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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Before he became famous, a wide-eyed and eager James Herriot arrived at Glasgow Veterinary College to pursue the career he'd dreamed of since childhood. Unfolding against the backdrop of profound social change at home and abroad, Young James Herriot is a fascinating look at the backstory of a beloved author.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Professor Jonathan Steinberg uses individual lives to explain a great historical transformation. Examines the development of the modern world with a focus on the Industrial Revolution and its explosion of science and technology. Also examines the birth of modern democracy.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Pablo Escobar pasó de ser un niño astuto y ventajoso a un joven ambicioso y sin escrupulos que jura quitarse la vida si a los 25 años no logra obtener un millón de pesos. Inicia una vertiginosa carrera en el mundo criminal, que empieza con el robo de lapidas y autos y termina dominando el mundo del contrabando. Tras conocer el naciente negocio del tráfico de drogas decide abandonar el contrabando y convertirse en el más grande exportador de...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
For years, the passion they shared for winning made Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Larry Bird the most bitter of rivals. It also made theirs the most compelling rivalry in sports, driving the NBA to new heights of popularity in the 1980s. This all-new documentary tells the riveting story of two superstars who couldn't have been more different, until they forged an unlikely friendship from the superheated rivalry that had always kept them apart.
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
Español
Description
"Los seguidores de Jesús en el siglo primero conformaban un pequeño e incipiente grupo dentro del judaísmo que aparentaba no presentar ninguna amenaza para nadie, especialmente para el poderoso imperio romano. Pero había una persona decidida a ver esta fe exterminada. Su nombre era Saulo y vino a ser el principal perseguidor de la iglesia primitiva. Sin embargo, en el curso de unos pocos años, el oponente más fiero de los cristianos se convirtió...
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Language
English
Description
The documentary of Abraham Lincoln's life is comprehensively presented through narration, photographs and paintings to create a visual history of the 16th president of the United States as he led the nation through a tremendous upheaval: a time when the country was pulling apart at the seams.
19) Buck
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses, and people, with his understanding, compassion and...
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