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- Fur & claws / by Miller, Tessa,author.(CARDINAL)793675;
"One fall day, a Swiss engineer was hiking with his dog. Soon the dog was covered in cockleburs, which held fast to its fur. After years of study and experimentation, the engineer invented Velcro, with hooks and loops just like the cockleburs. What woud life be like without Velcro? In Animal Tech: Fur & Claws, readers will learn about six life-changing technoogies that have been inspired by mammals. They will follow the stories of the scientists and engineers who have harnessed mammals' abilites, developing them into powerful technologies that have shaped our world."--Back cover.770LAges 10-15.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Technology; Hypodermic needles; Reflective materials; Biotechnology; Biomimicry; Biomimetics; Engineering design; Robotics; Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Robots;
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- Dance hall of the dead [sound recording] / by Hillerman, Tony,author(CARDINAL)129114; Guidall, George,narrator. (CARDINAL)345518;
Includes an enhanced CD with : interactive program including a photo gallery, an author Q&A, and a "35 years of Excellence" timeline.Read by George Guidall Two young boys suddenly disappear. One of them, a Zuni, leaves a pool of blood behind. Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police tracks the brutal killer. Three things complicate the search: an archeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni. Compelling, terrifying, and highly suspenseful, "Dance Hall of the Dead" never relents from first page til last.Compact discs- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Mystery fiction.; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character). ; Indians of North America; Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character); Navajo Indians; Police;
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- The key to midnight [sound recording] / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author(CARDINAL)144152; Eby, Tanya,narrator.(CARDINAL)344809;
Performed by Tanya Eby.Singer and nightclub owner Joanna Rand has been living in Japan for twelve years. She has also been suffering nightly dreams about a man with an artificial hand and a hypodermic needle. When vacationing private investigator Alex Hunter enters her club and her life, he recognizes her immediately as the long-lost daughter of a U.S. senator. Is she hiding her true identity or was she brainwashed?- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Americans; Brainwashing; Businesswomen; Missing persons; Private investigators;
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- The eccentric doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom. by Himuka, Tohru,author,artist.; McGarry, Mercedes,1994-letterer.; Ngo, Margaret,translator.; Seven Seas Entertainment,publisher.(CARDINAL)833940;
"The doctor is in! Trying to establish a medical practice in the capital has proven to be trickier than performing surgery! Yet as Koyou attempts to get things off the ground, an unexpected encounter with a drunken, lecherous geezer turns out to be a fortuitous next step. Then later, the young doctor finds she's got another challenge on her hands and this time it involves acquiring a critical medical instrument. After all, how exactly does someone make a hypodermic needle?!"--Back cover.Rated TEEN (13+)- Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Medicine; Physicians; Princes;
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- Dopamine nation : finding balance in the age of indulgence / by Lembke, Anna,1967-author.(CARDINAL)413318;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273) and index.Introduction: The problem -- The pursuit of pleasure. Our masturbation machines ; Running from pain ; The pleasure-pain balance -- Self-binding. Dopamine fasting ; Science, time, and meaning ; A broken balance? -- The pursuit of pain. Pressing on the pain side ; Radical honesty ; Prosocial shame -- Conclusion: Lessons of the balance."This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential."--We are living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. Lembke explores new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain-- and what to do about it. She illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.--- Subjects: Compulsive behavior.; Internet; Pain.; Pleasure.; Substance abuse.;
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- There is a season [large print] : a Civil War novel / by Boeshaar, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)349388; Picone, Holly,cartographer.;
Includes bibliographical references."To onlookers, Carrie Ann Bell Collier might appear to be the dutiful wife, sitting at her unconscious husband's bedside. But she feels like a hypocrite. Instead of trusting her intuition, she allowed herself to believe Peyton was dead. And then she fell in love with his best friend, Eli Kent. Except, Peyton wasn't dead, and now Carrie will do anything to keep him alive. While at City Point, as her husband lay dying, Carrie meets a nurse who claims to be able to work miracles. Hearing her out, Carrie's hope rises. Doctors had given up on Peyton, so Carrie hires the woman and makes plans for all of them to return home as soon as Peyton regains his strength. CSS Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Kent has loved Carrie since he met her a year ago. However, now that Peyton is alive, he promises Carrie he will not continue to pursue her. With Peyton near death, Eli finds it difficult to completely forget her and their plans for the future. But he does his best to focus on the ultimatum that General Ulysses S. Grant has offered him. USA Colonel Peyton Collier awakens to intense pain and utter confusion. Why does his body hurt so badly? His leg, his back . . . his head. What is his name? His rank? Why can't he recall? And who is the stern-looking female standing over him with a hypodermic needle in her hand?"--- Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Married people; Man-woman relationships; Soldiers; Married people.;
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