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When the explore Team plans one of its philanthropic fact-finding missions, there's a whole side of our work that doesn't make it into the films we show — extensive research. Here you'll find some of the resources that we used to profile the stunning locations, inspiring organizations and selfless individuals featured on explore. We would also love to hear from you if you have any recommendations.
Africa
Articles
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World Briefing - Africa: Tanzania: More Aid Sought
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/21/2005
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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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The G7 finance ministers meeting: Africa expects
(PDF)
The Economist, 02/03/2005
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Road Kill in the Serengeti?
NY Times, 06/15/2010
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A Fragile Success in Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/25/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: Opposition Quits Vote Fraud Inquiry
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/08/2005
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Whatever it takes
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2005
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MEDICINE; Into Africa
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/27/2005
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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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Tanzania Releases Man Held in '98 Bombing
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/23/2004
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Reggae Fans Get Up, Stand Up for a Birthday
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/2005
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World Briefing - Africa: Ethiopia: 3 U.S. - Financed Groups Expelled
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/01/2005
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Development and governance: Helping Africa help itself
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/30/2005
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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)
Books
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Culture and Customs of Ghana (Culture and Customs of Africa)
by Steven J. Salm
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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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Rwanda and genocide in the twentieth century
By Alain Destexhe, 10/10/2009
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Custodians Of The Land: Ecology & Culture In History Of Tanzania (Eastern African Studies)
by Gregory Maddox
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Tanzania: The Land and Its People
by John, Ndembwike
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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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The Press And Political Culture In Ghana
by Jennifer Hasty
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Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda
By Michael N. Barnett, 10/10/2009
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The Rwanda crisis: history of a genocide
By Gérard Prunier, 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 path of a genocide: the Rwanda crisis from Uganda to Zaire
By Howard Adelman, Astri Suhrke, 10/10/2009
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Education in Ethiopia: From Crisis to Brink of Collapse (NAI Discussion Papers)
by Tekeste Negash
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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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The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)
by Richard Pankhurst
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Arrested Development in Ethiopia: Essays on Underdevelopment, Democracy, and Self-Determination
by Seyoum Y. Hameso
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Soldiers to the rescue: humanitarian lessons from Rwanda
By Larry Minear, Philippe Guillot, 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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Conspiracy to murder: the Rwandan genocide
By Linda Melvern, 10/10/2009
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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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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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Culture and Customs of Ghana (Culture and Customs of Africa)
Films
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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX)
Imax, 10/10/2009
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60 Minutes - The War Against Women
CBS, 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
Choices, Inc, 10/10/2009
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ABC News Nightline Into Africa
ABC News, 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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Families of Ghana (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 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 Parks SERENGETI & NGORONGORO Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Cosmos Global Documentaries EAST AFRICA Kenya, Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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Arts of Ghana
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
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Nature Wonders NGORONGORO CRATER Tanzania
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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2007 Global Conference: Can Business Solve Africa's Challenges?
