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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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Road Kill in the Serengeti?
NY Times, 06/15/2010
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MEDICINE; Into Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/27/2005
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A Fragile Success in Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/25/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: 3 U.S. - Financed Groups Expelled
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/01/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Tanzania: More Aid Sought
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/21/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: Opposition Quits Vote Fraud Inquiry
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/08/2005
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Mountain Gorilla Makes a Comeback
NY Times, 12/09/2010
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Africa acknowledges it must help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/07/2005
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The G7 finance ministers meeting: Africa expects
(PDF)
The Economist, 02/03/2005
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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: Ghana: President Is Re-Elected
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/10/2004
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Powerful women in Africa: Strong stuff
(PDF)
The Economist, 12/16/2004
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Israel to Speed Immigration for Jews in Ethiopia
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/01/2005
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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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Tanzania Releases Man Held in '98 Bombing
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/23/2004
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Whatever it takes
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2005
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Development and governance: Helping Africa help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/30/2005
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Road Kill in the Serengeti?
Books
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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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Education in Ethiopia: From Crisis to Brink of Collapse (NAI Discussion Papers)
by Tekeste Negash
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A History of Ethiopia Updated Edition
by Harold G. Marcus
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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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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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Tanzania: The Land and Its People
by John, Ndembwike
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Custodians Of The Land: Ecology & Culture In History Of Tanzania (Eastern African Studies)
by Gregory Maddox
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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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Arrested Development in Ethiopia: Essays on Underdevelopment, Democracy, and Self-Determination
by Seyoum Y. Hameso
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Industrial Development in Tanzania: Some Critical Issues
by Rune Skarstein
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Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda
By Michael N. Barnett, 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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The Rwanda crisis: history of a genocide
By Gérard Prunier, 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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Paul Kagame and Rwanda: power, genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
By Colin M. Waugh, 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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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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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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Conspiracy to murder: the Rwandan genocide
By Linda Melvern, 10/10/2009
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The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)
by Richard Pankhurst
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Rwanda and genocide in the twentieth century
By Alain Destexhe, 10/10/2009
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Sacred Sites and the Colonial Encounter: A History of Meaning and Memory in Ghana
Films
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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS)
PBS Paramount, 10/10/2009
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ABC News Nightline Into Africa
ABC News, 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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Rwanda: Living Forgiveness
Vision Video, 10/10/2009
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Through My Eyes: A Film About Rwandan Youth
Choices, Inc, 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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The Rwanda Series
National Film Board of Canada, 10/10/2009
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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX)
Imax, 10/10/2009
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Traditional Dances of Ghana
Vijay Rakhra Productions, 01/01/1989
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Nature Wonders NGORONGORO CRATER Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Worlds Together: Ethiopia (A Portrait)
Worlds Together, 01/01/1989
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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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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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Arts of Ghana
CustomFlix, 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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Families of Ghana (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Nature Parks SERENGETI & NGORONGORO Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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60 Minutes - The War Against Women
CBS, 10/10/2009
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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS)
Web Sites
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Global Issues – Africa
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United Nations – Africa
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BBC News | Rwanda: How the genocide happened
10/10/2009
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NY Times – Africa
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BBC Country Profile – Ethiopia
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BBC – Africa
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The Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda
10/10/2009
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The Economist – Middle East and Africa
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The World Bank: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Ghana
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University of Pennsylvania: Rwanda Page
10/10/2009
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U.S Department of State: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Ghana
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World Health Organization: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Tanzania
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CIA World Factbook
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Ethiopia
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Lonely Planet: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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Infoplease
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Tanzania
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AllAfrica: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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Global Issues – Africa
Arctic
Articles
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/24/2008
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Polar bear seen in trouble, not endangered
(PDF)
Reuters, 04/25/2008
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As Glaciers Melt, Science Seeks Data on Rising SeasAs Glaciers Melt, Science Seeks Data on Rising Seas
NY Times, 11/13/2010
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Fuel Without the Fossil
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/09/2007
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Climate change seen hurting poor regions
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 10/25/2007
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Climate change cannot be bargained with
(PDF)
The Guardian, 10/29/2007
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The UN and climate change
The Economist, 11/01/2007
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Melting Ice, Winds of Change
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/19/2003
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Arctic claimants urged to obey U.N. rules
(PDF)
Reuters, 05/28/2008
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Old Ways of Life Are Fading as the Arctic Thaws
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/20/2005
