Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) may appear to be an ordinary librarian working at the world-famous Metropolitan Library but beneath the public library lies the centuries-old headquarters of scholars & adventurers who investigate the bizarre collect dangerous artifacts & save the world from supernatural threats This is THE LIBRARY & Flynn is THE LIBRARIAN When an ancient conspiracy threatens to destroy technology & bring back the age of magic Flynn & his new Guardian Eve Baird must recruit three extraordinary people --a secretive scholarcowboy who works on an oil pipeline a hospital attendant who has the extraordinary gift of synesthesia the ability to link all five senses to her memory & a world-class thief to join in the quest If these new recruits fail the world will be plunged into a new Dark Age But if they succeed (and survive) they will become the new LIBRARIANS Episodes 1 & the Crown of King Arthur 2 & the Sword in the Stone 3 & the Horns of a Dilemma 4 & Santa&s Midnight Run 5 & the Apple of Discord 6 & the Fables of Doom 7 & the Rule of Three 8 & the Heart of Darkness 9 & the City of Light 10 & the Loom of Fate ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play With magic returned to the world the Librarians are needed now more than ever Jacob Stone Eezekiel Jones & Cassandra Cillian have taken on the role of full-time Librarians & together with their guardian Eve Baird long-time Librarian Flynn Carsen & their caretaker Jenkins they will face all the challenges that this new age of magic is bringing to the world An ancient spell has brought some of the greatest fictional villains off the page led by Shakespeare s Prospero & as he seeks to remake the world in his own vision it is up to the Librarians to stop him
- or the world will never be the same
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The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd century BC to the present influencing writers from antiquity to Robert Graves It provides a complete history of Greek myth telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology & the various adventures associated with the main heroes & heroines from Jason & Perseus to Heracles & Helen of Troy As a primary source for Greek myth as a reference work & as an indication of how the Greeks themselves viewed their mythical traditions the Library is indispensable to anyone who has an interest in classical mythology Robin Hard's accessible & fluent translation is supplemented by comprehensive notes a map & full genealogical tables The introduction gives a detailed account of the Library's sources & situates it within the fascinating narrative traditions of Greek mythology ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

The Old Library of St John's College Cambridge is home to a hugely important collection of printed books manuscripts photographs maps furniture busts paintings & other artefacts the work of writers craftsmen & artists active across more than one thousand years The Library Treasures of St John's College Cambridge offers a lavishly illustrated introduction to the diversity & richness of that collection It demonstrates something particularly important about St John's College Library & about libraries in many other Cambridge Colleges that besides meeting the academic needs of present-day Fellows & students they also care for museum & archival collections of national & international importance the essential primary materials & sources sought after by scholars across the world ...

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' Terrific page-turning slyly funny' India Knight' As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry' Absolutely magnificent' Marian Keyes Quentin & Lottie Bredin like many modern couples can't afford to divorce Having lost their jobs in the recession they can't afford to go on living in London; instead they must downsize & move their three children to a house in a remote part of Devon Arrogant & adulterous Quentin can't understand why Lottie is so angry; devastated & humiliated Lottie feels herself to have been intolerably wounded Mud mice & quarrels are one thing
- but why is their rent so low? What is the mystery surrounding their unappealing new home? The beauty of the landscape is ravishing yet it conceals a dark side involving poverty revenge abuse & violence which will rise up to threaten them Sally Verity happily married but unhappily childless knows a different side to country life as both a Health Visitor & a sheep farmer's wife; & when Lottie's innocent teenage son Xan gets a zero-hours contract at a local pie factory he sees yet another At the end of their year the lives of all will be changed for ever A suspenseful black comedy this is a rich compassionate & enthralling novel in its depiction of the English countryside & the potentially lethal interplay between money & marriage
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' Terrific page-turning slyly funny' India Knight' As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry' Absolutely magnificent' Marian Keyes Quentin & Lottie Bredin like many modern couples can't afford to divorce Having lost their jobs in the recession they can't afford to go on living in London; instead they must downsize & move their three children to a house in a remote part of Devon Arrogant & adulterous Quentin can't understand why Lottie is so angry; devastated & humiliated Lottie feels herself to have been intolerably wounded Mud mice & quarrels are one thing
- but why is their rent so low? What is the mystery surrounding their unappealing new home? The beauty of the landscape is ravishing yet it conceals a dark side involving poverty revenge abuse & violence which will rise up to threaten them Sally Verity happily married but unhappily childless knows a different side to country life as both a Health Visitor & a sheep farmer's wife; & when Lottie's innocent teenage son Xan gets a zero-hours contract at a local pie factory he sees yet another At the end of their year the lives of all will be changed for ever A suspenseful black comedy this is a rich compassionate & enthralling novel in its depiction of the English countryside & the potentially lethal interplay between money & marriage
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Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015 The Lie Tree is a wonderfully evocative & atmospheric novel by Frances Hardinge award-winning author of Cuckoo Song & Fly By Night Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances & as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree The tree only grows healthy & bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it The fruit of the tree when eaten will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it The bigger the lie the more people who believe it the bigger the truth that is uncovered The girl realizes that she is good at lying & that the tree might hold the key to her father's murder so she begins to spread untruths far & wide across her small island community But as her tales spiral out of control she discovers that where lies seduce truths shatter ...

Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015 The Lie Tree is a dark & powerful novel from universally acclaimed author Frances Hardinge It was not enough All knowledge- any knowledge
- called to Faith & there was a delicious poisonous pleasure in stealing it unseen Faith has a thirst for science & secrets that the rigid confines of her class cannot supress & so it is that she discovers her disgraced father's journals filled with the scribbled notes & theories of a man driven close to madness Tales of a strange tree which when told a lie will uncover a truth the greater the lie the greater the truth revealed to the liar Faith's search for the tree leads her into great danger
- for where lies seduce truths shatter ' Brilliant dark thrilling utterly original' Patrick Ness' The Lie Tree is a wonder I can't think of anyone who would not love this story' Matt Haig'I loved this book so much' Lucy Mangan' Complex & intelligent a lustrous delicious romp' Philip Womack The Telegraph

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Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015 The Lie Tree is a dark & powerful novel from universally acclaimed author Frances Hardinge & illustrated by Children's Laureate Chris Riddell It was not enough All knowledge- any knowledge
- called to Faith & there was a delicious poisonous pleasure in stealing it unseen Faith has a thirst for science & secrets that the rigid confines of her class cannot supress & so it is that she discovers her disgraced father's journals filled with the scribbled notes & theories of a man driven close to madness Tales of a strange tree which when told a lie will uncover a truth the greater the lie the greater the truth revealed to the liar Faith's search for the tree leads her into great danger
- for where lies seduce truths shatter The Lie Tree Illustrated Edition is packed full of gorgeous black & white illustrations by triple Kate Greenaway Medal winning-illustrator Chris Riddell author of the Goth Girl & Ottoline series' Brilliant dark thrilling utterly original' Patrick Ness' The Lie Tree is a wonder I can't think of anyone who would not love this story' Matt Haig'I loved this book so much' Lucy Mangan' Complex & intelligent a lustrous delicious romp' Philip Womack The Telegraph

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