Sam Waterston
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children around the world....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of the renowned institution that has been called a 'Medical Mecca', the 'Supreme Court of Medicine', and the 'place for hope when there is no hope'.
Author
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." With this celebrated sentence, Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering achievements in American fiction and a novel read throughout the world. By chance, a monk witnesses the tragedy. Brother Juniper seeks to prove that it was divine intervention rather than chance that led to the deaths...
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The documentary explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of the renowned institution that has been called a 'Medical Mecca', the 'Supreme Court of Medicine', and the 'place for hope when there is no hope'.
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After learning their ex-husbands plan to marry one another, lifelong rivals Grace and Frankie have bonded in an uneasy friendship. The second season of this acclaimed comedy series brings more laughs and surprises as Grace and Frankie tackle the challenges of family and relationships, while driving each other crazy on a regular basis.
8) Serial mom
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Housewife Turner is nearly perfect, except when someone violates her sense of appropriate conduct.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 337 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For as long as they can recall, Grace and Frankie have been rivals. Their one-upmanship comes crashing to a halt, however, when they learn that their husbands have fallen in love with each other and want to get married. As everything around the ladies is coming apart, the only thing they can really rely on is each other.
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (approximately 3 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A story, set in 18th century Lima, Peru, about a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages which suddenly breaks and sends five people to their deaths.
12) Lincoln
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.
14) The Civil War
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (700 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination. Stronger together, Ruth teams up with her husband, Martin Ginsburg, to fight the case that catapults her into one of the most important public figures...
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1815, and North Carolina widower and farmer August King sets off on his yearly trip to sell his produce and buy the stock and goods he will need to survive the winter. On his journey, he comes upon a young, female, run-away slave. Now King must decide if he will break the law and help her to freedom, or if he should leave her to be hunted down and, ultimately, returned to her slave owner.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (725 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.