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Case Histories
Starring Jason Isaacs
Based on novels by Kate Atkinson
Acorn Media Group
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 620
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3403
9781598287899 $39.99 www.acornonline.com
Based on the Jackson Brodie novels by Kate Atkinson, Case Histories is
the British detective series originally seen on "Masterpiece Mystery",
now available on DVD with a bonus 15 minute behind-the-scenes
featurette. Set in Edinburgh, Case Histories follows the efforts of
Jack Brodie in everything from looking for lost cats to confronting
spouses gone astray to catching murderers. Brodie himself has a dark
past with which he struggles to come to terms, in this character-
driven series enthusiastically recommended to mystery lovers
everywhere. 6 episodes on 2 DVDs, 347 min., widescreen, SDH subtitles.
From the Ground Up
Gage & Gage Productions
gageandgageproductions.com
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
fromthegroundup-thefilm.com
$195.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
Intended for high school age viewers and up, From the Ground Up is a
DVD documentary following five widows of New York firefighters, ten
years after their husbands died in the September 11th attacks. An
emotional portrayal of the strengths one most gather from within to
confront daily life after losing one's love, From the Ground Up
reveals the healing value of making a difference in one's community. A
true story of everyday heroism and learning how to channel pain and
loss into a positive drive to make the world a better place, From the
Ground Up is highly recommended especially for school and public
library DVD shelves. 30 min., SDH captions.
Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes
Questar, Inc.
307 North Michigan Ave., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60601
9781594646676 $59.99 www.questarentertainment.com
Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes is a six-DVD thinpack set following
Cooking Channel star Jamie Oliver across Europe and North America on a
voyage to discover and share wondrous varieties of culture, food, and
tradition. Truffle and boar hunting in the French Pyrenees, spear
fishing off an island next to Athens, sweet prawns from Venice and
more contribute to the delectable, authentic dishes that Jamie learns
and demonstrates, along with traditional cooking techniques used in
regions worldwide. An eclectic multicultural experience as well as a
mouth-watering cooking program, Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes is a
superb series that gourmands of all walks of life are sure to savor.
The programs are "Athens", "Venice", "Marrakesh", "Stockholm", "The
French Pyrenees", and "Andalucia". 6 DVDs, 5 hours.
Stretching & Priming Your Canvas, second edition
Hosted by Larry Withers
On Air Video Inc.
8203 Westminster Rd.
Elkins Park, PA 19027
$14.95 www.onairvideo.com
Now in a completely revised second edition, Stretching & Priming Your
Canvas is a DVD guide to preparing one's canvas for acrylic or oil
painting, hosted by experienced artist Larry Withers. A step-by-step
primer accessible to artists of all skill and experience levels,
Stretching & Priming Your Canvas covers how to assemble the stretcher
frame, size by using rabbit skin glue, prime with either oil primer or
acrylic gesso, prepar panels for painting, care for and maintain
canvas, and more. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in
acrylic or oil painting! 42 min.
Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt
With Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp
Acacia
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
9781598287288 $16.99 www.acacialifestyle.com
Husband and wife fitness experts Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp
presents Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt, which packs a solid mind-
body spa workout into a single DVD. Featuring five 10-minute workout
segments plus a 5-minute bonus stretching segment ideal for limbering
up or cooling down, Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt combines yoga,
Pilates, strength training, and the deep-muscle movements that are the
hallmark of a Core Fusion workout. An excellent, easy-to-use fitness
DVD for enthusiasts of all skill and experience levels, Exhale: Core
Fusion Power Sculpt is highly recommended. 55 min., widescreen.
