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A chronicle of the author's first four years in Italy, describing her purchase and restoration of an abandoned villa in the Tuscan countryside, her transformation of the overgrown gardens, and her discovery of the many links between the food and culture of the region.
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This set includes every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows plus his highly-acclaimed hour-long TV specials on Iran and Christmas in Europe, as well as bonus extras including outtakes, Rick's first TV show from 1989, with "European travel skills" and "Travel as a political act" lectures.
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Pub. Date
2004.
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English
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This video takes viewer to travel from coast to coast exploring mountains, rivers, lakes, canyons and plains as the viewer each region of this country. Viewer will tour the capital, Washington, D.C., viewing many famous monuments along the National Mall, and travel to historic Philadelphia ...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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"Jeff's journey starts north of Florida where he swims with manatees and then visits with a local musician, J.J. Gray. He comes face to face with a gigantic snail, has several exciting snake encounters, and meets a 15-foot male alligator named Superman"--Container.
10) Rome and Greece
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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In Rome, Gadget takes in the sights of the Boca Della Verite, the Trevi Fountain, the Roman Forum, the Catacombs, the Roman Coliseum, the Circus Maximus and Vatican City. Then, follow Inspector Gadget as he heads off to Athens, Greece to see the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion.
12) Himalaya
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Michael Palin takes on the abode of snow and begins a 2000-mile journey across this mighty and majestic region of Asia. Encountering extremes of wealth and poverty, altitude and freezing cold, he once again brings his unique wit, charm and wisdom to each of 6 episodes. Along the way he encounters, among many others, the Dalai Lama, the Bhutanese Royal Family and the once feared head hunting tribe of the Konyak. While on his travels he passes through...
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Racing stripes (102 min.): A traveling circus accidentally leaves behind a baby zebra. The baby is then rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter Channing. "Stripes" is soon introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard residents. The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly skilled thoroughbreds compete for the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Crown. From the first moment Stripes lays eyes on the track,...
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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It's a part of Chicago that's full of surprises. It's home to a 28-square-mile forest with a rock canyon. It's where one of the Blues Brothers did time (along with thousands of other real-life convicts). And it's the setting for Chicago's most famous ghost story. Geoffrey Baer travels by train, tugboat and 1958 Edsel through the Southwest suburbs of Chicago.
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Art Wolfe travels and photographs Patagonia, Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Ethiopia, Madagascar, India and South Georgia Island. He captures images of majestic glaciers, expansive deserts, teeming rainforests, remote mountain peaks, and exotic tribal gatherings right on location. During these journeys, Art shares his knowledge about the world around him and exhibits his curiosity and enthusiasm for places, cultures, and creatures great and small. He demonstrates...
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Gadget explores Native American culture at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center. Take a mule ride down into the Grand Canyon, raft across the Colorado River, and stand in four states at once at the Four Corners Monument. Then it's off to New Mexico, Utah, and Tombstone, Arizona to visit the OK Corral, experience an old-time train robbery and ride with Billy the Kid. Later, saddle up with Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, visit a dude ranch in New Mexico,...
18) Gerry
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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"A pair of best friends, who've nicknamed each other 'Gerry', set out on a desert hike. But what begins as a simple daytime adventure turns into an intense life-and-death journey that will test the strength of human endurance and ultimately their friendship"--Container.
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