Robin Williams is in his edgily desperate mode as a Queens car salesman whose life is in turmoi

Crossroads Cafe and DVD offers a versatile alternative to videotape that is user-friendly, intuitive and fun. Play an entire episode or go direct to the World Play and Culture Clip segments. A simple menu system allows you to select by lesson name and number. Easy-to-read screen identify each episode, and remind learners visually where they shoul be in the correlated Photo Stories and Worktext

More than 2000 nuclear test explosions were conducted between 1945 and 1996, the year when the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was concluded. The Treaty bans all nuclear explosions on earth. The film depicts the activities of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in establishing a global verification regine to monitor compliance with the Treaty. It presents the challenging work at some of the monitoring facilities and at the International Data Centre in Vienna, where the data generated by the facilities are received, processed and analysed

China is one of the world ancient civilizations, with a history spanning over 5000 years. Chinese Culture: A Reader s Guide summarizes China s five millennia of cultural development from a variety of perspectives. The contents are organized into ten chapters: Origins of Civilization, Writing and Language, Chinese Thought, Literature, Art, Education, Science and Technology, Popular Culture, Physical Culture, and Cultural Exchange. It is hoped that this book will illuminate boththe essential features of Chinese culture, and the spirit of harmony and self-improvement that characterizes the Chinese people

Она видит в темноте, как ночная птица. Она чувствует запах крови за километр и в совершенстве владеет искусством убивать. Она не знает страха и способна менять цвет своей кожи, как хамелеон. Она выращена особым генетическим способом для миссий особой сложности. Ее зовут Кэмб. Она сотрудница элитной полиции будущего

Молодого художника Йо (Марк Дакаскос) похищают и "перепрограммируют" в "Освободителя" - изощренного элитного убийцу, обладающего безграничными, почти фантастическими возможностями, способного ликвидировать даже главарей японского якудзы, главных противников его повелителей, Сынов Дракона

Packed with reproducible primary sources—from an NAACP pamphlet to Jim Crow-era signs—this collection of authentic documents will capture students

Packed with reproducible primary sources—from the Mayflower Compact to political cartoons about the Stamp Act—this collection of authentic documents will capture students’ interest in the events and people of Colonial times. Teaching materials provide background information, document-based discussion questions, and reproducibles that help kids analyze and evaluate each historical document. For use with Grades 4-8

Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers

Coach Carter is a 2005 American film directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his MVP and undefeated team due to poor academic results