Qigong for Healing
Lisa B. O'Shea
YMAA Publications
PO Box 480
Wolfeboro, NH 03894-0480
9781594392320 $29.95 www.ymaa.com
Hosted by Chinese Healing Arts Center certified Qigong therapist Lisa
B. O'Shea, Qigong for Healing is a DVD tutorial to the Chinese art of
harmonizing the body's energy, the better to prompt healing and
resolve psychological and emotional issues. Lisa O'Shea demonstrates
step-by-step instructions for nourishing the body with qi, removing
blockages that impede good health, and practicing the Rising Lotus
Medical Qigong form. An accessible guide that viewers of all
backgrounds can emulate and learn from, Qigong for Healing is a
welcome addition to new age and alternative medicine reference
shelves. 180 min.
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode
Directed by Michael Bayley Hughes
Narrated by Jason Walford Davies
Walking Shadows and Virgil Films & Entertainment
c/o Greenleaf & Associates (publicity)
$19.99 www.draculadocumentary.com www.walking-shadows.com
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode is an amazing documentary about
author Bram Stoker and his legendary novel, Dracula, that spawned an
immortal legend. Filmed in Transylvania, Whitby, London and Dublin,
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode was produced in association with
the Transylvanian Society of Dracula; interviews with historical
experts help the viewer separate the legend of the vampire from the
historical facts of the violent ruler Vlad "The Impaler" Draculea III
(1431-1476), whose iron-fisted rule is widely credited for inspiring
the horror mythos. Anyone who truly loves vampire stories will find
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode a "must-see" about how it all
began. 84 min.
Between Two Worlds
Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
$295.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
A choice pick of multiple film festivals, Between Two Worlds: The
American Jewish Culture Wars is a documentary that closely examines
recent turmoil in American Jewish identity. What does it truly mean to
be Jewish? To what extent can one criticize Israel while remaining
loyal to it? How does a Jewish hero of World War II and Holocaust
concentration camp liberator cope when his grandchildren are Muslims?
Tempers flare at a Jewish film festival that dares to show a movie
about a Jewish protestor of the Palestinian occupation who was killed
by Israeli bulldozers, and at a college campus when both sides argue
over monetary divestment from Israel as a form of protest against
Israel's policy. Between Two Worlds a close and critical examination
of morals, ethics, religious and cultural identity, and what it truly
means to have a dialogue about all these things, and is worthy of the
highest recommendation especially for high school, college, and public
library collections. 70 min.
Butterflies & Bulldozers
A film by Ann & Steve Dunsky
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
159458902X $250.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
Butterflies & Bulldozers is the story of San Bruno Mountain and its
rare butterflies, the site of America's first Habitat Conservation
Plan. The Habitat Conservation Plan is actually a compromise that
allows development in exchange for habitat preservation; can a system
of such difficult choices and trade-offs sustainable or effective?
Participants and observers of the delicate balance offer their
insight, in this captivating, even-handed documentary enthusiastically
recommended especially for high school and public library DVD
collections. 62 minutes, SDH captions.
An Ecology of Mind
A film by Nora Bateson
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
1594589054 $250.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
An Ecology of Mind is the award-winning documentary of Gregory
Bateson's life, as constructed by his youngest daughter, Nora Bateson.
Bateson made great contributions to science with his theories of "the
double bind" and "the pattern which connects"; his ideas influenced
anthropology, psychiatry, information science, urban planning,
biology, ecology, and more. His story is presented with black-and-
white footage of films he shot in the 1930s with his wife,
photographs, filmed lectures, and contemporary interviews. The keen
yet personal portrait of an extraordinary man, An Ecology of Mind also
looks to the future, and draws upon Bateson's way of thinking to
reveal practical approaches to humanity's tremendous modern-day
challenges. 60 min., SDH captions, licensed for public performance.
We Still Live Here / As Nutayunean
Anne Makepeace
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
$295.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
We Still Live Here / As Nutayunean is an extraordinary DVD documentary
about a cultural revival among the Wampanoag Tribes of Cape Cod, known
in history as the tribe that aided the survival of the Pilgrims,
originating the holiday known as Thanksgiving. Linguist Jessie Little
Doe Baird, the winner of a MacArthur 'genius' award, has sparked
efforts to revitalize and reclaim the Wampanoag language. With the
language restoration comes the reinvigoration of culture, traditions,
and roots; Jessie's own daughter Mae is the first Native speaker of
Wampanoag in a century. We Still Live Here is a powerful and
emotionally moving documentary, highly recommended for public, high
school, and college library DVD collections. 56 min., SDH captions.
