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When the explore Team plans one of its philanthropic fact-finding missions, there's a whole side of our work that doesn't make it into the films we show — extensive research. Here you'll find some of the resources that we used to profile the stunning locations, inspiring organizations and selfless individuals featured on explore. We would also love to hear from you if you have any recommendations.
India
Articles
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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A Healthy Outlook for the Sex Trade
(PDF)
CNET News.com, 06/27/2006
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India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/30/2006
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In the Land of Four-Star Asceticism
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/13/2006
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In Teeming India, Water Crisis Means Dry Pipes and Foul Sludge
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/29/2006
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India's Cut-Price Space Program
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/14/2006
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Urban Cowboys Struggle With India's Sacred Strays
(PDF)
NY Times (From New Delhi Journal), 11/05/2008
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Launch of the "2005 AIDS Epidemic Update" Speech
(PDF)
UNAIDS, 11/21/2005
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Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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World Factbook - India
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 08/07/2008
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Para Teachers
(PDF)
Education for All in India, 12/01/2000
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See what she has achieved
(PDF)
The Hindu, 05/06/2002
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
Books
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India
by Stanley Wolpert
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
by George E. Ruckert
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A Concise History of Modern India (Cambridge Concise Histories)
by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer, M.K.Gandhi, and Gandhi
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - Second Half - Books Viii To Xix
by Dwight Whitney William
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Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)
by M. K. Gandhi
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A New History of India
by Stanley Wolpert
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The Indus script and the Rig-Veda
by Egbert Richter-Ushanas (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2001)
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The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - First Half - Books I To Vii
by Dwight Whitney William
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Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai, and Sissela
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer, M.K.Gandhi, and Gandhi (Paperback - Nov 12, 2002)
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India
Films
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Fire
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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Phantom India
Criterion Collection, 01/01/1989
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The Mahabharata
Image Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Culture Unplugged
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India - Kingdom of the Tiger (Large Format)
Sling Shot, 01/01/1989
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Slumdog Millionaire
Twentieth Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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The Namesake
20th Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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Made in India
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IMAX Presents - Kingdom of the Tiger
Slingshot/Vista Point Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Taj Mahal: The Story of Muslim India
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Ancient India: A Journey Back in Time (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World)
Kultur Video, 01/01/1989
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The Apu Triology
Artificial Eye, 01/01/1989
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Salaam Bombay!
MGM (Video & DVD), 01/01/1989
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The Soul Of India
Rick Ray Films, 01/01/1989
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Monsoon Wedding
Universal Studios, 01/01/1989
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Earth
New Yorker Video, 01/01/1989
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Water (2 DVD Special Edition)
Mongrel, 01/01/1989
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Ancient India: Today
The Orchard, 01/01/1989
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Families of India (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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Fire
Web Sites
Africa
Articles
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A Fragile Success in Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/25/2005
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Reggae Fans Get Up, Stand Up for a Birthday
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/2005
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Israel to Speed Immigration for Jews in Ethiopia
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/01/2005
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The G7 finance ministers meeting: Africa expects
(PDF)
The Economist, 02/03/2005
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MEDICINE; Into Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/27/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Tanzania: More Aid Sought
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/21/2005
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Strain of Polio From West Africa Stirs Fears in Ethiopia, U.N. Says
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/09/2005
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Development and governance: Helping Africa help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/30/2005
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Whatever it takes
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2005
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Africa acknowledges it must help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/07/2005
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Powerful women in Africa: Strong stuff
(PDF)
The Economist, 12/16/2004
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Tanzania Releases Man Held in '98 Bombing
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/23/2004
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: 3 U.S. - Financed Groups Expelled
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/01/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: Opposition Quits Vote Fraud Inquiry
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/08/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ghana: President Is Re-Elected
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/10/2004
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A Fragile Success in Africa
(PDF)
Books
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The Press And Political Culture In Ghana
by Jennifer Hasty
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Conspiracy to murder: the Rwandan genocide
By Linda Melvern, 10/10/2009
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Culture and Customs of Ghana (Culture and Customs of Africa)
by Steven J. Salm
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Rwanda and genocide in the twentieth century
By Alain Destexhe, 10/10/2009
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American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
by Kevin K. Gaines
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Arrested Development in Ethiopia: Essays on Underdevelopment, Democracy, and Self-Determination
