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The borrowers

The miniature Clock family has lived with the human Lenders for years, unbeknownst to the Lenders. The Clocks are in the habit of borrowing household items from the Lenders for their own home within the walls. When an evil, scheming lawyer tries to evict the Lenders, the Clocks try to stop him with ingenious devices.

Lee Daniels' The butler

Inspired by a true story
A butler tells the story of a White House who serves eight presidents over three decades. During his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

The last emperor

Pu Yi, the emperor of China who comes from a long history that is irreversibly altered by two world wars and fierce political upheaval, is forced to leave the protective walls of the Forbidden City and build a new life in a strange world he has always longed to explore, but has never really known.

Understanding fabrics

Shows how to recognize the basic fabric weaves, and looks at how fibers become yarns and how fabric is made by traditional hand looms as well as high speed computerized machines. Includes a teacher's guide.

Poe's tales of terror

Accomplished horror writers and directors discuss the relationships between Edgar Allan Poe's tales of terror and his own life.

Fahrenheit 451

In a not too distant future, humans live a seemingly care-free existence where they're happy and productive. There is a "price" though for this life: They must place special drops in their eyes daily and follow the rules perfectly, including the rule that they never own or read books. Guy Montag is a firefighter. He doesn't fight fires though, but instead hunts down those people who refuse to follow the law and burns their books. Like everyone else, Guy has been taught that books are filled with inaccuracies and insane ideas. He continues to believe this lie until a meets someone who teaches him that the dreams in his mind can only be explained through the knowledge found in books. He also learns that rebels have come up with a new way to save books from the firefighters. When Guy's mentor, Captain Beatty, comes to realize that Guy has joined the rebellion, Guy must make a difficult decision to save the collective thoughts of the human race.

Understanding terrorism

Considers some of the possible motives for terrorist attacks, looks at historical examples of how terrorists strike, and explains how terrorist profiles are developed.

American pastime

Japanese-American families turned to baseball as a way to handle their plight and find the strength to stand up for themselves in the days and months following Pearl Harbor.

Whales in crisis

Examines the threats to survival that whales still face despite the end of widespread hunting, describing the work to save them and presenting footage of whales around the world.

Last stand of the great bear

Looks at the wildlife native to the area of coastal British Columbia called the Great Bear Rain Forest.

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