2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Great Great Eastern Eastern American American Train Train Rides, Rides, Vol. Vol. 22
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Climb aboard as this video journey tours historic railroads from New York to West Virginia. A close -up
look at each railroad's unique features is provided along with the address and phone number of each
60 min. color
Great Great Expectations Expectations (2 (2 tapes) tapes)
tapes)
Orphaned "Pip" is raised by his harsh sister and her likable husband. Pip grows into wealth and a
frivolous life. He must learn to be true to himself in this excellent presentation of Dicken's classic novel.
300 min. color
Great Great Gatsby
Gatsby
Returning from World War I, an impoverished young soldier learns that the love of his life has married into
a wealthy family and moved to Long island's fabled Gold Coast. Obsessed with rekindling their
romance, he reinvents himself as the mysteriously prosperous Jay Gatsby and waits for his chance.
When that chance comes, it comes at a price as terrible as it is inevitable.
100 min. color cc
Great Great Ice Ice Ice Storm Storm of of of 1998 1998
1998
On January 5, 1998, an unusual weather pattern settled over the northeast and Canada bringing days of
freezing rain and ice. The Great Ice Storm of 1998 will go down as the region's worst in a century. But it
also inspired people to help neighbors through a common experience. This is their story.
30 min. color
Great Great Minds Minds of of Business: Business: Business: Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs
Fred Smith's idea for creating a worldwide overnight package delivery system earned a dismal C- on his
economics paper, but Smith made billions when he turned that idea into Federal Express. Smith
believes the most successful entrepreneurial ideas stem from stepping outside the traditional wisdom,
then pursuing them with energy and passion.
38 min. color
Great Great Minds Minds Minds of of Business: Business: Finance
Finance
Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve Board Chairman, killed off the crippling inflation that had dogged
our economy since the mid-1970's. His concerns about America's economic future provide great insight
into the issues we will face in the coming century.
42 min. color
Great Great Minds Minds Minds of of Business: Business: Investing
Investing
Since retiring from the helm of fidelity Magellan Mutual Fund, Peter Lynch has written and spoken
extensively on investing. Lynch's refreshing insights can bring investors back down to Earth where, after
all, the real money is made.
36 min. color
Great Great Minds Minds of of Business: Business: Business: Management
Management
Andrew Grove arrived in the U.S. with no knowledge of English and no money. His idea that Intel should
become a brandname, one that a consumer would demand when purchasing a computer, is an object
lesson in the kind of real, outside-the-box thinking that produced the greatest financial success in the
history of American business.
40 min. color
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