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Hacking Darwin : genetic engineering and the future of humanity / by Metzl, Jamie Frederic,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-306) and index.From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives -- sex, war, love, and death.At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-being and descending into a dangerous and potentially deadly genetic arms race.Enter the laboratories where scientists are turning science fiction into reality. Look towards a future where our deepest beliefs, morals, religions, and politics are challenged like never before and the very essence of what it means to be human is at play. When we can engineer our future children, massively extend our lifespans, build life from scratch, and recreate the plant and animal world, should we? Passionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking Darwin is the must read book about the future of our species for fans of Homo Deus and The Gene.
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Human genetics.;
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I Wrote This for Attention. by Gage, Lukas.;
'I Wrote This for Attention' is a riveting and heartwarming memoir by Lukas Gage, the actor of 'White Lotus' and 'Euphoria', that details his upbringing in the west coast - including a broken family, struggles with addiction, sex, borderline personality disorder - and his commitment to being the centre of attention at all times, even as he actually becomes a star.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous;
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Humpday. by Jacobs, Danny,film director.; Grodsky, Darren,film director.; Delmore, Alycia,actor.; Leonard, Joshua,actor.; Duplass, Mark,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alycia Delmore, Joshua Leonard, Mark DuplassOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2009.It's been a decade since Ben and Andrew were college bad boys. One night at a party, the two get locked in a dare: to enter an amateur porn contest by having sex with one another. How exactly will it work and who will tell Anna, Ben's wife? Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and the **SXSW Film Festival**.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Mayo Clinic on Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis : strategies to manage IBD and take charge of your life / by Farraye, Francis A.,author.; Kane, Sunanda,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."[L]earn the science behind IBD and how it strikes, what medications to discuss with your doctor, when to consider surgery, how the disease can affect other parts of your body, and ways to change your lifestyle to manage and live well with your illness."--Back cover.
Subjects: Crohn's disease.; Inflammatory bowel diseases.; Ulcerative colitis.;
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Kokomo City. by Smith, D.,film director.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.This Sundance award-winning documentary explores the lives of four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City. Through unfiltered interviews, the film delves into their personal experiences, challenges, and perspectives on the intersection of gender, race, and profession. Directed by D. Smith, a two-time Grammy-nominated producer, the documentary employs striking black-and-white cinematography to present an intimate and raw portrayal of its subjects. Viewers will gain insights into the complexities of transgender identity within the Black community and the realities of sex work. This film offers a compelling and unvarnished look into lives often marginalized, providing a platform for voices that are frequently unheard.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; LGBTQ.; Transgender people.; New York (State).; Prostitution.;
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Drunk parents [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.; Hayek, Salma,1966-actor.; Manganiello, Joe,actor.; Wolf, Fred,screenwriter,film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Joe Manganiello, Bridget Maynahan, Ben Platt.Upscale couple Frank and Nancy Teagarden (Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek) would do anything for their collegiate daughter (Michelle Veintimilla)--except own up to how they were overextended, alcoholic, and in big trouble. Starting with renting the manse of their absent neighbor (Aasif Mandvi) to a sex offender (Jim Gaffigan), their schemes for fast cash only go downhill from there!Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Debt; Empty nesters; Married people; Criminal behavior; Middle class; Parents;
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Kin : a memoir / by Rodenberg, Shawna Kay,author.;
"A heart stopping memoir of a wrenching Appalachian girlhood and a multilayered portrait of a misrepresented people, from Rona Jaffe Writer's Award winner Shawna Kay Rodenberg. When Shawna Kay Rodenberg was four, her father, fresh from a ruinous tour in Vietnam, spirited her family from their home in the hills of Eastern Kentucky to Minnesota, renouncing all of their earthly possessions to live in the Body, an off-the-grid End Times religious community. Her father was seeking a better, safer life for his family, but the austere communal living of prayer, bible study and strict regimentation was a bad fit for the precocious Shawna. Disciplined harshly for her many infractions, she was sexually abused by a predatory adult member of the community. Soon after the leader of the Body died and revelations of the sexual abuse came to light, her family returned to the same Kentucky mountains that their ancestors have called home for three hundred years. It is a community ravaged by the coal industry, but for all that, rich in humanity, beauty, and the complex knots of family love. Curious, resourceful, rebellious, Shawna will ultimately leave her mountain home but only as she masters a perilous balancing act between who she has been and who she will become. Kin is a mesmerizing memoir of survival that seeks to understand and make peace with the people and places that were survived. It is above all about family-about the forgiveness and love within its bounds-and generations of Appalachians who have endured, harmed, and held each other through countless lifetimes of personal and regional tragedy"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Rodenberg, Shawna Kay.; Move (Christian sect); Appalachians (People); Ex-cultists; Women authors, American; Women;
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Be Like Others. by Eshaghian, Tanaz,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2008.In Iran, according to Islamic law, homosexuality is punishable by death. However, sex-change operations are not only legal, they are embraced by a society that accepts male or female, but nothing in between. This is an intimate, yet alarming, exploration of the grip of Iranian theocracy and the power of internalized shame and the lengths some people will go to conform.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Medicine.; Foreign study.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.; Transgender people.; Medical care.; Islam.; Iran.;
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The fiancé dilemma / by Armas, Elena,author.;
Josie Moore has given the opposite sex--and love--plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include the absentee father who kept her existence a secret until very recently. So when her father decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece about the family, Josie realizes her romantic history is a complicated PR issue.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Dating (Social customs); Families; Man-woman relationships; Single women; Small cities;
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The happiest kids in the world : how Dutch parents help their kids (and themselves) by doing less / by Acosta, Rina Mae.; Hutchison, Michelle.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Discovering Dutchland -- Mothering the mother -- The real happiest babies on the block -- Joyful illiterate pre-schoolers -- Stress-free schooling -- On discipline -- Biking through the rain -- A childhood of freedom -- The simple life --Happy parents have happy kids -- It's all about the hagelslag -- Let's talk about sex -- Dutch teenagers don't rebel -- Conclusion: let's start a revolution -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments.LSC
Subjects: Child rearing; Parent and child;
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