N.Y.) WNET (Television station : New York
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1 videodisc (approximately 84 minutes) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Filmed on location at many places actually frequented by the real persons portrayed and featuring a script written from primary sources, this documentary tells the life story of American author Louisa May Alcott, chronicling her efforts to rescue her family from poverty and find wealth, fame, and happiness for herself. Includes animations and commentary from Alcott scholars, novelist Geraldine Brooks, and the "literary sleuths" who uncovered Alcott's...
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Bill Moyers talks with Mary Gordon about the concept of martyrdom and its connection to rage and despair. Gordon also explores the negative implications of what she sees as two converging influences of modern society: fundamentalism and consumerism. Does science have a monopoly on reason? Not at all, says philosopher, atheist and author Colin McGinn - reason is the foundation of morality as well.
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2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Bestselling author and professor of comparative religion Huston Smith sits down with legendary journalist Bill Moyers for a series of lively and engrossing interviews about the universal truths of the world's religions.
64) Manor house
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3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Following in the tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs and Robert Altman's 2001 Edwardian comic feature Gosford Park, Manor House takes a fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s"--Container.
65) Frontier House
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2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Three modern families were chosen to learn to survive as if the year is 1883. Using the tools and technology of that time they must make difficult choices and cope with the consequences in the Montana wilderness.
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Program 1, Snakes: Snake experts, some of which have been bitten hundreds of times, hunt and handle these slithery creatures giving you insight into their biology and behavior. Also shows how snakes can be beneficial to humans.
Program 2, Lizards: The most diverse of the reptiles, the more than 4,000 different lizards include ones that can walk on water, dance on the sand, and change their appearance to suit their needs, or to save their lives. This...
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From the shelter of our homes, snow looks magical, but it's a harsh reality to many animals. Snow means freezing temperatures, which these animals must endure for many months. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan meets some of the world's most iconic snow animals across the globe, from the penguins of Antarctica to the bison of Yellowstone and the Arctic fox.
Takes a look at the world's most iconic snow animals across the globe.
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8 videodiscs (approximately 1040 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world. The final episode was created in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center.
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1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A poll from the American Research Group reported that more than four in ten Americans favor impeachment hearings for President Bush and more than half favored impeachment for Vice President Cheney. Unhappiness about the war in Iraq isn't the only cause of unsettled feelings. Bill Moyers gets perspective on the role of impeachment in political life from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein and John Nichols, author of The genius of impeachment.
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1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A mining operation in Colombia opened a window into an unknown period of the Earth's history where a world with giant creatures emerged. The biggest of them all was Titanoboa, a 43-foot snake, the largest that ever lived. New discoveries suggest that Titanoboa's rule was challenged by a giant crocodilian. Experiments reveal unmatched hunting prowess. So which one was the apex predator 58 million years ago?
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1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Being big can have its advantages, but it also comes with sizeable challenges. Take the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, whose huge appetite means it must take on prey ten times its weight, or the tallest of them all, the giraffe, who with such a long neck must control immense blood pressure. Nature's biggest beasts must go to extraordinary lengths to thrive. For them, size does matter.
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1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Visits marine biology professor David Scheel, who has hosted an octopus in his home. Examines Octopus behaviors and traits, focusing on the relationship that evolves between Heidi the octopus and Dr. Scheel and his teenage daughter.
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1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Conservationist Julian Fennessy, in collaboration with the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, embarks on a mission to transport twenty endangered giraffes to safety.
Dr. Julian Fennessy works to round up twenty of the world's rarest giraffes and transport them to safety in the heart of Uganda.
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1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1893, illustrator and naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to New Mexico to kill a wolf that had been marauding human inhabitants. Later he would question the merits of this action and his account of the adventure would capture the American imagination, serving as a catalyst for the wildlife conservation movement in the U.S.
75) Fox tales
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1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The resilient red foxes are able to change their behavior to successfully make a home in new environments at a rate that astounds even the scientists who have spent a lifetime studying them. Fox Tales reveals new research into everything from their first hours of life to their first steps into unchartered territory, to offer a visually rich and fascinating look into the secret life of red foxes.
Follows scientists studying Red foxes, their habitat,...
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1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The hippopotamus has long been an enigma: an aquatic mammal that cannot swim, a vegetarian that is also the most dangerous animal in Africa. All hippos are utterly dependent on water,but in Botswana, hippos face an unparalleled challenge as deep floodwaters dry to dust in a matter of months. The documentary goes beneath the surface to show how hippos protect their families and face their enemies, revealing an animal that is highly sensitive and surprisingly...
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1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The egg, life's perfect invention, nurtures and protects new life from the outside world. These remarkable structures are strong enough to withstand the full weight of an incubating parent and weak enough to allow a chick to break free. But how is an egg made and what is its purpose? From creation to hatching, join host David Attenborough as he reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A look at some of the planet's great gatherings, creatures that come together in inconceivable numbers, sometimes in millions, billions, and even trillions. Some gather to breed, migrate, for protection, or simply to keep warm. But in the process, a kind of super-organism is created in which individual intelligence is superseded by a collective consciousness that shares information and moves with a single purpose for the benefit of all.
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1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Explore the life of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, whose visionary buildings include St. Louis's Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan. Travel with his son as he showcases the architect's body of timeless work, which continues to inspire amongst renewed interest in 20th century architects and artists who exploded the constraints of the past to create a robust and daring American aesthetic. Includes ultra high-definition...
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1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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With high speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fast-paced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see.