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- Frozen planet II : a world of wonder beyond the ice / by Brownlow, Mark,author.; White, Elizabeth(Producer),author.;
- Find a world of wonder beyond the ice. 'Looking down at our planet from space it may come as a surprise how much of it is blanketed in snow and ice. These vast frozen wildernesses cover more than a fifth of the earth ... From the highest peaks to snow-bound deserts to alien worlds deep beneath the ice, they are home to an astonishing array of animals found nowhere else on earth.' David Attenborough, from the series. Frozen Planet II celebrates the surprisingly diverse worlds of ice-a world that is disappearing before our very eyes. Previously undiscovered stories, from chameleons giving birth on the frosty slopes of Mount Kenya to endangered Amur leopards in the Russian forest and killer whales hunting Weddell seals on ice floes in the Antarctic, shed new light on the beauty and the peril of the world's most fragile ecosystems. Behind-the-scenes insights explore the unique challenges of filming in these frozen worlds, where camera crew and wildlife alike brave the extreme conditions. With over 250 stunning full-colour photographs, Frozen Planet II reveals the wonders of the fastest-changing part of our planet, as we may never see them again.
- Subjects: Illustrated works.; Animals; Ecology; Natural history;
- Seesaw monster ; Spin monster / by Isaka, Kōtarō,1971-author.; translation of:Isaka, Kōtarō,1971-Shīsō monsutā.English.;
- "A gripping novel mixing mythology, family drama, espionage, and high technology from the international bestselling author of Bullet Train, already in development for a major film starring Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek. In Seesaw Monster, international bestselling author Kotaro Isaka employs his hallmarks of kinetic pacing, high-stakes action, and great characters to explore the nature of conflict, the power of close relationships, and the idea of progress. Poor Naoto. A pharmaceutical salesman in Japan in the booming 1980s, his job has him working long hours, answering to his demanding boss and entertaining entitled customers. And at home, his wife, Miyako, and his mother are always feuding, making each other miserable. Why can't the two just get along? Then one day a mysterious visitor shows up at their door with a possible answer. Their conflict is larger -- and far more ancient -- than it might appear. When Naoto uncovers something wrong at work and his life is suddenly in danger, can the two women set aside their differences to save him? Decades later, in our near-future, surveillance, facial-recognition software, and AI dominate Japan. The most sensitive information lives only on paper, and Mito makes his living delivering it. When a chance meeting with a stranger on a train draws Mito into a possible conspiracy, he finds himself face-to-face with his own enemy, a tragic double whose life has been intertwined with his own. Is this another instance of the ancient feud? And what role will Miyako, now in her nineties, play in this deadly game?"--
- Subjects: Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Upside-down books.; Artificial intelligence; Conspiracies; Espionage; Families; Interpersonal relations; Mythology; Secrecy;
- Severance. [videorecording] / by Cherry, Zach,1987-actor.; Erickson, Dan(Film editor),creator,screenwriter.; Lower, Britt,actor.; Scott, Adam,1973-actor.; Stiller, Ben,1965-television producer,television director.; Turturro, John,1957-actor.; Walken, Christopher,1943-actor.; Arquette, Patricia,1968-actor.; Fifth Season (Firm),publisher.;
- Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette.Severance centers on Mark Scout, leading a team of office workers whose memories are surgically split between work and personal lives. The 'work-life balance' experiment is questioned as Mark faces a mystery forcing him to confront the true nature of his work and himself.14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Television programs); Science fiction television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Clerks; Dystopias; Memory; Quality of work life; Work-life balance;
- For private home use only.
- Forks over knives : flavor! : delicious, whole-food, plant-based recipes to cook every day / by Thacker, Darshana,author.; Carreño, Carolynn,author.;
- The 2011 documentary 'Forks Over Knives' ignited a revolution, empowering people to live healthier and happier lives. The film revealed the indisputable link between the average American diet - heavy in meat, dairy, and refined foods - and heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. It also showed how, by focusing on a whole-food, plant-based diet, these chronic illnesses could not only be prevented, but sometimes even reversed. Now comes the first four-colour 'Forks Over Knives' cookbook: head chef Darshana Thacker offers 150 delicious, all-new, easy-to-prepare whole-food, plant-based recipes for internationally inspired meals.
- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Vegetarian cooking.; Cooking (Natural foods);
- Firehouse Christmas [videorecording] / by Brown, Anita,actor.; Dawson, Bruce,actor.; Erschbamer, George,1954-film director.; Hutchison, Anna,1986-actor.; Rosner, Marcus,actor.; House Lights Media (Firm),publisher.;
- Anna Hutchison, Marcus Rosner, Anita Brown, Bruce Dawson.Firefighter Jenny falls in love with Tom but his ex-wife and bestselling author Mary is demanding reconciliation or she will keep their daughter away from him over the holidays. With her natural grace and life-saving skills, Jenny starts to convince everyone that she's the better woman. But Mary's anger is relentless as one woman's pride battles another's true love.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo 5.1.
