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- Go Diego go! [videorecording] / by Nickelodeon (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Viacom International Inc.;
Fiercest animal! -- Cotton-top Tamarin cave rescue -- Pampas and friends help the rescue center.Voices: Jake T. Austin, E. Austin Valentine.Fierce animals need rescuing too! Join Diego for a double-length adventure recalling some of the fiercest animals he's ever rescued! Gorillas and grizzly bears, hippos and lions, even an octopus in Australia! And when a big jaguar is lost in a nearby village, Diego, Baby Jaguar, his team, and viewers need to save the day! Plus, help Diego rescue a Pampas cat and her kittens and a cotton-top tamarin lost in a cave!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; Dobly digital stereo ; full screen presentation.
- Subjects: Animal rescue; Animals; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Human-animal relationships; Márquez, Diego (Fictitious character); Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wildlife rescue;
- © c2011., Nickelodeon,
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- Let them eat crypto : the blockchain scam that's ruining the world / by Howson, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse markets crashing, the underlying blockchain technology is still promised to solve global development challenges, whilst revolutionising every industry. But is the technology really a silver bullet? 'Let Them Eat Crypto' puts blockchain, cryptocurrency and 'Web3' under the microscope like never before. Peter Howson cuts through the jargon and bluster to tell an alarming story of how right-wing libertarian crypto entrepreneurs-often aided by charities, politicians, and philanthropists-seek out and exploit conditions of poverty, oppression, corruption, and conflict. Their goal? A new front of 'crypto-colonial' extractivism. 'Let Them Eat Crypto' reveals the alarming truth: far from 'banking the unbanked', saving the gorillas, or freeing people from oppressive governments, blockchain offers only false solutions, surveillance, and hi-tech snake oil.
- Subjects: Blockchains (Databases); Cryptocurrencies.; Digital currency.; Financial services industry.; Fraud.; Investments.; World Wide Web;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Tarzan [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Close, Glenn; Driver, Minnie; Hawthorne, Nigel; O'Donnell, Rosie; Goldwyn, Tony; Blessed, Brian;
Director, Chris Buck, Kevin Lima.Rosie O'Donnell, Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Blessed.Disney's magnificent adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' story begins deep within the jungle when baby Tarzan is adopted by a family of gorillas. But his 'Two Worlds' collide with the arrival of humans, forcing Tarzan to choose between a 'civilized' life with the beautiful Jane and the life he shares with his fun-loving friends and his gorilla family.CHVRS rating: G.Blu-ray.
- Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Award Winners.; Family Films.;
- © 2014., Disney,
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- Wild life : a novel / by Leduc, Amanda,author.;
In 19th-century Scotland, young Josiah is banished by his father for seeing the divine in the animals around him and sent to Siberia with a small Christian mission to purge such nonsense from his soul. Miserably scrubbing the chapel floor one night, Josiah is visited by what he thinks is God in animal form. When his saviours, a hyena and her mate, rescue him from a natural disaster that kills the other missionaries and then bring him safely home, he founds a religion based on his belief that God granted speech to the hyenas as part of a divine plan to heal and exalt the human race. The hyena pair, Barbara and Kendrith, aren't so sure that Josiah has it right. But with their beautiful strangeness, they utterly transform the people they encounter over succeeding generations. As Josiah's church gathers adherents, more and more animals start to speak to humans--from signing baby gorillas to seductive alligators. At first one or two rebellious pets make a break for freedom, but then comes a mass exodus of all animals held captive, forcing people to contend with a wildness in themselves they have spent millennia denying. The end of this remarkable fairytale is both joyful and devastating, completely dissolving the boundary between what's "human" and what's "animal."
- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Animals; Human-animal relationships; Hyenas; Magic; Religions; Survival;
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- Life on earth : the greatest story ever told / by Attenborough, David,1926-author.;
"David Attenborough's unforgettable meeting with gorillas became an iconic moment for millions of television viewers. Life on Earth, the series and accompanying book, fundamentally changed the way we view and interact with the natural world, setting a new benchmark of quality and influencing a generation of nature lovers. Told through an examination of animal and plant life, this is an astonishing celebration of the evolution of life on earth, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of organisms that have ever lived on this planet. Attenborough's perceptive, dynamic approach to the evolution of millions of species of living things takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of discovery from the first spark of life to the blue and green wonder we know today. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book's first publication, David Attenborough has revisited Life on Earth, completely updating and adding to the original text, taking account of modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. He has chosen beautiful, completely new photography, helping to illustrate the book in a much greater way than was possible forty years ago. This special anniversary edition provides a fitting tribute to an enduring wildlife classic, destined to enthral the generation who saw it when first published and bring it alive for a whole new generation."--Jacket flap.
- Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Natural history.;
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- The measure of my powers : a memoir of food, misery, and Paris / by Ellis, Jackie Kai,author.;
"On the surface, Jackie Kai Ellis's life was the one that every woman--herself included--wanted. She was in her late twenties and married to a handsome man, she had a successful career as a designer, and a home that she shared with her husband. But instead of feeling fulfilled, happy, and loved, each morning she'd wake up dreading the day ahead, searching for a way out. Depression clouded every moment, the feelings of inadequacy that had begun in childhood now consumed her, and her marriage was slowly transforming into one between two strangers--unfamiliar, childless, and empty. In this darkness, she could only find one source of light: the kitchen. It was the place where Jackie escaped, finding peace, comfort, and acceptance. This is the story of how, armed with nothing but a love of food and the words of the great 20th century food writer M.F.K. Fisher, one woman begins a journey--from France to Italy, then the Congo and back again--to find herself. Along the way, she goes to pastry school in Paris, eats the most perfect apricots over the Tuscan hills, watches a family of gorillas grazing deep in the Congolese brush, has her heart broken one last time on a bridge in Lyon, and, ultimately, finds a path to life and joy. Told with insight and intimacy, and radiating with warmth and humor, The Measure of My Powers is an unforgettable experience of the senses."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Ellis, Jackie Kai; Ellis, Jackie Kai; Business women; Depressed persons.; Food writers; Food writing.; Food;
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- Kim Possible movie [videorecording (DVD)] : so the drama / by Cartwright, Nancy.; Friedle, Will.; Loter, Steve.; McCorkle, Mark.; Mowry, Tahj.; Romano, Christy Carlson.; Schooley, Bob.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Disney Channel (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Kim Possible is ready to save the world. Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness. Could it have anything to do with a certain new hottie named Eric? Kim is definitely distracted by the prom date drama. Meanwhile, Ron is up to his eyeballs in strange little Diablo Devil toys when his favorite food joint, Buenos Nachos, crosses over to the dark side. Now he's acting like such a dweeb, just when Kim needs him most! If Dr. D can keep up the pressure, KP will so have to surrender.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation, Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Kim Possible (Fictitious character); Teenage girls; Teenagers; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2005., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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- Zookeeper [videorecording] / by Cher,1946-; Apatow, Judd,1967-; Bibb, Leslie.; Coraci, Frank.; Dawson, Rosario.; Favreau, Jon.; James, Kevin,1965-; Jeong, Ken.; Nolte, Nick.; Rickles, Don.; Rogan, Joe,1967-; Rudolph, Maya.; Sandler, Adam.; Stallone, Sylvester.; Turturro, Nicholas.; Wahlberg, Donnie,1969-; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.;
Screenplay by Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben, Kevin James, Jay Scherick and David Ronn; editor Scott Hill; director of photography Michael Barrett; music by Rupert Gregson-Williams.Kevin James, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan, Nicholas Turturro, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Don Rickles, Cher, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Maya Rudolph, Ken Jeong.The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship, animal style.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Human-animal relationships; Zoo keepers; Zoos;
- © c2011., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
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- The Flash. [graphic novel] / by Williamson, Joshua,author.; Di Giandomenico, Carmine,artist.; D'Anda, Carlos,artist.; Panosian, Dan,artist.; Duce, Christian,artist.; Plascencia, Ivan,colourist,artist.; Guerrero, Luis(Colorist),colourist.; Wands, Steve,letterer.; Hi-Fi Colour Design,colourist,artist.;
"If Gorilla Grodd's shocking attack on Central City wasn't enough, the reason why--and how it connects to everything The Flash has faced since the Speed Force Storm--will rock our hero to his core ... and change everything he thought he knew! Gorilla Grodd is after Central City's Speed Force but the one thing Barry Allen can't outrun is the truth, and his nemesis knows a terrible secret about the Fastest Man Alive. As Barry battles Grodd, he loses what he prizes most in the world and must call in an Wally West to protect Central City while he sets out to get it back. But with a new Flash protecting his city, will Barry be willing to cross lines he never crossed before?"--
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Science fiction comics.; Flash (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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- Hurricane lizards and plastic squid : the fraught and fascinating biology of climate change / by Hanson, Thor,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In his three previous books-Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz-Thor Hanson has taken his readers on unforgettable journeys into nature, rendered with great storytelling, the soul of a poet, and the insight of a biologist. In this new book, he is doing it again, but exploring one of the most vital scientific and cultural issues of our time: climate change. As a young biologist, Hanson by his own admission watched with some detachment as our warming planet presented plants and animals with an ultimatum: change or face extinction. But his detachment turned to both concern and awe, as he observed the remarkable narratives of change playing out in each plant and animal he studied. In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Hanson tells the story of how nature-both plants and animals, from beech trees to beetles-are meeting the challenges of rapid climate change head-on, adjusting, adapting, and sometimes noticeably evolving. Brown pelicans are fleeing uphill, seeking out new lives in the mountains. Gorillas in Uganda are turning to new food sources, such as eucalyptus trees (which humans only imported to Africa in the past several decades), as their old sources wain. Auklets, a little sea bird, aren't so lucky: changes in the lifecycles of their primary food source means they return at specific times of year to oceanic feeding grounds expecting plankton blooms that are no longer there. As global warming transforms and restructures the ecosystems in which these animals and others live, Hanson argues, we are forced to conclude that climate change will not have just one effect: Some transformations are beneficial. Others, and perhaps most, are devastating, wiping out entire species. One thing is constant: with each change an organism undergoes, the delicate balance of interdependent ecosystems is tipped, forcing the evolution of thousands more species, including us. To understand how, collectively, these changes are shaping the natural world and the future of life, Hanson looks back through deep time, examining fossil records, pollen, and even the tooth enamel of giant wombats and mummified owl pellets. Together, these records of our past tell the story of ancient climate change, shedding light on the challenges faced by today's species, the ways they will respond, and how these strategies will determine the fate of ecosystems around the globe. Ultimately, the story of nature's response to climate change is both fraught and fascinating, a story of both disaster and resilience, and, sometimes, hope. Lyrical and thought-provoking, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is poised to transform the conversation around climate change, shifting the focus from humans to the lattice of life, of which humans are just a single point"--
- Subjects: Adaptation (Biology); Bioclimatology.; Biotic communities.; Climatic changes.; Global environmental change.;
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