Summary: Travel journalist Rudy Maxa and Washington, D.C. restaurateur Daisuke Utagawa present three episodes that highlight three distinct regions of Japan, focusing on the nation's food and food producers. From the ramen of the northern island of Hokkaido, to the sushi of Tokyo, to the Wagyu beef raised on the southern island of Kyushu, food is a window on the soul of Japan.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.2 RUDSummary: The royal tour is a groundbreaking special, produced and hosted by Peter Greenberg, that will showcase Mexico in a way no visitor has ever seen the country before -- through the eyes of its leader.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 MexSummary: Get up close to the wildlife, see the many natural wonders of Cape Town, drive along the beautiful coastline, and visit the village of Franschhoek, in the heart of wine country.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar, Inc. 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Experience one of the most exciting cities on Earth. Admire royal pageantry, historic buildings, palaces, galleries and museums. Explores some of the most prestigious hotels, stores and restaurants. Roving hosts Megan McCormick, Jonathan Atherton, Brianna Barnes, KT Comer, and Justine Shapiro introduce the ultimate guide to one of the world's most bustling and culturally diverse cities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Film & Television Productions 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.2 UltSummary: Central America is the thin section of land that links the continents of North and south America. It is made up of seven small mostly tropical countries that share a wealth of natural beauty, Mayan history and culture and stunning wildlife.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DVD Masters 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2804 ULTSummary: Yellowstone National Park is known as the enduring wonder. With its vast forests and magical hot springs, it is a treasure unlike any other Park. Yosemite National Park's valley, which has been gouged by glaciers and water, features magnificent waterfalls like Bridalveil and mountains of majesty such as Three Brothers. The Grand Canyon's ruby and gold layers of granite and limestone tell a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917 AMESummary: Compilation of music videos, clips of televised and non-televised performances, and live concert recordings by David Bowie, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: EMI Records 2002
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BESSummary: "Lester was an enthusiast; he jumped headfirst into the scene and never looked back. This piece stands as a passionate prose poem about our place in regard to Nature, the Universe and Reality. Yes, that's what this is, not just a record review. Way ahead of his time, Lester describes a Matrix-like world, and he begins to peel back the covers, exposing an unfriendly Mother Nature and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Vision 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDSummary: This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2012
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINSummary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSummary: "With historic reenactments, expert interviews, and first-hand accounts, learn about the people, bloody wars, and undenieable truths that have brought us up from slavery to emancipation road on the march to freedom"--container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MARSummary: Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PICSummary: Filmed over several weeks, "Bergman Island" is an impressively intimate look at the waning hours of one of cinema's true legends. Granted unprecedented access to the man himself, Marie Nyreröd captures stories from Bergman that cover his entire life to that point. Bergman is remarkably candid, whether he's discussing his abusive father or his last directorial effort, Saraband. Even those not...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009