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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."--
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career...
Author
Publisher
Big Red Chair Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
When he uncovers a mysterious metal object while digging in the front yard, Wishbone imagines himself as Professor Otto Lidenbrock who attempts to discover the center of the earth by leading an expedition into the crater of an Icelandic volcano.
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink...
9) The earth
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"You live on the Earth! Learn more about our planet in this exciting book" -- Cover verso.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
No other military force in the last century and a half has captured the popular imagination to such a degree or has been so surrounded by romance, legend, and mystery as the French Foreign Legion. This book is the most complete and balanced history of the Legion ever written.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"In a global tour de force, Weighing the World recounts the 100-year quest to discover the enigmatic natural energy - the curious capability that mountains have to bend gravity - and of an extraordinary experiment that transformed our understanding of the world. Written to appeal to general readers interested in popular science and geographical intrigues, this book will also be greeted enthusiastically by surveyors, historians of science, physicists,...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A glimpse inside the modern-day French Foreign Legion describes one young American's decision to join the legendary mercenary army, the rigors of training, his ultimate disillusionment with the Legion, and his dramatic desertion.
13) Crogan's march
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Series
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Legionnaire Peter Crogan has some hard questions to answer. Should he finish out the tail end of his 5-year term of service with the French Foreign Legion, or become an officer? There's not much time to consider his options as his life is invaded by armies of Tauregs, brutal sandstorms, and terrible man-eating creatures! Is he heading in a new direction, or are these the final steps in Peter Crogan's march?"--P. [4] of cover.