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
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Time Machine: Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade? (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
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Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS)
PBS Paramount, 10/10/2009
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60 Minutes - Hiding From Death
60 Minutes, 10/10/2009
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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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Hotel Rwanda
MGM, 10/10/2009
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Mountain Gorilla (IMAX)
Web Sites
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BBC Country Profile – Tanzania
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University of Pennsylvania: Rwanda Page
10/10/2009
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World Health Organization: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Ghana
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United Nations – Africa
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Global Issues – Africa
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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 – Africa
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CIA World Factbook – Ethiopia
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The Official Website of the Republic of Rwanda
10/10/2009
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The World Bank: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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Lonely Planet: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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AllAfrica: Rwanda
10/10/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Tanzania
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BBC Country Profile – Ghana
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Infoplease
10/10/2009
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BBC Country Profile – Ethiopia
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NY Times – Africa
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The Economist – Middle East and Africa
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BBC Country Profile – Tanzania
Arctic
Articles
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Global warming: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Russian warships to patrol Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/15/2008
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Trooping the tribal colours
(PDF)
The Economist, 06/05/2008
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Polar bear seen in trouble, not endangered
(PDF)
Reuters, 04/25/2008
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Fuel Without the Fossil
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/09/2007
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Arctic claimants urged to obey U.N. rules
(PDF)
Reuters, 05/28/2008
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Oil Survey Says Arctic Has Riches
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/24/2008
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Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/22/2009
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Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/05/2008
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Russian Tycoons Agree on Sale of Arctic Mining Stake
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/06/2008
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The Climate Movement We Have Been Waiting For
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/27/2007
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Climate change cannot be bargained with
(PDF)
The Guardian, 10/29/2007
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Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic
(PDF)
The Guardian, 07/11/2007
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How to stop climate change: the easy way
(PDF)
New Statesman, 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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Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/02/2007
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The UN and climate change
The Economist, 11/01/2007
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Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/03/2007
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Turning to chemistry for alternative fuel
(PDF)
International Herald Tribune, 11/08/2007
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The Future Is Drying Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/21/2007
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Melting Ice, Winds of Change
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/19/2003
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No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/25/2005
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Old Ways of Life Are Fading as the Arctic Thaws
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/20/2005
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Climate change is like 'World War Three'
(PDF)
Daily Telegraph, 05/11/2007
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Climate change seen hurting poor regions
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 10/25/2007
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Does Al Gore's "Incovenient Truth" Really Have Errors?
(PDF)
Alternet, 10/21/2007
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Global warming: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
(PDF)
Books
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Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic
by Fredrik Granath and Mireille de la Lez
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
by John Houghton
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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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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery
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The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change
by David de Rothschild
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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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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
by Debbie Miller, Debbie S. Miller, and Jon Van Zyle
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An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore, Billy West (II), and Davis Guggenheim
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Arctic Dreams
by Barry Lopez
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Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic
Films
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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An Inconvenient Truth
Paramount, 01/01/1989
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Oil On Ice (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Lightyear, 01/01/1989
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NOVA: Arctic Passage
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
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National Geographic: Masters of the Arctic Ice
Nat'l Geographic Vid, 01/01/1989
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Who Killed the Electric Car? by Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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Nanook Of The North
Reel Enterprises, 01/01/1989
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Discovery Channel Ice World
Artisan Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Great North
Razor, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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In the Wild: Polar Bears with Ewan McGregor
PBS, 01/01/1989
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
Web Sites
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Postcards from the Arctic, NY Times
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BBC News
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change (for Kids)
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National Geographic
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UN: Climate Change
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NY Times
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Worldbank
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
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World Health Organization
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Environmental Defense Fund
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UN: Climate Change
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PEW Centre on Global Climate Change
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Postcards from the Arctic, NY Times
Bahamas
Articles
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Bahamas
NY Times, 10/09/2009
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Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of Sea Turtles
NY Times, 08/30/2009
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Bahamas Resorts Hit Hard by Recession
About.com, 09/03/2009
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Tropics Active as September Starts
Examiner, 09/02/2009
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JetBlue Plane is Evacuated in Bahamas
NY Times, 09/03/2009
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Top China Legislator in Bahamas for economic deals
Forbes.com, 09/03/2009
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Bahamas seek educational partnership with North Korea
Bahama Islands Info, 08/28/2009
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Caribbean News Briefs
Taiwan News, 09/04/2009
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Grand Bahama environmental organizations receive seabird conservation books
Bahama Islands Info, 08/10/2009
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Grand Bahama’s First Dedicated TV Channel is Launched
Bahama Islands Info, 09/03/2009
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Bahamas
China
Articles
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A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/12/2006
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New Estimate in China Finds Fewer AIDS Cases
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/26/2006
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China and Sudan, Blood and Oil
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/23/2006
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Struggling to keep the lid on
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/27/2006
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State of the World 2006: China and India Hold World in Balance
(PDF)
WorldWatch Institute, 01/11/2006
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The Wild Web of China: Sex and Drugs, Not Reform
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/08/2006
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Amnesty Charges Web Companies
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 07/20/2006
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China Hails a Good Nazi and Makes Japan Take Notice
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/15/2006
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3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/14/2006
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Not All Roads Lead to China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/28/2006
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The World Factbook - China
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 09/04/2008
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The party, the people and the power of cyber-talk
(PDF)
The Economist, 04/27/2006
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Enough Shame to Go Around on China
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/18/2006
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A Spectator's Role for China's Muslims
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/19/2006
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A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
(PDF)
Books
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Art in China (Oxford History of Art)
by Craig Clunas
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
by Rob Gifford
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The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
by Robert Temple
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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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State and Religion in China
by Anthony C. Yu
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China: People Place Culture History
by DK Publishing
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Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850
by Johnathan Fenby
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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
by David C. Kang
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China's Tibet: Autonomy or Assimilation
by Warren W. Smith Jr.