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Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/22/2009
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Russian warships to patrol Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/02/2007
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Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/05/2008
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Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/03/2007
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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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Turning to chemistry for alternative fuel
(PDF)
International Herald Tribune, 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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Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/11/2007
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Global warming: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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The Future Is Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/21/2007
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Russian Tycoons Agree on Sale of Arctic Mining Stake
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/06/2008
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Trooping the tribal colours
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/05/2008
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The Climate Movement We Have Been Waiting For
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/27/2007
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How to stop climate change: the easy way
(PDF)
New Statesman, 11/08/2007
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No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/25/2005
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
Books
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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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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery
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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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An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore, Billy West (II), and Davis Guggenheim
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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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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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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
by John Houghton
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The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change
Films
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Nanook Of The North
Reel Enterprises, 01/01/1989
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Who Killed the Electric Car? by Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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NOVA: Arctic Passage
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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Great North
Razor, 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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Discovery Channel Ice World
Artisan Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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In the Wild: Polar Bears with Ewan McGregor
PBS, 01/01/1989
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An Inconvenient Truth
Paramount, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Oil On Ice (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Lightyear, 01/01/1989
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Nanook Of The North
Web Sites
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change (for Kids)
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PEW Centre on Global Climate Change
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National Geographic
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
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UN: Climate Change
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NY Times
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Environmental Defense Fund
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BBC News
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Postcards from the Arctic, NY Times
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Worldbank
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World Health Organization
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UN: Climate Change
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change (for Kids)
Bahamas
Articles
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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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Bahamas
NY Times, 10/09/2009
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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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Caribbean News Briefs
Taiwan News, 09/04/2009
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Bahamas Resorts Hit Hard by Recession
About.com, 09/03/2009
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JetBlue Plane is Evacuated in Bahamas
NY Times, 09/03/2009
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Top China Legislator in Bahamas for economic deals
Forbes.com, 09/03/2009
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Grand Bahama’s First Dedicated TV Channel is Launched
China
Articles
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Enough Shame to Go Around on China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/18/2006
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China and Sudan, Blood and Oil
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/23/2006
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3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/14/2006
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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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New Estimate in China Finds Fewer AIDS Cases
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/26/2006
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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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China Hails a Good Nazi and Makes Japan Take Notice
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/15/2006
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Amnesty Charges Web Companies
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 07/20/2006
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The Wild Web of China: Sex and Drugs, Not Reform
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/08/2006
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The party, the people and the power of cyber-talk
(PDF)
The Economist, 04/27/2006
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The World Factbook - China
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 09/04/2008
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Struggling to keep the lid on
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/27/2006
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Enough Shame to Go Around on China
(PDF)
Books
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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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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
by Rob Gifford
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China: Fragile Superpower
by Susan L. Shirk
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China: People Place Culture History
by DK Publishing
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China's Tibet: Autonomy or Assimilation
by Warren W. Smith Jr.
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The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
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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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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
by David C. Kang
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The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
by Robert Temple
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Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850
by Johnathan Fenby
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China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America
Films
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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: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
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China Rises: Behind the Great Wall
Discovery Channel, 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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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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Globe Trekker: Ultimate China (Double DVD)
Web Sites
Costa Rica
Articles
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Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/18/2005
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From Jungle to Space in Pursuit of New Drugs
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/28/2000
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Valuing ecosystem services: Greening the books
(PDF)
The Economist, 09/15/2005
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Costa Rica gets forest fund boost
(PDF)
BBC News, 10/18/2007
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Central American integration: Together again, after all these years?
