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Author
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Albert Coryer, the grandson of a fur trade voyageur-turned-farmer, had a gift for storytelling. Born in 1877, he grew up in Prairie du Chien hearing tales of days gone by from his parents, grandparents, and neighbors who lived in the Frenchtown area. Because his mother's first language was English and his father's French, Albert was bilingual as well as bicultural. Throughout his life, Albert soaked up the local oral traditions, including narratives...
1423) Utopia
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Utopia is an epic production by the Emmy and Bafta winning film-maker and journalist John Pilger. Utopia is a vast region in northern Australia and home to the oldest human presence on earth. 'This film is a journey into that secret country,' says John Pilger in Utopia. 'It will describe not only the uniqueness of the first Australians, but their trail of tears and betrayal and resistance - from one utopia to another'. Pilger begins his journey...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin...
1426) Notes on resistance
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Noam Chomsky dissects the multiple crises facing humankind and the planet; and provides a road map for resistance. In this completely original set of interviews between the legendary duo of Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian, the two confront topics such as the pandemic, the wealth gap (made worse because of the pandemic), climate destruction, the increasing power of the corporate owned media, systematic racism, Big Tech, and more."--
1428) Afro-punk
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Afro-Punk explores race identity within the punk rock scene. The film looks at the lives of four African Americans who have dedicated themselves to the punk rock lifestyle. They find themselves in conflicting situations, living the dual life of a Black person in a mostly White community. Afro-Punk features excerpts of performances by Bad Brains, Tamar Kali, Cipher, and Ten Grand. The film also contains exclusive interviews by members of Fishbone,...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
For the first time, readers are granted access to fifty years of the author's personal writings in this posthumous collection that includes previously unpublished texts, speeches, letters, interviews and private notes, as well as key excerpts from the multi-million-copy-selling classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Series
Lannan literary volume no. 85
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"W.S. Merwin has published numerous books of poetry that explore the relationship between language and landscape, including The folding cliffs, The river sound, The vixen, and Flower & hand ... Mr. Merwin, a recipient of the Pulitzer, Tanning, and the Ruth Lilly prizes, read on October 18, 2000"--VHS container
Series
Lannan literary volume no. 83
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Writer and naturalist Chet Raymo teaches physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in Massachusetts and writes a science column for the Boston Globe. Here Mr. Raymo reads from his works followed by an interview with author Scott Russell Sanders
Series
Lannan literary volume no. 84
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Antiguan novelist Jamaica Kincaid reads from and is interviewed about her work
1434) We come as friends
Publisher
BBC Worldwide, Ltd. Film
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
At the moment when the Sudan, the continent's biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old civilizing pathology re-emerges: that of colonialism, clash of empires, and yet new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources. The director Hubert Sauper flies a plane into South Sudan, interviewing residents, Chinese oil workers, UN peacekeepers, warlords and American evangelists.
1435) 2001: a space odyssey
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Mankind finds a mysterious artifact buried on the moon and with the intelligent computer HAL 9000, sets off on a quest to Jupiter.
Author
Publisher
Insight Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy takes readers on a journey through the creation of this immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books and the films. Go beyond the game with exclusive interviews with the development team, stunning concept sketches, renders, and illustrations to really explore the creation of this unique take on a beloved world" --
"Learn the secrets behind the making of the epic...
1437) Message from Hiroshima
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
日本語
Description
Through interviews with survivors, provides an inside look at life and culture in the city of Hiroshima before the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Publisher
Altered Innocence, Anus Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Stepping out of the sixties and in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, (considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement), the 1970s would prove to be a decade energized by queer activism, political and social change, and pride. Celebrating such a vitally important legacy, this collection of gay protest and parade films is an essential multifaceted document of a period of revolution and jubilation.
Author
Publisher
Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A British television producer reveals the corruption involved in every social and political aspect of Russian life, from propaganda gurus running the Russian media to Siberian mafia-towns and the international cabal of the super-rich.
Publisher
All Day Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
All Day Entertainment pays great tribute to a great actor best known as a horror movie star. Includes Vincent Price's interview (1987), his audio interview (1988), television specials featuring V. Price's performances, rare pictures of V. Price and his movies and more.
