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Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Did the fabled Atlantis really exist? Plato told of an advanced civilization full of natural resources, palaces of gold, exotic animals, and even a form of electricity. But according to legend, Atlantis disappeared into the ocean in a cataclysmic event of nuclear proportions, its secrets buried with it. For 10,000 years, explorers have tried to find the lost continent, buried under thousands of years of time, sand, and water.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent's most recognizable aerial predator, with a shocking white head, electric yellow beak, and penetrating eyes. In the 1960s, this symbol of the United States became an emblem of environmental degradation. Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back.
Publisher
National Geographic Television
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Some think of Dean Potter as a real-life superhero. He can climb the unclimbable, visualize the invisible and fly through the air with the greatest of speed. As perhaps one of the worlds best BASE jumpers, Dean holds several records for height, distance and flight duration. Now, Dean has set his sights on Mount Bute a 9,000-foot granite launch pad along the British Columbia coastline.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Day by day. Hour by hour. Second by second. This is the story of last century's bloodiest conflict told in a concise and compelling 3 hour special. Includes personal accounts, strategic analysis and rare footage and provides a new and intimate perspective on the experience of war.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history--a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last ten years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove...
Publisher
Little Brother Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Earth is home to over 1.6 Million known animal species, each playing a role in the symbiotic beauty of nature. Explore the many species of birds, wildcats, fish, elephants, whales, and more which live on this big blue planet we call home.
10) The Amish
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Explores the insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to 400-year-old traditions have by turns captivated and baffled Americans for more than a century. The film examines the beliefs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, as well as their complex relationship to mainstream American culture. Part history, part observational documentary that takes viewers into the world of the Amish.
Publisher
Prometheus Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
This collection unravels some of the more puzzling mysteries surrounding aliens have they been visiting Earth for millennia, and do they visit today? From the age of dinosaurs to the skies over today's American west, HISTORY gives historic depth to all the questions. This amazing collection will blow viewers minds whether you're an ancient aliens theorist, a non-believer, or somewhere in between.
14) Earth from space
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Earth From Space is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, this special takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustain life on earth.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From the width of a football field to the size of a small city, the space rocks called asteroids have the potential to be killers. But some asteroids may be loaded with billions of dollars' worth of iron, nickel and even platinum. Will asteroids turn out to be our economic salvation-or instruments of extinction?
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.
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