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The adventures of Robin Hood. [videorecording] / by Astley, Edwin.(CARDINAL)847492; Gauge, Alexander,1914-1960.(CARDINAL)848402; Greene, Richard,1918-1985.(CARDINAL)847585; Heath, Eric.(CARDINAL)844380; Howard, Ronald,1918-1996.; O'Farrell, Bernadette,1924-1999.(CARDINAL)848401; Smart, Ralph,1908-2001.(CARDINAL)849148; Smart, Ralph.(CARDINAL)799426; Wheatley, Alan,1907-1991.(CARDINAL)847602; Mill Creek Entertainment.(CARDINAL)340929; Sapphire Films Ltd.(CARDINAL)849057;
Disc 1. The coming of Robin Hood -- The moneylender -- Dead or alive -- Friar Tuck -- Maid Marian -- A guest for the gallows -- The challenge -- Queen Eleanor -- Checkmate -- The ordeal -- A husband for Marian -- The Highlander -- The youngest outlaw.Disc 2. The betrothal -- The alchemist -- The jongleur -- The brothers -- The intruders -- The Sheriff's boots -- Errand of mercy -- The vandals -- Richard the Lion-heart -- Ladies of Sherwood -- Will Scarlet -- The deserted castle -- The miser.Disc 3. Trial by battle -- Children of Greenwood -- The May Queen -- The wanderer -- The Byzantine treasure -- Secret mission -- The Inquisitor -- Tables turned -- The traitor -- The Thorkil ghost -- The knight who came to dinner -- The wager -- The prisoner.Director of photography, Gerald Gibbs ... [et al.] ; music, Edwin Astley.Richard Greene, Alan Wheatley, Bernadette O'Farrell, Alexander Gauge, Archie Duncan, Rufus Cruikshank, Ronald Howard.This classic television series ran from 1955 to 1960, featuring the tales of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Richard Greene stars as our gallant hero who fought the forces of the evil Prince John, his local official the Sheriff of Nottingham and any aristocrat or ne'er-do-well who threatened the common people and loyal subjects of King Richard. Robin and his band lived in the shelter of Sherwood Forest, fighting their foes and hoping for the day when their beloved King Richard will return from the Crusades to rule once again.DVD.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Drama.; Legends.; Television programs.; Video recordings.; Robin Hood (Legendary character); Robin Hood (Legendary character); Folklore;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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The iron dice of battle : Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West / by Smith, Timothy B.,1974-author.(CARDINAL)302709;
Includes bibliographical references and index.To a Gentleman This Taste Is Essential : The Making of a Man -- Six Feet of Texas Soil : Crisis and Recovery -- That Is Sidney Johnston's Step : Taking Command of the West -- If Blame There Be : Forts Henry and Donelson -- The Iron Dice of Battle : Toward the Shiloh Gamble -- We Must This Day Conquer or Perish : Shiloh -- We Had No Other Hand to Take Up His Work : The West after Johnston."Killed in action at the famous Battle of Shiloh, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston stands as the highest-ranking Civil War soldier to perish in battle. He is also the highest-ranking American military officer ever to die in combat. His unexpected death had cascading negative ramifications on the Confederate war effort, especially in the Western Theater, where his absence created a void in adequate leadership. Johnston's experiences before the war are a window into the factors that compelled men like him to volunteer to fight to preserve slavery. Surprisingly, there have been only two major biographies of Johnston, one by his son in the 1870s and another by historian Charles P. Roland in the 1960s. In "The Iron Dice of Battle," prolific Civil War historian Timothy Smith reexamines Johnston's life and death, reaching new conclusions about both. According to Smith, as a commander, Johnston constantly faced larger and better-armed Union forces, which dramatically shaped his command decisions, turning him into a strategic gambler. Over and over, he noted that his strategy was essentially a roll of the dice. Johnston's personality was anything but that of a gambler, making choices that required quick and bold bluffs or audacious enemy engagement at odds with his inclinations. Nevertheless, he gambled with his life and troops throughout his command. The final wager came with his army at Shiloh in April 1862. He had alerted his troops that "we must this day conquer or perish," and he perished instead of conquered. His death came amid a desperate gamble to mold the fighting the way he needed it to go; in doing so, he charged ahead to lead from the front and fell mortally wounded. The first volume to examine Johnston's life and career in detail in nearly sixty years, "The Iron Dice of Battle" builds on modern scholarship to provide a new and incisive analysis of not only Johnston's life but, more importantly, his Confederate command and the effect his death had on the remainder of the Civil War in the West"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862.; Confederate States of America. Army; Generals; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.;
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The fires of heaven / by Jordan, Robert,1948-2007,author.(CARDINAL)394134;
