Tuesday, August 12, 2014

New NonFiction DVD Titles

Muscle Shoals      DVD 782.42 MU
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, has helped to create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time.  Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, rick Hall brought black and white together to create music for the generations.

Blackfish        DVD 599.53 BL
A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity.  Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.

Beauty Beneath the Dirt       DVD 796.51 BE
Three young urbanites thru-hike the Appalachian Trail on a 2,178 mile adventure from Georgia to Maine, ultimately attempting to reach the summit of Mt. Katahdin together.

Gatekeepers          DVD 323.119 GA
A documentary featuring interviews with all  surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

The Amish: Shunned          DVD 289.73 AM
The Amish intercuts historical analysis with contemporary footage to provide an unprecedented look at this highly private, little understood,  and utterly unique community whose beliefs raise important questions about religious liberty in American life.

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