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The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
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China: Fragile Superpower
by Susan L. Shirk
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Art in China (Oxford History of Art)
Films
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China: A Century of Revolution (Three Disc Set)
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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China - A Century of Revolution
Zeitgeist, 01/01/1989
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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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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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Found in China
Tai-Kai Productions, 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
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China: A Century of Revolution (Three Disc Set)
Web Sites
Costa Rica
Articles
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Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
(PDF)
BBC News, 01/04/2008
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Costa Rica's digital nature
(PDF)
BBC News, 02/25/2003
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Costa Rica bids to go carbon neutral
(PDF)
BBC News, 08/11/2008
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Turtles Taking Over as the Kings of the Sea
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/18/2005
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Environment: Down with trees
(PDF)
The Economist, 07/28/2005
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Central American integration: Together again, after all these years?
(PDF)
The Economist, 05/12/2005
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U.S. Forgives Costa Rican Debt to Help Environment
(PDF)
NY Times, 10/17/2007
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Valuing ecosystem services: Greening the books
(PDF)
The Economist, 09/15/2005
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Costa Rica gets forest fund boost
(PDF)
BBC News, 10/18/2007
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From Jungle to Space in Pursuit of New Drugs
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/28/2000
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Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels
(PDF)
Books
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Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9
by Writers and Photographers of The Tico Times
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Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment (Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress)
by Dietrich Werner (Editor), William E. Newton (Editor)
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Green Encounters: Shaping And Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
by Luis Antonio Vivanco
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Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest
by Gordon W. Frankie
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Costa Rica: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide
by Les Beletsky
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide
by Mark Wainwright
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas
by Jay M. Savage
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Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition
by Joseph Franke
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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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Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9
Films
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Costa Rica - The National Parks and Wildlands
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Experience Southern Costa Rica
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Exploring Horizons The Rich Coast - Punta Islita Guanacaste, Costa Rica
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
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ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming
ABC News, 01/01/1989
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Don't Forget Your Passport: Costa Rica, Central America
TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION, 01/01/1989
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Wonders of the Deep: Costa Rica Cocos Islands/Galapagos Islands
Madacy Records, 01/01/1989
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Costa Rica - The National Parks and Wildlands
Web Sites
India
Articles
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See what she has achieved
(PDF)
The Hindu, 05/06/2002
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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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Urban Cowboys Struggle With India's Sacred Strays
(PDF)
NY Times (From New Delhi Journal), 11/05/2008
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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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World Factbook - India
(PDF)
Central Intelligence Agency, 08/07/2008
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A Healthy Outlook for the Sex Trade
(PDF)
CNET News.com, 06/27/2006
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The Debate: Water Management, Water Fees and Conservation
NY Times, 10/01/2006
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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)
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
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Atharva-Veda Samhita - First Half - Books I To Vii
by Dwight Whitney William
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
by George E. Ruckert
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Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)
by M. K. Gandhi
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The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru
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The Indus script and the Rig-Veda
by Egbert Richter-Ushanas (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2001)
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A New History of India
by Stanley Wolpert
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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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Atharva-Veda Samhita - Second Half - Books Viii To Xix
