 min

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Waves. Catch a few waves with the Science Guy! Bill explores sound waves, light waves, seismic waves, energy waves, and even "the wave" that's so popular with the stadium crowds.

 

 

 

51min

 

Discovery Channel School. The Birth of Earth & Ancient Oceans : Planet of Life. Explore the primordial planet and find out how life emerged from a sea of toxins in The Birth of Earth. Descend into the deep of Earth's Ancient Oceans to witness the explosion of life preserved today in the Burgess Shale.

 

 

 

 

 

The black death. Reenactments of decisive events that influenced the course of history. Explores the causes, effects, and legacy of the epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe during the fourteenth century.

 

 

 

 

 

The black stallion returns.

 

38min

 

Blue vs gray : killing fields. pt.1. "Death behind every tree" (ca. 38 min.) -- pt.2. "The dance of death" (ca. 45 min.) -- pt.3. "Comfort the loved ones at home" (ca. 46 min.). Reporter: Garrett Chester. Examines General Ulysses S. Grant's brutal campaign to lead the North to victory in the spring of 1864. Includes a look at the Battle of the Wilderness, the Battle of Laura Hill, and fighting at the Mule Shoe and Cold Harbor. Features dramatic re-enactments and interviews with Civil War experts.

 

 

 

60 min

 

National Geographic Video. Born of fire. Uses the Mount St. Helens and the Santorini volcanoes and the San Francisco earthquake as dramatic evidence that our planet's subterranean regions are active and continually changing. Explains the plate tectonics theory and accompanies scientists around the world as they study the boundaries between plates of the earth's crust where earthquakes and volcanoes may occur in the future.

 

 

 

58 min

 

Bridge to Terabithia.

 

50 min

 

Buddhism. Narrator: Ben Kingsley. Buddhism's history, philosophy and teachings presented through the epic story of Siddhartha Gotama. See how different cultures have adapted the teachings of Buddha.

 

 

 

30min

 

Buffalo Soldiers. Journal extracts, archival art and other historical documents bring to life the world of the buffalo Soldiers, men who fought a double war---one against the enemy and the other against the bigotry and prejudices of their own country.

 

 

 

 

 

Butt out. Hosted by Dr. Alan Xenakis and Ed Asner. Helps viewers learn to resist the urge to smoke and quit forever. Covers preparation, eliminating triggers, coping, treatment options, and overcoming setbacks.

 

 

 

55 min.

 

The California trail : the Rockies to the gold country ; El Camino Real : El Paso to Santa Fe. The California trail : the Rockies to the gold country -- El Camino Real : El Paso to Santa Fe. HOST: Tom Bodett. Bodett follows two historic western trails. The California trail explores the trek of the 49ers from the Rockies to the gold country. The El Camino Real includes the 400 year old trade route from El Paso to Santa Fe along with the Turquoise Trail and Jornada del Muerto.

 

 

 

91min

 

Call of the wild. Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth, Charles Powell, Burke Lawrence, Luc Morissette, Robert Pierre Cote, John Novak ; Narrator: Richard Dreyfuss. Classic adventure story of a domestic dog who becomes a sled dog in the Yukon in the days of the gold rush, and of the young man who hoped for riches.

 

 

 

 

 

Camelot. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Nero. A videocassette release of the 1967 motion picture based on the broadway musical by Lerner and Lowe.

 

 

 

 

 

The Case of the dirty money : Mathnet Mysteries. A Square One TV detective serial featuring two ace mathematicians working with the police department.

 

 

 

 

 

The Case of the missing air : Mathnet Mysteries. A Square One TV detective serial featuring two ace mathematicians working with the police department.

 

 

 

 

 

The Case of the missing baseball : Mathnet Mysteries. A Square One TV detective serial featuring two ace mathematicians working with the police department.

 

 

 

58 min

 

Castle. Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live-action sequences in which David Macaulay explains the history and architecture that inspired the fictional castle.

 

 

 

58 min

 

Cathedral. David Macaulay, Caroline Berg. Follows the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Beaulieu during the thirteenth century, in order to understand why and how the great cathedrals of Europe were built. Alternates between modern footage and animation.

 

 

 

58 min.

 

Celebrating Bird : The Triumph of Charlie Parker. Ballade -- Yardbird suite -- Relaxin' at Camarillo -- Just friends -- Koko -- Confirmation -- Au privare -- Kim -- Bloomdido. Appearing: Charlie Parker, Rebecca Parker Davis, Jay McShann, Dizzy Gillespie, Chan Parker, Roy Haynes, Roy Porter. Narrator: Ted Ross. In film clips, photos and interviews with associates, Charlie Parker's life is traced from Kansas City, Kansas, where he was born in 1920, to his ascendancy as a pioneer in the New York jazz scene of the 1950s. The story of how the swing era gave way to bebop and how Parker used the traditions of jazz to fashion a startling and innovative music is shown.

