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Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Korean War veterans recount their memories of America in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when young men from all over the country were being shipped off to defend South Korea against the advancing Red Army in the north. Recalls the 'un-won' war that never ended, no one even wanted to call it a war: it was 'the Korean conflict' or a 'police action.' Finally, it was called the Forgotten War. No matter the name, the Korean War killed tens of thousands...
2) The brain
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journeys back millions of years to experience life among giant prehistoric predators and examines the scientific evidence of their existence and the conditions that may have precipitated their extinction.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sinkholes have swallowed highways, apartment buildings, horses, camels, and even golfers with monster-size holes cracking the earth from Siberia to Louisiana. Filled with compelling eyewitness video of dramatic collapses, and following scientists as they explore the underlying forces behind these natural disasters, Nova travels the globe to investigate what it's like to have your world vanish beneath your feet.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nova reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture every detail of an entire city at a glance, to swarming robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant air frames that can stay aloft for days on end, drones are changing our relationship to war, surveillance and each other. Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from The Big Bang? This CGI-driven special will tell the 14 billion year history of our world in two hours. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and animal behaviorists join forces to explore stories of animal lives 'told' by the animals themselves. The series explores the secret side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can't go, and camera-wearing animals film their own stories. Meerkats, penguins, a chimp, cheetahs, seals, baboons, devil rays, brown bears, and sheepdogs are the subjects of this series.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Through clips, newsreel footage, and the memories of those who knew him, Biography recounts the laudatory and tragic tale of a truly remarkable man.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A scientific examination of the top ten disasters that have the capacity to annihilate the human race, and it's not just the usual threats from nuclear weapons, climate change, and meteorite impacts. There are a number of lesser-known but much more probable risks to humankind, threats that humanity has created for itself.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. The program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.
13) The swamp
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America's greatest wetland.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.
15) Big Pacific
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 265 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Einstein called it 'spooky action at a distance,' but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology. Physicists have become gradually convinced that quantum entanglement is real, but a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a groundbreaking experiment in the Canary Islands to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions.
17) The mating game
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sir David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbors in mass mating aggregations. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all the drive to succeed at all costs....
18) Dynasties
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [edition].
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays + 2 4K UltraHD Blu-rays (approximately 250 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nature depicted as never seen before: high stakes drama that goes deeper into the lives of five of the world's most celebrated and endangered animals than ever before: Chimpanzee, Emperor Penguin, Lion, Painted Wolf and Tiger.
19) Fabulous frogs
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Wide screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the weird and wonderful world of frogs through first-hand stores, the latest science, and technology.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Easter Island has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. How and why did the ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues, and how did they transform a presumed paradise into a treeless wasteland, bringing ruin upon their island and themselves? Nova explores controversial recent claims that challenge decades of previous thinking about the islanders.
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