by Seyoum Y. Hameso
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Soldiers to the rescue: humanitarian lessons from Rwanda
By Larry Minear, Philippe Guillot, 10/10/2009
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The path of a genocide: the Rwanda crisis from Uganda to Zaire
By Howard Adelman, Astri Suhrke, 10/10/2009
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Custodians Of The Land: Ecology & Culture In History Of Tanzania (Eastern African Studies)
by Gregory Maddox
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Rwanda's genocide: looking back : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations
By United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa, 10/10/2009
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Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda
By Michael N. Barnett, 10/10/2009
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Sacred Sites and the Colonial Encounter: A History of Meaning and Memory in Ghana
by Sandra E. Greene
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Priests, Witches and Power: Popular Christianity after Mission in Southern Tanzania (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
by Maia Green
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Justice on the grass: three Rwandan journalists, their trial for war crimes and a Nation’s Quest for Redemption
By Dina Temple-Raston, 10/10/2009
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Industrial Development in Tanzania: Some Critical Issues
by Rune Skarstein
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Education in Ethiopia: From Crisis to Brink of Collapse (NAI Discussion Papers)
by Tekeste Negash
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Shake hands with the devil: the failure of humanity in Rwanda
By Roméo Dallaire, Brent Beardsley, 10/10/2009
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The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)
by Richard Pankhurst
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Paul Kagame and Rwanda: power, genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
By Colin M. Waugh, 10/10/2009
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The Rwanda crisis: history of a genocide
By Gérard Prunier, 10/10/2009
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A History of Ethiopia Updated Edition
by Harold G. Marcus
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Tanzania: The Land and Its People
by John, Ndembwike
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The Press And Political Culture In Ghana
Films
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ABC News Nightline Into Africa
ABC News, 10/10/2009
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The Rwanda Series
National Film Board of Canada, 10/10/2009
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Hotel Rwanda
MGM, 10/10/2009
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60 Minutes - Hiding From Death
60 Minutes, 10/10/2009
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Rwanda: Living Forgiveness
Vision Video, 10/10/2009
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Time Machine: Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade? (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS)
PBS Paramount, 10/10/2009
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2007 Global Conference: Can Business Solve Africa's Challenges?
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
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Cosmos Global Documentaries EAST AFRICA Kenya, Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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60 Minutes - The War Against Women
CBS, 10/10/2009
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ABC Africa (2002)
New Yorker Video, 01/01/1989
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Families of Ghana (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Through My Eyes: A Film About Rwandan Youth
Choices, Inc, 10/10/2009
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Tanzania, East Africa
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Ethiopia, Africa
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Traditional Dances of Ghana
Vijay Rakhra Productions, 01/01/1989
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Worlds Together: Ethiopia (A Portrait)
Worlds Together, 01/01/1989
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Nature Parks SERENGETI & NGORONGORO Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Nature Wonders NGORONGORO CRATER Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Arts of Ghana
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX)
Imax, 10/10/2009
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ABC News Nightline Into Africa
Web Sites
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Global Issues – Africa
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United Nations – Africa
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BBC Country Profile – Ethiopia
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The World Bank: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Tanzania
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The Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda
10/10/2009
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AllAfrica: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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University of Pennsylvania: Rwanda Page
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Ghana
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CIA World Factbook – Tanzania
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CIA World Factbook – Ghana
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U.S Department of State: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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Infoplease
10/10/2009
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Lonely Planet: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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The Economist – Middle East and Africa
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CIA World Factbook
10/10/2009
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World Health Organization: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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NY Times – Africa
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BBC News | Rwanda: How the genocide happened
10/10/2009
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BBC – Africa
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CIA World Factbook – Ethiopia
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Global Issues – Africa
The Arctic
Articles
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Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/22/2009
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Russian Tycoons Agree on Sale of Arctic Mining Stake
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/06/2008
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Climate change is like 'World War Three'
(PDF)
Daily Telegraph, 05/11/2007
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No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/25/2005
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Polar bear seen in trouble, not endangered
(PDF)
Reuters, 04/25/2008
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Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/11/2007
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Russian warships to patrol Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/05/2008
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Turning to chemistry for alternative fuel
(PDF)
International Herald Tribune, 11/08/2007
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Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/03/2007
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Arctic claimants urged to obey U.N. rules
(PDF)
Reuters, 05/28/2008
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The Climate Movement We Have Been Waiting For
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/27/2007
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Climate change cannot be bargained with
(PDF)
The Guardian, 10/29/2007
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Does Al Gore's "Incovenient Truth" Really Have Errors?
