Posts Tagged ‘classics’
Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover image from the film, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power the means by…
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The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care.
Read MoreLOTR The Two Towers
Tolkien’s invention of strange people, curious incidents, miraculous doings, is poured out into this second volume of his trilogy. As the story goes on the world of the Rings grows more vast and mysterious and crowded with curious figures.
Read MoreLOTR The Return of the King
‘The Return of the King’ is the third part of Tolkien’s epic adventure ‘The Lord of the Rings’. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues.
Read MoreThe Hobbit
The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, unambitious hobbit.
Read MoreChildren of Dune
On the planet of Aurakis, men, nature, and time attend the messianic and evolutionary growth of Leto and his twin sister Ghanima, children and successors of the mighty Muad’Dib. Reissue. (A Sci-Fi Channel television miniseries, showing March 2003) (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Read MoreDune Messiah
The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit plots to seize control of the galaxy-wide empire of their supernatural leader
Read MoreEmma
Alexander McCall Smith’s gentle satire and cozy, old-fashioned sensibility prove to be the perfect match for Jane Austen’s wit and characters. Though carriages have been replaced by Mini Coopers and cups of tea with cappuccinos, Emma is wonderfully timeless. The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury, and to the…
Read MoreSweet Thursday
In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row—the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a…
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Vividly depicts the colorful, sometimes disreputable, inhabitants of a run-down area in Monterey, California
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