Summary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV ANTSummary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Two popular travel destinations in France unfold from a bird's eye view. See the beauty of southeastern France from a spectacular vantage point. Shot in high-definition from a helicopter-mounted camera, these two programs afford dazzling views of historic Provence, and the world-famous Mediterranean wonderland The Riviera.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.4 VISSummary: Take a dream cruise around the world's most dramatic coastlines to more than 20 countries. The stunning landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; the beauty of the Caribbean; the Mayan ruins; the Panama Canal; Big Sur's coastline; Alaska's wilderness. Norway's fjords; Scotland's lochs and glens; the Rhine's castles and medieval cities; France's rivers; Lisbon's contrasts; Gibraltar's caves;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 SCESummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment [distributor] 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.202 THOSummary: Explores the small towns and scenic back roads of the U.S. Red Rock Rim looks at the western frontier by examining Western art, visiting a cowboy poet in Sedona, riding a mule in and a helicopter over the Grand Canyon, and discovering Monument Valley. Northern New Mexico visits Taos, famous for skiing and artists such as Ansel Adams and Geogia O'Keefe. Looks at Taos' artist community, takes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 AMESummary: In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LIFSummary: The Mallards look for the perfect spot to raise their young, and find it in the most unlikely place. Their friend Michael, a policeman, helps them to "Make Way for Ducklings" as they march their eight little ones home. A little girl and her mother go out to get "Blueberries for Sal." But Sal and a little bear get mixed up with each other's mothers. Two sisters spending a summer in Maine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MAKSummary: In pre-World War II France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his saintly daughter when she gets in trouble with a dashing air force pilot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WELSummary: Tom Bodett explores the trails that extended America's frontiers. He follows the footsteps and wagon ruts of rugged pioneers, dauntless homesteaders, reclusive mountain men, and stop-at-nothing gold hunters as they explored, settled, and worked the new land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2002
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Summary: Max Skinner is a ruthless, successful English investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in the south of France where he grew up, but he then meets a potential rival to the inheritance, a young American who claims to be his illegitimate cousin. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GOOSummary: Join Billy Connolly on an adventurous journey of a lifetime from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the legendary North West Passage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Films Canada 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BILSummary: Ride the rails around the world and experience exotic, adventurous destinations in luxury and style. This is a collection of world-class international train excursions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 GRESummary: Robert Flaherty's classic film tells the story of Inuit hunter Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh conditions of Canada's Hudson Bay region. Enormously popular when released in 1922, Nanook of the North is a cinematic milestone that continues to enchant audiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Reel Enterprises 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NANSummary: Join tour guide Samantha Brown as she shows some of the exciting places, popular area landmarks, and exotic locales most tourists never see. Includes Bavaria, Germany, Vienna, Austria, St. Moritz, Switzerland, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Channel 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on Peter Mayle's bestseller by the same name, it is the hilarious first year account of the Mayles' adjusting to both the idiosyncracies of the locals and the quaint traditions of this ancient and charming region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2001
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV YEASummary: An amazing 53-day journey spanning 12,000 kilometers from Istanbujl, Turkey to Xian, China. Follow the riders as they travel the roads and tracks of the ancient traders and their caravans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Riders. 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SILSummary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008