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/21/2007
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Old Ways of Life Are Fading as the Arctic Thaws
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/20/2005
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How to stop climate change: the easy way
(PDF)
New Statesman, 11/08/2007
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As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/10/2005
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/24/2008
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Fuel Without the Fossil
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/09/2007
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The Future Is Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/21/2007
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The UN and climate change
The Economist, 11/01/2007
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Trooping the tribal colours
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/05/2008
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Global warming: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Melting Ice, Winds of Change
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/19/2003
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Climate change seen hurting poor regions
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 10/25/2007
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Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/02/2007
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Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice
(PDF)
Books
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
by John Houghton
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Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas
by Chad Kister
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An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore, Billy West (II), and Davis Guggenheim
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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
by Debbie Miller, Debbie S. Miller, and Jon Van Zyle
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The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change
by David de Rothschild
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
by Tim Flannery
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Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic
by Fredrik Granath and Mireille de la Lez
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic
by E. C. Pielou
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Arctic Dreams
by Barry Lopez
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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
Films
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Oil On Ice (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Lightyear, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Great North
Razor, 01/01/1989
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Discovery Channel Ice World
Artisan Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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National Geographic: Masters of the Arctic Ice
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 01/01/1989
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An Inconvenient Truth
Paramount, 01/01/1989
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NOVA: Arctic Passage
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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In the Wild: Polar Bears with Ewan McGregor
PBS, 01/01/1989
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Nanook Of The North
Reel Enterprises, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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Who Killed the Electric Car? by Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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Oil On Ice (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Web Sites
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
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NY Times
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Environmental Defense Fund
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Worldbank
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PEW Centre on Global Climate Change
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UN: Climate Change
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World Health Organization
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change (for Kids)
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Postcards from the Arctic, NY Times
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UN: Climate Change
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BBC News
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National Geographic
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
United States
Articles
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In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/16/2006
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Big Easy Music Survives Katrina
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 05/19/2006
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Soul survival
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
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Measuring snowfall is part art, part science
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/29/2006
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In New Orleans, Knives, Forks and Hammers
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
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Rough Start for Effort to Remake Faltering New Orleans Schools
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/21/2006
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At Home on the Slopes
(PDF)
NY Times
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After Losing a Friend, Pipeline Surfers Tempt Fate With a Deadly Passion
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/18/2005
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For Surfers, All Waves Lead to Hawaii
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/29/2006
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Wilder Shores Of Oahu
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/13/2003
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Pristine, but for How Long?
