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Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When good dogs do bad things, they aren't necessarily problem dogs, but dogs with problems. So forget the rolled-up newspaper--Woof! A Guide To Dog Training features simple and loving training methods and advice that can help you turn your troublemaker into a happy and obedient dog.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia's love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this collection of 18 episodes from her original 1960's series. Includes downloadable recipes and a bibliography.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Examines heart disease, the number one killer in America and one of the nation's greatest health challenges for both men and women. Presents personal stories that showcase the scientific advances that are transforming the field of cardiology and the effect these changes will have on people stricken with heart disease. Includes a discussion hosted by Larry King in which medical experts and physicians present strategies and practical tactics for improving...
10) Mansfield Park
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Fanny Price goes to live with prosperous relatives at Mansfield Park and must navigate a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among the occupants of the house.
11) Kidnapped
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson's coming-of-age adventure is back and breathtaking, in this widely heralded presentation bursting with scoundrels and scallywags, villains and heroines, and two memorable heroes who will stop at nothing in their quest for justice.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
This documentary examines the complex race to decode the human genome. Examines the work of, and contains interviews with: Francis Collins, director of the National Center for Human Genome Research; J. Craig Venter, head of its rival, the private Celera Genomics; and the Whitehead Institute's Eric Lander, one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project.
13) Lord of the ants
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Profiles soft-spoken Southerner E.O. Wilson, a naturalist renowned for his scientific study of ants that led to his 1975 book Sociobiology : the new synthesis, where he put forth the notion that evolutionary principles could explain social behavior throughout the animal kingdom, including in humans. Shows the evolution of sociobiology from a controversial new discipline to one supported by experimental science that has shown that genes do play a role...
14) Casanova
Publisher
WGBH Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The original unedited British version, this mini series alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
What's George's favorite place to go for adventure? The library! George loves to read, because in books you can be a pirate, a spaceman, even a robot! Or learn about photography, strange animals and how to make it snow. What better place for the world's most curious monkey? Each with a companion segment starring real kids.
16) Warrior queen
Publisher
WGBH Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The story of Boudica, queen of the Iceni in first-century Briton, who united the tribes of Briton in rebellion against Roman occupation.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Language
English
Description
Suave, sophisticated Detective Inspector Lynley and his prickly, plebian sidekick Detective Sergeant Havers are back with two new gripping mysteries in this sixth and final series. But with Lynley struggling to cope with his wife's death -- and Havers struggling with her partner's heavy drinking -- will they be able to focus on solving crime?
18) Dying to be thin
Publisher
WGBH Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Girls wage a deadly battle as they strive for impossible beauty. Go behind the shocking statistics of eating disorders and examine therapies that can help millions.
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In Japan, Europe and Russia, birth rates are shrinking and the population is aging. In parts of India and Africa, more than half of the still growing population is under 25. The world population is now careening in two dramatically different directions. China revs up examines China's booming economy and the impact its having on the environment.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.