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Language
English
Description
The stories collected here are linked by more than the exquisitely winding prose of their creator: Helen Oyeyemi's ensemble cast of characters slip from the pages of their own stories only to surface in another. The reader is invited into a world of lost libraries and locked gardens, of marshlands where the drowned dead live and a city where all the clocks have stopped; students hone their skills at puppet school, the Homely Wench Society commits...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Star Trek stands as one of the most popular science-fiction series of all time, and Captain Picard is one of its fan-favorite characters thanks to his inspiring quotes and brilliant leadership. As the captain of the starship USS Enterprise, Picard has taken viewers with him on adventures through space for decades. Now, young fans can learn even more about the famous character, including details about his obsessions with Earl Grey tea and Shakespeare"--...
Author
Publisher
Convergent Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Children who are introduced to God, through attending church or having loved ones who speak often about God, often have a lot of questions, including this ever-popular one: What is God like? The late Rachel Held Evans loved the Bible and loved showing God's love through the words and pictures found in that ancient text. Through these pictures from the Bible, children see that God is like a shepherd, God is like a star, God is like a gardener, God...
44) What is NASA?
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken...
Author
Series
Monkey and Cake volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.
46) What is Cinema?
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman's documentary WHAT IS CINEMA? tackles the question of its title through over 100 clips and new interviews with filmmakers such as Mike Leigh, Jonas Mekas, David Lynch, Robert Altman, Kelly Reichardt, Costa-Gavras, and Michael Moore. Featuring archival interviews from Robert Bresson, Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Akira Kurosawa, Abbas Kiarostami, and more. Featuring commissioned sequences from experimental...
47) What Is Truth?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Now begin a section of the course devoted to the big question: What is knowledge? Start with the problem of defining truth. Investigate three philosophical theories that attempt to pin down this elusive concept: pragmatism, coherentism, and the correspondence theory.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With more than 300 million followers worldwide, Buddhists follow a path towards enlightenment in what is as much a religion, as it is a way of life. A Buddhist Monk attempts to quieten host Tevya's mind, but first - a celebration. It's Buddha's birthday and Tevya is in for a food-fight while meeting "The Hungry Ghosts"..
49) What Is Scrum?
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Get a short, fast-paced introduction to one of the most popular agile frameworks: scrum.
Get a simple answer to a common project management question: What is scrum? This course provides a short, fast-paced introduction to one of the most popular agile frameworks. Explore the roles of the scrum team, from product owner to scrum master; the five core scrum events; the three scrum artifacts that build into project developments; and the reasons behind...
50) What is coding?
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This title introduces the basics of coding by using relatable real-world examples. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning...
53) What Is Time?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Approach time from a philosophical perspective. "Presentism" holds that the past and future are not real; only the present moment is real. However, the laws of physics appear to support "eternalism"”the view that all of the moments in the history of the universe are equally real.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The earliest writing systems are known to us only through the efforts of archaeological decipherment. But how can archaeologists be certain that the knowledge is accurate? Learn a bit of history on cryptography and the differences between decipherers and code-breakers as you examine the theory and methodology of decipherment, as well as the evidence it considers.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
One of the core tenets of successful marketing is understanding your customer. But often times, you aren’t the customer you’re marketing to. What can you do instead? Find out in this introductory lecture on “Marketing 101”, which also explores four types of value consumers seek: functional, monetary, social, and psychological..
57) What Is Writing?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It has been said that writing exists only in a civilization and a civilization cannot exist without writing, but is that accurate? Consider the validity of this statement and examine several of the critical functions that writing has served during the past 5,000 years. Also, get an introduction to pictography and its limitations.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Host Tevya begins his spiritual quest by investigating Hinduism, a faith with some 900 million followers worldwide. He attends the Durga Puja festival, an annual celebration for the Hindu goddess Durga with his teen guide Kritika. Tevya explores Little India searching for a present for the goddess and learns a little Kathak dancing with Kritika along the way!.
60) What Is Satire?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Students review traditional targets for satire--pompous, domineering and hypocritical people; social, political and religious institutions--and traditional uses of satire--to amuse, criticize or persuade with varying degrees of subtlety. In this program, songs, essays, poems and works of fiction drawn from many periods illuminate the origins, development and results of this genre. Satirists such as Swift, Shaw, Woody Allen, and Dorothy Parker are...
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