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Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every November, nearly half a million 4th graders read “Island of the Blue Dolphins”. For many, this is their first real reading experience, their first 'chapter book.' Educators selected Scott O'Dell's novel because it's a very exciting story of survival and empowerment, sort of a female Robinson Crusoe. Overall, almost 10 million copies have been sold. The book tells the story of a 12 year-old Native American girl who was left alone for 18 years...
Publisher
Kantola Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
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...
5) Walk with me
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
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...
6) Classical stretch age reversing workouts for beginners: Mobility & bone strengthening for beginners
Publisher
Amazon
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Mobility: Low mobility can mean difficulty with daily tasks and movements that once seemed simple. Feel and younger by increasing range of motion with this easy-to-follow Essentrics workout. Bone Strengthening: This slow-paced, beginner workout will pump blood into bones and through the entire body. The Essentrics technique strengthens and protects bones through mild, yet effective, movement. Both workouts include ten minute 'How-To' clips.
7) 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.
8) Samsara
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, its mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
For centuries, humans have sought to express beauty in architecture and art, but it is only recently that neuroscience is helping to determine how and why beauty plays an important role in our wellbeing.Architects and neuroscientists are embarking on a new field of study in which subliminal responses to one's built environment may influence the future of design. Experts argue that positive subliminal reactions lead to a pleasurable experience, one...
11) Pluto and beyond
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto in 2015, Earthlings were dazzled by the breathtaking images it beamed home. They revealed a never-before-seen alien landscape - a world of mountains made of ice mixed with plains of frozen-solid methane and nitrogen. After over two years of poring over the data, NASA has made remarkable new discoveries about everyone's favorite dwarf planet. But New Horizons didn't stop there.
13) The harvest
Publisher
Cinema Libre
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Follows underage migrant agricultural laborers who pick produce and aren't protected by child labor laws.
Publisher
Amazon
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Developed by Miranda Esmonde-White, it has two main goals: To increase your flexibility and range of motion and to create long lean muscles by simultaneously stretching and strengthening the body.
Presents stretching workouts to relieve and prevent back pain.
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
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.
19) Stuffed
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told through the eyes and hands of acclaimed artists across the world, STUFFED explores the surprising world of taxidermy, where sculptors must also be scientists. From a studio in Los Angeles that has elevated taxidermy to the forefront of fashion, to fine artists in the Netherlands, these passionate experts push creative boundaries while revealing the importance of preserving nature. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**.
20) Leviathan
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the most critically-acclaimed documentaries in recent years, LEVIATHAN is a groundbreaking, immersive portrait of the contemporary commercial fishing industry. Directed by the award-winning filmmakers of *Sweetgrass* and *Foreign Parts*, LEVIATHAN is a purely visceral, cinematic experience. Nominated for the Truer Than FIction Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Winner of the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the **Locarno...
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