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1) Exodus
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English
Description
The dry season is now upon the animals of the Serengeti, the toughest of times for some but a food bonanza for others. The increasing drought turns the waterhole into a death trap for the herds, but for the lions it's a gift and Kali and her cubs are finally able to enjoy life back in the heart of the pride. Jasari and his wild dog family are under siege from Zalika and her hyena clan, so they must train their pups to fight back if they are going...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
History unlocks the truths and myths behind the world of epic heroes and villains. Examine the complex soul of the prophet Moses who defeated the Pharaoh and the Egyptian army, and lead his people out of Egypt. See how Joshua's army infiltrated and destroyed Jericho from the inside out. Discover the stories of King Ramses II and such ancient marvels as the temple at Karnak and the rock temple at Abu Simbel.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A History Channel documentary. After six years of research Egyptologists, geologists, and theologians shed new light on the Exodus and the era's ruling Egyptian Dynasty. Virtual account of stories like the birth of Moses, the ten plagues, and the parting of the Red Sea.
Author
Series
Tales of Starlight volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Adrian Masters continues his relentless march toward the bitterly cold Northlands of Starlight. Ravaged by a deadly disease and accompanied by two chldren, Adrian carries Marcelle in a vegetative state, hoping Alaph, king of the Northlands, will supply a way to reunite her near-death body with her wandering spirit. Time is of the essence. Invading solders from Major Four are marching toward the Southlands viliiage to do battle against the dragon...
7) Exodus
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus, blockaded in a Cyprus harbor by British warships. The film...
Pub. Date
[2005], c2005
Language
English
Description
Blue-collar jobs have been leaving America for decades. Now, thousands of higher paying positions are also moving abroad. This program examines the pros and cons of white-collar outsourcing, highlighting emotional and ideological divisions on the topic. It also studies real-life examples of outsourcing in action. An in-depth look at India's booming call center industry-which provides systematic training for Mumbai workers in American standards of...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When thunderclouds begin to gather each year over Botswana's Kalahari, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first fat raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans.
Pub. Date
[2010], c1944
Language
English
Description
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. German troops retreat through the streets of Rome as U.S. troops enter and clear out snipers; Germans are captured. 2. Newly opened air raid shelters in London. 3. German positions near Cherbourg are bombed; U.S. troops liberate French villages. 4. Pope Pius XII blesses U.S. troops at the Vatican.
Author
Series
Escaping exodus volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Don't be alarmed - that dizzy pleasurable sensation you're experiencing is just your brain slowly exploding from all the wild magnificent worldbuilding in Nicky Drayden's Escaping Exodus. I loved these characters and this story, and so will you." - Sam J. Miller, Nebula-Award-winning author of The Art of Starving and Blackfish City The Compton Crook award-winning author of The Prey of Gods and Temper returns with a dazzling stand-alone novel, set...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When thunderclouds begin to gather each year over Botswana's Kalahari, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first fat raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Who were the apes that took the first faltering steps towards being human? At a remote place called Taung on the edge of the Kalahari Desert was found the skull of a three-year-old child who had died millions of years ago. Known as Taung Child, this infant was a member of a long-vanished species who could walk upright – they straddled the boundary between ape and man. But they were tiny and weak. How did they survive? This episode reconstructs how...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Despite having the largest oil reserves in the world, Venezuela’s economy is in a freefall, necessities have become scarce and tens of thousands of residents are fleeing across the border to Colombia. With support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Nadja Drost and videographer Bruno Federico report on the exodus.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Hundreds of communities in the Tierra Caliente de Guerrero, Mexico have been displaced by organized crime that wants to control territory to traffic drugs and exploit the natural resources. Refugees in a strange city, children reveal the humanitarian crisis of forced displacement and the consequences of relocation and violence in their lives.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a century. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers spent 13-hour days assembling...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c2000
Language
English
Description
As communism tightened its grip on what was once South Vietnam, a stream of refugees poured into America. This program uses poignant interviews and archival footage to reveal the fortitude of Vietnamese who faced the gravest hardships in their escape to the U.S. following the fall of Saigon. In addition, Vu-Duc Vuong, of the University of California, Berkeley, and South Vietnamese and American veterans give their firsthand views on the Vietnam War,...
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