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Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
In the final episode of this series, Burke recaps the theme that change causes more change. Burke ties together the modern inventions in which previous episodes had culminated: telecommunications, the computer, the jet engine, plastics, rockets, television, the production line, and the atomic bomb. He ultimately points out that all of these inventions come together in the B-52 nuclear bomber, and closes out the series by ruminating on the concept...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
Italiano
Description
This **Oscar-winning**, sparklingly original comedy casts Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in three different stories set throughout Italy. In Naples, they are poor but resourceful, selling black market cigarettes on the streets. In Milan, Loren is costumed in Christian Dior and debates her preference for a Rolls Royce or her husband. And in Rome, Mastroianni is an industry scion who helps Loren’s prostitute set a wavering priest back onto...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Historians traditionally focus solely on the past, but here you have the chance to apply what you've learned about Big History to see what might be in store for us in the near future. Will we run out of oil? How will we adapt to a changing climate? How will population growth affect energy consumption? Consider a variety of scenarios for the year 2100.
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a delightful portrayal of Italian women who manipulate their sexual favors to get what they want. In one tale Sophia Loren finds an unusual angle to legally evade paying her taxes; in another she plays the wife of a wealthy businessman with a knack for turning heads; finally, as a participant in the worlds oldest profession, she entices a seminary student who engages to change her ways.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this science fiction adventure set in the 1930s, New York City reporter Polly Perkins starts to investigate why so many famous scientists are being reported missing. Soon, she gets clues, as strange flying machines and giant robots threaten the city. Luckily, her old flame, aviator Captain Joseph Sullivan aka Sky Captain, is there to battle the bad guys with the Flying Legion, in his Warhawk P-40. Now Polly must fly away with Sky Captain to Nepal...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Tomorrow's heroes of astronomy are hard at work today pursuing new discoveries, testing new theories, and making groundbreaking technological advances. Topics in this final episode include the Giant Magellan Telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), and the James Webb Space Telescope.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 35
Language
English
Description
Historians traditionally focus solely on the past, but here you have the chance to apply what you've learned about Big History to see what might be in store for us in the near future. Will we run out of oil? How will we adapt to a changing climate? How will population growth affect energy consumption? Consider a variety of scenarios for the year 2100.
Author
Series
Anonymous Noise volume 6
Language
日本語
Description
When Nino is given Momo's damaged guitar, she is determined to learn how to play. Meanwhile, Yuzu's feelings grow stronger.
Publisher
Lorber Films
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Italiano
Description
Features a trio of stories about sex. In the first vignette, a woman avoids jail time by pumping out babies with a willing accomplice. In the second vignette, a pair of lovers are forced to work out their problems in a car. The third vignette is the story of a prostitute who quits her best john for a man of the cloth.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Formats
Description
Circa 1939 ace city reporter Polly Perkins has noted the sudden disappearances of many of the world's most famous scientists. After the city falls under attack of giant flying robots, she decides to team up with her ex-boyfriend, aviation officer Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan and flys around the world in search of the evil mastermind, Dr. Totenkopf, whose plan it is to create a new world by destroying the one of today.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
First, Since Binky's repeating third grade, he's totally dreading Mr. Ratburn's annual class sleepover at the Science Museum. Then, Arthur and D.W. face the ultimate challenge when Mom gets a bad cold and then gives it to Dad. Next, D.W. is sick and tired of being boddes around all the time and demands to know why she couldn't have been born befor Arthur. Lastly, During a field trip to Amish country, Buster becomes enamored with the simple lifestyle...
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After saving the planet from the alien horde last season, the Legends find themselves stranded in 1925 Texas with no way home. Determined to return to their own time, the Legends set out on a road-trip across the country to find an early pioneer of time travel, and their only hope of returning to their home time once more!
Publisher
CBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories, and encounters new life and civilizations. The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing friends and enemies both new and familiar, their adventures will unfold in surprising...
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