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Tai Chi Fit Over 50: Balance Exercises
Falling is one of the most common risks facing seniors; in this video Master Trainer David-Dorian Ross leads an effective tai chi routine that uses the entire body to improve balance and equilibrium. Part of the series of tai chi for individuals ... Read more
How To Cut Hair At Home Like A Pro
(1989) 30 m. $12.50. Corporate Cuts. Home video rights only. Read more
Peoples and Cultures of the World
The latest addition to The Teaching Company's comprehensive lecture series offering higher-ed for the armchair bound, Peoples and Cultures of the World is an excellent introductory anthropology course taught by Dr. Edward Fischer of Vanderbilt Un... Read more
How to Tell a Joke
Although comedian John Everett's opening in How to Tell a Joke is a little rough (the first joke finds him mixing up the “he” and “she” characters in the punch line), he does a good job overall of explaining the fundamentals of humor and how to a... Read more
Media Literacy
Every day we're barraged with images, words, and sounds communicated to mass audiences through the "media." Learning how to navigate and interpret all of this information is the subject of Media Literacy, part of a six-volume series tit... Read more
Bellydance for Wimps
You think you've got two left hips? Come stand by me; let's party. Natural Journeys, producers of a wide range of topnotch fitness programs, has a new Workout for Wimps series, and I grabbed Bellydance for Wimps, because, um, it's my job. I wrapp... Read more
Extreme Makeover Fitness: Weight Loss Workout for Beginners
ABC's Extreme Makeover series begets this workout program featuring TV host (and Dr. Phil's personal trainer) Robert Reams and (the box says) "Real Women From the Hit Show Who Lost a Combined Total of 75 lbs. From Diet and Exercise Alone” (e... Read more
MTV Pilates Mix
Pilates instructor Kristin McGee is the host for MTV's newest workout program, Pilates Mix, comprised of two half-hour workout sessions focusing on arms and abs, and legs and abs, respectively. Although the actual Pilates method is almost unrecog... Read more
Rael Pilates System 7
In a genre boasting more Pilates fanatics than Joseph P. could ever have imagined, Rael Pilates is one of the best programs I've seen. Instructor Rael Isacowitz, celebrated dancer, quarter-century-long Pilates master, and renowned “teacher of tea... Read more
Sara Ivanhoe's 20 Minute Yoga Makeover: Weight Loss
Rather than adopting the slow deliberate and static poses one associates with the practice of yoga, this short program geared towards weight loss focuses on continuous movement to build up heat and burn more calories. Primarily employing standing... Read more
Total Yoga: The Original
Featuring yoga teachers and husband and wife team Ganga White and Tracey Rich of the White Lotus Foundation, this 1994 classic workout program, boasting superb camerawork and soothing backdrops, still--surprisingly--sets the bar for excellence in... Read more
Yoga for Your Pregnancy
Following an introduction by pregnancy fashion guru Liz Lange, Yoga for Your Pregnancy, sponsored by Yoga Journal and Lamaze International, joins prenatal expert Kristen Eykel for a workout emphasizing the spiritual and physical wellness of women... Read more
Yoga Zone: Fat Burning
Filmed on location in Jamaica at the Grand Lido Sans Souci Resort, this program from the Yoga Zone series combines traditional yoga poses with the “keep moving to burn fat” flow system in two easy-to-follow 20-minute exercise sessions that both f... Read more
Time Out Tot, Vol. 1: Six Teaching Time Outs for Six Misbehaviors
This initial volume in the Time Out series is specifically designed to help children understand what certain behaviors look like, why those behaviors are so annoying to parents and friends, and how to better control the behaviors in the future. E... Read more
Banjo Arrangements of the Kingston Trio
George Grove, plucker extraordinaire for the legendary Kingston Trio, is an expert at making the banjo--an ancient instrument with roots in Africa--an integral part of the folk music stew. Here he presents a solid 90 minutes of instruction for ba... Read more
Breakdance Step by Step: The Complete Beginners Guide to Breakdancing
Bursting at the seams with information, this excellent double-disc program provides viewers with moves, steps, hints, and demonstrations designed for beginner and intermediate breakdancers (B-Boys/Girls). Filmed in a NYC park area (complete with ... Read more
Backyard Soccer Drills
Designed to aid one or a few players (without access to a field) to hone their soccer skills in a confined space, Coach Marty Schupak's Backyard Soccer Skills serves up over 40 drills, demonstrated by variously skilled players ranging from elemen... Read more
Eastern Europe Video Quiz, Part I
Footage taken from Discovery School videos is combined with Sunburst's video quiz format in the new half-hour Discovery School Video Quizzes series, consisting of approximately 80 titles covering a multitude of subjects. Eastern Europe Video Quiz... Read more
Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
A new entry from the ever-expanding catalogue of high-quality lecture series' produced by The Teaching Company, Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt is a six-hour, accessible, anecdotal introduction to ancient Egyptian history taught by Bob Brier, Pro... Read more
Dinosaur George's Guide to Prehistoric Life
As the DVD jacket says “old bones that have been stuck in the ground for millions of years can get a little dry,” but Dinosaur George's Guide to Prehistoric Life brings them to life. Beginning at the dawn of time, Texas paleontology expert "... Read more