 

 

 

20 min

 

Educational Video Network. Celebrating the Day of the Dead. Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, Inc., .

 

28min

 

Central America Close-Up videorecording] : El Salvador & Guatemala. This video will show U.S. children the ways young people live in other parts of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

The Challenge of the Unknown : Seven programs about mathematics and problem solving. Situation: where am I?-- -Information: what do I know?--Restatement: how do I see it?--Outcomes: how do I get there?-- Management: what do I see next?--Estimation: am I close?--Argument: am I right?. Use of mathematics in conceptualizing and in problem solving.

 

 

 

45 MIN

 

Championship practices. Hosted by Coach Mike Kryzewski. Takes you through every segment of a championship team's practice session.

 

 

 

57min

 

Chances of a lifetime : probability. Hosted by Danny Glover. Shows how mathematics are involved with probability and how numbers can help make sense of all the data and statistics around us.

 

 

 

60 MIN.

 

Changing the face of America. Host, James B. Sikking. Describes how the United States mobilized its economy during World War II to lift the country out of a severe economic depression and become the richest and most powerful nation in the world. Features archival footage and interviews with historians who describe the war's impact upon the United States.

 

 

 

26 min

 

Charlemagne, holy barbarian. Focuses on one campaign waged by Charlemagne against the Saxons in 782 in order to examine whether brutality, in the name of civilization, is justified. Discusses the cultural contributions of Charlemagne, and shows the ruthless means he employed to accomplish his goals.

 

 

 

 

 

Charly. Cast: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White. Charly Gordon is a gentle man with less learning aptitude than Algernon, a lab mouse, until experimental neuro-surgery improves his learning but his emotional growth slows.

 

 

 

 

 

Checks and Balances : The three branches of state government. California Channel.

 

 

 

China : a journey in pictures. Explores the land and meets the people of China, from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia to the cosmopolitan savvy of Canton, with stops at the Grand Canal, the Great Wall, and the center of government at Beijing. Also includes tips on taking better photographs.

 

 

 

26 min

 

China in Transition : 581 AD to 1279 AD.

 

50 min

 

Christopher Columbus : and the new world. Host: Jason Harris. Tells how Columbus survived battles with Tunisian galleys, shipwrecks, imprisonment and illness during his expeditions. See him set foot for the first time in the West Indies and on the South American mainland.

 

 

 

 

 

Chromosomes & Genes. Scottsdale, AZ : Teacher's Video.

 

33min

 

Cinderella : y otras f bulas fabulosas. Cinderella ; Puss 'n' boots / by Charles Perrault (France) (11 min. each)-- The twelve months = Los doce meses (Czechoslovakla) (11 min.).

 

 

 

12 min.

 

Citizens protecting America's parks. This program encourages all Americans to work together to protect and preserve our nation's parks and reserves.

 

 

 

118 MIN

 

Clash of the Titans. Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Claire Bloom, Siân Phillips, Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier. Perseus (Hamlin), the mortal son of Zeus (Olivier), faces the monsters of Greek mythology as he battles to save Andromeda (Bowker) from a primeval sea beast.

 

 

 

50 min.

 

Cleopatra : the first woman of power. Explores the world of Cleopatra and her reign in Egypt to examine what she may have really been like, apart from the accepted Greek and Roman descriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cougar : ghost of the Rockies. San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1992.

 

 

A look at the lives of a five-year-old cougar and her three kittens in the Rocky Mountains.

 

103 MIN.

 

The Count of Monte Cristo. [Van Nuys, Calif.] : LIVE Home Video, 1993.Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Curtis. Edmond Dantes, unjustly imprisoned on the eve of his wedding by a rival suitor and his accomplices, escapes after 14 years, uncovers the hidden Monte Cristo treasure described a fellow prisoner, and, as the mysterious count, exacts his revenge.

 

 

 

51min

 

Creatures of the Skies & When Dinosaurs Ruled : Planet of Life. Ancient creatures from sea and river blaze a new evolutionary trail with their first pioneering steps on land in this exciting chapter in the story of life. Travel to a time zone millions of years old - the era When Dinosaurs Ruled, and the heavens introduced Creatures of the Skies.

 

 

 

 

 

A cry in the wild. Jared Rushton, Ned Beatty, Pamela Sue Martin, Stephen Meadows. Brian is the only survivor when his small plane crashes into a remote Canadian lake, and he must survive with only a hatchet and his ingenuity.

 

 

 

 

 

The dangers of smoking. Michael Carmen, Nick Mennell, Kellee Stewart, Hasib McNealy, Louis Paladino. Examines tobacco's impact on society and its harmful physical effects through animation, interviews, staged debates and original music.

 

 

 

61 min.