by Dwight Whitney William
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer, M.K.Gandhi, and Gandhi (Paperback - Nov 12, 2002)
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Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai, and Sissela
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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
Films
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The Apu Triology
Artificial Eye, 01/01/1989
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Culture Unplugged
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Water (2 DVD Special Edition)
Mongrel, 01/01/1989
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Slumdog Millionaire
Twentieth Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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IMAX Presents - Kingdom of the Tiger
Slingshot/Vista Point Entertainment, 01/01/1989
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Taj Mahal: The Story of Muslim India
Educational Video Network, Inc., 01/01/1989
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Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Sony Pictures, 01/01/1989
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Phantom India
Criterion Collection, 01/01/1989
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The Soul Of India
Rick Ray Films, 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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India - Kingdom of the Tiger (Large Format)
Sling Shot, 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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Families of India (Families of the World)
Master Communications, Inc., 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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Fire
Zeitgeist Films, 01/01/1989
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Ancient India: Today
The Orchard, 01/01/1989
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Salaam Bombay!
MGM (Video & DVD), 01/01/1989
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The Namesake
20th Century Fox, 01/01/1989
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The Apu Triology
Web Sites
Middle East / Europe
Articles
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Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/13/2007
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American Road Trip Through Arab Eyes
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/31/2007
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Feuding Palestinian Leaders Hold Talks in Mecca
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/06/2007
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Israeli troops fight Jewish settlers in Hebron
(PDF)
Yahoo News, 12/04/2008
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Judaism and the rise of Christianity: Spiritual and temporal
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
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The Jewish Community of Rome
(PDF)
The Nahum Goldmann Museum, 01/15/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: From Bad to Worse
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/30/2007
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The Palestinians: It's the little things that make an occupation
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/18/2007
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Israel and the Jews: Diaspora Blues
(PDF)
The Economist, 01/11/2007
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Israel and the Palestinians: A recognition problem
(PDF)
Books
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Torah/Pocket Edition
(Paperback - 2000)
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Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
by David K. Shipler
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Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition
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The Multiple Identities of the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis
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Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)
by The Lockman Foundation
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The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis
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The Islamic Middle East: Tradition and Change
by Charles Lindholm
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The Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch
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The Qur'an Translation
by Sayed A. A. Razwy and Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery
by Bernard Lewis
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Torah/Pocket Edition
Films
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THE STORY OF GASOLINE, 1948
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
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War in the Desert - The True Stories Behind the Gulf War 1991, the Six Day War 1967, and the Battle of El Alamein 1942
Eagle Rock Ent, 01/01/1989
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Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
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Jordan: The Royal Tour
Travel Channel, 01/01/1989
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History - Digging For The Truth : Lost Treasures Of Petra
A&E Television Networks, 01/01/1989
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Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I
Inecom Entertainment Company, 01/01/1989
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ABC News Classics Signing of the Middle East Peace Agreement<
ABC, 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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A West Bank Retrospective - Journey to the Occupied Lands ~ Frontline
WGBH BOSTON, 01/01/1989
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THE STORY OF GASOLINE, 1948
Web Sites
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United Nations – Middle East
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Global Issues – Middle East
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The Economist – Middle East & Africa
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The Jerusalem Post
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CIA World Factbook – Jordan
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CIA World Factbook – Israel
