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Series
Mistmantle chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Urchin and the other inhabitants of Mistmantle look forward to a time of peace with the coronation of Crispin the squirrel, but the arrival of a storm-ravaged ship with a delegation from the island of Whitewings not only delays the ceremony but sends Urchin on a perilous journey that changes his life forever.
82) The last duel
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Knight Jean de Carrouges settles his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel at the order of King Charles VI.
Publisher
Blue Orange
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 game (1 Rulebook, 4 Starting Tiles (Single squares), Pieces for 4 3-D castles(1 in each color-pink, yellow, green, blue), 48 Dominos, and 8 Wooden Meeples (2 each in pink, yellow, green, blue)) : cardboard, wood, plastic, color ; in box 20 x 20 x 5 cm. + 1 instruction booklet.
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Dominoes with a Kingdom building twist! each turn, connect a new domino to your existing Kingdom, making sure at least one of its sides connects to a matching terrain Type already in play. The game mechanics for obtaining the tiles is clever: the order who of who picks first depends on which tile was previously chosen. Make sure to secure tiles with crowns- these royal treasures help to multiply the worth of your Kingdom at the end of the game! the...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xxxv, 312 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Description
A re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power examines the reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire and his uniting of East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and economic systems of the modern era.
86) King & King
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Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
When the queen insists that the prince get married and take over as king, the search for a suitable mate does not turn out as expected.
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Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
296 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 309 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Description
Caliphate is a grand and sweeping history of the caliphate since the death of the prophet Mohammed until the last official caliph in the 13th Century, and its modern incarnations under various Islamist groups today. Contrary to popular belief, Islamic law is not a codified set of legislations, and thus there cannot be one definition of the role of the caliph. Rather, this title has been the subject of serious debate and transformation over time. In...
Author
Series
Real people volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
ix, 289 p. ; 22 cm.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xiv, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
The true story of a brazen American adventurer who briefly proclaimed himself Prince of Ghor and Lord of the Hazarahs in 1838 by planting an American flag on the Hindu Kush chronicles the life of soldier, spy, and naturalist Josiah Harlan.
91) Hamlet
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Description
The play, set in the Kingdom of Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering the old King Hamlet (Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father) and then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude (the King Hamlet's widow and mother of Prince Hamlet).
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
355 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
"A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore,' the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Ko?z, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery,...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a real historical event, this is the story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who appeared in a small German town in 1820 after having lived in total isolation from humans since birth. He is taught to speak, read, and write by the townspeople, but is then mysteriously murdered.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Frodo the hobbit is back to battle the evil forces that have invaded Middle Earth. This continues the quest for the now-villainous Ring. Frodo vows to destroy the Ring, even if it costs him his own life. He pursues the Ring to the inside of Mount Doom, a volcano. He does this on behalf of good-guy Aragon, who will never be able to escape the dreaded land of Sauron so long as the Ring retains its evil powers.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Description
The King Arthur legend meets the modern day in this epic family-friendly adventure. Alex believes he is just another bullied kid until he discovers Excalibur, and begins training as a knight with wizard Merlin. Alex must turn schoolyard enemies into allies and become the leader he never dreamed he could be to defeat the wicked Morgana and save the world.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 646 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Description
"Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Renaissance, condemned by others for being the...
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Four contend for power over the Iron Throne and the Land of the Seven Kingdoms; alliances shift, and betrayal is always an option. House Lannister's head, Joffrey, rules uneasily. Joffrey's enemy, Lord Stannis, is disgraced and enthralled. Robb of House Stark still rules the North, implacable in his enmity towards his Lannister foes, even as they hold his sister hostage. And the exiled queen Daenerys, mistress of the world's last three dragons, makes...
100) Pride of lions
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Lion of Ireland was the breathtaking chronicle of Brian Boru, the Great King who led the bickering chiefs of Ireland to unity under his reign. He overthrew traditions, reformed society, and became the Irish Charlemagne. The Ireland of 1014 was a dream Brian Boru had dreamed and brought into being.
Now, with all the fire and brilliance for which her writing is known, Morgan Llywelyn takes us there, to the battlefield where Brian died, and to Brian's...
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