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Series
The blues a musical journey volume 5
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Hip-hop legend Chuck D and Marshall Chess return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce music that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip-hop musicians such as Common and members of the
3) Planet Earth
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the natural wonders of Earth, showcasing the variety of life that exist on the planet, exploring mountain, freshwater, ocean, desert, jungle, and other habitats, and stressing the ongoing need for conservation.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Draws on the latest cutting-edge research and compelling stories to illustrate the serious physical, emotional, and societal consequences of poor sleep, reveal the emerging explanations for why people sleep, illuminate the wide array of sleep disorders, and explain what people can all do to get a better night's rest.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Discover the thrilling story of how people are made, from the moment of conception to the moment of birth 280 days later. Follow the gestation process, the most exquisite biological choreography found in nature. Using the latest research and advances in medicine, we can reveal this hidden world in forensic detail. Zeroing in on milestones along the road to creation; where critical events can change people's life.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and So
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the subm
12) Game changers
Publisher
Distributed by Ammo Content
Pub. Date
c2019.
Language
English
Description
As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities web2(Bve invited into our living rooms.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A celebration of market houses, market places, and farmers' markets across the United States. Producer Rick Sebak and his team check out crab cakes in Baltimore's Lexington market, sample coconuts and white pineapples in Hilo, Hawaii, and attend a to
Series
Blues a musical journey volume 6
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Mike Figgis' film mixes interviews with dozens of the key players of the British blues movement with new music from an all-star jam session at the Abbey Road studios.
15) Next world
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Watch as science fiction of today becomes science fact of the future. Imagine cities under the oceans, bionic suits, space tourism, super-speed trains, cyborg moths, windships, hoverbikes, somatic sensors, virtual reality, people living to 150 years old - these may be just the dreams of today but they will shape the NextWorld. Episodes include: Future Life on Earth, Future Intelligence, Future Cars, Extreme Tomorrow, Future Ships, and Future Flight....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle...
Series
Blues a musical journey volume 4
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Charles Burnett explores his own childhood being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fiction with documentary footage in the story of a young boy kidnapped to prevent his being saved by a church that viewed
18) Baseball
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The game of baseball continues to reflect the complicated country that created it. Players and owners wage a battle over money and power ; Cal Ripken becomes the game's new Iron Man ; sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds do things that have never been done before ; the Yankees build a dynasty, while their arch rivals, the Red Sox, stage the greatest comeback in history. In September of 2001, baseball offers the hope that things will...
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