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Black horizon [videorecording] / by Janus, Hugh.; Semenza, Alison.; McKiou, Patricia,1959-; Raymond, Ed.; Ice-T(Musician)(CARDINAL)369171; Jaenicke, Hannes,1960-; Nipar, Yvette,1964-; Vennera, Chick.; W C(Rapper); Poindexter, Larry.; Cavanaugh, Michael.(CARDINAL)766843; Hindle, Art,1948-; Stevens, Andrew,1955-; Dudikoff, Michael.; Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)784570; Phoenician Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Theo Angell ; editor, Joel T. Pashby ; costume designer, Robert Constant ; production designers, Steve Ralph, Nikki Giovacchini.Ice T, Hannes Jaenicke, Yvette Nipar, Chick Vennera, W.C., Larry Poindexter, Michael Cavanaugh, Art Hindle, Andrew Stevens, Michael Dudikoff.The Russian space stateion Avna is disintegrating, and an international band of scientists are sent to the dying station to salvage valuable technology left on board. But fate has other plans, and when a rogue meteor collides with the station, leaving them with no communication, and the oxygen supply leaking out into space, one man has only hours to save all the lives on board.MPAA rating: R; for language and violence.DVD; 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Space stations; Communication and technology; Meteorites;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The power of music : pioneering discoveries in the new science of song / by Mannes, Elena.(CARDINAL)434882;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and index.The musical body and brain. Feel the sound ; Music plays the body ; The brain plays music ; Is music our genetic birthright? -- The musical self. Musical structure, agony and ecstasy ; Mind-bending notes : can music make us smarter? ; Music speaks ; Why music? -- The resonant world. Whale songs, elephant bands, and dancing birds ; The music of the spheres -- Music Rx. Pain, pills - or music ; The next wave? ; Beyond the concert hall.This book is a pathbreaking exploration into how and why the human organism -- and the ebb and flow of the cosmos -- is moved by the undeniable effect of music. As Elena Mannes reveals in her eye-opening book, we are at a breakthrough moment in music research, for only recently has science sought in earnest to understand and explain the power of music and its connection to the body, the brain, and the world of nature. The award-winning creator of the acclaimed documentary The Music Instinct: Science & Song follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to unveil the latest discoveries in the new science of music. How much of our musicality is learned and how much is innate? Can examining the biological foundations of music help scientists unravel the intricate web of human cognition and brain function? Why is music virtually universal across cultures and time, and does it provide some evolutionary advantage? Can music make people healthier? Might music contain organizing principles of harmonic vibration that underlie the cosmos itself? One remarkable recent study shows that infants' cries contain common musical intervals. Physics experiments show that sound waves can change the structure of a material; world-famous musician Bobby McFerrin believes musical sound vibrations physically penetrate our bodies, shifting molecules as they do. From neurologist Gottfried Schlaug and X-ray astronomer Andrew Fabian, who studies the actual music of the spheres, to opera star Deborah Voigt and the deaf Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who "hears" through her feet, Mannes takes us to the crossroads of science and culture. Perhaps most remarkably, she explores the power of music to heal. "We can imagine a day," she writes, "when doctors write prescriptions for music," knowing what precise combinations of notes and styles affect different parts of the body and mind. - Publisher.
