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1) The war
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Bring the past into the present like never before. Years of study and research have uncovered astonishing new facts about the Exodus story, forcing experts to re-examine everything that was once known about the events of these early Biblical days.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Follows the real-life adventures of custom chopper kings Paul Teutul and his son Paul Jr., as they battle impossible deadlines - and each other - to design, fabricate and deliver the most awesome array of motobikes the world has ever seen.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows the real-life adventures of custom chopper kings Paul Teutul and his son Paul Jr., as they battle impossible deadlines - and each other - to design, fabricate and deliver the most awesome array of motobikes the world has ever seen.
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Explore Britain's most haunted destinations. Yvette Fielding, along with spiritual medium Derek Acorah and paranormal investigator Phil Whyman investigate the spookiest places on Earth. As night approaches, the team swings into action, investigating all the paranormal hotspots and gathering their evidence.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Take an epic adventure with intimate insight into the big, bold, and tenacious country of Australia. In the vast interior, a man transforms the struggle to survive into a game of pathos and humor; on the coast, a naval cadet dreams of a place in the sophisticated navy of the world's largest island; in the tropical North, a couple preserves a storehouse of culture over 40,000 years old; along the Gold Coast, a woman competes to win against nature's...
10) Alien from earth
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Examines the discovery of strange and unknown miniature hominid fossil (Homo floresiensis) remains on the island of Flores, Indonesia. Looks at the scientific debate over whether these creatures, nicknamed "hobbits," are a type of dwarf race of humans, possibly suffering from a disease such as microcephaly, or an entirely new species.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Art historian Sir Kenneth Clark presents an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considers to be the crucial phases of its development. This lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was broadcast in 1969.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design."--Container.
13) Lord of the ants
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Profiles soft-spoken Southerner E.O. Wilson, a naturalist renowned for his scientific study of ants that led to his 1975 book Sociobiology : the new synthesis, where he put forth the notion that evolutionary principles could explain social behavior throughout the animal kingdom, including in humans. Shows the evolution of sociobiology from a controversial new discipline to one supported by experimental science that has shown that genes do play a role...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's documentary television series Legends and Lies: The Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know : How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman--and was he an African American? What amazing detective work led to the capture of Black Bart, the "gentleman bandit" and...
15) Craft in America
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Historians and eyewitnesses recount harrowing events happening in Hollywood and explain why Tinseltown's spirits aren't like ghosts anywhere else. Many were famous, most died in obscurity. Now they all inhabit an incorporeal land called Haunted Hollywood. Join a spectral tour of a haunted studio, spooky hotels, and a creepy cemetery.
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