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1) Cow
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English
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Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold's first documentary immerses the audience in life on a dairy farm in rural England through the eyes of Luma, a cow. Empathetic and nearly wordless, the film opens during calving season and captures a world of animal existence that is ordered around service to humans.
2) Blackfish
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English
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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**.
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Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil, five spirited puppies who, from the moment they're born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It's a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human companion.
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English
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Inherited from Maria Montessori in 1907, the Montessori Method is a child-centered educational approach celebrating and nurturing each child's desire to learn â€" an approach valuing the human spirit and full child development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The Montessori Method is increasing in popularity and more and more Montessori schools are opening up around the world.
Curious to see how the Method works first hand, filmmaker
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2016.
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English
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Susan Packard's three keys to great leadership: leaders are connected, leaders keep their organizations fresh, and leaders show courage. Easier said than done? Sharing lessons learned from failures as well as successes, Packard describes how to stay connected to customers and colleagues, always remembering that connections are reciprocal. She explains how innovation maintains your freshness while keeping your team motivated and engaged. And she details...
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2022.
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English
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The world's greatest drummers reflect on the art of drumming and how it has shaped their lives. Features interviews with Ringo Starr from The Beatles, Taylor Hawkins from Foo Fighters, Stewart Copeland from The Police, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann from Grateful Dead, Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
8) Understanding the world's greatest structures: science and innovation from antiquity to modernity
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[2011]
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English
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"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey...
9) How to draw
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English
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Drawing is one of humanity's oldest forms of expression, with existing examples dating back an astonishing 80,000 years or more. Older than written language by tens of thousands of years, drawing developed across millennia, forming the base of many of the world's artistic traditions..
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[2012]
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English
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A window to Europe was what Peter the Great wanted to create when, in 1703, he laid the foundation stone for the new capital city of his Russian empire. He sent 50,000 serfs into the swampy delta of the Neva to pound the harbor city out of the ground. Under Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg finally became the thriving metropolis which Peter the Great had dreamed of.
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[2012]
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English
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"Venice--a romantic, melancholy city, this we know. But insatiable? And yet this latter characteristic defines Venice more aptly than anything else. For it was in this spirit that Venice emerged. It was the spirit of merchants dedicated to exploring any way of buying the best goods at the best price, who undertook arduous and perilous journeys so that they could offer for sale the most exquisite, precious objects and who risked everything for the...
13) Canary
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Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth's history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of climate change-his life's work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.
14) Dancer
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English
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Bad boy ballet superstar Sergei Polunin was the youngest principal male dancer in the Royal Ballet until stardom pushed him to the brink of self-destruction.
15) Whales
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English
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Did you know that whales breathe air just like people do? How about that a blue whale is one of the biggest mammals that ever lived? Discover these fascinating facts and more in this updated deep-dive into the biology of whales, including the latest information on whale sizes and statistics, how and why some whales use echolocation, and stories of recent whale rescue efforts. Gail Gibbons is a titan in the field of children's nonfiction, having published...
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[2024]
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English
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"Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim part of herself. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well-baked pie"--
17) Free solo
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
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English
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Practicing Subtraction Has Never Been This Much Fun!™
Meet the Math Facts made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Subtraction provides hours of practice so that you will be able to recall subtraction equations from 0 to 10 with rapid SPEED!
Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won over 100 awards! These...
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English
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Practicing Addition Has Never Been This Much Fun!™
Meet the Math Facts made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Addition provides hours of practice so that you will be able to recall addition equations to 10+10 with rapid SPEED!
Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won over 100 awards! These educational...
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English
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Practicing Division Has Never Been This Much Fun!™
Meet the Math Facts made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Division provides hours of practice so that you will be able to recall division from 0 to 12 with rapid SPEED!
Primary School Prep is a division of Preschool Prep Company, home to a complete set of learning tools that have won over 100 awards! These educational products...
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