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/11/2007
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The new New Orleans
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
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Goose bumps at an L.A. mosque
(PDF)
LA Times, 09/04/2005
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Slide death offers another warning on judgment
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/14/2007
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Keeping Your Head Above the Snow
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/14/2004
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The Storm That Blew New Orleans Apart
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
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JOURNEYS; Jackson Hole Grows Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2003
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Drug Problems Escalate After Hurricane Katrina
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/05/2006
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Jackson Hole: The Thrills Feel Seismic
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/17/1996
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Homeland Security Details Gaps in Preparation
(PDF)
NPR.org, 06/16/2006
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2 skiers caught, 1 killed in slide
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/12/2007
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For New Orleans Neighborhoods, a Slow and Uneven Return
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
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WHAT'S NEXT; On the Slopes, High-Tech Sensors Probe for an Avalanche
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/06/2003
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The Aloha State Is Now Less Welcoming to Smokers
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2006
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Outlines Emerge for a Shaken New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
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Abundance Of Snowfall, And Daring, Proves Deadly
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/1996
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Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/03/2006
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Storm Communications No Big Easy
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/03/2006
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Hope Glimmers in New Orleans
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 09/11/2005
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Blown Away
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 04/01/2002
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Bush Repeats Vow to Help New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/30/2006
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Skier rescued from avalanche near resort
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/05/2007
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L.A. gang members go union
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/21/2007
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A Line in the Sand and in the Stores
(PDF)
NY Times, 05/15/2008
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Three Ending Things: Shark Nights, Free Music
NBC Los Angeles, 09/02/2009
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Tiger Shark Exhibit
L.A. Weekly, 08/31/2009
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Snowfall exceeds 600 inches at Jackson Hole ski resort
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 04/18/2008
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Hawaii surfing legends to be honored today at Legislature
Honolulu Advertiser, 03/09/2010
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Dog from Long Beach shelter now a San Diego hero
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/07/2008
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Central Maui customers rein in their water use
(PDF)
The Maui News, 09/08/2008
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Aquarium of the Pacific Offers Whale Watch Combo Tickets
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 09/01/2009
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Long Beach Aquarium's tiger shark is a picky eater
LA Times, 08/11/2009
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Awash with knowledge
(PDF)
Daily Breeze, 09/21/2008
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Mile-long avalanche kills 3 snowmobilers near mountain by Wyoming-Idaho state line
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/28/2009
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VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets
LA Times, 02/08/2010
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Tim Grobaty: Aquarium holding barbecue buffet on Labor Day
Press-Telegram, 09/03/2009
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Major Effort Is Under Way to Revive and Preserve Hawaii's Native Tongue
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/15/2007
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Sea turtles explore new, urban frontier
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/30/2008
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Annual homeschool days at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The Examiner, 09/01/2009
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Preserving the past ... one thread at a time
(PDF)
The Maui News, 08/10/2008
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Tiger Shark Rejects Aquarium's Gourmet Fillets
NPR, 08/11/2009
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Budget, redevelopment, Aquarium debt on Council agenda
Press-Telegram, 08/31/2009
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Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/03/2008
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Turf war stops at the ER
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/04/2007
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Rabbi Wolpe's 'Faith' takes on atheists and fanatics alike
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 09/22/2008
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In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood
(PDF)
Books
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Hidden Wyoming: Including Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
by John Gottberg
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Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West
by Connie Wieneke
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New Orleans Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Lester Sullivan
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The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art (Volume 1, 1983-1988)
by Robert Alva & Robert Reiling
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Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles
by William Deverell and Greg Hise
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The Historic Core of Los Angeles (Images of America)
by Curtis C. Roseman, Ruth Wallach, Dace Taube, and Linda McCann
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Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism
by Charlotte Berney
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The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
by Pila Chiles
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The Great New Orleans Gun Grab
by Gordon Hutchinson
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Why New Orleans Matters
by Tom Piazza
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Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
by Marie A. McDonald
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Portrait of Jackson Hole & the Tetons
by Henry Holdsworth; Charlie Craighead
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Passport to the Pacific (A Guide to Habitats, Inhabitants, and Activities from the Aquarium of the Pacific)
by the Aquarium of the Pacific, 10/09/2009
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Ancient Hawaii
by Herb Kawainui Kane
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Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
by Robert Gooding-Williams
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New Orleans After the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship, And the Search for the Great Society
by Kent B. Germany
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Very New Orleans: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Cajun Country Charm
by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
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A Place Called Jackson Hole
by John Daugherty
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Short History of New Orleans
by Mel Leavitt
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The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930 (Classics in Urban History, Vol 3)
by Robert M. Fogelson
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East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
by Richardo Romo
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Hawaiian Mythology
by Martha Warren Beckwith
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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks and Jackson Hole: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide
by Jeff Welsch
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Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization
by Arnold R. Hirsch
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The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles
by William Fulton
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Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
by Margaret Leslie Davis
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Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
by Billy Sothern
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The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawaii
by Rima A. Morrell
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The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square
by Ned Sublette
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Transforming New Orleans & Its Environs: Centuries Of Change (Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ)
by Craig Colten
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Na Kua 'Aina: Living Hawaiian Culture
by Davianna Pomaika'i Mcgregor
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Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands
by Gavan Daws
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The Early Days in Jackson Hole
by Virginia Huidekoper
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Ingersoll's Century History, Santa Monica Bay Cities - Prefaced With A Brief History Of The State Of California, A Condensed History Of Los Angeles County, ... With An Encyclopedia Of Local Biography
by Luther A. Ingersoll
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Los Angeles: Biography of a City
by John Caughey and LaRee Caughey
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The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: What Went Wrong and Why
by Christine F. Andersen
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What is This Thing Called Aloha?
