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World encyclopedia of peace 1st ed.

Contents: “…Treaties, chronology of the peace movement, Nobel peace prize laureates -- v. 4. Peace institutes and organizations, bibliography, journals, indexes.…”

Rigoberta Menchu broken silence by Balfour Films, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Indigenous Peoples: Myths of the Past (4:16) -- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (3:49) -- Search for Roots and Identity (4:02) -- Rigoberta Menchu's Nobel Peace Prize (4:18) -- Rigoberta Menchu's Dreams (3:28)…”
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The synthetic nitrogen industry in World War I : its emergence and expansion by Travis, Anthony S.

Contents: “…Introduction -- Electric Arcs, Cyanamide, Carl Bosch, and Fritz Haber -- The Great War -- Concentrated Nitric Acid and Expansion of the Nitrogen Industry in Germany, France and Britain -- Nobel Prizes and New Technologies -- Conclusion: A Legacy of Synthetic Nitrogen.…”
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Pablo Neruda love, protest, and exile by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Televisión Federal S.A

Contents: “…Pablo Neruda: Beginnings of a Nobel Prize Winning Poet (4:01) -- Pablo Neruda: First Poetic Success, Crepusculario ("Book of Twilights") (2:24) -- Pablo Neruda: Gaining Entry into Literary Circles (1:15) -- Pablo Neruda: Chile's Ambassador to the Far East (3:33) -- Pablo Neruda: Chile's Ambassador to Argentina and Spain (1:40) -- Pablo Neruda: Political and Intellectual Activism Amidst Spain's Civil War (5:48) -- Pablo Neruda: Outspoken in Poetry and Politics (4:45) -- Pablo Neruda: A Fugitive from Anti-Communists (3:52) -- Pablo Neruda: Poet in Exile (2:50) -- Pablo Neruda: Returning to Chile and Turning to Simple Themes (2:28) -- Pablo Neruda: Gaining World-wide Recognition (3:27) -- Pablo Neruda: Political Triumph in 1970 (4:23) -- Pablo Neruda: Literary Triumph--Winning the 1971 Nobel Prize (1:01) -- Pablo Neruda: A Revolutionary Heart Is Broken (5:40)…”
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Marie Curie Beyond the Myth by ARTE France, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Marie Curie Introduction (1:54) -- 1911 Nobel Prize (1:12) -- Marie Curie's Early Years (2:25) -- Marie Curie's Passion (2:44) -- Marie Curie's Life Partner (1:50) -- Uranium Rays (2:54) -- Curie Discovers Polonium and Radium (2:46) -- Radium Joins the Period Table (1:54) -- Radioactivity (2:03) -- Thrust into the Public Eye (2:13) -- Radioactivity Research (2:56) -- "Treatise on Radioactivity" (2:43) -- Curie Accepts Her 1911 Nobel Prize (1:47) -- Nuclear Forces (2:42) -- Supporting Soldiers (2:31) -- Radium Institute (1:28) -- 1921 Six Week U.S. …”
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The Genius of Marie Curie The Woman Who Lit Up the World by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Famous Female Scientist (2:05) -- Curie's Scandalous Affair (3:30) -- Curie's Fall from Grace (1:50) -- Cultural Discrimination (1:25) -- Curie's Scientific Childhood (1:16) -- Breaking Convention (1:36) -- Curie's First Love (2:46) -- "Flying" University (2:02) -- Studying in Paris (1:44) -- A Scientific Courtship (3:30) -- Modern Woman (1:10) -- Radioactivity Research (1:37) -- Sacrificing Motherhood for Science (0:56) -- Isolating Radium (3:24) -- Physics Nobel Prize (1:33) -- Pierre's Accident (1:57) -- Nobel Chemistry Prize (1:21) -- Defending Scientific Work (1:59) -- Radium Institute (1:03) -- Medical Wartime Contribution (1:15) -- Radium Campaign (2:01) -- Cancer Treatment Publicity (1:57) -- Curie's U.S. …”
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Feynman and his physics : the life and science of an extraordinary man by Resag, Jörg

Contents: “…Adolescent years and the principle of least action -- Princeton, Path Integrals, and the Manhattan Project -- Feynman's Path to Quantum Electrodynamics -- California, super cold helium, and the weak interaction -- From researcher to teacher and Nobel Prize winner -- Quarks, computers, and the Challenger disaster -- Glossary -- Sources and Literature.…”
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A dictionary of chemistry 6th ed.

