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Seeds of hope : wisdom and wonder from the world of plants / by Goodall, Jane,1934-; Hudson, Gail E.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / by Michael Pollan -- Part One. My Love for the Natural World -- A Childhood Rooted in Nature -- The Kingdom of the Plants -- Trees -- Forests -- Part Two. Hunting, Gathering, and Gardening -- The Plant Hunters -- Botanical Gardens -- Seeds -- Orchids -- Gardens and Gardening -- Part Three. Uses and Abuses of Plants -- Plants That Can Heal -- Plants That Can Harm -- Plantations -- Food Crops -- Genetically Modified Organisms -- Part Four. The Way Forward -- The Future of Agriculture -- Growing Our Own Food -- Saving Forests -- Hope for Nature -- The Will to Live -- Gratitude."Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world"--Provided by the publisher.
Subjects: Goodall, Jane, 1934-; Goodall, Jane, 1934-; Hope.; Human-plant relationships.; Philosophy of nature.; Plants.; Trees.;
© 2014., Grand Central Publishing,
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Big baby [videorecording] / by Davitian, Ken,1953-; Langford, Stephen,1958-; Lawrence, Andrew,1988-; McCormick, Maureen,1956-; Screen Media Films (Firm),production company.;
Maureen McCormick, Andrew Lawrence, Ken Davitian.A mad scientist grandfather invents a genetic transformation machine and his 4 year old grandson accidentally turns his body into that of a 30 year old man. Baby Bobby escapes and runs around town as his siblings try to catch him before their parents get back from vacation AND before the bad guys get to him first. The machine is worth a lot of money and they only have a day before the machine loses its capabilities to change baby bobby back.MPAA Rating: R.DVD, NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround sound ; Anamorphic widescreen (1.85).
Subjects: Babies; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Grandfathers; Inventors; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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Viral : the search for the origin of Covid-19 / by Chan, Alina,author.; Ridley, Matt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Nearly two years into the pandemic, the crucial mystery of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 is not only unresolved but has deepened. To try to solve this pressing mystery, 'Viral' delves deep into the events of 2019 leading up to 2021, the details of what went on in animal markets and virology laboratories, the records and data hidden from sight within archived Chinese theses and websites, and the clues that can be coaxed from the very text of the viruss own genetic code.
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
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The echo wife / by Gailey, Sarah,author.;
"'When they said all happy families are alike, I don't think this is what they meant ...' Evelyn Caldwell's husband Nathan has been having an affair - with Evelyn Caldwell. Or, to be exact, with a genetically cloned replica. After a morning that begins with a confrontation and ends with Nathan's body bleeding out on the kitchen floor, the two Caldwell wives will have to think fast-before sharing everything includes sharing a jail cell. The Echo Wife is a non-stop thrill ride of lies, betrayal, and identity, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and Killing Eve"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Human cloning; Adultery; Secrecy;
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Orphan black. [videorecording] / by Maslany, Tatiana,actor.; Bruce, Dylan,1980-actor.; Gavaris, Jordan,1989-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;
Producer, Claire Welland ; writers, Graeme Manson, Karen Walton, Alex levin Will Pascoe, Tony Elliott ; directors, John Fawcett, David Frazee, Grant Harvey, TJ Scott, Brett Sullivan, Ken Girotti.Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Maria Doyle Kennedy.Sarah is on the run from a bad relationship when a lookalike stranger commits suicide right in front of her. Sarah sees a solution to all her problems by assuming the dead woman's identity and clearing out her bank account. Instead, she stumbles into a thriller mystery, and uncovers an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. She learns there are more like her, genetically identical individuals, nurtured in wildly different circumstances, and someone is trying to kill them off, one by one.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Human cloning; Murder;
