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3) The Ickabog
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the legend of the fearsome Ickabog spreads terror in the peaceful kingdom of Cornucopia, best friends Bert and Daisy set out to discover the truth and bring happiness back to the kingdom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
351 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Ere are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. Classical artwork inspired by the myths and learned notes from the author offer...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, genealogical table ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this continuation of "Mythos," Stephen Fry recounts the stories of the human heroes found in Greek mythology, with illustrations of classical art inspired by the myths.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A retelling of the Greek myth of the Trojan war"--
Relive the thrills, grandeur, and tragedy of the Trojan War. Stylishly retold by Fry, he retells the epic battle with drama, humor, and vivid emotion.Hector, Odysseus, Helen-- their loves and their mortal enemies-- all burn bright in Fry's prose.
8) Missing link
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Mr. Link only wants to find the missing branch of his sasquatch family, the yeti of Tibet, and hires Sir Frost to help him search. Unfortunately, Adelina Fortnight -- a fierce woman who has crossed paths with Sir Frost before -- holds the only map, and they are pursued by a villain hired by the Adventuring Society who would like Mr. Link's...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
x, 438 pages, 32 unnumbered pagesof plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The popular actor, comedian, and writer traces his unlikely Cambridge education, his relationships with such contemporaries as Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, and his hedonistic rise to stardom.
11) More fool me
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
388 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"By his early thirties, Stephen Fry--writer, comedian, star of stage and screen--had, as they say, 'made it.' Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him. As the '80s drew to a close, he began to burn the candle at both ends. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a neverending series of celebrity...
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins continues on in his journey with the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim their lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
313 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The popular British comic celebrity recounts his visits to all fifty of the United States, where he experienced diverse regional cultures ranging from Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Wall Street and the Deep South.
16) Jeeves & Wooster
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 1200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bertie Wooster is the classic young British man of means, blessed with a touch too generous a heart and a slight deficit in the noggin department. Jeeves is his hilariously arch and resourceful valet, a "Gentleman's Gentleman" without equal who sees Bertie through the never-ending swirl of hopeless old friends, indomitable aunts, unbidden guests, and romantic entanglements that dominate his life. "The Complete Jeeves and Wooster" includes all 23...
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full screen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alex Rider has been trained since birth for a career as a spy. It's not until his beloved uncle, Ian Rider, dies that Alex learns of his intended purpose in life. At just 14, Alex is not sure he can do all that is required of a super spy. Without much choice he is taken under the wing of Britain's secret intelligence service. The Special Operations Division of the MI6 sends Alex on a mission which could save or cost millions their lives. As Alex embarks...
18) Le divorce
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen and standard full screen vers.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Isabel Walker receives word that her pregnant stepsister Roxy has been abandoned by her philandering French husband, she travels to Paris to offer her help and moral support. Together, the two young women hit the party scene, living it up with the locals and American expatriates while waiting for Roxy's divorce to become final. Then Isabel unexpectedly meets and falls in love with a much older man.
Publisher
Shout! Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American family moves to England, to the infamous Canterville Chase, the ancestral home that's been haunted for 300 years by the ghost, of Sir Simon de Canterville. When Sir Simon and the family's teenage daughter Virginia start plotting together to get her family back to New York, she discovers that Sir Simon has been cursed to be bound to the estate. After she uncovers the beautiful and tragic love story of Sir Simon's beloved wife, Virginia...
20) That sugar film
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An expectant father undertakes a perilous/delicious mission to see what the hidden sugars in seemingly healthy products can do to both his body and brain chemistry in this eye-opening new documentary that must be seen to be believed.