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Downs : the history of a disability / by Wright, David,1965-;
Includes bibliographic references and index.The philosopher's idiot -- Mongols in our midst -- The simian crease -- Trisomie vingt-et-un -- Into the mainstream.For 150 years, Down's Syndrome has constituted the archetypal mental disability, easily recognizable by distinct facial anomalies and physical stigmata. This book looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers from Medieval Europe to the present day.
Subjects: Down syndrome.; Down syndrome; Down syndrome; Down Syndrome; Disabled Persons; History, 19th Century.; History, 20th Century.; History, 21st Century.; Political planning.; Quality of life.; Social Support.;
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Wonder Woman / by Jenkins, Patty,film director.; Roven, Charles,film producer.; Suckle, Richard,film producer.; Snyder, Deborah,film producer.; Snyder, Zack,1966-screenwriter,film producer,author.; Heinberg, Allan,author,screenwriter.; Fuchs, Jason,1986-author.; Gadot, Gal,1985-actor.; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.; Wright, Robin,1966-actor.; Huston, Danny,1962-actor.; Nielsen, Connie,1965-actor.; Thewlis, David,1963-actor.; Anaya, Elena,actor.; Gregson-Williams, Rupert,composer (expression); Bonetto, Aline,production designer.; Hemming, Lindy,costume designer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work).Marston, William Moulton,1893-1947.Wonder Woman.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.; RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; Tencent Pictures,presenter.; Wanda Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Atlas Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Cruel and Unusual Films,production company.; DC Comics, Inc.,copyright holder.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner.Director of photography, Matthew Jensen ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, Rupert Gregson-Williams ; production designer, Aline Bonetto ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming.[Disc 1]: Feature film -- [Disc 2]. Special features.Diana, princess of the Amazons was trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers, and her true destiny.MPAA rating: PG-13: For sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content; Bones material/trailer not rated.Disc 1: [Feature film] Wonder Woman -- disc 2. Special features.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; War films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Wonder Woman (Fictitious character); Women superheroes; Amazons; World War, 1914-1918;
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Game of thrones : by Benioff, David,creator,screenwriter,television producer,television director.; Weiss, D. B,creator,screenwriter,television producer.; Newman, Chris,1955-television producer.; Spence, Greg,television producer.; Martin, George R. R,television producer,screenwriter.; Casady, Guymon,television producer.; Gerardis, Vince,television producer.; Taylor, Vanessa,television producer,screenwriter.; Caulfield, Bernadette,television producer.; Doelger, Frank,television producer.; Strauss, Carolyn,television producer.; Minahan, Daniel,television director.; Graves, Alex,television director.; Cogman, Bryan,screenwriter.; Sakharov, Alik,1959-television director.; MacLaren, Michelle,1965-television director.; Nutter, David,1960-television director.; Dinklage, Peter,actor.; Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj,1970-actor.; Headey, Lena,actor.; Clarke, Emilia,actor.; Harington, Kit,1986-actor.; Glen, Iain,1961-actor.; Allen, Alfie,1986-actor.; Bradley, John,1988-actor.; Cosmo, James,actor.; Cunningham, Liam,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.; Dillane, Stephen,1956-actor.; Dormer, Natalie,1982-actor.; Fairley, Michelle,actor.; Flynn, Jerome,1963-actor.; Gillen, Aidan,1968-actor.; Gleeson, Jack,actor.; Hill, Conleth,1964-actor.; Kekilli, Sibel,1980-actor.; Leslie, Rose,1987-actor.; Madden, Richard,1986-actor.; McCann, Rory,1969-actor.; Turner, Sophie,1996-actor.; Houten, Carice van,1976-actor.; Williams, Maisie,1997-actor.; Christie, Gwendoline,1978-actor.; Rheon, Iwan,1985-actor.; Rigg, Diana,actor.; Skrein, Ed,1983-actor.; Hempstead-Wright, Isaac,1999-actor.; Dempsie, Joseph,1987-actor.; Chaplin, Oona,1986-actor.; Hinds, Ciarán,1953-actor.; Jackson, Gemma,1951-production designer.; Djawadi, Ramin,composer (expression); Martin, George R. R.Song of ice and fire.; HBO Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Television 360 (Firm),production company.; Startling Television (Firm),production company.; Bighead Littlehead (Firm),production company.; Home Box Office (Firm),publisher.