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Straight talk about psychiatric medications for kids, fourth edition / by Wilens, Timothy E.,author.; Hammerness, Paul Graves,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When a child is struggling with an emotional or behavioral problem, parents face many difficult decisions. Is medication the right choice? What about side effects? How long will medication be needed? In this authoritative guide, leading child psychiatrists Drs. Timothy Wilens and Paul Hammerness explain the nuts and bolts of psychiatric medications--from how they work and potential risks to their impact on a child's emotions, school performance, personality, and health. Extensively revised to include the latest information about medications and their uses, the fourth edition is even more accessible, and includes pullouts, bulleted lists, and "take home points" highlighting critical facts. In addition to parents, this is an ideal reference for teachers and other school professionals"--
Subjects: Pediatric psychopharmacology;
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Game of snipers [sound recording] / by Hunter, Stephen,1946-author.; Bray, R. C.,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by R. C. Bray.In this blazing new thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, master sniper Bob Lee Swagger takes on his biggest job to date ... and confronts an assassin with skills that match his own. When Bob Lee Swagger is approached by a woman who lost a son to war and has spent the years since risking all that she has to find the sniper who pulled the trigger, he knows right away he'll do everything in his power to help her. But what begins as a favor becomes an obsession, and soon Swagger is back in the action, teaming up with the Mossad, the FBI, and local American law enforcement as he tracks a sniper who is his own equal ... and attempts to decipher that assassin's ultimate target before it's too late.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character); Snipers;
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Akin [sound recording] : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.; Culp, Jason,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Jason Culp.Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from steak-frites to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster. But as Michael's sharp eye and ease with tech help Noah unearth troubling details about their family's past, both of them come to grasp the risks that loved ones take for one another, and find they are more akin than they knew.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Retirees; Older people; Conflict of generations; Families; Kinship;
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How to stop time / by Haig, Matt,1975-author.;
Tom Hazard is a history teacher living a quiet suburban life in a Cathedral town in England. He likes his job but has no real friends, spends his time on the internet or playing the piano, and pushes away anyone who tries to get close to him. But Tom has a secret. He suffers from progeria, a condition that causes the body to age ten times slower than normal. He looks 40 but is actually 408. He won't die for another few centuries. In his lifespan he has had time to learn 13 languages, has become an expert at fighting and piano playing, but all of this has a cost. He must change his identity every few years to avoid discovery. And as he has learned the risks of love and the pain it can cause, he has turned away from other people.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Immortality;
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Nuclear war : a scenario / by Jacobsen, Annie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking clock scenario, based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons; created the response plans; and been responsible for those decisions should they need to have been made. Nuclear War: A Scenario is unlike any other book in its depth and urgency"--
Subjects: Nuclear crisis control; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear weapons;
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Affliction. by Schrader, Paul,film director.; Tierney, Brigid,actor.; Heyerdahl, Christopher,actor.; Osborne, Holmes,actor.; Coburn, James,actor.; Nolte, Nick,actor.; Spacek, Sissy,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brigid Tierney, Christopher Heyerdahl, Holmes Osborne, James Coburn, Nick Nolte, Sissy SpacekOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1997.Set in a snowy New Hampshire town, this gripping psychological drama follows Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte), a small-town sheriff haunted by his abusive upbringing and a troubled relationship with his domineering father, Glen (James Coburn). As Wade investigates a suspicious hunting accident, his obsession with uncovering the truth drives him deeper into paranoia and rage. His girlfriend, Margie Fogg (Sissy Spacek), a kind and patient local waitress, tries to support him, while his brother, Rolfe (Willem Dafoe), narrates the story and reflects on their shared past. With his personal life unraveling and past traumas resurfacing, Wade risks losing everything. Directed by Paul Schrader and based on the novel by Russell Banks.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Film noir.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, William,1954-; Burton, Amanda,1956-; Dennis, Tony.; Gemmell, Ruth.; Higgins, Clare,1955-; Hook, Harry.; McCabe, Ruth.; McCrery, Nigel,1953-; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Amanda Burton, William Armstrong, Sam Parks, Ruth McCabe, Ruth Gemmell, Clare Higgins.In the long-running, hit BBC crime thriller, forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Ryan (Amanda Burton) risks her career and her life in four murder cases that hinge on grisly but confusing evidence. Did a Cambridge college professor die of head injuries or suffocation? Did a teenager perish at the hands of her lover or her stalker? Was a farmer's gruesome death an accident or retribution? And how to stop a drugs war if police are selling the drugs? Adultery, addiction, corruption and revenge cloud the facts, while Sam's personal life threatens her objectivity. Prepare yourself for a twisting, nerve-jangling ride through the powerful third season.PG.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Forensic pathologists; Forensic pathology; Pathologists;
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The goodbye man / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the wilderness of Washington State, expert tracker Colter Shaw has located two young men accused of a terrible hate crime. But when his pursuit takes a shocking and tragic turn, Shaw becomes desperate to discover what went so horribly wrong and if he is to blame. Shaw's search for answers leads him to a shadowy organization that bills itself as a grief support group. But is it truly it a community that consoles the bereaved? Or a dangerous cult with a growing body count? Undercover, Shaw joins the mysterious group, risking everything despite the fact that no reward is on offer. He soon finds that some people will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden ... and to make sure that he or those close to him say "goodbye" forever"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Hate crimes;
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Locked down [videorecording] / by Boynton, Lucy,actor.; Ejiofor, Chiwetel,actor.; Gatiss, Mark,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Hill, Dulé,actor.; Kaling, Mindy,actor.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; Knight, Steven,1959-screenwriter.; Lesslie, Michael,film producer.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Merchant, Stephen,actor.; Sandwijk, P. J. van,film producer.; Simon, Jazmyn,1980-actor.; Winter, Alison(Producer),film producer.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Boynton, Jazmyn Simon, Mindy Kaling, Stephen Merchant, Mark Gatiss, Dule Hill.A couple living in London on the brink of a COVID-accelerated breakup bypass therapy to attempt a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.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: Caper films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Couples; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Jewel thieves; Jewelry theft; Man-woman relationships;
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The cancer code : a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery / by Fung, Jason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Author Dr. Jason Fung returns with a biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward"--
Subjects: Cancer.;
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