D.C.) National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a new season of National Geographic's most-watched series ever, host Morgan Freeman again travels in search of answers to some of humanity's biggest questions: What are heaven and hell? Who, or what, are the chosen ones? Is there proof of God's existence? On his journey Freeman takes viewers around the world on a quest for interfaith understanding through the lens of religion, anthropology and archaeology.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
National Geographic goes behind the scenes with Secret Service agents as they work each day to protect the president, foreign leaders, and even the economy. Go inside a counterfeit sting operation in Miami, search for a cyber theft mastermind in New York City, shadow undercover agents deep within the Bogota criminal underworld, and go where no cameras have gone before to reveal the extreme security measures taken to prepare for the Annual General...
Publisher
National Geographic Channel
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reveals rarely seen archival footage that has been digitally captured and assembled into a detailed timeline. Included is footage capturing the real-time horror of parade-goers who witnessed the killing, the out-of-breath local anchors reporting the breaking news bulletin, the priest who describes administering the president's last rites and the ongoing, on-air speculation over who fired the fatal shots. Includes news footage, radio reports, audio...
44) Great migrations
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this collection tells the formidable, powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clarity.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join the tip of the spear units waging modern war, from search-and-destroy missions in the mountains of Afghanistan to the hunt for Saddam's generals in Iraq. Experience the grueling training of Green Berets as they're forged into one of the most formidable and unconventional fighting forces in military history. Witness the legacy of the Special Forces as they evolve from Revolutionary War irregulars to today's high-tech, multifaceted combat units....
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 225min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. This... series uses breathtaking footage and specialist imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
See how the loss of Arctic ice affects the survival skills of ringed seals, polar bears, and narwhals. For some, the ice is a way to hunt. For others, a way to keep from being hunted. These Arctic creatures have become masters at negotiating the perils of this frozen world. But, their dependence on the ice is also their greatest vulnerablility. These resourceful creatures are learning to adapt.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Stanford University neurobiologist has been advancing our understanding of stress - how it impacts our bodies and how our social standing can make us more or less susceptible. Research reveals that the impact of stress can be found deep within us, shrinking our brains, adding fat to our bellies, even unraveling our chromosomes. Yet understanding how stress works can help us figure out a ways to combat it and how to live a life free of the tyranny...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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...
50) The last lions
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows lioness Ma di Tau and her fragile cubs as they take a perilous journey through raging fire, rival prides, croc-infested rivers, and deadly buffalo in order to survive.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces one "everywoman's" story and examines the everyday workings of a living, functioning body. Microscopic filmmaking, advanced medical technology, and state-of-the-art cardiac tomography imaging techniques are used to reveal unique perspectives on how our bodies function, grow, and mature from infancy through puberty, adulthood, and old age.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe using a single, unbroken shot through the use of spectacular CGI technology. Building on images taken from the Hubble telescope.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (46 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25 years orbiting the planet. The story of one of the most remarkable advances in modern technology, as told by the people who designed, built, launched, operated and repaired the legendary observatory.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 2009, a team of marine archaeologists carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the remote Italian island of Ventotene made an astonishing discovery. The wrecks of five ancient Roman ships were found in pristine condition, each one fully laden with exotic goods. Remarkably, much of the cargo remained exactly as the ancient Roman crews had loaded it, suggesting that these ships had not capsized but had gone to the bottom of the sea intact...
55) SuperCroc
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This program details the discovery of the fossil of a 40-foot crocodile who lived 110 million years ago.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Join geneticist Spencer Wells and a team from National Geographic's Genographic Project as they trace the human journey through time, from our origins in the heart of Africa to the ends of the world. Cutting edge science, coupled with a cast of New Yorkers -- each with their own unique genetic history -- helps paint a picture of these amazing journeys. The human family tree answers some of humanity's most burning questions -- who we are and where...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (271 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The power of religion touches all of our lives, no matter what our faith is. This is Morgan Freeman's journey to discover how our beliefs connect us all. The quest of our generation. This is The Story of God.
59) The angel effect
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A 9/11 survivor, an astronaut, and a blue hole diver all survived dramatically different traumatic events only to tell strikingly similar stories: each felt a mysterious presence that guided them to safety in their time of greatest peril. ... National Geographic delves deep inside this phenomenon to break down the barrier between science and the supernatural. When faced with life and death, the brain flips an "angel switch, " and help arrives-at least...
60) One strange rock
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 472 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and producer Jane Root present a cinematic event series hosted by Will Smith and featuring the only people who have left Earth behind: astronauts. Experience an epic tour-de-force around the globe and into space, revealing the extraordinary forces that make our planet function and allow life to thrive.