Element: Hatha & Flow Yoga for Beginners
Tamal Dodge
Anchor Bay Entertainment
2401 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 200
Troy, MI 48084-3304
www.anchorbayentertainment.com
01313235964, $21.98, www.amazon.com
Second-generation yoga instructor Tamal Dodge has designed an entire
program designed for bare-bone beginners, and packages it in a DVD kit
that pairs two 30-minute practices to explore yoga with a woven,
cotton yoga strip used in the Hatha practice to increase flexibility.
The DVD contains both static and flow programs and presents basic,
challenging postures in sequences beginners can readily follow. Any
newcomer to Hatha will find this essential.
Element: Total Body Pilates with Mini Ball
Lisa Hubbard
Anchor Bay Entertainment
2401 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 200
Troy, MI 48084-3304
www.anchorbayentertainment.com
013132359793, $21.98, www.amazon.com
Element: Total Body Pilates with Mini Ball uses a small inflatable
ball the size of a beach towel along with a DVD of an ocean view and
instruction to provide two workouts from a Pilates expert. The mini
ball emulates the work done by several Pilates machines, the ocean
view on the accompanying DVD enhances the background, and the kit with
ball and instructional DVDs blend classic Pilates with modern moves in
two programs: one 20 minutes for a fast-paced workout for busy
viewers, and a longer 30-minute program that narrows the focus on core
strength. Any seeking a simple home Pilates instructional program will
find this package appealing.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to
promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We
accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given
to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites,
newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational
newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest
Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines
"California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch",
"MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch".
All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www
(dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them
to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to
Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title,
author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number,
13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
Case Histories
Starring Jason Isaacs
Based on novels by Kate Atkinson
Acorn Media Group
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 620
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3403
9781598287899 $39.99 www.acornonline.com
Based on the Jackson Brodie novels by Kate Atkinson, Case Histories is
the British detective series originally seen on "Masterpiece Mystery",
now available on DVD with a bonus 15 minute behind-the-scenes
featurette. Set in Edinburgh, Case Histories follows the efforts of
Jack Brodie in everything from looking for lost cats to confronting
spouses gone astray to catching murderers. Brodie himself has a dark
past with which he struggles to come to terms, in this character-
driven series enthusiastically recommended to mystery lovers
everywhere. 6 episodes on 2 DVDs, 347 min., widescreen, SDH subtitles.
From the Ground Up
Gage & Gage Productions
gageandgageproductions.com
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
fromthegroundup-thefilm.com
$195.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
Intended for high school age viewers and up, From the Ground Up is a
DVD documentary following five widows of New York firefighters, ten
years after their husbands died in the September 11th attacks. An
emotional portrayal of the strengths one most gather from within to
confront daily life after losing one's love, From the Ground Up
reveals the healing value of making a difference in one's community. A
true story of everyday heroism and learning how to channel pain and
loss into a positive drive to make the world a better place, From the
Ground Up is highly recommended especially for school and public
library DVD shelves. 30 min., SDH captions.
Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes
Questar, Inc.
307 North Michigan Ave., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60601
9781594646676 $59.99 www.questarentertainment.com
Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes is a six-DVD thinpack set following
Cooking Channel star Jamie Oliver across Europe and North America on a
voyage to discover and share wondrous varieties of culture, food, and
tradition. Truffle and boar hunting in the French Pyrenees, spear
fishing off an island next to Athens, sweet prawns from Venice and
more contribute to the delectable, authentic dishes that Jamie learns
and demonstrates, along with traditional cooking techniques used in
regions worldwide. An eclectic multicultural experience as well as a
mouth-watering cooking program, Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes is a
superb series that gourmands of all walks of life are sure to savor.
