Media Library

Great Books: The Lord of the Flies (2003)

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Inspired by the atrocities committed during World War II, William Golding wrote "The Lord of the Flies" to address the issue of child murderers. As in any gang culture, the boys in the novel gravitate to a leader to gain a sense of identity and protection.

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Great Books: The Odyssey (2003)

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Introduces one of the world's first action-adventure stories. Looks at Greek myths and The Odyssey's lessons of morality. Scholars and critics discuss the impact of The Odyssey on Western literature, as well as the now-familiar heroic traits first seen in Homer's characters.

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Life's Greatest Miracle (2001)

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Once again, Lennart Nilsson's cameras take us into the mysterious and beautiful world of the human body, capturing incredible never-before-seen footage.

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The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard (1999, 2005)

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This is fact: Marilyn Sheppard was murdered in 1954. The rest of the crime is a haunting question mark. The Sheppard case led to the infamous trial—and re-trial—of her husband, Dr. Sam Sheppard, and launched the legal career of lawyer F. Lee Bailey. But who was the killer? Dr.

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The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard

The Incredible Human Body (2002)

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Cutting-edge medical technology and riveting, life-or-death personal dramas combine in this unprecedented, emotionally compelling exploration of THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN BODY.

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Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002)

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Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tell the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people.

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High

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Standard Deviants: Learn To Speak Spanish - Beyond The Basics (1997, 2002)

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Includes chapters on vocabulary, numbers, multiples. expressing time and date, verbs, adjective, seasons, months, and more.

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01:36

Standard Deviants: Learn To Speak Spanish - Beyond The Basics

Standard Deviants: Learning Spanish - The Basics (2001)

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DVD format- broken into chapters that include alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, accents, counting, greetings, and more.

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01:30

Standard Deviants: Learning Spanish - The Basics

The Perilous Fight, America's World War II in Color (2003)

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Combines original color footage with compelling passages from diaries and letters from soldiers, leaders, and the homefront during World War II. Topics cover all aspects of the war including battles, internment of Japanese Americans, African-American soldiers, women in the military and on the homefront, war in the Pacific, an the concentration camps.

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High

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03:40

The Perilous Fight, America's World War II in Color

Into the Arms of Strangers (2000)

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Academy Award-winning documentary uses archival footage and interviews to tell the story of the rescue operation that transported ten-thousand Jewish children from Nazi Germany and certain death, to Great Britain just prior to World War II.

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01:57

Media Library

Great Books: The Lord of the Flies (2003)

Great Books: The Odyssey (2003)

Life's Greatest Miracle (2001)

The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard (1999, 2005)

The Incredible Human Body (2002)

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002)

Standard Deviants: Learn To Speak Spanish - Beyond The Basics (1997, 2002)

Standard Deviants: Learning Spanish - The Basics (2001)

The Perilous Fight, America's World War II in Color (2003)

Into the Arms of Strangers (2000)

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