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22) The grifters
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three con artists walk on the razor's edge of life. Lilly has decided it's time to get out, and wants her son out, too. But Roy has fallen for sleek Myra, who wants him for her partner.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Tibetan
Description
The first feature documentary dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine, one of the most highly developed medical systems. This documentary presents evidence that deserves serious consideration as a supplement to Western medical technology.
24) Air Force One
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An uncompromising U.S. President has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. But when Russian terrorists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision-- give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Danish
Description
On the desolate coast of Denmark live Martina and Philippa, the beautiful daughters of a devout clergyman who preaches salvation through self-denial. Both girls sacrifice youthful passion to faith and duty, and even many years after their dather's death, they keep his austere teachings alive among the townspeople. But with the arrival of Babette, a mysterious refugee from France's civil war, life for the sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change....
27) The FBI
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Enter the inner sanctum of today's FBI, with unprecedented access granted to National Geographic. Witness the Bureau's top-secret Strategic Initiative Operations Center at work. Explore the history of the FBI, from the days of J. Edgar Hoover till now.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of evil. Only the fifth element can stop the evil from estinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years.
30) Stripes
Language
English
Description
When John Winger loses his apartment, girlfriend and job all in one day, he does what any red-blooded American would do: he joins the army and nearly starts WWIII.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage...
32) The last waltz
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance. The performance is interspersed with interview footage.
33) Dinosaur
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Students will gain an understanding of the Jurassic and Mesozoic era through study of paleontology, dinosaur entomology, theories of extinction and dinosaur physiology.
35) Metroland
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Spurred on by the 60s and its radical ideals, boyhood friends Chris and Toni set their sights on a single goal - escape Metroland and its suburban way of life. When they finally break free, Chris travels to Paris where he embarks on a torrid love affair with a French woman. Toni sets off for the great unknown as he explores the world. Nine years pass before Toni returns home. And when he does, he discovers a shocking state of affairs - Chris is happily...
37) White Fang
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color, stereo, Dolby processed ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man tries to fulfill his father's dying wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon valley. His incredible journey begins when he meets a veteran gold miner who guides young Jack to his father's claim. Along the way, Jack discovers a kindred spirit who will change his life forever--a magnificent wolf-dog named White Fang. From the taming of a wolf, to the taming of the wild, he must find the courage to conquer his fears and become a man.
38) You've got mail
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love, unaware that they are combative business rivals.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Hurricane Katrina's path and power were known and its arrival was also known. Yet, somehow, when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast with Category 4 winds and a equally strong storm surge, no one was prepared for the chaos it unleashed... National Geographic takes you inside Hurricane Katrina to shed new light on the fateful decisions of those in charge and the struggles of those fighting to survive its impact."--Container.
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