The programs are "Athens", "Venice", "Marrakesh", "Stockholm", "The
French Pyrenees", and "Andalucia". 6 DVDs, 5 hours.
Stretching & Priming Your Canvas, second edition
Hosted by Larry Withers
On Air Video Inc.
8203 Westminster Rd.
Elkins Park, PA 19027
$14.95 www.onairvideo.com
Now in a completely revised second edition, Stretching & Priming Your
Canvas is a DVD guide to preparing one's canvas for acrylic or oil
painting, hosted by experienced artist Larry Withers. A step-by-step
primer accessible to artists of all skill and experience levels,
Stretching & Priming Your Canvas covers how to assemble the stretcher
frame, size by using rabbit skin glue, prime with either oil primer or
acrylic gesso, prepar panels for painting, care for and maintain
canvas, and more. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in
acrylic or oil painting! 42 min.
Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt
With Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp
Acacia
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
9781598287288 $16.99 www.acacialifestyle.com
Husband and wife fitness experts Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp
presents Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt, which packs a solid mind-
body spa workout into a single DVD. Featuring five 10-minute workout
segments plus a 5-minute bonus stretching segment ideal for limbering
up or cooling down, Exhale: Core Fusion Power Sculpt combines yoga,
Pilates, strength training, and the deep-muscle movements that are the
hallmark of a Core Fusion workout. An excellent, easy-to-use fitness
DVD for enthusiasts of all skill and experience levels, Exhale: Core
Fusion Power Sculpt is highly recommended. 55 min., widescreen.
Qigong for Healing
Lisa B. O'Shea
YMAA Publications
PO Box 480
Wolfeboro, NH 03894-0480
9781594392320 $29.95 www.ymaa.com
Hosted by Chinese Healing Arts Center certified Qigong therapist Lisa
B. O'Shea, Qigong for Healing is a DVD tutorial to the Chinese art of
harmonizing the body's energy, the better to prompt healing and
resolve psychological and emotional issues. Lisa O'Shea demonstrates
step-by-step instructions for nourishing the body with qi, removing
blockages that impede good health, and practicing the Rising Lotus
Medical Qigong form. An accessible guide that viewers of all
backgrounds can emulate and learn from, Qigong for Healing is a
welcome addition to new age and alternative medicine reference
shelves. 180 min.
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode
Directed by Michael Bayley Hughes
Narrated by Jason Walford Davies
Walking Shadows and Virgil Films & Entertainment
c/o Greenleaf & Associates (publicity)
$19.99 www.draculadocumentary.com www.walking-shadows.com
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode is an amazing documentary about
author Bram Stoker and his legendary novel, Dracula, that spawned an
immortal legend. Filmed in Transylvania, Whitby, London and Dublin,
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode was produced in association with
the Transylvanian Society of Dracula; interviews with historical
experts help the viewer separate the legend of the vampire from the
historical facts of the violent ruler Vlad "The Impaler" Draculea III
(1431-1476), whose iron-fisted rule is widely credited for inspiring
the horror mythos. Anyone who truly loves vampire stories will find
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode a "must-see" about how it all
began. 84 min.
Between Two Worlds
Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
$295.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
A choice pick of multiple film festivals, Between Two Worlds: The
American Jewish Culture Wars is a documentary that closely examines
recent turmoil in American Jewish identity. What does it truly mean to
be Jewish? To what extent can one criticize Israel while remaining
loyal to it? How does a Jewish hero of World War II and Holocaust
concentration camp liberator cope when his grandchildren are Muslims?
Tempers flare at a Jewish film festival that dares to show a movie
about a Jewish protestor of the Palestinian occupation who was killed
by Israeli bulldozers, and at a college campus when both sides argue
over monetary divestment from Israel as a form of protest against
Israel's policy. Between Two Worlds a close and critical examination
of morals, ethics, religious and cultural identity, and what it truly
means to have a dialogue about all these things, and is worthy of the
highest recommendation especially for high school, college, and public
library collections. 70 min.
