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The Hunger We Pass Down : A Novel. by Lee, Jen Sookfong.;
'The Hunger We Pass Down' is a haunting novel about the demons passed down through five generations of women in a Chinese-Canadian family, and what it might take for them to finally break free of the past. Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and now lives in North Burnaby, BC. A RADD Pick.#diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION; FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Ghost;

Starlight enclave : a novel / by Salvatore, R. A.,1959-author.;
In the wake of the demon uprising and two years of peace, a Civil war is in the offing, and Jarlaxle and a small group of friends go on an expedition in search of Doum'wielle, the last wielder of the powerful sword known as "Cutter", in hopes that she may be the key to unlocking the sword's potential.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Epic fiction.; Drizzt Do'Urden (Fictitious character); Forgotten realms (Imaginary place); Dungeons and Dragons (Game); Quests (Expeditions); Swords;

Supergirl. [graphic novel] / by Orlando, Steve(Comic book writer),author.; Ching, Brian,artist.; Lupacchino, Emanuela,artist.; McCarthy, Ray,artist.; Atiyeh, Michael,colourist,artist.; Wands, Steve,letterer.;
"Supergirl moves to National City! As Kara Danvers, average American teenager and high school student, Supergirl must balance her life as a superhero with her new life on Earth. But some demons from her Kryptonian past are coming back to haunt her, and Kara will find herself face-to-face with her father: the sinister Cyborg Superman!"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Supergirl (Fictitious character); Women superheroes; Superheroes;

Determined : a science of life without free will / by Sapolsky, Robert M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: We may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now, in Determined, Sapolsky takes his argument all the way, mounting a brilliant (and in his inimitable way, delightful) full-frontal assault on the pleasant fantasy that there is some separate self telling our biology what to do. Determined offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about how consciousness works-the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky tackles all the major arguments for free will and takes them out, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos and complexity science and quantum physics, as well as touching ground on some of the wilder shores of philosophy. He shows us that the history of medicine is in no small part the history of learning that fewer and fewer things are somebody's "fault"; for example, for centuries we thought seizures were a sign of demonic possession. Yet, as he acknowledges, it's very hard, and at times impossible, to uncouple from our zeal to judge others and to judge ourselves. Sapolsky applies the new understanding of life beyond free will to some of our most essential questions around punishment, morality, and living well together. By the end, Sapolsky argues that while living our daily lives recognizing that we have no free will is going to be monumentally difficult, doing so is not going to result in anarchy, pointlessness, and existential malaise. Instead, it will make for a much more humane world"--
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;

Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI / by Hao, Karen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a brilliant longtime AI Insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy"--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Case studies.; Personal narratives.; Altman, Sam, 1985-; OpenAI (Firm); Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence.;

Evil dead rise [videorecording] / by Coon, Gene L.,film director,screenwriter.; Davies, Morgan,actor.; Echols, Gabrielle,actor.; Sullivan, Lily,actor.; Sutherland, Alyssa,1982-actor.; Tapert, Robert(Robert G.),film producer.; New Line Cinema Corporation,presenter.; Pacific Renaissance (Firm),production company.; Renaissance Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Wild Atlantic Pictures (Firm),production company.;
Music by Stephen McKeon; editor Bryan Shaw ; director of photography Dave Grabett.Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher.Moving the action out of the woods and into the city it tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sutherland and Sullivan, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.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.
Subjects: Feature films.; Horror films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Demoniac possession; Demonology; Families; Good and evil; Reunions; Sisters;
For private home use only.

The stars never rise / by Vincent, Rachel.;
In a world ruled by the brutally puritanical Church and its army of black-robed exorcists, sixteen-year-old Nina tries to save her pregnant younger sister from the Church's wrath and discovers that not only is the Church run by demons but that Nina herself is one of the very few who can genuinely exorcise them.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dystopias.; Teenage girls; Sisters; Demonology; Demoniac possession; Exorcism;

All the creatures were stirring [videorecording] / by McKendry, Rebekah,film director,screenwriter.; McKendry, David Ian,film director,screenwriter.; Wu, Constance,1982-actor.; Kite, Jonathan,actor.; Donahue, Jocelin,1981-actor.; Clements, Ashley(Actor),actor.; Fallback Plan Productions,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher,film distributor.;
Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite, Jocelin Donahue, Ashley Clements, Mark Kelly, Graham Skipper, Matt Long, Amanda Fuller, Morgan Peter.Ho, ho, no! The joyful spirit of the holidays is about to take one dark turn after another. From sadistic office parties and last-minute shopping nightmares, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to keep you from getting out of bed to see what's under the tree this holiday season.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Demonology; Holidays; Christmas;
For private home use only.

Vera. [videorecording] / by Bazalgette, Ed.; Blethyn, Brenda,1946-; Cleeves, Ann.Vera Stanhope series.Videorecording.; Hoar, Peter.; Holmes, Julian.; Leon, David,1980-; Morrison, Jon.; Ritter, Paul(Actor); Whittington, Paul.; Acorn Media (Firm); ITV Studios.;
Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Jon Morrison, Paul Ritter.Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Subjects: Cleeves, Ann.; Criminal investigation; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Stanhope, Vera (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Women detectives;
© c2014., Distributed by Acorn Media,

Vera. [videorecording] / by Bazalgette, Ed.; Blethyn, Brenda,1946-; Cleeves, Ann.Vera Stanhope series.Videorecording.; Hoar, Peter.; Holmes, Julian.; Leon, David.; Morrison, Jon.; Ritter, Paul.; Whittington, Paul.; Acorn Media (Firm); ITV Studios.;
Castles in the air -- Poster child -- Young gods -- Prodigal son.Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Jon Morrison, Paul Ritter.Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Subjects: Cleeves, Ann.; Criminal investigation; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Stanhope, Vera (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Women detectives;
© c2013., Distributed by Acorn Media,

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