 

Daniel and the towers Alan Arbus, Miguel Alamo, Michael McKean, Carmen Zapata. In 1954, Daniel Guerra is ten -- and a troublemaker! An eccentric Italian sculptor sees something special in the boy. He and Daniel develop a deep friendship and mutual respect. Daniel leads the fight to keep the sculptor's lifework from being demolished by L.A. County.

 

 

 

100 MIN

 

Ken Armstrong. Darwin's Patagonia.

 

40 min

 

Denise Austin's step workout. Denise Austin. Workout including 30 minutes of low impact step aerobics plus 10 minutes of body sculpting exercises that will trim thighs, tighten the buttocks and flatten the tummy, demonstrated by Denise Austin, exercise physiologist.

 

 

 

35MIN

 

Desert. Narrated by Martin Sheen. A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture.

 

 

 

60 min.

 

Designed for living. Animals build. With unusual materials they create their version of what we call home. As this extraordinary film demonstrates, the results are astonishing. Beavers construct ingenious log cabins. Sociable African sparrows drape trees with huge haystacks-communal accommodations for a hundred nests.

 

 

 

 

 

Destiny. Narrator, Karen Stone. Scientists talk about the fate of the planets billions of years in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

The devil's arithmetic. Kirsten Durnst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rodgers, and Louise Fletcher. With help from a mystical Passover seder, a young girl who has ignored her Jewish heritage suddenly finds herself in German-occupied Poland.

 

 

 

 

 

Different worlds. Scientists talk about the birth of the sun, solar system and present an introduction to the creation, composition and alien landscapes of the planets.

 

 

 

21 min

 

 Discovering Sonoma County Agriculture : Food for Thought: Lessons from the Land. An introduction to agriculture in Sonoma from a child's point of view.

 

 

 

52 MIN.

 

The divided union. : the story of the American Civil War, 1861-65.  Examines the progress of the Civil War from the first battle of Bull Run to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

 

 

 

52 MIN.

 

The divided union : the story of the American Civil War, 1861-65. Narrator, Ed Bishop. Examines the events surrounding the conclusion of the Civil War, from Sherman's march through Georgia to the assassination of Lincoln.

 

 

 

90 min

 

 The Donner Party. "The Donner Party" chronicles the harrowing tale of the ill fated emigrant group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada mountains the following winter.

 

 

 

20 min

 

Don't be blind to Diabetes.

 

30 min

 

Down the Drain. Helps students explore the remarkable properties of water, investigate the water cycle, learn about water pollution and discover how everyone can help reduce water pollution and conserve this important natural resource.

 

 

 

 

 

The Dream is alive.

 

60 min

 

Drum school : "the ultimate learning experience" for drummers of all ages. Instructors: Lee Mangano, Joe Pet, Jackie Santos, Hirsh Gardner. This exciting and unique tutorial consists of four professional drummers who, by combining their knowledge and experience, offer the learning drummer a variety of sticking techniques and a multitude of drumming styles all on one video. They take you from the basics right through to the advanced levels of drumming, breaking everything down so that all the teachings will be easily understood.

 

 

 

 

 

Dying for a smoke. Host/narrator, William Riead. Charlton Heston, Chuck Norris, Gregory Hines, Johnny Mathis, Belinda Montgomery, Rick Dees, Debbie Gibson. Points out the appalling effects of tobacco addiction death, devastating diseases, deformities and the grief of loved ones left behind. Chronicles the many celebrities who have died from smoking related illnesses.

 

 

 

 

 

Dying for a smoke. Host/narrator, William Riead. Documentary on the controversial issue of smoking.

 

 

 

99 min

 

The Earth Day special. A fun packed salute that makes a world of difference. The biggest stars of the 90's take on the biggest story of the nineties in this informative blend of entertainment and cause.

 

 

 

 

 

Earthquake: Nova. The theory of plate tectonics is helping scientists better understand the forces inside the Earth, which periodically break forth with destructive results.

 

 

 

57 min

 

Gall, Francoise. Ecuador: World's Greatest Train Ride. This exhilarating journey through Ecuador takes you on a complete rail tour. From the capital of Quito, you will set out on a fantastic journey across the mountainous and scenic landscape of Ecuador.

 

 

 

60min

 

Egypt: Quest for Eternity. Join Egyptologists as they explore and explain the temples of Karnak and Luxor.

 

 

 

60MIN

 

Egypt, quest for eternity. Richard Basehart. Host E.G. Marshall looks at the ancient Egyptians who spent their whole lifetime preparing for life after death. Shows how the monuments and temples they left behind celebrate the power and mystery of their civilization. Highlights the works of Ramses.

 

 

 

48 min

 

Egypt : quest for immortality. Time-Life Video and Television (distributor), 1995.Narrated by Sam Waterston.

 

 

 

60 min

 

Egypt : World's Greatest Train Ride. New York, : Publishers Choice Video, 1995.

