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My life beyond neurofibromatosis : a Mayo Clinic patient story / by Gee, Hey,author.; Page, G. W.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 33).Leo is excited to see New York's famous T. rex skeleton. He has a genetic disease called neurofibromatosis (NF), bu it doesn't keep him from fun activities. He also happens to have hidden superpowers -- which come in handy when suddenly, the T. rex comes to life! Soon other strange events around the city put people in danger. Can Leo and his superhero dog, Clark, find the source of the attacks? Find out why Leo is the perfect superhero for this adventure as he focuses on life beyond neurofibromatosis.
Subjects: Abnormalities, Human; Comic books, strips, etc.; Dinosaurs; Graphic novels.; Neurofibromatosis; Superheroes; Tyrannosaurus rex;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lisa H. : the true story of an extraordinary and courageous woman / by Severo, Richard.(CARDINAL)738995;
Subjects: Biographies.; Neurofibromatosis;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chemical secret / by Vicary, Tim,1949-(CARDINAL)392905;
John Duncan, a biologist, takes a job at a company manufacturing a new type of paint, but soon learns that the chemicals being used are dangerous.550L
Subjects: Fiction.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890.; Abnormalities, Human; Neurofibromatosis;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The true history of the Elephant Man / by Howell, Michael.(CARDINAL)511611; Ford, Peter,1936-(CARDINAL)505733;
Bibliography: pages 188-190.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890.; Abnormalities, Human; Neurofibromatosis;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The true history of the Elephant Man / by Howell, Michael.(CARDINAL)511611;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890; Neurofibromatosis; Abnormalities, Human;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Elephant Man / by Drimmer, Frederick.(CARDINAL)127694;
Bibliography: page 143.Traces the history of Joseph Merrick, called the Elephant Man because of a deformity, from his birth in central England to his death in a London hospital in 1890.
Subjects: Biographies.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890.; Proteus syndrome; Abnormalities, Human; Neurofibromatosis; People with disabilities; Neurofibromatosis; Abnormalities, Human;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The elephant man [videorecording] by Bancroft, Anne,1931-2005.act; Bergren, Eric.aus; De Vore, Christopher.aus; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-act(CARDINAL)346613; Hurt, John,1940-act; Jones, Freddie,1927-act; Lynch, David,1946-ausdrt(CARDINAL)205607; Sanger, Jonathan.pro; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Montagu, Ashley,1905-1999.Elephant man.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Treves, Frederick,1853-1923.Elephant man.; Brooksfilms (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.(CARDINAL)141482;
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; film editor, Anne V. Coats ; music, John Morris.Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones.Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890; Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999; Treves, Frederick, 1853-1923; Neurofibromatosis;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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The elephant man [videorecording] / by Lynch, David,1946-film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)205607; Sanger, Jonathan,film producer.; De Vore, Christopher,screenwriter.; Bergren, Eric,screenwriter.; Francis, Freddie,1917-2007,director of photography.; Morris, John,1926-2018,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)350901; Coates, Anne V.,editor of moving image work.; Craig, Stuart,1942-production designer.; Norris, Patricia,costume designer.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.(CARDINAL)346613; Hurt, John,1940-2017,actor.(CARDINAL)843734; Bancroft, Anne,1931-2005,actor.(CARDINAL)875711; Gielgud, John,1904-2000,actor.(CARDINAL)152365; Hiller, Wendy,1912-2003,actor.(CARDINAL)842978; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Treves, Frederick,1853-1923.Elephant man.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Montagu, Ashley,1905-1999.Elephant man.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.(CARDINAL)141482; Brooksfilms (Firm),production company.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348269;
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 16:9 wide screen presentation (2.35:1); Dolby digital stereo.Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones.Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; composer, John Morris ; production design, Stuart Craig ; costume designer, Patricia Norris.When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship.MPAA rating: PG.disc one. [Feature film; Trailer and radio spots] -- disc two. [Special features].
Subjects: Biographical films.; Historical films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890; Neurofibromatosis; Abnormalities, Human; Treves, Frederick, 1853-1923; Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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The elephant man : a study in human dignity / by Montagu, Ashley,1905-1999.(CARDINAL)144902; Treves, Frederick,1853-1923.Elephant man.1979.;
Includes bibliographical references.The Elephant Man is a 138-page softcover book whose first edition inspired the movie and the Tony Award-winning play by the same name. This fascinating story, which has touched the hearts of readers throughout the world for over a century, is now complete with the publication of this, the Third Edition. Illustrated with photos and drawings of The Elephant Man.
Subjects: Biographies.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890.; Abnormalities, Human; Children with disabilities.; Children with disabilities; Facial bones; Genetic disorders; Neurofibromatosis; People with disabilities.; People with disabilities; Biography.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A taste for monsters / by Kirby, Matthew J.,1976-author.(CARDINAL)498566;
In 1888 seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man--but when the Jack the Ripper murders begin she and Merrick find themselves haunted by the ghosts of the slain women, and Evelyn is caught up in the mystery of Jack's identity.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Young adult fiction.; Merrick, Joseph Carey, 1862-1890; Jack, the Ripper; Phosphorus; Neurofibromatosis; Serial murders; Murder;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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