Arts and Entertainment Network
1) Shackleton
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ernest Shackleton put out an ad requesting: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. The 27 men who joined his expedition found that Shackleton was true to his word. This is the true story of their extraordinary ordeal, and the death-defying, 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world₂s worst seas that made...
Pub. Date
2008, ©2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Presents the popular drink, tea. Discusses how to grow tea, how to process tea, the history of tea and the popularity of tea in world societies. Includes a visit to the Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, Virginia; the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina; and the Celestial Seasonings plant in Boulder, Colorado.
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Poirot agrees to visit the husband of a famous actress to urge him to reconsider her request for a divorce. Edgware insists that he has already agreed to his wife's request. Yet, within twenty-four hours, he is found murdered.
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 750 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Beset by the political tension of an unsettled year, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse. Sarah is seduced by an officer. Susan delivers a baby boy....