New Video Group
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
From the producers of America: The Story of Us comes the epic tale of the rise of civilization. Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a 12-hour series, spans the first flourishing of life in Mesopotamia through the discovery of America, capturing the danger, action, struggle, heroism, and adrenaline using groundbreaking techniques.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Conventional images, born from countless vampire films, are mostly associated with Bram Stoker and his iconic 1897 novel Dracula. However, despite the popularity and influence of this celebrated novel, the vampire myth dates back more than 1,000 years. In a fascinating journey back through time, uncover the ancient folkloric origins of blood-craving creatures from beyond the grave. Learn how the vampire myth is strongly rooted in Eastern European...
5) Stellaluna
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When the adorable fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she is adopted by a family of birds, but soon finds that she just can't fit in. Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly. They whistle and sing; she doesn't even have a beak! But just when it seems like she'll always be an outsider, Stellaluna makes an amazing discovery. Now she'll learn to cherish the things that make her different from everyone else. And she'll see...
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Continues to examine 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on Earth. Season Three explores new directions, including sightings and phenomena from ancient times to the present. From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the U.S., each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, controversies, firsthand accounts and grounded theories surrounding an age-old...
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the Emmy Award-winning animated science-adventure series based on the best-selling books. In "The haunted house", the class has an upcoming concert at an old, spooky mansion filled with mysterious sounds. In "Going batty", as they learn about bats, the gang is convinced The Friz is a vampire. And in "Spins a web", Ms. Frizzle transports the class into a 1950s horror movie where a praying mantis is wreaking havoc on the town.
The...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the United States, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, firsthand accounts, and grounded theories surrounding an age-old debate: Did intelligent life forms from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? Do they visit us now? Episodes include: Mysterious Places; Aliens and the Third Reich;...
10) A cat in Paris
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From tidal waves to storm surges to underwater volcanoes, the staggering power of the world's oceans has proved a destructive force for humankind throughout time. Track the history and evolution of the seven deadliest underwater zones on the planet at locations that have been the setting for events such as floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and whirlpools, to name a few. Discover how people today have learned to avoid some of these catastrophes, and much...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The fourth season of the television series analyzes alien evidence here on Earth to investigate extraterrestrial forces and Earth's natural disasters; extraterrestrial beings, the Mayans' disappearance and the doomsday prophecies; and the existence of grey aliens.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The deadliest weapon on the battlefield is neither the bullet nor the gun, it's the lone sniper. Through the scopes of the world's most precise marksmen, viewers are taken on a journey to discover the science and psychology behind the most extreme shots in military history. Deconstruct well-known missions, from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan, by hearing firsthand recollections from the soldiers who were there and whose fingers pulled the triggers....
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
[2010],c2008
Language
English
Description
"Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schultes was a real life Indiana Jones whose discoveries of hallucinogenic plants laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties. Now in this two hour History Channel TV Special, his former student Wade Davis, follows in his footsteps to experience the discoveries that Schultes brought to the western world. Shot around the planet, from Canada to the Amazon, we experience rarely seen native hallucinogenic ceremonies and...
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
This season, How the Earth was Made goes back in history-- from 4.5 billion years ago to today-- peeling back layers of rock, filling up river canyons, parting the oceans, and leveling mountains and volcanoes to investigate the origins of some of the most well-known locations and geological phenomena in the world. With rocks as their clues and volcanoes, ice sheets and colliding continents as their suspects, scientists launch a forensic investigation...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed: Five little monkeys say goodnight to mama, but instead of going to sleep they start jumping on the bed. Little Quack: Little Quack is too afraid to swim in the pond with his brothers and sisters. There's something in my attic: A little girl faces a scary nightmare.
18) The real wolfman
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Venture into the mythology and folklore of werewolves with cryptozoologist Ken Gerhardt and criminal profiler George Deuchar, as they investigate a series of alleged werewolf attacks in the French village of Gévaudan in the 1700s, uncovering paranormal transformations, diseases that make men look and act like animals, stories of children raised by wolves, and the dark side of human nature.
19) Detropia
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century: the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now, the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the...