Summary: The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Lord 2004Lubar, David
Summary: When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. Now all Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won't be easy. Before it's...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD LUBTabata, Yūki
Summary: "With Ichika and the others in trouble, Asta arrives to save the day. Has he mastered his new Zetten technique, and will it work against Lucius's Paladins? Meanwhile, Lucius launches his final attack on the Clover Kingdom. Can the Magic Knights prevent the end of the world?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 BLAChang, Leah L.
Summary: "Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.009 CHAEnss, Chris
Summary: Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions on the national stage should statehood occur--and he was joined in those ambitions by a local pastor and erstwhile Colonel in the Colorado militia, John...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TwoDot 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 ENSMeyer, Carolyn.
Summary: While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabel, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1900
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MEYParker, Geoffrey
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHIDraycott, Jane (Jane Louise)
Summary: "The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEOPATRA, QUEEN DRALassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Hollway, Don
Summary: "The Last Viking tells the dramatic story of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest warriors to have ever lived. Drawing on original source material, Don Hollway recreates the violence and drama of the late Viking era in a gripping chronicle that transports the reader from the frozen wastelands of Scandinavia to the glittering opulence of the Byzantine empire and then finally to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Osprey Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARALD III HOLSuzuki, Nakaba
Summary: "King arrives just in time to see Diane broken and near death. Furious at himself for failing to protect Diane, King is desperate to find the person who hurt Diane so badly. Sir Helbram is singled out and we find that he and King have a very complicated past. Secrets long forgotten stir to the surface as King and Helbram clash!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SEVKuper, Simon
Summary: "With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world-and how that era is now ending"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 KUPRussell, Gareth
Summary: "Written with narrative flair and historical authority, this biography of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the young, doomed woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension. On the morning of July 28, 1540, as King Henry VIII's former confidant Thomas Cromwell was being led to his execution, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave 2002
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Summary: "When the Duke of Windsor abdicated the throne in 1936, his shy, uncertain, unprepared younger brother became King. Sally Bedell Smith was granted by Queen Elizabeth II special access to the letters and diaries of George VI and Elizabeth, to tell the story of how their love, devotion, and strong marriage led George VI to overcome insecurities and difficulty speaking and to become an exceptional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SMIArmstrong, Dorsey
Summary: For more than 1,000 years, stories of King Arthur and his knights have fascinated people from all different walks of life. What is it about this story that has given it such enduring popularity? What are the themes and ideals of Arthurian legend that have appealed to so many people across time and space? In this 24-lecture course, you will learn about the origins and development of Arthur's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 KINAlice, A. (Alex)
Summary: When the villainous chamberlain plans to overthrow King Ludwig and claim the electrio-aetheric technology for Prussia, Seraphin and the Knights of Aether must rescue the king and take him to the frosty skies above Bavaria.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ALIFox, Julia.
Summary: Historian Fox offers this first dual biography of the daughters of Spain's Ferdinand and Isabella whose entwined royal relationships helped define the 15th- and 16th-century European political landscape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 TUDOR, HOUSE OF FOXTabata, Yūki
Summary: "Asta will need to get much more powerful if he ever hopes to defeat the demonic leaders of the Spade Kingdom. Things look bleak, but then a mysterious mage named Nacht appears--and he knows a few things about harnessing a devil's power. Does Asta have what it takes to learn how to control his own devil powers and rescue Captain Yami?"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLATabata, Yūki
Summary: "Having finally mastered Devil Union, Asta must head to the Spade Kingdom to help his friends. But he's gonna need some help getting there. And will he be ready for the devilish terrors that await him?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLAGoldsworthy, Adrian Keith
Summary: "Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, from northern Greece to modern Pakistan, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He led from the front and was often wounded. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II. In Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GOLTabata, Yūki
Summary: "The battle against the Dark Triad intensifies as Magna and Noelle join the fray. They'll need to use their most powerful spells to stand a chance against these vicious devil users. But is this fight just a prelude to even greater horrors...?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLABlackburn, Julia.
Summary: An account of Napoleon's six years on the island of St. Helena describes the island's strange history and recounts the stories, myths, and absurdities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.05 BLAGigi D. G.
Summary: "Now with Princess Nautilus as part of their entourage, Cucumber and Almond travel to Trebleopolis to warn Princess Piano that Noisemaster, second of the Nightmare Knight's minions, might be after her! Unfortunately, they arrive just in time for Queen Cymbal's birthday and the Queen refuses to stop the festivities ... that is until Noisemaster succeeds in capturing Princess Piano and threatens...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2018