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The second chance store / by Bravo, Lauren,author.(CARDINAL)880030;
"Dolly Alderton Gwen is coasting through life. She's in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council's wheelie-bin timetable. And she's lonely. But then, isn't everyone? When she's made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy dinner. There she has the best sticky toffee pudding of her life and realises she has no one to tell. She vows to begin living her life fully, reconnect with her friends and family, and finally book that dentist's appointment. Gwen decides to start where all things get a second chance: her local charity shop. There, with the help of the weird and wonderful people and donated items bursting with untold stories, Gwen will find a way to move forward with bravery, tenacity, and more regular dental care. Dazzlingly witty, Preloved is a tale about friendship, loss and being true to yourself no matter the expectations. Lovingly celebrating the enduring power and joy of charity shops."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Women; Friendship; Self-realization in women; Interpersonal relations; Thrift shops; Women.; Womyn.; Friendships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Conform : a novel / by Sullivan, Ariel,author.;
"A lifelong outcast, twenty-seven-year-old Emeline spends her days alone, sorting ancient art for destruction. Centuries after a catastrophic war nearly decimated humanity, society is now ruled by an elusive and technologically advanced group called the Illum, who constantly monitor the population's health and mandate procreation contracts. But Emeline's bleak existence is shattered when, for the first time in decades, an Illum named Collin takes a Mate: Emeline. Baffled as to why she was chosen, Emeline is swept into the dangerous game of the Courting, where one wrong move can mean elimination. Soon, she discovers a rebellion rising in secret, and that her Mate may be keeping secrets of his own. Collin is confusing, both cold and protective, and worse, she finds herself drawn to the very last person she should be falling for: Hal, one of the resistance leaders. As she draws closer to both Collin and Hal, the Illum exercise their power in increasingly brutal ways, forcing Emeline to question everything-most of all whether she'll have to give up her heart and even her life to stop them" --
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Fiction.; Imaginary wars and battles; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Authoritarianism; Mate selection; Government, Resistance to; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 13
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The sexual evolution : how 500 million years of sex, gender, and mating shape modern relationships / by Lents, Nathan H.,author.(CARDINAL)413227;
Introduction: The state of affairs -- Evolution's rainbow : males, females, and more -- Bending gender -- That's gay -- Monogamish -- Sexual animals -- Family values -- The sex and gender (non)binary -- The gay gene -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended reading -- Index."In The Sexual Evolution, Lents takes readers on a journey through the animal world, from insects to apes, revealing what the incredible array of sexual diversity can teach us about our own diverse beauty. Nature, it turns out, has made a lot of space for diverse genders and sexual behaviors. And why? Because when it comes to evolution--diversity wins. This is not just a political or social message, instead it's rooted in science and cultivated from understanding the full breadth of sexuality that exists throughout the world. With shades of both Frans de Waal and Esther Perel, Lents's storytelling is as fascinating as it is topical, offering eye-opening stories about the diversity of animal life, while relating it to our own sexual journey as a species. At once a forceful rebuttal to bigotry and a captivating dive into the secret sex lives of animals, The Sexual Evolution is the rare book of pop science that leans into the controversy. Sex, the reactionaries say, should only be for procreation between a man and a woman, anything else goes against nature. Well, nature would like a word with them." --
Subjects: Informational works.; Sexual dimorphism (Animals).; Sexual behavior in animals; Sex differences;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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An Irish country cottage / by Taylor, Patrick,1941-author.(CARDINAL)346860;
"The New Year brings challenges and changes to the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. The Christmas holidays have barely passed before a fire engulfs the humble thatched cottage housing Donal Donnally and his family. Although the family escapes the blaze more or less unsinged, Donal, his wife, their three small children, and their beloved dog find themselves with nothing left but the clothes on their back. Good thing Doctors O'Reilly and Laverty are on hand to rally the good people of Ballybucklebo to come to their aid. Rebuilding the cottage won't be quick or easy, but good neighbors from all walks of life will see to it that the Donallys get back on their feet again, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, matters of procreation occupy the doctors and their patients. Young Barry Laverty and his wife, Sue, frustrated in their efforts to start a family, turn to modern medicine for answers. O'Reilly must tread carefully as he advises a married patient on how to avoid another dangerous pregnancy. As a new and tumultuous decade approaches, sectarian divisions threaten to bring unrest to Ulster, but in Ballybucklebo at least, peace still reigns and neighbors look after neighbors"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Medical fiction.; Pastoral fiction.; Novels.; O'Reilly, Fingal Flahertie (Fictitious character); Laverty, Barry (Fictitious character); Physicians; Country life;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 26
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Creativity and cultural improvisation / by Hallam, Elizabeth,1967-(CARDINAL)306184; Ingold, Tim,1948-(CARDINAL)306183;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Creativity and cultural improvisation : an introduction / Tim Ingold and Elizabeth Hallam -- Improvisation and the art of making things stick / Karin Barber -- Structure, innovation and agency in pattern construction : the Kōlam of southern India / Amar S. Mall -- Creating or performing words? observations on contemporary Japanese calligraphy / Fuyubi Nakamura -- Creativity, subjectivity and the dynamic of possessive individualism / James Leach -- Locating authorship : creativity and borrowing on the writing of ethnography and the production of anthropological knowledge / Elizabeth Cory-Pearce -- Revolution as a convention : rebellion and political change in Kabylia / Judith Scheele -- "You knit me together in my mother's womb" : English Baptists and assisted procreation / Jeanette Edwards -- Performing the world : agency, anticipation and creativity / Kirsten Hastrup -- "Tradition and the individual talent" : T.S. Eliot for anthropologists / Felicia Hughes-Freeland -- Back to the future : temporality, narrative and the ageing self / Catherine Degnen -- From documenting culture to experimenting with cultural phenomena : using fine art pedagogies with visual anthropology students / Amanda Ravetz -- Creativity in advertising, fiction and ethnography / Robey Callahan and Trevor Stack -- (Re)constructing the field through sound : actor-networks, ethnographic representation and "radio elicitation" in south-western Uganda / Richard Vokes -- A world without anthropology / Clara Mafra.
