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Publisher
[Distributed by] WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
After 300 years of relative isolation, China is reaching out to the rest of the world looking for resources, food, friends, and safe places to invest its new fortune. Follow this still-unexplored story of the stunning global transformation taking place.
Publisher
F+W Media, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This season Kristen Omdahl shares crochet motifs, knitted ruffles, and advice for combining knit and crochet techniques. Every episode includes a Getting Started tutorial with Eunny Jang for knitters of all skill levels. Learn how to shape sleeves and necklines for knitted sweaters, design a knitted skirt, learn one-color slip-stitch tricks, shape intarsia knitting, knit lace motifs, dive into sock techniques, and more!
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Join passionate experts and enthusiasts traveling through Britain and bringing to light unexpected and surprising historical gems that shaped the nation. From crumbling industrial sites to elegant country mansions, this series reveals fascinating secrets of Britain's treasured heritage.
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Traces anthropological research in human evolution, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakeys' discoveries in the African Rift Valley and Olduai Gorge, Johanson's work in Hadar, Ethiopia. Includes discussion of dating techniques such as laser dating, and the search for a common ancestor.an.
Gives a history of anthropological research, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakeys'...
7) The spill
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, a 'serial environmental criminal' that left behind a long trail of problems, deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations, which many now believe should have triggered action by federal regulators.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Shows footage of earthquakes, volcanoes, severe storms and tornadoes as National Geographic cameras travel the world, venturing to the brink of erupting volcanoes, into the paths of deadly pyroclastic flows, along massive fault lines, and aboard vehicles barreling toward massive tornadoes, all in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Shows an erupting volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Travels in the Midwest's infamous "Tornado Alley" with...
Publisher
Vigil Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.
Publisher
Guardian Studios
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Hawkins returns to the Bananas stage for his second act of great stand-up and musical parodies that the whole family will love. His comedy is a blend of parodies, original music, physical comedy, impersonations, and old-fashioned stand-up. Includes unscripted moments caught on tape, interview, and reality bits.
Publisher
Travelscope LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Joseph and Julie are California Dreamin' as they celebrate their anniversary along the state's romantic coast. Their coastal tour begins in Southern California's Topanga Canyon and follows the winding shoreline north to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and to the edge of the Big Sur. Highlights include strolling through the vineyards of Malibu's little known, but star-studded wineries, pedaling along the beach in Santa Barbara and wine sampling and...
15) Inside LSD
Publisher
NGHT
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Could LSD be the next drug in your doctor's arsenal? New experiments have a few researchers believing that this 'trippy' drug could become a pharmaceutical of the future, thinking it may enhance brain power, expand creativity, and cure disease. Outlawed in 1970, the street drug developed a reputation as the dangerous toy of the counterculture, capable of inspiring either moments of genius, or a descent into madness. Now...take...a fresh look into...
16) Exodus
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution for Europe. Told through camera-phone footage filmed by the families themselves as they leave their homes on dangerous journeys seeking safety and refuge.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
David Starkey examines the story of the English crown from the fall of Rome to the 1660s. Starkey covers nearly 250 years, from Charles II to Victoria. Replete with infidelities, betrayals, and rivalries, English history emerges as a compelling family saga.
Publisher
Distributed by NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010] ©2007
Language
English
Description
Brand new season, all new machines. Mighty Machines is a unique series for young children, featuring exciting live footage, friendly and informative characters, dynamic music, and delightful humor.
At the scrap yard, the squashed cars and other scrap metal go into Shredder, a huge machine that shreds whole cars into little bits! An oil truck has tipped over and needs help getting back on his wheels. A brand new tow truck is put to the test to see...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join scientists and citizens alike as they observe the first total solar eclipse to traverse the US mainland in more than a generation. Discover the storied history of eclipse science and follow current, cutting-edge research into the solar corona.
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1967, Porter Wagoner hired Dolly to sing on his weekly TV show. They worked together for over a decade and enjoyed many hit duets before and after Dolly's solo career took off with her classics Coat of Many Colors, Jolene and I Will Always Love You, and others. This special collection features historic performances from The Porter Wagoner Show and the Dolly series spanning 1967-1977 and includes favorite songs not only by Dolly and Porter but...
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