Media Menu for June 13, 2013

Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary.   The Websites cited in the “Log on“  box  below the TV listing provide further details about the show’s  topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.

Thursday, June 13,  2013
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary. Middle and High School

NATURE: The White Lions

Airing on KLCS, this documentary tells story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009 in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Growing up on the savanna, they must overcome not only the same survival challenges that all young lion cubs must face, they must also overcome the threats their high visibility brings.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-white-lions/full-episode/7701/

Friday, June 14  2013
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Geography and Science
 Middle and High School

A Night Of Exploration: Crossing The Ice

In a hundred years of polar exploration, no one had ever walked from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back without assistance. –until now. This documentary   follows two Australian explorers, Justin Jones and James Castrission in their risky trip, only to find out this is a race. A Norwegian skier is already ahead of them tackling the same goal. The team battles serious injuries and hypothermia in a  journey from which no man has ever come out alive before.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/a-night-of-exploration/episodes/crossing-the-ice/

Saturday,  June 15,  2013
5-6  p.m. E/P
Science  Channel
Geography and Science
Middle and High School

When Earth Erupts: Americas

As shown in this documentary, the eastern Pacific Rim is volatile territory. Earthquakes have decimated Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, CA, and probably will again in the next 30 years. The Chilean coast has been rocked by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that killed thousands. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/when-earth-erupts/about-this-show/about-when-earth-erupts.htm

Sunday,  June 16,  2013
9-10  p.m. E/P
Discovery  Channel
Geography
Middle and High School

North America Revealed

To make this documentary film, crews crisscrossed the continent for three years. With over 2,800 days in the field covering 8 countries and 29 U.S. states, this film reveals the full wonders of the North American continent as never before. TV-PG
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/about-the-show/about-north-america.htm

Monday,  June 17,  2013
10-11  p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Economics

Middle and High School

Independent Lens: The Revolutionary Optimists

This is a documentary about social activist Amlan Ganguly's work to empower poor children in India. Under his tutelage, young Sikha and Salim campaign to bring a community tap of potable water to their Kolkata slum.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/revolutionary-optimists/film.html

Tuesday,  June 18,  2013
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Economics
Middle and High School

The  Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant

Costco, one of the nation’s top three retailers and the world’s largest membership warehouse chain, has thrived by turning convention on its head. The company never advertises, charges its 64 million members to shop there and doesn't mark up any product more than 15 percent. It’s a business model that works, generating $93 billion in annual sales. This documentary shows how Costco has grown to 600 stores, attracting loyal and affluent customers.  This  program also explores a “Costco Effect,” the routine tendency of its members to succumb to the store’s discount-chic allure and spend more than they expect, often buying more than they need.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/46603589

Wednesday,  June 19,  2013
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School

Faking the Grade: Classroom Cheaters

In this documentary, students, administrators, parents, and teachers share their experiences with what's known as "academic integrity," while experts provide insight into why students cheat. Those experts say it's no surprise: kids see cheating going on everywhere today, from the world of sports and entertainment to Wall Street and beyond. The film also reveals the wide variety of techniques young people are using to cheat, including bribery and even sabotage.
Log on  http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/arts/television/faking-the-grade-classroom-cheaters-on-cnbc.html?_r=0

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, June 15th

8am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Anchee Min, author of "The Cooked Seed" 
Anchee Min

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures From the Nazis" 
Robert Edsel

10:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 32 min.
"Who Owns the Future?" 
Jaron Lanier

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Raleigh, North Carolina 
BookTV Visits Raleigh, North Carolina

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Book and Author Breakfast 
Ishmael Beah; Doris Kearns Goodwin; Chelsea Handler; Wally Lamb

3pm (ET)
Approx. 12 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Malcolm Gladwell, "David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants" 
Malcolm Gladwell

3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
2013 Book Expo America: A Discussion on Publishing with John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan Publishers 
Becky Anderson; John Sargent

4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 14 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Ann Romney, "The Romney Family Table: Sharing Home-Cooked Recipes and Favorite Traditions"
Ann Romney

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Panel - "Rising Industry Insiders: What Those New to the Publishing Industry Think About Its Future" 
Peter Balis; Teresa Ferraiolo; Thea James; April Rim; Christian Scarlett

5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 12 min.
2013 Book Expo America: Fall Book Preview with Richard Dawkins, "An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist" 
Richard Dawkins

5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book Party for Eric Draper, Author/Photographer of "Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush" 
Eric Draper

6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: "Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills" 
Mary Soames

7pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"The Village: A History of Greenwich Village - 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues" 
John Strausbaugh

8pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines" 
Cate Lineberry

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
Hayek Prize Lecture: Yang Jisheng, Author of "Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962" 
Yang Jisheng

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dr. Carl Hart, "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society," hosted by Juan Williams, The Hill and Fox News

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
"The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure" 
Kevin Williamson

Sunday, June 16th

12:30am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Lobbyists at Work" 
Beth Leech

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Our Lives, Our Fortunes & Our Sacred Honor: The Forging of American Independence, 1774-1776" 
Richard Beeman

2:30am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival: Sam Kean, "The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code" 
Sam Kean

3:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way" 
Alice Walker

4:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq" 
Victor Davis Hanson

5:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
Panel on Good Wars, Bad Wars with Dale Maharidge and Nick Turse 
Dale Maharidge; Nick Turse

7am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff" 
Cathryn Prince

8am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Masters of Nothing: Human Nature, Big Finance, and the Fight for the Soul of Capitalism"
Matthew Hancock

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
"Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History" 
Eduardo Galeano

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
BookTV in Raleigh, North Carolina 
BookTV Visits Raleigh, North Carolina

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Sally Satel, "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience," hosted by Dan Vergano, USA Today Science Reporter

1pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Kori Schake, "State of Disrepair: Fixing the Culture and Practices of the State Department" 
Kori Schake

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 24 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abbas Milani, "The Shah" 
Abbas Milani

2pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, co-authors of "Whitey Bulger" 
Kevin Cullen; Shelley Murphy

2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation" 
Paul Farmer

4pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era" 
Bruce Bechtol

5pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Drug Wars in America, 1940-1973" 
Kathleen Frydl

6pm (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
Book TV in London: Paul Johnson 
Paul Johnson

6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV in London: Stewart Lansley 
Stewart Lansley

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 17 min.
"Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream" 
Deepak Chopra; Sanjiv Chopra

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Kori Schake, "State of Disrepair: Fixing the Culture and Practices of the State Department" 
Kori Schake

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dr. Carl Hart, "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society," hosted by Juan Williams, The Hill and Fox News

10pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry" 
Gary Greenberg

11pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"And the Mountains Echoed" 
Khaled Hosseini

Monday, June 17th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dr. Carl Hart, "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society," hosted by Juan Williams, The Hill and Fox News

1am (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Kori Schake, "State of Disrepair: Fixing the Culture and Practices of the State Department" 
Kori Schake

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 24 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abbas Milani, "The Shah" 
Abbas Milani

2am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
Book TV in London: Paul Johnson 
Paul Johnson

2:30am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV in London: Stewart Lansley 
Stewart Lansley

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Dr. Carl Hart, "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society," hosted by Juan Williams, The Hill and Fox News

4am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution" 
Marcia Coyle

5am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Sonia Taitz, author of "The Watchmakers Daughter" 
Sonia Taitz

5:45am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"Looking at Iran: The Rise & Fall of Iran in Public Opinion" 
James Zogby

6:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Obsessed: America's Food Addiction - And My Own" 
Mika Brzezinski