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The whale [videorecording] / by Aronofsky, Darren,film director,film producer.; Chau, Hong,1979-actor.; Fraser, Brendan,1968-actor.; Hunter, Samuel D.,screenwriter.; Morton, Samantha,actor.; Simpkins, Ty,actor.; Sink, Sadie,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hunter, Samuel D.Plays.Selections.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton.A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dysfunctional families; English teachers; Fathers and daughters; Overweight persons; Recluses;
For private home use only.
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Lose the clutter, lose the weight : the six-week total-life slim down / by Walsh, Peter,1956-;
"Could the clutter be affecting your waistline? In a word: Yes. A recent study showed that people with cluttered homes were 77 percent more likely to be overweight or obese. Why? Organization pro Peter Walsh thinks it's because you can't make your best or the healthiest choices in a cluttered, messy, disorganized environment. But there's good news: You can change your habits, change you health, and change your life---all in just 6 weeks. With a room-by-room organizing guide, quizzes to create customizable plans, and testimonials from eight of the dozens of volunteers who followed this plan and saw great results Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight is the only book to help you clear the clutter and zap the pounds"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: House cleaning.; Orderliness.; Storage in the home.; Weight loss.;
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Katheryn Howard, the scandalous queen : a novel / by Weir, Alison,1951-author.;
"Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the tragic story of Henry VIII's fifth wife, a nineteen-year-old beauty with a hidden past, in this fifth novel in the sweeping Six Tudor Queens series. In the spring of 1540, Henry VIII, desperate to be rid of his queen, Anna of Kleve, first sets eyes on the enchanting Katheryn Howard. Although the king is now an ailing forty-nine-year-old measuring fifty-four inches around his waist, his amorous gaze lights upon the pretty teenager. Seated near him intentionally by her ambitious Catholic family, Katheryn readily succumbs to the courtship. Henry is besotted with his bride. He tells the world she is a rose without a thorn, and extols her beauty and her virtue. Katherine delights in the pleasures of being queen and the power she has to do good to others. She comes to love the ailing, obese king and tolerate his nightly attentions. If she can bear him a son, her triumph will be complete. But Katheryn has a past of which Henry knows nothing, and which comes back increasingly to haunt her--even as she courts danger yet again"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542; Queens;
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The king's pleasure : a novel of Henry VIII / by Weir, Alison,1951-author.;
"Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his kingship, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others. He died a suspicious, obese, disease-riddled tyrant, old before his time. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed--and yet the truth is far more complex. The King's Pleasure brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have been very different. Here is the story of the private man. To his contemporaries, he was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy--a modern Britain"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547;
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Funeral songs for dying girls / by Dimaline, Cherie,1975-author.;
"Winifred has lived in the apartment above the cemetery office with her father, who works in the crematorium all her life, close to her mother's grave. With her sixteenth birthday only days away, Winifred has settled into a lazy summer schedule, lugging her obese Chihuahua around the grounds in a squeaky red wagon to visit the neglected gravesides and nursing a serious crush on her best friend, Jack. Her habit of wandering the graveyard at all hours has started a rumor that Winterson Cemetery might be haunted. It's welcome news since the crematorium is on the verge of closure and her father's job being outsourced. Now that the ghost tours have started, Winifred just might be able to save her father's job and the only home she's ever known, not to mention being able to stay close to where her mother is buried. All she has to do is get help from her con-artist cousin to keep up the rouse and somehow manage to stop her father from believing his wife has returned from the grave. But when Phil, an actual ghost of a teen girl who lived and died in the ravine next to the cemetery, starts showing up, Winifred begins to question everything she believes about life, love and death. Especially love."--012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Ghosts stories.; Novels.; Cemeteries; Cousins; Fathers and daughters; Ghosts; Grief; Hoaxes; Indigenous youth; Interpersonal relations; Love; Swindlers and swindling; Teenage girls; Cemeteries; Cousins; Fathers and daughters; Ghosts; Grief; Hoaxes; Indigenous youth; Interpersonal relations; Love; Swindlers and swindling; Teenage girls;
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Fast carbs, slow carbs : the simple truth about food, weight, and disease / by Kessler, David A.,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The American body is plagued by obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. In Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs, the follow up to his bestselling book The End of Overeating, Dr. David A. Kessler explains how we can reduce heart disease, keep weight off, and reduce chronic disease"--
Subjects: Nutrition.; Carbohydrates in human nutrition.; Carbohydrates, Refined; Processed foods; Nutritionally induced diseases;
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Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine. by Kessler, David A.;
'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine' is a powerful new understanding of the disease of obesity, including the promise - and peril - of weight loss drugs. Eye-opening, provocative, and empowering, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled to maintain their body weight - which is to say, everyone.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss; SELF-HELP / Eating Disorders & Body Image; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues;
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Super Agers : An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. by Topol, Eric.;
In 'Super Agers', Dr. Eric Topol provides a detailed guide about the new treatments becoming available to the worst chronic killers - diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration. In 30 years, we will have five times as many people at least 100 years old and they will be healthier than ever because of the breakthroughs Dr. Topol describes.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity; SCIENCE / Biotechnology;
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Veep. [videorecording] / by Chlumsky, Anna.; Hale, Tony.; Iannucci, Armando,1963-; Laing, Stephanie.; Louis-Dreyfus, Julia.; Walsh, Matt,1964-; HBO Entertainment (Firm); HBO Home Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. Fundraiser -- Frozen yoghurt -- Catherine -- Chung.Disc 2. Nicknames -- Baseball -- Full disclosure -- Tears.Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Matt Walsh, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott.Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and a rising star in her party with her eye on the White House: then she became Vice President. VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the President's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the Chief Executive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 sound.
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Television comedies.; Vice-presidents; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women politicians;
© c2013., HBO Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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How not to diet : the groundbreaking science of healthy, permanent weight loss / by Greger, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad - and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It's time for a different approach. Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of Nutritionfacts.org. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causes - and remedies - of obesity. Dr. Greger hones in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how these foods actually affect our health and longevity. He lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss diet - factors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiome - showing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success. But How Not to Diet goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. Dr. Greger builds the ultimate weight loss guide from the ground up, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend. Chock full of actionable advice and groundbreaking dietary research, How Not to Diet will put an end to dieting - and replace those constant weight-loss struggles with a simple, healthy, sustainable lifestyle."--
Subjects: Weight loss.; Nutrition.;
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