(PDF)
The Economist, 05/12/2005
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Costa Rica's digital nature
(PDF)
BBC News, 02/25/2003
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Costa Rica bids to go carbon neutral
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/11/2008
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Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
(PDF)
BBC News, 01/04/2008
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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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Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
Books
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Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition
by Joseph Franke
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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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Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest
by Gordon W. Frankie
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide
by Mark Wainwright
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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: The Forests of Eden
by Kevin Schafer
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Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9
by Writers and Photographers of The Tico Times
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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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Costa Rica: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide
by Les Beletsky
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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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Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition
Films
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Costa Rica, Central America
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 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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ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming
ABC News, 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
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Experience Southern Costa Rica
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Costa Rica, Central America
Web Sites
India
Articles
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Launch of the "2005 AIDS Epidemic Update" Speech
(PDF)
UNAIDS, 11/21/2005
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See what she has achieved
(PDF)
The Hindu, 05/06/2002
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In the Land of Four-Star Asceticism
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/13/2006
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India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/30/2006
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A Healthy Outlook for the Sex Trade
(PDF)
CNET News.com, 06/27/2006
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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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Para Teachers
(PDF)
Education for All in India, 12/01/2000
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India's Cut-Price Space Program
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/14/2006
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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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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Urban Cowboys Struggle With India's Sacred Strays
(PDF)
NY Times (From New Delhi Journal), 11/05/2008
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Meeting Aims to Turn Tiger Fascination Into Conservation
NY Times, 11/21/2010
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Launch of the "2005 AIDS Epidemic Update" Speech
(PDF)
Books
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The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru
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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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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
by George E. Ruckert
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A New History of India
by Stanley Wolpert
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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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Atharva-Veda Samhita - Second Half - Books Viii To Xix
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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Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)
by M. K. Gandhi
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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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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 Discovery of India
Films
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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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Families of India (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 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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India - Kingdom of the Tiger (Large Format)
Sling Shot, 01/01/1989
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Made in India
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The Apu Triology
Artificial Eye, 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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The Namesake
20th Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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Slumdog Millionaire
Twentieth Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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Fire
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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IMAX Presents - Kingdom of the Tiger
Slingshot/Vista Point Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Phantom India
Criterion Collection, 01/01/1989
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Salaam Bombay!
MGM (Video & DVD), 01/01/1989
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Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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The Mahabharata
Image Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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The Soul Of India
Rick Ray Films, 01/01/1989
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Ancient India: Today
The Orchard, 01/01/1989
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Culture Unplugged
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Ancient India: A Journey Back in Time (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World)
Web Sites
Middle East / Europe
Articles
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Israeli Archive and Google Team Up to Put Holocaust Stories at Fingertips
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/12/2011
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American Road Trip Through Arab Eyes
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/31/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/13/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: From Bad to Worse
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/30/2007
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Feuding Palestinian Leaders Hold Talks in Mecca
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/06/2007
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The Jewish Community of Rome
(PDF)
The Nahum Goldmann Museum, 01/15/2007
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Israeli troops fight Jewish settlers in Hebron
(PDF)
Yahoo News, 12/04/2008
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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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Israel and the Jews: Diaspora Blues
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/11/2007
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Judaism and the rise of Christianity: Spiritual and temporal
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
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Israeli Archive and Google Team Up to Put Holocaust Stories at Fingertips
(PDF)
Books