by Robert James
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Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale
by David Gonzales
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Jackson Hole (Tourist Town Guides)
by Nina Lary
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Hidden Wyoming: Including Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
Films
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Streets: Los Angeles
MOVE Collective, 01/01/1989
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Modern Marvels - Los Angeles (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
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Lahaina: Waves of Change
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 01/01/1989
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2007 Global Conference: Rebuilding New Orleans
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
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American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
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The Big One
VAS Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Los Four / Murals of Aztlan: The Street Painters of East Los Angeles
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 01/01/1989
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Aquarium of the Pacific, weird, wild and wonderful: the movie
10/09/2009
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Cushman Bolton Television Productions, 01/01/1989
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The Los Angeles Plan
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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Spirit of the Mele Hula Hawaii
M&H Hawaii, 01/01/1989
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Touring Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park Box Set
Questar Video, 01/01/1989
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Nature Parks HAWAI'I VOLCANOES PARK
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Surviving Katrina
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
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Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks
Finley-Holiday Film Corp., 01/01/1989
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Heavenly Hawaii
GOLDHIL HOME MEDIA, 01/01/1989
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Hawaiian Legends: Molokai's Sacred Stones
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Trial and Air
Storm Show Studios, 01/01/1989
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New Orleans Exposed
Tapeman, 01/01/1989
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New Orleans Music in Exile
Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
-
Falling Together in New Orleans (Vignettes 1 & 2)
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Exposed: Before and After Katrina
Igotdis, 01/01/1989
-
Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
Disinformation, 01/01/1989
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Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans (History Channel)
A&E HOME VIDEO, 01/01/1989
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Streets: Los Angeles
Web Sites
-
US Census Bureau – Hawaii
-
LA County Online
-
Port of Los Angeles
-
Hawaii – Division of Forestry and Wildlife
-
infoplease.com
-
City-Data.com – New Orleans
-
Discover Los Angeles
-
City of Los Angeles
-
New Orleans Online – History and Heritage
-
New Orleans City Council
-
National Park Service – Hawaii
-
BBC – Los Angeles
-
NY Times – Hawaii
-
The City of New Orleans
-
CBS News – Hawaii
-
BBC – Oahu, Hawaii
-
US Census Bureau – New Orleans
-
The Economist – Los Angeles
-
Chicago Tribune: Los Angeles
-
US Census Bureau – Hawaii
The Bahamas
Articles
-
JetBlue Plane is Evacuated in Bahamas
NY Times, 09/03/2009
-
Bahamas
NY Times, 10/09/2009
-
Caribbean News Briefs
Taiwan News, 09/04/2009
-
Bahamas seek educational partnership with North Korea
Bahama Islands Info, 08/28/2009
-
Bahamas Resorts Hit Hard by Recession
About.com, 09/03/2009
-
Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of Sea Turtles
NY Times, 08/30/2009
-
Grand Bahama’s First Dedicated TV Channel is Launched
Bahama Islands Info, 09/03/2009
-
Top China Legislator in Bahamas for economic deals
Forbes.com, 09/03/2009
-
Tropics Active as September Starts
Examiner, 09/02/2009
-
Grand Bahama environmental organizations receive seabird conservation books
Bahama Islands Info, 08/10/2009
-
JetBlue Plane is Evacuated in Bahamas
China
Articles
-
3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/14/2006
-
A Spectator's Role for China's Muslims
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/19/2006
-
Struggling to keep the lid on
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/27/2006
-
China Hails a Good Nazi and Makes Japan Take Notice
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/15/2006
-
Not All Roads Lead to China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/28/2006
-
Amnesty Charges Web Companies
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 07/20/2006
-
A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/12/2006
-
New Estimate in China Finds Fewer AIDS Cases
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/26/2006
-
The World Factbook - China
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 09/04/2008
-
China and Sudan, Blood and Oil
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/23/2006
-
The party, the people and the power of cyber-talk
(PDF)
The Economist, 04/27/2006
-
Enough Shame to Go Around on China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/18/2006
-
The Wild Web of China: Sex and Drugs, Not Reform
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/08/2006
-
State of the World 2006: China and India Hold World in Balance
(PDF)
WorldWatch Institute, 01/11/2006
-
3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
Books
-
China: Fragile Superpower
by Susan L. Shirk
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The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
by Robert Temple
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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
by David C. Kang
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The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
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China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America
by James Kynge
-
China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
by Rob Gifford
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State and Religion in China
by Anthony C. Yu
-
China's Tibet: Autonomy or Assimilation
by Warren W. Smith Jr.
