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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.
82) Ancient Rome
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"How did the Romans create wonders of architecture and engineering way beyond anything ever seen before? This fascinating program reveals the stories and secrets behind the masterpieces that transformed Rome into the last superpower of the ancient world. State of the art digital effects recreate each wonder as it appeared centuries ago"--Publisher's website.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
All chefs dream of a Michelin star, and those who have one work tirelessly to keep this distinction. This film goes behind the scenes to see how the stars are awarded. It offers an in-depth, honest, and relevant view into the world and every day of Michelin chefs and restaurants. A thoughtful and elegant meditation on creativity, business, and the art of perfection chronicling the inner-workings of the culinary world.
84) Finders keepers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction. The stranger-than-fiction chain of events soon sets John heading to his certain demise. Just in time, however, another twist in these fantastical occurrences gives John a final shot at becoming whole for the first time in his life.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A team of nice Jewish baseball players takes on the world. It is the David-and-Goliath story of Israel's national baseball team as it competes for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. After years of crushing defeats, Israel finally ranks among the world's best in 2017. Its roster includes many Jewish-American major leaguers, most with a tenuous relationship to Judaism, barely any ever having set foot in Israel.
86) Unsupersize us
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five subjects all suffer from common health issues and puts them on regimen of a plant based diet and exercise for six weeks. The results are impressive as the five people quickly turn their health around in the six-week period.
88) Peru
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
See an amazing glacier 10,000 feet above sea level, eat piranha, visit the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu and much more.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Do real life witches ride broomsticks and cast magic spells? Host Tevya talks to plants, tries a love potion and befriends some teenage witches in the magical world of Wicca. But, when the high priestess, Greymoon, directs Tevya to take a ritualistic bath as part of a welcoming rite, our spiritual explorer finds himself a little outside his comfort zone.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This DVD offers a look into the dangerous world of the thoroughbred race jockey. Also included is The Thoroughbred - A Magic Way of Going, an episode of The Nature of Things, which explores the evolution of the thoroughbred horse.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (268 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Titanic set sail from Southampton to New York City on April 10, 1912 on her maiden voyage. The hopes and lives of many were cut short when the Titanic collided with an iceberg five days later. But her story goes beyond the mere facts. The following four programs take the viewer deeper into the legend of the Titanic: Titanic Remembered; The Story of Captain Smith and the Titanic; Echoes of the Titanic; End of an Era; with a bonus documentary Titanic...
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. "This groundbreaking collaboration between Orca Network and filmmakers Rick Wood and Shari Macy tells the story of one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world and those who are working desperately to save them. Coastal Native tribes had a saying, 'No fish, no Blackfish,' which meant without Chinook salmon, their primary food source, there can be no orcas. 'Fragile waters' is the story of connectivity, balance and finding solutions....
93) 12 Months
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This documentary is about a Los Angeles man who rents his three-bedroom home for $1 per month to help a family he has never met get on their feet. Told through the eyes of Felicia Dukes and her four children, the project puts a personal face on homelessness and encourages individuals to take personal responsibility for helping address societal concerns.
94) Jaha's promise
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian campaigner against female genital mutilation who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jeff Beck is one of the most pioneering and innovative guitar players of rock. This release charts his career from early days learning guitar solos with Jimmy Page, through his band, the Yardbirds, the Jeff Beck Group and his multidimensional solo albums. Beck's interest in both guitar music and hot rods is studied through interviews, and his musical voyage is demonstrated through contributions from many of his fellow musicians and contemporaries....
Author
Description
Tech billionaire Miles Cookson has everything he could dream of-- except time. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. Two decades ago young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids-- nine of them. And they might be about to inherit his fortune-- or maybe something much worse. Aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson is on a quest to...
98) High ground
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eleven wounded U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, each, dealing with different issues and looking to move on with their lives. They join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. Led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Mt. Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top and heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S....
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Sight is arguably the most important sense. It translates light using photons into electrical pulses and travels into the visual cortex of the brains. This one-hour documentary looks at the science, medicine, and technology of vision and the individuals who are battling blindness disorders.
100) Ulam: main dish
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R."Could it be that Filipino food, the underdog of Asian cuisines, is having its moment at last?" THE NEW YORK TIMES In this delicious new documentary, Filipino-American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo answers this question and follows the rise of Filipino food via the award-winning chefs crossing over to the center of the American table. ULAM: Main Dish stages this new culinary movement as not only a remarkable achievement for American restaurateurs...
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