Monday, November 26, 2018

New DVDs










A Plastic Ocean
“An international team of adventurers, researchers, and ocean ambassadors goes on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.” –WorldCat

First Peoples
“200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are 7 billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors beat the odds and spread from continent to continent? What was the secret to their success? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research.” –Container

Good Things To Do
“Our planet's quest for sustainability takes many forms. One such effort has yielded results that could very well teach all of us methods of success. The Danish island of Samsa is an experimental site for renewable energy production: wind turbine farms, biomass power plants, and solar panels. All are used to generate electricity, heat, and hot water for the island. This green revolution is showing the world that Denmark can change our relationship with energy resources, and those at the forefront of the revolution have a new mission: to make Denmark completely eco-sustainable by 2030.” –Container

Killer Floods
“Scientists investigate floods occurring in the remote past that evidence shows to have been of a magnitude far greater than even the more extreme floods of today. The possibility of such floods recurring and the connection between cataclysmic floods and climate change are discussed.” –WorldCat

Making North America
“Mighty, elemental forces molded North America. Fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space all shaped our land. Now, for the first time, NOVA presents a bold and sweeping biography of our continent and how it came to be.” –Container

The Great Human Odyssey
“Dr. Niobe Thompson takes a journey of discovery in the footsteps of our human ancestors, and unlocks the mystery of our unlikely survival and miraculous emergence as the worlds only global species.” –WorldCat

The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
“In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.” –WorldCat