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Heart : the inside story of our body's most heroic organ / by Borstel, Johannes Hinrich von,1988-; Shaw, David(Translator);
"The heart: we all have one, pumping away reliably in our chest, never stopping till the day we die. But few of us think much about this heroic organ until things start to go wrong. In this lively and informative exploration of all aspects of the heart, Johannes Hinrich von Borstel offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A med student and prospective cardiologist, von Borstel relates his own experiences to provide a personal insight into the human side of heart medicine, while clearly explaining the science behind cardiac disease and healthcare for the heart. His many tips on how to give your ticker the best chance of enduring for as long as possible include one that will certainly be close to many people's hearts: have more sex! Oh, and eat more vegetables"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Heart.;
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The Host [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Hurt, William; Kruger, Diane; Ronan, Saoirse; Fisher, Frances; Irons, Max; Abel, Jake; Meyer, Stephenie;
Director, Andrew Niccol.Max Irons, Jake Abel, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Frances Fisher.Earth has been taken over by aliens in crisp white outfits, with each one taking over a human 'host' so the alien race can save the planet. Fewer humans are alive, and young Melanie has been on the run with her kid brother, Jamie, and her Louisiana honey, Jared. The Host opens with Melanie's capture, and continues on her odyssey as the alien who attempts to overtake her, Wanderer, battles inside Melanie for control of her body and mind.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Action.; Drama.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2013., Universal,
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Serpentine / by Hamilton, Laurell K.,author.;
"Return to vampire hunter Anita Blake's thrilling world in the next novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Crimson Death. Anita Blake faces new, even deadlier enemies as she and the people she loves confront major changes in their lives, in the latest thrilling adventure featuring the fan favorite vampire hunter. A remote Florida island is the perfect wedding destination for the upcoming nuptials of Anita's fellow U.S. Marshal and best friend Edward. For Anita, the vacation is a welcome break, as it's the first trip she gets to take with just wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. But it's not all fun and games and bachelor parties. In this tropical paradise Micah discovers a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be the result of an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes. When long-simmering resentment leads to a big blowout within the wedding party, the last thing Anita needs is more drama. But it finds her anyway when women start disappearing from the hotel, and worse--her own friends and lovers are considered the prime suspects. There's a strange power afoot that Anita has never confronted before, a force that's rendering those around her helpless in its thrall. Unable to face it on her own, Anita is willing to accept help from even the deadliest places. Help that she will most certainly regret--if she survives at all, that is."--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Blake, Anita (Fictitious character); United States marshals; Vampires; Werewolves; Leopard men;
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Dinosaur pie / by Wallace, Jen.; O'Rourke, Alan.;
A hilarious and heart-warming story about a boy with ADHD who is transformed into a dinosaur. Rory is having a weird week. A really weird week. He has been turned into a ridiculous, small, feathered dinosaur. Pretty awkward. Rory can't use a human toilet. He can't hold a video game controller in his little dino claws. His breath smells really bad. And his new carnivore body can't stop craving sausages. Rory finally gets his friends to take his embarrassing situation seriously, and together they embark on Operation Make Rory Human Again. But it's not easy. Will Rory be stuck as a dinosaur forever?
