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2 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just feet beyond our own back yards rages a spectacle we rarely see. Join us as we step into this hidden world teeming with life, across impossible mountains and endless deserts. Dive into unexplored forests and crash into rugged coasts. Unforgiving, brutal, yet achingly beautiful, this vast continent offers boundless rewards for those brave enough to take on this land and call her...
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1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Author and adventurer Sam Sheridan travels the globe in search of the most cursed places on Earth. Entrenching himself in macabre modern-day culture, Sam explores the region's haunting history and fascinating folklore, employs cutting-edge science to illuminate the dangers of the curse, and paints a new and revealing portrait of a doomed place and the people who live there in the process.
3) Annihilation
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
4) Baraka
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A world wide odyssey to capture the images which transcend language to tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness between humans and nature, and man's impact on the surrounding world. Shot in 24 countries on six continents.
5) Samsara
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2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, its mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity...
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1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery, it was marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after his discovery of the New World, Columbus languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his 'most treacherous' voyage - one that ended with the loss of all four of his ships and left Columbus and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 7 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Why don't people from New England pronounce their 'R's? How come some Pennsylvania Amish use cell phones? How did Northern Californians get so liberal? The clues are right on the map. Brian Unger hits the road, makes irreverent observations about how people think, speak, and act, and discovers their surprising connections to geography. With its crooked lines and odd breaks, the outline of America is a puzzle to be solved. Includes the acclaimed special...
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year-round. The research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close-knit international population of scientists, technicians and craftsmen. Isolated from the rest of the world, enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets, Antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most...
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1 videodisc (36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"A spectacular diversity of life, on sea and land, is found throughout the Pacific Northwest. Plants and animals have given the region some of the most fascinating ecosystems on the planet. Monuments featured in this series: Cabrillo National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument"--Container.
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A team of archaeologists heads toward a 'hot zone' in Antarctica, finding the site of a whaling operation abandoned for unknown reasons in the early 1900's. The explorers are soon trapped in a violent battle between two interplanetary creatures, the so-called "Alien" and "Predator."
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2 videodiscs (approximately 168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
One man's journey by foot, jeep, rowboat and camel through the greatest stories ever told: The five books of Moses. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mount Sinai, this will change the view of history's most legendary events.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Five hundred years before Columbus landed on the shores of North America, Norse explorer Leif Ericson and the Vikings sailed from Greenland to a new land sighted farther west. In the early 1960s, archeologist Anne Stine Ingstad rewrote history when she made the remarkable discovery of Vinland, a Viking settlement on the northern tip of Newfoundland. Travel back to the Dark Ages to relive the story of one of the greatest explorers of all time.
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1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The Pacific Northwest is ringed by volcanoes, volcanoes that have flooded the land with hot lava, built mountain ranges and left unearthly formations behind. These volcanoes are still active today. Three monuments reveal the extraordinary geologic history of the Pacific Northwest. Monuments featured in this series: Pinnacles National Monument, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Devils Postpile National Monument"--Container.
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1 videodisc (38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The history of the Pacific Northwest is one of courage, sacrifice and great accomplishments. It also includes a tragic history of people forced to give up their homes and way of life. This history is reflected in three monuments from northern California to southern Idaho. Monuments featured in this series: Lava Beds National Monument, Muir Woods National Monument, Minidoka Internment National Monument"--Container.
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1 videodisc (38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"In the Pacific Northwest lies an incredible treasure of fossils, spanning the eons from 40 million years ago to 4 million years ago. These fossil sites are among the greatest in the world and convey an amazing story of life on earth. This story unfolds as you travel to the region's three national monuments devoted to fossils. Monuments features in this series: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Fossil Butte National Monument, John Day Fossil...
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3 videodiscs (approximately 441 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Every state has a shape and every line has a story to tell. This is a quiz show about what really divides the states and how those rivalries have shaped the nation and its people. This season, Brian Unger hits the road to uncover the history hidden in our map through man-on-the-street quizzes and head-to-head competitions that reveal the surprising history of places we thought we knew.
18) Moon
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon: Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company. Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole...
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