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Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
This biography of Ulysses S. Grant paints a nuanced portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders. The greatest hero of the Civil War, Grant was a brilliant military strategist who rose from obscurity to a rank held previously only by George Washington. However, the strength of the Confederate resistance forced Grant into a hard war that destroyed the South and led to his being labeled "a butcher." Propelled into the White House by his battlefield...
Pub. Date
2004, 1998.
Language
Español
Description
It began as a border dispute, but soon escalated into a 16-month conflict that transformed a continent. Tells the exciting and dramatic story of a war that cost Mexico nearly half its territory. Studies both sides of the conflict, presents a historical panorama filled with unforgettable characters like Mexian President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, General Zachary Taylor, and Winfield Scott. Relive their grand ideas and the passion of a conflict that...
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 2002, an immense, 200-meter-thick ice shelf the size of Manhattan collapsed into the ocean off the Antarctic Peninsula, shocking scientists and raising the alarming possibility that we may be heading toward an ice-free Antarctica, last seen a million years ago. That would raise world sea levels so high that New York City would be flooded up to the level of the Statue of Liberty's shoulders. But could this really happen? Is Antarctica's surprising...
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Its been sixty years since Indian independence. Presented is the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization and the largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India's population will overtake China's within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the United States by the 2030s. A journey of sights and sounds, and achievements, go from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Join Caillou as he explores everyday life, where ordinary daily events spark his imagination. Children will be inspired by Caillou's pretend play, and they will join in the role-playing fun where beds become boats, a garden becomes a jungle, and they can become anything they can imagine. Includes character bios, information for parents, and more.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Red and her friends are having a picnic in the park, but she has no energy to join in the fun. Could it have something to do with her unhealthy snack choices? Super Why and his friends head into the story of Hansel and Gretel to meet the equally tired and grouchy witch. They convince the witch to trade in her gingerbread house for something both delicious and nutritious.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This documentary looks not only at how his talent, style and imagination have shaped all of our lives, but also at the influences that shaped and molded the man himself. Through interviews with the people who worked closely with him or chronicled his life, we gain unique insight into what made him tick. In a never before broadcast, exclusive interview, Steve Jobs expounds his own philosophy of life, and offers advice to us all on changing our own...
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Michael Wood embarks on four quests from Greek, Celtic, Biblical and Indian myth. Each journey opens up universal themes as Michael goes in search not only of the historical past and literal truth, but also of the mythic past and archetypal stories that reflect and have sustained human existence since the beginning of time. The famous myths examined are: the Queen of Sheba, King Arthur, Shangri-La, and Jason and the Golden Fleece.
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"...goes beyond the tombstones, monuments, and mausoleums to tour an assortment of graveyards from Key West to Alaska. Along the way you will discover that family mementos, funny epitaphs, annual celebrations, and local traditions are only a small part of what people leave behind." Container.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Features interviews with religious leaders and politicians as they are asked what inspires them in these challenging times, as more and more people are turning to religion and spirituality to gain a sense of meaning and understanding with what they are facing.