Subjects: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Culture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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On human life : Humanae vitae / by PaulVI,Pope,1897-1978.(CARDINAL)141204; Eberstadt, Mary.(CARDINAL)468546; Fulwiler, Jennifer.(CARDINAL)355579; Catholic Church.Pope (1963-1978 : Paul VI)(CARDINAL)524402;
On Human Life combines Humanae Vitae with commentary by popular and respected Catholic authors Mary Eberstadt, James Hitchcock, and Jennifer Fulwiler in order to address this question and to shed light on the document's enduring wisdom.<p>Humanae Vitae is Pope Paul VI's explanation of why the Catholic Church rejects contraception. The pope referred to two aspects, or meanings, of human sexuality-the unitive and the procreative. He also warned of the consequences if contraception became widely practiced-consequences that have since come to pass: greater infidelity in marriage, confusion regarding the nature of human sexuality and its role in society, the objectification of women for sexual pleasure, compulsory government birth control policies, and the reduction of the human body to an instrument of human manipulation. The separation of sexuality from its dual purpose has also resulted in artificial reproduction technologies, including cloning, that threaten the dignity of the human person.<p>Although greeted by controversy and opposition, Humanae Vitae has continued to influence Catholic moral teaching. St. John Paul II's popular "theology of the body" drew deeply on the insights of Paul VI. Pope Benedict and now Pope Francis have upheld the long-standing teaching, and a new generation of Catholics, as well as non-Catholics, is embracing the truths of the encyclical.
Subjects: Catholic Church.; Birth control; Contraception.; Family planning services.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A walk through time : from stardust to us : the evolution of life on earth / by Liebes, Sidney.(CARDINAL)333876; Sahtouris, Elisabet.(CARDINAL)333875; Swimme, Brian.(CARDINAL)333874;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.Preface / Sidney Liebes -- Cosmic prologue / Brian Swimme -- Following sections by Elisabet Sahtouris: Evolving story of our evolving earth -- Earth comes to life: Great biogeochemical cycles -- New ways of looking at life -- Creative process in turbulent times -- Earth's first creatures: Appearance of the archae -- Crisis and innovation: Adventures of bubblers, bluegreens, and breathers -- Urban lifestyles and the first world wide web -- Oxygen crisis, oxygen solutions -- Multicreatured cell: Giant step in evolution -- Dynamic characteristics of the new Eukaryotes -- Sex and the single-cell creature: Procreation meets co-creation -- Mixing, matching, and moving minerals -- From multicreatured cells to multicelled creatures -- Animals at last -- Pathways of specialization: in search of food -- Algae and arthropods ashore: Appearance of plants -- Amphibians ashore -- Coming and going of carboniferous forests -- Reign of the reptiles -- Ode to insects and flowers -- Asteroid brings mammals to the fore -- Mysterious reversal: Mammal returns to the sea -- Life as negotiating process: holons in holarchy -- Great brain experiment -- Out of the trees and into the technological age -- Story of evolution within us -- Epilogue: Crisis and opportunity / Sidney Liebes."Imagine a walk where every step forward transports you a few million years in time. Just such a mind-expanding premise inspired this landmark book, developed from the acclaimed "Walk Through Time" exhibit on tour around the world." "Here, in one volume, is the remarkable drama of the history of the universe and life on Earth. Travel from the furious blast of the Big Bang to the first pulse of life, and on through the rich pageant of life's evolution from primordial microbes to the rise of Homo sapiens. Span 15 billion years to discover life's greatest mysteries emerging. Over 130 beautiful four-color illustrations and an absorbing narrative highlight significant events and themes in Earth's life story. The original exhibit itself is re-created as a timeline that runs throughout the book, pinpointing key stages in the evolutionary drama and where they fall in the vast sweep of time."--Jacket.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Life; Geobiology.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Humanimal : how homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature--a new evolutionary history / by Rutherford, Adam,author.(CARDINAL)347657;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index."Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal." Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that many things once considered exclusively human are not: In Australia, raptors have been observed starting fires to scatter prey; in Zambia, a chimp named Julie even started a "fashion" of wearing grass in one ear. We aren't the only species that communicates, makes tools, or has sex for reasons other than procreation. But we have developed a culture far more complex than any other we've observed. Why has that happened, and what does it say about us? Humanimal is a new evolutionary history--a synthesis of the latest research on genetics, sex, migration, and much more. It reveals what unequivocally makes us animals--and also why we are truly extraordinary."--Part one: Humans and other animals. Tools. What it takes to be a maker ; Tooled-up animals ; Sponging dolphins ; The birds ; Fiery the angels fell ; War for the planet of the apes ; Farming and fashion ; Sex. The birds and the bees ; Autoeroticism ; Mouthing off ; Whole lotta love ; Homosexuality ; And death shall have no dominion ; Sex and violence -- Part two: The paragon of animals. Everyone is special ; Genes, bones, and minds ; 24 -- 2 = 23 ; Hands and feet ; Trippingly on the tongue ; Speak now ; Symbolism in words ; Symbolism beyond words ; If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes ; Know thyself ; Je ne regrette rien ; Teach a village to fish ... ; The paragon of animals.
Subjects: Human evolution; Human genome; Evolution (Biology);
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 16
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Eleven percent : a novel / by Uthaug, Maren,1972-author.; Waight, Caroline,translator.(CARDINAL)417167;
"An inverse The Handmaid's Tale that asks: What if women took over the world? It is the New Time, a time not so different from our own except that the men are gone. All but eleven percent of them, that is, the minimum required to avoid inbreeding. But they are safely under lock and key in "spa" centers for women's pleasure (trained by Amazons to fulfill all desires) and procreation. A few women protest that the males should be treated better -- more space, better food, but all agree that testosterone cannot be allowed to roam free. The old patriarchal cities are crumbling, becoming overgrown; people now live in "round communities." But if you prefer the slum, that's okay too. Religion has survived, sort of: women priestesses speak in tongues, inspired by snake venom, as apples are passed around to the congregation. But all social engineering has its costs ... Four different lives intersect: Medea, a tiny, long-haired witch and snake whisperer; Wicca, a young priestess who excelled at the "self-pleasuring" curriculum in school and has lost her pregnant lover; Eva, a doctor working in a spa center, and Silence, who lives in an almost abandoned convent. Each will discover the cracks in this women's paradise. Provocative, irreverent, and completely riveting, Eleven Percent -- a #1 bestseller in Denmark -- is the first novel to appear in English by celebrated Danish author Maren Uthaug." --
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Misandry; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 8
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What money can't buy : the moral limits of markets / by Sandel, Michael J.(CARDINAL)525642;
MARCIVE 7/3/12Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-232) and index.Introduction : markets and morals. Market triumphalism ; Everything for sale ; The role of markets ; Our rancorous politics -- 1. Jumping the queue. Airports, amusement parks, car pool lanes ; Hired line standers ; Ticket scalpers ; Concierge doctors ; Markets versus queues ; Yosemite campsites ; Papal masses ; Springsteen concerts -- 2. Incentives. Cash for sterilization ; The economic approach to life ; Paying kids for good grades ; Bribes to lose weight ; Selling the right to immigrate ; A market in refugees ; Speeding tickets and subway cheats ; Tradable procreation permits ; Tradable pollution permits ; Carbon offsets ; Paying to kill an endangered rhino ; Ethics and economics -- 3. How markets crowd out morals. Hired friends ; Bought apologies and wedding toasts ; The case against gifts ; Auctioning college admission ; Coercion and corruption ; Nuclear waste sites ; Donation days and day-care pickups ; Blood for sale ; Economizing love -- 4. Markets in life and death. Janitors insurance ; Betting on death ; Internet death pools ; Insurance versus gambling ; The terrorism futures market ; The lives of strangers ; Death bonds -- 5. Naming rights. Autographs for sale ; Corporate-sponsored home runs ; Luxury skyboxes ; Moneyball ; Bathroom advertising ; Ads in books ; Body billboards ; Branding the public square ; Branded lifeguards and nature trails ; Police cars and fire hydrants ; Commercials in the classroom ; Ads in jails ; The skyboxification of everyday life.Sandel argues that we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society and examines one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy?
Subjects: Economics; Capitalism; Wealth; Value.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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