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The Chinese Exclusion Act
Ric Burns - PBS Distribution
Format: DVD
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Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than... |
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NOVA: Rise of the Mammals
n - PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD
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A major discovery shows how life came back after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. With exclusive access to a fossil trove from the key first million years after impact, the film charts the rise of a new living world from the ashes. Narrator: Keith David |
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Paradise
Andrei? Mikhalkov-Konchalovskii? - Film Movement ; Prince Frederick
Format: DVD video
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PARADISE tells the compelling story of three individuals, Olga, Jules and Helmut, whose paths cross amidst the devastation of war. Olga, a Russian aristocratic immigrant and member of the French Resistance, is arrested by Nazi police for hiding Jewish children during a surprise raid. As her punishment,... |
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One is a feast for mouse : a Thanksgiving tale
Kirby Heyborne; Jeffrey Ebbeler; Judy Cox; Demo Duck. - Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD
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The Thanksgiving feast is over. Leftover turkey and pumpkin pie litter the table. Mouse peeps out of his hidey-hole and spots a small green pea, the perfect feast for one mouse. Yes, one green pea, one red cranberry, one plate of mashed potatoes, and one roasted turkey, that should make... |
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The Devil's Doorway
Aislinn Clarke - Shout! Factory
Format: DVD
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Director Aislinn Clarke's debut feature film was inspired by the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, where "fallen women" were confined and exploited for their labor under directives from the Catholic Church between the 18th and 20th centuries. Set in 1960 in Northern Ireland,... |
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Under the Tuscan Sun (Full Screen Edition) (2003)
George Johnson - Touchstone Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
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Before young Copper leaves for the hunt, he plays with his best friend Tod the fox cub. But after he joins a howling dog band, conflict ensues between him and Tod. |
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Marguerite
Catherine Frot - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Modern Library Classics)
William Shakespeare - Modern Library; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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A continuation of the major series of individual Shakespeare plays from the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, edited by two brilliant, younger generation Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric RasmussenIncorporating definitive text and cutting-edge notes from William Shakespeare:... |
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The Congress
Robin Wright - Cinedigm
Format: DVD
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More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent (Harvey... |
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Nat'l Geo: Odzala Islands in the Forest.
David Royle
Format: Video : Videodisc Visual material : English
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Hidden deep inside the Republic of Congo lays Odzala National Park, a dense, isolated rain forest that humans seldom visit.From forest elephants and lowland gorillas to water buffalo and cattle egrets, Odzala: Islands in the Forest features a remarkable cast of animals that coexist arounds... |
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