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Star trek, the original series. [videorecording] / by Courage, Alexander.; Daniels, Marc.; Doohan, James.; Finnerman, Gerald Perry,1931-; Francis, Al.; Kelley, DeForest,1920-1999.; Nimoy, Leonard.; Roddenberry, Gene.; Shatner, William.; Takei, George,1937-; Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Spectre of the gun / Lee Cronin -- Elaan of Troyius / John Meredyth Lucas -- The Paradise Syndrome / Margaret Armen -- The Enterprise incident / D.C. Fontana -- And the children shall lead / Edward J. Lakso -- Spock's brain / Lee Cronin -- Is there in truth no beauty? / Jean Lisette Aroeste -- The empath -- The Tholian web / Judy Burns -- For the world is hollow ... / Hendrik Vollaerts -- Day of the dove / Jerome Bixby -- Plato's stepchildren / Meyer Dolinsky -- Wink of an eye / Lee Cronin -- That which survives / D.C. Fontana -- Let that be your last battlefield / Lee Cronin -- Whom Gods destroy / Lee Erwin -- The mark of Gideon / Stanley Adams -- The lights of Zetar / Shari Lewis -- The cloud minders / Margaret Armen -- The way to Eden / D.C. Fontana -- Requiem for Methuselah / Jerome Bixby -- The savage curtain -- All our yesterdays / Jean Lisette Aroeste -- Turnabout intruder.Directors of photography, Gerald Perry Finnerman, Al Francis ; art director, Rolland M. Brooks, Walter M. Jefferies ; editors, James D. Ballas ... [et al.] ; theme music, Alexander Courage ; costume designers, Ken Harvey, Marge Makau, William Ware Theiss ; visual effects, Albert Whitlock.William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett.Space is our final frontier. In the 23rd century, The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, whose First Officer is Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy. With a determined crew of 430, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes and genetic supermen. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Kirk, James T. (Fictitious character); Science fiction television programs.; Spock (Fictitious character); Star Trek television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Paramount,
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Percy [videorecording] / by Aiyar, Pathy,actor.; Alvarez, Monique,actor.; Beach, Adam,1972-actor.; Braff, Zach,1975-actor.; Del Campo, Andrea,actor.; Donovan, Martin,1957-actor.; Kirby, Luke,1978-actor.; Ricci, Christina,actor.; Walken, Christopher,1943-actor.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Christopher Walken, Pathy Aiyar, Monique Alvarez, Adam Beach, Zach Braff, Martin Donovan, Luke Kirby, Andrea Del Campo, Christina Ricci.Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, Percy follows small-town farmer Percy Schmeiser, who challenges a major conglomerate when the company's genetically modified (GMO) canola is discovered in the 70-year-old farmer's crops. As he speaks out against the company's business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of other disenfranchised farmers around the world fighting the same battle. Suddenly, he becomes an unsuspecting folk hero in a desperate war to protect farmers' rights and the world's food supply against what they see as corporate greed.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Schmeiser, Percy; Monsanto Company; Farmers; Farms; Transgenic organisms;
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Shroud of eternity / by Goodkind, Terry,author.;
The formidable sorceress Nicci and her companions--the newly powerless Nathan and the youthful Bannon--set out on another quest after driving ruthless Norukai slavers out of Renda Bay. Their mission: restore Nathan's magic and, for Nicci, save the world. Guided by the witch-woman Red's mysterious prophecy, the trio makes their way south of Kol Adair towards a wondrous city shrouded behind time, Ildakar. But the grotesque omens on their path to Nathan's salvation--severed Norukai heads on pikes, a genetically modified monster, and a petrified army of half a million--are just a taste of the unimaginable horrors that await within the Shroud of Eternity.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Women soldiers; Good and evil; Magic;
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Goodbye to clocks ticking : how we live while dying : a memoir / by Monninger, Joseph,author.;
"After thirty-two years of teaching, Joe Monninger, an avid outdoorsman in robust health, was looking forward to a long retirement with the love of his life in a cabin beside a New England estuary. Three days after his last class, however, he's diagnosedwith terminal lung cancer, even though he has not smoked for more than 30 years. It was May, and he might be dead by early fall. Soon Joe learned, however, that he was a genetic match for treatment with a drug that could not cure his cancer, but could prolong his life. With this temporary reprieve, he sets out to live life to the fullest and to write about the year of grace that follows, from his cancer treatments to his innermost thoughts"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Monninger, Joseph; Authors, American; Authors, American; Cancer; Terminally ill;
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Nightflyers / by Martin, George R. R.,author.; Palumbo, David,artist.;
"Aliens meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this illustrated edition of a classic novella, soon to be an original series on SYFY, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. When a scientific expedition is launched to study an alien race, the only ship available is the Nightflyer--a mysterious ship whose equally mysterious captain remains locked away, refusing to interact with his new passengers in person. Worse, the mission's telepath, Melantha Jhirl, senses a presence aboard the ship: dangerous, volatile, and alien. And then, one by one, the passengers start dying. Only Melantha--genetically enhanced and able to think three steps ahead of most of humanity--has a chance of figuring out the mystery ... if she can stay alive long enough"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space ships; Murder;
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