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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
episode 1. At the height of empire]. With the grandeur and geometric sophistication of the Alhambra as a powerful opening example, this program looks at Islamic culture in southern Spain following the Berber invasion of 711. Scholar Bettany Hughes talks with Professor Antonio Fernández-Puertas of the University of Granada, who has studied Nasrid art and architecture for 40 years; with Professor Lauro Olmo Encisco of Alcala University in Madrid, an...
Publisher
Time-Life Video and Television
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 500 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features original location cinematography in 25 countries, taking the viewer around the world on an incredible journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Tibet.
Series
Yatra volume 1
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yatra is the Sanskrit word for pilgrimage or spiritual journey. As the first documentary of the Yatra trilogy, Dharma River is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the greatest Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Laos, Thailand and Burma. It offers a direct experience of lost civilizations, sacred spaces, and ancient traditions. The film's narration explores the different cultural representations of this universal icon of inner peace...
5) Africa
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 540 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unprecedented look at the continent of Africa, as seen through the eyes of the African people. Experience the skills needed to survive, not only the climate, but the social and economic conditions as well
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (591 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank embarks on a five-month, 34-country world tour visiting his selection of the 80 greatest buildings, artworks, and other man-made treasures that define human civilization
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (343 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It tells the story of the aftermath of the Civil War and how the United States transformed into the "land of opportunity" spanning the years 1865 to 1890. Viewers will be transported into the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws, and lawmen. The eight-episode limited event series chronicles the personal, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, the richness and diversity of its peoples, and its continuing relevance in today's world
Publisher
Goldhill DVD
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discusses a controversial theory that the Sphinx is about twice as old as previously thought by Egyptologists, proposed by a science writer, John Anthony West, who lacks academic credentials. If true, then conventional beliefs about the history of man require re-writing. The theory finds support from geologists, but is strongly denied by Egyptologists.
11) Vesper
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a thirteen-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed father, meets a woman with a secret who will force her to use her wits, strengths, and biohacking abilities to fight for the possibility of having a future.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss
Language
English
Description
History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire
Language
English
Description
"Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population--until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there ..."--Container.
18) Gods of Egypt
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus in an unlikely alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire...
Series
Qatsi trilogy volume 1
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word meaning variously: crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating, life out of balance (the subtitle for this film), and a state of life that calls for another way of life. This film presents a concert of visual images set to the music of Philip Glass that progesses from purely natural environments to nature as affected by man, and finally to man's own manmade environment that is devoid of nature
20) City of Ember
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness
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