Butterflies & Bulldozers
A film by Ann & Steve Dunsky
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
159458902X $250.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
Butterflies & Bulldozers is the story of San Bruno Mountain and its
rare butterflies, the site of America's first Habitat Conservation
Plan. The Habitat Conservation Plan is actually a compromise that
allows development in exchange for habitat preservation; can a system
of such difficult choices and trade-offs sustainable or effective?
Participants and observers of the delicate balance offer their
insight, in this captivating, even-handed documentary enthusiastically
recommended especially for high school and public library DVD
collections. 62 minutes, SDH captions.
An Ecology of Mind
A film by Nora Bateson
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
1594589054 $250.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
An Ecology of Mind is the award-winning documentary of Gregory
Bateson's life, as constructed by his youngest daughter, Nora Bateson.
Bateson made great contributions to science with his theories of "the
double bind" and "the pattern which connects"; his ideas influenced
anthropology, psychiatry, information science, urban planning,
biology, ecology, and more. His story is presented with black-and-
white footage of films he shot in the 1930s with his wife,
photographs, filmed lectures, and contemporary interviews. The keen
yet personal portrait of an extraordinary man, An Ecology of Mind also
looks to the future, and draws upon Bateson's way of thinking to
reveal practical approaches to humanity's tremendous modern-day
challenges. 60 min., SDH captions, licensed for public performance.
We Still Live Here / As Nutayunean
Anne Makepeace
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
$295.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
We Still Live Here / As Nutayunean is an extraordinary DVD documentary
about a cultural revival among the Wampanoag Tribes of Cape Cod, known
in history as the tribe that aided the survival of the Pilgrims,
originating the holiday known as Thanksgiving. Linguist Jessie Little
Doe Baird, the winner of a MacArthur 'genius' award, has sparked
efforts to revitalize and reclaim the Wampanoag language. With the
language restoration comes the reinvigoration of culture, traditions,
and roots; Jessie's own daughter Mae is the first Native speaker of
Wampanoag in a century. We Still Live Here is a powerful and
emotionally moving documentary, highly recommended for public, high
school, and college library DVD collections. 56 min., SDH captions.
Element: Hatha & Flow Yoga for Beginners
Tamal Dodge
Anchor Bay Entertainment
2401 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 200
Troy, MI 48084-3304
www.anchorbayentertainment.com
01313235964, $21.98, www.amazon.com
Second-generation yoga instructor Tamal Dodge has designed an entire
program designed for bare-bone beginners, and packages it in a DVD kit
that pairs two 30-minute practices to explore yoga with a woven,
cotton yoga strip used in the Hatha practice to increase flexibility.
The DVD contains both static and flow programs and presents basic,
challenging postures in sequences beginners can readily follow. Any
newcomer to Hatha will find this essential.
Element: Total Body Pilates with Mini Ball
Lisa Hubbard
Anchor Bay Entertainment
2401 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 200
Troy, MI 48084-3304
www.anchorbayentertainment.com
013132359793, $21.98, www.amazon.com
Element: Total Body Pilates with Mini Ball uses a small inflatable
ball the size of a beach towel along with a DVD of an ocean view and
instruction to provide two workouts from a Pilates expert. The mini
ball emulates the work done by several Pilates machines, the ocean
view on the accompanying DVD enhances the background, and the kit with
ball and instructional DVDs blend classic Pilates with modern moves in
two programs: one 20 minutes for a fast-paced workout for busy
viewers, and a longer 30-minute program that narrows the focus on core
strength. Any seeking a simple home Pilates instructional program will
find this package appealing.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to
promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We
accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given
to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites,
newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational
newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest
Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines
"California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch",
"MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch".
All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www
(dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them
to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to
Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title,
author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number,
13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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