David Graham Scott has been addicted to drugs for nearly 20 years, or as he puts it, "four on heroin and the rest on methadone." Filmed by Scott himself over a five-year period, this emotionally charged documentary follows his double life as a heroin abuser and filmmaker, his pattern of deceit with his family, his battle to conquer methadone, and the fight to finally beat his addiction. His desperation to overcome drugs causes him to risk all on an...

Saiki Kusuo is your typical 16-year-old high school student, except for one thing, he's got psychic powers. This psychic genius is all about keeping a low profile. But high school isn't about to let that happen. His quirky classmates and embarrassing parents just can't leave him alone.

In a world threatened by infectious diseases, how can we make vaccines more affordable? If we want to understand the workings of the body's immune response, we need to decode molecules: oligosaccharides, to be precise, which carry vital information in their structure. In this 2009 Falling Walls lecture video, Peter H. Seeberger combines synthetic organic chemistry and immunology to identify the biochemical basis of sugars used to accelerate the development...

During her eight weeks of life, Leaney Lavea-born prematurely and with medically insurmountable abnormalities-was dependent on machines to live. But were these machines prolonging her life, or were they merely delaying her death? This deeply moving program explores the ethical dilemma surrounding a case that began in a hospital and ended up in court. Interviews with Baby L's parents, the attending physician, the Laveas' legal counsel, and others trace...

Victor Emanuel is widely considered one of America’s leading birders. He has observed more than six thousand species during travels that have taken him to every continent. He founded the largest company in the world specializing in birding tours and one of the most respected ones in ecotourism. Emanuel has received some of birding’s highest honors, including the Roger Tory Peterson Award from the American Birding Association and the Arthur

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Mitch Waite runs an extremely successful art school near Nice in the south of France. For this film he has devised a complete course covering all areas of painting in acrylics. We follow him as he works both in his art school and in the surrounding village streets, harbors and rural countryside. In part one, he guides us through perspective, composition, tonal studies and color mixing and in part two, he paints a variety of subjects to demonstrate...

Publisher Annotation: For fans of All-of-a-Kind Family, here is the true story of how Sarah Brenner, a poor girl from New York City’s Lower East Side, became Sydney Taylor: dancer, actress, and successful children’s book author.

Live happily, live stylishly! Celebrity designer Jonathan Adler's newest book is a vibrant, hilarious mash-up of style bible, decorating tome, and self-help guide. In gorgeous, full-color spreads, 100 bold ideas for Happy Chic dwelling, decorating, and entertaining are revealed. As a bonus, five project gatefolds invite readers to create their own Happy Chic handicrafts, including a macram ̌owl and custom LOVE note cards.