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The man who planted trees

Giono, Jean, 1895-1970.


Translation of: Homme qui plantait des arbres. Reference and Research Book News, February 2006. Presents the story of a lonely man in southeastern France whose lifetime work was to plant one hundred acorns each day for thirty years in order to transform the countryside.
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Dune

Herbert, Frank.


Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the "spice" melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The story explores the complex and multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis and its "spice".
Date Published:1987

Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the "spice" melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The story explores the complex and multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis and its "spice".

Date Published:1987

Nightmares & dreamscapes : from the stories of Stephen King /


Based on the short stories of Stephen King. Contains all 8 episodes from the series. Special features: Behind the drama of Nightmares & dreamscapes from the stories of Stephen King ; From the mind of Stephen King ; Page to picture ; "The inside look" making-of featurettes ; Interviews with series stars ; "Battleground" special effects featurette. Eight mind-bending stories, each featuring an all-star cast and cutting-edge special effects. Each episode is adapted from one of Stephen King's short stories.
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Based on the short stories of Stephen King. Contains all 8 episodes from the series. Special features: Behind the drama of Nightmares & dreamscapes from the stories of Stephen King ; From the mind of Stephen King ; Page to picture ; "The inside look" making-of featurettes ; Interviews with series stars ; "Battleground" special effects featurette. Eight mind-bending stories, each featuring an all-star cast and cutting-edge special effects. Each episode is adapted from one of Stephen King's short stories.

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The twelve : a novel /

Cronin, Justin.


Prologue -- I) Ghost -- II) The Familiar -- III) The Field -- IV) The Cave -- V) The Oil Road -- VI) The Insurgent -- VII) The Outlaw -- VIII) The Changeling -- IX) The Arrival -- X) The Assassin -- XI) The Darkest Knight of the Year -- XII) The Kiss -- Epilogue: The Golden Hour -- Dramatis Personae. In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward with The Twelve. In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights. One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind’s salvation...unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man’s extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.
Date Published:2012

Prologue -- I) Ghost -- II) The Familiar -- III) The Field -- IV) The Cave -- V) The Oil Road -- VI) The Insurgent -- VII) The Outlaw -- VIII) The Changeling -- IX) The Arrival -- X) The Assassin -- XI) The Darkest Knight of the Year -- XII) The Kiss -- Epilogue: The Golden Hour -- Dramatis Personae. In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. Now the scope widens and the intensity deepens as the epic story surges forward with The Twelve. In the present day, as the man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos. Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, is so shattered by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her. Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far. April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a landscape of death and ruin. These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights. One hundred years in the future, Amy and the others fight on for humankind’s salvation...unaware that the rules have changed. The enemy has evolved, and a dark new order has arisen with a vision of the future infinitely more horrifying than man’s extinction. If the Twelve are to fall, one of those united to vanquish them will have to pay the ultimate price.

Date Published:2012

Why only us : language and evolution /

Berwick, Robert C.,


Chapter 1. Why now? -- Chapter 2. Biolinguistics evolving -- Chapter 3. Language architecture and its import for evolution -- Chapter 4. Triangles in the brain -- References. We are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master the sound system of their language; a few years after that, they are engaging in conversations. This remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire any human language - "the language faculty" - raises important biological questions about language, including how it has evolved. This book by two distinguished scholars - a computer scientist and a linguist - addresses the enduring question of the evolution of language. Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky explain that until recently the evolutionary question could not be properly posed, because we did not have a clear idea of how to define "language" and therefore what it was that had evolved. But since the Minimalist Program, developed by Chomsky and others, we know the key ingredients of language and can put together an account of the evolution of human language and what distinguishes us from all other animals. Berwick and Chomsky discuss the biolinguistic perspective on language, which views language as a particular object of the biological world; the computational efficiency of language as a system of thought and understanding; the tension between Darwin's idea of gradual change and our contemporary understanding about evolutionary change and language; and evidence from nonhuman animals, in particular vocal learning in songbirds.
Date Published:2016

