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Conjoined twins : an historical, biological, and ethical issues encyclopedia / by Quigley, Christine,1963-(CARDINAL)378052;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-194) and index.Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Encyclopedia of conjoined twins -- Annotated bibliography -- Index."This encyclopedia presents entries on conjoined twins throughout history, the biological causes and effects, and self-support and separation surgery. It also includes entries on the standardized terminology and categories into which conjoined twins have been sorted, doctors who have performed separation surgeries, and hospitals that are known for the separation of conjoined twins." "This book covers relevant films, websites, institutions, even fraudulent conjoined twins, and also fictional ones from such authors as Mark Twain, Vladimir Nabokov, and Katherine Dunn."--Jacket.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Conjoined twins; Conjoined twins.;
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Half life : a novel / by Jackson, Shelley.(CARDINAL)372500;
Subjects: Fiction.; Conjoined twins;
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[Siamese twins in North Carolina]
Subjects: Conjoined twins;
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Sisters [videorecording] / by De Palma, Brian,director.(CARDINAL)730172; Pressman, Edward R.; Rose, Louisa.(CARDINAL)818582; Kidder, Margot,actor.; Salt, Jennifer,1944-actor.; Durning, Charles,1923-2012.d; American International Pictures (1956-1980); Criterion Collection (Firm)(CARDINAL)348269; Janus Films.; Pressman-Williams (Firm);
Director of photography, Gregory Sandor ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; music, Bernard Herrmann.Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, Bill Finley, Lisle Wilson.Two sisters, joined at birth as Siamese twins, are separated in late adolescence. One is lovely, gentle, kind-- the other is quite mad.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Horror films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Conjoined twins; Sisters;
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A cabinet of wonders / by Dodd, Renee.(CARDINAL)482897;
Subjects: Fiction.; Conjoined twins; Freak shows;
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Conjoined twins in black and white : the lives of Millie-Christine McKoy and Daisy and Violet Hilton / by Frost, Linda.(CARDINAL)313293;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction. Peculiar intimacies -- The history of the Carolina Twins. Told in "their own peculiar way" by "one of them" -- Biographical sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina Twin -- "The Carolina Twins" / William H. Pancoast -- Intimate loves and lives of the Hilton sisters, world famous Siamese twins -- Souvenir and life story of San Antonio's Siamese twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton -- Chained for life / Robert De Seville."Provides contemporary readers with the twins' autobiographies, the first two "show histories" to be republished since their original appearance, a previously unpublished novella, and a 19th century medical examination, which attempts to define these women and reveals the issues of race, gender, and the body prompted by the twins themselves. The McKoys, born slaves, were kidnapped and taken to Britain, where they worked as entertainers until they were reunited with their mother in an emotional chance encounter. The Hiltons, cast away by their horrified mother at birth, worked the carnival circuit as vaudeville performers until World War II economy forced them to the burlesque stage"--Cover p. [4].
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Millie-Christine, 1851-1912.; Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969.; Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969.; Conjoined twins;
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Joined at birth : the lives of conjoined twins / by Landau, Elaine.(CARDINAL)318438;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56) and index.Explores the issue of conjoined twins, including a discussion of the difficult decision regarding physical separation that parents must face.1050L
Subjects: Conjoined twins;
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Gemini : a novel / by Mukherjee, Sonya,author.(CARDINAL)412064;
In a small town, as high school graduation approaches, two conjoined sisters must weigh the importance of their dreams as individuals against the risk inherent in the surgery that has the potential to separate them forever.HL790LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult ficiton.; Young adult fiction.; Conjoined twins; Twins; Sisters; High schools; Schools;
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Biographical sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina twin : surnamed the two-headed nightingale and the eighth wonder of the world.
Subjects: Biographies.; Millie-Christine, 1851-1912.; Conjoined twins;
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Eng & Chang from Siam to Surry / by Miles, Melvin M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221).
Subjects: Biographies.; Bunker, Chang, 1811-1874.; Bunker, Eng, 1811-1874.; Conjoined twins; Conjoined twins; Conjoined twins.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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