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VERDICT A totally engaging series filled with unconventional characters and amusing situations; an A+ choice for public libraries.—Joan Greenberg, Warminster, PA Elementary: The Sixth Season. 6 discs. 14+ hrs. dist. by CBS Home Entertainment, cbshe.com. 2018. VERDICT This essential companion volume to the first season showcases an original network TV series—a moody sf/horror anthology—with a cult following sure to appreciate this high-def update over prior releases.—Jeff T. Dick, Davenport, IA Arts & Humanities The American Artist: The Life and Times of George Caleb Bingham. 58 min. Art historian/director Schindhelm's (Bird's Nest) film traces Sigg's career as the architect of a groundbreaking manufacturing partnership between a European company and China and as Switzerland's ambassador to that nation, gradually revealing how Sigg's growing interest in contemporary Chinese art led him to become first a collector as well as a friend of and mentor to now-lauded artists such as Ai Weiwei. VERDICT Former members recall their hits and misses, proudly noting the roles of actor-comedian Bill Murray and future director Harold Ramis, plus their mixed legacy as reality TV pioneers.—Stephen Rees, formerly with Levittown Lib., PA SOCIAL SCIENCES To Auschwitz and Back: The Joe Engel Story. color & b/w. 47+ min.