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9; 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Natalie Dormer, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli, Rose Leslie, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Gwendoline Christie, Iwan Rheon, Diana Rigg, Ed Skrein, Oona Chaplin, Joe Dempsie, Ciarán Hinds.Costume designer, Michele Clapton ; production designer, Gemma Jackson ; music, Ramin Djawadi.TV rating: TV-MA ;In the third season of the HBO hit drama series Game of Thrones, the Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the north threaten to alter the overall balance of power. Robb Stark, King in the North, faces major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters while beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march south. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen--reunited with her three fast-maturing dragons--attempts to raise an army to sail with her from Essos, in hopes of eventually claiming the Iron Throne. In Season 3 of this original series based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling books, the battling families of Westeros continue to clash as bonds are strained, loyalties are tested, and cruel fates are met.Volume 1. The complete first season -- Volume 2. The complete second season -- Volume 3. The complete third season -- Volume 4. The complete fourth season -- Volume 5. The complete fifth season -- Volume 6. The complete sixth season -- Volume 7. The complete seventh season.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Fantasy television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Television series.; Television adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television programs for the hearing impaired.; Kings and rulers; Nobility; Imaginary wars and battles;
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The Norton anthology of American literature / by Levine, Robert S.(Robert Steven),1953-editor.; Gustafson, Sandra M.,editor.; Siraganian, Lisa,editor.; Hungerford, Amy,editor.; Avilez, GerShun,1980-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Beginnings to 1865. Preface -- Beginnings to 1820. Introduction -- Timeline -- Native American oral literature. Stories of the begging of the world ; Trickster tales ; Oratory ; Poetry -- Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) -- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490-1558) -- John Smith (1580-1631) -- William Bradford (1590-1657) -- John Winthrop (1588-1649) -- Roger Williams (c. 1603-1683) -- Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612-1672) -- Mary Rowlandson (c. 1647-1711) -- Edward Taylor (c. 1642-1729) -- Cotton Mather (1663-1728) -- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) -- Samson Occom (1723-1792) -- Ethnographic and naturalist writings. Sarah Kemble Knight ; Samson Occom ; William Bartram -- J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur (1735-1813) -- Thomas Paine (1737-1809) -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) -- The Federalist -- Olaudah Equiano (1745?-1797) -- Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) -- Philip Freneau (1752-1832) -- Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) -- Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) -- Native American eloquence : negotiation and resistance. Canassatego ; Pontiac ; Logan ; Cherokee women ; Tecumseh --American literature, 1820-1865. Introduction ; Timeline -- Washington Irving (1783-1859) -- James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) -- William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) -- William Apess (1798-1839) -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) -- Native Americans : removal and resistance. Petalsharo ; Elias Boudinot ; The Cherokee memorials ; Black Hawk ; Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) -- Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) -- Women's rights and women writing. Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis ; Catharine E. Beecher ; Elizabeth Cady Stanton ; Sojourner Truth ; Caroline Stansbury Kirkland ; Harriet Farley ; Fanny Fern (Sarah Willis Parton) -- Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) -- Slavery, race, and the making of American literature. Thomas Jefferson ; David Walker ; Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm l William Lloyd Garrison ; Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis ; Angelina E. Grimké ; James M. Whitfield ; Martin B. Delany -- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) -- Harriet Jacobs (c. 1813-1897) -- Rebecca Harding Davis (1831-1910) -- Songs and poems from the Civil War. Anonymous folk song ; Julia Ward Howe ; Ethelinda Eliot Beers l John Greenleaf Whittier ; George Moses Horton ; Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt ; Frances Ellen Watkins Harper --v. 2. 