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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The ultimate in armchair travel to Sicily, offering a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, to showcase the island's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders, with informative narrative and a soundtrack of traditional regional music.
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At age fifty-eight, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. This chronicle of their trip meanders from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South-which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand-Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade.
3) Maine woods
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Posthumously published in 1864, The Maine Woods depicts Henry David Thoreau's experiences in the forests of Maine, and expands on the author's transcendental theories on the relation of humanity to Nature. On Mount Katahdin, he faces a primal, untamed Nature. Katahdin is a place "not even scarred by man, but it was a specimen of what God saw fit to make this world." In Maine he comes in contact with "rocks, trees, wind and solid earth" as though he...
4) California
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Publisher
Bennett-Watt HD Productions
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Discover the over 700 miles of extremely diverse geography and climate with high and low desert, beautiful beaches, puntuated by redwood and giant sequoia timber stands. Along with the natural beauty are the cities of San Francisco, Monterey, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and San Diego.
5) Venice
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Publisher
Pilot Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Includes St. Mark's Square, the Basilica, Lido, Burano, Grand Canal, and Doge's Palace.
7) Iran
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Publisher
Pilot Productions
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Visit the bustling capital city of Tehran before heading to the mountains to ski in Dizin. Travel onto Esfahan via the Caspian coast and Iran's most popular tourist Destination. The journey ends at the ancient city of Persepolis.
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"A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe- and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest...
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In one of his first books, "The Mountains of California", John Muir, famed naturalist, environmentalist, and author, recounts his travels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite Valley. First published in 1894, "The Mountains of California" is a captivating and vivid portrait of the raw beauty of this spectacular place. He takes the readers on a tour of the wonders that abound, writing "Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains...
Publisher
Image Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (255 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Journey to the world's most unforgettable places in this dazzling series based on the bestselling books. Newlyweds Albin and Melanie soak up all the world has to offer on a dream honeymoon, experiencing Brazil, Austraila, and more.
17) South America
Series
Travel the world by train volume 8
Publisher
Pioneer Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Travel through the Andes mountains in Ecuador and visit the ancient ruins of Machu picchu in Peru. From Sao Paulo, travel through tranquil fields and see Brazil. Travel on a steam engine train in Paraguay. From Santiago, Chile, the train heads straight south. In Argentina, travel from Buenos Aires to Patagonia.
19) Exotic Europe
Publisher
Backdoor Productions
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (3 1/2 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From a 4-volume set of all 30 episodes from the 2000-2003 seasons, these are the 7 episodes that explore countries other than Italy, Germany and the UK, along with a selection of outtakes from the series.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xii, 384 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"A portrait, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost man of letters. Blending reminiscence with history; family photographs with portraits of poets and pashas; art criticism, metaphysical musing, and, now and again, a fanciful tale, Pamuk invents an ingenious form to evoke his lifelong home, the city that forged his imagination. He begins with his childhood, his first intimations of the melancholy awareness...
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