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Great Courses volume 23
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English
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In the first of two lectures on the most famous find in all archaeology, learn the story of the excavation of King Tut's tomb. Then, translate some of the inscriptions on the gilded shrines in the Egyptian ruler's burial chamber (among them: messages by carpenters for use in construction).
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Great Courses volume 18
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English
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Once Augustine completes his survey of history, one big question remains: Once all the worldly empires, including Rome, have fallen, what next? If the earthly city's days are over, how do we transition to the heavenly city? How do we translate the past into the future? Find out what Augustine has to say about carrying on.
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Learn how cells solve the problem of reading information in messenger RNA and using it to direct protein synthesis. Focus on how different parts of the translation apparatus work together through sequence-specific interactions. Also discover how antibiotics kill bacteria and what makes the bioterrorism agent ricin so deadly. Close by investigating techniques to create biological drugs on demand.
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Great Courses volume 22
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English
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Join Professor Brier for an in-depth tour of the Tomb of Perneb's hieroglyphs--specifically those in its chapel, or mastaba. What lies behind the "false door" common to chapels like this? Why were ka-priests so important to the afterlife of the wealthy?
5) Adoration
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1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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What would you do if you found out your father may have been a terrorist? A high school boy writes a story for a class that makes this claim. Is it true? Friends, family, teachers, and Internet chat room partners start to wonder and worry.
6) Arrival
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As humankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
After alien ships arrive at locations around Earth, a linguist is called in to translate and understand the alien language....
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English
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"When the steel mills of Sheffied, England are closed, Gaz and thousands of other workers are left unemployed and unsure of their roles as men. Depressed and facing a custody battle for his son, Gaz happens across a show of male strippers ... and the answer to his problems is laid bare! Recruiting a ragtag group of friends into an unsightly stripper group, Gaz is putting on a show of his own to get his life back on track. But to ensure their performance...
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Russian
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Raya and Victor built a shared career as the Soviet Union's most beloved film dubbers, translating the work of Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick into Russian over the decades. Upon the collapse of the USSR in 1990, the Jewish couple must immigrate to Israel and reinvent their talents to find employment. As they strive to acclimate to their adopted home, opportunities for first-rate vocal performances are few and far between. Raya answers a help...
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