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1) The odyssey
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece." "Now Robert Fagles presents us with the Odyssey, Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem, recounting the arduous wanderings of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. If the Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey...
Language
English
Description
Fifteen minutes a day; the reading guide. New York, Collier [1956, c1938] 95 p.: illus.; 23 cm.
v. 30--Scientific papers: physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology.
v. 31--The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini.
v. 32--Literary and phylosophical essays, French, German, Italy.
v. 33--Voyages and travels, ancient and modern
v. 34--French and English philosophers: Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes.
v. 35--Chronicle and romance: Froissart,...
Language
English
Description
Based on the publishing phenomenon, Percy Jackson and other young demigods continue to fight, but this time in the sea, to fulfill their destinies. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and magical Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and the ultimate Evil.
5) Stand by me
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
6) Valiant
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
�2005
Language
English
Description
Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feather-raising mission, the flock of friends swoop their way toward victory. Against the odds and an evil German falcon, Valiant is called upon for a very important assignment....
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Justice hits its mark! Based on the beloved DC series, Arrow reinvents billionaire Oliver Queen, a 'vigilante' archer determined to right the wrongs of those who've corrupted Star City. The Complete Series delivers danger, action, and intrigue as the Green Arrow, with the help of Team Arrow, struggles to save their city from diabolical masterminds harboring dark secrets and sinister agendas.
Season 1: After being marooned for five years on a remote...