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Documentary television programs. Educational television programs. Historical television programs. Nature television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Science television programs. Television programs. Television series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecordingSummary: The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EgaSummary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STOSummary: Part 1, The rise of the dog, examines the relationship between dogs and humans, from their initial domestication to the present day. Part 2, Dogs by design, examines the many different breeds of dogs, and how modern technology is changing the science of dog breeding.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DOGSummary: Journey back 15,000 years to trace humankind's incredible journey through time. Beginning with humanity's exodus from the Ice Age and chronicling milestones such as hunter-gatherer, farmer, builder, and city organizer. Reveals how humankind managed to survive and conquer the world. Explores the motivation of early humankind and its epic transformation to reveal the inspiring story of he...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIRSummary: Season 4 of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series The Mind of a Chef takes you into the mind of Chef Gabrielle Hamilton, best-selling author of "Blood, bones, and butter", as she runs her restaurant, explores her roots in Pennsylvania, and ventures to Rome and Milan, all the while retracing the inspiration for her culinary career ad exploring what it truly means to cook, think, create,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 GABSummary: New research has shown that crows are among the most intelligent animals in the world, able to use tools as only elephants and chimpanzees do, able to recognize each other's voices and 250 distinct calls. Crow experts from around the world sing their praises, and present us with captivating new footage of crows as we have never seen them before.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in Teen Display, Call number: DVD E-TV MURSummary: In a food-obsessed world, best-selling author Anthony Bourdain stands apart as the consummate culinary adventurer. The globe-trotting hedonist known as the "gastronomic Indiana Jones" scrupulously explores a locale's cuisine like no other TV traveler. In Season three, he nibbles caviar and goes clubbing in Moscow, samples the finest Thai Town noodles in Los Angeles, investigates rumors of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV ANTSummary: How did the Earth transform from a hot ball of molten rock and metal into the planet that we call home? How did our continents and oceans grow? Where did our great mountain ranges come from? The geological processes that have shaped our world have also influenced the way humans have populated the planet. From the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa, this series reveals the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arts and Entertainment Network 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOWSummary: Challenges preconceptions about the intelligence of birds. Presents evidence of problem solving skills in varieties of crows, ravens, and parrots, as well capabilities such as postponement of reward, empathy, and the ability to read facial expressions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIRSummary: Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence, the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. The series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science to reveal the extraordinary truth of our universe, and to raise even more philosophical questions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Science 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV THRSummary: Recounts the story of Winston Churchill's challenges in World War I, especially how the disastrous Battle of Gallipoli leds to his disgrace and eventual resignation, and how he sought redemption by taking up active service in the British army; a story told through Churchill's own words in his letters to his wife Clementine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHUSummary: Shows the fetal development of an elephant, a dolphin, and a dog from a common evolutionary root into dramatically diverse adult mammals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSummary: World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Nikola Tesla has come to be seen by many as a tragic figure, a visionary engineer who died impoverished and largely forgotten--eclipsed by names such as Edison and Marconi. A tireless inventor who registered numerous patents and developed many working prototypes, Tesla would become most famous for his dazzling demonstrations. Audiences flocked to see him send thousands of volts of electricity...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TESSummary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YELSummary: The 11-part BBC series is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been represented.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD PLASummary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A two-part series that tells the story of the three monarchs who reigned over Europe's greatest powers at the outbreak of the First World War: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England. The emerging divisions and rivalries between the inter-related houses of Europe brought change, tragedy and personal humiliation. Of the three great Imperial dynasties...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ROYSummary: Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking poses enduring scientific questions to teams of non-scientists to test their problem solving skills and summon their inner-genius, covering topics such as time travel, the existence of life on other planets, how the universe came to be, and the origins of life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GENSummary: Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence, the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Who or what are we? Are we alone? How did life begin? What happened before? The series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science to reveal the extraordinary truth of our universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gaiam Americas 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV THRSummary: Documentary about Theodore Roosevelt. Explores the influence of Roosevelt's childhood, his rise to the U.S. Presidency, and the years after he left office.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRSummary: With the help of teachers, friends, and their parents, Sister and Brother Bear learn how exciting school can actually be, whether in gym or art, working on a class project, or playing sports. Kids will learn the importance of participating in school.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BERSummary: The star of Ian Falconer's beautifully illustrated books, children know and love Olivia, an adventurous, 'can-do' 6-and-3/4-year-old pig. Olivia has an active imagination, a keen sense of humor, and a spunky, confident personality. In these programs Olivia's world, her family and friends are brought to vibrant life. Olivia encourages creativity, explores the endless possibilities for any great...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Chorion Silver Lining, Inc. 2009