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