Subjects: Music and science.; Music;
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Latinitas : celebrating 40 big dreamers / by Menéndez, Juliet,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)840097;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-101).Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (writer, scientist, and philosopher) México 1651-1695 -- Juana Azurduy de Padilla (military leader) Perú and Bolivia 1780-1862 -- Policarpa Salavarrieta (spy) Colombia 1795-1817 -- Rosa Peña de González (teacher and founder of schools) Paraguay 1843-1899 -- Teresa Carreño (pianist, composer, and conductor) Venezuela 1853-1917 -- Zelia Nuttall (archaeologist) México and United States 1857-1933 -- Antonia Navarro (topographical engineer) El Salvador 1870-1891 -- Matilde Hidalgo (doctor and councilwoman) Ecuador 1889-1974 -- Gabriela Mistral (writer, educator, and diplomat) Chile 1889-1957 -- Juana de Ibarbourou (poet, writer, and teacher) Uruguay 1895-1979 -- Pura Belpré (librarian, puppeteer, and writer) Puerto Rico 1903-1982 -- Gumercinda Páez (teacher, playwright, and congresswoman) Panama 1904-1991 -- Frida Kahlo (artist) México 1907-1954 -- Julia de Burgos (poet) Puerto Rico 1914-1953 -- Chavela Vargas (singer) Costa Rica and México 1919-2012 -- Alicia Alonso (ballerina) Cuba 1920-2019 -- Victoria Santa Cruz (dancer, choreographer, and poet) Perú 1922-2012 -- Claribel Alegría (writer and activist) Nicaragua and El Salvador 1924-2018 -- Celia Cruz (singer) Cuba 1925-2003 -- Dolores Huerta (activist) México 1930-present -- Rita Moreno (dancer, actress, and singer) Puerto Rico 1931-present -- Maria Auxiliadora da Silva (artist) Brazil 1935-1974 -- Mercedes Sosa (singer and activist) Argentina 1935-2009 -- Isabel Allende (writer) Chile 1942-present -- Susana Torre (architect) Argentina 1944-present -- Julia Alvarez (writer) Dominican Republic 1950-present -- Sandra Cisneros (writer) México and United States 1954-present -- Sonia Sotomayor (US Supreme Court justice) Puerto Rico 1954-present -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum (peace activist) Guatemala 1959-present -- Mercedes Doretti (forensic scientist and activist) Argentina 1959-present -- Sonia Pierre (activist) Haiti and Dominican Republic 1963-2011 -- Justa Canaviri (chef, television host, and activist) Bolivia 1963-present -- Evelyn Miralles (virtual reality engineer) Venezuela 1966-present -- Selena Quintanilla (singer) México and United States 1971-1995 -- Berta Cáceres (activist) Honduras 1971-2016 -- Serena Auñón (surgeon and astronaut) Cuba and United States 1976-present -- Wanda Díaz Merced (inventor and astrophysicist) Puerto Rico 1982-present -- Marta Vieira da Silva (soccer star) Brazil and Sweden 1986-present -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (congresswoman and activist) Puerto Rico 1989-present -- Simone Biles (Olympic gymnast) United States and Belize 1997-present -- More Latinitas -- Leona Vicario (leader in Mexican independence) México 1789-1842 -- Petronila Angélica Gómez (educator, feminist, and writer) Dominican Republic 1883-1971 -- Hermelinda Urvina (first woman pilot in South America) Ecuador 1905-2008 -- Eva Perón (political leader) Argentina 1919-1952 -- Mirabal sisters (activists) Dominican Republic 1924-1960 -- Sylvia Mendez (first Latino to integrate in schools) México and United States 1936-present -- Gloria E. Anzaldúa (writer, philosopher, and activist) México and United States 1942-2004 -- Sara Gómez (filmmaker) Cuba 1943-1974 -- Verónica Michelle Bachelet (first woman president in Latin America) Chile 1951-present -- Gloria Estefan (musician and producer) Cuba 1957-present -- Ellen Ochoa (astronaut) México and United States 1958-present."Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!" -- Back cover.Ages: 8-12Grades: 4-61000LAccelerated Reader ARA Junior Library Guild selection.
Subjects: Biographies.; Instructional and educational works.; Women; Hispanic American women; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 27 / Total copies: 28
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Resurrecting Sunshine / by Koosis, Lisa A.,author.(CARDINAL)628421;
At seventeen, Adam Rhodes is famous, living on his own, and in a downward spiral since he lost the girl he loved. Marybeth, whose stage name was Sunshine, was his best friend from the days they were foster kids; then she was his girlfriend and his band mate. But since her accidental death, he's been drinking to deal with the memories. Until one day, an unexpected visitor presents Adam with an unusual proposition. Using breakthrough cloning and memory-implantation techniques, Dr. Elloran and the scientists at Project Orpheus want to resurrect Marybeth, and they need Adam to "donate" intimate memories of his life with her. The memory retrieval process forces Adam to relive his life with Marybeth and the devastating path that brought them both to fame. As the process sweeps Adam and Marybeth ever closer to reliving the tragedy that destroyed them, Adam must decide how far he'll go to save her.HL690L
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; Cloning; Memory; Bereavement; Musicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boys who rocked the world : heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee / by McCann, Michelle Roehm,1968-(CARDINAL)642928; McCann, Michelle Roehm,1968-(CARDINAL)642928; Beyond Words Publishing.