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"He carries a dangerous secret, but can he survive long enough to expose it? Count Dimitri Sokolov has been charged with overseeing construction of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, but during this work, he witnesses an appalling crime, the truth of which threatens the Russian monarchy. In an effort to silence him, the czar has stripped Dimitri of his title, his lands, and his freedom . . . but Dimitri has one asset the czar knows nothing about:...

After long study of the various manuscripts that composed this early tale of Middle-Earth, Christopher Tolkien has constructed a coherent and epic narrative that composes a crucial part of his father's literary oeuvre. In the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West following the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World, Morgoth--the first Dark Lord--dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron. As he waged...

Landforms #1: Take a ride in a "traveling machine" to learn about the form and function of landforms. Highlights oceans, rivers, streams, mountains, hills, plains, valleys, plateaus, deserts, islands, and more. Rocks: the solid Earth materials #1: Discover the three ways rocks are formed and many of the properties of rocks and minerals -- like size, shape, color, and texture. A closer look at Earth: From above and below the surface, students take...