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- The mind electric : a neurologist on the strangeness and wonder of our brains / by Anand, Pria,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In this collection of medical tales a neurologist reckons with the stories we tell about our brains, and the stories our brains tell us. A girl believes she has been struck blind for stealing a kiss. A mother watches helplessly as each of her children is replaced by a changeling. A woman is haunted each month by the same four chords of a single song. In neurology, illness is inextricably linked with narrative, the clues to unravelling these mysteries hidden in both the details of a patient's story and the tells of their body. Stories are etched into the very structure of our brains, coded so deeply that the impulse for storytelling survives and even surges after the most devastating injuries. But our brains are also porous -- the stories they concoct shaped by cultural narratives about bodies and illness that permeate the minds of doctors and patients alike. In the history of medicine, some stories are heard, while others -- the narratives of women, of Black and brown people, of displaced people, of disempowered people -- are too often dismissed. In The Mind Electric, neurologist Pria Anand reveals -- through case study, history, fable, and memoir -- all that the medical establishment has overlooked: the complexity and wonder of brains in health and in extremis, and the vast grey area between sanity and insanity, doctor and patient, and illness and wellness, each separated from the next by the thin veneer of a different story. Moving from the Boston hospital where she treats her patients, to her childhood years in India, to Isla Providencia in the Caribbean and to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, she demonstrates again and again the compelling paradox at the heart of neurology: that even the most peculiar symptoms can show us something universal about ourselves as humans.- Subjects: Brain; Brain; Mental illness.; Neurology.; Neurosciences.; Racism in medicine.; Sexism in medicine.;
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- The lonely hearts hotel / by O'Neill, Heather,1973-author.;
Set in Montreal and New York between the wars, a spellbinding story about two orphans whose unusual magnetism and talent allow them to imagine a sensational future, from the bestselling, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted author. Exquisitely imagined and hypnotically told, The Lonely Hearts Hotel is a love story with the power of legend. Set in the early part of the 20th Century, it is an unparalleled tale of charismatic pianos, invisible dance partners, radicalized chorus girls, drug-addicted musicians, brooding clowns, and an underworld whose fortune hinges on the price of a kiss. In a landscape like this, it takes great creative gifts to escape one's origins. It might also take true love. Two babies are abandoned in a Montréal orphanage in the winter of 1914. Before long, their true talents emerge: Pierrot is a piano prodigy; Rose lights up even the dreariest room with her dancing and comedy. As they travel around the city performing for the rich, the children fall in love with each other and dream up a plan for the most extraordinary and seductive circus show the world has ever seen. Separated as teenagers, both escape into the city's underworld, where they must use their uncommon gifts to survive without each other. Ruthless and unforgiving, Montréal in the 1930's is no place for song and dance. But when Rose and Pierrot finally reunite beneath the snowflakes, the possibilities of their childhood dreams are renewed, and they'll go to extreme lengths to make those dream come true. After Rose, Pierrot and their troupe of clowns and chorus girls hit the stage and the alleys, the underworld will never look the same. With extraordinary storytelling, musical language, and an extravagantly realized world, acclaimed author Heather O'Neill enchants us with her best novel yet -- one so magical there is no escaping its spell.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus performers; Orphans; Man-woman relationships;
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- Wood, fire & smoke : recipes and techniques for wood-fired cooking / by Smith, Michael,1966 October 13-author.;
"Over 80 innovative recipes and techniques for cooking on the grill, smoker, fire pit, campfire, and more, from award-winning chef and master of wood-fired cooking Michael Smith. Having spent a lifetime cooking with a passion for the flame, Michael Smith has mastered the many miraculous ways that wood, fire, and smoke go beyond merely cooking food, elevating it instead to crave-worthy meals. Gathering wood, building a fire, tending it, and cooking delicious food with it also offers us a connection to the primal art of cooking over fire. Wood, Fire & Smoke is a celebration of the intoxicating power of live-fire cooking. In over 80 recipes, the book explores the many ways to cook with fire -- wood grilled, wood smoked, wood-oven roasted, pit smoked, plancha seared, fire kissed, and more -- and the myriad of cooking fires from the wood oven, smokehouse, campfire, wood candles, Konro grill, and more. Throughout, Smith shares his knowledge, techniques, and experience cooking over fire at home for his family and at the award-winning wood-fired culinary experience at the picturesque Inn at Bay Fortune. Featuring stunning photography, the book is packed with a wide range of recipes that showcase the magic of cooking over fire, from flavoursome main courses like Smoked Cracked Ribs with Old School Dry Rub; Wood-Roasted Pork Loin with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Apples, and Arugula; Slow-Roasted Porchetta with Fennel Stuffing; Ember-Roasted Caveman Ribeye; Hay-Smoked Salmon with Maritime Pickles; and Iron-Steamed Mussels with Grilled Toast and Roast Garlic Anchovy Butter; to vegetable-forward sides like Fire-Kissed Broccoli with Broccoli Hummus; Campfire Potatoes; and Ember-Roasted Acorn Squash with Tarragon Applesauce. Wood, Fire & Smoke is for everyone who wants to cook over fire ... novice and experienced cooks alike"--- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Barbecuing.; Fireplace cooking.; Outdoor cooking.;
