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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, this is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún," "The Fall of Arthur," and "The Story of Kullervo."
"Set 'in Britain's land beyond the seas' during the age of chivalry, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun tells of a childless Breton lord and lady (the 'Aotrou' and 'Itroun' of the title) and the tragedy...
Author
Publisher
Createspace
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Starting with preseason research and moving to complex draft techniques and finally in-season strategies, is built around the belief that everything you think you know about fantasy football should be questioned and tested. You'll learn which stats are most important to fantasy owners, how to understand and embrace the randomness inherent to the game, why some draft strategies are better than others, and most important, how to make the most accurate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Looking to nail your next fantasy football draft and come out on top in every trade? Then grab this newly updated Fantasy Footbal For Dummies. It's packed with hands-on tips and guidance about everything from the latest versions of the fame, the newest mobile apps, and how this season's NFL rule changes will impact your team. So, stop missing out on points, players, and wins, and become the undisputed champion of your league with help from your...
Author
Series
History of Middle-earth volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
This is the fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien, the first two comprising The Book of Lost Tales Parts One and Two, and the third The Lays of Beleriand. It has been given the title The Shaping of Middle-earth because the writings it includes display a great advance in the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor. The hitherto wholly unknown "Ambarkanta," or Shape of...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
While attending the Magical Congress of the United States of America in 1926, Newt Scamander is pursued by the wizarding authorities when dangerous beasts and their habitats escape from his magical briefcase.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As Bringing Down the House did for card counters and Positively Fifth Street did for poker players, Daniel Barbarisi does for Daily Fantasy Sports fans in this leap down the rabbit hole of America's latest obsession"--
Here, Daniel Barbarisi sheds light on a huge money-making subculture hiding out in plain sight. He quits his job as the New York Yankees beat writer for The Wall Street Journal and begins a quest: to figure out whether Daily Fantasy...
Author
Series
History of Middle-earth volume 7
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Presents a selection of critical writings, short fiction, and poetry by American author Edgar Allan Poe, including the title story in which a visitor to a gloomy mansion finds a childhood friend dying under the spell of a family curse.
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Whatever RPG game you play, from D&D to Call of Cthulu to licensed games like Star Wars, every detail is important. From setting the scene to choosing the right music or even adjusting the lighting to create the right atmosphere, every choice helps maximize your gaming experience. The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide provides practical advice for everything from pre-game preparations and in-game improvisation to working out a plan of attack with your...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Niflungs.
“Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version, now published for the first time, of the great legend of Northern antiquity, in two closely related poems to which he gave the titles The New Lay of the Völsungs
...19) Fantasyland: a sportwriter's obsessive bid to win the world's most ruthless fantasy baseball league
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"Every spring, millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest, most obsessive, and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball, a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004, Sam Walker, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars, a league reserved for the nation's top experts"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Defend yourself and protect your assets in a lair that feels as real and alive as your monsters with advice from Keith Ammann, author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters. The world is a dangerous place-especially when you're up to no good. Whether you're a rampaging monster, a calculating mastermind, or the current possessor of the Golden MacGuffin, someone's going to come at you. Probably more than one someone....
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