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Determined : a science of life without free will / by Sapolsky, Robert M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: We may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now, in Determined, Sapolsky takes his argument all the way, mounting a brilliant (and in his inimitable way, delightful) full-frontal assault on the pleasant fantasy that there is some separate self telling our biology what to do. Determined offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about how consciousness works-the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky tackles all the major arguments for free will and takes them out, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos and complexity science and quantum physics, as well as touching ground on some of the wilder shores of philosophy. He shows us that the history of medicine is in no small part the history of learning that fewer and fewer things are somebody's "fault"; for example, for centuries we thought seizures were a sign of demonic possession. Yet, as he acknowledges, it's very hard, and at times impossible, to uncouple from our zeal to judge others and to judge ourselves. Sapolsky applies the new understanding of life beyond free will to some of our most essential questions around punishment, morality, and living well together. By the end, Sapolsky argues that while living our daily lives recognizing that we have no free will is going to be monumentally difficult, doing so is not going to result in anarchy, pointlessness, and existential malaise. Instead, it will make for a much more humane world"--
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Keeping room [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Steinfeld, Hailee; Worthington, Sam; Marling, Brit; Otaru, Muna;
Director, Daniel Barber.Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Brit Marling, Muna Otaru.In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. The pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants.OFRB rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Western.; Drama.; Award Winners.;
© 2016., Drafthouse Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The great train robbery [videorecording] / by Broadbent, Jim,actor.; Compston, Martin,actor.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Jarrold, Julian,television director.; Strong, James,television director.; Acorn Media (Firm); RLJ Entertainment.;
Luke Evans, Martin Compston, Jim Broadbent, James Fox.It's November of 1962, and Bruce Reynolds is gathering a group of men together with the intent of robbing a Royal Mail train bound for London from Glasgow. The gang holds a practice robbery in the London Heathrow Airport to see if they're ready, and then, on August 8, 1963, they rob the train. Six of Scotland Yard's finest police officers are called in to investigate the case, determined to not only recover the stolen money, but also to put away the masterminds.PG.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Television mini-series.; Train robberies;
© 2014., Acorn,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Unfriended. [videorecording] / by Alden, Chelsea,actor.; Bekmambetov, Timur,1961-film producer.; Blum, Jason,film producer.; Gabriel, Betty,actor.; Lees, Andrew,actor.; Rittenhouse, Rebecca,actor.; Susco, Stephen,film director,screenwriter.; Woodell, Colin,actor.; Bazelevs (Firm),production company.; BH Tilt (Firm),production company.; OTL Releasing,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Editor, Andrew Wesman ; director of photography, Kevin Stewart.Rebecca Rittenhouse, Betty Gabriel, Chelsea Alden, Colin Woodell, Andrew Lees.A teenager named Matias is visiting a cafe one day when he discovers a laptop in the Lost and Found. He brings it home to show his friends. While nosing through the hard drive, he discovers a hidden folder that connects him directly to the Dark Web. Matias ignores his friends' pleas to stop and is soon immersed in the dangerous online world. Meanwhile, the laptop's owner is intent on recovering the computer. Matias and his friends are no longer safe. The owner begins to pick them off ... one by one.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Internet; Murder; Laptop computers; Online social networks; Stalking victims; Teenagers;
For private home use only.
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Despicable me. [videorecording] / by Vergara, Sofia,1972-voice actor.; Colbert, Stephen,1964-voice actor.; Ferrell, Will,1967-voice actor.; Cosgrove, Miranda,1993-voice actor.; Coogan, Steve,voice actor.; Carell, Steve,1962-voice actor.; King, Joey,1999-voice actor.; Renaud, Chris,film director.; White, Mike,1970-screenwriter.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-voice actor.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Madison Skyy Polan, Pierre Coffin, Steve Coogan, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman.The world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain-League-agent returns for a bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination's Despicable Me 4. Gru, Lucy and their girls welcome a new member to the family ... Gru Jr. ... who is intent on tormenting his dad, as a new nemesis shows up and forces the family to go on the run. This latest blockbuster chapter in the biggest global animated franchise in history is packed with nonstop action and filled with Illumination's signature subversive humor.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: G; for action and rude humor.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: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Families; Siblings; Supervillains; Fathers and daughters; Fathers and sons; Good and evil;
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Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Resurrection walk / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.;
"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department intent on bringing a quick search for justice in the killing of one of its own"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Bosch, Harry; Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character); Attorney and client; Judicial error; Lawyers; Murder;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Resurrection walk [text (large print)] / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.;
"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department intent on bringing a quick search for justice in the killing of one of its own"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Bosch, Harry; Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character); Attorney and client; Judicial error; Lawyers; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Resurrection walk [sound recording] / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.; Giles, Peter,1971-narrator.; Welliver, Titus,narrator.; Lakin, Christine,1979-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin."Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department intent on bringing a quick search for justice in the killing of one of its own"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Bosch, Harry; Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character); Attorney and client; Judicial error; Lawyers; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lord of the rings. [videorecording] / by Addiss, Jeffrey,screenwriter.; Boyens, Philippa,film producer,screenwriter.; Chou, Joseph,film producer.; Cox, Brian,1946-voice actor.; DeMarco, Jason,film producer.; Gittins, Phoebe,screenwriter.; Kamiyama, Kenji,film director.; Matthews, Will,screenwriter.; Otto, Miranda,voice actor.; Pasqualino, Luke,1989-voice actor.; Wise, Gaia,voice actor.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.; Sola Entertainment,production company.; Warner Bros. Animation,presenter,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; WingNut Films (Firm),presenter.;
Music by Stephen Gallagher.Voices: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike.It tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Hera, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their destruction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for strong violence.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.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Royal houses; Heroes; Women heroes; Good and evil; Women adventurers; Adventure and adventurers; Swordsmen; Middle Earth (Imaginary place);
For private home use only.
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Extreme prey / by Sandford, John,1944 February 23-author.;
"The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. After the events in Gathering Prey, Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation--no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend the governor is just cranking up a presidential campaign, though, and he invites Lucas to come along as part of his campaign staff. "Should be fun!" he says, and it kind of is--until they find they have a shadow: an armed man intent on killing the governor. and anyone who gets in the way"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Davenport, Lucas (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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