Michael York
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An illustrated, abridged version of C.S. Lewis's classic in which four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy.
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[Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order--all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. "A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine" (The...
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 6
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English
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Two English children undergo hair raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rillian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald's witch.
6) September
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[date of publication not identified]
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1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The relationships and secrets of a large family and their aquaintances in a Scottish town.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 4
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English
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Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color ebook device and in rich black and white on all other devices.
Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where trees walk . . . where a battle is about to begin.
A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire
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The story follows the adventures of a noble (hidalgo) named Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante), reviving chivalry and serving his country, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood....
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[1999]
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1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.
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In The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, prose magician Michael Chabon conjured the golden age of comic books, interwining history, legend and story-telling verve. In The Final Solution, he has condensed his boundless vision to create a short, suspenseful tale of compassion and wit that re-imagines the classic 19th-century detective story.
In deep retirement in the English countryside, an 89-year old man, vaguely recollected
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Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre...
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Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive.
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[1999]
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Intent on world domination, diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back to 1969 and steals Austin's "mojo". Now Austin must return to the swingin' sixties, recover his mojo and stop his nemesis from liquidating the world.
14) Rikki-tikki-tavi
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A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.
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[1997]
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Frozen in the 60's, secret agent Austin Powers (Myers) is thawed back into action to once again battle his archenemy Dr. Evil (Myers). With his sexy sidekick Ms. Kensington (Hurley), Austin must stop Dr. Evil's outrageous plot to control the world. But first, this time-warped swinger must get hip quick and discover that there's no free love in the 90's.
16) Logan's run
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2007.
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1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Society is perfect in the 23rd century, except for one thing: everyone is killed once they turn 30.
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This volume of the ongoing collection of children's stories offers six well-known and well-loved classic fairy tales. Included are:
"The Princess and the Pea" read by Jaclyn Smith;"The Emperor's New Clothes" read by Michael York;"Thumbelina" by Jaclyn Smith;"The Ugly Duckling" read by Michael York;"Aladdin's Lamp" read by Lou Diamond Phillips;"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" read by Sharon Stone.Pub. Date
2011.
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3 videodiscs (275 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Austin Powers, international man of mystery: Secret agent Austin Powers is thawed back into action after being frozen for thirty years. The time-warped swinger has to battle again with his archenemy Dr. Evil and stop his plot to control the world.
Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me: Dr. Evil travels back to 1969 and steals Austin's "mojo". Now Austin must return to the 60's to recover his mojo and stop his arch enemy from liquidating the world.
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