Summary: For millennia, the culture of the ancient Egyptians has fascinated historians and spiritual seekers. The 20th anniversary edition of this seminal work includes all-new material analysing the progress in modern Egyptology. Written some 3,500 years ago, the Papyrus of Ani is the best-preserved example of Egyptian thought. Including full-colour hieroglyphic images paired with an acclaimed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 299.31 EGYSummary: The story is simple: a quartet of college kids head out to a cabin in the woods and stumble across a dusty old manuscript that conjures demons. "Equinox" is noteworthy as a missing link of sorts between the fantastic cinema of "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Star Wars," marking the transition from artisans like Harryhausen to a new breed of special effects artist. Made by in 1967 for a mere...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR EQUSummary: Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LITCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD Movie Little 2013Garber, Stephanie
Summary: Not every love is meant to be. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that shes discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away. But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GARSummary: A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Entertainment 2010
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Summary: A stepmother's revenge reveals the glass slipper did not fit Cinderella after all, in this spellbinding story about magic falling into the wrong hands. Includes enchanting new songs, spectacular animation, and more wonder and suspense than the original.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Cinderella 2007Summary: A modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel, all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2015
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3 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS INTSmith, Sasha Peyton
Summary: Months after the devastating battle between the Sons of St. Druon and the witches of Haxahaven, Frances has built a quiet, safe life for herself, teaching young witches and tending the garden within the walls of Haxahaven Academy. But one thing nags; her magic has begun to act strangely. When an opportunity to visit Paris arises, Frances jumps at the chance to go, longing for adventure and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMISummary: Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LiSummary: Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LITCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Little 2006Hawthorn, Ambrosia
Summary: "This bewitching guide will help you find the magic in everyday life and nurture your own personal growth. Draw from the knowledge of Wiccan practices to empower yourself and become more attuned to the world around you--while improving your sense of self-awareness in the process. In Anyone Can Be a (Perfect) Witch, you'll learn how to harness the power of nature and use it for your own personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit HawthornLa Fevers, R. L. (Robin L.)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LAFCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC LafevLevine, Gail Carson
Summary: "Healer Evora is turned into a hideous ogre by the fairy Lucinda after rejecting a proposal, and has only a few months to find a love to reverse the curse"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mute boy, Dylan finds a book of spells in the closet when he is left home alone in their new apartment by his father to work the night shift. Blaming himself for the recent death of his mother, Dylan summons a djinn to grant one wish. Now he must survive a night of sheer terror at the hands of the sinister creature to fulfill his heart₂s greatest desire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DJICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR DJISummary: Doctor Strange tampers with a risky forbidden spell that alters time and space and accidentally opens a gateway to the multiverse. Together with the Scarlet Witch and the unflappable Wong, Doctor Strange confronts countless dangers in strange and mysterious alternate realities to attempt to restore a single stable reality. As they travel through myriad different layers of the multiverse, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DOCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DOCSummary: New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRI RATED GPalahniuk, Chuck.
Summary: Investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, journalist Carl Streator finds the same anthology of poems and rhymes at each child's bedside. The book is always opened to a specific African chant-- a culling song that kills when recited, whether silently or aloud. Suddenly, Carl's knowledge of the chant makes him an involuntary serial murderer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PALYamazaki, Kore
Summary: "Higher learning: Now that Cartaphilus has chosen to enter a long slumber, peace has finally returned to the little cottage west of London. But it's not long before a message arrives for Chise: an invitation to join the college, a society of alchemists. Deep breath the British Library, the curtain rises on a new story set on a new stage. There, human children learn, think, and grow...but what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: Belle is a lot of things: smart, resourceful, restless. She longs to escape her poor provincial town for good. She wants to explore the world, despite her father's reluctance to leave their little cottage in case Belle's mother returns -- a mother she barely remembers. Belle also happens to be the captive of a terrifying, angry beast. And that is her primary concern. But when Belle touches the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2016
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series Twisted BraswellCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC BRACoven, Wanda
Summary: "Heidi is settling in at Broomsfield Academy. She and Melanie are trying to get along and Heidi is getting used to her classes, all her new friends, and her very first crush, Hunter! The problem is: Hunter is really popular. How will Heidi get him to notice her? Her friends tell her to just be herself, but that sounds so boring! After all, Heidi is a witch-in-training. What good is having magic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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Summary: "Connect to the enchanted mystery of trees, plants, and forests as you engage in rituals, spell work, and seasonal magic crafted by the bestselling author of Practical Magic, Nikki Van De Car. Forest Magic is a guide to befriending the mysterious and wiseguardians of our woodlands. Ancient and wise, trees and plants watch over us-sheltering us and guiding us. At the same time, it is our calling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: A Deal with the Devil Elias hoped to break the deadly draconic curse that weighs upon Chise-but his methods have created a rift between them. Now Chise prepares to make a gamble of her own: What could she possibly hope to gain from a bargain with Cartaphilus? It is a time of curses cast and forks in the road. Will the paths of master and apprentice soon diverge...?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC YAMYamazaki, Kore
Summary: "Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fated encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a 'magus',...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2019