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1) Seek my face
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Takes place in one day, a day that contains much conversation and some rain. The 78-year-old painter, Hope Chafetz, who in the course of her eventful life has been Hope Ouderkirk, Hope McCoy, and Hope Holloway, answers questions put to her by a New York interviewer, and recapitulates, through the story of her own career, the triumphant, poignant saga of postwar American art. In the evolving relation between the two, the interviewer and interviewee...
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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More than 2,300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about a glorious ancient city that sank without trace beneath the waves. Ever since that time people have wondered where this lost city, Atlantis, might be and whether it actually existed. Students will thrill as they learn about the different theories of, and search efforts for, this mythical city.
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Strange things are said to have happened in an area of sea between Bermuda, Miami, and Puerto Rico. Ships and planes have vanished there without a trace. Can these events be explained, or is there really something mysterious about the area? Decide for yourself by reading the facts and first-hand accounts about the Bermuda Triangle.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Contemporary Americans and Britons spend five months on an isolated stretch of the Maine coast recreating the life of American colonists in the year 1628. The modern colonists struggle to create a functioning and profitable colony using only the tools and technology of that era. Extensive research went into recreating this 17th-century environment in which the colonists negotiate personal and communal challenges as they deal with the demoralizing...
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[2011]
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English
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Follows a group of individuals and horses for a year leading up to the 2009 Kentucky Derby, and captures the beauty of the breed, the thrilling nature of the sport, and the deep reservoir of history and tradition behind this equine wonder. Viewers go from Kentucky to Dubai to trace the breed's fascinating history and meet the people who breed them, sell them, race them, and love them. From foaling barn to finish line this unique animal imbues the...
9) D.A.R.Y.L
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The product of combining a cloned body and a computer brain results in a perfect little boy, until he is discovered by a normal little boy and taught about imperfection.
10) Frontier House
Pub. Date
[2002]
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Full screen edition.
Language
English
Description
Three modern families were chosen to learn to survive as if the year is 1883. Using the tools and technology of that time they must make difficult choices and cope with the consequences in the Montana wilderness.
11) Neighbors
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
Description
Earl is a slightly overweight, fairly average guy who is approaching middle age. He leads a reasonably comfortable life with his family in their suburban home, until the house next door is bought by a truly odd couple, Vic and Ramona, who quickly proceed to drive Earl crazy.
12) D.A.R.Y.L
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The military has an interest in a young boy's extraordinary talents and intelligence, and threatens his existence. Can he survive?
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
Donald Trump is one of America's most successful businessmen who took 16 contestants and test their intelligence, chutzpah and street-smarts. They will be forced to think outside the box in order to outshine each other to get to the top. At the conclusion of each task, the winning team will be granted a lavish reward but the losing team must report immediately to Trump's boardroom where one of them will be fired. The big twist is that the teams are...
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams is the proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams is a skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; Henry Adams the historian; Charles Francis Adams, Jr. is a railroad magnate. Going beyond politics, portrays these...
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