2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Special Special Special Love
Love
A young couple tells about their seven-year-old son's experience with cancer, the tests and treatments he
received, the side effects of his treatment, and finally about his successful remission.
18 min. color
Speeches Speeches Collection: Collection: Martin Martin Luther Luther King, King, Jr.
Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was perhaps the most inspirational speaker of all times. His words moved a
nation, with their gripping, passionate plea for racial justice. The Speeches Collection is a moving
rememberance of Martin.
60 min. color
Speed
Speed
Hold on tight for a ruch of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance. Jack
Traven is an L.A.P.D. Swat team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that has been planted on a city
bus. The catch is that the bus must be kept at more than 50 mph or the bomb will explode.
115 min. color cc
Spice Spice of of Life: Life: Chilies Chilies a a Dash Dash of of Daring
Daring
For thousands of years the chili pepper has been the essence of Mexican cooking. It was taken to Spain
by Columbus, and by the 16th century was the world's most popular spice.
26 min. color
Spice Spice of of Life: Life: Curry Curry Around the the World
World
When the British left India they took home the memory of delicious food …and packets of curry powder to
try and reproduce it. So curry entered the kitchens of the world, and a "little taste of India" now brightens
everyone's day.
26 min. color
Spice Spice of of of Life: Life: Life: Herbs: Herbs: Aromatic Aromatic Aromatic Influences
Influences
Influences
Prized by the ancients for treatment of ailments as well as for taste and fragrance, herbs are being
discovered in the modern world.
26 min. color
Spice Spice of of Life: Life: Nutmeg: Nutmeg: Nature's Nature's Perfect Perfect Perfect Packag Package
Packag
In 1621 the remote Island of Banda in Indonesia was captured by the Dutch to acquire its trees whose
fruit yields two spices from its core - nutmeg and mace. The unusual versatility of nutmeg makes it one of
the most widely used spices in many countries.
26 min. color
Spiders
Spiders
There are about 30,000 species of spiders. We will marvel at spicer ingenuity as it demonstrates its
cunning tactics and carefully crafted web.
30 min. color
Spies Spies Above: Above: Someone Someone is is Watching You You
Learn startling and exciting facts about space-based spy technology and the role of the National
Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - a government agency so secret, that until recently, its very name was
classified "Top Secret."
50 min. color cc
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