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Scholarly journals and ebooks in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.
1) Geekerella
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In this adaptation of the Cinderella story, Elle, a lifelong fan of the science fiction television series Starfield, hopes to enter a cosplay contest and win a meeting with Darien Freeman--a teen soap actor starring in the movie reboot of Starfield--unless her selfish stepsisters manage to thwart her plans.
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After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. A sympathetic chimpanzee named Ari helps him evade the invincible gorilla army.
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Yavapai College Library
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Erik the Viking (PG-13) (1989) (1 hr. 47 min.) -- Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
Dune (PG-13) (1984) (2 hr. 17 min.) -- A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
The adventures of Baron Munchausen (PG) (1988) (2 hr. 6 min.) -- An account...
10) Minority report
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DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
Description
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who sets him up.
11) Metropolis
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Kino International Corporation
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst of this misery, a young woman, Maria, arises and attempts to inspire the workers to throw off their oppressors.
12) Inception
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"Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption....
13) Frequency
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New Line Home Video, Inc
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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John discovers the ability to talk to his father who's been dead for 30 years. His attempts to change the past go awry as they set in motion a string of brutal, unsolved murders. Now they're fighting to find a way to stop the crime that could destroy the future for both of them.
14) Transcendence
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2014
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English
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Dr. Will Caster is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
16) Man of steel
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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
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Lucasfilm
Pub. Date
1999-2005
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English
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Episode 1: George Lucas' prequel to his world famous franchise, in which we discover the origins of Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi and the rivalry between them. Episode 2: Ten years after the Trade Federation's hostilities against Naboo, Queen Amidala has traded in her crown for a seat on the Galactic Senate. An assassination attempt on Padme brings Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi back into her life. Episode 3: Torn between loyalty to his mentor,...
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Matrix volume 3
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It is a dark time for the world. Zion is doomed, crushed by the unstoppable army of countless Sentinels. Neo lies trapped in the Train Station, between the Matrix and the Source. The human race is not the only ones in peril. The machines press onward against the humans, unaware of the ominous signs within the Matrix of something growing, threatening to take it over completely: the rogue program Smith. There is only one hope for both races--one force...
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
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Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of evil. Only the fifth element can stop the evil from estinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years.
20) Stargate
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A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful sun god, Ra, before they can find their way home.