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CIA World Factbook – Turkey
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CIA World Factbook – Saudi Arabia
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Columbia University – Middle East and Islamic Studies
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BBC – Middle East
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BBC – Timeline of Middle East Conflict
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NY Times – Middle East
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United Nations – Middle East
Pacific Northwest
Articles
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For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
NY Times, 09/20/1987
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Multicultural Stages in a Small Oregon Town
NY Times, 08/14/2009
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Killer Whale Deaths off U.S. Northwest Coast Leave Islanders Perplexed
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 06/28/2001
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A popular Oregon governor hopes for an encore
Crosscut, 09/04/2009
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New killer whale at risk from Antarctic warming
(PDF)
The Economic Times, 08/05/2008
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Killer Whales Are Most Toxic Arctic Animals, Study Reports
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 12/13/2005
-
Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base
The Associated Press, 09/01/2009
-
Oregon Wants ‘Dog Friendly’ to Be Less So
NY Times, 09/02/2009
-
Oregon justice system receives $1.5 million federal grant to create drug crimes strike force
Oregon Live, 09/04/2009
-
More people irked by harassing of orcas
(PDF)
Victoria Times Columnist, 08/19/2008
-
Recording the sounds of the West
LA Times, 09/04/2009
-
Oregon's plans for Alkali Lake herbicide dump raise concerns
Oregon Live | Oregon Environmental News, 09/02/2009
-
Oregon City Briefs
Oregon Live, 09/03/2009
-
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: Plea Deal for Son of Spy
NY Times, 08/27/2009
-
Critical Habitat for Orcas Leaves Pockets of Vulnerability, Critics Say
(PDF)
National Geographic News, 08/07/2006
-
Orca Lummi presumed dead at 98
(PDF)
San Francisco Chronicle, 08/16/2008
-
For Once-Hated Killer Whales, Changing Attitudes Mean New Friends
(PDF)
Books
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Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska
by Jim Pojar
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Oregon
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon
By Deborah Kent, 10/09/2009
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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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Oregon
By Capstone Press Geography Department, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: Portrait of a State
By Rick Schafer, 10/09/2009
-
Restoring the Pacific Northwest: The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
by Eric Higgs
-
National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest)
by National Audubon Society
-
Westward vision: the story of the Oregon Trail
By David Sievert Lavender, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon: a bicentennial history
By Gordon Barlow Dodds, 10/09/2009
-
Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale
by Peter Knudtson (Author), David Suzuki (Foreword)
-
The San Juan Islands: Crown Jewels of the Pacific Coast
by Evelyn Adams
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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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Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska
Films
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The Oregon Coast
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/10/2009
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Washington State's San Juan Islands
Hatzoff Productions, 01/01/1989
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Destination: Oregon
Travel Channel, 10/09/2009
-
Oregon State of Wonder
Directed by Ed Mellnik, 10/09/2009
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Oregon Ghost Towns
Smede Marketing Productions, 10/10/2009
-
The History of the Oregon Trail and The Pony Express
Marshall Publishing & Promotions, Inc. - Kaw Valley Films, 10/10/2009
-
Whales - An Unforgettable Journey
C.A.V. Distribution, 01/01/1989
-
Lighthouses of the Oregon Coast
Beckner Media, 10/10/2009
-
Humans of the Sea: Killer Whales and the People Who Watch Them
Video Age Productions, 01/01/1989
-
Great Lodges of the National Parks: Glacier & Pacific Northwest Lodges
PBS (Direct), 01/01/1989
-
The Oregon Coast
Web Sites
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Oregon City
10/09/2009
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Welcome to Oregon
10/09/2009
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Oregon Wild
10/09/2009
-
StatesmanJournal: Around Oregon
10/09/2009
-
NY Times: Oregon
10/09/2009
-
National Park Service: U.S Department of the Interior
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
-
Travel Oregon
10/09/2009
-
OREGON.gov
10/09/2009
-
OregonLive: Sounds of Oregon
10/09/2009
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CIA World Factbook – Pacific Ocean
-
Official City Sites.org | Oregon
10/09/2009
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Orca Network
-
Center for Whale Research
-
Go Northwest! - San Juan Islands Travel Region
-
The Pacific Orca Society
-
BBC – Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada
-
Oregon City
Tibet
Articles
-
China Renovates former palace of Dalai Lamas
Associated Press, 08/24/2009
-
China Intensifies Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
VOA News, 08/28/2009
-
China and India Dispute Enclave on Edge of Tibet
NY Times, 09/03/2009
-
Tibetan Medicine Makes $80 Million
Examiner, 09/04/2009
-
Nepal Police Arrest Tibetan Protesters
AFP, 09/02/2009
-
China, Nepal trade fair opens in Tibet
Xinhua News Agency, 09/03/2009
-
Building of Sichuan-Tibet railway not yet rescheduled
Tibetan Review, 09/04/2009
-
Nepal Police detain Tibetan Exiles
AFP, 08/14/2009
-
Dalai Lama says ‘always ready to go back to Tibet’
AFP, 09/03/2009
-
Banquet for China’s Tibet-Nepal trade fair
China Tibet Online, 09/04/2009
-
China Renovates former palace of Dalai Lamas
Books
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The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with ...
