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