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""As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched...
2) Food, Inc
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
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A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
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Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Gerrymandering has become an immensely powerful weapon of partisan advantage, creating an unresponsive and unaccountable government. But ahead of the 2020 elections and a new round of redistricting, voters are fighting back. With exclusive access to influential, citizen-led activist groups, as well as the legal team that brought the most important voting rights case in a generation to the Supreme Court, the film chronicles the civic grit that is turning...
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Distributed by PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Possibly the biggest star that television has ever produced, Johnny Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of his 30-year run on The Tonight Show, Carson interviewed 23,000 guests in 4,531 episodes. Watch as the life and career of one of the most beloved yet enigmatic icons in American entertainment history is explored.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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"For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him--most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear ... In [this book], Coates takes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings--moments when he discovered some new truth...
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Paramount
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Everything looks better through beer goggles. Even history. So strap on a buzz and watch as a third season of big name celebrities, including Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Ellie Kemper & Maya Rudolph, reenact wild American tales as told by trashed comedians.
12) Lost in America
Publisher
Magnolia
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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In the world's wealthiest country, 4.2 million teenagers are homeless. Former Navy veteran and homeless youth, director Rotimi Rainwater shows viewers the realities of life on the streets as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America. With the help of celebrities and politicians who have been homeless themselves or advocates of the repressed, the film takes a large scale issue down to a very personal level....
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Bennett-Watt Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Take a journey from yesteryears of transporting through the wild west to present-day on the railroads. America has a long standing love affair with trains. From its yesteryears of transporting ore through the Wild West to present-day journeys, the railroads were a crucial part of the creation of the National Park System, taking early visitors to Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier, and other parks that were nearly inaccessible by other means. Although...
15) Walt Disney
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.
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A Vintage Book volume v-317
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[1963]
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English
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"A book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society."--Publisher's description.
Publisher
Disinformation
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"The acclaimed, award-winning novelist--author of The Moor's Account and The Other Americans--now gives us a bracingly personal work of nonfiction that is concerned with the experiences of "conditional citizens." What does it mean to be American? In thisstarkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Rick Sebak visits a number of notable bakeries across the U.S., covering: the Columbus Baking Company in Syracuse, New York; Orange Peel Bakery on Martha's Vineyard; Minerva Bakery in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; Mahoroba Japanese Bakery in Sacramento, California; Mama Ines Mexican Bakery in Lafayette, Indiana; the Standard Baking Company in Portland, Maine; Sluy's Bakery in Poulsbo, Washington; Chez Moi Bakery in Durham, North Carolina; the Silverbow...
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