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1) Torn curtain
Pub. Date
1966.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4in.
Language
English
Description
Famous scientist Michael Armstrong goes to an international congress of physics in Copenhagen with his fiancee/assistant Sarah Sherman. While there, Sarah mistakenly picks up a message meant for Michael, and discovers that he is defecting to East Berlin.
4) Monk's dream
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1986?]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
None
5) Kind of blue
Author
Series
Language
None
Description
Considered by many jazz fans and critics to be one of the genre's most definitive albums. All of the tracks have a relaxed and easygoing feel. Davis' backing band includes such legends as Cannonball Adderly and Bill Evans.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001-2002]
Physical Desc
1 computer optical disc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 instruction manual (24 pages : color illustrations ; 12 cm).
Language
English
Description
Based on characters created by J.K. Rowling, LEGO Creator lets you re-create Harry Potter's secret world. Build and play in Diagon Alley, construct tracks to carry the Hogwarts Express to the school, add towers and features to the castle and visit Hagrid in his hut. Then role-play creating a unique Harry Potter adventure.
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The most autobiographical of Dickens' works, David Copperfield often echoes the writer's own life. It tells a moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity, a journey which inextricably links his life with some of Dickens' most colorful and extraordinary families.
Series
Language
English
Description
The fabled Forsyte family saga continues. Fluer, the daughter of Soames and Annette, and Jon, the son of Irene and Jolyon, meet by chance as youngsters. A decade later, they meet again and fall instantly - and disasterously - in love. This era in the saga of the privileged Forsytes unfolds amid the gaiety and social upheaval of the 1920's, the dawn of the modern age.
10) Metropolis
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mother and her three Edwardian children move to a country house in Yorkshire after the mysterious disappearance of their father. The children become fascinated by a nearby train and their kindness helps them befriend an older gentleman who may be able to solve the mystery of their missing father.
12) Van Gogh
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Vincent van Gogh.
13) On the beach
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
14) Rebecca
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A timid young girl marries a troubled widower only to find her new home is haunted by the memory of Rebecca, the first wife.
15) Oliver Twist
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Oliver is a penniless orphan at the Parish Workhouse. After he is forced by the other boys to ask for more food, he is sold as an apprentice to a miserly undertaker. He runs away and is taken in by Fagin, a thief who is in league with a murderous pair determined to see that Oliver never inherits the fortune he deserves. Life twists and turns again for Oliver, landing him in alternately dangerous and hopeful circumstances.
16) Pollyanna
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Pollyanna becomes an orphan and moves in with her aunt in a little English town. Everyone is affected by Pollyanna's big heart. They get the opportunity to repay Pollyanna for her goodness when she has a terrible accident.
18) Cats in art
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses what makes a cat a masterpiece.
19) Eyes in art
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses what makes an eye a masterpiece.
20) Faces in art
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
32 pages : black and white illustrations ; color photographs ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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