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Wicked

by Maguire, Gregory

eBook - 2009

In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own ...Show more In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin - no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens. But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere. Animals - those creatures with voices, souls, and minds - are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals - even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Show less

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Wicked

Music CD - 2019

Celebrate fifteen years of the global phenomenon with brand new recordings featuring Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Adam Lambert, Ledisi,...Show more Celebrate fifteen years of the global phenomenon with brand new recordings featuring Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Adam Lambert, Ledisi, and Pentatonix. Recorded in front of a live audience and broadcast on NBC, this edition will delight the first and next generations of die-hard fans. Show less

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Gladiator

DVD - 2003

The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas. The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas. Show less

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The Wizard of Oz

DVD - 2009

Dorothy and her dog Toto, are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her ...Show more Dorothy and her dog Toto, are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the wizard who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart, and courage. Show less

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Gladiators

Deadly Arena Sports of Ancient Rome

by Epplet, Christopher

Book - 2017

It's hard for modern readers to truly grasp the spectacle that was arena sports in ancient Rome, which pitted man against man and man against beast in mor...Show more It's hard for modern readers to truly grasp the spectacle that was arena sports in ancient Rome, which pitted man against man and man against beast in mortal combat. Our modern games of football and hockey, or even boxing and MMA, truly pale in comparison. The Gladiators is a comprehensive survey of these ancient sports, focusing on gladiatorial combat and the beast hunts ( venationes ). While many books have been written on arena spectacles in ancient Rome, they generally neglect the venationes, despite the fact that the beast hunts, of various dangerous wild animals (including lions, tigers, elephants, and rhinos), were almost as popular as gladiatorial spectacles and endured over a longer period of time. Dr. Christopher Epplett gives a full and detailed treatment of both types of spectacle. Show less

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The Wizard of Oz

by Baum, L. Frank

Book - 2008

The classic story of a girl and her dog over the rainbow. The classic story of a girl and her dog over the rainbow. Show less

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Son of A Witch

by Maguire, Gregory

eBook - 2009

In this captivating New York Times bestseller, beloved author Gregory Maguire returns to the land of Oz and introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last ...Show more In this captivating New York Times bestseller, beloved author Gregory Maguire returns to the land of Oz and introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Is he really Elphaba's son? He has her broom and her cape-but what of her powers? In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up? Show less

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Spartacus: Kubrick'S Controversial Epic

Streaming Video - 2020

Discover what makes Spartacus (despite being one of the best-known cinema epics of ancient Rome) something of an oddity. It's a gladiator film with only o...Show more Discover what makes Spartacus (despite being one of the best-known cinema epics of ancient Rome) something of an oddity. It's a gladiator film with only one scene of combat. Its production was rife with conflict. Its narrative misrepresents the real-life Spartacus's goals. Show less

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Spartacus, Blood and Sand

The Complete First Season

DVD - 2010

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena, where blood and death are primetime entertainment....Show more Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena, where blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasure will constantly test Spartacus. To survive, he must become more than a man and gladiator. He must become a legend. Show less

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Gladiator

20th Anniversary Edition

by The Lyndhurst Orchestra (Musical group)

Streaming Music - 2020

Soundtrack to the movie. Soundtrack to the movie. Show less

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A Lion Among Men

by Maguire, Gregory

Streaming Audiobook - 2008

Return to a darker Oz with Gregory Maguire. In A Lion Among Men, the third volume in Maguire's acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Yea...Show more Return to a darker Oz with Gregory Maguire. In A Lion Among Men, the third volume in Maguire's acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Years, a fuller, more complex Cowardly Lion is brought to life and gets to tell his remarkable tale. It is a story of oppression and fear in a world gone mad with war fever-of Munchkins, Wizards, and Wicked Witches-and especially of a gentle soul and determined survivor who is truly A Lion Among Men. Show less

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