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Arabia : in search of the Golden Ages / by Morgan, Michael Hamilton.(CARDINAL)360764;
Includes bibliography (page 166) and index.Breaking bread -- What is Arabia? -- First impressions -- The landscape -- Riyadh -- Jenadriyah -- Jeddah -- Women and society -- The new cities -- The Nabataeans -- Makkah -- Islam and enlightenment. The university and the universe ; The man called algorithm ; Alchemy ; Optics ; Medicine ; Art and architecture ; Other points of cultural contact -- Coexistence -- Dhahran and the East -- Conclusion.Introduces the rich tapestry of Arabian life and shines new light on the origins of a culture long shrouded in mystery.
Subjects: Islam;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Forces of nature : the awesome power of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tornadoes / by Grace, Catherine O'Neill,1950-(CARDINAL)723555; Graphic Films Corp.(CARDINAL)526065; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388;
Includes bibliographical references (page 60) and index.On the rim of a live volcano -- In the zone of an earthquake -- In the path of a tornado.008-012.1080L
Subjects: Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Tornadoes;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 9
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Legend of Loch Lomond / by Mitchell, Kirsty,actor.(local)tlcaut3001399933500; Sinclair-Blyth, Stuart,actor.(local)tlcaut3001504968800; Bell, Fiona,actor.(DLC)n 2010042819; Blair, Paulactor.(local)tlcaut9953730708400; Slee, Mike,director.(DLC)no 98071507; SlingShot Entertainment (Firm)(DLC)no2001015268;
Mike Slee, director.Narrated by Brian Cox ; starring Kirsty Mitchell, Stuart Sinclair-Blyth, Fiona Bell, Paul Blair.A ghostly love story set on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland depicting the legend behind the Scottish song.DVD.
Subjects: Romance fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jerusalem [videorecording] / by Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-(CARDINAL)357183; Ferguson, Daniel.; Arcane Pictures (Firm); Cosmic Pictures.; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388;
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.An intimate portrait of Jerusalem, a city considered sacred by three religions.MPAA rating: NR (Not rated).
Subjects: Documentary films.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last reef [videorecording] / by Cresswell, Luke,film director.; Lee, Jamie(Narrator),narrator.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.(CARDINAL)347553; Giant Screen Films,production company.; Liquid Pictures Productions,production company.; Yes/No Productions,production company.;
Narrated by Jamie Lee.Shot on location, this documentary takes viewers on a global journey to explore the human connection with the ocean's complex, parallel worlds that are coral reefs.DVD, wide screen.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Coral reef biology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Wonders of the Arctic [videorecording] / by Garber, Victor,narrator.(CARDINAL)752459; Kempf, Don,film producer.; Lickley, David,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.(CARDINAL)347553; Giant Screen Films,production company.; Science North (Ont.),production company.;
Narrated by Victor Garber.The ongoing quest to explore and come to terms with the Arctic is presented in the context of the crucial role that ice plays in the north in this feature documentary.DVD, wide screen, NTSC.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Animals; Ecology; Natural history; Plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Journey to space [videorecording] / by Krenzien, Mark,screenwriter,film director.; Kempf, Don,film producer.; Kresser, Mark,film producer.; Wood, Andy(Producer),film producer.; Stewart, Patrick,1940-narrator.(CARDINAL)175316; Dreamscape Media,production company.(CARDINAL)347553; Giant Screen Films,production company.; K2 Communications (Firm),production company.;
Narrated by Patrick Stewart.By using extensive interviews with astronauts, this documentary gives a sweeping overview of past space accomplishments, current activities, and future plans.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Turtle odyssey [videorecording] : Bunji's big adventure / by Barker, Jonathan,executive producer.; Crowe, Russell,1964-narrator.(CARDINAL)346677; Gross, Bernard,executive producer.; Gross, David,film producer.; Lira, Michael,music.; MacKeigan, Wendy,executive producer.; Mazzotti, Casper,film director.; McCarten, Amelia,screenwriter.; Phelan, Paul,film director,screenwriter.; Slee, Mike,executive producer.; Weiley, John,1944-executive producer.; Definition Films,production company.; Ginclearfilm,production company.; Ocean 3D Flms,production company.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)346726; Wild Pacific Media,production company.;
Director of photograpy: Jon Shaw ; Original music by: Michael Lira ; Written by: Amelia McCarten and Paul Phelan.Narrated by Russell Crowe."Turtle Odyssey" explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian Sea Turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the ocean. The film follows Bunji from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meeting incredible creatures and having some truly wild encounters. -- partial back cover.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, NTSC, region 1, Anamorphic wide screen (1.78:1), Dolby digital 5.1 and stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wildlife films.; Marine animals.; Ocean.; Sea turtles.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Everest [videorecording] / by Judson, Stephen,film director,screenwriter,film producer,editor of moving image work.; Breashears, David,film director,cinematrographer.(CARDINAL)536462; MacGillivray, Greg,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)432360; Cahill, Tim,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)749613; Lorimore, Alec,film producer.; May, Daniel,composer.; Wood, Steve,1949-composer.; Neeson, Liam,narrator.(CARDINAL)344074; Dorji, Lhakpa,on-screen participant.; Sherpa, Dorje,on-screen participant.; Filmhub (Firm),publisher.; MacGillivray Freeman Films (Firm),presenter.;
Music of by Daniel May, Steve Wood ; cinematography by David Breashears ; edited by Stephen Judson. Liam Neeson, Khakpa Dorji, Dorje Sherpa."Narrated by Liam Neeson, Everest is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told as it follows the dramatic, true account of an expedition to the mountain's summit, just days after eight climbers lost their lives in the deadly storm of 1996"--Container.DVD; stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; DVD-Video discs.; Mount Everest Expedition (1996); Mountaineering accidents; Mountaineering expeditions.;
© [1998], Filmhub,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shackleton's Antarctic adventure [videorecording] / by Butler, George,1944-(CARDINAL)553504; Cardon, Sam.; Richards, Mose.(CARDINAL)734507; Rosen, Louise.; Simpson, Susanne.; Spacey, Kevin.(CARDINAL)347745; Spijer, Crystal V.; Swofford, Scott.; Image Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)328010; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259; WGBH Educational Foundation.(CARDINAL)132712; White Mountain Films.;
Written by Mose Richards and Crystal V. Spijer ; co-producer, Louise Rosen ; music by Sam Cardon.Narrated by Kevin Spacey.Shackleton's Antarctic adventure recounts the extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which many consider "the greatest survival story of all time." This expedition has become a testament to heroism and human endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, the Endurance, was caught in pack ice and eventually crushed.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD; Dolby Digital.Winner of the Giant Screen Theater Association 2001 Awards for Best Film and Best Cinematography.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922; Endurance (Ship); Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917); French language materials.; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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