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Fleeing from religious persecution in Germany, the Leininger family builds a homestead in Pennsylvania; only to find themselves caught in the French and Indian War. When daughters Barbara and Regina are kidnapped by the Delaware, the tribe takes them to Ohio. Will their faith in ...

"As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fight to survive! This volume collects stories expanding the hard-rocking havoc of Dark Nights: Death Metal! In 2017 writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took their bold and bombastic sensibilities that made...

Set in the 24th century, the exploits of the U.S.S. Enterprise continue as it explores the universe, seeking new life and new worlds.

Man of Steel

As the planet of Krypton crumbles, General Zod (Michael Shannon) stages a coup as concerned leader Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife send their infant son Kal-El to a distant world called Earth. Named Clark and raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha Kent (...

A collection of stories and poems about tricksters in all parts of the world by a variety of authors.

Joy (Shirley Henderson) continues to have problems with her husband, Allen (Michael Kenneth Williams), and looks to her family for advice. A dead former boyfriend (Paul Reubens) continues to try to win her heart from the great beyond. Joy's sister, Trish (Allison Janney), meets a...

"Amanda Waller's bid for control and ultimate power has failed, and though Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the DC Universe's heroes stand triumphant, they have learned a valuable lesson: they are better together than apart. Forming a new Justice League Unlimited, ...

300

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of we...

Disney and Pixar present an incredible new collection of 12 short films, featuring multiple Academy Award nominees (best short film, animated: Presto, 2008; Day & Night, 2010; La Luna, 2011) and a host of family favorites. Join the celebration of imagination with this must-own co...

Time bandits

A young boy named kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the supreme being, they plunder treasure from napoleon and agamemnon, but the evil genius is watching their every move.

Written by faculty and participants at the Folger Shakespeare Library's Teaching Shakespeare Institute, this volume includes essays written by leading scholars, techniques for teaching through performance, ways to teach Shakespeare successfully, and day-by-day teaching strategies...

Before being transformed into romantic heroes and soft, emotional antiheroes, vampires were figures of overwhelming terror. Now, from some of the biggest names in horror and dark fiction, comes this stellar collection of short stories that make vampires frightening once again.

Weird science

Two nerdy best friends have the power to create the "perfect woman". Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the two use their creation to learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescences.

Blade runner

Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, ...

Deuces wild

Two brothers, Leon and Bobby, are members of the street gang in Brooklyn known as the Deuces. When their brother was killed by a drug overdose a few years earlier, the gang became determined to keep drugs off their block. Another more vicous gang known as the Vipers becomes a thr...

The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: The class trip to the farm was pretty dull, until the cow started crying, the pigs got on the bus and Jimmy's pet boa got loose! Shrinking Violet: Violet is so shy that she shrinks whenever anyone watches her. So what will Violet do when her te...

Ben Cartwright and his sons run their ranch, the Ponderosa, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and contribute to taming the wild West. Badge without honor: A stranger arrives in town saying he's a Deputy Marshall and needs Jackson Blaine, a friend of the Cartwrights to ride with hi...

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King Leonidas leads three hundred Spartans against the million-strong Persian army at Thermopylae while his wife tries to secure reinforcements and suffers a terrible betrayal.

"This captivating collection of campfire stories is the perfect companion for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. These pages present a range of tales, including daring feats of endurance and strength, epic journeys through new frontiers, and exhilarating encounters with wild animals...

The suburban dream of a single-family house with a white picket fence no longer describes how most North Americans want to live. The dynamics that powered sprawl have all but disappeared. Instead, new forces are transforming real estate markets, reinforced by new ideas of what co...

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