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The cockroach / by McEwan, Ian,author.;
In this bitingly funny, Kafkaesque satire, Ian McEwan engages with scabrous humour a very recognizable political world and turns it on its head.
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Political fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Prime ministers;
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Maximillian Fly / by Sage, Angie.;
"Maximillian Fly, a roach-human hybrid, helps two young humans escape from the Bartizan's eye, only to find himself a key player in a deadly war between roaches and humans"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Cockroaches; Brothers and sisters; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Animals nobody loves / by Simon, Seymour;
Profiles a variety of animals whose physical characteristics and/or dispositions make them unpopular with humans. Includes the shark, bat, skunk, coyote, rattlesnake, and cockroach, among others.
Subjects: Dangerous animals; Animals;
© c2001., SeaStar Books,
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The Nest. by H. Winkless, Terence,film director.; Luz, Franc,actor.; Langlois, Lisa,actor.; Lansing, Robert,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Franc Luz, Lisa Langlois, Robert LansingOriginally produced by MGM in 1987.The quiet town of North Port is being overrun by cockroaches! But this is no common infestation. When people and pets begin to disappear, and their horribly mutilated bodies are later discovered, Sheriff Tarbell (Franc Luz) suspects that it may stem from the genetic experiments at the nearby INTEC Corporation. Meanwhile, ordinary cockroaches are turning into creatures with a taste for blood. Worse, they’re genetically mutating…literally becoming whatever they eat!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Cult films.; Science fiction films.; Monsters in motion pictures.;
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WALL-E [videorecording (DVD)] / by Burtt, Ben.; Docter, Pete.; Garlin, Jeff,1962-; Knight, Elissa.; Morris, Jim.; Najimy, Kathy.; Ratzenberger, John.; Reardon, Jim.; Stanton, Andrew.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-; Willard, Fred,1939-; Pixar (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.;
Editor, Stephen Schaffer ; music, Thomas Newman.Voices: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, MacInTalk, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver.After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Refuse and refuse disposal; Robots; Video recordings for children.;
© c2008., Walt Disney Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea / by Franklin, Jonathan,1964-author.;
The sharkers -- A stormy tribe -- Ambushed at sea -- Search and no rescue -- Adrift -- Hunter gatherers -- A fight for life -- Swimming with sharks -- Encounters with a whale -- On the road to nowhere -- A year at sea -- Another slow death -- The rooster -- Who is this wild man? -- Found but lost -- Attacked by cockroaches -- Call of the sea.
Subjects: Alvarenga, Salvador, approximately 1977.; Fisheries; Fishers; Fishing boats; Fishing villages; Illegal aliens; Salvadorans; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;
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The Good Place. [videorecording] / by Bell, Kristen,1980-actor.; Harper, William,1980-actor.; Jamil, Jameela,1986-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, Ted Danson.The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife and, thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place, which is definitely where she belongs. While hiding in plain sight from Michael, the wise architect of the Good Place who doesn't know he's made a mistake, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome, or at least the pretty good, person within.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Future life; Paradise; Women and death; Neighbors;
For private home use only.
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A house in the mountains [text (large print)] : the women who liberated Italy from fascism / by Moorehead, Caroline,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born. Four young Piedmontese womenAda, Frida, Silvia and Biancaliving secretly in the mountains surrounding Turin, risked their lives to overthrow Italys authoritarian government. They were among the thousands of Italians who joined the Partisan effort to help the Allies liberate their country from the German invaders and their Fascist collaborators. What made this partisan war all the more extraordinary was the number of womenlike this brave quartetwho swelled its ranks.
Subjects: Biographies.; Large type books.; Women; Women political activists; Women soldiers; Anti-fascist movements; Women and war; Women in war; Women political activists; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Monsters vs aliens : [videorecording]. by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Viacom International.;
The monstrous laughs and ginormous adventures continue with this action-packed collection of MONSTERS VS. ALIENS TV episodes inspired by DreamWorks Animation's hit movie. Buckle up for a joyride of fun as the members of Team Monster - Susan, Link, Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. and B.O.B., the geLatinous blob - work together to save the world from an outrageous assortment of power-hungry aliens, including a few new colorful characters!G.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Extraterrestrial beings; Monsters; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Viacom International ; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everything you know about bugs (and other tiny creatures) is wrong! / by Crumpton, Nick.; Scott, Gavin.;
"Do you know all there is to know about insects and other tiny creatures? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs, and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, there are so many bugs and other creepy-crawlies out there it's impossible to know everything about all of them . . . So, let's uncover the truth! From incredible insect architects to eating spiders in your sleep, discover how everything you think you know about creepy-crawlies is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book which debunks many common myths "--
Subjects: Insects; Invertebrates;
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