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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
62) Particle fever
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow six scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists join forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This documentary relates the life and work of Jackson Pollock, from his triumphant entry into the art world to his tragic death. Includes revealing interviews and archival footage by Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife, and Ed Harris, star of the film Pollock.
64) Breaking big
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 320 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Why have some of the world's most influential people been able to make it big? Explore how some of today's artists, innovators, athletes and political leaders made their careers. Featuring Trevor Noah, Eddie Huang, Danai Gurira, Jason Aldean, Ruth Zukerman, Christian Siriano, Roxane Gay, Michael Strahan, Senator Kristen Gillibrand, Lee Daniels, Gretchen Carlson, and Mayor Carmen Yul̕n Cruz.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Will ease you into the world of yoga-whatever your age or ability-and can become your personal at-home trainer. Discover how easily yoga can be incorporated into your daily routine and how quickly you'll see the benefits for your body and spirit.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What goes on behind-the-scenes to get the manners of 1900s Britain exactly right on Downton Abbey? Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants, and above all why they behaved as they did. Includes revealing interviews with leading cast members.
68) Breakthrough
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. Every scientific breakthrough is driven by a compelling human drama, the scientists grappling with the fear of failure and the anticipation of success, and at the same time, challenging and inspiring us all to look at the world and its possibilities.
Publisher
DPTV Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dr. Neal D. Barnard teaches how to establish a new style of eating which engages four food groups: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. This approach to managing diabetes is based on lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, shedding unwanted pounds, and improving how your body responds to insulin.
72) Playtime signs
Series
Signing time! volume 2
Publisher
Two Little Hands Productions
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Teaches 30 American Sign Language signs. Combines signing children and infants, animation and music, and an adult to model each sign. Teaches babies to sign before they can speak. Includes sign concepts like friend, play, please, thank you, etc.
73) Pluto and beyond
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto in 2015, Earthlings were dazzled by the breathtaking images it beamed home. They revealed a never-before-seen alien landscape - a world of mountains made of ice mixed with plains of frozen-solid methane and nitrogen. After over two years of poring over the data, NASA has made remarkable new discoveries about everyone's favorite dwarf planet. But New Horizons didn't stop there.
Series
Publisher
E one
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (223 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explore the ancient cities of Greece, the magnificent temples, the ruins of the Greek Islands, and the influence of the Greek culture throughout the region. Includes state-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular on-location photography, and research from the world's leading archaeologists. Originally aired on The History Channel.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Discover exciting new insights as historian Neil Oliver digs for clues. Travel to archaeological sites in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, where Norsemen launch expeditions and raids. Watch in amazement as the warriors settle Britain, Iceland and Greenland and transform themselves from illiterate pagans into Christian farmers, statesmen and kings; all in less than 200 years.
76) Moments in time
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 DVD (~400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores archaeological finds and discusses what objects found today can reveal about the past.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection.
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