William Hootkins
2) Moby Dick
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Description
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel,...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2001
Description
"This program mixes dramatizations from a painful day in the life of a hypothetical family with real-life case studies to better understand the dynamics of pain caused by a wide range of injuries and conditions: headaches, backaches, burns, abrasions, broken bones, sports injuries, and rheumatoid arthritis. Sophisticated 3-D computer animations illustrate how the body processes pain, while pain specialists provide information on pharmaceutical and...
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Time Warner Audio Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Daily Planet love birds Clark Kent and Lois Lane finally get engaged. Lex Luthor dies in a plane crash, and Metropolis is thriving with prosperity and happiness under the infinite protection of Superman. Or so it seems... Follow the story of Lex Luthor's true fate, and the fate of the new woman in his life... Supergirl. Listen to the heart pounding fight to the death between Superman and a monster called Doomsday. Discover the truth about four new...
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
[2006], ℗2000
Description
A collection of sixty-five classic American poems from the sixteenth century to today, including works by Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and e. e. cummings, as well as popular anonymous pieces such as "Frankie and Johnny."
Publisher
Arts & Entertainment Network
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Lavish new production made from Welles' original shooting script, allowing audiences to finally see his epic vision of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Booth Tarkington novel fully realized. The haunting story of a wealthy Midwestern family's struggle to adapt to the rapidly changing world at the dawn of the 20th century.