(CARDINAL)663424;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and filmography (page 247).King Tutankhamun : Pharaoh -- Galileo Galilei : inventor and physicist -- Blaise Pascal : mathematician, scientist, and philosopher -- Kangxi : Emperor -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : composer -- John Quincy Adams : President, politician, and abolitionist -- Louis Braille : teacher and inventor -- Los Niños Héroes : soldiers -- Crazy Horse : warrior and leader -- Okita Soji : swordsman -- Thomas Alva Edison : inventor -- Chester Greenwood : inventor -- George Washington Carver : botanist -- Matthew Alexander Henson : explorer -- Pablo Picasso : artist -- Albert Einstein : physicist -- José Raúl Capablanca : chess player -- Salvatore Ferragamo : shoe designer -- Jesse Owens : athlete -- Nelson Mandela : activist -- Stan Lee : writer and illustrator -- Vidal Sassoon : hair stylist -- Mau Piailug : explorer -- The Dalai Lama : spiritual and political leader -- Elvis Presley : King of rock 'n' roll -- Bruce Lee : martial artist and actor -- Pelé : athlete -- Bob Dylan : singer -- Chico Mendes : activist -- Stephen King : writer -- Stevie Wonder : singer -- Matt Groening : cartoonist -- Yo-Yo Ma : cellist -- Bill Gates : software developer -- Steve Jobs : computer programmer and inventor -- Cameron Crowe : journalist and movie director -- Sherman Alexie : writer -- Will Smith : actor -- Tony Hawk : athlete -- Hrithik Roshan : actor -- The Black Eyed Peas : musicians -- Mark Zuckerberg : software developer -- Shaun White : athlete -- William Kamkwamba : inventor and engineer -- Om Prakash Gurjar : activist -- The Billy Elliot Boys : dancers.Short profiles of famous men throughout history, from King Tut to Crazy Horse to Stan Lee to Shaun White.008-012.1090LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Boys; Heroes; Men; Boys; Heroes; Men; Boys; Heroes; Men; Boys.; Men.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Teen trailblazers : 30 daring boys whose dreams changed the world / by Calvert, Jennifer,author.; Asanovic, Vesna,illustrator.;
Benjamin Banneker -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Alexander Hamilton -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Louis Braille -- Frederick Douglass -- Wilbur & Orville Wright -- Mohandas Gandhi -- Ernest Shackleton -- R. Buckminster Fuller -- Walt Disney -- Roberto Burle Marx -- Jacques Cousteau -- Jonas Salk -- Nelson Mandela -- Alan Shepard -- David Attenborough -- Fred Rogers -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Harvey Milk -- Bill Gates -- Tim Berners-Lee -- Bryan Stevenson -- Barack Obama -- Satoshi Tajiri -- John & Hank Green -- Lin-Manuel Miranda -- Colin Kaepernick -- Boyan Slat -- David Hogg."Discover the courageous kids who aimed high and made a difference! Every great scientist, activist, writer, and inventor started out as a child with a dream. With illustrations by Vesna Asanovic, Jennifer Calvert's Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World explores the stories of 30 of these remarkable kids, whose passions led to lifesaving medical treatments, revolutionary inventions, and history-making achievements. From groundbreaking innovators like Boyan Slat and the Wright brothers; to powerful advocates like Nelson Mandela, Harvey Milk, and David Hogg; and creative minds like Walt Disney, Fred Rogers, and John and Hank Green, each one turned his dreams for a better world into reality." --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Young adult literature.; Explorers; Inventors; Men; Musicians; Politicians; Social reformers; Men.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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This is what it sounds like [audio-enabled device] what the music you love says about you / by Rogers, Susan,1956-author,narrator.(CARDINAL)857056; Ogas, Ogi,author.(CARDINAL)396047; Findaway World, LLC.,issuing body.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio,issuing body.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Susan Rogers.A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los Angeles, rose to become Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then created other No. 1 hits, including Barenaked Ladies' "One Week," as one of the most successful female record producers of all time. Now an award-winning professor of cognitive neuroscience, Susan Rogers leads readers to musical self-awareness. She explains that we each possess a unique "listener profile" based on our brain's natural response to seven key dimensions of any song. Are you someone who prefers lyrics or melody? Do you like music "above the neck" (intellectually stimulating), or "below the neck" (instinctual and rhythmic)? Whether your taste is esoteric or mainstream, Rogers guides readers to recognize their musical personality, and offers language to describe one's own unique taste. Like most of us, Rogers is not a musician, but she shows that all of us can be musical, simply by being an active, passionate listener. While exploring the science of music and the brain, Rogers also takes us behind the scenes of record-making, using her insider's ear to illuminate the music of Prince, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, and many others. She sharesrecords that changed her life, contrasts them with those that appeal to her coauthor and students, and encourages you to think about the records that define your own identity. Told in a lively and inclusive style, This Is What It Sounds Like will refresh your playlists, deepen your connection to your favorite artists, and change the way you listen to music.Adult.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Music appreciation; Music;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bullshit jobs / by Graeber, David.(CARDINAL)531427;
" 'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case.' After a million views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. . . . Graeber, in his singularly searing and illuminating style, identifies the five types of bullshit jobs and argues that when 1 percent of the population controls most of a society's wealth, they control what jobs are 'useful' and 'important.' . . . Graeber illustrates how nurses, bus drivers, musicians, and landscape gardeners provide true value, and what it says about us as a society when we look down upon them. Using arguments from some of the most revered political thinkers, philosophers, and scientists of our time, Graeber articulates the societal and political consequences of these bullshit jobs. Depression, anxiety, and a warped sense of our values are all dire concerns. He provides a blueprint to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture, providing the meaning and satisfaction we all crave."--Jacket.Includes bibliographical references.Preface: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs -- What is a bullshit job? -- What sorts of bullshit jobs are there? -- Why do those in bullshit jobs regularly report themselves unhappy? -- What is it like to have a bullshit job? -- Why are bullshit jobs proliferating? -- Why do we as a society not object to the growth of pointless employment? -- What are the political effects of bullshit jobs, and is there anything that can be done about this situation?
