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• Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Cicely Tyson.
• Director of photography, David Claessen edited by Wendy Hallam-Martin music, Joseph Conlan.
• Originally produced for television broadcast in 2001.
• MPAA rating: Not rated.
• Pioneering civil rights activist Rosa McCauley Parks. As a child, Rosa stands separate from her fellow African-Americans instead of being shipped off to a shabby public school, she is enrolled in a private classroom run by Quakers, who encourage the girl to transcend the severe limitations of legalized segregation in her home state of Alabama. In her late teens, Rosa marries barber Raymond Parks, a politically savvy and outspoken proponent of equal rights for all. For many years suffering in silence as the iniquities of the South’s Jim Crow laws consign her to second-class-citizen status, Rosa finally joins the local branch of the NAACP. Rosa’s personal struggle against institutionalized racism reaches its zenith on the night of December 1, 1955, when, bone-weary after a long day’s work as a seamstress at a Montgomery department store, she refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man — and is promptly arrested.
• Special features: Civil Rights timeline filmographies animated menus original trailer Dolby digital 5.1/stereo chapter selection and coming attractions.

Subjects:

• Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.
• African Americans — Alabama — Montgomery — Biography.
• Civil rights workers — Alabama — Montgomery — Biography.
• African Americans — Civil rights — Alabama — Montgomery.
• Segregation in transportation — Alabama — Montgomery — History — 20th century.
• Montgomery (Ala.) — Race relations.
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• Biographical films. lcgft

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• A six part series based on the book by Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri.
• DVD.
• In English with some Ojibwa. Closed captioned.
• Narrator, Winona LaDuke, White Earth Ojibwe.
• The documentary is an in-depth portrayal of the second-largest tribe in North America, the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe (Chippewa) nation of the upper Great Lakes Region. [Disc 1]: Ojibwe Oral Tradition explains the importance of the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe language, its near disappearance and its renewal today. [Disc 2]: We Are All Related teaches about the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe relationship with the land, a relationship based on respect, sharing, humility and responsibility. [Disc 3]: We Gain Knowledge explores the connection between the traditional Anishinaabe/Ojibwe family structure and how individuals acquire knowledge thorough the four phases of life. [Disc 4]: A Healthy Way of Life explores the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe belief that a healthy way of life requires maintaining a balance between mental, physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of a person. [Disc 5]: Making Decisions the Right Way portrays the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe decision-making process, emphasizing the roles of the individual in relationship to the family, the community, the clan and the Creator. [Disc 6]: That Which is Given to Us explores the traditional Anishinaabe/Ojibwe subsistence lifestyle based on the seasonal cycle and the belief that the individual is dependent on the group, the group is dependent on nature and nature is dependent upon the supernatural.
• [disc 1] Ojibwemowin = Ojibwe oral tradition — [disc 2] Gakina-awiiya = We are all related — [disc 3] Gikinoo’amaadiwin = We gain knowledge — [disc 4] Bimaadiziwin = A healthy way of life — [disc 5] Gwayakochigewin = Making decisions the right way — [disc 6] Gaa miinigooyang = That which is given to us.

Subjects:

• Ojibwa Indians — History.
• Ojibwa Indians — Government relations.
• Ojibwa Indians — Social life and customs.
• indians of North America — Religion.

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Part of the series Hermeneia–a critical and historical commentary on the Bible;Hermeneia–a critical and historical commentary on the Bible.
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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-502) and indexes.

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• Bible. Isaiah, I-XXXIX — Commentaries.

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• Originally published in 1979 by Random House, New York.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-174) and index.
• The controversy over Christ’s resurrection : historical event or symbol? — One God, one bishop : the politics of monotheism — God the father/God the mother — The passion of Christ and the persecution of Christians — Whose church is the true church ? — Gnosis : self-knowledge as knowledge of God.
• A startling account of the meaning of Jesus and the origin of Christianity based on gnostic gospels and other secret texts, written almost 2,000 years ago, recently discovered near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt –Jacket subtitle.

Subjects:

• Gnosticism.
• Apocryphal Gospels.
• Nag Hammadi codices.

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-80) and index.
• The call to a people, its musicians, and everybody else. A people — Music — Musicians — The whole community — The vocation of the clergy — The vocation of the church musician — The craft of the church musician: the congregation. General considerations — Aspects of congregational song — Specific musical responsibilities — The craft of the church musician: the choir. Aspects of choral song — Specific musical responsibilities — General considerations — Historical perspectives. You have to sing — The Psalms and Colossians 3:16 — Tertullian and Laodicaea — Hymnody — Hymns and beyond — Calvinists — Anglicans — Zwinglians, Anabaptists, English Baptists, Quakers — Wesleyans — Black spirituals — The twentieth century — Crossing boundaries and repertoires — Education — Challenges we face. Oratorio — Musical syntax — Iconoclasm — Music’s intent — Music, theology, and the life of the church — Justice — In relation to the church musician.

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• Church musicians.
• Music — Religious aspects — Christianity.
• Public worship.