Contents: “…Dictionary -- Atomic Theory Chronology -- Biochemistry Chronology -- Crystal Defects (Feature) -- Explosives Chronology -- Plastics Chronology -- Polymers (Feature) -- Appendices -- The Greek alphabet -- Fundamental constants -- SI units -- The electromagnetic spectrum -- The periodic table -- The chemical elements -- Nobel prizes in chemistry -- Useful websites.…”
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Poincaré, Einstein and the discovery of special relativity : an end to the controversy by Ginoux, Jean-Marc

Contents: “…Einstein's -- The Reception of the Special Relativity in Europe -- The Race for the Nobel Prize -- Conclusion.…”
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Colombian Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez Feted On Homecoming To His Home Town by Reuters News & Media Inc. (Firm)

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The Faulkner reader; selections from the works of William Faulkner by Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

Contents: “…Foreword.--Nobel Prize address.--The sound and the fury.--The bear (Go down, Moses).…”

Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry by Coffey, Patrick

Contents: “…The ionists: Arrhenius and Nernst -- Physical chemistry in America: Lewis and Langmuir -- The third law and nitrogen: Haber and Nernst -- Chemists at war: Haber, Nernst, Langmuir, and Harkins -- Science and the Nazis: Nernst and Haber -- Nobel prizes: Lewis and Langmuir -- Nuclear chemistry: Lewis, Urey, and Seaborg -- Secret of life: Pauling, Wrinch, and Langmuir -- Pathological science: Langmuir -- Lewis's last days.…”
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Paradise Unabridged. by Gurnah, Abdulrazak, 1948-

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Einstein lived here by Pais, Abraham, 1918-2000

Contents: “…'In the shadow of Albert Einstein' -- Reflections on Bohr and Einstein -- De Broglie, Einstein, and the birth of the matter wave concept -- Einstein, Newton, and success -- A mini-briefing on relativity, for the layman -- How Einstein got the Nobel Prize -- Helen Dukas, in memoriam -- Samples from Die Komische Mappe -- The Indian connection: Tagore and Gandhi -- Einstein on religion and philosophy -- Einstein and the press -- Onomasticon.…”

Family furnishings : selected stories, 1995-2014 First edition. by Munro, Alice, 1931-2024

Microeconomics in the global marketplace by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions

Contents: “…Friedman's Journal: India's Relationship with the U.S. (2:02) -- Muhammad Yunus: Starting Grameen Bank (2:55) -- Muhammad Yunus: Impact of Grameen Bank (2:24) -- Muhammad Yunus: Future of Grameen Bank (2:47) -- Maria Otero: Financing the Poor (2:15) -- Maria Otero: Microfinance, Women, Education, and Peace (2:30) -- Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank (2:07) -- Muhammad Yunus: Micro-lending and Reducing Poverty (1:58) -- Muhammad Yunus: Establishing Grameen Bank (2:18) -- Muhammad Yunus: The Nobel Peace Prize, Happiness, and Entrepreneurship (2:03) -- Muhammad Yunus: Honesty and Trust in Micro-lending (2:09) -- Muhammad Yunus: Investing, Philanthropy, and the Philosophy of Micro-lending (2:03)…”
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Gabriela Mistral focused on love by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Universal and Mystical Poetry (2:35) -- The Death Sonnets (2:09) -- Poesia y Prosa: Poetry and Prose (1:40) -- Theme of Love in Mistral's Poetry (1:49) -- Mistral's Poetic Influences (2:48) -- Mistral Moves to Mexico (2:40) -- Mistral's Travels (1:45) -- Proceeds From "Tala" Go to Children (2:21) -- Mistral Wins Nobel Prize (2:21) -- Mistral Transforms Language (4:20)…”
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On superconductivity and superfluidity : a scientific autobiography by Ginzburg, V. L. (Vitaliĭ Lazarevich), 1916-2009

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Thiamine deficiency and associated clinical disorders by McCandless, David W., 1941-

Contents: “…Early chemistry -- Early thiamine deficiency -- Thiamine deficiency in mammals -- Beriberi -- Wernicke's disease -- Central pontine myelinolysis, alcoholic cerebellar degeneration, and Marchiafava-Bignami disease -- Leigh's disease -- African seasonal ataxia -- Inherited ataxias -- Thiamine deficiency in serious illness -- World health concerns -- Future prospects -- Bontius translation -- Thiamine synonyms -- Nobel Prize acceptance speech of Dr. Christian Eijkman, 1929.…”
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Pablo Neruda Chile's master poet by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Overview of Pablo Neruda's Life (1:05) -- Neruda's Early Life and Poetry (1:41) -- Neruda's First Books of Poetry (3:17) -- Neruda's Political Career and Surrealistic Poetry (2:07) -- Neruda's Life in Spain and France (2:09) -- Neruda: Communism and Life in Exile (3:15) -- Neruda's Return to Chile (2:14) -- Neruda's Houses and Collections (2:44) -- Neruda's Lifestyle (2:13) -- Neruda's Nobel Prize and Death (2:55) -- Pablo Neruda's Legacy (2:22)…”
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