By Alex McKay, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet: places and history
By Piero Verni, 10/10/2009
-
Contemporary Tibet: politics, development, and society in a disputed region
By Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet Past and Present
By Charles Bell, 10/10/2009
-
A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
By Melvyn C. Goldstein, 10/10/2009
-
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
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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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The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet
By Kate Teltscher, 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 ...
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
-
Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
WGBH BOSTON, 10/10/2009
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Journey Into Tibet
A Richard Martini Film, 10/10/2009
-
Biography - Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
A&E Home Video, 10/10/2009
-
Sacred Tibet - The Path to Mount Kailash
Vendetti Productions, LLC, 10/10/2009
-
CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Tibet
CreateSpace, 10/10/2009
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History -- In Search of History Tibet's Lost Paradise: Shangrila
A&E Television Networks, 10/10/2009
-
Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
United States
Articles
-
VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets
LA Times, 02/08/2010
-
Annual homeschool days at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The Examiner, 09/01/2009
-
Tim Grobaty: Aquarium holding barbecue buffet on Labor Day
Press-Telegram, 09/03/2009
-
Aquarium of the Pacific Offers Whale Watch Combo Tickets
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 09/01/2009
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Tiger Shark Exhibit
L.A. Weekly, 08/31/2009
-
Budget, redevelopment, Aquarium debt on Council agenda
Press-Telegram, 08/31/2009
-
The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
(PDF)
NY Times, 06/07/2010
-
Hawaii surfing legends to be honored today at Legislature
Honolulu Advertiser, 03/09/2010
-
Art Smith: The Power of Food
(PDF)
The Huffington Post, 06/08/2010
-
Three Ending Things: Shark Nights, Free Music
NBC Los Angeles, 09/02/2009
-
At Home on the Slopes
(PDF)
NY Times
-
After Losing a Friend, Pipeline Surfers Tempt Fate With a Deadly Passion
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/18/2005
-
Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/03/2006
-
Measuring snowfall is part art, part science
(PDF)
LA Times, 01/29/2006
-
Hope Glimmers in New Orleans
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 09/11/2005
-
For Surfers, All Waves Lead to Hawaii
(PDF)
NY Times, 01/29/2006
-
Jackson Hole: The Thrills Feel Seismic
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/17/1996
-
Blown Away
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 04/01/2002
-
Abundance Of Snowfall, And Daring, Proves Deadly
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/07/1996
-
WHAT'S NEXT; On the Slopes, High-Tech Sensors Probe for an Avalanche
(PDF)
NY Times, 03/06/2003
-
Wilder Shores Of Oahu
(PDF)
NY Times, 07/13/2003
-
Goose bumps at an L.A. mosque
(PDF)
LA Times, 09/04/2005
-
Keeping Your Head Above the Snow
(PDF)
NY Times, 11/14/2004
-
JOURNEYS; Jackson Hole Grows Up
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2003
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Dog from Long Beach shelter now a San Diego hero
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/07/2008
-
The Aloha State Is Now Less Welcoming to Smokers
(PDF)
NY Times, 12/12/2006
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Rabbi Wolpe's 'Faith' takes on atheists and fanatics alike
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 09/22/2008
-
Tiger Shark Rejects Aquarium's Gourmet Fillets
NPR, 08/11/2009
-
A Line in the Sand and in the Stores
(PDF)
NY Times, 05/15/2008
-
Drug Problems Escalate After Hurricane Katrina
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/05/2006
-
2 skiers caught, 1 killed in slide
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/12/2007
-
Big Easy Music Survives Katrina
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 05/19/2006
-
Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/03/2008
-
Slide death offers another warning on judgment
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/14/2007
-
Long Beach Aquarium's tiger shark is a picky eater
LA Times, 08/11/2009
-
Major Effort Is Under Way to Revive and Preserve Hawaii's Native Tongue
