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No cure for being human : (and other truths I need to hear) / by Bowler, Kate,author.;
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35. In 'No Cure for Being Human', Kate searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of our modern best life now advice industry, which tries to convince us that we can out-eat, out-learn and out-perform our humanness. With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bowler, Kate,; Cancer; Colon (Anatomy);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sorrowland / by Solomon, Rivers,author.;
"Vern gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong-not with them, but with her own body ... A genre-bending work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the history of American racism"--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Twins; Racism; Religious communities; Human experimentation in medicine;
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It's just skin, silly! / by Jablonski, Nina G.; McGee, Holly Y.; Vermeulen, Karen.;
Meet Epi Dermis, your kid's quirky, clever guide to the origin of skin color! Using simple science and interactive activities, Epi takes readers on an adventure through human history to find out why skin is the hardest working organ in the body business. Whether it's how migration and climate changed our skin's need for melanin, to why sweat is your body's secret superpower, Epi's got all the facts--and uses them to challenge false narratives about race and give kids the information they need to do the same.
Subjects: Skin;
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Warm bodies [videorecording] / by Corddry, Rob.; Franco, Dave.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-; Levine, Jonathan.; Malkovich, John.; Marion, Isaac,1981-Warm bodies.Videorecording.; Palmer, Teresa,1986-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Summit Entertainment.;
Music by Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders ; cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe ; edited by Nancy Richardson.John Malkovich, Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco.After a zombie epidemic, R (a zombie) rescues Julie (a human survivor) from a zombie attack. The two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human, setting off a chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC.
Subjects: Marion, Isaac, 1981-; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Zombie films.; Zombies;
© c2013., Summit Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Simple lessons, quick results : essential tips and tricks for drawing people / by Hart, Christopher,1957-author.;
Subjects: Human figure in art.; Figure drawing;
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Leech / by Ennes, Hiron,author.;
"In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron's doctor has died. The doctor's replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies. For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed. In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Apocalyptic fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Medical fiction.; Novels.; Future, The; Imaginary wars and battles; Parasites; Secrecy;
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Amazing you! : getting smart about your private parts / by Saltz, Gail.; Avril, Lynne,1951-;
Provides information about reproduction, birth, and the difference between the bodies of girls and boys."Ages 3 up"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Generative organs; Human reproduction;
© 2008, c2005., Puffin Books,
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Fugitive telemetry / by Wells, Martha,author.;
"The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry! Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I've ever read") Murderbot has also established Martha Wells as one of the great SF writers of today. No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people-who knew?) Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans! Again! A new standalone adventure in the New York Times-bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award winning series!"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Human-computer interaction; Interplanetary voyages; Murder; Robots;
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Outsider : an old man, a mountain and the search for a hidden past / by Popplewell, Brett,1983-author.;
"When journalist Brett Popplewell first heard about Dag Aabye, an aging former stuntman who lived alone inside a school bus on a mountain, running day and night through blizzards and heat waves, he was intrigued and bewildered. Captivated by the seemingly implausible tale of a wild super-athlete aging more slowly than the rest of us, he was determined to meet the apocryphal white-haired man who was pushing the boundaries of the human mind and body beyond what anyone could dream was possible. What Popplewell witnessed on a secluded mountain perch led him on a six-year odyssey to uncover the true story of the 81-year-old man. Outsider takes readers on a remarkable journey from Nazi-occupied Norway to Argentina and British Columbia. The book chronicles how a child born under mysterious circumstances during World War II finds his way onto the big screen in Goldfinger, is heralded as the world's first extreme skier, and is later driven into the wilderness. Both joyful and tragic, Outsider presents a bold challenge to our notions of aging, belonging and human accomplishment."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Aabye, Dag, 1941-; Older athletes; Older men; Recluses; Runners (Sports); Skiers; Stunt performers;
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Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving / by Headlee, Celeste Anne,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? Despite our constant search for new ways to "hack" our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity with a little more leisure"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Leisure.; Work; Happiness.;
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