Birding offers direct contact with one of the primary treasures of wildlife. In this course, learn core elements of birding and methods for observing birds in the field. Also, take a panoramic look at the bird species of North America, and visit 23 of the top North American birding sites. These lectures are your doorway to an endlessly, rewarding pursuit and a lifetime of enjoyment and discovery.

Learn everything needed to know about the art and craft of great photography straight from a professional photographer with more than 30 years of experience. Designed for people at all levels, these 24 lectures are an engaging guide to how photographs work and how to make them work better for viewers. In this collection of 24 lectures (30 min. each), Joel Sartore lectures on the basics of operating a camera, the elements of a photograph and composition...

In a reboot of the classic TV series, a younger Thomas The Tank Engine goes on adventures with all of his friends, as they work on The Island Of Sodor.

Science has revealed that the ability to lose weight and maintain that loss is affected by a complex web of hundreds of physical, mental, and emotional factors. Viewers will learn practical tips to help them implement the behavioral changes needed to lose weight and keep it off.

These expertly designed lessons break down the elements of voice technique into graspable steps, guiding to build solid skills as a singer and to express self through any kind of music or style. In this course, learn how to find freedom of movement and flexibility in the vocal mechanism; produce a clear tone; develop resonance, and interpret a text and communicate connections to it in singing.

Taught by Peter Bagge, a cartoonist, and award-winning comics creator, it will show how comics are made and why they have become so enduringly successful. Like any wide-ranging and long-lived medium, comics creators put certain technical and creative tools to use when they produce their stories. Get a firsthand look at how these tools are used, and how digital tools have changed the comics landscape. From political cartoons and the newspaper funny...

When people hear about someone surviving a great challenge, they often hear that the person 'rose to the occasion.' But in fact, psychologists find that in moments of terror, people revert to their lowest level of training and preparation. Knowing that the trick is to bring up their ‘lowest level’ by continually improving their training and preparation, practicing for survival now, and building the resilience that will sustain them in...

Embark on an insightful, intimate, and extraordinarily revealing look at the elements of bestselling fiction. Get a comprehensive, eye-opening, and illuminating survey of the entire writing process, as well as a full breakdown of how dozens of best-selling authors have implemented these best practices in their own writing. As an aspiring author, gain a wealth of tools that will not only improve the ability to write but will also increase the enjoyment...

Experience the fun, intellectual challenge, and practical benefits of learning Spanish, one of the world’s most useful and beautiful languages. In this brilliantly designed course, get ‘under the hood’ of the language, using an approach the teacher has refined for over twenty years to empower adult learners. Even if someone thinks they lack aptitude for languages, these lectures will have them conversing in Spanish.

What limits are there, if any, on presidential power? How is that power kept in check? In the twelve timely lectures, Paul Rosenzweig of The George Washington University School of Law guides viewers through the ins and outs of presidential investigations, using past scandals and controversies as a lens through which to make sense of current (and future) ones. In the centuries since the founding of the republic, there have been notable challenges...