- Subjects: Christmas television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Romance television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Custody of children; Divorce; Fire fighters;
- For private home use only.
- Teen Titans go!. [videorecording]. by Cipes, Greg,voice actor.; Menville, Scott,voice actor.; Payton, Khary,voice actor.; Strong, Tara,1973-voice actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
- Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch.Flowers that bloom! Birdies that sing! Easter! St. Patrick's Day! April Fools' Day! Spring is the season of nonstop reasons for Teen Super Heroes Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg to kick up their heels and PAR-TAY. But not all springtime holidays bring joy and delight. Who'll deliver the candy eggs when the Easter Bunny is a no-show? How much bad luck can a Teen Titan endure before leprechauns reverse the curse? Which Titan is the prankiest April Fools' prankster?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Superheroes; Teen Titans (Fictitious characters); Teenagers; Holidays; Spring;
- For private home use only.
- Eight million ways to happiness : wisdom for inspiration and healing from the heart of Japan / by Yoda, Hiroko,author.;
- "A Japanese cultural historian shares a path to joyful living drawn from her nation's unique approach to spirituality and nature, offering a blend of memoir, cultural reporting, and practical guidance for anyone struggling to find balance in our turbulent modern world. Everyone's in the pursuit of happiness, but few know how to attain it. Millions around the world have turned to Japan for advice on finding their Ikigai, or summoning The Courage to Be Disliked. Japan's spiritual traditions hide in plain sight, forming the basis of so much of what we love about the country's culture. Without Japan's spiritual sustenance, Jiro wouldn't dream of sushi; Hayao Miyazaki's films wouldn't spirit us away; and Marie Kondo wouldn't spark joy. In her book Eight Million Ways to Happiness, Hiroko Yoda offers the culmination of her decade-long odyssey into the spiritual heart of her homeland. Readers follow Hiroko as she trains as a Shinto shrine-dancer, partakes in Buddhist funeral rituals, ascends holy mountains with Shugendo ascetics, and meets one of Japan's last living itako, a traditional mystic. Her stories -- personal, cultural, and historical -- offer life lessons for readers of any background. Hiroko awakens readers to the idea of a traditional spiritual flexibility that seamlessly coexists with the modern secular world, fortifying us through life's inevitable ups and downs. We are all subject to forces beyond our control, but we are also part of a bigger natural system that can strengthen us -- if we learn how to reconnect with it"--
- Subjects: Happiness.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Spirituality;
- Adventures of a young naturalist : the zoo quest expeditions / by Attenborough, David,1926-author.;
- "In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest. This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team contended with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines, and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. Written with his trademark wit and charm, Adventures of a Young Naturalist is not just the story of a remarkable adventure, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world and taught us the importance of protecting it--and who is still doing so today"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Attenborough, David, 1926-; Attenborough, David, 1926-; Wild animal collecting.; Naturalists; Zoological specimens; Zoology.;
- Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea / by Widder, Edith,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Edith Widder grew up determined to become a marine biologist. But after complications from a surgery during college caused her to go temporarily blind, she became fascinated by light as well as the power of optimism. Her focus turned to oceanic bioluminescence, a scientific frontier in our last earthly one, and with little promise of funding or employment she took a leap into the darkness. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental diving suit that took her to a depth of eight hundred feet, she turned off the suit's lights and witnessed breathtaking explosions of bioluminescent activity. Concerns about her career went out the window. She just wanted to know one thing: Why was there so much light down there? Below the Edge of Darkness takes readers deep into our planet's oceans as Widder pursues her questions about one of the most important and widely used forms of communication in nature. In the process, she reveals hidden worlds and a dazzling menagerie of behaviors and animals, from microbes to leviathans, many never-before-seen or, like the legendary Giant Squid, never-before-filmed in its deep-sea lair. Alongside Widder, we experience life-and-death equipment malfunctions and witness breakthroughs in technology and understanding, all of it set against a growing awareness of the deteriorating health of our largest and least understood ecosystem"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Widder, Edith.; Bioluminescence.; Marine scientists; Underwater exploration.; Women marine biologists;
- Vera. [videorecording] / by Blethyn, Brenda,1946-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Cleeves, Ann.Vera Stanhope series.; Doughty, Kenny,1975-actor.; Morrison, Jon,actor.; Jones, Riley,actor.; Childs, Jamie,television director.; Hooper, Louise,television director.; Jones, Lee Haven,television director.; Hayes, John,television director.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; ITV Studios,production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
- Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones.Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Cleeves, Ann.; Criminal investigation; Criminal investigation; Stanhope, Vera (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Women detectives;
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