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1) Cat
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010, c1994
Language
English
Description
Follows the journey of these mysterious and adored animals from the African savanna to the modern home. Along the way, discover the secret lives of felines great and small--their evolution, anatomy, habitat, behavior, and more
2) Dog
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010, c1994
Language
English
Description
Tracks the transformation of these wild pack animals into today's popular and loyal pets. Discover the wolf connections that give dogs their hunting, courting, mating, and social traits, and found out what a dog's life is really all about
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead
Publisher
Distributed by Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Presents an intimate journey into Ohio Amish life and culture. Discover how rapid growth and economic pressures threaten their community. Meet a people who, as a result of creative disengagement with the culture around them, thrive
5) Seashore
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010, c1996
Language
English
Description
Dives into the front line between land and sea. From crashing waves and blasting winds to placid tide pools, discover what makes our coastlines so alluring to the masses of wildlife and humans who gather there
6) Subject
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? Subject reveals the unintended consequences good, bad, and complicated of having your life shared on screen. Featuring the protagonists of acclaimed documentaries, The Staircase, Hoop Dreams, The Wolfpack, Capturing the Friedmans, and The Square, as well as the filmmakers of An Inconvenient Truth, Cameraperson, MLK/FBI, and more
Series
Publisher
Escapi
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Traveler Justine Shapiro begins her stay in one of the world's gastronomic centers learning the secrets of French haute cuisine. The following day she takes in the sites on foot before enjoying a traditional Parisian cabaret. After an expensive shopping trip she spends her final day taking in the famous galleries and museums ending at the Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The "unsinkable" Titanic was a dream come true. Four city blocks long and a passenger list that included the wealthy and the immigrants. Her maiden voyage in April 1912 became a nightmare when the giant ship struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic. More than 1,500 lives were lost in the disaster
Dream of a dream: The largest ship ever built is christened in Ireland. Witness the disaster as numerous iceberg warnings go unheeded and the ship...
10) Desert
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010, c1994
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture
Author
Series
Sherlock files.Cases unsolved volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister spending a year in England, use clues in their ancestor Sherlock Holmes' casebook as they try to solve the mystery of a monster threatening a peaceful country village where a documentary film is being made
13) This is a moose
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Director Billy Waddler is trying to film a documentary about moose, but the moose in question has no intention of spending his life in the woods and his animal friends, who have dreams of their own, help him prove his point
14) The gig is up
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A very human tech doc that uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo
15) Midnight dunes
Author
Series
Texas murder files volume 3
Language
English
Description
"When the shocking discovery of a murdered woman's body disturbs the tranquility of tourist season, the police detective in charge of the puzzling case must work alongside the new filmmaker in town to pursue every lead in the new romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin. After a scandal derails her television reporting career, Macey Burns comes looking for a change of pace in Lost Beach, Texas. She's ready to focus on...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a riveting debut novel that reads like Prep meets Gone Girl, a young woman is determined to create the perfect life--husband, home, and career--until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all. Twenty-eight-year-old New Yorker Ani FaNelli seems to have it all: she's a rising star at The Women's Magazine, impossibly fit, perfectly groomed, and about to marry Luke Harrison, a handsome...
19) African cats
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Experience the extraordinary adventure of two families as they strive to make a home in an untamed land. Stunning high-definition, breathtaking images bring viewers face-to-face with the majestic kings of the savanna and their true-life love, humor, and determination. Blending family bonds with the power and majesty of the wild, it's an exciting, awe-inspiring, and heart-touching experience
20) Waisted: A Novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this provocative, wildly entertaining, and compelling novel, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers. Alice and Daphne, both successful working mothers, both accomplished and seemingly steady, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work--and everything else of importance...
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