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2) Russia
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Physical Desc
325 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Russia remains an enigma to many, and most visitors will only go to the stunning St Petersburg or the capital Moscow, but those who venture further into this vast country will be rewarded by beautiful scenery of mountainous landscape and wild steppes as well as a variety of peoples and cultures unrivaled anywhere else.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the series of catastrophes that have struck Earth since its creation 4.5 billion years ago. Dinosaurs found themselves victims of these catastrophes and dominant species were wiped out, but hardier creatures survived and thrived until the next cycle of catastrophe and extinction.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 204 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncover the secrets that made dinosaurs such incredible survivors! 120 million years of evolution made dinosaur bodies better adapted to their environment than any mammal today. Some dino species had lifespans of over 100 years while others had a 1 in 3000 chance of making it to adulthood. Learn the anatomical secrets that made them endure 100 plus years. Features 3 programs: Clash of the Dinosaurs, Last Day of the Dinosaurs, and Dino Gangs.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Dinosaurs roamed the earth for 160 million years, before vanishing into the mists of time. Their very names suggest their power and hold on man's imagination: T. Rex, Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Pterodactyl, Triceratops. Learn how they lived, communicated, socialized, and survived in a world of spewing volcanoes and harsh extremes. See realistic reconstructions of dinosaurs and their habitats with the help of paleontologists in the field and state-of-the-art...
Physical Desc
117 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at a Great White, detailing its lifecycle, its features, and just how ferocious it is. Chronicling the Great White's growth and eating habits, this title explains how the species has survived for so long.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Beer was critical to the birth of civilization? Or that it played a crucial role in the building of the pyramids, the founding of America, the industrial revolution, and advancements in medicine. That's right, beer. Scientists and historians line up to tell the amazing, untold story that puts beer at the center of the human civilization."--Container.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This Discovery Channel fan-favorite risks life and limb, quite literally to bring the ultimate up-close look at these captivating creatures. Witness the bite of a Great White and see the human lives left in its wake. Take a terrifying trip on a flimsy life-raft deep into shark-infested waters. Take an unforgettable ride on the Great White Highway and peer into the inky black eyes of its mysterious travelers.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Forty-foot waves, freezing temperatures, swinging 700-pound crab pots, a nearly 100-percent injury rate -- but also the chance to earn enough money for a family to live on for a year for just a few days' work. Welcome to one of the world's deadliest jobs: the Alaskan crab fisherman."--Container.
14) China revealed
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the most complex country on Earth, of the dreams and challenges driving its people to look forward-- while cherishing the past. Can this ancient civilization survive its breakneck journey into the future? And at what price? This is the story of the greatest transformation on Earth, and of the people in the vortex.
15) Italy revealed
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of a country steeped in empire. Here is the seat of Caesar, the workshop of da Vinci and the cathedral of the Pope."--Container.
16) Dinosaur planet
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (098 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Provides a dinosaur's-eye view of survival in this violent primordial world. White Tip's journey: Follow the desperate trials of a velociraptor cut off from her pack in the desert. Pod's travels: A pyroraptor is swept away in a tidal wave and washes ashore on an island populated by much smaller dinosaurs.
17) North America
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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...
18) Human senses
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (30 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Six-part series that goes around the globe in search of the biological roots of our senses of smell, vision, taste, touch and balance. Live action combined with special effects creates imagery to convey the "feeling" of how our senses work.
19) Brazil revealed
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles, and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. A country built on belief, unlike any other, where tradition and transformation live together.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (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.