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- Spook : science tackles the afterlife / by Roach, Mary;
- Includes bibliographical references.You again : a visit to the reincarnation nation -- The little man inside the sperm, or possibly the big toe : hunting the soul with microscopes and scalpels -- How to weigh a soul : what happens when a man (or a mouse, or a leech) dies on a scale -- The Vienna sausage affair : and other dubious highlights of the ongoing effort to see the soul -- Hard to swallow : the giddy, revolting heyday of ectoplasm -- The large claims of the medium : reaching out to the dead in a University of Arizona lab -- Soul in a dunce cap : the author enrolls in medium school -- Can you hear me now? : telecommunicating with the dead -- Inside the haunt box : can electromagnetic fields make you hallucinate? -- Listening to Casper : a psychoacoustics expert sets up camp in England's haunted spots -- Chaffin v. the dead guy in the overcoat : in which the law finds for a ghost, and the author calls in an expert witness -- Six feet over : a computer stands by on an operating room ceiling, awaiting near-death experiencers.
- Subjects: Future life; Religion and science;
- © 2005., W.W. Norton and Co.,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Dead End Drive-In. by Trenchard-Smith, Brian,film director.; McCurry, Natalie,actor.; Manning, Ned,actor.; Whitford, Peter,actor.; Umbrella Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Natalie McCurry, Ned Manning, Peter WhitfordOriginally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 1986.In a dystopian future Australia, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in cinema that has become a concentration camp for delinquent youths and refugees.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Cult films.; Motion pictures--Australia.; Science fiction films.; Action films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Action and adventure films.; Dystopian films.;
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- Dangerous / by Hale, Shannon.;
- When aspiring astronaut Maisie Danger Brown, who was born without a right hand, and the other space camp students get the opportunity to do something amazing in space, Maisie must prove how dangerous she can be and how far she is willing to go to protect everything she has ever loved.LSC
- Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Science fiction.; Love stories.; Astronautics; People with disabilities; Conspiracies; End of the world;
- © 2014., Bloomsbury,
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- Reasons to look at the night sky / by Daniel, Danielle.;
- Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute, Ms. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's life -- changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy. What on Planet Earth is happening?
- Subjects: Novels in verse.; Girls; Schools; Astronomy;
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- Not so normal Norbert / by Patterson, James,1947-; Green, Joey.; Aly, Hatem.;
- Having been judged Different, Norbert, Drew, and Sophie are banished from the United State of Earth to Astronuts Camp on Zorquat 3 in the Orion Nebula, interfering with Norbert's quest to find his parents.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Conformity; Friendship; Missing persons; Life on other planets; Behavior;
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- Phoenix Island / by Dixon, John,1969-author.;
- When a tough sixteen-year-old boxing champ sentenced to an isolated boot camp discovers it is actually a mercenary training facility turning "throwaway children" into scientifically enhanced killers, he risks everything to save his friends and stop a madman bent on global destruction.
- Subjects: Survival; Mercenary troops; Boxing; Orphans; Science fiction.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- BrainBots: dinosaurs [yoto card] : Yoto card pack. by Yoto.;
- Read by Arina Ii; Davis Brooks; Vincent Lai; Megan Gage.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Meet the BrainBots: Nellie, Buzz and Gibbs! When school closes, these high-tech knowledge gathering robots come to life to find out as much information as they can for kids before the next school day starts. They can do some amazing stuff, too - think travelling back in time, shrinking all the way down to explore tiny spaces and getting where humans can’t… In this series – the kids are at Dino Camp! Each night after camp the BrainBots try to find out as much as they can about dinosaurs and upload their findings to the BrainBank - a big cloud where all that information is stored and shared to kids. Join Nellie, Buzz and Gibbs as they head way back in time to discover everything there is to know about dinosaurs. From the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex to the long-necked Diplodocus and even a deep dive into the science of paleontology, the BrainBots will explore what life was like for these amazing creatures. Watch out for poop fossils!Ages 6 to 10.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Dinosaurs; Paleontology; Tyrannosaurus rex; Diplodocus; Stegosaurus; Ankylosaurus; Triceratops; Corythosaurus; Pachycephalosaurus; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
- © 2021., Yoto Inc.
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- The Three-Body Problem [electronic resource] : by Liu, Cixin.aut; Chao, Rosalind.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem. WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post The Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books by Cixin Liu Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up the Sky The Wandering Earth A View from the Stars A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Alien Contact; Hard Science Fiction;
- © 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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- Klawde, evil alien warlord cat / by Marciano, Johnny.; Chenoweth, Emily.; Mommaerts, Robb.;
- Klawde, the exiled ruler of the planet Lyttyrboks, and Raj, who just moved from Brooklyn to tiny Elba, Oregon, forge an unlikely friendship as they find their footing in a strange new world.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Cats; Extraterrestrial beings; Kings and rulers; Moving, Household; Camps; Families;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- Bury Your Gays [electronic resource] : by Tingle, Chuck.aut; Santana, André.nrt; Anders, Charlie Jane.nrt; Leede, CJ.nrt; Bird, Georgia.nrt; Kerin, Liz.nrt; Wilson, Mara.nrt; Oshiro, Mark.nrt; Gailey, Sarah.nrt; Jones, Stephen Graham.nrt; Kingfisher, T..nrt; Klune, TJ.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- This program features multicast narration. "André Santana brings a personable feel to this satirical sci-fi romp.... This audiobook is a fast-paced cocktail of social commentary, humor, and horror." —AudioFile on Straight Bury Your Gays is a heart-pounding new novel from USA Today bestselling author Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. "Brilliantly bloody, wildly fun, and extremely scary, Bury Your Gays brings a sledgehammer down on tired tropes and makes a masterpiece of their guts." —Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment is here: an Oscar nomination. And the executives at the studio for his long-running streaming series know just the thing to kick his career to the next level: kill off the gay characters, "for the algorithm," in the upcoming season finale. Misha refuses, but he soon realizes that he’s just put a target on his back. And what’s worse, monsters from his horror movie days are stalking him and his friends through the hills above Los Angeles. Haunted by his past, Misha must risk his entire future—before the horrors from the silver screen find a way to bury him for good. Also by Chuck Tingle Camp Damascus A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Science Fiction; Horror;
- © 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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