Chapter 1. Why now? -- Chapter 2. Biolinguistics evolving -- Chapter 3. Language architecture and its import for evolution -- Chapter 4. Triangles in the brain -- References. We are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master the sound system of their language; a few years after that, they are engaging in conversations. This remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire any human language - "the language faculty" - raises important biological questions about language, including how it has evolved. This book by two distinguished scholars - a computer scientist and a linguist - addresses the enduring question of the evolution of language. Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky explain that until recently the evolutionary question could not be properly posed, because we did not have a clear idea of how to define "language" and therefore what it was that had evolved. But since the Minimalist Program, developed by Chomsky and others, we know the key ingredients of language and can put together an account of the evolution of human language and what distinguishes us from all other animals. Berwick and Chomsky discuss the biolinguistic perspective on language, which views language as a particular object of the biological world; the computational efficiency of language as a system of thought and understanding; the tension between Darwin's idea of gradual change and our contemporary understanding about evolutionary change and language; and evidence from nonhuman animals, in particular vocal learning in songbirds.

Date Published:2016

Jumanji


Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg. When Allen Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers until he is magically tranported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan must outwit the game's powerful forces before any insoluble problems occur.
Date Published:1995

Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg. When Allen Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers until he is magically tranported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan must outwit the game's powerful forces before any insoluble problems occur.

Date Published:1995

Anthology of classical myth : primary sources in translation /


A note to students -- A note to instuctors -- Maps -- Genealogical charts -- Timelines -- Selections: Acusilaus, fragments ; Aelian, Historical miscellany, excerpts ; Aeschylus, fragments ; Andron, fragment ; Antoninus Liberalis, Collection of metamorphoses, selections ; Apollodorus, Library, excerpts ; Archilochus, fragments (translated by A. Miller) ; Arrian, Anabasis, excerpt ; Babrius, Fables, selections ; Bacchylides, selections (translated by A. Miller) ; Bion, Lament for Adonis ; Callimachus, Hymns, selections ; Cleanthes, Hymn to Zeus ; Conon, Stories, selections ; Cornutus, Compendium of the traditions of Greek theology, excerpts ; Critias, Sisyphos, fragment ; Diodorus of Sicily, Historical library, excerpts ; Eratosthenes, Constellation myths, selections ; Euripides, fragments ; Fulgentius, Myths, selections ; Hellanicus, fragments ; Heraclitus, Homeric problems, excerpts ; Herodorus, On Heracles, fragments ; Herodotus, Histories, excerpts ; Hesiod, excerpts (translated by S. Lombardo) ; Homeric hymns (translated by A. Lang, updated and modified) ;- Horace, Odes, selections ; Hyginus, Stories, selections ; Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, excerpts ; Lucian, selections ; Lucretius, On the workings of the universe, excerpts ; Ovid, Heroides, selections ; Palaephatus, On unbelievable things, selections ; Parthenius, Sentimental love stories, selections ; Pausanias, Descriptions of Greece, excerpts (translated by J.G. Frazer, adapted) ; Pherecydes, The histories, fragments ; Pindar, Olympians, selection (translated by A. Miller) ; Plato, excerpts ; Plutarch, Life of Theseus, excerpt ; Proclus, summaries of the Cyclic epics ; Sallustius, On the gods and the cosmos, excerpt ; Sappho, fragment (trans. by A. Miller) ; Semonides, fragment (translated by A. Miller) ; Simonides (translated by A. Miller) ; Sophocles, fragments -- Statius, Achilleid, excerpts (translated by N. Zeiner) ; Theocritus, Idylls ; Theophrastus, Characters ; Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, excerpt (translated by P. Woodruff) ; Vergil, excerpts ; Xenophanes, fragments (translated by A. Miller) ; Xenophon, Memorabilia, excerpt ; Linear B sources ; Inscriptions ; Papyri. This volume is designed as a companion to the standard undergraduate mythology textbooks or, when assigned alongside the central Greek and Roman works, as a source-based alternative to those textbooks. In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod's Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts composed between the Archaic Age and the fourth century AD. Ancient interpretation of myth is represented here in selections from the allegorists Heraclitus, Cornutus and Fulgentius, the rationalists Palaephatus and Diodorus of Sicily, and the philosophers and historians Plato, Herodotus and Thucydides. Appendices treat evidence from inscriptions, papyri and Linear B tablets and include a thematic index, a mythological dictionary, and genealogies. A thoughtful Introduction supports students working with the primary sources and the other resources offered here; an extensive note to instructors offers suggestions on how to incorporate this book into their courses.
Date Published:2004

