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Art of the Western world
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8 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 701 libraries worldwide Provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture. Studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
Robert Frost
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7 editions published between 1988 and 1997 in English and held by 645 libraries worldwide The life and career of American poet Robert Frost related through photographs, film clips, readings of his poetry and the comments of critics, writers and other poets.
T.S. Eliot
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4 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and held by 618 libraries worldwide Situations from the life of T.S. Eliot, with recitations from his poetry. Part of a college course in American poetry that presents the lives and poetry of 13 major poets.
Voices & visions
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8 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 584 libraries worldwide College course in American poetry presents the lives and poetry of 13 major poets.
William Carlos Williams
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4 editions published between 1988 and 1995 in English and held by 584 libraries worldwide The life and career of American poet William Carlos Williams, related through photographs, film clips, readings of his poetry and commentary by literary critics and other poets.
Sylvia Plath
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4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide The life and career of American poet Sylvia Plath, related through photographs, dramatizations, readings from her works and anecdotal commentary by her mother, her teachers, various friends and other poets and writers.
Emily Dickinson
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4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 543 libraries worldwide The life of American Poet Emily Dickinson is related through photographs, readings of her poetry and the interpretive comments of other poets and writers.
American cinema
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11 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and held by 542 libraries worldwide An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.
Ethics in America
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11 editions published between 1988 and 1998 in English and held by 503 libraries worldwide Examines a wide range of ethical positions and allows the viewer to look at his/her own ethical standards.
Hart Crane
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4 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and held by 474 libraries worldwide Situations from the life of Hart Crane, with recitations from his poetry.
Elizabeth Bishop one art
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5 editions published between 1988 and 1995 in English and held by 455 libraries worldwide The life of American Poet Elizabeth Bishop, related through photographs, readings of her poems and critical commentary by various poets and writers.
The world of abnormal psychology
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9 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 424 libraries worldwide A video series that covers the spectrum of psychological disorders from simple stress to paranoid schizophrenia. In documentary style, therapists, physicians, and researchers weave their commentary on causal factors, treatments and prognoses around the patients' own stories.
The Western tradition
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16 editions published between 1988 and 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 417 libraries worldwide A television college course which explores the cultural and philosophical movements that have influenced the Western world from ancient times to the present.
Intimate strangers unseen life on Earth
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 381 libraries worldwide Provides an overview of the microbial world and offers a clear and exciting picture of the field of microbiology.
Unseen life on Earth an introduction to microbiology
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6 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 373 libraries worldwide Explores the vast biotechnological potential micro-organisms hold and discusses their importance in everything from medicine to environmental issues to global politics. Features new techniques in microscopy and computer-generated imagery.
The Mechanical universe ... and beyond
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16 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 366 libraries worldwide Contains introductory physics and traces the drama of scientific discovery using a mixture of archival footage and historical backdrops to introduce the great thinkers of the past from Copernicus to Einstein.
The brain
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11 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 362 libraries worldwide Presents and examines what is known about the functions of the brain and how these can and do effect our lives and our society.
Langston Hughes
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5 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 360 libraries worldwide Situations from the life of Langston Hughes, with recitations from his poetry.
Ezra Pound American odyssey
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7 editions published between 1986 and 1999 in English and held by 331 libraries worldwide Situations from the life of Ezra Pound, with recitations from his poetry.
The Write course an introduction to college composition. [Programs 23-24
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16 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 115 libraries worldwide Program 23. Discusses the "why" and "how" of preparing a research paper, including the steps of acquiring primary and secondary sources. Program 24. Explains the overall requirements of the research paper, including the function and proper use of bibliography and footnotes. more
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Africa American poetry American poetry--Study and teaching Art Biography Bishop, Elizabeth,--1911-1979 Brain Case studies China Civilization Civilization, Western Crane, Hart,--1899-1932 Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dickinson, Emily,--1830-1886 Earth sciences Economic history Economics Educational television programs Eliot, T. S.--1888-1965 Europe Films for the hearing impaired Frost, Robert,--1874-1963 Geography Geology History Hughes, Langston,--1902-1967 Human geography International economic relations Literature--Study and teaching Lowell, Robert,--1917-1977 Microbiology Microorganisms Moore, Marianne,--1887-1972 Motion picture industry Motion pictures Motion pictures--Social aspects Nonfiction television programs Older people Physics Plath, Sylvia Poets, American Political science Pound, Ezra,--1885-1972 Self-instruction Stevens, Wallace,--1879-1955 United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Whitman, Walt,--1819-1892 Williams, William Carlos,--1883-1963 Women poets, American
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