The Last Battle is approaching rapidly, for the seals of the Dark One's prison are beginning to crumble. The Dragon Reborn is closer to ruling the world, while the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon.Prologue: The first sparks fall -- Fanning the sparks -- Rhuidean -- Pale shadows -- Twilight -- Among the wise ones -- Gateways -- A departure -- Over the border -- A signal -- Figs and mice -- The nine horse hitch -- An old pipe -- A small room in Sienda -- Meetings -- What can be learned in dreams -- An unexpected offer -- Heading west -- A hound of darkness -- Memories -- Jangai Pass -- The gift of a blade -- Birdcalls by night -- "The fifth, I give you" -- A message sent -- Dreams of Galad -- Sallie Daera -- The practice of diffidence -- Trapped -- Memories of Saldaea -- A wager -- The far snows -- A short spear -- A question of crimson -- A silver arrow -- Ripped away -- A new name -- Performances in Samara -- An old acquaintance -- Encounters in Samara -- The Wheel weaves -- The craft of Kin Tovere -- Before the arrow -- This place, this day -- The lesser sadness -- After the storm -- Other battles, other weapons -- The price of a ship -- Leavetakings -- To Boannda -- To teach, and learn -- News comes to Cairhien -- Choices -- Fading words -- To Caemlyn -- The threads burn -- Glowing embers.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Rand al'Thor (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Slow hand : women writing erotica / by Slung, Michele B.,1947-(CARDINAL)504164;
Blessed immortal self: How the jewels shone on your skin! / Susan Swan -- Blue feathers / Anne Rhyd -- The American woman in the Chinese hat / Carole Maso -- Windows / Idious Buguise -- The mango tree / Sabina Faye -- Eros in overtime / Kay Kemp -- Anecdote / Catherine S. -- Treats / Rebecca Battle -- Too tall for grace / Susan J. Leonardi.In the prick of time / Susan Dooley -- Leaper / Jenny Diski -- Drought / Wendy Law-Yone -- Oh, brother / Bea Wilder -- Ninety-three million miles away / Barbara Gowdy -- The shame girl / Carolyn Banks -- The footpath of pink roses / Carol Lazare -- The wager / Sara Davidson -- The story of no / Lisa Tuttle -- Reasons not to go to Fort Lauderdale / Liz Clarke.
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Erotic stories, American.; Women; Short stories, American; American fiction; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wheel of Osheim / by Lawrence, Mark,1966-author.(CARDINAL)504024;
"All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting out alive and with Loki's key is all that matters. Loki's creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan's fortune back in the living world. Jalan plans to return to the three w's that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate, however, has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it's stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there's nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of Osheim always pulls you back. In the end, it's win or die." --
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Princes; Queens; Imaginary wars and battles; Magic; Good and evil; Rescues; Future life; Locks and keys; Quests (Expeditions);
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Twice tempted by a rogue : a novel / by Dare, Tessa.(CARDINAL)346805; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)(CARDINAL)376993;
"Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his good friend in the elite gentleman's society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the moors of Devonshire, expecting anything but a chance at redemption in the arms of a beautiful innkeeper who dares him to take on the demons of his past--and the sweet temptation of a woman's love. Meredith Maddox believes in hard work, not fate, and romance isn't part of her plan. But when Rhys returns, battle-scarred, world-weary, and more dangerously attractive than ever, the lovely widow is torn between determination and desire. As a deep mystery and dangerous smugglers threaten much more than their passionate reckoning, Meredith discovers that she must trust everything to a wager her heart placed long ago."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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To conquer hell : the Meuse-Argonne, 1918 / by Lengel, Edward G.(CARDINAL)272735;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-471) and index."All the promotion in the world would make no difference now" : John J. Pershing -- The cult of the attack -- "Right or wrong, my country" -- "Retreat, hell. We just got here" -- "An independent American army" -- "Here is the golden dream" : the Meuse-Argonne -- "The only way to begin is to commence" -- "You boys are my kind. Now let's go in!" September 26 -- "We began to realize what artillery really meant." September 27 -- "Words can never describe it, nor is the mind imaginative enough to conceive it." September 28 -- "There were very few heroes that morning." September 29 -- Relief. September 30 -- "God damn it, don't you know we're going over the top." October 4 -- The lost battalion : "Our mission is to hold this position at all costs." -- "Just plain murder." October 5 -- "It is not a dishonorable deed to give up." October 6 -- "Their faces told the whole story of their fight." October 7 -- "York, I hear you have captured the whole damned German army." October 8 -- "We are going to have a very hard day." October 9 -- Beyond the Argonne. October 10 -- Last gasp. October 11 -- "Like the heat from a blast-furnace door." October 12-13 -- "The best day's work." October 14 -- "There are times when even general officers have to be expendable." October 15 -- "Large bodies move slowly, though with great momentum when they start." -- "When I get back, you can wager I will be a home loving man".
