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Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 28
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Through all their missions and adventures, the tightknit group of friends who make up the Sisterhood have learned one vital lesson: everybody has a weak spot. In the case of Yoko Wong's dear friend Garland Lee, the multimillion-selling performer known as America's beloved songbird, that weak spot was trusting her lawyer, Arthur Forrester. For years, he's taken advantage of her faith in him to amass a secret fortune. And now, in the deepest betrayal...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Vivian Miller is a dedicated CIA counterintelligence analyst assigned to uncover the leaders of Russian sleeper cells in the United States. On track for a much-needed promotion, she's developed a system for identifying Russian agents, seemingly normal people living in plain sight. After accessing the computer of a potential Russian operative, Vivian stumbles on a secret dossier of deep-cover agents within America's borders. A few clicks later, everything...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
HIV and AIDS still pose a major threat to African-American men who engage in high risk behavior. These men need to know if they are HIV-positive to benefit from life-saving therapies and avoid infecting others. A Production of the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Series
James May's things you need to know volume Series 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Although life in the 21st-century emphasizes personal health and fitness, we tend to ignore the inner workings of our bodies, leaving matters of anatomy and physiology to the medical experts. That was certainly true for British TV presenter and Top Gear star James May-until he realized his body was the most impressive vehicle he'd ever own. In this program May pursues questions about the design and mechanics of the human body, from "How did I get...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This program looks at what hospitals are doing to keep infection to a minimum. Specifically highlighted is methicillin-resistant staph aureus, or MRSA, and the steps being taken to fight MRSA infections. We'll also explore what patients can do to decrease their risk of hospital-acquired infections, including proper hand-washing and sanitizing.
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Language
English
Description
Get smart or get stung! This ABC News program gives new meaning to "let the buyer beware" as it exposes things that some advertisers, restaurant proprietors, and dentists would rather people didn't know about-like misleading before-and-after photos, questionable charges on the dinner bill, and risks associated with dental veneers. Ways to frustrate credit card/ATM thieves are also examined, as are approaches to dealing with legal but sneaky tactics...
Pub. Date
[2009], c2008
Language
English
Description
Almost every American will have surgery at least once during his or her lifetime. How can a patient ensure the best possible outcome when facing a surgical procedure? This program provides reassuring guidance and personal strategies that individuals should take into account before undergoing an operation. Helpful case studies feature a former secret service agent who intensely questioned his surgeon about his impending heart surgery, and a 19-year-old...
Series
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Language
English
Description
Exploring the antithesis of the wave model, this album of eight computer-animated video segments looks at the particle approach to studying light. Black-body radiation, Planck's constant, the Photoelectric Effect, and the work of James Clerk Maxwell are presented as forerunners to Einstein's concept of photon frequency. Examples of a slope intercept graph and a revised double-slit experiment using light-sensitive paper segue to an illustration of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Which continent is the largest? What is the composition of the air we breathe? What are the seven natural wonders of the world? You may have once learned the answers to these questions in school, but for most of us those early lessons have faded and been replaced by the minutiae of our daily lives. Yet it can often be helpful to have these facts at your fingertips?and with Everything You Need to Know About Everything, now you can!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The million-copy bestseller by 'the man who remade motherhood' (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development"--
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Rocks, minerals and fossils. "Teaches what rocks are and how they are formed. Learn this and more, as science enthusiast Max Orbit explores introductory goeology in this fun-filled, activity-packed program that introduces kids to the fascinating world of rock,s minerals and fossils"--Container.
The scientific method: "Teaches how to ask the right questions to find reliable solutions. We solve problems everyday. We also ask questions everyday. In...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2013
Language
English
Description
There's a new trade deal being negotiated in secret by the government and Big Business that's even larger than NAFTA: the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a coalition of North and South American and Asian trading partners. How might the TPP affect trade unions and U.S. copyright and patent laws, not to mention environmental, health, and safety regulations? In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill discusses the Partnership with two perceptive observers...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Viewers will learn about political 'platforms' and party 'tickets', as well as fascinating facts about former presidents that will stimulate discussion. In addition, the qualifications of a presidential candidate, the rise of political parties, how presidential caucuses and primaries work, the role of national conventions, the voting process itself, and the role of the Electoral College are discussed.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
This program takes young viewers on a journey to different types of biomes around the globe, from tropical rain forests, to mountains, deserts and the ocean. Live-action footage and colorful graphics teach kids about different regions and climates and explain what an ecosystem is, and examines the impact living organisms and their environments have on each other. A terrarium project shows viewers how they can build their own living ecosystem.
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