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Amped : a novel / by Wilson, Daniel H.(Daniel Howard),1978-;
In a near-future world where technologically enhanced humans are governed by a strict set of conduct laws, twenty-nine-year-old Owen Gray joins the ranks of a persecuted underclass that is planning to change, or destroy, the world.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Science fiction.; Human experimentation in medicine;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / by Roach, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)342147;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311).A head is a terrible thing to waste : practicing surgery on the dead -- Crimes of anatomy : body snatching and other sordid tales from the dawn of human dissection -- Life after death : on human decay and what can be done about it -- Dead man driving : human crash test dummies and the ghastly, necessary science of impact tolerance -- Beyond the black box : when the bodies of the passengers must tell the story of a crash -- The cadaver that joined the army : the sticky ethics of bullets and bombs -- Holy cadaver : the crucifixion experiments -- How to know if you're dead : Beating-heart cadavers, live burial, and the scientific search for the soul -- Just a head : decapitation, reanimation, and the human head transplant -- Eat me : medicinal cannibalism and the case of the human dumplings -- Out of the fire, into the compost bin : and other new ways to end up -- Remains of the author : will she or won't she? -- Epilogue."For two thousand years, cadavers-- some willingly, some unwittingly-- have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to bunion surgery, cadavers have helped make history in their quiet way. 'Delightful--though never disrespectful' (Les Simpson, Time Out New York), Stiff investigates the strange lives of our bodies postmortem and answers the question: What should we do after we die?"--1230LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Informational works.; Human experimentation in medicine.; Human dissection.; Dead.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 5
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Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / by Roach, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)342147;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303).A head is a terrible thing to waste : practicing surgery on the dead -- Crimes of anatomy : body snatching and other sordid tales from the dawn of human dissection -- Life after death : on human decay and what can be done about it -- Dead man driving : human crash test dummies and the ghastly, necessary science of impact tolerance -- Beyond the black box : when the bodies of the passengers must tell the story of a crash -- The cadaver that joined the army : the sticky ethics of bullets and bombs -- Holy cadaver : the crucifixion experiments -- How to know if you're dead : Beating-heart cadavers, live burial, and the scientific search for the soul -- Just a head : decapitation, reanimation, and the human head transplant -- Eat me : medicinal cannibalism and the case of the human dumplings -- Out of the fire, into the compost bin : and other new ways to end up -- Remains of the author : will she or won't she?"Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way. In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries--from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them."--1230LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Informational works.; Human experimentation in medicine.; Human dissection.; Dead.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 39
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Stiff [sound recording] : the curious lives of human cadavers / by Roach, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)342147; Frasier, Shelly,narrator.(CARDINAL)551618;
Read by Shelly Frasier.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Dead.; Human dissection.; Human experimentation in medicine.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / by Roach, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)342147;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303).A head is a terrible thing to waste: practicing surgery on the dead -- Crimes of anatomy: body-snatching and other sordid tales from the dawn of human dissection -- Life after death: on human decay and what can be done about it -- Dead man driving: human crash test dummies and the ghastly, necessary science of impact tolerance -- Beyond the black box: when the bodies of the passengers must tell the story of a crash -- The cadaver who joined the army: the sticky ethics of bullets and bombs -- Holy cadaver: the crucifixion experiments -- How to know if you're dead: beating-heart cadavers, live burial, and the scientific search for the soul -- Just a head: decapitation, reanimation, and the human head transplant -- Eat me: medicinal cannibalism and the case of the human dumplings -- Out of the fire, into the compost bin: and other new ways to end up -- Remains of the author: will she or won't she?.1230LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Dead.; Human dissection.; Human experimentation in medicine.;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 24
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Firestarter [ videorecording ]/ by Barrymore, Drew.(CARDINAL)356381; Capra, Frank,1897-1991.(CARDINAL)148890; Carney, Art.; De Laurentiis, Dino.(CARDINAL)727344; Fletcher, Louise.; Gunn, Moses,1929-1993.; Jones, Freddie.; Keith, David.(CARDINAL)869484; King, Stephen,1947-Firestarter.; Lester, Mark L.; Locklear, Heather.; Mann, Stanley,1928-(CARDINAL)540127; Scott, George C.,1927-1999.(CARDINAL)521604; Sheen, Martin.(CARDINAL)161755; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)344011;
Director of photography, Guiseppe Ruzzolini ; editor, David Rawlins ; music composed and performed by Tangerine Dream.David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Moses Gunn.The story of eight-year-old Charlie McGee whose power to start fires with a glance, and the love of her father may save her from the government agency that wants her destroyed.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (2.25:1) presentation ; Dolby 2.0 mono.
Subjects: Feature films.; Film adaptations.; Horror films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Human experimentation in medicine; Pyromania;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The skin I live in [videorecording] / by Almodóvar, Agustin.; Almodóvar, Pedro(CARDINAL)781644; Anaya, Elena.(CARDINAL)799634; Banderas, Antonio.(CARDINAL)349064; Cornet, Jan,1982-; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399;
MARCIVE 6/1/12Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes.Since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has wanted to create a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he cultivates a skin that is a real shield against every assault. Now, besides the years of study and experimentation, the unscrupulous doctor needs to find an accomplice, and a human guinea pig. Marrilia, the woman who looked after him from birth, is his most faithful accomplice. But where will they find the human pig?CHV rating: 18A.Blu-ray Disc, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Human experimentation in medicine; Skin;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Retrovirus / by Higley, T. L.(CARDINAL)466416;
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Christian fiction.; Geneticists; Human experimentation in medicine;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Horizon / by Littlefield, Sophie.(CARDINAL)495589;
As hope emerges from beneath the wastelands of California, Cass Dollar must overcome the worst of what's inside her to defeat the Beaters once and for all.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Survival fiction.; Human experimentation in medicine; Zombies;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The sixth commandment / by Sanders, Lawrence,1920-1998.(CARDINAL)152093;
Samuel Todd, field investigator for the Bingham Foundation, discovers that a conspiracy of silence surrounds the research being conducted by Telford Gordon Thorndecker who heads both Crittenden Hall, nursing home for the well-to-do, and Crittenden Research Lab.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Scientists; Human experimentation in medicine;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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