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1) Spice road
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Publisher Annotation: The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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Highlighted by majestic set design by William Cameron Menzies, this awe-inspiring jaunt through exotic Arabia follows a young thief who faces supernatural challenges to win the heart of his beloved princess. Accompanied by a score by the Mont Alto Orchestra, this is the definitive version of Fairbanks' magical fantasy.
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A.D. (Ted Dekker) volume 1
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Center Street
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English
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"A sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. Step back in time to the year of our Lord...A.D. 30. The outcast daughter of one of the most powerful Bedouin sheikhs in Arabia, Maviah is called on to protect the very people who rejected her. When their enemies launch a sudden attack with devastating...
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 2
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Random House
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English
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After the Black is claimed by its rightful owner, a great desert chieftain from across the sea, Alac crosses the desert amid many dangers in search of the stallion.
Alec, a young teenager, tries to find out where the beautiful Black, a horse, was taken after the attempt on his life. Grades 4-7.
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Doubleday, Doran & Company, inc
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English
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"Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph" is a memoir written by T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia. The book recounts Lawrence's experiences during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Lawrence played a key role in organizing and leading Arab forces against the Ottoman Turks in the Arabian Peninsula.
The title "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" refers to the seven great cities of the Arab world mentioned in the Book of...
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A.D. (Ted Dekker) volume 2
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English
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"They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world-unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave-subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes. She found strength in his words, peace from the brutal word around her. Because of what he taught her, she has gathered her own traveling kingdom of outcasts deep in the desert, wielding an authority few have seen. But...
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Wordsworth
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English
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First published in 1926, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" is the fascinating and brutal account of the Arab Revolt of 1916 to 1918 by T. E. Lawrence, more famously known as "Lawrence of Arabia". Written, rewritten, and edited over a period of several years from 1919 to 1926, Lawrence recounts his time serving in the British Forces in North Africa when he was based in Wadi Rum. He describes his role assisting in the organization and carrying out of attacks...
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Her husband's affairs: When a miracle hair removing cream turns out to be a hair growth cream, the ad-man is accused of murdering the inventor and the advertiser's wife must come to his rescue.
Miss Grant takes Richmond: A clueless secretary threatens the office owner's illegal bookmaking business.
The Fuller Brush girl: A bumbling door-to-door saleswoman is framed for a murder. She and her boyfriend flee from police to track down the real criminal.
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14) Arabian nights
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Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss brings to life classic tales of a wish-granting Genie, the Forty Thieves, and talking animals. A selection of uniquely fascinating stories transports the listener to the magical world of Scheherazade, who first spun these tales.
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Columbia Tristar Home Video
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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The story of T.E. Lawrence, the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity.
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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Full screen and widescreen version.
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English
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Neera is a young girl who becomes separated from her father in Arabia during World War II. Left alone in the desert, she befriends a wild colt, whom she names Shetan. Once reunited with her father, however, Neera remains haunted by images of "the lost horse of the desert". This is the prequel to 'The Black Stallion' and shows the relationship between the stallion and the young girl who have come together, as if by destiny.
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A.D. (Ted Dekker) volume 1
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Blackstone Audio, Inc
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English
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The outcast daughter of one of the most powerful Bedouin sheikhs in Arabia, Maviah is called on to protect the very people who rejected her. When their enemies launch a sudden attack with devastating consequences, Maviah escapes with the help of two of her father's warriors--Saba, who speaks more with his sword than his voice, and Judah, a Jew who comes from a tribe that can read the stars. Their journey will be fraught with terrible danger. If they...
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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English
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Neera is a young girl who becomes seperated from her father in Arabia during World War II. Left alone in the desert, she befriends a wild colt, who she names Shetan. Once reunited with her father, however, Neera remains haunted by images of "the lost horse of the desert". This is the prequel to 'The Black Stallion' and shows the relationship between the stallion and the young girl who have come together, as if by destiny.
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