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China: People Place Culture History
by DK Publishing
-
Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850
by Johnathan Fenby
-
Art in China (Oxford History of Art)
by Craig Clunas
-
China: Fragile Superpower
Films
-
China Rises: Behind the Great Wall
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
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China: A Century of Revolution (Three Disc Set)
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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Found in China
Tai-Kai Productions, 01/01/1989
-
Globe Trekker: Ultimate China (Double DVD)
Pilot Productions, 01/01/1989
-
China - A Century of Revolution
Zeitgeist, 01/01/1989
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CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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Wild China
BBC WARNER, 01/01/1989
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National Geographic - China's Lost Girls
National Geographic Video, 01/01/1989
-
China From the Inside
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
-
China Rises: Behind the Great Wall
Web Sites
Costa Rica
Articles
-
Costa Rica bids to go carbon neutral
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/11/2008
-
Costa Rica's digital nature
(PDF)
BBC News, 02/25/2003
-
Central American integration: Together again, after all these years?
(PDF)
The Economist, 05/12/2005
-
Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/18/2005
-
Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
(PDF)
BBC News, 01/04/2008
-
Costa Rica gets forest fund boost
(PDF)
BBC News, 10/18/2007
-
Environment: Down with trees
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/28/2005
-
From Jungle to Space in Pursuit of New Drugs
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/28/2000
-
Valuing ecosystem services: Greening the books
(PDF)
The Economist, 09/15/2005
-
U.S. Forgives Costa Rican Debt to Help Environment
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/17/2007
-
Costa Rica bids to go carbon neutral
(PDF)
Books
-
Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest
by Gordon W. Frankie
-
Costa Rica: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide
by Les Beletsky
-
Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment (Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress)
by Dietrich Werner (Editor), William E. Newton (Editor)
-
Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition
by Joseph Franke
-
Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9
by Writers and Photographers of The Tico Times
-
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas
by Jay M. Savage
-
Costa Rica: The Forests of Eden
by Kevin Schafer
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Green Encounters: Shaping And Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
by Luis Antonio Vivanco
-
Long-term conservation efforts contribute to positive green turtle Chelonia mydas nesting trend at Tortuguero, Costa Rica
by S. Troeng
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide
by Mark Wainwright
-
Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest
Films
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ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming
ABC News, 01/01/1989
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Exploring Horizons The Rich Coast - Punta Islita Guanacaste, Costa Rica
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Wonders of the Deep: Costa Rica Cocos Islands/Galapagos Islands
Madacy Records, 01/01/1989
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Costa Rica - The National Parks and Wildlands
-
Don't Forget Your Passport: Costa Rica, Central America
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Experience Southern Costa Rica
-
ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming
Web Sites
Middle East
Articles
-
Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/13/2007
-
The Jewish Community of Rome
(PDF)
The Nahum Goldmann Museum, 01/15/2007
-
The Palestinians: It's the little things that make an occupation
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
-
Israel and the Jews: Diaspora Blues
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/11/2007
-
Judaism and the rise of Christianity: Spiritual and temporal
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
-
Feuding Palestinian Leaders Hold Talks in Mecca
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/06/2007
-
Israeli troops fight Jewish settlers in Hebron
(PDF)
Yahoo News, 12/04/2008
-
Israel and the Palestinians: From Bad to Worse
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/30/2007
-
American Road Trip Through Arab Eyes
