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1) Colosseum
Series
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This series brings to life the rise & fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating arenas in history. COLOSSEUM utilizes live action sequences and special effects to infuse excitement into the narrative of each character.
Series
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A documentary immersion into all things Eco, Davide Ferrario's film takes us on a tour of Umberto Eco's private library, guided by the author himself. Combining new footage with material he shot with Eco in 2015 for a video installation for the Venice Biennale, Ferrario documents this incredible collection and the man who amassed it. As Eco leads us among the more than 50,000 volumes, we also gain insight into the library of the mind of this vastly...
Series
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to recently declassified documents, A HISTORY OF AN ASSIGNMENT uncovers an unknown episode of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The threat of nuclear conflict was not eliminated by the Khrushchev-Kennedy negotiations. Indeed, Fidel Castro, who was not invited to take part in the talks, learned about them from the press and was greatly hurt to see Cuba become a bargaining chip between the USSR and the USA and his own role reduced to that of an extra....
Series
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jadav lives on an island in the middle of a river. When floodwaters begin destroying the island's trees, Jadav starts planting bamboo. The shoots grow...Follow the true-life story of Jadav, the boy who grew up in a forest. His 1,300-acre sanctuary-that's over 900 football fields of forest-stands as an important reminder of a powerful truth: A single person can make an incredible difference.
Series
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
One of us is a wind bird, a sky skipper, a diamond dipper, dancing on your string. Another is red, delicious-with a quick twist of your wrist, you free it from the tree. You gasp when one of us roars, mane exploding, sizzling-a lion of the sky. Two of us are knitted twins, soft as kittens, warm as hugs, waiting to hold your hands.
Series
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Every day, the big trucks go to work. They scoop and hoist and push.Digger begins caring for the flower-watering it, protecting it, singing it to sleep. But when time comes for the trucks to put a building where the flower grows, what will Digger do? Will he be able to save the flower? Is there any place where lovely little flowers can still flourish?
12) ¡Tierra, sí!
Series
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando la Tierra se siente un poco sola, se decide a visitar a sus amigos en el sistema solar. Son todos muy talentosos en su único, especial modo: Mercurio es locamente veloz, Urano es súper frío, con dulces sombras y temperaturas que pueden alcanzar los 223°C bajo cero. Júpiter no solo es grande sino también ligero de pies cuando baila.Entonces, ¿qué tiene la Tierra de especial? No es el planeta más grande, ni el más veloz, ni...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country's diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 17
Language
English
Description
Like the land forces, the opposing navies also reached a stalemate. The Battle of Jutland in May 1916 was the only large-scale British-German naval clash, and it ended indecisively. The naval blockade imposed by the British on Germany was of far greater effect.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 9
Language
English
Description
Once the new dynamics of industrial war had been recognized, there followed a series of months-long battles of attrition. You examine the battles of Verdun and Somme in 1916, and in 1917 the French Champagne Offensive and the Third Battle of Ypres, also called Passchendaele.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 22
Language
English
Description
A range of voices spoke out against the conflict as it deepened, including workers, pacifists, and even a decorated British officer, Siegfried Sassoon. At the same time, radical socialists saw in the war an opening for world revolution.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 4
Language
English
Description
This lecture analyzes the immediate events that led to war, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary at Sarajevo in June 1914 to the diplomatic chain reactions that followed in the July Crisis.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 14
Language
English
Description
Attempts to break the immobility of trench warfare produced storm troopers, fearless warriors habituated to the trench landscape to a disturbing degree. Two ordinary soldiers seemed to enjoy the war too much: Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 28
Language
English
Description
World War I had a profound impact on American society. You explore the sophisticated propaganda campaign launched to rouse the nation to arms, the massive economic mobilization, and the encounter of American doughboys overseas with the "old continent."
Author
Series
World War I The "Great War" volume 7
Language
English
Description
The Western Front soon froze into static trench warfare and horrific slaughter from attempts to break this deadlock. Generals on both sides sought a breakthrough that would allow sweeping offensives and glorious cavalry charges. These never came.
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