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/15/2007
-
For New Orleans Neighborhoods, a Slow and Uneven Return
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
-
Skier rescued from avalanche near resort
(PDF)
Jackson Hole News & Guide, 03/05/2007
-
Awash with knowledge
(PDF)
Daily Breeze, 09/21/2008
-
L.A. gang members go union
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/21/2007
-
The new New Orleans
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
-
In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood
(PDF)
NY Times, 04/16/2006
-
Pristine, but for How Long?
(PDF)
NY Times, 02/11/2007
-
Homeland Security Details Gaps in Preparation
(PDF)
NPR.org, 06/16/2006
-
In New Orleans, Knives, Forks and Hammers
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/23/2006
-
Soul survival
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/20/2006
-
Rough Start for Effort to Remake Faltering New Orleans Schools
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/21/2006
-
Outlines Emerge for a Shaken New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
-
Mile-long avalanche kills 3 snowmobilers near mountain by Wyoming-Idaho state line
(PDF)
LA Times, 02/28/2009
-
Sea turtles explore new, urban frontier
(PDF)
LA Times, 08/30/2008
-
Storm Communications No Big Easy
(PDF)
WIRED.com, 08/03/2006
-
Central Maui customers rein in their water use
(PDF)
The Maui News, 09/08/2008
-
Turf war stops at the ER
(PDF)
LA Times, 05/04/2007
-
Bush Repeats Vow to Help New Orleans
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/30/2006
-
Preserving the past ... one thread at a time
(PDF)
The Maui News, 08/10/2008
-
The Storm That Blew New Orleans Apart
(PDF)
NY Times, 08/27/2006
-
Snowfall exceeds 600 inches at Jackson Hole ski resort
(PDF)
USA TODAY, 04/18/2008
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VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets
Books
-
New Orleans Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Lester Sullivan
-
Why New Orleans Matters
by Tom Piazza
-
Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
by Billy Sothern
-
Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization
by Arnold R. Hirsch
-
Transforming New Orleans & Its Environs: Centuries Of Change (Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ)
by Craig Colten
-
The Great New Orleans Gun Grab
by Gordon Hutchinson
-
Short History of New Orleans
by Mel Leavitt
-
New Orleans After the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship, And the Search for the Great Society
by Kent B. Germany
-
Very New Orleans: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Cajun Country Charm
by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
-
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square
by Ned Sublette
-
Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles
by William Deverell and Greg Hise
-
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
by Margaret Leslie Davis
-
The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930 (Classics in Urban History, Vol 3)
by Robert M. Fogelson
-
Na Kua 'Aina: Living Hawaiian Culture
by Davianna Pomaika'i Mcgregor
-
The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles
by William Fulton
-
Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
by Robert Gooding-Williams
-
Los Angeles: Biography of a City
by John Caughey and LaRee Caughey
-
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
-
The Historic Core of Los Angeles (Images of America)
by Curtis C. Roseman, Ruth Wallach, Dace Taube, and Linda McCann
-
The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: What Went Wrong and Why
by Christine F. Andersen
-
The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art (Volume 1, 1983-1988)
by Robert Alva & Robert Reiling
-
East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
by Richardo Romo
-
The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawaii
by Rima A. Morrell
-
Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks and Jackson Hole: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide
by Jeff Welsch
-
The Early Days in Jackson Hole
by Virginia Huidekoper
-
Ancient Hawaii
by Herb Kawainui Kane
-
Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands
by Gavan Daws
-
Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism
by Charlotte Berney
-
Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei
by Marie A. McDonald
-
Jackson Hole (Tourist Town Guides)
by Nina Lary
-
Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West
by Connie Wieneke
-
The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
by Pila Chiles
-
Portrait of Jackson Hole & the Tetons
by Henry Holdsworth; Charlie Craighead
-
What is This Thing Called Aloha?
