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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Shares the author's minute-by-minute account of his religiously transformative near-death experience and revealing week-long coma, describing his scientific study of near-death phenomena while explaining what he learned about the nature of human consciousness. "Near-death experiences are controversial. Thousands of people have had them, but many in the scientific community have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those people....
Publisher
Neon
Language
English
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John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
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Series
Language
English
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The latest edition of one of the bestselling Microsoft Office books of all time!
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Film Ideas
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
This collection of documentaries looks at the most worldly and the most consequential events of the 20th Century. It is extremely rare that a series of this magnitude can offer such a unique clarity of events, credibly enhanced with insider accounts. It's all covered! An important and extensive collection documenting the significance of wars, politics, tragedies, achievements, influences, events and people.
Language
English
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Description
As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues...
6) Meru
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
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Description
Three renowned climbers navigate nature’s harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas. Winner of the Audience Award for Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. *"A triumph of editing and narrative beyond "Are you kidding me?" visuals, Meru is a climbing story with...
7) Blackfish
Language
English
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Description
Killer whales – beloved, yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously – lie at the heart of BLACKFISH, which expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (ii, 72 p., ii, 73 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
"This course of 24 half-hour lectures celebrates the sheer joy of mathematics, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers. Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and other venues. Although racing a calculator to solve a difficult problem may seem like a superhuman achievement, Professor Benjamin...
9) Pavarotti
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
Academy Award winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of The Voice. The Man. The Legend. Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world. This cinematic event features history-making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage and cutting-edge Dolby Atmos technology. A riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people.
11) Code black
Language
English
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Description
In his vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut, physician Ryan McGarry gives us unprecedented access to America's busiest Emergency Department. Amidst real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of charismatic young doctors-in-training as they wrestle with both their ideals and the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at the **Los Angeles Film Festival.**...
12) Maiden
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
The true story of skipper Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World race.
14) Walk with me
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
With unprecedented access, WALK WITH ME takes us deep inside the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, and captures the life of a monastic community who have given up all their possessions for one common purpose – to practice the art of mindfulness. This visceral film is a meditation on a community determined to develop a deep sense of presence, not just for themselves but for all those they love. As the seasons come and...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by natures conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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Description
Follows pop singer Justin Bieber during 10 days counting down to his Aug. 31, 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden. Includes footage from his My World Tour, interviews with family and friends, a visit to his original home town in Canada, and some of the story and videos of his childhood.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
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Description
A visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year-round. The research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close-knit international population of scientists, technicians and craftsmen. Isolated from the rest of the world, enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets, Antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most...
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