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Tripping on utopia : Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the troubled birth of psychedelic science / by Breen, Benjamin,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.""It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents." Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were not only legal, but openly celebrated. American physician John C. Lilly infamously dosed dolphins (and himself) with LSD in a NASA-funded effort to teach dolphins to talk. A tripping Cary Grant mumbled into a Dictaphone about Hegel as astronaut John Glenn returned to Earth. At the center of this revolution were the pioneering anthropologists-and star-crossed lovers-Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Convinced the world was headed toward certain disaster, Mead and Bateson made it their life's mission to reshape humanity through a new science of consciousness expansion, but soon found themselves at odds with the government bodies who funded their work, whose intentions were less than pure. Mead and Bateson's partnership unlocks an untold chapter in the history of the twentieth century, linking drug researchers with CIA agents, outsider sexologists, and the founders of the Information Age. As we follow Mead and Bateson's fractured love affair from the malarial jungles of New Guinea to the temples of Bali, from the espionage of WWII to the scientific revolutions of the Cold War, a new origin story for psychedelic science emerges"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bateson, Gregory, 1904-1980.; Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978.; Anthropology; Cold War.; Hallucinogenic drugs;
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Orphan black. [videorecording] / by Gavaris, Jordan,1989-actor.; Hanchard, Kevin,actor.; Kennedy, Maria Doyle,actor.; Maslany, Tatiana,actor.; Bruun, Kristian,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.; Temple Street Productions,production company.;
Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Bruun, Kevin Hanchard.In the fifth and final season, Neolution is pushing the boundaries of science beyond what anyone thought possible. But at what cost? The mysterious P.T. Westmoreland is the key to all of it. Seemingly 170 years old, he is on the brink of bringing his project to its sinister conclusion. For Sarah and her sisters, this is the start of a deadly endgame that will have extreme consequences, not just for them, but for the future of the entire human race.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Human cloning; Murder;
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Wuchang. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures. Become Wuchang, a skilled pirate warrior struck by amnesia, who must navigate the uncertainties of her mysterious past while afflicted by the horrific Ornithropy disease. Explore the depths of Shu, enhancing your arsenal and mastering new skills harvested from fallen foes. Evolve your fighting style by sacrificing elusive Red Mercury and further develop new techniques obtained throughout your action-packed journey. Augment the weapons in your repertoire with powerful enchantments, allowing for a unique approach to combat and strategy that suits your personal style. Battle against grotesque abominations, drawing on ancient lore to challenge the creeping darkness that threatens the humanity that remains. Your quest for truth will take you through forgotten temples, overgrown ruins, and shadowed paths fraught with peril. As you piece together Wuchang's lost memories, your choices will lead you to one of several endings ... each determined by the choices made, secrets unearthed and the allies you choose to trust. Immerse yourself in a rich storyline, dynamic combat system, and breathtaking visuals that offer an unforgettable adventure through lands veiled in chaos and death. Will you reveal the truths of Wuchang's curse and bring peace to Shu, or will you succumb to the encroaching horrors? The fate of the land rests in your hands.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature 17+ (Blood and gore, violence, language, suggestive themes).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 25 GB storage required ; Vibration function supported.
