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How Human Psychology Drives the Economy (2009)

Subject

Economics

Video recording of a lecture given by economist Robert Schiller at the RSA on 21 May 2009. He argues for an active government role in economic policymaking by recovering Keynes’ idea of ‘animal...

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Great Expectations (1989) (1999)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 312 minutes), £16.99

A version of Charles Dickens’ novel made for television, adapted by John Goldsmith and starring Anthony Hopkins as Magwitch.

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Russia’s Secret War (1996 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1998 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Presents evidence that Stalin was involved in the Korean War and over 70,000 members of the Soviet Union’s armed forces took part.

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Maastricht Made Simple (1993 Video)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Free loan (Relay Europe) Sale (Maastricht Made Simple), Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1996 sale: £6.99 (+£1.25 p&p)

Introduced by the associate editor of ‘The European’, the video identifies the goal of a common-currency single market and chronicles the history of the treaty. It explains both the dislike for the...

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Question Designer for Windows V.3.03 (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Education

Distribution

CD-ROM

A package for designing and producing tests, including aptitude tests, on-screen questionnaires, surveys, computer tutorials and presentations. In three parts: Designer, for creating tests; Presenter for...

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Edna, The Inebriate Woman (1971 Video)

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Producer

Irene Shubik

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min., 2000 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p) video

A dramatised documentary about a vagrant alcoholic woman, with Patricia Hayes and Barbara Jefford. Explores the problems suffered and caused by tramps.*

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Staff Appraisal: Effective Appraisal in Libraries (1994 Video)

aka: Staff Appraisal in Libraries

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1995 sale: £49.50 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Illustrates the appraisal process in a library context, explaining the role of appraisal and deomonstrating good practice.

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In the Wake of Hms Sheffield (1986 Video)

Producer

Grenville Williams

Subject

History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Examines the Exocet missile attack on HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War in which 21 men died. Interviews with both British officers and Argentian pilots directly involved in the air-sea conflict.

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Predator, The (1994 Video)

Producer

Kate O’Sullivan

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Recounts efforts by scientists to save the ‘Partula’, a Polynesian tree snail, which has been driven to near-extinction in its natural habitats by ‘Euglandina’, a rapacious meat-eating snail...

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42 Up (2 Parts) (1998 Video)

Director

Michael Apted

Subject

Psychology; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 60, 73 min., 2000 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p) each part

People who were originally interviewed in 1964 as seven-year-olds have been followed up every seven years and are now revisited at the age of 42. In two parts: 1) Features Tony, a taxi driver who had hoped...

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