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Gale In Context: Science is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative reference content with headlines and videos, learners see how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity. Users can explore millions of full-text articles from national and global publications, 200+ experiments and projects, and top reference content.
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"Through Professor Hale's vibrant commentary and extensive field footage, you discover monumental ancient cities, classical ruins, temples, shrines, fortresses, stadiums, theaters, churches, and palaces. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined them and the ways in which they influenced our modern world. In their compelling historical and visual detail, the lectures offer both a rich resource for travelers preparing...
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Touring Australia brings home some of the world's greatest natural wonders, and most dynamic cosmopolitan cities. You'll visit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide. Touring New Zealand is like a dream come true, visiting more than 100 sites on the North and South Islands.
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Here to prove that all you need for a fantastic adventure is 48 hours and a taste for fun. With her eagerness to try anything, her sense of humor, and an insider's knowledge, Samantha is the perfect travel companion as she shares her favorite spots all around the world in 18 episodes.
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A thirteen-hour travelogue that is a passport to truly cosmopolitan adventures. Presenting the most dazzling destinations on the globe, it provides in-depth exploration of all the sights on the civilized traveler's bucket list. Featuring stunning footage and valuable insights into each capital's distinctive customs, cuisine, architecture and landscape. It pairs friendly, knowledgeable narration with the folkloric music that captures the heartbeat...
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An exciting tour that begins in the Maritimes then travels across Canada from Quebec to Vancouver Island. Visit Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, St. Lawrence River, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Winnipeg, Regina, Cypress Hills, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Calgary, Banff National Park. Attractions include: whale watching, helicopter skiing, Niagara's Horseshoe Falls, the Rockies, CN Tower,...
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Fiji and Thiti, both exotic and beautiful, feature colorful similarities and dramatic historical differences. A former British colony, Fiji is now an independent nation with a diversified economy. Tahiti is even more scenically dramatic than Fiji. Although Polynesian culture has been suppressed for more than a hundred years of French influence, Tahiti is still a fascinating place to visit.
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This non-stop, groundbreaking adventure takes the viewer on a historic journey throughout Israel, at the intersection of the world's three great religions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Peter Greenberg explore Israel as it has never been seen before, through the eyes of its leader.
14) An idiot abroad
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In this hilarious series, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras, send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world. Karl thinks he's visiting the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World but along the way the 'Little Englander' must endure camel rides, jungle treks, tribal customs, and local oddballs while dining on toads and testicles, and searching for a clean bathroom.
16) Yellowstone
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Features footage of Yellowstone National Park in spring and winter.
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Experience Yosemite's awe-inspiring wonders, including such icons as the granite monoliths El Capitan and Half Dome, and the spectacular Briday Veil and Yosemite Falls. Learn about Yosemite's remarkable history as the first land set aside for preservation. From its sweeping landscape to the incomparable high-country that inspired John Muir and Ansel Adams; you'll discover why Yosemite is called on the the Crown Jewels.
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Follows Michael Wood as he travels in search of the truth behind four famous legends. Explores not only the historical past and literal truth of these myths, but also the mythic past and archetypal stories behind them. Examines the Biblical myth of the Queen of Sheba, an exotic and mysterious woman of power who, with King Solomon, plays a key role in the founding myths of the modern states of Israel and Ethiopia. Traces the Celtic legend of King Arthur...