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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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National Geographic Presents

READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

Great Migrations

Great Migrations

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

Shot from land and air, in tree and cliff blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this series follows creatures on the move in breathtaking high-definition clarity. Narrated by Alec Baldwin. (BST186, $49.95)

World's Last Great Places Collection

World's Last Great Places Collection

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

This 12-program anthology features stunning photography of wild and beautiful places from the Galapagos, Panama and the Amazon to Yellowstone, Madagascar, the Serengeti and Okavango. (NAT233, $69.95)

Ultimate Nature Collection

Ultimate Nature Collection

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD
  • 10 PAGES

This boxed set includes Beverly and Dereck Joubert in Botswana, Flip Nicklin and others underwater in search of the whales, the search of the Great Bear in British Columbia and adventures among the primates in Gabon, 10 award-winning National Geographic series in all. (NAT194, $64.95)

National Parks Collection

National Parks Collection

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

Thrill to the wildlife and wonders of Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Denali and many more National Parks in this seven-disc compilation. (USA441, $64.95)

Secret Yellowstone

Secret Yellowstone

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

Venture off the beaten track to experience the extraordinary hidden wilderness of Yellowstone, its wolves, grizzly bears and other wonders. (USW678, $24.95)

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

by National Geographic Society

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • DVD

Biologist Armand Leroi retraces the discoveries of Darwin aboard the Beagle in South America and the Pacific in this ground-breaking series, filmed entirely on location in stunning HD. (NAT175, $24.95)

Antarctic Wildlife Adventure

Antarctic Wildlife Adventure

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • DVD

National Geographic photographers trail Jerome and Sally Poncet and their young sons on a voyage around the Antarctic Peninsula for this documentary, an excellent overview of places and experiences on an Antarctic voyage. (ANT248, $19.98)

The Great White Bear

The Great White Bear

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • DVD

Filmmaker David Wright spent two years in Svalbard shooting this National Geographic film, following a family of polar bears through an epic Arctic odyssey. The project won an Emmy for Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking. (ARC283, $19.95)

 
Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond

Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond


by National Geographic Society

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

Based on Jared Diamond's bestselling tale of civilizations that ignored the warning signs of environmental meltdown. (GEN959, $24.95)

Guns, Germs, and Steel DVD 2-DVD Set

Guns, Germs, and Steel DVD 2-DVD Set


by Jared Diamond | National Geographic Society

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • DVD

The stunning companion documentary to Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning book. (GEN958, $29.95)

Egypt Eternal, The Quest for Lost Tombs

Egypt Eternal, The Quest for Lost Tombs


by National Geographic Society

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2003
  • DVD

Uncover some of the most exciting, headline-making Egyptian discoveries of recent times. (EGY373, $24.95)

Egypt: Into the Great Pyramid, Quest for Eternity

Egypt: Into the Great Pyramid, Quest for Eternity


by National Geographic Society

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2004
  • DVD

Two National Geographic programs on the archaeology of ancient Egypt on DVD. (EGY312, $24.98)

Lewis & Clark, Great Journey West

Lewis & Clark, Great Journey West


by National Geographic Society

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • DVD

With stunning aerial cinematography and meticulous recreations, this 40-minute National Geographic special dramatizes the legendary early 19th-century expedition that crossed the uncharted North American West. (PNW217, $19.95)

Arctic Kingdom, Life at the Edge

Arctic Kingdom, Life at the Edge


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

Filmed in the Canadian arctic, this breathtaking entry in Nat Geo's Last Great Places series stars polar bears, ringed seals, arctic foxes bowhead and beluga whales, narwhals and other Arctic wildlife. Narrated by James Coburn. (ARC284, $19.95)

Canyonlands

Canyonlands


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

Trace the history of the park from its geologic formation to the lives of cowboys and the wonders of its desert landscapes. (USW677, $24.95)

Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • DVD

Join National Geographic on a low-to-high-altitude trek through breathtaking Denali. (ALA338, $24.95)

Eye of the Leopard

Eye of the Leopard


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • DVD

Dereck and Beverly Joubert document the life of one charismatic cub over three years at Mombo Camp in Botswana's Moremi Reserve. (BST187, $19.95)

Gabon: The Last Eden

Gabon: The Last Eden


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

This stunning film documents the work of scientists and rangers in Gabon and the elephants, hippos, buffalo, gorillas and other abundant, diverse wildlife of Central Africa. (CAF37, $19.98)

Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

Following the collapsing of the park's most prominent mountain of ice, National Geographic treks into the Continental Divide to uncover the hidden secrets of this transforming landscape. (USW676, $24.95)

India: Land of the Tiger

India: Land of the Tiger


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • DVD

Come as close as you dare to these wild cats in all their royal splendor as you and National Geographic journey deep into one of the World's Last Wild Places. (IDA620, $19.95)

Last Stand of the Great Bear

Last Stand of the Great Bear


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • DVD

National Geographic joins conservation experts on a 250-mile adventure through the coastal rainforest of British Columbia, home to the rare white Kemode Bear, wolves and grizzlies. (BST126, $19.98)

Relentless Enemies

Relentless Enemies


by Beverly Joubert

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

Beautifully filmed at Duba Plains in HD, this National Geographic documentary captures the drama, power and beauty of the lions and water buffaloes of the Okavango. 90 minutes. (BOT32, $19.98)

Secret Yosemite

Secret Yosemite


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

From the spectacle of North America's tallest waterfall to the ecologies of mountain frogs and black bears, you'll enjoy an unforgettable glimpse into the wild heart of Secret Yosemite. (CAL305, $24.95)

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