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Series
Great Courses volume 8
Language
English
Description
How and why did tiny Portugal, a poor country, take to the seas, round the continent of Africa, hijack the Indian Ocean, and create a global empire? Find out here, with a look at Portugal's rise to superpower status, from Prince Henry the Navigator's call for exploration to Vasco da Gama's successful voyage to Asia.
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Series
Great Courses volume 10
Language
English
Description
Professor Roberto explains in more detail vertical integration and its two key directions: forward and backward. Does vertical integration make economic sense? Learn about vertical integration's rationales (and risks) by digging deep into interesting stories of vertical integration involving Disney's retail stores and Zara's fast fashion strategy.
Author
Series
Doris Day Show volume 17
Language
English
Description
Doris is used as bait by colleague Ron in order to get an interview with a quarterback.
Author
Series
Ark volume 5
Language
English
Description
Sacrifices must be made when a radiation leak sparks crisis.
Author
Series
Working It Out Together volume 8
Language
English
Description
Waneek lends her expertise to The Firestarters, leading them in a competitive water polo match with Derek. We meet Kahentisakhe, a married mom of three who teaches the Mohawk language in Kahnawake, and has trouble making time for herself.
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Series
Anonymous Noise volume 6
Language
日本語
Description
When Nino is given Momo's damaged guitar, she is determined to learn how to play. Meanwhile, Yuzu's feelings grow stronger.
28) Pay it forward
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
When a young man starts "paying it forward" for a social studies project, unusual things happen in this bittersweet and uplifting tale.
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Series
Surviving R. Kelly volume 3
Language
English
Description
R. Kelly faces his first round of criminal charges after the airing of Surviving R. Kelly, and survivor Jerhonda Pace reveals a shocking pact she made.
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Series
Expeditions with Patrick McMillan volume 13
Language
English
Description
Few creatures capture our attention and admiration more than hummingbirds. These miniature jeweled treasures move at mind-boggling speeds but also have the power to shape and change our world. Join Patrick as he explores the lives and biology of these creatures using high-tech technologies to uncover the secret lives of these little birds that live life in fast-forward. The episode took three years to film in parts of South Carolina, Arizona and Ecuador,...
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Series
Rodney Yee Yoga volume 1
Language
English
Description
Forward bends are about patience, says Yoga Master Rodney Yee. Feel your lower back unwind as you practice a series of forward bends, including standing forward bend, wide-angle forward bend, seated one-legged forward bend and seated wide-legged forward bend.
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Series
Clifford the Big Red Dog volume 9
Language
English
Description
The kids are invited to leave their handprints in the cement at the new Birdwell Island recreation center, but Clifford encounters a problem! Clifford is blamed for the mischief of a not very well-behaved dog named Bob.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In a final application, locate a position on the surface of the earth with a two-dimensional version of GPS technology. Then close by finding the tangent line to a parabola, thereby solving a problem in differential calculus and witnessing how precalculus paves the way for the next big mathematical adventure.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 18
Language
English
Description
Finish the course with a helpful summary of the main issues and arguments involved in the current state of cybersecurity throughout the world. Then, take an intriguing peek into the future to explore possible-and even radical-new developments that may shape this powerful and important topic for years to come.
Author
Series
One Piece volume 61
Language
English
Description
The Straw Hats' new ship gets a name, and Franky shows off some of its special features as the gang goes sky high to avoid being sunk by the marines!
36) Spring forward
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c1999
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of the changing seasons has Paul, a short-fused ex-con who finds unlikely comfort, stability, and camaraderie when he takes an odd job in park maintenance. On his first day, he's teamed with Murph, a groundskeeping veteran who manages to defuse an outburst between Paul and their snide supervisor. Paul sticks with the job, and, as the months pass, he and Murph work their way through events both mundane and monumental, all the...
38) Food forward
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Food Forward showcases innovators and pioneers - food rebels - transforming the way we grow and eat our food. We meet farmers, chefs, teachers, scientists, fishermen and ranchers in more than 50 cities across the country who are all providing new solutions to help combat America2s growing food challenges.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment/ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After a mysterious event causes a global blackout in which everyone in the world sees their lives six months into the future, a team of Los Angeles FBI agents try to find the cause of the blackout while dealing with the fallout from their own visions.