Summary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 RICArtist Not Provided
Summary: The hosts present the culture, history, and natural sights as they journey through South America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.5 SOUSummary: This two-DVD set includes the 12 newest shows from Season 10 of public television's "Rick Steves' Europe" series, with a bonus extra. Join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine and fun in some of Europe's most interesting places: Sicily, England, Scotland, Portugal, and Greece -- plus multi-country shows covering Europe's most exciting festivals and the skills of smart cruising....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Back Door Productions 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.04 RICSummary: Rudy Maxa etches a portrait of Guadalahara's vibrant culture and passionate artists, Mexico City's large metropolis, Puerto Vallerta's traditional charms, and the beaches of the Mexican Riviera. Includes Ballet Folklorico, Anthropology Museum.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Rick breaks out of the limitations of half-hour TV episodes to give viewers more depth and breadth on special topics, including Europe's most exciting festivals, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Iran, the Holy Land, Christmas and Easter in Europe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.04 RICSummary: Join Zay Harding as he travels to New Zealand, South Pacific Islands to understand the Polynesian culture. Featuring Part one: Santiago to Pitcairn and Part two: Tonga to New Caledonia.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919 GLOSummary: Follows Michael Wood as he travels in search of the truth behind four famous legends. Explores not only the historical past and literal truth of these myths, but also the mythic past and archetypal stories behind them. Examines the Biblical myth of the Queen of Sheba, an exotic and mysterious woman of power who, with King Solomon, plays a key role in the founding myths of the modern states of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSummary: In Hemingway adventure, Michael Palin takes the viewer to locations where Hemingway lived, visited, and wrote about. In Great railway journeys, Palin travels from Londonderry to the western tip of Ireland, following the progression of his family's migration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HEMConover, Julie
Summary: Julie Conover and Mark Jennings explore a variety of destinations across the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Topics Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 910.4 CONSummary: Check out a sampling of San Francisco's flavors, explore Seattle's downtown and waterfront areas, as well as it's natural wonders, and explore the charm and character of sister cities Vancouver and Victoria.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.9504 BESSummary: Globe Trekker Zay Harding visits the Balkan countries of former Yugoslavia: Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Starting in Kosovo, Zay explores the capital city Pristina before traveling the following day to Gazimestan, a memorial to a war that took place between Serbians and Turks in 1389. Zay moves on to Serbia to attend a traditional farming festival outside the Kalenic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.9604 BALSummary: Plunge right into northern India's intoxicating mix of riotous pandemonium and sublime beauty, from Old Delhi's teeming streets, pungent spices, and glorious jumble of shops to the magnificent man-made wonder, the Taj Mahal. Rajasthan beckons with its irresistible lure of brilliant colors, scorching days, ghostly twilights, and the fiery spirit of its people.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.3 RUDSummary: Brave Maui's twisting road to Hana, take a helicopter tour of the world's most active volcano, visit Waikiki Beach and Pearl Harbor, hike breathtaking Waimea Canyon, kayak past traditional Hawaiian villages, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Questar 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.69 BESSummary: From the souks of Tripoli to the medieval streets of Fes and the Valley of the Kings, Globe Trekker takes you on an exciting adventure through Northern Africa. Ian Wright and Megan McCormick trek deep into the desert in search of mummies, oases, Sufi mystics and Roman ruins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Distributed by] DVD Masters 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Built on the whim of a czar to rival the great capitals of Europe, St. Petersburg is unlike any other city in Russia. Bring the champagne and caviar as you explore this city of canals aboard a private water taxi. Marvel at the opulence of the Winter Palace and the treasures of the Hermitage and Russian Museums.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.7 RUDSummary: Features footage of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, sockeye salmon in teh Brooks River ecosystem, and fly-fishing for all 5 species of salmon, rainbow trout, char and grayling in the Alagnak Wild River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bennett-Watt HD Productions 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917 ALASummary: 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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Place a hold to request this item.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: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.4 VISSummary: The fact that John Lurie knows nothing about fishing doesn't stop him from taking his celebrity guests to exotic fishing locales for fishing and conversation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FISSummary: Joseph samples the delights along the banks of Europe's second-longest river when he travels from Budapest, Hungary through Austria to Nuremberg, Germany on the Danube.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016