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/31/2007
-
Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
Books
-
The Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch
-
The Multiple Identities of the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis
-
Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
by The Lockman Foundation
-
Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery
by Bernard Lewis
-
Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
by David K. Shipler
-
Torah/Pocket Edition
(Paperback - 2000)
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The Qur'an Translation
by Sayed A. A. Razwy and Abdullah Yusuf Ali
-
The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis
-
The Islamic Middle East: Tradition and Change
by Charles Lindholm
-
Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition
-
The Jewish Book of Why
Films
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HOW ISRAEL WON THE WAR, 1967
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I
Inecom Entertainment Company, 01/01/1989
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Jordan: The Royal Tour
Travel Channel, 01/01/1989
-
Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
-
ABC News Classics Signing of the Middle East Peace Agreement<
ABC, 01/01/1989
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THE STORY OF GASOLINE, 1948
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
-
A West Bank Retrospective - Journey to the Occupied Lands ~ Frontline
WGBH BOSTON, 01/01/1989
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History - Digging For The Truth : Lost Treasures Of Petra
A&E Television Networks, 01/01/1989
-
War in the Desert - The True Stories Behind the Gulf War 1991, the Six Day War 1967, and the Battle of El Alamein 1942
Eagle Rock Ent, 01/01/1989
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HOW ISRAEL WON THE WAR, 1967
Web Sites
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United Nations – Middle East
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The Economist – Middle East & Africa
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Columbia University – Middle East and Islamic Studies
-
Global Issues – Middle East
-
NY Times – Middle East
-
The Jerusalem Post
-
BBC – Timeline of Middle East Conflict
-
CIA World Factbook – Saudi Arabia
-
CIA World Factbook – Jordan
-
BBC – Middle East
-
CIA World Factbook – Israel
-
CIA World Factbook – Turkey
-
United Nations – Middle East
Pacific Northwest
Articles
-
Orca Lummi presumed dead at 98
(PDF)
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/16/2008
-
Oregon Wants ‘Dog Friendly’ to Be Less So
NY Times, 09/02/2009
-
For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/20/1987
-
Recording the sounds of the West
LA Times, 09/04/2009
-
Oregon: Plea Deal for Son of Spy
NY Times, 08/27/2009
-
Multicultural Stages in a Small Oregon Town
NY Times, 08/14/2009
-
Oregon City Briefs
Oregon Live, 09/03/2009
-
More people irked by harassing of orcas
(PDF)
Victoria Times Columnist, 08/19/2008
-
A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore
Crosscut, 09/04/2009
-
For Pods of Whales, Celebrity Status and Now a Lawsuit
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/08/2006
-
Oregon justice system receives $1.5 million federal grant to create drug crimes strike force
Oregon Live, 09/04/2009
-
Critical Habitat for Orcas Leaves Pockets of Vulnerability, Critics Say
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 08/07/2006
-
New killer whale at risk from Antarctic warming
(PDF)
The Economic Times, 08/05/2008
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Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base
The Associated Press, 09/01/2009
-
Grant Supports Oregon Housing Program Combating Violence Against Women
Salem News, 09/04/2009
-
Oregon's plans for Alkali Lake herbicide dump raise concerns
Oregon Live | Oregon Environmental News, 09/02/2009
-
Killer Whales Are Most Toxic Arctic Animals, Study Reports
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 12/13/2005
-
Killer Whale Deaths off U.S. Northwest Coast Leave Islanders Perplexed
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 06/28/2001
-
Orca Lummi presumed dead at 98
(PDF)
Books
-
Oregon: Portrait of a State
By Rick Schafer, 10/09/2009
-
National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest)
by National Audubon Society
-
Oregon
By Deborah Kent, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon
By Capstone Press Geography Department, 10/09/2009
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Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska
by Jim Pojar
-
Oregon: comprising a brief history and full description of the territories ...