A note to students -- A note to instuctors -- Maps -- Genealogical charts -- Timelines -- Selections: Acusilaus, fragments ; Aelian, Historical miscellany, excerpts ; Aeschylus, fragments ; Andron, fragment ; Antoninus Liberalis, Collection of metamorphoses, selections ; Apollodorus, Library, excerpts ; Archilochus, fragments (translated by A. Miller) ; Arrian, Anabasis, excerpt ; Babrius, Fables, selections ; Bacchylides, selections (translated by A. Miller) ; Bion, Lament for Adonis ; Callimachus, Hymns, selections ; Cleanthes, Hymn to Zeus ; Conon, Stories, selections ; Cornutus, Compendium of the traditions of Greek theology, excerpts ; Critias, Sisyphos, fragment ; Diodorus of Sicily, Historical library, excerpts ; Eratosthenes, Constellation myths, selections ; Euripides, fragments ; Fulgentius, Myths, selections ; Hellanicus, fragments ; Heraclitus, Homeric problems, excerpts ; Herodorus, On Heracles, fragments ; Herodotus, Histories, excerpts ; Hesiod, excerpts (translated by S. Lombardo) ; Homeric hymns (translated by A. Lang, updated and modified) ;- Horace, Odes, selections ; Hyginus, Stories, selections ; Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, excerpts ; Lucian, selections ; Lucretius, On the workings of the universe, excerpts ; Ovid, Heroides, selections ; Palaephatus, On unbelievable things, selections ; Parthenius, Sentimental love stories, selections ; Pausanias, Descriptions of Greece, excerpts (translated by J.G. Frazer, adapted) ; Pherecydes, The histories, fragments ; Pindar, Olympians, selection (translated by A. Miller) ; Plato, excerpts ; Plutarch, Life of Theseus, excerpt ; Proclus, summaries of the Cyclic epics ; Sallustius, On the gods and the cosmos, excerpt ; Sappho, fragment (trans. by A. Miller) ; Semonides, fragment (translated by A. Miller) ; Simonides (translated by A. Miller) ; Sophocles, fragments -- Statius, Achilleid, excerpts (translated by N. Zeiner) ; Theocritus, Idylls ; Theophrastus, Characters ; Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, excerpt (translated by P. Woodruff) ; Vergil, excerpts ; Xenophanes, fragments (translated by A. Miller) ; Xenophon, Memorabilia, excerpt ; Linear B sources ; Inscriptions ; Papyri. This volume is designed as a companion to the standard undergraduate mythology textbooks or, when assigned alongside the central Greek and Roman works, as a source-based alternative to those textbooks. In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod's Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts composed between the Archaic Age and the fourth century AD. Ancient interpretation of myth is represented here in selections from the allegorists Heraclitus, Cornutus and Fulgentius, the rationalists Palaephatus and Diodorus of Sicily, and the philosophers and historians Plato, Herodotus and Thucydides. Appendices treat evidence from inscriptions, papyri and Linear B tablets and include a thematic index, a mythological dictionary, and genealogies. A thoughtful Introduction supports students working with the primary sources and the other resources offered here; an extensive note to instructors offers suggestions on how to incorporate this book into their courses.

Date Published:2004

Dune messiah

Herbert, Frank.


Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1975. Sequel to Dune. Living in exile on the planet Dune, Paul Atreides finally realizes the destiny for which he had been prepared as the product of numerous genetic experiments.
Date Published:2020

The impossible


IMDb website states that the original title is Lo imposible; there is no evidence to support this. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: Audio commentaries; Casting the impossible featurette; Realizing the impossible featurette; deleted scenes. A family on holiday in Thailand is caught in the monstrous tsunami of 2004. Based on a true story.
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The I ching : or, Book of changes /

Yi jing. English.


