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Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Patrick Dykstra is a man who has dedicated his life to his great passion - diving with and filming whales. Over the years, Patrick has learned how whales communicate, how they perceive other creatures in the water, and how they behave in his immediate presence.
3) Kenya
Publisher
EPF Media
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Trans women face extreme violence in Mexico City, and sex workers are even more vulnerable. This raw and deeply affecting portrait of Kenya gives an insider's view of the impact that violence has on the community, and how complex life is for them. Kenya witnesses her friend Paola being murdered by a client. When the murderer is released, Kenya embarks on a lengthy battle for justice, backed up by her "sisters." A debut of great integrity. Nominated...
Author
Publisher
S&s/Simon Element, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby no question about Jews is off-limits. They go there. They cover Jews and money. Jews and power. Jews and privilege. Jews and white privilege. The Black and Jewish struggle. Emmanuel asks, Did Jews kill Jesus? To which Noa responds, "Why are Jewish people history's favorite scapegoat?" They unpack Judaism itself: Is it a religion, culture, a peoplehood, or a race? And: Are you antisemitic if you're anti-Zionist? The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From massive aerial battles that clouded the skies with planes to deathly secret operations deep behind enemy lines, the events of World War II are some of the most awe-inspiring of all time. Discover legendary commanders, tremendous fights, elite soldiers, and courageous individuals whose deeds truly made the difference in this jaw-dropping guide to the biggest war the world has ever seen.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them.
Author
Publisher
Happy Yak
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know a wētāpunga is the heaviest insect of all, or that fairy wasps aren't quite as cute as their name? Explore magical insect stories from around the world and learn about different types of bugs, from the weaver ant to the whirligig beetle. Discover why bugs are so important to out planet, and why we need to help protect them, in this enchanting guide to the insect world."--Page [4] of cover,
Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Español
Description
If you keep doing the same old thing, you will never have different results. The only way out of the economic misery you live in is by rejecting the laws of economic destruction and embracing the laws of financial restoration. The laws of economic destruction are the Law of the Unhappy Heart, the Law of the Impatient Soul, the Law of the Independent Spirit, the Law of the Disorganized Mind and the Law of Sowing and Reaping. In contrast, the laws of...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris's iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World's Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it?
12) Tesla
Series
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Nikola Tesla has come to be seen by many as a tragic figure, a visionary engineer who died impoverished and largely forgotten--eclipsed by names such as Edison and Marconi. A tireless inventor who registered numerous patents and developed many working prototypes, Tesla would become most famous for his dazzling demonstrations. Audiences flocked to see him send thousands of volts of electricity pulsing through his body, dazzled by the spectacle of...
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