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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or discoveries, from the Bronze Age to late antiquity, and...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Cat tales: They may have stolen many hearts, and the internet, but cats can be perplexing pets. As much cuddly and playful as they are aloof and uncaring, they've often raised the question: Did humans ever really domesticate felines? And what more can science tell us about a relationship that predates history?
Dog tales: Dogs have been our companions for thousands of years. But why? Do they really love us, or are they just in it for the food? Scientists...
49) Meet the letters
Author
Series
Publisher
Prepschool Prep Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Learning Letters Has Never Been This Easy!™
Meet the Letters makes learning letters fun and easy with adorable characters that your child will soon know and love! Children can easily learn to recognize all the upper and lowercase letters in a few weeks. Preschool Prep Series™ DVDs have won hundreds of awards and are used in millions of homes and schools around the world. You will be amazed at what your little one can learn!™
Featuring:...
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When you're suffering from insomnia, worrying about not getting enough sleep makes it even worse. Discover how environmental factors could be causing your sleeplessness, and learn essential coping skills, such as stress reduction, meditations and dietary changes.--Producer
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Introduces babies and toddlers to their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, as well as their hands and feet in three different languages: English, Spanish, and French. This whimsical introduction to the human form features delightful imagery of children, animals, puppets, famous paintings and scuptures, classic music and every childs favorite interactive song, "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes."
Publisher
Youth Sports Club
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Soccer Fast Footwork Drills provides some of the most creative individualized offensive skills of the game, including basic and advanced footwork drills for shaking defenders, as well as developing ball control, which will lead to more scoring opportunities in games. Many of the drills in this video are used by some of the best players in the world, and can be performed in a confined area with limited players. Covered in this program are: basic footwork...
Publisher
Youth Sports Club
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Coach Lou Fratello presents drills for youth level soccer, creative drills that some of the best soccer goalkeepers in the world use to perfect and enhance their skills. These 37 goal tending drills focus on perfecting and enhancing fundamentals, and includes goalkeeping conditioning drills, lateral skill techniques, diving skills and drills, punting techniques, breakaway goalie defense, advanced skills, and fun games. Mastery of these basic and advanced...
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Touring Australia brings home some of the world's greatest natural wonders, and most dynamic cosmopolitan cities. You'll visit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide. Touring New Zealand is like a dream come true, visiting more than 100 sites on the North and South Islands.
Series
Great courses. Science and mathematics volume 177
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents 24 calculus lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird.
58) Galapagos
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Follow marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin as she explores 3,000 feet beneath the ocean, near the Galapagos islands, to collect rare and unusual species for study.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Relativity and quantum physics touch the very basis of physical reality, altering commonsense notions of space and time, cause and effect. Both have reputations for complexity, but the basic ideas behind relativity and quantum physics are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. The essence of relativity in a single sentence: The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion. Relativity and quantum physics are the gateway...
60) The big zoo
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Big Kids Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Travel to the Baltimore Zoo and see lions, tigers, rhinos, emus, snakes, bats, otters, goats, giraffes, hippos, porcupines, lizards, turtles, sitatungas, monkeys, penguins, bears, and prairie dogs. Learn why zebras have stripes and why flamingoes are pink. Experience feeding day at the Reptile House, visit the Zoo Hospital and meet all the people who make the Big Zoo work. An educational guide through the zoo. See why zebras have stripes and flamingos...
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