The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the 1st efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3000 years & interest in it has been spreading in the West. Set down in the dawn of history as a book of oracles, the Book of Changes deepened in meaning when ethical values were attached to the oracular pronouncements; it became a book of wisdom, eventually one of the Five Classics of Confucianism, & provided the common source for both Confucianist & Taoist philosophy.
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The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the 1st efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3000 years & interest in it has been spreading in the West. Set down in the dawn of history as a book of oracles, the Book of Changes deepened in meaning when ethical values were attached to the oracular pronouncements; it became a book of wisdom, eventually one of the Five Classics of Confucianism, & provided the common source for both Confucianist & Taoist philosophy.

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Beautiful music for ugly children

Cronn-Mills, Kirstin, 1968-


JAWARD, 2013. Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school.
Date Published:2012

JAWARD, 2013. Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school.

Date Published:2012

SpongeBob SquarePants . : the first 100 episodes /


Title from container. Based on the characters created by Stephen Hillenburg. Originally broadcast on Nickelodeon. Special features: "SquareRoots: the story of SpongeBob SquarePants" featurette; "SquareRoots: the story of SpongeBob SquarePants" featurette; "Life lessons from Bikini Bottom" featurette; "Help wanted:" the Seven Seas edition; "Kick-wham-Pow-Bob" music video. In the ocean, there is a town called Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants is a fry cook who works at the town's most popular restaurant The Krusty Krab. He lives a crazy life with his hard-headed neighbor, and best friend, Patrick. His next door neighbor, Squidward, is a sarcastic, boring squid who can't stand SpongeBob and Patrick. Mr. Krabs is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs is one of the most money-greedy men alive.
Date Published:2009

Title from container. Based on the characters created by Stephen Hillenburg. Originally broadcast on Nickelodeon. Special features: "SquareRoots: the story of SpongeBob SquarePants" featurette; "SquareRoots: the story of SpongeBob SquarePants" featurette; "Life lessons from Bikini Bottom" featurette; "Help wanted:" the Seven Seas edition; "Kick-wham-Pow-Bob" music video. In the ocean, there is a town called Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants is a fry cook who works at the town's most popular restaurant The Krusty Krab. He lives a crazy life with his hard-headed neighbor, and best friend, Patrick. His next door neighbor, Squidward, is a sarcastic, boring squid who can't stand SpongeBob and Patrick. Mr. Krabs is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs is one of the most money-greedy men alive.

Date Published:2009

Revolver

Sedgwick, Marcus.


In an isolated cabin, fourteen-year-old Sig is alone with a corpse: his father, who has fallen through the ice and frozen to death only hours earlier. Then comes a stranger claiming that Sig’s father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold. Sig’s only protection is a loaded Colt revolver hidden in the cabin’s storeroom. The question is, will Sig use the gun, and why?
Date Published:2010

Fire and fury : inside the Trump White House /

Wolff, Michael, 1953-,


Includes index. Prologue: Ailes and Bannon -- Election day -- Trump Tower -- Day one -- Bannon -- Jarvanka -- At home -- Russia -- Org chart -- CPAC -- Goldman -- Wiretap -- Repeal and replace -- Bannon agonistes -- Situation room -- Media -- Comey -- Abroad and at home -- Bannon redux -- Mika who? -- McMaster and Scaramucci -- Bannon and Scaramucci -- General Kelly -- Epilogue: Bannon and Trump. Thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff tells the story of the stormy first nine months of Donald Trump's term as President. Among the revelations: what President Trump's staff really thinks of him; what inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama; why FBI director James Comey was really fired; why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room; who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing; what the secret to communicating with Trump is; what the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers.
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Includes index. Prologue: Ailes and Bannon -- Election day -- Trump Tower -- Day one -- Bannon -- Jarvanka -- At home -- Russia -- Org chart -- CPAC -- Goldman -- Wiretap -- Repeal and replace -- Bannon agonistes -- Situation room -- Media -- Comey -- Abroad and at home -- Bannon redux -- Mika who? -- McMaster and Scaramucci -- Bannon and Scaramucci -- General Kelly -- Epilogue: Bannon and Trump. Thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff tells the story of the stormy first nine months of Donald Trump's term as President. Among the revelations: what President Trump's staff really thinks of him; what inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama; why FBI director James Comey was really fired; why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room; who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing; what the secret to communicating with Trump is; what the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers.

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Deep blues

Palmer, Robert, 1945-1997.


Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others.
Date Published:1982

Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others.