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The Islamic Middle East: Tradition and Change
by Charles Lindholm
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The Qur'an Translation
by Sayed A. A. Razwy and Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch
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The Multiple Identities of the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis
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Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
by The Lockman Foundation
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Torah/Pocket Edition
(Paperback - 2000)
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Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition
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Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
by David K. Shipler
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Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery
by Bernard Lewis
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The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis
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The Islamic Middle East: Tradition and Change
Films
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ABC News Classics Signing of the Middle East Peace Agreement<
ABC, 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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History - Digging For The Truth : Lost Treasures Of Petra
A&E Television Networks, 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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HOW ISRAEL WON THE WAR, 1967
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally
A&E Home Video, 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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THE STORY OF GASOLINE, 1948
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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ABC News Classics Signing of the Middle East Peace Agreement<
Web Sites
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BBC – Middle East
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CIA World Factbook – Saudi Arabia
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CIA World Factbook – Turkey
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Columbia University – Middle East and Islamic Studies
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CIA World Factbook – Jordan
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CIA World Factbook – Israel
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BBC – Timeline of Middle East Conflict
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The Economist – Middle East & Africa
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NY Times – Middle East
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Global Issues – Middle East
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United Nations – Middle East
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The Jerusalem Post
-
BBC – Middle East
Pacific Northwest
Articles
-
Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base
The Associated Press, 09/01/2009
-
For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/20/1987
-
Oregon City Briefs
Oregon Live, 09/03/2009
-
A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore
Crosscut, 09/04/2009
-
More people irked by harassing of orcas
(PDF)
Victoria Times Columnist, 08/19/2008
-
Recording the sounds of the West
LA Times, 09/04/2009
-
Killer Whale Deaths off U.S. Northwest Coast Leave Islanders Perplexed
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 06/28/2001
-
Critical Habitat for Orcas Leaves Pockets of Vulnerability, Critics Say
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 08/07/2006
-
Killer Whales Are Most Toxic Arctic Animals, Study Reports
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 12/13/2005
-
Oregon: Plea Deal for Son of Spy
NY Times, 08/27/2009
-
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
-
Oregon Wants ‘Dog Friendly’ to Be Less So
NY Times, 09/02/2009
-
Multicultural Stages in a Small Oregon Town
NY Times, 08/14/2009
-
For Pods of Whales, Celebrity Status and Now a Lawsuit
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/08/2006
-
Orca Lummi presumed dead at 98
(PDF)
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/16/2008
-
Oregon justice system receives $1.5 million federal grant to create drug crimes strike force
Oregon Live, 09/04/2009
-
New killer whale at risk from Antarctic warming
(PDF)
The Economic Times, 08/05/2008
-
Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base
Books
-
Oregon
By Deborah Kent, 10/09/2009
-
Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale
by Peter Knudtson (Author), David Suzuki (Foreword)
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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest)
by National Audubon Society
-
Oregon
By Capstone Press Geography Department, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: Portrait of a State
By Rick Schafer, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: comprising a brief history and full description of the territories ...
By A. N. Armstrong, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, 10/09/2009
-
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
-
Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska
by Jim Pojar
-
Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes
by Andy Lamb
-
Oregon: a bicentennial history
By Gordon Barlow Dodds, 10/09/2009
-
Westward vision: the story of the Oregon Trail
By David Sievert Lavender, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon
Films
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Destination: Oregon
Travel Channel, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon State of Wonder
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon Ghost Towns
Smede Marketing Productions, 10/10/2009
-
Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast
Beckner Media, 10/10/2009
-
Washington State's San Juan Islands
Hatzoff Productions, 01/01/1989
-
The History of the Oregon Trail and The Pony Express
Marshall Publishing & Promotions, Inc. - Kaw Valley Films, 10/10/2009
-
Great Lodges of the National Parks: Glacier & Pacific Northwest Lodges
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
-
Whales - An Unforgettable Journey
C.A.V. Distribution, 01/01/1989
-
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
Web Sites
-
National Park Service: U.S Department of the Interior
10/09/2009
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Go Northwest! - San Juan Islands Travel Region
-
NY Times: Oregon
10/09/2009
-
StatesmanJournal: Around Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Orca Network
-
Oregon City
10/09/2009
-
Official City Sites.org | Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Center for Whale Research
-
Oregon Wild
10/09/2009
-
CIA World Factbook – Pacific Ocean
-
OREGON.gov
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Welcome to Oregon
10/09/2009
-
The Pacific Orca Society
-
Travel Oregon
10/09/2009
-
BBC – Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
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National Park Service: U.S Department of the Interior
Tibet
Articles
-
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
-
China and India Dispute Enclave on Edge of Tibet
NY Times, 09/03/2009
-
China Renovates former palace of Dalai Lamas
Associated Press, 08/24/2009
-
Nepal Police Arrest Tibetan Protesters
AFP, 09/02/2009
-
China, Nepal trade fair opens in Tibet
Xinhua News Agency, 09/03/2009
-
Nepal Police detain Tibetan Exiles
AFP, 08/14/2009
-
China Intensifies Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
VOA News, 08/28/2009
-
Dalai Lama says ‘always ready to go back to Tibet’
AFP, 09/03/2009
-
Tibetan Medicine Makes $80 Million
Books
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A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
By Melvyn C. Goldstein, 10/10/2009
-
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
-
Tibet: places and history
By Piero Verni, 10/10/2009
-
Contemporary Tibet: politics, development, and society in a disputed region
By Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer, 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
-
The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet
By Kate Teltscher, 10/10/2009
-
The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with ...
