Films On Demand: October Timely Topics—The European Union and More

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Films On Demand: October Timely Topics—The European Union and More

This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand help students learn more about Brexit and the European Union, get advice on how to write a novel, celebrate the birthday of an icon of American literature, and more. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the top left of the header) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.

The European Union Is Formed, November 1, 1993

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • The European Union Explained (Item #128781)
  • Is Brexit Definitely Going to Happen? (Item #168503)
  • Is the Euro Doomed?—Bloomberg QuickTakes (Item #162813)
  • Brexit: The Battle for Britain (Item #138585)
  • European Union (Item #129069)
  • Crossroads: Inside the European Union series (Item #37170)
  • Brexit and Exit (Item #145414)

November Is National Novel Writing Month

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Writing the Novel (Item #35086)
  • The Writers’ Workshop series (Item #129190)
  • Writing for Different Genres (Item #129324)
  • Elements of Narratives (Item #47567)
  • Writing Narratives (Item #47568)
  • Writing Essentials (Item #40424)
  • The Beauty of Books (Item #55767)
  • The Secret Life of Books (Series 2) (Item #114424)
  • The Secret Life of Books series (Item #75350)
  • The Word and the Bomb: Writing in the Age of Terror series (Item #40646)

Kristallnacht: Nazi Mobs Burn Synagogues, November 9, 1938

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • The Auctioneers: Kristallnacht 1938 (Item #168680)
  • Night of Broken Glass (Item #142016)
  • Evian 1938: The Fear Conference (Item #45487)
  • Implementation of Terror, 1925 to 1939: Hitler—Germany’s Fatal Attraction (Item #114449)
  • World War II, Part 1: Into the Storm (Item #10299)

Veterans’ Day, November 11, 2019

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History (Item #151207)
  • The Forgotten War: Korean War Veterans Remember (Item #32702)
  • Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (Item #114984)
  • Pulling Rank: The Future of U.S. Military and the Concerns of Veterans—Dan Rather Reports (Item #114531)
  • Saving Private Washington (Item #167319)
  • My Vietnam Your Iraq (Item #131263)
  • Saved in Vietnam (Item #169092)
  • Atomic Vets (Item #142523)
  • VA: The Human Cost of War (Item #166841)
  • Grounds for Resistance: Stories of War, Sacrifice, and Good Coffee (Item #49106)

Birthday: Mark Twain, November 30, 1835

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns series (Item #41030)
  • Mark Twain: A Concise Biography (Item #43988)
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Understanding a Classic (Item #7968)
  • Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi (Item #44826)
  • Mark Twain: A Musical Biography (Item #44829)
  • Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson (Item #44836)
  • Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures (Item #42500)