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1) The bomb
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the most powerful and destructive device ever invented. With newly restored footage, go behind the scenes of the first atomic bomb, revealing how it was developed and how it changed the planet. Examine the choices society has made since 1945, and continues to make, to live with an invention that could destroy the planet.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Echoes of the past: On his way to finding the secret of the universe, Burke takes us to the Buddhist tea ceremony, ties it to international spies and Lincoln's assassination."--Container.
"Photo finish: The Le Mans 24-hour race is the backdrop for linking photography and bullets, relativity and blimps."--Container.
"Separate ways: Two trails split over slavery in the 18th century. One leads to the Wild West and Brooklyn Bridge, the other coining...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Deja vu: History repeats itself, when you know how to look. Pizzaro beats the Incas, the first stock market opens. The Queen of England salutes a Mexican beetle and Hitler's plans misfire."--Container.
"HIgh times: Unwrap a sandwich and you're on a path to World War II radar and Neo Impressionist painters."--Container.
"Hot pickle: The connections between a cup of tea, opium dens, the London Zoo and a switch that releases bombs."--Container.
"New...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
The film uses physics, which explains how the universe works, to explain our metaphysics, the story of our values, our institutions, our interactions. Using her own experience and a custom blend of insight and humor, provocation and inspiration, personal story and social commentary, Emily takes her audience through its paradigm shift: from the Fear of Change to the Edge of Chaos. Emily Levine, like her film, was one-of-a-kind. She was a television...
5) Makala
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Swahili
Formats
Description
A powerful testament to one man's commitment to his family, and his endurance in working to provide them with a brighter future. Kasongo, a 28-year-old man living in Congo with his wife and daughters, dreams of purchasing a plot of land on which to build his family a home. He sees his opportunity to earn money by selling charcoal, culled from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree that he has felled and baked in an earthen oven. Loading up the bags of...
Series
Zumba fitness volume series 2
Publisher
Zumba Fitness
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Body sculpting featuring Zumba toning and Zumba Sentao programs.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Deep in Tanzania's Gombe National Park, where Jane Goodall began her pioneering work, epic and startling dramas worthy of Shakespeare are lived out by chimpanzees and gorillas. In a kingdom where 'royal' families rule with tolerance and battle fiercely, seethe with resentment and love tenderly, power players endlessly jockey for position in the quest for the throne.
Series
The learn with Lucy volume 16
Publisher
Lucy Neatby
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide for the never-held-needles-before knitter-to-be. Learn the basics of knitting and purling using either hand, and then move on to casting on, binding off, shapings and joining yarns. Patterns are included.
10) Welcome to unity
Language
English
Formats
Description
Filmed by a group of exchange students and local American teenagers, this documentary captures these exchange students of varying backgrounds learning to live the 'American Way' in rural Oregon to become the stars of their high school football team.
12) Prehistoric life
Series
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Managing money is more than being frugal. It's about recognizing how we respond emotionally to financial decisions, understanding the basics of financial products and markets, and creating a plan that helps us reach our life goals. This course will guide you through the fascinating world of how we manage money throughout our lifetime. You will explore new research that explains how our intuition leads us to make common mistakes, review the most important...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since the birth of their trademark toy in 1958, The LEGO Group has produced over 400 billion bricks. But more and more, LEGO bricks aren't just for kids, and some take them very seriously. Adult Fans of LEGO around the globe are unashamedly declaring their love of the brick, brick artists are creating stunning and surprising creations, and LEGO master builders are building human scale and larger structures. This documentary playfully delves into the...
Language
Español
Formats
Description
In 2009, organized crime took over the Mexican community of Ostula. Murders and enforced disappearances soon became part of daily life. The entire community was displaced and the drug cartel took over their land. In 2014, armed self-defense groups helped the community reclaim their land. Community members who had been terrorized felt safe enough to return and begin reconstruction of the village and their farms. RECOVERING PARADISE documents...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Follow one woman's journey as she tries to help her severely autistic son break out of his own mind. Traveling to the United States from her home in Iceland to try to learn more about this complex condition, she meets along the way other families who have similar situations and all are looking for some answers.
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