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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Megalodon was the biggest predator ever to swim the oceans. And for 20 million years, this ferocious 50-ton shark with a 9-foot jaw and 7-inch serrated teeth terrorized the creatures of the seas. Now, nearly 2 million years after its extinction, a team of scientists is combining research on today's great white with the only Megalodon fossils ever found to unlock the mysteries of this apex predator.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Explore whether lost islands and mysterious, Eden-like paradises were actually earthly homes for aliens, and find out why the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancients believed the world's mountains to be sacred homes to all-powerful gods. Experience American history via rock carvings from an 8,000 BC man-made cave filled with ancient objects and mummies. Is there a link between this cave and the Native American legend of the "star beings"?
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The Kushites were a little-known African civilization that rose up and overthrew the Ancient Egyptians. Egypt, and early archaeologists, wanted history to forget them, but National Geographic is finally revealing the truth about the mysterious Black Pharaohs.
7) Wonders
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Reporting from the frontiers of science, follow researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, the series reveals how far humans have come, how they've managed to get here, and the remarkable scientists who are transforming the world and the future.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The in-depth story of September 11th through the eyes of the witnesses, heroes and survivors. Made in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum to mark the twentieth anniversary, this major new series charts the tragic day in unprecedented detail, from the first plane hitting the north tower to the last survivors being rescued from the rubble.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's long been known that German soldiers used methamphetamine called Pervitin in the Second World War. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the other side of the story: the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops? Did total war unleash the world's first pharmacological arms race? Historian James Holland quests to dig deeper and unearth the truth behind the war.
11) Live from space
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
National Geographic goes out of this world to film in a $100 billion studio that's 250 miles above the Earth's surface. The 90-minute special broadcasts live from the International Space Station and from Mission Control in Houston in March 2014, taking viewers on a trip around our planet. Viewers take a guided tour of the space station and see experiments carried out in a floating laboratory.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the home of Cook's Country, a renovated 1806 farmhouse with a full working test kitchen, a live audience, two barns, and the odd neighbor who stops by with cooking problems that need immediate attention. Join host Christopher Kimball and your favorite chefs from America's Test Kitchen. This set contains all 13 episodes from Season 2 of Cook's Country.
13) Human footprint
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the world to explore our global impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Travel to some of the most extreme locations on Earth with world adventurer Josh Gates. Follow Josh and his crew as they dive into the local cultures and search for clues to the existence of strange creatures and paranormal phenomena.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, where communities are surrounded by experimental test sites and pesticides sprayed upwind of their neighborhoods. The film details the ongoing struggle to advance bold new legislation governing the fate of their island home.
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Pendleton Round-Up is not the oldest rodeo in the country and not even close to the biggest. But according to the cowboys and cowgirls who compete there, it's one of the best - and far more than just a rodeo. This is the story of how, for the past 100 years, the people of small-town Pendleton and the Umatilla Indian Reservation have combined history, tradition and thrill-a-minute entertainment to help their community thrive.
18) Eastern Europe
Series
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Rick Steves guides the viewer through some of his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations.
Series
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The DVD was developed especially for beginners, using a mirror-view workout that allows viewers to follow along with ease. This will help improve strength, flexibility, balance, and posture, and develop graceful movement. Master Helen guides viewers through a qigong warm-up, an easy tai chi class, and a cooldown meditation. In a separate chapter, she gives clear step-by-step instruction of the sixteen-movement tai chi form indoors and out, with multiple...
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