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- Some assembly required : decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA / by Shubin, Neil,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, now gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life, that enable us to further understand whether our presence on this planet is an accident or inevitable. The great transformations in the history of life brought about whole scale shifts in how animals live and how their bodies are organized: the evolution of fish to land-living creature, the origin of birds, the beginnings of bodies in single-celled creatures. Shubin describes how over the last half-century, scientists have been able to explore how genetic recipes build bodies during embryological development--how these inventions and adaptations occur in a nonprogressive manner in different contexts, at different speeds. Paleontology has been transformed over the last 50 years by tools and techniques of molecular biology--and it is that revolution in our understanding of the evolution of life that Shubin traces here. Each of us is a mosaic of precursors that came about at different times and places, with deep rooted connections across species that Darwin, for all he understood, could never even have imagined"--- Subjects: Life; Paleontology.; Human evolution.;
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- Holmes & Watson [videorecording] / by Ferrell, Will,1967-actor,film producer.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Hall, Rebecca,1982-actor.; Lapkus, Lauren,1985-actor.; Cohen, Etan,film director,screenwriter.; MacDonald, Kelly,1976-actor.; Reilly, John C.,1965-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Will Ferrell, Kelly Macdonald, Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Lauren Lapkus.Frequent co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reteam for this absurdly hilarious take on famed detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson. A threat on the life of Queen Victoria causes Holmes (Ferrell) and Watson (Reilly) to spring into action, leading them on a riotously ridiculous adventure as they try to track down brilliant criminal--and Holmes' arch-foe--Professor Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Holmes, Sherlock; Watson, John H. (Fictitious character); Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Murder; Male friendship;
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- Holmes & Watson [videorecording] / by Ferrell, Will,1967-actor,film producer.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Hall, Rebecca,1982-actor.; Lapkus, Lauren,1985-actor.; Cohen, Etan,film director,screenwriter.; MacDonald, Kelly,1976-actor.; Reilly, John C.,1965-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Will Ferrell, Kelly Macdonald, Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Lauren Lapkus.Frequent co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly reteam for this absurdly hilarious take on famed detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson. A threat on the life of Queen Victoria causes Holmes (Ferrell) and Watson (Reilly) to spring into action, leading them on a riotously ridiculous adventure as they try to track down brilliant criminal--and Holmes' arch-foe--Professor Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Holmes, Sherlock; Watson, John H. (Fictitious character); Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Murder; Male friendship;
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- Bad teacher [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Diaz, Cameron.; Eisenberg, Lee.; Kasdan, Jake,1975-; Punch, Lucy,1977-; Segel, Jason,1979-; Smith, Phyllis,1951-; Stupnitsky, Gene.; Timberlake, Justin,1981-; Columbia Pictures.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Michael Andrews ; editor, Tara Timpone ; director of photography, Alar Kivilo.Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Lucy Punch, Phyllis Smith, Justin Timberlake.Elizabeth is a foul-mouthed, ruthless junior high teacher who can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiance, she begins to woo a rich, handsome substitute. Competing for his affections is overly energetic colleague, Amy. Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic gym teacher. The consequences of her outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers and herself an education like no other.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Junior high school teachers; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Teacher-student relationships; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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- Undisputed : a champion's life / by Bailey, Donovan,1967-author.;
"From chasing a soccer ball through the fields of his native Jamaica as a child, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada's most thriving cultural mosaics, to his run toward Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he soon learned he needed to be his own toughest critic if he was going to be the very best. As he rose quickly to prominence in Canada's track scene, others didn't always understand the rigour at work behind his confident demeanour. Media reported, not his determination, but that he was immodest in a way they weren't accustomed to seeing from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out racism in Canada in a way that contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he started a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation's moral complacency. Aside from his 100-metre and 4x100 relay golds in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world's fastest man. There would be no disputing the result. For all his talent, Bailey was coached in success long before he was coached in athletics. Following the footsteps of his father, a real estate investor, Bailey was a self-made millionaire by the age of 21 and continued to apply a disciplined mentality to everything he did in life. An Olympic champion, yes, but one mentored in the ways of his mind well before he was taught how to optimize the gifts of his body. Frank about the way Bailey dominated the 100-metre (not even his favourite sport), and unapologetic for pushing those around him as hard as he pushed himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story told with the kind of entertaining and inspiring verve very few of his peers can match."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bailey, Donovan, 1967-; Athletes, Black; Sprinters; Jamaican Canadians;
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- And after all : a fan history of Oasis / by Locker, Melissa,author.;
"This oral history documents the story of Oasis as told by the fans who were there. Discover never-before-seen perspectives charting the rise, fall, and rise again of Liam and Noel Gallagher and the British rock band whose music defined a generation. A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" established as one of the UK's bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British rock, Noel Gallagher did the unthinkable: he broke up the band. After a string of public spats, Noel announced that he "simply could not go on working" with his brother Liam "a day longer." Fifteen years later, the brothers announced a truce. The news sent fans into a frenzy, ticket prices soared, and Definitely Maybe was back on the top of the charts. That's because for a generation of music lovers around the world, Oasis really mattered. Their combination of earthy lyrics, brazen attitude, and earworm-worthy tunes set against a backdrop of working-class experience made them relatable, memorable, and important. And After All gives the mic to the fans that launched Oasis to stratospheric fame and takes a deep dive into the band's formation, history, and reunion. Through the lens of the fans who were there for all the songs, feuds, and incredible shows, journalist Melissa Locker examines the path Oasis charted as they cemented their place in modern rock history. Voices in this fan history include the band's earliest PR person, superfan memorabilia collectors, musicians who toured with Oasis in the early days, concertgoers from some of the band's most legendary performances, official Fan Club leadership, couples who met because of the band, the DJ who inspired Noel to dare Liam to call him and may have kick-started the reunion, among many others. Their personal stories about the music, the concerts, and the band come together in a mosaic that depicts Oasis's enduring legacy"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Oral histories.; Oasis (Musical group); Rock concerts; Rock music fans.;
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