Subjects: Job satisfaction; Organizational effectiveness.; Bureaucracy; Social structure.; Work; Work;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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This is what it sounds like : what the music you love says about you / by Rogers, Susan,1956-author.(CARDINAL)857056; Ogas, Ogi,author.(CARDINAL)396047;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-247). Overture -- Chapter 1. Authenticity: this is what expression sounds like -- Chapter 2. Realism: this is what music looks like -- Chapter 3. Novelty: this is what risk-taking sounds like -- Chapter 4. Melody: this is what music feels like -- Chapter 5. Lyrics: this is what identity sounds like -- Chapter 6. Rhythm: this is what music moves like -- Chapter 7. Timbre: this is what music conjures -- Chapter 8. Form and function: this is what it sounds like to a record producer -- Chapter 9. Falling in love: the music of you -- Coda."A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los Angeles to became Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then create other No. 1 hits (including Barenaked Ladies' 'One Week') as one of the most successful female record producers of all time. Now an award-winning professor of cognitive neuroscience, Susan Rogers leads readers to musical self-awareness. She explains that we each possess a unique 'listener profile' based on our brain's natural response to seven key dimensions of any song. Are you someone who prefers lyrics or melody? Do you like music 'above the neck' (intellectually stimulating), or 'below the neck' (instinctual and rhythmic)? Whether your taste is esoteric or mainstream, Rogers guides readers to recognize their musical personality, and offers language to describe one's own unique taste. Like most of us, Rogers is not a musician, but she shows that all of us can be musical-simply by being an active, passionate listener. While exploring the science of music and the brain, Rogers also takes us behind the scenes of record-making, using her insider's ear to illuminate the music of Prince, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, and many others. She shares records that changed her life, contrasts them with those that appeal to her coauthor and students, and encourages you to think about the records that define your own identity. Told in a lively and inclusive style, This Is What It Sounds Like will refresh your playlists, deepen your connection to your favorite artists, and change the way you listen to music"--
Subjects: Music; Music appreciation;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 28
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Michael [sound recording] / by Killer Mike(Rapper),composer,performer.; Cee-Lo(Musician),performer.(CARDINAL)537742; Mozzy(Rapper),performer.; Miles, Lena Byrd,1982-performer.; Young Thug,1992-performer.(CARDINAL)346195; 6lack(Rapper),performer.; Kane, Eryn Allen,performer.; Andre 3000,1975-performer.(CARDINAL)848632; Future,1983-performer.(CARDINAL)346193; Ty Dolla $ign,1985-performer.(CARDINAL)357146; Curren$y,1981-performer.; 2 Chainz,1977-performer.; Kaash Paige,2001-performer.; Blxst,1992-performer.; Fabo,performer.; El-P(Rapper),performer.; thankugoodsir,performer.; T. I.,1980-performer.(CARDINAL)342897; J.I.D,1990-performer.; Jacquees,1994-performer.; Jagged Edge (Musical group),performer.(CARDINAL)431588;
Killer Mike ; with accompaniment and featured performers.Marking the celebrated MC's first solo project since 2012's R.A.P. Music, the album introduces the world to the totality of Michael Render, a lifelong rap fiend whose consciousness is steeped in the sounds of the community that raised him - multiple eras of southern rap flows, Sunday church service, and barbershop discourse."Parental advisory, explicit content."Title from disc label.
Subjects: Rap (Music); Hip-hop (Music); Rap (Music); Popular music;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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