Subjects: Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Action adventure video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Wuchang Fallen feathers (Game); Amnesiacs; Magic; Women adventurers; Women pirates; Monsters; Martial artists;
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Power Rangers [videorecording] / by Gatins, John,screenwriter.; Israelite, Dean,film director.; Saban, Haim,film producer.; Casentini, Brian,film producer.; Bowen, Marty,film producer.; Banks, Elizabeth,1974-actor.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Cyler, RJ(Ronald J),1995-actor.; Denman, David,1973-actor.; G, Becky,1997-actor.; Greyson, Sarah,actor.; Jay, Anjali,actor.; Lin, Ludi,actor.; Montgomery, Dacre,actor.; Scott, Naomi,1993-actor.; Lions Gate Films,production company.; Temple Hill Productions,production company.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;
Music, Brian Tyler ; editors, Martin Bernfeld, Dody Dorn ; director of photography, Matthew J. Lloyd ; story, Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney.Elizabeth Banks, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Greyson, Naomi Scott, David Denman, Becky G, RJ Cyler, Anjali Jay, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery.It follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it's too late, band together as the Power Rangers.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Power Rangers (Fictitious characters); Superheroes; Good and evil; Extraterrestrial beings;
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Strangers to ourselves : unsettled minds and the stories that make us / by Aviv, Rachel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The highly anticipated debut from the acclaimed award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv compels us to examine how the stories we tell about mental illness shape our sense of who we are. Mental illnesses are often seen as chronic and intractable forces that take over our lives, that define us. But how much do the stories we tell about our illnesses--and the process of diagnosis--inform their course? In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and gripping debut, Rachel Aviv writes about how explanations for mental distress may shape our health, our sense of who we are, and the possibilities for who we can be in the world. Drawing on deep, original reporting and unpublished journals and memoirs, Aviv follows an Indian woman, celebrated as a saint, who lived in healing temples in Kerala; an incarcerated mother vying for her children's forgiveness after a period of psychosis; a man seeking revenge against a prominent psychoanalytic hospital through a lawsuit that dramatizes the clash between two irreconcilable models of the mind; an affluent young woman whose lifelong psychiatric treatment eventually leads her to go off her meds in a desperate attempt to figure out who she would be without them. Animated by a profound sense of empathy, Aviv's exploration is refracted through her own account of being institutionalized at the age of six and meeting Hava, a friend and fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel--until it no longer does. While the stories unfold in different eras and cultures, they converge in the psychic hinterlands, the outer edges of human experience. Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations and endeavor to recover a sense of agency, in search of new ways to understand a self in the world. Challenging conventional ideas of mental disease as something static, Aviv's accounts are testaments to the porousness and resilience of the mind"--
Subjects: Mental illness; Mentally ill;
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Twilight [videorecording (DVD)] / by Burke, Billy.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-; Gigandet, Cam,1982-; Godfrey, Wyck.; Greene, Ashley.; Hardwicke, Catherine.; Kendrick, Anna.; Lautner, Taylor,1992-; Lutz, Kellan.; Meyer, Stephenie,1973-Twilight saga series.Videorecording.; Mooradian, Greg.; Morgan, Mark.; Pattinson, Robert.; Rathbone, Jackson.; Reed, Nikki,1988-; Rosenberg, Melissa.; Rosenfelt, Karen.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-; E1 Films Canada.; Imprint Entertainment (Firm); Maverick Films.; Summit Entertainment.; Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Nancy Richardson ; music, Carter Burwell.Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, Cam Gigandet, Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick.Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should leave him, but she refuses. A new vampire finds it a challenge to hunt Bella down for her irresistible blood. Now, the game is on and James will not stop until she is killed.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-; Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character); Eleventh grade (Education); Family secrets; Feature films.; Swan, Bella (Fictitious character); Vampires; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Summit Entertainment ; E1 Films Canada,
