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81) The quiet kid
Author
Publisher
Burkhart Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Someone once asked me: What's It About? It's about nothing. It's about everything. It's about life. It's about high school. It's about growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee in the 70's, wanting to be accepted, trying to fit in, feeling awkward, doing too many drugs, looking for love, finding out that it's not just about sex, searching for greener pastures (double entendre intended), seeking a higher truth while simultaneously running away from it until...
82) Without Bias
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 5
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (51 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"More than two decades after his tragic cocaine overdose, the late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80's ... In the most ambitious, comprehensive and uncompromising account of Bias' life and death ever captured on film, up-and-coming director Kirk Fraser utilizes...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that's hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil's nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are...
Author
Series
Trainspotting volume 3
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First American Edition.
Physical Desc
419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The gang from Trainspotting have mostly cleaned up their act until they are drawn back together to Scotland for one last scheme--a scheme one of them won't survive. It's an action-packed, hilarious and rollicking trip, as well as a moving elegy to the crew. Mark Renton is finally a success. He now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms, and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A neuroscientist tells the story of his youth spent as a drug addict, while using the specific example of his own story to help explain drug use and addiction in general from a scientific standpoint.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 564 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Even the average OB-GYN is confused about what drugs are safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women to take. Tylenol, Ambien, Sudafed? How much is ok? When? Misinformation, an out-dated FDA classification system, and fear all stand in the way. The result: OB's often fail to prescribe needed medications or prescribe the wrong medications to their patients. Written specifically for lay-readers by a maternal-fetal medicine expert and a veteran health...
Series
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
3 volumes (xxiv, 1,366 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide for those experiencing puberty or those who want to learn more about the crucial development of adolescents from age 13 to 19. Provides over 600 essays on the most important topics surrounding teen health. Written by medical professionals, these easy-to-understand articles reach across nearly 20 categories of health related issues important to teens.
Publisher
Wellspring
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen anamorphic (16x9) edición.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
An absurd black comedy that centers on Gloria, a very resourceful working class housewife and cleaning woman, who is hooked on amphetamines and must contend with her crazy family.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Since her mom's cancer scare, Hadley hasn't been one for taking risks, and she definitely has no interest in dating. She is focusing on her photography and getting into the art school of her dreams. Braden, star of the swim team, is all bravado and charm and impulsivity. From their first moment together, they are perfect sparring partners, equally matched. Braden shows Hadley how to live again. When her family is faced with devastating news, and Braden...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country's premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack...
92) Gas-s-s-s
Series
Roger Corman collection volume 1
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gas-s-s-s: When a deadly gas kills everyone over 25, the world devolves into a chaotic and zany struggle for power. And as a band of peace-loving hippies goes cross-country to find utopia--only to find football fascists and demented dictators--they soon discover that even the American dream has a touch of gas!
The trip: Paul Groves is a TV commercial director whose estranged wife, Sally, is pressuring him to sign their divorce papers. Feeling strain...
93) Doc & Darryl
Series
30 for 30 volume season 3, no. 10
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When they were good, they were the biggest stars on a team that captured New York City and the 1986 World Series. But when they were bad, Dwight "Doc" Gooden and Darryl Strawberry broke the hearts of Mets fans.
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 88-1992
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
[1988]
Physical Desc
iv, 74 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As a youth, Carl Hart didn't realize the value of school; he studied just enough to stay on the basketball team. At the same time, he was immersed in street life. Today he is a cutting-edge neuroscientist--Columbia University's first tenured African American professor in the sciences--whose landmark, controversial research is redefining our understanding of addiction. In this provocative memoir. he recalls his journey of self-discovery. He examines...
99) Bigger than life
Series
Criterion collection volume 507
Language
English
Formats
Description
A friendly schoolteacher turns violent when he becomes addicted to a painkiller he is prescribed for a painful health problem.
100) Valley of the dolls
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol, and pills. Includes many bonus features.
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