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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With the epic proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the largest privately owned house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 33 min.)
Language
English
Description
This powerful video scrutinizes what Juliet Schor calls "the new consumerism" - a national phenomenon of upscale spending shaped and reinforced by a media system driven by commercial interests. Illustrated with hundreds of media examples, The Overspent American draws attention to the costs (both financial and social) of the relentless search for happiness and identity through spending.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Suze Orman gives her views on how to secure a hopeful and sustainable future in today's economy. After the upheavals of recent times, she believes that it's necessary to rethink many traditional strategies for financial success.
5) Money rock
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen version; classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Teaches children the fundamentals of money and personal financial management through songs and music.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the program, Suze insightfully covers a wide range of topics that will resonate with viewers, including how to invest; whether to buy a home or not; saving for retirement; life insurance; wills and trusts; student loans; and more.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Managing money is far more than balancing checkbooks or picking investments--many of us know what we should do with our money yet often just don't do it. This video gives not only the knowledge of how to handle money, but also the power to break through the barriers that hold us back.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Advice about money and personal finance by the well-known expert, specifically dealing with clearing away financial clutter, breaking debilitating patterns, protecting finances when entering a marriage, starting over after a divorce or death, buying a home, and investing for the future.
Publisher
Turner Pictures Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the early 1900s, and weather-beaten cowhand Hewey Calloway rides in from the vast Texas range after learning his brother's farm is in danger of foreclosure. Arriving in a nearby town, what the middle-aged roughrider finds amazes yet threatens him - automobiles and civilized society.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Read along with four stories featuring counting. Chicka chick 1, 2, 3: When one hundred and one numbers race each other up the apple tree, bumblebees come buzzing. Which number will save the day? Emily's first 100 days of school: School begins and as the days and weeks go by, Emily and her classmates learn new ideas and expand their world. How much is a million?: Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician explains the concepts of a million, a billion...
15) My fake fiancé
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cash-strapped duo Jennifer and Vince hatch the perfect plan: fake a relationship, engagement, and quickie wedding. He will get the money to pay off a loan shark, and Jennifer will keep the housewares to fill her home after her moving van is stolen. Convincing their families they're really in love proves challenging. However, these two unlikely partners begin to soften towards each other. Could love really be in the air?
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An engaging, high-impact program addresses a crucial need for honest, open financial advice in a pivotal stage of life. Through the compelling real-life stories of young people dealing with various financial and lifestyle scenarios, the program raises fiscal consciousness and knowledge on everything from banking and credit to investments, budgeting, insurance and self-employment. It features personal financial advice from respected national financial...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Things are so bad for recently widowed farmer Mary Bassett and her three children that this Thanksgiving they may not even be able to afford a turkey for their dinner. Suddenly, Mary's wealthy and estranged mother Isabella comes for a visit. Although Isabella finds a kindred spirit in Mary's eldest daughter and budding writer Tilly, Mary resents her mother's attempts to help them out of their financial difficulties. It will take more than money to...
19) Housebroken
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A newly retired father wants to enjoy his golden years relaxing at home with this lovely wife. Mom and Dad want to claim their rec room for themselves, and the only thing standing in their way is their two older sons who won't move out! When Mom and Dad decide that the only thing that will solve the problem is for them to move out, the sons must learn how to pay bills and it's either sink or swim for clueless Elliot and Quinn.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Decisions will need to be made on how to best spend the money, from buying a new family home, buying a liquor store or even paying for medical school tuition. While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in...
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