Date Published:1982

Hindsight : & all the things I can't see in front of me /

Timberlake, Justin, 1981-,


In his first book, Justin Timberlake has created a characteristically dynamic experience, one that combines an intimate, remarkable collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations on his life and work with hundreds of candid images from his personal archives that range from his early years to the present day, in locations around the world, both on and off the stage. Justin discusses many aspects of his childhood, including his very early love of music and the inspiration behind many of his hit songs and albums. He talks about his songwriting process, offering the back story to many of his hits. He muses on his collaborations with other artists and directors, sharing the details of many performances in concert, TV comedy, and film. He also reflects on who he is, examining what makes him tick, speaking candidly about fatherhood, family, close relationships, struggles, and his search to find an inner calm and strength. Living a creative life, observing and finding inspiration in the world, taking risks and listening to an inner voice—this is Justin Timberlake.
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In his first book, Justin Timberlake has created a characteristically dynamic experience, one that combines an intimate, remarkable collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations on his life and work with hundreds of candid images from his personal archives that range from his early years to the present day, in locations around the world, both on and off the stage. Justin discusses many aspects of his childhood, including his very early love of music and the inspiration behind many of his hit songs and albums. He talks about his songwriting process, offering the back story to many of his hits. He muses on his collaborations with other artists and directors, sharing the details of many performances in concert, TV comedy, and film. He also reflects on who he is, examining what makes him tick, speaking candidly about fatherhood, family, close relationships, struggles, and his search to find an inner calm and strength. Living a creative life, observing and finding inspiration in the world, taking risks and listening to an inner voice—this is Justin Timberlake.

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Janeway's immunobiology

Murphy, Kenneth P.


Prev. ed.: Immunobiology / Charles A. Janeway, Jr. . ... [et al.]. Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immunity -- Antigen recognition by B-cell and T-cell receptors -- The generation of lymphocyte antigen receptors -- Antigen presentation to T lymphocytes -- Signaling through immune system receptors -- The development and survival of lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- The humoral immune response -- Dynamics of adaptive immunity -- The mucosal immune system -- Failures of host defense mechanism -- Allergy and hypersensitivity -- Autoimmunity and transplantation -- Manipulation of the immune response -- Evolution of the immune system. Janeway's Immunobiology, Seventh Edition is an introductory text for use in immunology courses for undergraduates, graduate students and medical students. The Seventh Edition has been updated throughout, and includes new information on topics such as NK cells, Toll-like receptors, AID, viral evasins, mucosal immunity, and celiac disease, to name a few.
Date Published:2008

Prev. ed.: Immunobiology / Charles A. Janeway, Jr. . ... [et al.]. Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immunity -- Antigen recognition by B-cell and T-cell receptors -- The generation of lymphocyte antigen receptors -- Antigen presentation to T lymphocytes -- Signaling through immune system receptors -- The development and survival of lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- The humoral immune response -- Dynamics of adaptive immunity -- The mucosal immune system -- Failures of host defense mechanism -- Allergy and hypersensitivity -- Autoimmunity and transplantation -- Manipulation of the immune response -- Evolution of the immune system. Janeway's Immunobiology, Seventh Edition is an introductory text for use in immunology courses for undergraduates, graduate students and medical students. The Seventh Edition has been updated throughout, and includes new information on topics such as NK cells, Toll-like receptors, AID, viral evasins, mucosal immunity, and celiac disease, to name a few.

Date Published:2008

Maleficent

Maleficent (Motion picture)


A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom, and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
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A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom, and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

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Supernatural


Originally broadcast 2005-2006. Special features: unaired/extended scenes ; commentary on the pilot by series creator Eric Kripke, director David Nutter and producer Peter Johnson ; commentary on "Phantom traveler" by co-stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles ; 2 cool new featurettes "Day in the life of Jared and Jensen" and "Supernatural: tales from the edge of darkeners" ; DVD-ROM Weblink to exclusive Supernatural online content (original script, Sam's files and more!). Disc 1: Pilot -- Wendigo -- Dead in the water -- Phantom traveler. Disc 2: Bloody Mary -- Skin -- Hook man -- Bugs. -- Disc 3: Home -- Asylum -- Scarecrow -- Faith. -- Disc 4: Route 666 -- Nightmare -- The Benders -- Shadow. Disc 5: Hell house -- Something wicked -- Provenance -- Dead man's blood. Disc 6: Salvation -- Devil's trap -- Special features. Sam and Dean Winchester are hunters on the trail of the demon who murdered their mother, and of any other unholy agent of the supernatural. In the aftermath of the car crash, a shocking sacrifice cements the bond between the Winchester men forever. The brothers make a bone-chilling road trip across America and journey deeper into the mystery of their own destinies.
Date Published:2006

