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Hitchhiker series volume 2
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English
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Earthling Arthur Dent, Ford Perfect, and Zaphod Beeblebrox, the ex-president of the galaxy, are all aboard a space ship on a search for answers about life, the universe, and the perfect place to eat in space
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Series
Hitchhiker series volume 1
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English
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After Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent and his intrepid friend Ford Prefect, travel the galaxy from one comic misadventure to another.
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English
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Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!
“Wild satire . . . The feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes.”—Chicago Tribune
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads—so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only...
“Wild satire . . . The feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes.”—Chicago Tribune
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads—so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only...
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Alfred Kropp adventures volume 1
Language
English
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Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.
5) Legendborn
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Series
Legendborn volume 1
Language
English
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After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A young mage who calls himself a 'Merlin' attempts-- and fails-- to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw. His failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried...
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Hitchhiker series volume 4
Language
English
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Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!
“A madcap adventure . . . Adams’s writing teeters on the fringe of inspired lunacy.”—United Press International
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready...
“A madcap adventure . . . Adams’s writing teeters on the fringe of inspired lunacy.”—United Press International
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready...
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Hitchhiker series volume 5
Language
English
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In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves her remote home planet on the edge of the universe to set out a cross-galactic odyssey in search of her ancestors' native planet.
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English
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Thomas Bulfinch's "The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur" is a classic collection of the medieval legends of King Arthur. Contained in this volume are the following tales: The Mythical History of England, Arthur, Caradoc Briefbras, Sir Gawain, Launcelot of the Lake, The Story of Launcelot-The Adventure of the Cart, The Story of Launcelot-The Lady of Shalott, The Story of Launcelot-Queen Guenever's Peril, The Story of Tristram and Isoude,...
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English
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"Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created this cinematic masterpiece. Regarded as a masterpiece today, 2001: A Space Odyssey received mixed reviews on its 1968 release. Despite the success of Dr. Strangelove, director...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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The Texas refinery town of Leechfield, perched on the swampy rim of the Gulf, is famous for mosquitoes and the manufacture of Agent Orange - a place where the only bookstores are religious ones and the restaurants serve only fried food. A handful of the Leechfield oil workers gather regularly at the American Legion Bar to drink salted beer and spin long, improbable tales. They're the Liars' Club. And to the girl whose father is the club's undisputed...
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Once and future king volume 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Arthurian legend
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Hitchhiker series volume 6
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English
Description
In this sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Arthur Dent has finally made it home to Earth, only to discover that it is about to be blown up ... again. What could a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone's favorite renegade Galactic President, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer, and at least one very large slab of cheese have to do with all of this?
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King Arthur series (Howard Pyle) volume 1
Language
English
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A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.
16) First Knight
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
This is a new vision of King Arthur's Camelot. A vision of battles, courage, of the undeniable love that brought an entire kingdom to its knees...and the undying passion that made it live forever
17) 2010
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
American and Soviet astronauts go to Jupiter in an attempt to solve the puzzle of the original Discovery flight made in 2001
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English
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"In this classic satirical novel, published in 1889, Hank Morgan, a supervisor in a Connecticut gun factory, fall unconscious after being whacked on the head. When he wakes up he finds himself in Britain in 528 -- where he is immediately captured, hauled back to Camelot to be exhibited before the knights of King Arthur's Round Table, and sentenced to death. Things are not looking good. But Hank is a quick-witted and enterprising fellow, and in the...
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English
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In the dark winter of 1917, as World War I was deadlocked, Britain knew that Europe could be saved only if the United States joined the war. But President Wilson remained unshakable in his neutrality. Then, with a single stroke, the tool to propel America into the war came into a quiet British office. One of countless messages intercepted by the crack team of British decoders, the Zimmermann telegram was a top-secret message from Berlin inviting Mexico...
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English
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King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur?
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