By A. N. Armstrong, 10/09/2009
-
Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale
by Peter Knudtson (Author), David Suzuki (Foreword)
-
Westward vision: the story of the Oregon Trail
By David Sievert Lavender, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: a bicentennial history
By Gordon Barlow Dodds, 10/09/2009
-
Restoring the Pacific Northwest: The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
by Eric Higgs
-
Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes
by Andy Lamb
-
The San Juan Islands: Crown Jewels of the Pacific Coast
by Evelyn Adams
-
Oregon
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: Portrait of a State
Films
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The History of the Oregon Trail and The Pony Express
Marshall Publishing & Promotions, Inc. - Kaw Valley Films, 10/10/2009
-
Oregon State of Wonder
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/09/2009
-
Washington State's San Juan Islands
Hatzoff Productions, 01/01/1989
-
Whales - An Unforgettable Journey
C.A.V. Distribution, 01/01/1989
-
Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast
Beckner Media, 10/10/2009
-
Humans of the Sea: Killer Whales and the People Who Watch Them
Video Age Productions, 01/01/1989
-
The Oregon Coast
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/10/2009
-
Destination: Oregon
Travel Channel, 10/09/2009
-
Great Lodges of the National Parks: Glacier & Pacific Northwest Lodges
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
-
Oregon Ghost Towns
Smede Marketing Productions, 10/10/2009
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The History of the Oregon Trail and The Pony Express
Web Sites
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Oregon Wild
10/09/2009
-
BBC – Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada
-
Welcome to Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Official City Sites.org | Oregon
10/09/2009
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Center for Whale Research
-
Go Northwest! - San Juan Islands Travel Region
-
NY Times: Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Orca Network
-
The Pacific Orca Society
-
National Park Service: U.S Department of the Interior
10/09/2009
-
StatesmanJournal: Around Oregon
10/09/2009
-
OREGON.gov
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Oregon City
10/09/2009
-
Travel Oregon
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
-
CIA World Factbook – Pacific Ocean
-
Oregon Wild
Tibet
Articles
-
China and India Dispute Enclave on Edge of Tibet
NY Times, 09/03/2009
-
China Intensifies Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
VOA News, 08/28/2009
-
Tibetan Medicine Makes $80 Million
Examiner, 09/04/2009
-
Banquet for China’s Tibet-Nepal trade fair
China Tibet Online, 09/04/2009
-
Dalai Lama says ‘always ready to go back to Tibet’
AFP, 09/03/2009
-
Nepal Police detain Tibetan Exiles
AFP, 08/14/2009
-
China Renovates former palace of Dalai Lamas
Associated Press, 08/24/2009
-
Nepal Police Arrest Tibetan Protesters
AFP, 09/02/2009
-
Building of Sichuan-Tibet railway not yet rescheduled
Tibetan Review, 09/04/2009
-
China, Nepal trade fair opens in Tibet
Xinhua News Agency, 09/03/2009
-
China and India Dispute Enclave on Edge of Tibet
Books
-
Tibet Past and Present
By Charles Bell, 10/10/2009
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Tibet: the roof of the world between past and present
By Maria Antonia, Maria Antonia Sironi Diemberger, 10/10/2009
-
The historical status of China's Tibet
By Jiawei Wang, Gyaincain Nyima, Nimajianzan, 10/10/2009
-
The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with ...
By Alex McKay, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet: places and history
By Piero Verni, 10/10/2009
-
A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
By Melvyn C. Goldstein, 10/10/2009
-
Contemporary Tibet: politics, development, and society in a disputed region
By Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer, 10/10/2009
-
The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet
By Kate Teltscher, 10/10/2009
-
The making of modern Tibet
By A. Tom Grunfeld, 10/10/2009
-
Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood
By Orville Schell, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet Past and Present
Films
-
Biography - Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
-
CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 10/10/2009
-
History -- In Search of History Tibet's Lost Paradise: Shangrila
A&E Television Networks, 10/10/2009
-
Mystic Tibet: An Outer, Inner and Secret Pilgrimage
Dharma Vision, 10/10/2009
-
7 Days TIBET
TravelVideoStore.com, 10/10/2009
-
Sacred Tibet - The Path to Mount Kailash
Vendetti Productions, LLC, 10/10/2009
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Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
WGBH BOSTON, 10/10/2009
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Journey Into Tibet
A Richard Martini Film, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
Festival Media, 10/10/2009
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Biography - Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
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