 

50 min.

 

The Electric grandmother. Maureen Stapleton, Edward Herrmann, Tara Kennedy, Robert MacNaughton, Charles Fields, Paul Benedict. After the death of their mother, three children and their widower father select an "electric grandmother," a robot, on a thirty-day trial period to see if it will bring the family together again.

 

 

 

51 min

 

The Elements. Traces the evolution of chemistry from the Greeks to the present day.

 

 

 

23 MIN.

 

Elements, compounds & mixtures. Denise Pospisil. Learn about the combination of elements: the difference between compounds and mixtures, naturally occurring and man-made. Includes hands-on activity.

 

 

 

50 min

 

THe History Channel. Engineering disasters : Modern Marvels  From the dawn of time to the epic sweep of the twentieth century, from the great conflicts to the inventions that changed the world. History Channel Video captures the glory, tragedy and drama of the human experience. Brilliant specials, astounding documentaries and vibrant dramatizations bring the past home to you.

 

 

 

35 MIN

 

The era of colonization, 1585-1763. Provides an overview of American history from its settlement to World War II. Covers the Colonial period.

 

 

 

51min

 

Evolution's Next Step: Planet of Life. Humankind has polluted the waters, ransacked natural resources and overpopulated the land. In Evolution's Next Step, scientists study a man-made biosphere to explore alternatives for the distant future.

 

 

 

 

Exploding stars and black holes. Examines violent events that shape the landscape of galaxies.

 

 

90 MIN.

 

The explorers : a century of discovery. Narrated by E.G. Marshall. Documents one hundred years of exploration by the National Geographic Society.

 

 

26min

 

The eye : structure and function. Narrator: Hilary Kilberg. Explores the complexities of the human eye and how its delicate mechanisms such as eyelids, lashes, cornea and more help with how humans perceive the world.

 

 

112min

 

Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years. Boston, MA : PBS Video ;, 1991, 1993.

 

29 min.

 

Eyewitness human machine. New York : DK Vision, c1997.Narrator: Andrew Sachs. Investigate the most complex machine of all--the human body. Travel inside the body to explore the vital organs that power our lives, and examine the remarkable instruments through which we sense our world.

 

 

29 MIN.

 

Eyewitness life. New York : DK Vision, c1997.

 

 

Narrator: Andrew Sachs. Examines the development of life, showing how evolution has given animals the unique tools they need to survive.

 

29 min.

 

Eyewitness planets. New York : DK Vision, 2002, c1997.

 

 

Narrator: Andrew Sachs. Journeys through time and space to witness the birth of the sun; travels to the outer limits of the solar system; and tours Earth's closest neighbors in space.

 

65 min.

 

Fall of the Aztec and Maya empires. Chicago, IL : Questar, Inc., c1995.

 

 

Trace not only the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Maya, but also follow the 1839 journey of John L. Stephens to these strange and wonderful cities.

 

65 min.

 

Fall of the Aztec & Maya empires. Chicago, IL : Questar, Inc., c1999.

 

 

Computer graphics help re-create the world of the Aztec and Mayan empires of Mesoamerica. Visit the ancient cities of these empires as they may have looked before their ruin and decay.

 

30 min

 

Families of Mexico. Wilmington, DE : Families of the World, [between 1998 and 2001].

 

76 min

 

FernGully, the last rainforest. Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video, c1992.

 

 

A bat named Batty lives in the beautiful rainforest, FernGully. He and his friends must try to save FernGully from the evil Hexxus, who wants to destroy it. They get some help from Zak, a human who was helping to demolish the rainforest, but vows to save it after he sees its beauty and magic.

 

68 min.

 

The fire below us : remembering Mount St. Helens. Issaquah, WA. : Global Net Productions, c1995.

 

 

Spectacular devastation footage combined with dramatic re-enactments shows you what it was like to live through the awesome fury of the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Features filmmaker Michael Lienau's personal story of survival.

 

30 min

 

Florence : cradle of the Renaissance. New York : V.I.E.W. Video, 1992.

 

 

Narrator, Grace Jackman ; prose and poetry read by Richard Levine. A video tour of Florence seen through the eyes of its artists, architects and poets.

 

 

 

Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. New York : Amsco School Publications, c1966.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Barbarians. New York, : New Video Group, 1996.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Egyptians. New York : New Video Group, 1996.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Greeks. New York, : New Video Group, 1996.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Medieval Soldier. New York, : New Video Group., 1996.

 

 

 

Foot soldier : the Napoleonic soldier. New York, NY : A&E Home Video, 1996.

 

 

Documentary.

 

 

 

A & E Television Networks. Foot Soldier: The Romans. New, York, : New Video Group, 1998.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Vikings. New York, : New Video Group, 1996.

 

 

 

Foot Soldier: The Yankees. New York, : New Video Group, 1996.