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The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world / by Svensson, Patrik,1972-author.; Broomé, Agnes,translator.; translation of:Svensson, Patrik,1972-Ålevangeliet.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish--the eel--and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don't understand what drives them, after living for decades in freshwater, to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. They remain a mystery. Drawing on a breadth of research about eels in literature, history, and modern marine biology, as well as his own experience fishing for eels with his father, Patrik Svensson crafts a mesmerizing portrait of an unusual, utterly misunderstood, and completely captivating animal. In The Book of Eels, we meet renowned historical thinkers, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud to Rachel Carson, for whom the eel was a singular obsession. And we meet the scientists who spearheaded the search for the eel's point of origin, including Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who led research efforts in the early twentieth century, catching thousands upon thousands of eels, in the hopes of proving their birthing grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Blending memoir and nature writing at its best, Svensson's journey to understand the eel becomes an exploration of the human condition that delves into overarching issues about our roots and destiny, both as humans and as animals, and, ultimately, how to handle the biggest question of all: death. The result is a gripping and slippery narrative that will surprise and enchant."--
Subjects: Eels.;
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Moray eel / by Green, Jen.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior and habitat of moray eels."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Morays;
© c2014., Bearport Pub.,
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Wolverine and Little Thunder : an eel fishing story / by Syliboy, Alan.;
Wolverine and Little Thunder enjoy eel fishing whatever the season, but one night they encounter a giant eel that they cannot catch.LSC
Subjects: Fishing stories.; Tricksters; Wolverine; Eels; Eel fishing;
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Epic migrations by water / by Hudak, Heather C.,1975-;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- Leatherback turtle -- Humpback whale -- Northern elephant seal -- Chinook salmon -- American eel -- Conclusion"Read about extraordinary animal migrations by water, from tremendous upstream journeys by Pacific salmon to the extreme long-distance migration of the humpback whale. Interesting facts and obstacles are highlighted, and a sidebar details how humans impact each migration."--Provided by publisher.Middle gradeLSC
Subjects: Animal migration; Marine animals; Nature;
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Damages. [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Fish, Mark.; Kessler, Glenn,1970-; Kessler, Todd Ellis.; Phillippe, Ryan,1974-; Zelman, Daniel.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. You want to end this once and for all? -- Have you met the eel yet? -- Failure is failure -- I love you, mommy.Disc 2. There's something wrong with me -- I need to win -- The storm's moving in.Disc 3. I'm afraid of what I'll find -- I like your chair -- But you don't have to do that anymore.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ryan Phillippe.In the final season opf Damages, attorney Patty Hewes and her ex-protégée Ellen Parsons face off in a fatal double showdown: the wrongful death case against a charismatic hacker, and a devastating custody battle pitting Patty against her own son.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2013., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Wild Kratts. [videorecording] / by Kratt, Chris,voice actor.; Kratt, Martin,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; PBS for Kids,production company.; Kratt Brothers Company,production company.; 9 Story Entertainment Inc.,production company.;
Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt.To the creature rescue! Join Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt as they embark on more than twenty action-packed adventures! Together, the brothers spring into action to rescue an injured endangered Florida panther and recover Aviva's precious family heirloom from the leaping Caracal cat.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Animal ecology; Animals; Wildlife conservation;
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Octonauts. [videorecording] / by Meomi (Firm); NCircle Entertainment.; Vampire Squid Productions.;
Water bears -- Immortal jellyfish -- Sea sponge -- Duck-billed platypus -- Mimic octopus -- Jawfish -- Remipedes -- Oarfish.Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program on Treehouse TV.Dive into adventure with your favorite underwater explorers, the Octonauts! Join brave Captain Barnacles, daredevil ex-pirate, Kwazii and medic Peso Penguin, along with the other Octonauts as they explore the world's oceans, rescue the creatures who live there and protect their habitats above and below the waves! On this exciting DVD, join the Octonauts as they encounter strange aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes! Plunge into a red-hot lava cave as Peso and the team search for a teeny tiny water bear! Race to a colorful coral reef with Shellington as he tries to meet a special jellyfish that can live forever! And escape a scary moray eel with the help of Barnacles, Kwazii and a mysterious master of disguise the mimic octopus!G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Marine animals; Nature conservation; Underwater exploration; Video recordings for children.;
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The Change. by Campbell, Al,film director.; Christie, Bridget,actor.; Flynn, Jerome,actor.; Howick, Jim,actor.; Tarbuck, Liza,actor.; Dolan, Monica,actor.; Lynch, Susan,actor.; Moodie, Tanya,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bridget Christie, Jerome Flynn, Jim Howick, Liza Tarbuck, Monica Dolan, Susan Lynch, Tanya MoodieOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie writes and stars in this new six-part comedy-drama that puts menopausal women centre stage.Linda, a 50-year-old menopausal, working-class married mother of two, experiences an existential crisis and leaves her family to return to her rural roots in the wilderness of the Forest of Dean. Setting off on her Triumph motorbike that she hasn’t ridden in 30 years, she begins an adventure to reclaim her lost identity and seek out a tree she climbed as a child. Isolated from the outside world, she meets a community that is both unsettling and intoxicating, including a pair of infamous eel-farming sisters and a mysterious man who lives in the woods with wild boar. Think Deliverance. With pigs.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.;
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Me three / by Juby, Susan,1969-;
Eleven-year-old Rodney is starting sixth grade at a new school after moveing to a new state. His new school is very old and smells terrible, and he's eels like his classmates seem to sort of hate him. It feels strange to him because a couple of months ago Rodney was a popular guy in his fifth-grade class. He lived in Las Vegas, with his mom, older sister and his dad, who was a professional poker player. Now his mom says they shouldn't tell anyone their real last name because of something his dad did. His dad says it's a big misunderstanding, but he's now at a rehab center for people who are having problems, like being addicted to drugs or gambling. Rodney is hopeful that the misunderstanding will be cleared up and they will all go back to their old life. But he can only keep telling himself this for so long...LSC
Subjects: School children; Families; Scandals; Moving, Household;
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Our narrow hiding places : a novel / by Jansma, Kristopher,author.;
"For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale: an elderly woman recounts her Dutch family's survival during the final years of Nazi occupation, shedding new light on old secrets that rippled through subsequent generations. Eighty-year-old Mieke Geborn's life is one of quiet routine. Widowed for many years, she enjoys the view from her home on the New Jersey shore, visits with friends, and tai chi at the local retirement community. But when her beloved grandson, Will, and his wife, Teru, show up for a visit, things are soon upended. Their marriage is threatening to unravel, and Will has questions for his grandmother-questions about family secrets that have been lost for decades and are now finally rising to the surface. But telling Will the truth involves returning to the past, and to Mieke's childhood in coastal Holland. There, in the last years of World War II, she survived the Hunger Winter, a brutal season when food and heat were cut off and thousands of Dutch citizens starved. Her memories weave together childhood magic and the madness of history, and carry readers from the windy beaches of The Hague to the dark cells of a concentration camp, through the bends of eel-filled rivers, and, finally, to the story of Will's father, absent since Will's childhood. Our Narrow Hiding Places is a sweeping story of survival and of the terrible cost of war-and a reminder that sometimes the traumas we inherit come along with a resilience we never imagined"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Secrecy; Survival; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
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