by Robert James
-
Hidden Wyoming: Including Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
by John Gottberg
-
Hawaiian Mythology
by Martha Warren Beckwith
-
Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale
by David Gonzales
-
Passport to the Pacific (A Guide to Habitats, Inhabitants, and Activities from the Aquarium of the Pacific)
by the Aquarium of the Pacific, 10/09/2009
-
A Place Called Jackson Hole
by John Daugherty
-
New Orleans Then and Now (Then & Now)
Films
-
Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks
Finley-Holiday Film Corp., 01/01/1989
-
Aquarium of the Pacific, weird, wild and wonderful: the movie
10/09/2009
-
Spirit of the Mele Hula Hawaii
M&H Hawaii, 01/01/1989
-
Touring Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park Box Set
Questar Video, 01/01/1989
-
The Big One
VAS Entertainment, 01/01/1989
-
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Cushman Bolton Television Productions, 01/01/1989
-
Trial and Air
Storm Show Studios, 01/01/1989
-
Lahaina: Waves of Change
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 01/01/1989
-
Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans (History Channel)
A&E HOME VIDEO, 01/01/1989
-
2007 Global Conference: Rebuilding New Orleans
Milken Institute, 01/01/1989
-
Falling Together in New Orleans (Vignettes 1 & 2)
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
Nature Parks HAWAI'I VOLCANOES PARK
TravelVideoStore.com, 01/01/1989
-
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
CustomFlix, 01/01/1989
-
Heavenly Hawaii
GOLDHIL HOME MEDIA, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Exposed: Before and After Katrina
Igotdis, 01/01/1989
-
Hawaiian Legends: Molokai's Sacred Stones
CreateSpace, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Music in Exile
Anchor Bay/Starz Home Entertainment, 01/01/1989
-
Surviving Katrina
Discovery Channel, 01/01/1989
-
Los Four / Murals of Aztlan: The Street Painters of East Los Angeles
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 01/01/1989
-
Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
Disinformation, 01/01/1989
-
New Orleans Exposed
Tapeman, 01/01/1989
-
Modern Marvels - Los Angeles (History Channel)
A&E Home Video, 01/01/1989
-
Streets: Los Angeles
MOVE Collective, 01/01/1989
-
The Los Angeles Plan
National Archives and Records Administration, 01/01/1989
-
Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks
Web Sites
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City-Data.com – New Orleans
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New Orleans Online – History and Heritage
-
The City of New Orleans
-
BBC – Los Angeles
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Hawaii – Division of Forestry and Wildlife
-
Port of Los Angeles
-
infoplease.com
-
The Economist – Los Angeles
-
Chicago Tribune: Los Angeles
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NY Times – Hawaii
-
CBS News – Hawaii
-
New Orleans City Council
-
US Census Bureau – Hawaii
-
National Park Service – Hawaii
-
City of Los Angeles
-
Discover Los Angeles
-
LA County Online
-
US Census Bureau – New Orleans
-
BBC – Oahu, Hawaii
-
City-Data.com – New Orleans
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