By Alex McKay, 10/10/2009
-
The making of modern Tibet
By A. Tom Grunfeld, 10/10/2009
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A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
Films
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Sacred Tibet - The Path to Mount Kailash
Vendetti Productions, LLC, 10/10/2009
-
Biography - Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
-
Mystic Tibet: An Outer, Inner and Secret Pilgrimage
Dharma Vision, 10/10/2009
-
Journey Into Tibet
A Richard Martini Film, 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
-
Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
Festival Media, 10/10/2009
-
Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
WGBH BOSTON, 10/10/2009
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7 Days TIBET
TravelVideoStore.com, 10/10/2009
-
Sacred Tibet - The Path to Mount Kailash
United States
Articles
-
WHAT'S NEXT; On the Slopes, High-Tech Sensors Probe for an Avalanche
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/06/2003
-
Wilder Shores Of Oahu
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/13/2003
-
Blown Away
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 04/01/2002
-
Jackson Hole: The Thrills Feel Seismic
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/17/1996
-
At Home on the Slopes
(PDF)
NY Times
-
Abundance Of Snowfall, And Daring, Proves Deadly
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/1996
-
Keeping Your Head Above the Snow
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/14/2004
-
JOURNEYS; Jackson Hole Grows Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2003
-
Awash with knowledge
(PDF)
Daily Breeze, 09/21/2008
-
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
-
Central Maui customers rein in their water use
(PDF)
The Maui News, 09/08/2008
-
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
Medical Assistant.net, 02/24/2011
-
The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
(PDF)
NY Times, 06/07/2010
-
Mile-long avalanche kills 3 snowmobilers near mountain by Wyoming-Idaho state line
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/28/2009
-
Snowfall exceeds 600 inches at Jackson Hole ski resort
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 04/18/2008
-
VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets
LA Times, 02/08/2010
-
Tim Grobaty: Aquarium holding barbecue buffet on Labor Day
Press-Telegram, 09/03/2009
-
Three Ending Things: Shark Nights, Free Music
NBC Los Angeles, 09/02/2009
-
Preserving the past ... one thread at a time
(PDF)
The Maui News, 08/10/2008
-
Tiger Shark Rejects Aquarium's Gourmet Fillets
NPR, 08/11/2009
-
Slide death offers another warning on judgment
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/14/2007
-
Aquarium of the Pacific Offers Whale Watch Combo Tickets
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 09/01/2009
-
Annual homeschool days at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The Examiner, 09/01/2009
-
Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/03/2008
-
Major Effort Is Under Way to Revive and Preserve Hawaii's Native Tongue
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/15/2007
-
Long Beach Aquarium's tiger shark is a picky eater
LA Times, 08/11/2009
-
A Line in the Sand and in the Stores
(PDF)
NY Times, 05/15/2008
-
Rabbi Wolpe's 'Faith' takes on atheists and fanatics alike
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 09/22/2008
-
Tiger Shark Exhibit
L.A. Weekly, 08/31/2009
-
Dog from Long Beach shelter now a San Diego hero
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/07/2008
-
Turf war stops at the ER
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/04/2007
-
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
-
L.A. gang members go union
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/21/2007
-
2 skiers caught, 1 killed in slide
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/12/2007
-
Rough Start for Effort to Remake Faltering New Orleans Schools
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/21/2006
-
Measuring snowfall is part art, part science
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/29/2006
-
Pristine, but for How Long?
