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Antilles, Lesser Description and travel Azores Description and travel Caribbean Area Description and travel Ecuador Description and travel Indonesia Description and travel Komodo Island (Indonesia) Description and travel Peru Description and travel Portugal Description and travel Sydney (N.S.W.) Description and travel United StatesSummary: "Traveler Estelle Bingham starts her exploration of the ancient city at Topkapi palace [i.e. Palace], former home of sultans and their concubines. She interrups her sightseeing for a day trip to Gallipoli, the site of an infamous World War I battlefield. Continuing her journey around Istanbul, she visits the opulent Pera Palace Hotel. After some retail therapy in the Grand Bazaar, she ends her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.961 ISTSummary: "Traveler Ian Wright starts his journey in Jordan's Wadi Rum Desert, Traveling south past the ruins at Petra and then on to Beirut in Lebanon. He ends his journey in Syria at the ancient town of Palmyra. Further, south traveler Megan McCormick visits battle scarred Kuwait before traveling on to Dubai and finally Oman. Justine Shapiro completes the journey traveling through Israel and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.6 MIDSummary: If you could make your deaf child hear, would you? Sound and fury is the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they confront a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten deaf culture, and their bonds with each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2002
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SOUSummary: "Traveler Justine Shapiro's journey starts in Berlin where she learns about Germany's experience during World War II. From there she hitches a ride to Niebull before continuing onto the incredible beaches of Sylt. After a stop in Hamburg, she moves to the grand city of Nuremberg before completing her trip climbing Mount Yenna"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.3 GERSummary: "The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXIContents: Introduction -- Negril -- Montego Bay -- Black River and Treasure Beach -- Mandeville -- Nine Miles -- St. Anne's Bay -- Port Antonio -- Kingston.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.292 JAMSummary: The Jordan family has farmed in Iowa for generations. Due to the crisis of the '80s and '90s, they are in danger of losing the farm. One of the daughters comes back home to document the extraordinary efforts the family makes to keep their farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TROSummary: "Traveler Ian Wright goes trekking in the Great Smokey Mountains, before driving south to Atlanta, Georgia. He then catches the bus to Tuskegee, Alabama and the idyllic beaches of the Gulf shores. He travels down Highway 61 through Vicksburg and Clarksdale, before ending his journey in Memphis, Tennesee"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.5 DEESummary: Traveler Ian Wright's journey across Canada, the second largest country in the world begins in the French speaking city of Montreal. A trip north to Yellowknife and on to Baffin Island to visit the Inuit people, then Ian goes on a hunt for polar bears on Broughton Island. Zay Harding explores Western Canada from the province of Saskatchewan to Edmonton, in Alberta. A trip to the Calgary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi Media 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.104 CANSummary: Inhabited by aboriginal people for over 60,000 years, the arrival of the convict ships from Britain in the 19th century changed the face of this now cosmopolitan city forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.441 SYDSummary: Visit the incredible Iguazu Falls; Catch the Train to the Stars, one of the most spectacular railway journeys in Latin America; Learn the Tango and party in Buenos Aires: Visit the San Moreno Glacier at the tip of Latin America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.2 ARGSummary: Experience the spiritual side of Tokyo at the peace loving Senso-ji temple. Ian Wright throws himself into the pace of the city and discovers some incredible technology and fashion! Then head to Mount Fuji, and return to the infamous Tokyo nightlife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.2 TOKSummary: Starting in Ho Chi Minh City, this tour of Vietnam takes you to the beaches of Lang Go, the city of Hue, the capital Hanoi, and the remote highlands near the Chinese boarder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studios 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.97 VIESummary: A satirical comedy in which a British documentary crew follows a radical folksinger (and self-made millionaire) turned senatorial candidate as he blends singing, music videos and scandal on the campaign trail.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BOBSummary: Explores China, the third largest country in the world with a diverse population of over a billion people and alive with history, culture and beautiful landscapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi Media 2005
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.104 CHISummary: Go to Guayaquil and take a train up the Andes. Other sites include the highest active volcano on Earth, the capitol of Ecuador, Quito, a trek into the Amazon and a visit to the Galapagos Islands.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 ECUSummary: See some of the most remote beaches on the planet, travel to Komodo Island and see much more. Formerly known as Lonely Planet series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studios 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.9 INDSummary: Located in southern Europe with its west face surrounded by the Atlantic ocean Portugal is known for its sunny climate, superb beach resorts and its thriving capital, Lisbon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004