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Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just feet beyond our own back yards rages a spectacle we rarely see. Join us as we step into this hidden world teeming with life, across impossible mountains and endless deserts. Dive into unexplored forests and crash into rugged coasts. Unforgiving, brutal, yet achingly beautiful, this vast continent offers boundless rewards for those brave enough to take on this land and call her...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Combining hi-tech archaeology, breathtaking visuals and genuine exploration to make headline-grabbing discoveries, portrayed through our host, Albert Lin. An ambitious approach applies 3D scanning to some of the most extraordinary sites of antiquity. This series delivers powerful, emotional stories with hi-tech imagery to bring the mysteries of the past vividly to life.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 159 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
Description
Presents 24 30-minute lectures discussing notable expeditions of exploration from premodern times to today, including the explorers who led them and these missions' varied and complex motivations.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Located in Ethiopia, in one of the world's hottest regions, is the volcanic site of Dallol. At 120 meters below sea level, it is one of the most astonishing areas on the planet. Dallol is a vast mound that looms up out of the Danakil Depression known for its extreme salinity levels. As a result of the site's deep volcanic activity, the area features springs, fumaroles, geysers and highly acidic concretions. Life is virtually absent from the site....
5) Baraka
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A world wide odyssey to capture the images which transcend language to tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness between humans and nature, and man's impact on the surrounding world. Shot in 24 countries on six continents.
6) Annihilation
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet. Part one discusses his known voyages to Asia and Africa; part two discusses the controversial theory that he rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed on to America.
8) Samsara
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm, SAMSARA's mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing...
9) 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
©2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A team of explorers, including Pasquale Scaturro, attempt to become the first to navigate the Blue Nile from source to sea. See a wondrous region and abundant treasures, from the wonders of Egypt to the black pyramids of Meroe and more.
11) Human planet
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode examines one of the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers, and even the urban jungle. Each habitat engenders astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity. Here are people who survive by building...
12) Moon
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon: Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company. Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm).
Description
Cultural and human geography focuses on the distribution and actions of people, and the way people influence and are influenced by regional environments, economics, cultures and politics.
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