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