Peter Coyote
Author
Publisher
Four Way Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
82 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Peter Coyote's first collection of poetry takes us on a whirlwind tour of an eclectic and exciting life as an actor and Zen Buddhist priest, meandering from love affairs to marriage to divorce to the Sixties to psychedelic spirituality and beyond. Written over several decades, these poems read as a collage, each piece distinct and contributing to a cohesive lyric narrative." --
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
Publisher
TLC Video
Pub. Date
1999]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (156 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents the complete history of Rome, from its primitive beginnings to the height of its glory and its eventual decline. Combines location footage of ancient monuments, detailed re-enactments, period art and writing, and insights from scholars and public figures.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and...
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. With the help of the animals, Belle's work on the the farm transforms the entire family.
15) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (4 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most complex and consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Follow a classically-trained composer as he mounts Zane Grey’s frontier novel for the operatic stage. The composer and librettist, along with a team of designers, musicians, singers, and fine art painter Ed Mell, translate America's cowboy culture and sprawling beauty of the West into the realm of Puccini and Verdi.