Originally broadcast 2005-2006. Special features: unaired/extended scenes ; commentary on the pilot by series creator Eric Kripke, director David Nutter and producer Peter Johnson ; commentary on "Phantom traveler" by co-stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles ; 2 cool new featurettes "Day in the life of Jared and Jensen" and "Supernatural: tales from the edge of darkeners" ; DVD-ROM Weblink to exclusive Supernatural online content (original script, Sam's files and more!). Disc 1: Pilot -- Wendigo -- Dead in the water -- Phantom traveler. Disc 2: Bloody Mary -- Skin -- Hook man -- Bugs. -- Disc 3: Home -- Asylum -- Scarecrow -- Faith. -- Disc 4: Route 666 -- Nightmare -- The Benders -- Shadow. Disc 5: Hell house -- Something wicked -- Provenance -- Dead man's blood. Disc 6: Salvation -- Devil's trap -- Special features. Sam and Dean Winchester are hunters on the trail of the demon who murdered their mother, and of any other unholy agent of the supernatural. In the aftermath of the car crash, a shocking sacrifice cements the bond between the Winchester men forever. The brothers make a bone-chilling road trip across America and journey deeper into the mystery of their own destinies.

Date Published:2006

Misery

King, Stephen, 1947-


Paul Sheldon, author of a bestselling series of historical romances, wakes up one winter day in a strange place, a secluded farmhouse in Colorado. He wakes up to unspeakable pain (a dislocated pelvis, a crushed knee, two shattered legs) and to a bizarre greeting from the woman who has saved his life: "I'm your number one fan!" Annie Wilkes is a huge ex-nurse, handy with controlled substances and other instruments of abuse, including an axe and a blowtorch. A dangerous psychotic with a Romper Room sense of good and bad, fair and unfair, Annie Wilkes may be Stephen King's most terrifying creation. It's not fair, for example, that her favorite character in the world, Misery Chastain, has been killed by her creator, as Annie discovers when Paul's latest novel comes out in paperback. And it's not good that her favorite writer has been a Don't-Bee and written a different kind of novel, a nasty novel, the novel he has always wanted to write, the only copy of which now lies in Annie's angry hands. Because she wants Paul Sheldon to be a Do-Bee, she buys him a typewriter and a ream of paper and tells him to bring Misery back to life. Wheelchair-bound, drug-dependent, locked in his room, Paul doesn't have much choice. He's an entertainer held captive by his audience. A writer in serious trouble. But writers have weapons too...
Date Published:1987

Paul Sheldon, author of a bestselling series of historical romances, wakes up one winter day in a strange place, a secluded farmhouse in Colorado. He wakes up to unspeakable pain (a dislocated pelvis, a crushed knee, two shattered legs) and to a bizarre greeting from the woman who has saved his life: "I'm your number one fan!" Annie Wilkes is a huge ex-nurse, handy with controlled substances and other instruments of abuse, including an axe and a blowtorch. A dangerous psychotic with a Romper Room sense of good and bad, fair and unfair, Annie Wilkes may be Stephen King's most terrifying creation. It's not fair, for example, that her favorite character in the world, Misery Chastain, has been killed by her creator, as Annie discovers when Paul's latest novel comes out in paperback. And it's not good that her favorite writer has been a Don't-Bee and written a different kind of novel, a nasty novel, the novel he has always wanted to write, the only copy of which now lies in Annie's angry hands. Because she wants Paul Sheldon to be a Do-Bee, she buys him a typewriter and a ream of paper and tells him to bring Misery back to life. Wheelchair-bound, drug-dependent, locked in his room, Paul doesn't have much choice. He's an entertainer held captive by his audience. A writer in serious trouble. But writers have weapons too...

Date Published:1987