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47 ronin : a samurai story from Japan / by Bassett, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)545924; Dragon76(Japanese artist),illustrator.(CARDINAL)859913;
"When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan. Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Lord Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made them famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the forty-seven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films. A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013."--Cover650L
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Fiction.; Forty-seven R¿‍nin.; Samurai; Yōkai (Japanese folklore);
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47 ronin / by Vinge, Joan D.,author.(CARDINAL)506458;
Outcast Kai joins a group of ex-samurai robbed of their position by the murder of their original leader by their overlord, and together they face a series of harrowing trials as they seek vengeance against the murderer.
Subjects: Samurai fiction.; Historical fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Movie novels.; Fiction.; Forty-seven Rōnin;
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The revenge of the forty-seven samurai / by Haugaard, Erik Christian.(CARDINAL)509075;
A fourteen-year-old serving boy finds himself surrounded by suspicion and betrayal as his master gathers a group of samurai to avenge Lord Asano's death.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Forty-seven Rōnin; Samurai;
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47 Ronin : the classic tale of samurai loyalty, bravery and retribution / by Allyn, John.(CARDINAL)741180; Turnbull, Stephen R.(CARDINAL)160192;
Japan was a country in turmoil at the beginning of the 18th century. It was a time of pageantry and corruption in the Shogun's court. Because the merchant class was rising in power, it was also the beginning of the end of privilege for the professional warriors, or samurai, who felt their loss keenly, especially since they held the business of money-making in contempt. In the midst of such bewildering change, eruptions of violence were not unknown. In 1701 in Edo, in a moment of anger and frustration, Lord Asano of Ako lashed out at a corrupt court official and set in motion a chain of events that terminated in one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. These events shocked the country and brought the Shogun himself to a legal and moral impasse. When it was over, Japan had a new set of heroes--the forty-seven ronin, or ex-samurai, of Ako.--From publisher description of the 1970 publication.
Subjects: Historical fiction, Japanese.; Fiction.; Feudalism; Forty-seven Rōnin; Rōnin; Revenge; Samurai;
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Paintings by Corot (1796-1875) : March tenth to March twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred forty-seven. by Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille,1796-1875,artist.(CARDINAL)125625; Paul Rosenberg & Co.,issuing body,host institution.(CARDINAL)155427;
Subjects: Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875.;
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Jokers wild / by Martin, George R. R.,author,editor of compilation.(CARDINAL)516754; Bryant, Edward,author.(CARDINAL)158634; Harper, Leanne C.,author.(CARDINAL)405334; Miller, John J.,1954-author.(CARDINAL)485541; Shiner, Lewis,author.(CARDINAL)760956; Snodgrass, Melinda M.,1951-author.(CARDINAL)765335; Simons, Walton,author.(CARDINAL)598129;
"The journey into high adventure soars on! Let the secret history of the world be told--of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of survivors who found they now possess superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others wreaked terror. Now, forty years later, under the streets of Manhattan an evil genius unleashes the powers of darkness--and Aces and Jokers alike must fight for their lives. Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement. Includes stories by: Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, George R. R. Martin, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner ,Walter Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Short stories.;
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Wild cards III : jokers wild / by Martin, George R. R.,author.editor.; Bryant, Edward,author.; Harper, Leanne C.,author.; Miller, John J.,author.; Shiner, Lewis,author.; Snodgrass, Melinda M.,1951-author.; Simons, Walton,author.;
"The journey into high adventure soars on! Let the secret history of the world be told--of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others wreaked terror. Now, forty years later, under the streets of Manhattan an evil genius unleashes the powers of darkness--and Aces and Jokers alike must fight for their lives. Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement.Includes stories by:Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, George R. R. Martin, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner ,Walter Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Science fiction, American.;
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B.P.R.D. : 1947 / by Mignola, Mike.(CARDINAL)356828; Bá, Gabriel.(CARDINAL)553604; Dysart, Josh.(CARDINAL)469669; Moon, Fábio.(CARDINAL)553603;
When Professor Broom enlists a crew to lead an investigation, it leads to witches, vampires, and an exorcism.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works);
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A genius for confusion : Joseph R. McCarthy and the politics of deceit / by Fried, Richard M.,1941-author.(CARDINAL)773490;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-397) and index."This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized sensation above truth. McCarthy often put aside his hunt for Reds while he pursued his anti-communist critics. He fought foes not just with noisy accusations but with covert gossip. He was gullible enough that some con artists managed to lure him on wild goose chases. The man who charged others with being "dupes" was sometimes one himself. Historian Fried's book builds on over a decade's research in a multitude of sources, many of them newly opened-not just McCarthy's own papers but those of forty-seven Senate colleagues, plus records of journalists, observers, and activists. It brings to light such theatrical episodes as a CIA "op" against McCarthy as well as Joe's quixotic search for Soviet security chief Lavrenti Beria in Spain. The resulting multi-focal perspective on the political and institutional setting in which McCarthy operated with such abandon is full of drama."--
Subjects: Biographies.; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; United States. Congress. Senate; Anti-communist movements; Legislators; Subversive activities;
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White palace [videorecording] / by Brennan, Eileen.; Mandoki, Luis.; Sarandon, Susan,1946-(CARDINAL)182764; Savan, Glenn,1953-; Spader, James.;
Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Eileen Brennan.After the death of his wife Max, a twenty-seven-year-old advertising executive finds himself involved in a passionate love affair with Nora, a forty-two-year-old waitress from the wrong side of the tracks.MPAA rating: R.
Subjects: Savan, Glenn, 1953-; Savan, Glenn, 1953-; Feature films.; Film adaptations.; Man-woman relationships; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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