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The love hypothesis / by Hazelwood, Ali,author.;
"When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding ... six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Scientists;
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To paradise / by Yanagihara, Hanya,author.;
"From the author of the classic A Little Life--a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him--and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can't exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. To Paradise is a fin de siecle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara's understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love--partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens--and the pain that ensues when we cannot.
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gay men;
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Flatliners [videorecording] / by Clemons, Kiersey,1993-actor.; Dobrev, Nina,1989-actor.; Luna, Diego,1979-actor.; Norton, James,1985-actor.; Page, Ellen,actor.; Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-actor.; Oplev, Niels Arden,1961-film director.; Ripley, Ben,screenwriter.; Columbia Pictures,publisher,presenter.; Cross Creek Pictures,production company.;
Music, Nathan Barr ; editor, Tom Elkins ; director of photography, Eric Kress.Elliot Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiefer Sutherland, Kiersey Clemons.Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience, giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Death; Future life; Near-death experiences;
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Captain America [videorecording] : the first Avenger / by Evans, Chris,1981-; Jones, Tommy Lee,1946-; Weaving, Hugo,1960-; Atwell, Hayley,1982-; Stan, Sebastian,1982-; Cooper, Dominic,1978-; McDonough, Neal.; Feige, Kevin.; Markus, Christopher.; McFeely, Stephen.; Johnston, Joe,1950-; Silvestri, Alan.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Marvel Entertainment, LLC.; Marvel Studios.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Shelly Johnson ; editors, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Dalva ; music by Alan Silvestri.Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci.After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into Captain America, a Super Soldier. Now, as Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1; region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Captain America (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Good and evil;
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Kill switch [videorecording] / by Gernandt, Tygo,actor.; Marlohe, Bérénice,1979-actor.; Smit, Tim(Film director),film director.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Dan Stevens, Berenice Marlohe, Tygo Gernandt, Chloe-May Cuthill.Set in a future version of the world, the video game-style plot follows an experiment for unlimited energy, harnessing parallel universes, which goes wrong. Chased by drones and soldiers, pilot and physicist Will Porter must race through an imploding world to get the Redivider box to a tower that will save humanity, including his family, in the real world.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language and some violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Energy harvesting; Time travel;
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The big bang theory. [videorecording] / by Bialik, Mayim,actor.; Cuoco, Kaley,actor.; Galecki, Johnny,actor.; Helberg, Simon,actor.; Lorre, Chuck,creator.; Nayyar, Kunal,actor.; Parsons, Jim,1973-actor.; Prady, Bill,creator.; Rauch, Melissa,1980-actor.; Chuck Lorre Productions (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Television,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch.The Leonard and Penny went from next-door neighbors to next-door newlyweds with a nuptial excursion to Vegas. This season, they find themselves in a repeating paradigm as they re-create their wedding, this time with family including Penny's mother and brother and Leonard's parents. Meanwhile, the Relationship Agreement between Sheldon and Amy added an entirely new subsection with their annual coitus clause.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Apartment dwellers; Man-woman relationships; Neighbors; Physicists;
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Minions. [videorecording] / by RZA(Rapper),voice actor.; Andrews, Julie,voice actor.; Arkin, Alan,voice actor.; Balda, Kyle,film director.; Brand, Russell,1975-voice actor.; Carell, Steve,1962-voice actor.; Coffin, Pierre,voice actor.; Damme, Jean-Claude van,1960-voice actor.; Fogel, Matthew,screenwriter.; Henson, Taraji P.,voice actor.; Lawless, Lucy,1968-voice actor.; Lundgren, Dolph,1959-voice actor.; Trejo, Danny,1944-voice actor.; Yeoh, Michelle,1963-voice actor.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;
Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Taraji P. Henson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, Dolph Lundgren, Lucy Lawless, Danny Trejo, Rza, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Alan Arkin.In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto, a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please, deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Followership; Good and evil; Supervillains;
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Despicable me. [videorecording] / by Brand, Russell,1975-; Bratt, Benjamin,1963-; Carell, Steve,1963-; Coffin, Pierre.; Cosgrove, Miranda,1993-; Jeong, Ken,1969-; Renaud, Chris.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studuos Home Entertainment (Firm);
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong.Once upon a time, Gru (voice of Steve Carrell) dreamt of stealing the moon - these days he's a single adoptive father of three precocious girls. Having given up his spectacular life of crime, Gru now aims to produce a delicious new line of jams with the help of his tiny minions and his old pal Dr. Nefario (voice of Russell Brand). Feeling unfulfilled in his newfound role as a jam-maker, Dr. Nefario announces that he will be departing for more evil pastures just as Gru is approached by the Anti-Villain League to capture the mysterious culprit who just stole a top-secret research lab filled with PX 41 -- an experimental serum with the strength to transform harmless animals into ravenous monsters. The AVL is certain that the culprit is covering his tracks by posing as a small business owner at a local mall, and assign their best agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig) to aid Gru in identifying him. Meanwhile, Gru's oldest adopted daughter Margo (voice of Miranda Cosgrove) falls for rebellious teen Antonio (voice of Moises Arias), the leather-jacketed son of boisterous Mexican cantina owner Eduardo (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Now, with Gru's paternal instincts kicking into full gear just as a dastardly plot begins to unfold, the devoted new father must divide his time between saving the world from an enigmatic super-villain, and saving Miranda from total heartbreak. All the while, a suitable mother for the girls may have been standing right under Gru's pointy nose the entire time.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Good and evil; Orphans; Supervillains;
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Gabriele [electronic resource] : by Berest, Anne.aut; Berest, Claire.aut; Kover, Tina.; CloudLibrary;
A May 2025 Indie Next List Great Read “Like Gabriële herself, this book takes on big ideas about modern art and modern life.”—The New York Times The story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolution. An atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed the world. The year is 1908, the height of the Belle Époque, and a brilliant, young French woman named Gabriële, newly graduated from the most elite music school in Europe, meets a volcanic Spanish artist named Francis. Following a whirlwind romance, they marry and fall headlong into a Paris that is experimenting with new forms of living, thinking, and creating. Soon after marrying Francis, Gabriële meets Marcel, another young artist, five years her junior. Soon, Francis, Marcel, and Gabriële are all involved in a fervent affair that will change the course of art history and redefine the avant-garde. As the Belle Epoque gives way to rebellion and revolution, and the world descends into the devastation of World War I, Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp, and Gabriële Buffet revolutionize art and open up new ways of seeing and thinking, along the way posing a vital question for their age and ours: what is the connection between new ways loving and new ways of creating? Moving between Paris, New York, Berlin, Zurich, Barcelona, London, and Saint-Tropez, Gabriële is as audacious, uninhibited, intimate, and unforgettable as its central character, the mercurial, pioneering Gabriële Buffet.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Family Life; Biographical;
© 2025., Europa Editions,
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Everything and less : the novel in the age of Amazon / by McGurl, Mark,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Everything and Less, acclaimed critic Mark McGurl discovers a dynamic scene of literary experimentation in an unlikely location: in the realms of self-publishing created by Amazon. Reclaiming several works of self-published fiction from the abyss of critical disregard, McGurl offers a Copernican revolution in the world of letters: rather than giving central importance to the critically lionized highbrows--Colson Whitehead, Don DeLillo, Elena Ferrante, and Amitav Ghosh, among others--he discovers that their fiction orbits countless unknown authors forging a career through untraditional means"--
Subjects: Amazon.com (Firm); Electronic publishing.; Self-publishing.; Fiction; Fiction;
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