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• DVD, Hi-fi stereo. Dolby surround.
• Closed-captioned.
• Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly, Miranda Richardson.
• Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey editor, Peter Boyle music, Philip Glass costume designer, Ann Roth production designer, Maria Djurkovic.
• Based on the book by Michael Cunningham.
• In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, ‘Mrs. Dalloway, ‘ under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband’s birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf’s novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.
• Academy Awards, 2003: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman) — Golden Globe, 2003: Best Motion Picture–Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture–Drama (Nicole Kidman)
• Special features: Commentary by Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman commentary by directorStephen Daldry and novelist Michael Cunningham introduction by the filmmakers 4 featurettes: Three women , The mind and times of Virginia Woolf , The music of The hours , The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway theatrical trailer.

Subjects:

• Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 — Influence — Drama.
• Women — New York (State) — New York — Drama.
• Women — California — Los Angeles — Drama.
• Man-woman relationships — Drama.
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• Biography of former Minnesota governor Orville L. Freeman, during his years as secretary of agriculture.
• Includes index.
• Awakening — Taking over — Inventing American food policy — Supply management — President Kennedy is dead : a first-hand account — Protecting the consumer — Defending the land — The prospect of famine — Confronting famine and saving democracy — The political challenge of preempting famine — Toward global food policy — Conclusion.

Subjects:

• Freeman, Orville L.
• Cabinet officers — United States — Biography.

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• Dayton’s was in its prime, the new Nicollet Mall was full of people, the Foshay Tower was still king, and the IDS Center was beginning its rise. Bustling sidewalks teemed with shoppers and businessmen, young and old, no matter what the weather, because the skyway system was just being born. Downtown Minneapolis in the early 1970s was a scene. Mike Evangelist, a seventeen-year-old from the suburbs, found everything about the city to be amazing. This introvert with a camera turned his lens to the scenes around him – young women hitching a ride, a disabled vet selling pencils, stylish shoppers strolling Nicollet Mall, once-grand movie houses on Hennepin Avenue – capturing a vibrant and rapidly changing city. Forty years later, he has unearthed this trove of images that vividly reflect a memorable time in Minneapolis. Writer and artist Andy Sturdevant, who has been called the preeminent wit, flaneur, and psycho-historian of the Twin Cities, explores these streets as a congenial companion, commenting with a sharp eye and thoughtful insights.

Subjects:

• Minneapolis (Minn.) — History — Pictorial works.
• Minneapolis (Minn.) — History — Portraits.
• Minnesota — Minneapolis. fast (OCoLC)fst01204260
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628
• Pictorial works. fast (OCoLC)fst01423874
• Portraits. fast (OCoLC)fst01423831

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• DVD-R, stereo.
• This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
• Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
• Featured poets: Nikky Finney, Frank X Walker, Crystal Wilkinson, Kelly Norman Ellis, Ricardo Nazario-Colón, Paul C. Taylor, Bernard Clay, Mitchell L.H. Douglas, Daundra Scisney-Givens, Shanna Smith.
• Commentary: Gurney Norman, C. Daniel Dawson.
• Consulting producer, Frank X. Walker director of photography, Mark Stucker editor, Miguel Huarcaya consultants, C. Daniel Dawson, Gurney Norman, George Stoney, Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees original music, ISWHAT?!
• Coal Black voices is an intimate mosaic of images, poetry, and storytelling by Afrilachian poets as they give glimpses of life in the American Black South and Appalachian region. The ensemble of African-American writers challenge simple notions of an all white Appalachian region and culture while drawing on the traditions such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the experiences of the African Disapora. The poetry of the Affrilachian poets celebrates their African heritage and rural roots while encompassing themes of racism and Black identity. In this documentary they give voice to the pleasures of family, land, good food, artistic community, music and transformation –Container.

Subjects:

• American poetry — African American authors.
• African American poets.
• American poetry — Appalachian Region, Southern.
• American poetry — 20th century.
• Documentary films.
• Documentary films. fast (OCoLC)fst00896079
• Appalachian Region, Southern. fast (OCoLC)fst01864776
• 1900 – 1999 fast

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• Includes bibliographical references p. [366]-368 and index.
• Prelude: Ellis Island — Part 1: Hidden in plain sight. Cultural collisions on the Great Plains — The beautiful laughing sisters: an arrival story — Into the heart of the heartland — All that glitters … — Part 2: Refugees across the life cycle. Children of hope, children of tears — Teenagers: Mohammed meets Madonna — Young adults: Is there a marriage broker in Lincoln? — Family: A bundle of sticks cannot be broken — Part 3: The alchemy of healing: turning pain into meaning. African stories — Healing in all times and places — Home: a global positioning system for identity — Building a village of kindness. Coda: We’re all here now — Appendices: Working with people for whom English is a new language — Becoming a cultural broker — Universal declaration of human rights.
• Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has been a great source of wisdom, helping us to better understand our family members. Now she connects us with the newest members of the American family-refugees. In cities all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the American dream. Their endurance in the face of tragedy and their ability to hold on to the virtues of family, love, and joy are a lesson for Americans. Their stories will make you laugh and weep-and give you a deeper understanding of the wider world in which we live. The Middle of Everywhere moves beyond the headlines into the homes of refugees from around the world. Working as a cultural broker, teacher, and therapist, Mary Pipher has once again opened our eyes-and our hearts-to those with whom we share the future.

Subjects:

• Refugees — United States.

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