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The twilight saga. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Burke, Billy.; Desplat, Alexandre.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-; Fanning, Dakota,1994-; Godfrey, Wyck.; Greene, Ashley,1987-; Kendrick, Anna.; Lautner, Taylor,1992-; Lutz, Kellan,1985-; Meyer, Stephenie,1973-Twilight saga series.Videorecording.; Pattinson, Robert,1986-; Reaser, Elizabeth,1975-; Reed, Nikki,1988-; Rosenberg, Melissa.; Stewart, Kristen,1990-; Weitz, Chris,1969-; E1 Entertainment (Firm); Imprint Entertainment (Firm); Summit Entertainment.; Sunswept Entertainment (Firm); Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; editor, Peter Lambert ; music, Alexandre Desplat.Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Dakota Fanning.Bella is still very much in love with Edward. The rest of the vampire coven who call themselves the Cullens, especially Alice, decide to throw Bella a private party for her eighteenth birthday. Things go wrong when Bella cuts her finger and thirst overcomes the vampires. As a result of the danger Bella was put through, the Cullen family decide to leave Forks, Washington. Bella becomes so depressed that she exempts herself from all social activities. But, she realizes she can coexist with childhood friend, Jacob. As usual for Bella, things aren't what they seem. Something is happening to Jacob that he can't explain to Bella, and their friendship starts to deteriorate. But when Alice returns to tell her that Edward thinks she is dead, Bella must go on a journey to save Edward from wanting to die himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-; Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character); Depressed persons; Feature films.; Friendship; Swan, Bella (Fictitious character); Thrillers (Motion pictures); Vampires; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Werewolves;
© c2010., Summit Entertainment : Distributed by E1 Entertainment,
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First man [videorecording] / by Abbott, Christopher,1986-actor.; Bowen, Marty,film producer.; Chandler, Kyle,actor.; Chazelle, Damien,1985-film director,film producer.; Clarke, Jason,1969-actor.; Cross, Tom(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Foy, Claire,1984-actor.; Godfrey, Nick,film producer.; Gosling, Ryan,1980-actor.; Hinds, Ciarán,1953-actor.; Hurwitz, Justin,composer (expression); Klausner, Isaac,1983-film producer.; Sandgren, Linus,director of photography.; Schreiber, Pablo,actor.; Singer, Josh,screenwriter.; Stoll, Corey,1976-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hansen, James R.First man.; Dreamworks Pictures,presenter.; Temple Hill Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Company,presenter.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Wan mei shi jie (Beijing) ying shi wen hua you xian gong si,presenter.;
Music by Justin Hurwitz ; film editor, Tom Cross ; director of photography, Linus Sandgren.Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, Ciaran Hinds, Paul Schreiber.The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost, on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself; of one of the most dangerous missions in history.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Project Apollo (U.S.); Astronauts; Space flight to the moon;
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Small axe [videorecording] : a collection of 5 films from Steve McQueen / by Ackie, Naomi,actor.; Barry, Neal,actor.; Beadle, Gary,actor.; Best, Khali,1990-actor.; Bovell, Dennis,actor.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; McQueen, Steve,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Newland, Courttia,screenwriter.; Siddons, Alastair,screenwriter.; BBC Films,presenter.; BBC Studios,publisher.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; EMU Films,production company.; Lammas Park,production company.; Six Temple Productions,production company.; Turbine Studios,production company.;
Naomi Ackie, Neal Barry, Gary Beadle, Khali Best, Dennis Bovell.Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Anthology television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; West Indians;
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Turn autism around : an action guide for parents of young children with early signs of autism / by Barbera, Mary Lynch,1965-author.; Grandin, Temple,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Developmental delays and signs of autism usually show up before 18 months of age. This book is for parents of young children aged one-to-five years who are passionate about helping their child as well as learning how they can return their lives to as much normalcy as possible. Turn Autism Around delivers a new message: autism and other developmental delays can be remediated, and in some cases, delays can be caught up altogether, if parents intervene while the child is young. This book introduces a novel approach to teaching kids with developmental delays that uses the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) but marries it with a positive, child-friendly methodology that any parent can use-whether or not their child has delays-to learn communication skills, socialization strategies, as well as tackle sleep, eating, toileting, and behavior challenges in a positive, effective, and lasting way. This book will educate parents that they can't afford to wait and worry about autism as well as empower them to regain hope and take back control with simple practices they can implement themselves-even 15 minutes a day-to dramatically improve outcomes for their children"--
Subjects: Autistic children; Behavior therapy for children.; Behavioral assessment of children.; Parents of autistic children.; Verbal behavior.;
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