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Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore Lucha Libre and its role in Latino communities in the United States and Mexico. Part circus and part athletic contest, the sport, famous for its masked wrestlers, provides a sense of "home" for new immigrants in the United States.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the fight for the title of ultimate predator of the Jurassic period, there are a number of contenders. However, all could be eclipsed by a startling discovery deep in the Polar Arctic: Predator X. Deep in the permafrost at the top of the world, the fossil of a giant sea-monster has been uncovered. Weighing five times as much as Tyrannosaurus Rex, its body was more than 50 feet long.
43) Vietnam in HD
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the men who came home from the Vietnam War and tried to forget. The men who represent a second silent generation. Covered is the time period from the initial massive troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Contains never-before-seen color footage transferred to high definition as well as a soundtrack filled with hits from the era. Includes narration from Josh Brolin, and and voice-overs by Blair Underwod, Zachary...
44) 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
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.
47) The spill
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, a 'serial environmental criminal' that left behind a long trail of problems, deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations, which many now believe should have triggered action by federal regulators.
Publisher
Popular Woodworking
Pub. Date
2012?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"For over 30 years, Roy Underhill has been educating and entertaining audiences with his unrivaled knowledge of traditional hand tools and building techniques. Join Roy for Season Five in The Woodwright's Shop."--Container.
49) Memory hackers
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover how researchers on the cutting edge of mind-control can implant, change, and even erase memories. On this thought-provoking journey into the mind, NOVA investigates the mysterious nature of how we remember.
Publisher
[Popular Woodworking]
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For over 30 years, Roy Underhill has been entertaining audiences with his unrivaled knowledge of traditional hand tools and building techniques. Join Roy for season three in the Woodwright's shop.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
If you thought T-Rex was the scariest dinosaur, think again. Paleontologist Dr. Phillip Currie believes he has found a six-ton flesh-eating dinosaur that hunted its prey in packs. Until recently there was little evidence to support Currie's ideas. That's all changed with his discoveries in two mass dinosaur graves. One site lay untouched for decade until Currie himself tracked it down and the other contains the bones of a giant new species of dinosaur....
52) Breakthrough
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. Every scientific breakthrough is driven by a compelling human drama, the scientists grappling with the fear of failure and the anticipation of success, and at the same time, challenging and inspiring us all to look at the world and its possibilities.
53) Tet offensive
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From remote jungle crossroads to downtown Saigon, the Tet Offensive tells the gripping story of one of the most gruesome and catastrophic battles of the Vietnam War through dramatic re-enactments, archive footage, and personal testimony from survivors.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During World War I, the Allies and Germans repeatedly struggled to break the hideous stalemate of trench warfare. In the winter of 1916, Allied engineers devised a massive surprise attack on the German army. Nova follows bomb disposal experts as they clear topsoil packed with shrapnel and unexploded shells and probe one tunnel system connected to what is probably the world's largest unexploded bomb.
Publisher
[Popular Woodworking]
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For over 30 years, Roy Underhill has been entertaining audiences with his unrivaled knowledge of traditional hand tools and building techniques. Join Roy for season four in the Woodwright's shop.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For the men who fought perhaps the fiercest battle of WWII, 70 years have passed. But the memories of those 36 bloody days on Iwo Jima have not. Now, in 2015, men who lost so much make the emotional pilgrimage back to face the defining moment of their lives. There is no other battle in any twentieth century war where former enemies would later come together for a ceremony of remembrance and forgiveness.
Series
Publisher
Infinity Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 3 hr., 30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This complete collection of Mahalia Jackson sings includes 58 live short performances which aired on NBC in the early 1960s.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 2010 turned much of the northern hemisphere into an ash-strewn no-fly zone. Katla, an Icelandic volcano 10 times bigger, has begun to swell and grumble, and Hekla and Laki, could erupt without warning. Iceland is a ticking time bomb: when it blows, the consequences will be global. What can we do to prepare for the coming disaster?
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