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William and the windmill [videorecording] / by Kamkwamba, William,1987-; Nabors, Ben,film director.; Rielly, Tom,on-screen participant.; Group Theory (Firm),production company.; Tilting At Windmills, LLC,production company.;
Editors, Jonathan Oppenheim and Carlos Pavan ; cinematography, Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabors ; music Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi.William Kamkwamba, Tom Rielly.With only a library book as his guide, fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba builds a windmill in his Malawian village that changes his life forever. Using junk parts and an inexhaustible imagination, he harnesses enough energy to power a generator that saves his family from famine and resuscitates his dying farming community.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Kamkwamba, William, 1987-; Electric power production; Inventors; Windmills;
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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / by Kamkwamba, William.; Mealer, Bryan.;
This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Subjects: Kamkwamba, William.; Electric power production; Inventors; Rural electrification; Water supply, Rural; Windmills;
© c2009., William Morrow,

The current war [videorecording] / by Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso,film director.; Bekmambetov, Timur,1961-film producer.; Iwanyk, Basil,film producer.; Mitnick, Michael,screenwriter.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Holland, Tom,1996-actor.; Macfadyen, Matthew,1974-actor.; 101 Studios,presenter.; SunnyMarch TV (Firm),production company.; Thunder Road Films,production company.; Bazelevs-Prodakshn (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher,film distributor.;
Tom Holland, Matthew MacFadyen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Katherine Waterson, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Damien Molony, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Craig Conway, Celyn Jones, Simon Kunz, Tom Belll, Amy Marston.Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engage in a battle of technology and ideas that will determine whose electrical system will power the new century.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing/violent images, and thematic elements.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914; Electrification; Electric power; Electrical engineering;
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The current war [videorecording] / by Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso,film director.; Bekmambetov, Timur,1961-film producer.; Iwanyk, Basil,film producer.; Mitnick, Michael,screenwriter.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Holland, Tom,1996-actor.; Macfadyen, Matthew,1974-actor.; 101 Studios,presenter.; SunnyMarch TV (Firm),production company.; Thunder Road Films,production company.; Bazelevs-Prodakshn (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher,film distributor.;
Tom Holland, Matthew MacFadyen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Katherine Waterson, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Damien Molony, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Craig Conway, Celyn Jones, Simon Kunz, Tom Belll, Amy Marston.Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engage in a battle of technology and ideas that will determine whose electrical system will power the new century.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing/violent images, and thematic elements.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914; Electrification; Electric power; Electrical engineering;
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Tesla [videorecording] / by Hewson, Eve,actor.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Gross, Hannah,actor.; Almereyda, Michael,film director.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Eve Hewson, Ethan Hawke, Hannah Gross.A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Historical films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
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Christmas Eve [videorecording] / by Cole, Gary,1956-actor.; Davis, Mitch,film director.; Heder, Jon,1978-actor.; Hines, Cheryl,actor.; Roday, James,actor.; Stewart, Patrick,1940-actor.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Patrick Stewart, Gary Cole, James Roday, Jon Heder, Cheryl Hines, Max Casella, Julianna Guill.When a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve, they find that laughter, romance, and a little holiday magic will get them through, and change their lives in unexpected ways. A heartless real estate tycoon clings to life in a precarious construction elevator hundreds of feet off the ground. Unexpected relationships bloom for a musician stuck with her dysfunctional orchestra mates.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for some peril, thematic elements and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Christmas; Electric power failures; Elevators; Interpersonal relations;
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Tesla [videorecording] / by Hewson, Eve,actor.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Gross, Hannah,actor.; Almereyda, Michael,film director.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Eve Hewson, Ethan Hawke, Hannah Gross.A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
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Yesterday [videorecording] / by Chappell, Ellise,1993-actor.; Di Martino, Sophia,actor.; James, Lily,1989-actor.; McKinnon, Kate,1984-actor.; Michell, Harry,1991-actor.; Patel, Himesh,actor.; Sheeran, Ed,1991-actor.; Syal, Meera,actor.; Boyle, Danny,film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate Mckinnon, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell, Meera Syal, Harry Michell.Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that the Beatles have never existed. And he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Beatles; Lyricists; Electric power failures; Bus accidents; Man-woman relationships;
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The big fix : 7 practical steps to save our planet / by Harvey, Hal,author.; Gillis, Justin,author.; Myers, Amanda,author.; Silberg, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate--and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board committed to electric school buses. Mothers in Colorado turned up in front of an obscure state panel to fight for clean air. If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based burgers, you're thinking too small. That's where The Big Fix comes in, offering everyday citizens a guide to the seven essential changes our communities must enact to bring our greenhouse gas emissions down to zero--and sharing stories of people who are making those changes reality. Energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New York Times reporter Justin Gillis hone in on the seven areas where ambitious but eminently practical changes will have the greatest effect: electricity production, transportation, buildings, industry, urbanization, use of land, and investment in promising new green technologies. In a lively, jargon-free style, the pair illuminate how our political economy really works, revealing who decides everything from what kind of power plants to build to how efficient cars must be before they're allowed on the road to how much insulation a new house requires-and how we can insert ourselves into all these decisions to ensure that the most climate-conscious choices are being made. At once pragmatic and inspiring, The Big Fix is an indispensable action plan for citizens looking to drive our country's greenhouse gas emissions down to zero-and save our climate"--
Subjects: Climate change mitigation; Energy policy; Environmental policy; Sustainable development;

Energy : a human history / by Rhodes, Richard,1937-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time--wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. In Energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges, mastered their transitions, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes's singular style, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow.
Subjects: Energy development; Energy development; Power resources; Power resources;

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