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- L'amour branche / by McClain, Lee; Theriault, Anne;
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- © c2004., Presses Aventures,
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- Le petit livreur de bisous / by Bombace, Aurélie.; Ortal, Ophélie.;
2+.LSC- Subjects: Baisers; Confiance en soi; Kissing; Self-confidence;
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- Le baiser mauve de Vava / by Laferrière, Dany.; Normandin, Frédéric,1972-;
LSC- Subjects: Garçons; Grands-mères; Grands-parents et enfants; Premier amour; Malades; Baisers; Boys; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; First loves; Sick; Kissing;
- © c2014., Éditions de la Bagnole,
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- Girls Feels: Skin Deep. by Guellaty, Amel,film director.; Anjembe, Josza,film director.; Akoka, Lise,film director.; Weerheijm, Marit,film director.; Veltmayer, Sarah,film director.; Gernez, Angélique,actor.; Vos, Cecilia,actor.; Seri, Grace,actor.; Elvis Kemper, Nola,actor.; Plantinga, Richelle,actor.; Hannachi, Sarra,actor.; NQV Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angélique Gernez, Cecilia Vos, Grace Seri, Nola Elvis Kemper, Richelle Plantinga, Sarra HannachiOriginally produced by NQV Media in 2016.Discover a deft and exhilarating array of girlhood tales that explore themes of sexuality, family grief, first kisses and the complexities of nationality. And whether it's a once in a lifetime television audition or a grueling boxing competition - for these young women the chance to shine is sometimes worth the risk.Never Forget, 2018, 10 min., NetherlandsChasse Royale, 2016, 28 min., FranceThe Blue White and Red of My Hair (Le bleu blanc rouge de mes cheveux), 2017, 21 min., FranceWhen Grey Is a Colour (Grijs is ook een kleur), 2016, 27 min., NetherlandsBlack Mamba, 2017, 20 min., TunisiaMode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Netherlands.; Coming-of-age films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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- About Thirty. by Shanly, Martín,film director.; Dougall, Camila,actor.; Ezcurra, Julia,actor.; Shanly, Martín,actor.; Merlo, Pedro,actor.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Camila Dougall, Julia Ezcurra, Martín Shanly, Pedro MerloOriginally produced by Pragda in 2023.Buenos Aires in March 2020, just days before the outbreak of the pandemic. A wedding is being celebrated; a car overturns. The guests share joints, kisses, sex, and the memory of a loss. At the center of this comedy of errors is Arturo, who is every bit as drawn to misfortune as he is directionless – qualities he shares with the film's full cast of characters. His faux pas and blunders stand in inverse relation to the finesse with which the film elegantly glides back in time from the wedding day to the 2010s. As episodes from Arturo’s life come to the fore – a bus trip to Patagonia with his trans housemate, a painfully awkward dress rehearsal for a play – narrative time is compressed and extended again, while a voiceover provides a steady counterweight to the tumult. As the hit song "Azúcar amargo” (Bitter Sugar) comes on and the dance floor fills, the bittersweet nature of the film becomes apparent with the same clarity as the coughing that proceeds it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.; Motion pictures--Latin America.; Motion pictures--Argentina.;
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- Suicide Room. by Komasa, Jan,film director.; Kulesza, Agata,actor.; Gelner, Bartosz,actor.; Pieczynski, Christoph,actor.; Gierszal, Jakub,actor.; Preis, Kinga,actor.; Gasiorowska, Roma,actor.; Altered Innocence (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Agata Kulesza, Bartosz Gelner, Christoph Pieczynski, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Roma GasiorowskaOriginally produced by Altered Innocence in 2011.Young Dominik is pressured to succeed by his wealthy and successful power couple parents and with only 100 days to go before final exams, Dominik is on target to graduate with top marks and gain entry into the finest university. After a dare at a school formal where he gets to kiss his crush, Aleksander, the social media Dominik is so invested in explodes with commentary about the event. Daunted by the thought of returning to school where even Aleksander mocks him, he reverts from real life and logs into the virtual world. Cloaked in his avatar, Dominik meets Sylwia, who introduces him to the "Suicide Room" where he meets others just like him. Soon enough Dominik struggles to decipher what is real as common virtual experiences bleed dangerously into reality. Altered Innocence is proud to re-introduce this nostalgic piece of emo cinema to U.S. audiences by award-winning director Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi) in high definition for the first time!Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Poland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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