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Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Examines the 155-million-year history of dinosaurs from the aggressive Coelophysis, who first learned to hunt in packs, to Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most terrifying carnivore on the planet. Covers the Late Triassic, Late Jurassic, Early Cretaceous, and Late Cretaceous periods.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1995, 2002
Language
English
Description
Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Wondrous Kingdom captures The British Isles at its most mysterious and magnificent, with visits to such landmarks as Stonehenge, the Tower of London, London Bridge, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace.
Publisher
Christopher Lockett
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The film was inspired by a May, 2010 article in Wired magazine called "Meet the last generation of typewriter repairman." Director Christopher Lockett and producer Gary Nicholson discussed the importance of the typewriter in 20th-century literature, and agreed that the passing of the typewriter, a portable printing press that moved the world's communication technology from pen and ink to the QWERTY keyboards on today's computers, along with the highly...
Publisher
Pony Highway Productions
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"This sweeping documentary series follows six fascintaing horse characters and their trainer, veterinarian, jockeys, owners and caretakers through the breathtaking highs and lows of a year of world class racing." From container
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
This documentary features revealing interviews with the prominent figures of the era including: Barbara Ehrenreich, Daniel Ellsberg, Jesse Jackson, Tom Hayden, Arlo Guthrie, Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, Robert McNamara, Ed Meese III and Bobby Seale.
Publisher
WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at various goofy buildings along the roadsides of America. These structures generally look like certain things, such as the Shoe House in York, Pennsylvania; the Frates Milk Bottle in New Bedford, Massachusetts; or the Catsup Bottle water tower in Collinsville, Illinois. Listens to comments from owners, employees, and visitors.
Publisher
Goldhil Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"In between the World Wars, America faced its own war--a war on crime. Prohibition engulfed America in violence and corruption. The gangsters believed that were untouchable--beyond the reach of the law. Their ruthlessness struck fear in citizens from coast-to-coast. But a new breed of lawmen showed America how to fight back."--Container
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
From Egypt to Israel begins with a leisurely cruise on the Nile and proceeds to a remarkable array of magnificent desinations, including a lively bazaar in Cairo, King Tut's treasures in the Egyptian Museum, the mystifying Pyramids of Giza and more.
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
At the center of this intimate and touching story is Georges Lopez - a remarkably devoted teacher responsible for nurturing a dozen children ages 3-11 in all their school subjects and life's lessons. Demonstrates how a teacher, if well trained, dedicated and sensitive to a child's educational and emotional needs, can hugely influence a generation of children at their most critical time of development.
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Viewers get a chance to go inside the inner sanctum and pulsating heart of the Chinese Empire. Once serving as the home of the almighty Emperors of China, it is now the center of the universe and a unique complex of structures revealing a hierarchy of power, both imperial and divine. Includes exclusive access to the largest palace complex in the world, plus new findings on the last empress and the fall of the Forbidden City.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A visceral, suspenseful expedition with a new breed of scientists who boldly explore places once thought off-limits to human presence. Travel to unique and forbidding ice caves in Greenland, underwater caves in the Yucatan, terrestrial caves in the Grand Canyon and other spectacular locations. Wiggle through tiny, twisting passages, swim through flooded underground vaults, drop into gleaming blue labyrinths of ice, and enter a world so extreme the...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of the galaxy. Peer into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes, watch how stars are born and die, fly out and above the plane of the galaxy to understand its true shape, and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility...
40) Ancient Egypt
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
"Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's visionary pharaohs, engineers, and architects who created some of the finest monuments the world has ever seen. On-location footage and computer modeling recreate architectural landmarks that continue to enthrall and inspire."--Publisher's website.
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