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Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2000.
Description
When completed, China's Three Gorges Dam will tower 607 feet in the air and weigh 40 Great Pyramids. Other than China's Great Wall, it will be the only man-made object visible from the moon. Supporters see it as key to a new China, controlling floods and bringing hydroelectric power to one of its least-developed areas. Critics voice a litany of concerns--from environmental to flooding the spectacular area for which it's named. We trace its story--from...
30002) Lake Los Angeles
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
An award-winning narrative that tackles human trafficking with a sensitive style and dreamlike cinematography, LAKE LOS ANGELES is the story of two unlikely companions, a lonely Cuban exile and an undocumented Mexican girl struggling to survive in an unforgiving environment.. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Cine Latino Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.. "[With] captivating performances...
30004) Stake Land
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
America is a lost nation. When an epidemic of vampirism strikes and his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Gossip Girl’s Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (In the Cut’s Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead. Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America’s heartland, searching for a better place to call home while taking down...
30005) Shakespeare Series: Ollo
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Shakespearean Drama of the Highest Quality Performed at an authentic recreation of The Globe. With performances by world famous award winning Shakespearean actors this series has recaptured the Elizabethan flavor of Shakespeare's own Globe productions by staging them just as they were seen in the 16th century. Shakespeare's keen understanding of jealousy in love results in perhaps his greatest triumph as a stage play, and his prime example of the...
30006) The Great Tours: A Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt: Episode 5,The Great Sphinx and the Giza Plateau
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Explore the pyramid complex of Khafre and its remarkable necropolis. Then study the legendary Sphinx and its symbolism, as well as the Sphinx Temple and the richly adorned tomb of Queen Meresankh. Conclude with the pyramid complex of Menkaure and its innovative architecture, and the recently discovered Lost City of the Pyramid Builders.
30007) Jesus as Messiah in Mark
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
[Mark 1–10] Begin your look the New Testament with the first of several lectures on the four gospels—the narratives of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In Mark (which was likely the first to be written), you’ll be reintroduced to the powerful story that continues to captivate people around the world.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Unravel the long history of how nonverbal communication has evolved, how and why we originally interacted with others, and how the biological history of our bodies suggests that our ability to communicate verbally was so limited, the only way we could send messages to friends and foes was through facial expressions and body language. You’ll also explore the seven emotions communicated most strongly and accurately through our faces.
30010) Singing Pictures
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
For generations, Patua (Chitrakar) communities of West Bengal, India have been painters and singers of stories depicted in scrolls. The Patuas tell the stories of Muslim saints (pirs and fakirs) as well as Hindu Gods and Goddesses, and offer devotion to saints at Muslim shrines.
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
We explore the exciting world of the mythic beasts called "MONSTER TRUCKS". Weighing 10,000 pounds, these mammoth vehicles entertain and enthrall with their sheer power. We travel behind the scenes to meet the men who race these mechanical mammoths.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In a panoramic overview of the Smithsonian Institution, begin at the National Museum of American History and its collection of historical treasures. Continue with the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the phenomenal collections of the National Air and Space Museum. Conclude with the wealth of art museums on the National Mall.
30013) The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know: Episode 20,How We Search for Dark Matter
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Dig deeper into the quest to understand dark matter. Start by ruling out plausible early explanations, including that dark matter is invisible ordinary matter like cold hydrogen gas or rogue planets. Also rebut some popular exotic theories. Then Dr. Lincoln outlines current experiments to pin down this elusive substance, among them his own work with high-energy particle accelerators.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Guatemala for nearly 36 years was also a country ripped apart by a brutal civil war between the military government and the rural Mayan population. In 1996, the United Nations brokered the final cease-fire. Mass graves now mar the countryside and efforts sanctioned by the present government have been underway to uncover, identify and properly rebury the dead. Dr. Clyde Snow, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, has been traveling to Guatemala...
30015) Smile Upon Us, Lord
Publisher
Stage Russia
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
30016) SWAT Miami
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
In a city beset with drugs and violence, the Miami SWAT team confronts wave after wave of crimes. Miami is the gateway for cocaine in America with dealers and traffickers fighting for control, and in just the last year, 217 people were killed in drug-related violence.. With an arsenal of military grade weapons at their disposal, the SWAT team is also responsible for tackling armed robberies and being at the frontline of terrorist attacks.
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