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2022., Del Rey Call No: Fic Mor Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor's labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities. All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau's patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
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By Wells, H. G2012., Duke Classics Click to access digital title. Sample Summary Note: H.G. Wells' 1897 science fiction novella The Invisible Man tells the story of a scientist named Griffin who theory is this: if the refractive index of a person's body is adjusted to exactly that of air, then his body will not absorb or reflect light and he will become invisible. Griffin subjects himself to a procedure to do this, becoming an invisible man. But he cannot manage to reverse it and become visible once more, resulting in his mental unhinging.
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[c1940], Garden City Books Call No: 909 W454o v.2 Edition: 2 volume edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Your Library
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2012., 630, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Shameless 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Shameless Volume: 2Summary Note: Season two dives headfirst into the sweltering heat of a Chicago summer, grabs Gallagher family life by the throat, and never lets go. Boozed-up Frank's scams constantly fizzle. Grammy Gallagher visits after a prison stint. Bipolar Monica returns to fan Frank's flames. Fiona plays the field--until Steve comes back with a hot new wife. Lip drops out to care for his and Karen's baby. Ian's gunning for West Point.
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-- Shameless.2013., Adult, 650, Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Shameless 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Shameless Volume: 3Summary Note: Spring roars like a lion in season three! Frank's latest schemes range from gigs as a drug mule and gay rights spokesperson to calling Child Services on his own kids. While Fiona finally finds relative stability in the corporate world, househusband Jimmy develops a full-blown midlife crisis. Lip does his best to handle an out-of-control love triangle, and Ian struggles with Mickey's impending marriage- to a girl! Deb deals with growing up. Carl wraps his brain around imaginary cancer. All this while struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table.
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-- Shameless.[2014]., Adult, 642, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Shameless 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Shameless Volume: 4Summary Note: Season Four finds the Gallaghers braving another brutal Chicago winter and waiting on the medical fate of their permanently pickled patriarch Frank. With oldest daughter Fiona in a stable job and relationship, and newly graduated Lip enrolled in college, it seems like the Gallaghers might finally have a shot at the middle class American dream. But when you're down and out, moving up isn't so easy.
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-- Shameless.2015., Adult, 642, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. : Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Shameless 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Shameless Volume: 5Summary Note: Season five finds the Gallaghers dealing with both the upside and downside of personal and urban renewal as Frank, Fiona, Lip and their family and friends band together to fight the invading hipster hordes and real estate speculators in their beloved South Side. But, as the neighborhood changes, the Gallaghers begin to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future.