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River spirit : a novel / by Aboulela, Leila,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."This enchanting and eye-opening new novel from Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela follows an embattled young woman coming of age during the Mahdist War in nineteenth-century Sudan, and illuminates the tensions that shape her course: between Britain and Sudan, Christianity and Islam, colonizer and colonized. In River Spirit, Aboulela gives us the unforgettable story of a people who -- against the odds and for a brief time -- gained independence from foreign rule through their willpower, subterfuge, and sacrifice."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Belief and doubt; Faith (Islam); Imperialism; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Merchants; Muslims; Orphans; Prophets; Slaves; Violence;
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The midnight rose : a novel / by Riley, Lucinda,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley, an epic story of family secrets, love, and betrayal set in Imperial India, a magnificent English country house in the 1920s, and that same house today"--
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Country homes; Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Let the dead bury the dead : a novel / by Epstein, Allison,author.;
"An urgent, immersive alternate history set in an imperial Russia on the brink of disaster, following a surprising cast of characters seeking a better future as Saint Petersburg struggles in the wake of Napoleon's failed invasion"--
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Social classes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Great War : a photographic narrative / by Holborn, Mark.; Roberts, Hilary.; Imperial War Museum (Great Britain);
LSC
Subjects: Great Britain. Army; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
© 2013., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Day of the Dragon King / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.Reading level : 2.3 ; 006-009
Subjects: Time travel; China--History--Han dynesty, 202B.C.-220A.D.; Magic; Tree houses;
© c1998., Random House,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The British army : the definitive history of the twentieth century / by Imperial War Museum (Great Britain);
LSC
Subjects: Great Britain. Army; Great Britain. Army;
© 2007., Cassell Illustrated,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / by Beard, Mary,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Cicero's finest hour -- In the beginning -- The kings of Rome -- Rome's great leap forward -- A wider world -- New politics -- From empire to emperors -- The home front -- The transformations of Augustus -- Fourteen emperors -- The haves and have-nots -- Rome outside Rome.A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
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Anna Karenina [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Gleeson, Domhnall.; Johnson, Aaron,1990-; Knightley, Keira,1985-; Law, Jude,1972-; MacFadyen, Matthew.; Marianelli, Dario.; Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910.; Vikander, Alicia.; Wright, Joe,1972-; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Camera, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Melanie Ann Oliver ; music, Dario Marianelli ; production design, Sarah Greenwood.Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander.When married woman Anna falls in love with a soldier, she is given an ultimatum by her husband, the Imperial minister, and must make a choice about following her heart and losing her son or staying in her current marriage.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.; Feature films.; Karenina, Anna (Fictitious character); Love; Man-woman relationships; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
© c2013., Universal Studios Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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Star wars. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cushing, Peter,1913-; Fisher, Carrie.; Ford, Harrison,1942-; Guinness, Alec,1914-; Hamill, Mark.; Lucas, George,1944-; Lucasfilm, Ltd.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness.Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Adventure films.; Feature films.; Leia, Princess (Fictitious character); Science fiction films.; Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character); Solo, Han (Fictitious character); Star Wars films.; Vader, Darth (Fictitious character); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2004., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Earning the Rockies : how geography shapes America's role in the world / by Kaplan, Robert D.,1952-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-; Landscapes; City and town life; Imperialism; National characteristics, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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