Catalog Search Results
1) Pond & river
Series
Language
English
Description
Takes you on a twisting journey down the great rivers of the world, pausing to visit the thriving realm of freshwater ponds. Travel upstream to find civilization's source - then down again to see the key to our very survival.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, Rivers is once again returned to the spotlight she so richly deserves and cements her reputation as one of stand-up's towering...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Joan Rivers has proven herself over and over again to be one of the hardest working women in show business. Since her launch as one of the main guest hosts of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Joan has carved out a niche as one of the most loved personalities in the media. At 78, she is funnier than ever, and has no interest in slowing down. Shot in front of a sellout Chicago audience, see Joan at her best, performing with energy, grace, and her...
4) Damnation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers"--Container.
6) Lost rivers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Nearly every major city was built near the convergence of many rivers. As cities grew with the Industrial Revolution, these rivers became conduits for disease and pollution. The 19th-century solution was to bury them underground and merge them with the sewer systems. These rivers still run through today's metropolises, but they do so out of sight. This film examines hidden waterways in cities around the world and introduces us to people dedicated...
Series
On tour exploring the extraordinary volume 143
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
A journey through Cambodia, including some of the historical sites located there.
9) Mean Creek
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows a bunch of ragtag teenagers who take a boat trip on a nearby creek to celebrate their youngest member's birthday. They have an ulterior motive - to payback a local bully for his cruelities to the birthday boy. This is a hearty dose of how revenge can change a life in 24 hours.
10) Behind the lines
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
As a psychiatrist at a respected Scottish asylum, Dr. Rivers heals shellshocked soldiers so they can be sent back into the trenches. Then he encounters a different kind of patient--a war hero sent to the asylum for publishing an outspoken anti-war pamphlet. As each struggles to cope with the war, the line between patient and doctor begins to blur. Taken from Pat Barker's 1991 novel Regeneration and based on true events.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Tom Sawyer: Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn are always getting into trouble, but when they witness a murder, they take a vow of silence and head down river on a raft. The whole town thinks they're dead, so when they return, they are in even more trouble--and not only with their families. The trial for the murder begins, and the killer needs to make sure they don't tell what they know.
Lil' treasure hunters: Nine-year-old Molly...
12) Riverworld
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Riverworld is a mysterious and treacherous land where every human who died between the years 99,000 BC and 2200 AD has been resurrected on the banks of a colossal river. It is on the riverbank where a team bands together to try to unravel how and why they've arrived here, while coming face-to-face with some of the most dangerous people in history.
13) Rivers of life
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From land, boat, and sky. Above and below the water. From the point of view of the animals and people who are found there, we will show these rivers as they have never been seen before, highlighting each river's very own unique atmosphere and character so that each episode will have its own mood. This series will find new perspectives to cover these amazing waterways. Using the latest in filming technology, they will take viewers on a journey to uncover...
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Yosemite National Park embraces nearly 1,200 square miles located near the Sierra Mountains in California. One of the world's pre-eminent scenic wonders. Encompasses mountains, tranquil valleys, roaring rivers, mist-enshrouded waterfalls and groves of giant sequoias - the largest living things on Earth. Enjoy the sights of the massive granite shapes of Half Dome, El Capitan and Cathedral Rock, plus Bridal Veil, Vernal and Yosemite Falls and the sounds...
17) The river
Series
Criterion collection volume 276
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.
Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Main Library Alliance members might be available in other libraries across New Jersey. You can search JerseyCat and place a request for the item to be sent to your library.
If your library doesn't permit JerseyCat requests or the item can't be found, you can also contact your library for assistance.Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request