Robert Redford
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.
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3) All is lost
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man sailing solo in the Indian Ocean capsizes and tries to survive the rest of his journey in a life raft.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004, c1992
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Description
Examines the 1975 incident where armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, resulting in the deaths of a Native American and two FBI agents. Explores the controversy and potential abuse of justice surrounding the case of Leonard Peltier, who was the sole person in the incident convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
6) All is lost
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (106 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An open-water thriller about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling, and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the...
9) Unfair Game
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Zambia and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) represent two divergent strategies on environmentalism. Meet people from both countries and learn of the successes, failures, and sacrifices they experienced seeking environmental justice.
Publisher
Ronald M. Blatman, Inc., and KQED/KTEH Public Television
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"From the Gold Rush to the Golden Gate Bridge, and through World's Fairs and World Wars, San Francisco Bay has been central to the identity of one of the world's leading economic, academic, recreational and cultural regions. Narrated by Robert Redford, Saving the Bay explores the history of the San Francisco Bay with four one-hour episodes tracing the Bay from its geologic origins following the last Ice Age through years of catastrophic exploitation...
11) Brubaker
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of a reform warden who risks his life to replace brutality and corruption with humanity and integrity in a state prison farm.
Author
Publisher
Running Press,U.S
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
320 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Description
"The first family-authorized photographic study of Natalie Wood, and the first book to examine her glamorous film career as well as her private, off-screen life as a wife and mother"--Front jacket flap.
13) The sting
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998, c1973
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who seek revenge on a big-time gangster who was responsible for the murder of their friend.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Einar is a crusty old rancher who does what he can to hold onto his Wyoming ranch. It's been a struggle for years; his son was killed in a car crash, his wife left him, and his longtime friend and helper, Mitch was recently mauled by a bear. Now, Einar has to care for Mitch and help him recover. Jean and her daughter, Griff, have to leave Jean's current abusive boyfriend. The only place they can go is the ranch of Griff's grandfather, Einar, who only...
15) The clearing
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wayne and Eileen have raised two children and struggled to build a successful business from the ground up. When Wayne is kidnapped by ordinary guy, Arnold Mack, and held for ransom in a remote forest, the couple's world is turned upside down. Eileen finds her home full of FBI agents and their life under scrutiny. While Wayne is engaged in the negotiation of his lifetime, Eileen works frantically with the FBI to secure his release. The terrifying ordeal...
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles. Breakthroughs in filmmaking technology bring you up close with a cast of unforgettable characters. Told with humor, intimacy and a jaw-dropping sense of cinematic splendor.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fourteen-year-old Grace MacLean and her friend Judith go horseback riding in upstate New York on a winter morning, but their horses lose their footing on ice and slide onto a road, where Judith and her horse are killed by a jackknifing truck. Grace has her right leg amputated, and the frightening incident leaves a lasting trauma not only on Grace but also on her horse, Pilgrim. Grace's mother, seeking Grace's recovery, feels there's a link between...
18) Truth
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes time at CBS News after they broadcasted what became a highly controversial news report about George W. Bush and his military service.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
There are places on Earth worthy of absolute preservation and protection for all future generations. Meet people from Puerto Rico, Maryland, Peru, Tanzania, Slovakia, and Cambodia who all share an abiding belief in a sacred, healthy Earth.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Stewardship of the land is a central part of the human condition. Unfortunately, in some cases, so is greed. Meet people from California, Congo, India, Australia, Guatemala, and Slovenia whose spirit matches their intent to live healthily.