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Shapeshifting; Dinosaurs; Friendship;
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Unworld / by Greene, Jayson,author.;
"Anna is shattered by the violent death of her son, Alex, and tormented by the question of whether it was an accident or a suicide. Samantha is Alex's best friend, and the only eyewitness to his death. She keeps returning to the cliff where she watched him either jump or fall, trying to sift through the shards. Aviva is an "upload," a digital entity composed of the sense memories of a human tether. But she's "emancipated," having left her human behind. Set free from her source and harboring a troubling secret, she finds temporary solace in the body of Cathy, a self-destructive ex-addict turned AI professor and upload-rights activist. With UnWorld, Jayson Greene envisions a grim but eerily familiar near-future where all lines have blurred -- between visceral and digital, human and machine, real and unreal. As Anna, Cathy, Sam, and Aviva's stories hurtle toward each other, the stakes of UnWorld reveal themselves with electrifying intensity: What happens to the soul when it is splintered by grief? Where does love reside except in memory? What does it mean to be conscious, to be human, to be alive?"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Grief; Memory; Sons;
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The grieving body : how the stress of loss can be an opportunity for healing / by O'Connor, Mary-Frances,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in The Grieving Body she shares vital scientific research, revealing new insights on its profound physiological impact. As she did in The Grieving Brain, O'Connor combines studies and personal stories to explore the toll loss takes on our cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems and the larger implications for our long-term well-being"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Bereavement; Grief; Loss (Psychology);
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Avatar [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cameron, James,1954-; Horner, James.; Lang, Stephen,1952-; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Saldana, Zoë.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-; Worthington, Sam,1976-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Music by James Horner.Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang.Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes everything.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disabled veterans; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Indigenous peoples; Life on other planets; Mines and mineral resources; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Na'vi (Fictitious characters);
© c2010., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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We lived on the horizon : a novel / by Swyler, Erika,author.;
"The acclaimed author of the "dazzling" (Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Book of Speculation returns with an engrossing new novel about a bio-prosthetic surgeon and her personal AI as they are drawn into a catastrophic war. The city of Bulwark is aptly named: a walled city built to protect and preserve the people who managed to survive a series of great cataclysms, Bulwark was founded on a system where sacrifice is rewarded by the AI that runs the city. Over generations, an elite class has evolved from the descendants of those who gave up the most to found mankind's last stronghold, called the Sainted. Saint Enita Malovis, long accustomed to luxury, feels the end of her life and decades of work as a bio-prosthetist approaching. The lone practitioner of her art, Enita is determined to preserve her legacy and decides to create a physical being, called Nix, filled with her knowledge and experience. In the midst of her project, a fellow Sainted is brutally murdered and the city AI inexplicably erases the event from its data. Soon, Enita and Nix are drawn into the growing war that could change everything between Bulwark's hidden underclass and the programs that impose and maintain order. A complex, imaginative, and unforgettable novel, We Lived on the Horizon grapples with concepts as varied as the human desire for utopia, body horror, and what the future holds for humanity and machine alike"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Revolutions; Women surgeons;
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Absolute Dominion. by Alexander, Lexi,film director.; Winter, Alex,actor.; Allo, Andy,actor.; Mia, Désiré,actor.; Ann Emery, Julie,actor.; Oswalt, Patton,actor.; Gomez-Preston, Reagan,actor.; Giant Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alex Winter, Andy Allo, Désiré Mia, Julie Ann Emery, Patton Oswalt, Reagan Gomez-PrestonOriginally produced by Giant Pictures in 2025.In the year 2063 AD, the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority. In a desperate attempt to save humanity from itself, the world’s governing bodies vote to establish The Battle of Absolute Dominion, a fierce martial arts tournament that will determine a champion whose faith will govern humanity and restore peace for the future.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Science fiction.; Martial arts.; Science fiction films.; Action films.; Action and adventure films.;
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You are the universe : discovering your cosmic self and why it matters / by Chopra, Deepak,author.; Kafatos, Minas C.,author.;
What happens when modern science reaches a crucial turning point that challenges everything we know about reality? In this brilliant, timely, and practical work, Chopra and Kafatos tell us that we've reached just such a point. In the coming era, the universe will be completely redefined as a "human universe" radically unlike the cold, empty void where human life is barely a speck in the cosmos. You Are the Universe literally means what it says--each of us is a co-creator of reality extending to the vastest reaches of time and space. This seemingly impossible proposition follows from the current state of science, where outside the public eye, some key mysteries cannot be solved, even though they are the very issues that define reality itself: What came fefore the Big Bang? Why does the universe fit together so perfectly? Where did time come from? What is the universe made of? Is the quantum world linked to everyday life? Do we live in a conscious universe? How did life first begin?
Subjects: Cosmology.; Philosophy of nature.; Reality.; Consciousness.; Mind and body.; Quantum theory.; Physics;
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