Subjects: United States. Army; Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.; World War, 1914-1918;
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Beasts of a little land [large print] : a novel / by Kim, Juhea,author.;
In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter on the brink of starvation saves a young Japanese officer from an attacking tiger. In an instant, their fates are connected, and from this encounter unfolds a saga that spans half a century. In the aftermath, a young girl named Jade is sold by her family to Miss Silver's courtesan school, an act of desperation that will cement her place in the lowest social status. When she befriends an orphan boy named JungHo, who scrapes together a living begging on the streets of Seoul, they form a deep friendship. As they come of age, JungHo is swept up in the revolutionary fight for independence, and Jade becomes a sought-after performer with a new romantic prospect of noble birth. Soon Jade must decide whether she will risk everything for the one who would do the same for her. From the perfumed chambers of a courtesan school in Pyongyang to the glamorous cafes of a modernizing Seoul and the boreal forests of Manchuria, where battles rage, Juhea Kim's unforgettable characters forge their destinies as they wager their nation's. Immersive and elegant, the story unveils a world where friends become enemies, enemies become saviors, heroes are persecuted, and beasts take many shapes.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Large print books.; Courtesans; Korean resistance movements, 1905-1945; Orphans; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Friendships.;
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Wild river / by Pavlov, Laura,author.(CARDINAL)880217;
"Ruby Rose declared me the enemy before I had a chance to defend myself. I may be an attorney, but this girl had appointed herself judge and jury. And I'd never minded a good verbal sparring. There was a comfort in going to battle against the evil queen. Maybe it was just the recognition of one damaged soul to another. But the more we fought -the more I craved her. Until our arguing turned into a bit of a wager. One I was determined to win. One time. Sixty seconds. A secret only we would share. I'd work my magic, and she'd declare me the winner. I'd gloat, she'd sulk -that was my plan. She was determined to prove me wrong. But from the minute we crossed the line, there was no turning back. She was so far under my skin I couldn't think straight. Feeling things that I'd never felt before was one thing. But knowing the clock was ticking was another. Ruby Rose may have given me more than sixty seconds, but she wasn't offering forever. And now my world doesn't work without her in it. But how do I convince her to stay, when she already has one foot out the door?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Lawyers; Man-woman relationships;
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Down among the dead / by Wagers, K. B.,author.(CARDINAL)348787;
"Gunrunner empress Hail Bristol must navigate alien politics and deadly plots to prevent an interspecies war, in this second novel in the Farian War space opera trilogy. In a surprise attack that killed many of her dearest subjects, Hail Bristol, empress of Indrana, has been captured by the Shen -- the most ruthless and fearsome aliens humanity has ever encountered. As she plots her escape, the centuries-long war between her captors and the Farians, their mortal enemies and Indrana's oldest allies, finally comes to a head. When her captors reveal a shocking vision of the future, Hail must make the unexpectedly difficult decision she's been avoiding: whether to back the Shen or the Farians. Staying neutral is no longer an option. Will Hail fight? Or will she fall?"--
Subjects: Space operas (Fiction); Science fiction.; Imaginary wars and battles; Princesses; Human-alien encounters;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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