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A court of thorns and roses volume 5
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Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior...
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Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2009
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xxiii, 246 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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Navigating through nineteenth-century Mexico's complex and volatile political environment, Timothy J. Henderson offers a well-rounded treatment of the entire period, but pays particular attention to the early phases of the revolt under the priests Miguel Hidalgo and José María Morelos. Hidalgo promised an immediate end to slavery and tailored his appeals to the poor, but also sanctioned pillage and shocking acts of violence. This savagery would...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Introduces some of the characters from the series "Star Wars Rebels," a television show, set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows the former Jedi Kanan Jarrus and his ragtag crew aboard the starship Ghost as they struggle against the evil rule of the Galactic Empire.
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In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.
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Cousins' war volume 3
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Descended from a river goddess, Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight. Wed to the Duke of Bedford, she is introduced to the world of learning and alchemy. When his death leaves her a wealthy young widow, Jacquetta marries the Duke's squire, Richard Woodville. They return to England and have a daughter, Elizabeth, for whom Jacquetta senses an extraordinary future.
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2008
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141 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Published to coincide with the new CGI movie releasing in August 2008 and the new animated series airing this fall about the clone wars, a full-color guide to this important part of the Star Wars saga equips fans and newcomers with everything they need to know.
9) Spartacus
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Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
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H.G. Wells' "scientific romance," published first in serial form and then as a book in 1898, attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by Orson Welles. It was also made into an early 1950s science fiction adventure movie. Stover (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) describes Wells' story as "a prophecy of startling originality foreseeing the coming of totalitarianism...
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DK, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2018
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123 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 29 cm
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A visual guide to the movie offers a behind-the-scene look into the lives of Han Solo, his allies and enemies, along with information on the planets, vehicles, and aliens he encounters.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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199 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Compiles lists, facts, and Q&A sections in an infographic fan reference that identifies such lesser-known details as the previous owners of the Millennium Falcon and the Jedi who were directly trained by Yoda.
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011
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1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Marie de Mezieres is deeply in love with her dashing cousin Henri de Guise. However, due to her father's political ambitions, she is forced into a marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman. It isn't long before she is exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
2008
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256 p. ; 25 cm.
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The Jedi Knights lead the battle against a powerful droid army of separatists, while Anakin Skywalker mentors his first Padawan, a girl named Ahsoka, while learning the skills of a warrior and becoming a hero of the Clone Wars, in a novelization of a new television animated feature film and series.
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