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More than 2,000 years later, Plato's Republic remains astonishingly relevant to our everyday lives. It poses one question after another that might well have been drawn from the headlines and debates of our nation's recent history: What sort of person should rule the state? Are all citizens equal before the law? Should everyone have equal access to health care? Plato's greater inquiry, however, was into the question of defining justice itself and
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Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"One of the most complicated and advanced computers on Earth cant be purchased in any store. This astonishing device, responsible for storing and retrieving vast quantities of information that can be accessed at a moments notice, is the human brain. How does such a dynamic and powerful machine make memories, learn a language, and remember how to drive a car? What habits can we adopt to learn more effectively throughout our lives? And how do factors...
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Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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"Professor William R. Cook explores the vast and fascinating history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than 1 billion members."--
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Unravel the secrets behind one the most fascinating time capsules of our time, uncover ancient tombs to find out the phenomenon behind them, and follow top scientists and they perform modern forensic investigations to find clues to the past and the future.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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"Quantum mechanics gives us a picture of the world that is so radically counterintuitive that it has changed our perspective on reality itself, raising profound questions about concepts such as cause and effect, measurement, and information. Despite its seemingly mysterious nature, quantum mechanics has a broad range of applications in fields such as chemistry, computer science, and cryptography. Quantum Mechanics gives you the logical tools to grasp...
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Blenheim Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Looks at the risks to the food chain and environment through pollution of our air, land, and sea by waste.
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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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"The ancient Greek historian Thucydides called it "a war like no other"--Arguably the greatest in the history of the world up to that time. The Peloponnesian War pitted Athens and her allies against a league of city-states headed by Sparta. Thucydides's eyewitness account of the war has been a classic for 24 centuries and is still studied for its profound truths about the nature of human strife. In The Peloponnesian War, Professor Kenneth Harl draws...
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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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"Classical archeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archeological sites or discoveries, from the Bronze Age to late antiquity, and...
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Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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"Professor Marshall C. Eakin presents twenty-four 30-minute lectures examining both the unity and diversity in the early history of the Americas. He discusses how Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492 created a collision between three distinct peoples and cultures, European, African, and Native-American, and gave birth to the distinct identity of the Americas today."--
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Rock 'N Learn Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Children learn over 60 sight words through engaging characters, fun songs, and lots of practice. Words are presented in context to help build reading comprehension. Includes all pre-primer Dolch words, the top twenty from Fry's, and much more.
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