1865 to the present. Preface -- American literature, 1865-1914. Introduction ; Timeline -- Walt Whitman (1819-1892) -- Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) -- Reconstruction. Jourdon Anderson ; Frances E. W. Harper ; Frederick Douglass ; Albion W. Tourgée ; Robert Brown Elliott -- Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) -- Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) (1835-1910) -- Critical controversy : race and the ending of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Julius Lester ; David L. Smith ; Toni Morrison ; Alan Gribben ; Michiko Kakutani -- William Dean Howells (1837-1920) -- Ambrose Bierce (1842-c. 1914) -- Realism and naturalism. William Dean Howells ; Henry James ; Frank Norris ; Jack London ; Charlotte Perkins Gilman -- Henry James (1843-1916) -- Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) -- Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) -- Kate Chopin (1850-1904) -- Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) -- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) -- Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) -- Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) -- Edith Wharton (1862-1937) -- Sui Sin Far (Edith Maud Eaton) (1865-1914) -- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) -- Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) -- Stephen Crane (1871-1900) -- Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) -- Jack London (1876-1916) -- Zitkala-S̈a, (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) (1876-1938) --American literature, 1914-1945. Introduction ; Timeline -- Willa Cather (1873-1947) -- Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) -- Robert Frost (1874-1963) -- Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) -- Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) -- Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) -- Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) -- William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) -- Ezra Pound (1885-1972) -- Modernist manifestos. Mina Loy ; Ezra Pound ; T. S. Eliot ; Willa Cather ; Gertrude Stein -- H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) (1886-1961) -- Marianne Moore (1887-1972) -- T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) -- Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) -- Claude McKay (1889-1948) -- Debating black art. Langston Hughes ; George S. Schuyler ; Zora Neale Hurston ; W. E. B. Du Bois -- Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) -- Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) -- E. E. Cummings (1894-1963) -- Jean Toomer (1894-1967) -- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) -- William Faulkner (1897-1962) -- Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) -- Langston Hughes (1902-1967) -- John Steinbeck (1902-1968) -- Countee Cullen (1903-1946) -- Richard Wright (1908-1960) -- Ann Petry (1908-1997) -- Philip Roth (1933-2018) -- Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) -- Audre Lorde (1934-1992) -- Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) -- Raymond Carver (1938-1988) -- Maxine Hong Kingston (b. 1940) -- Billy Collins (b. 1941) -- Gloria Anzaldúa (1942-2004) -- Louise Glũck (b. 1943) -- Alice Walker (b. 1944) -- Yusef Komunyakaa (b. 1947) -- Leslie Marmon Silko (b. 1948) -- Art Spiegelman (b. 1948) -- Juan Felipe Herrera (b. 1948) -- Joy Harjo (b. 1951) -- Rita Dove (b. 1952) -- Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) -- Louise Erdrich (b. 1954) -- Li-Young Lee (b. 1957) -- George Saunders (b. 1958) -- Alison Bechdel (b. 1960) -- Claudia Rankine (b. 1963) -- Sherman Alexie (b. 1966) -- Natasha Trethewey (b. 1966) -- Jhumpa Lahiri (b. 1967) -- Viet Thanh Nguyen (b. 1971) -- Junot Díaz (b. 1968).The Shorter Tenth Edition introduces diverse, compelling, relevant texts--from Civil War songs to The Turn of the Screw to The Great Gatsby to poems by Claudia Rankine to a science fiction cluster featuring Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin. And continuing its course of innovative and market-responsive changes, the anthology now offers resources to help instructors meet today's teaching challenges. Chief among these resources is InQuizitive, Norton's awarding-winning learning tool, which includes interactive questions on the period introductions and often-taught works in the anthology. In addition, the Shorter Tenth Edition maintains the anthology's exceptional editorial apparatus and generous and diverse slate of texts overall. Available in print and as an annotatable ebook, the Shorter Tenth Edition is ideal for online, hybrid, or in-person teaching. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American literature.;
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