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bibliography Cookbooks. Educational films. History. Internet videos. Videorecording.Summary: In this episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series, combat engineers are seen building roads in Burma, constructing airstrips in North Africa, and relieving flood victims and communities in times of disaster. Audiences are introduced to the men and women whose job it is to provide combat engineers in the field with the equipment they need when they need it - the United States...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Pythagoras believed that music originates in nature and that natural harmonies express very distinct mathematical relationships between their notes. From Pythagoras' first scales and the advent of harmony to the standardization of all instruments to equal temperament, this program traces the evolution of the system of tuning that revolutionized Western music. Few musical cultures have escaped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: While tracing the spread of English via Internet technology, this program considers the implications of such de facto linguistic hegemony in a world of high-tech haves and have-nots. In addition, the program examines the simultaneous standardization and fragmentation of English as it is acquired by non-native English-speakers in Africa and Asia. Interviews with specialists drawn from WorldCom...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Katz, Sandor Ellix
Summary: Fermentation is an ancient way of preserving food as an aid to digestion, but the centralization of modern foods has made it less popular. Katz introduces a new generation to the flavors and health benefits of fermented foods. Since the first publication of the title in 2003 he has offered a fresh perspective through a continued exploration of world food traditions, and this revised edition...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Pre KatzSchwartz, Barry
Summary: Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 SCHSummary: Covering the years from the end of the French Revolution to the zenith of Napoleonic power in 1806, this program opens windows of insight into life under Napoleon through the stories of a merchant apprentice, a young nobleman, a beer brewer, a draft dodger, and a war widow. They tell of industrialization, municipal improvements, the standardization of measurements, the new power of mayors to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Manufacturers around the world are facing a seemingly impossible competitive challenge: to constantly reduce costs while maintaining high levels of quality and adhering to tight delivery schedules. Using the automotive industry as a case study, this program takes an in-depth look at how companies that make vehicle components ranging from huge engines to tiny springs are applying methods of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program opens in the 1660s when the nature of cold and heat was a complete mystery. Were they different aspects of the same phenomenon? The experiments that settled these questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In the spirit of a famous rhetorical question, this program explores the world of scientific measurement at the molecular and atomic level. Host Alan Davies tries to establish the length of a piece of household string-but what appears to be a simple task soon turns into a mind-bending voyage of discovery. After discussing the matter with leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, Davies learns...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Bakke, Gretchen Anna
Summary: "The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with, a jerry-built structure now so rickety and near collapse that a strong wind or a hot day can bring it to a grinding halt. The grid is now under threat from a new source: renewable and variable energy, which puts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016