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Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Patrick Dykstra is a man who has dedicated his life to his great passion - diving with and filming whales. Over the years, Patrick has learned how whales communicate, how they perceive other creatures in the water, and how they behave in his immediate presence
2) Shark
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Takes you down into the murky world of sharks and their relatives, reveals what motivates these fascinating creatures, and dispels some myths about their behavior. Discover a shark that can fit in your hand and a shark that eats only plankton, and learn that not all sharks are killing machines
Series
Biology essentials volume 040
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen explains how organisms use information to communicate with each other. Signals are used by bees doing the waggle dance to communicate the location of flowers. Territorial markings are used by wolves to establish territory. Complex courtship rituals are used by sage grouse to ensure mating success. Cooperation is used by organisms that flock to ensure their individual survival.--Publisher.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about amazing animals with incredible abilities. How does a chameleon change colors to blend in with its terrain? How do whales navigate our oceans? How can octopuses use tools and unscrew jar lids? What special abilities do elephants, goats, cats, and cows possess? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with this exciting video and dynamic graphics that reinforce important...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
It's Sam's sweet sixteen birthday and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. She's an average teen who endures creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the beautiful blonde who stands between her and the boy of her dreams
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes. This trauma led him to become obsessed with revenge. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with a ninja cult leader, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City. The City is now overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit,...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2024 high-definition program, learn about the smartest animals on earth. What is the smartest animal of them all? What are abstract thinking and self-awareness? Which animals have these abilities? What is the encephalization quotient? Which animals possess the best language-comprehension skills and understand syntax? Which animals have the best long-term memories and why? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth...
11) Superbad
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Seth and Evan are accepting the fact that they will be going to different colleges in the fall. Now, it seems more important than ever that they go to a high school party, and achieve some of their long time goals. This includes, but is not limited to, losing their virginity with the girl of their dreams by getting them wasted and being their "regret hookup." Their awkward friend Fogell gets a fake ID, with just the name McLovin, and agrees to get...
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2003], c1993
Language
English
Description
The adventure of the Egyptian tomb: After an archeological dig turns deadly, Poirot must distinguish between ordinary evil and an other-worldly curse. The underdog: Hasting's passion for golf, and Poirot's for art, lead them to the scene of a baffling murder. The yellow Iris: The death of a British heiress haunts Poirot for two years before he has a chance to confront her killer
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers
14) Disturbia
Publisher
DreamWorks
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
After his father's death, Kale Brecht becomes a sullen, withdrawn, and troubled young man. He finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest after a run in with the law. His mother, Julie, works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with Kale's indifference and lethargy. As the walls of his house begin to close in on Kale, he turns into a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards...
15) Scent of a woman
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City
16) Batman & Robin
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Batman, Robin, and Batgirl protect Gotham City against Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy
17) Vanity fair
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Becky is determined to make something of herself. She accepts a job as a nanny for the children of Sir Pitt Crawley and catches the eye of Crawley's son Rawdon. Becky is introduced to London's most exclusive social circle, where she becomes re-acquainted with Amelia. Becky weds Rawdon, but the social and economic stability she dreamed of begins to collapse when he begins drowning his troubles, and soon she turns to the powerful Marquess of Steyne...
19) Charlie's Angels
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Angels are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world's smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys taking on the toughest jobs everywhere
20) Alfie
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A young man in 1960s London is a shallow womanizer trying to figure out what life is all about
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