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/11/2007
-
Goose bumps at an L.A. mosque
(PDF)
LA Times, 09/04/2005
-
Soul survival
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
-
Bush Repeats Vow to Help New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/30/2006
-
Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/03/2006
-
For Surfers, All Waves Lead to Hawaii
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/29/2006
-
For New Orleans Neighborhoods, a Slow and Uneven Return
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
-
Homeland Security Details Gaps in Preparation
(PDF)
NPR.org, 06/16/2006
-
Storm Communications No Big Easy
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/03/2006
-
Outlines Emerge for a Shaken New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
-
The new New Orleans
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
-
After Losing a Friend, Pipeline Surfers Tempt Fate With a Deadly Passion
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/18/2005
-
In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/16/2006
-
The Aloha State Is Now Less Welcoming to Smokers
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2006
-
In New Orleans, Knives, Forks and Hammers
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
-
Skier rescued from avalanche near resort
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/05/2007
-
Big Easy Music Survives Katrina
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 05/19/2006
-
Hope Glimmers in New Orleans
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 09/11/2005
-
The Storm That Blew New Orleans Apart
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
-
Drug Problems Escalate After Hurricane Katrina
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/05/2006
-
WHAT'S NEXT; On the Slopes, High-Tech Sensors Probe for an Avalanche
(PDF)
Books
-
Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
by Robert Gooding-Williams
-
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square
by Ned Sublette
-
Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles
by William Deverell and Greg Hise
-
Jackson Hole (Tourist Town Guides)
by Nina Lary
-
The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles
by William Fulton
-
Why New Orleans Matters
by Tom Piazza
-
East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
by Richardo Romo
-
The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930 (Classics in Urban History, Vol 3)
by Robert M. Fogelson
-
The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
by Pila Chiles
-
New Orleans After the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship, And the Search for the Great Society
by Kent B. Germany
-
Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization
by Arnold R. Hirsch
-
Ancient Hawaii
by Herb Kawainui Kane
-
The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art (Volume 1, 1983-1988)
by Robert Alva & Robert Reiling
-
Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
by Billy Sothern
-
Portrait of Jackson Hole & the Tetons
by Henry Holdsworth; Charlie Craighead
-
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
-
Hawaiian Mythology
by Martha Warren Beckwith
-
Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
by Marie A. McDonald
-
Na Kua 'Aina: Living Hawaiian Culture
by Davianna Pomaika'i Mcgregor
-
Short History of New Orleans
by Mel Leavitt
-
Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism
by Charlotte Berney
-
Very New Orleans: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Cajun Country Charm
by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
-
Hidden Wyoming: Including Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
by John Gottberg
-
New Orleans Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Lester Sullivan
-
What is This Thing Called Aloha?
by Robert James
-
Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands
by Gavan Daws
-
The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawaii
by Rima A. Morrell
-
The Historic Core of Los Angeles (Images of America)
by Curtis C. Roseman, Ruth Wallach, Dace Taube, and Linda McCann
-
Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale
by David Gonzales
-
Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks and Jackson Hole: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide
by Jeff Welsch
-
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
by Margaret Leslie Davis
-
The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: What Went Wrong and Why
by Christine F. Andersen
-
The Great New Orleans Gun Grab
by Gordon Hutchinson
-
Los Angeles: Biography of a City
by John Caughey and LaRee Caughey
-
Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West
by Connie Wieneke
-
The Early Days in Jackson Hole
by Virginia Huidekoper
-
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
-
A Place Called Jackson Hole
by John Daugherty
-
Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
Films
-
Hawaiian Legends: Molokai's Sacred Stones
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
Spirit of the Mele Hula Hawaii
M&H Hawaii, 01/01/1989
-
Heavenly Hawaii
GOLDHIL HOME MEDIA, 01/01/1989
-
Nature Parks HAWAI'I VOLCANOES PARK
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
-
The Big One
VAS Entertainment, 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
-
Lahaina: Waves of Change
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 01/01/1989
-
Touring Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park Box Set
Questar Video, 01/01/1989
-
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Cushman Bolton Television Productions, 01/01/1989
-
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
-
Trial and Air
Storm Show Studios, 01/01/1989
-
Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
Streets: Los Angeles
MOVE Collective, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Exposed
Tapeman, 01/01/1989
-
Surviving Katrina
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
-
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
-
New Orleans Exposed: Before and After Katrina
Igotdis, 01/01/1989
-
Falling Together in New Orleans (Vignettes 1 & 2)
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
2007 Global Conference: Rebuilding New Orleans
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Music in Exile
Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
-
Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
Disinformation, 01/01/1989
-
The Los Angeles Plan
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
-
Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans (History Channel)
A&E HOME VIDEO, 01/01/1989
-
Hawaiian Legends: Molokai's Sacred Stones
Web Sites
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The City of New Orleans
-
BBC – Los Angeles
-
US Census Bureau – Hawaii
-
New Orleans Online – History and Heritage
-
National Park Service – Hawaii
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Chicago Tribune: Los Angeles
-
CBS News – Hawaii
-
The Economist – Los Angeles
-
US Census Bureau – New Orleans
-
City of Los Angeles
-
infoplease.com
-
City-Data.com – New Orleans
-
New Orleans City Council
-
Discover Los Angeles
-
Port of Los Angeles
-
Hawaii – Division of Forestry and Wildlife
-
LA County Online
-
NY Times – Hawaii
-
BBC – Oahu, Hawaii
-
The City of New Orleans
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