National Geographic Television
2) Inside Mecca
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The most intimate and three-dimensional documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Witness the personal stories of the pilgrims and the mental prepration, physical strain and spiritual ecstasy they encounter on their pilgrimage of faith.
3) Troy
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Did a place called Troy really exist? Was Homer's epic more than the Trojan tale of war and deception? Join us in the search for a lost world and unravel the mysteries that whirl around the ancient city. National geographic transports you back in time.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The latest discoveries reveal the true story of Jamestown as you've never seen it before. With exclusive access to forensics and archaeology, National Geographic reveals shocking new evidence of starvation and disease, secret plots and Spanish spies.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the inside of the Great Pyramid, uncovering new information about how these structures were built and who built them. Cameras follow a remote-controlled robot into the mysterious inner shaft of the Pyramid and record the opening of Egypt's oldest sarcophagus.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aboard the 50-foot schooner Damien II, a husband-wife naturalist team and their sons will guide you on the voyage of a lifetime. From the deck you will see humpback whales; while on shore, you will mingle with penguins and young elephant seals.
Publisher
National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Relive an amazing tale of discovery and exploration as National Geographic brings to life the first crossing. Two hundred years after Lewis & Clark epic journey, go back in time and discover the adventure, danger, and beauty of the unmapped West.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time and go face-to-face with the most ferocious animal giants of the Ice Age. Animals such as the saber-toothed cat, the short-faced bear, and the dire wolf. Brings these lethal creatures to life in a startling portrait of their wild existence and puzzling extinction in the ancient Americas. Learn how these remarkable creatures wielded power over the prehistoric kingdom's largest beasts and how they disappeared. Find out why their...
Publisher
National Geographic Television & Film
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
National Geographic highlights the efforts of heroic Afghans who have refused to allow their culture to be destroyed. Marvel at the priceless treasures that have re-emerged, and listen to the stories of people who risked death to defy extremists threatening to obliterate Afghanistan's past and of others with deep roots in the country who can finally come home now that the conflict has subsided.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when an astonishing assortment of creatures swam the prehistoric oceans. Computer animation, interwoven with ground-breaking fossil finds, recreates the lives of marine reptiles and predators.
14) Nature's fury
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods: these colossal powers of nature have had dramatic consequences for humankind. But as massive as these forces are, the stories of heroism and tragedy are very personal. You'll meet heroes, fighting to save homes and lives, but see victims, too, suffering unspeakable tragedies. Join scientists as they study the elemental killers.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
See how the loss of Arctic ice affects the survival skills of ringed seals, polar bears, and narwhals. For some, the ice is a way to hunt. For others, a way to keep from being hunted. These Arctic creatures have become masters at negotiating the perils of this frozen world. But, their dependence on the ice is also their greatest vulnerablility. These resourceful creatures are learning to adapt.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces one "everywoman's" story and examines the everyday workings of a living, functioning body. Microscopic filmmaking, advanced medical technology, and state-of-the-art cardiac tomography imaging techniques are used to reveal unique perspectives on how our bodies function, grow, and mature from infancy through puberty, adulthood, and old age.