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What makes me me? / by Winston, Robert M. L.;
Describes what makes up the human body and what makes individuals unique. Describes how the brain works, with an emphasis on intelligence and personality. Includes tests of genetic characteristics, types of intelligence and personality.
Subjects: Human biology; Human physiology;
© 2004., DK Pub.,
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Ancient bones : unearthing the astonishing new story of how we became human / by Böhme, Madelaine,1967-author.; Begun, David R.,writer of foreword.; Billinghurst, Jane,1958-translator.; Braun, Rüdiger,1966-author.; Breier, Florian,author.; translation of:Böhme, Madelaine,1967-Wie wir Menschen wurden.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-321) and index.A thrilling new account of human origins, as told by the paleontologist who led the most groundbreaking dig in recent history.-- Somewhere west of Munich, Madelaine Böhme and her colleagues dig for clues to the origins of humankind. What they discover is beyond anything they imagined: the fossilized bones of Danuvius guggenmosi ignite a global media frenzy. This ancient ancestor defies our knowledge of human history--his nearly twelve-million-year-old bones were not located in Africa--the so-called birthplace of humanity--but in Europe, and his features suggest we evolved much differently than scientists once believed.In prose that reads like a gripping detective novel, Ancient Bones interweaves the story of the dig that changed everything with the fascinating answer to a previously undecided and now pressing question: How, exactly, did we become human? Placing Böhme's discovery alongside former theories of human evolution, the authors show how this remarkable find (and others in Eurasia) are forcing us to rethink the story we've been told about how we came to be, a story that has been our guiding narrative--until now.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Human beings.; Human evolution.; Paleoanthropology;
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50 body questions : a book that spills its guts / by Kyi, Tanya Lloyd,1973-; Kinnaird, Ross,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.A compilation of fifty questions and answers about the human body.LSC
Subjects: Human biology; Social medicine;
© c2014., Annick Press,
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The incredible unlikeliness of being : evolution and the making of us / by Roberts, Alice M.,author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-386) and index.
Subjects: Human evolution; Biological Evolution.;
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Jurassic World. [videorecording] / by Athie, Mamoudou,1998-actor.; Carmichael, Emily,1982-screenwriter.; Dern, Laura,actor.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-actor.; Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor.; Lachman, Dichen,actor.; Neill, Sam,actor.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Scott, Campbell,actor.; Smith, Justice,1995-actor.; Trevorrow, Colin,1976-film director,screenwriter.; Wise, DeWanda,actor.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Dewanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, Dichen Lachman, Bd Wong, Campbell Scott, Justice Smith.Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new era.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dinosaurs; Human-animal relationships; Predation (Biology);
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Seven deadly sins : the biology of being human / by Leschziner, Guy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Seven Deadly Sins will explore the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply important and useful biological functions that humans need to survive? Instead of being acts of immorality, are they really just a result of how our bodies, our psyches, and our brains in particular, are wired? In Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human, Guy Leschziner, a professor of neurology, dares to turn much of what society thinks of as morality on its head and to ask these controversial questions. Leschziner takes readers on an exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins as he looks at their neuroscientific and psychological bases, their origin in our genes, and, crucially, how certain medical disorders may give rise to them. He introduces us to patients whose physical and psychological conditions have given rise to behaviours that have for centuries been labelled as "sin" and how these behaviours might actually be evolutionary imperatives that preserve the tribe and ensure the wellbeing of our societies. In Seven Deadly Sins, a book certain to cause debate and raise controversy, Guy Leschziner, a writer who has explored the mysteries of our sleeping brains and the odd crossed wires of our five senses, asks whether these traits truly represent sin, or simply reflect our intrinsic drive to survive and thrive"--
Subjects: Deadly sins.; Human behavior.; Neuropsychology.;
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The great extinctions : what causes them & how they shape life / by MacLeod, Norman,1953-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Paleontology.; Nature;
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Jurassic World. [videorecording] / by Ali, Mahershala,1974-actor.; Bailey, Jonathan,1988-actor.; Crichton, Michael,1942-2008,creator.; Edwards, Gareth,1975-film director.; Friend, Rupert,actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; Koepp, David,screenwriter.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ed Skrein, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain, Luna Blaise.The planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs, and those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference.Described video for the blind and visually impairedSubtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Dinosaurs; Human-animal relationships; Survival; Predation (Biology);
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Prey [videorecording] / by Aison, Patrick,screenwriter.; Davis, John,film producer.; Ewing, Marty P.,film producer.; Mathias, Stefany,actor.; Midthunder, Amber,actor.; Myers, Jhane,film producer.; Thrush, Michelle,actor.; Trachtenberg, Dan,film director,screenwriter.; 20th Century Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Amber Midthunder, Michelle Thrush, Stefany Mathias, Mike Paterson, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Julian Antelope, Dane Diliegro.The epic Predator legacy continues with this action-thriller set in the Comanche Nation. When Naru, a fierce and highly skilled young warrior, sets out to protect her people, the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator leading to a vicious and terrifying showdown.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Action and adventure films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Predation (Biology); Comanche;
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Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy / by Roach, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy including difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings"--
Subjects: Artificial organs.; Biomedical engineering.; Human anatomy.; Human physiology.; Implants, Artificial.; Organs (Anatomy); Prosthesis.; Regeneration (Biology); Surgery, Plastic.; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.;
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