Aaron Sorkin
Language
English
Description
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (Blu-ray) (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humour, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the website's unfathomable success"--Container.
3) Moneyball
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
4) Steve Jobs
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xviii, 587 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with additional insight from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was, and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure"-- Provided by publisher
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Widower Andrew Shepherd decides it's time to get back into the dating game, but there is one slight problem, he is the President of the United States. He falls for an environmental lobbyist and is lofted even more into the public eye.
9) Molly's game
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuades his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the Mujahideen and faces the repercussions of the operation.
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (DVD)(15 hr., 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
President Bartlet and staff have been targeted for disruption by rival politicians, soon after being targeted by would-be assassins. The President heads through midterm elections and into a crisis that leads to allegations of criminal conduct.
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (DVD)(15 hr., 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Third season storylines include the investigation into the alleged cover-up of President Barlet's illness, the early bid for a second term and confrontations with global terrorism. Reel- and real-life events profoundly intersect in the historic Isaac and Ishmael episode made in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 957 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J. Cregg; the chief of staff, recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 725 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.
17) What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy ofService
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure.
Step back inside the world of President...
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure.
Step back inside the world of President...
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuades his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the Mujahideen and faces the repercussions of the operation.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal...