Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this three-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, features exclusive covers from Peter Jackson`s award-winning film trilogy, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of...

ISBN: 978-0-00-748836-0
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012

What are Iago`s duties as Othello`s Ensign, and why is he so dissatisfied with the appointment? Falstaff loves to drink sack - but what is sack? Shakespeare`s original audience would have needed no help with references to their everyday lives. This work provides explanations on topics as varied as astrology, hunting, children`s games, and money. Useful for fans of Pratchett`s science fiction and fantasy novels, this encyclopedia mixes shorter entries conveying specific information for foraging readers with longer articles concerning the scientific, social, and philosophical ideas.

ISBN: 978-0-7869-4277-0
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Continues the adventures of the Dark Elf hero, Drizzt Do-Urden, and his companions.

ISBN: 978-0-7869-3790-5
Дата выхода: август 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Devil May Cry 3 is a manga series based on the best selling video game Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening was released in Japan and later an English translation was released in 2005. The manga is divided into three parts, Code 1: Dante, Code 2: Vergil, and the to-be released Code 3: Lady. The plot of the manga centers around the events that happened one year before Devil May Cry 3, it explains how the conflict between Dante and his brother Vergil started and how the game's characters were introduced to each other. Code 1: Dante explores the storyline from Dante's point of view, it introduces the main characters. It explains how Vergil and Arkham meet and how they formed an alliance. Dante is...

ISBN: 978-6-1317-6096-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, known as Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series outside of the U.S., is a cartoon series based on the popular Mortal Kombat video game series (mainly Mortal Kombat 3 and its expansions, with some elements of Mortal Kombat II). Produced by Threshold Entertainment (who worked on both movies) and Film Roman, it aired on the USA Network`s Action Extreme Team animation block for one season of 13 episodes from September to December 1996, back-to-back with those of the Street Fighter animated series.

ISBN: 978-5-5086-7906-4

A motivational look at Catharsis is investigated. It is assumed that a) the goal to aggress increases the accessibility of aggressive constructs, b) that this heightened accessibility is inhibited after goal-fulfillment and c) that aggressive behavior is reduced after goal-fulfillment. Study 1 showed an increase of aggressive constructs after priming the goal to aggress; after imagined and symbolic goal-fulfillment this accessibility was diminished. Study 2 showed that after fulfilling the goal to aggress also aggressive behavior was reduced. In addition, a non-aggressive way of goal-fulfillment further decreased aggressive behavior. Study 3 demonstrated that goal-fulfillment is necessary: without it, fictitious aggressive acts against...

ISBN: 978-3-8364-9487-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader is an action role-playing game, developed for the PC by Reflexive Entertainment, and released on August 13, 2003. The game is viewed from a 3/4 isometric camera angle (as is common in many third-person role-playing games, such as the Diablo series). It focuses on a protagonist, controlled by the player, as he travels on a quest that constitutes the central focus of the game. The plot stipulates a rift in reality that drastically altered medieval history by allowing demons and other similar beings to enter the mortal realm. During the game, the protagonist encounters and interacts with numerous historical figures such as Joan of Arc, Leonardo Da Vinci and...

ISBN: 978-5-5085-8926-4

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dominion of Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka, was a dominion, and later realm, in the Commonwealth of Nations between 1948 and 1972. In 1948, British Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. In 1972, the Dominion of Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka. The Dominion of Ceylon was an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1325-3234-3
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Saxony-Anhalt is one of 16 states of Germany. It covers a total area of 20,445 km (12,676 sq. miles). By size, it is the 8th largest state in Germany, and by population, the 10th largest. It borders the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. The capital of Saxony-Anhalt is Magdeburg. It is the second largest city in the state, after Halle. Nearby is the city of Dessau, where the "Bauhaus" is located. The Bauhaus provided a basis for the field of architecture and fine arts in the area. Dessau is also home to the opulent Dessau-Worlitz Garden Realm. The city's main attraction is the Worlitzer Park which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The landscape of Saxony-Anhalt is quite varied. From the region of Altmark...

ISBN: 978-6-1329-3667-7
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wrath of a Mad God is a fantasy novel by Raymond E. Feist. It is the third and final book in the Darkwar Saga and was published in 2008. It was preceded by Into a Dark Realm which was published in 2006. It was originally meant to be published on September 3, 2007.On the world of the Dasati, Pug and the other Conclave members must find a way to save their people from the magician, Leso Varen, and the wrath of the mad god he has awoken. Miranda must find a way to save herself from the clutches of the Deathpriests who have her held captive on the world of Kelewan. Данное издание не является...

ISBN: 978-6-1346-7424-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

The Ghost Zone is a fictional dimension from the Nickelodeon animated television series Danny Phantom. Similar to the concept of the "Neitherworld" in the Beetlejuice animated series, the Ghost Zone is a realm in where in which metaphors are literal reality. Highlighted in season 3, the very fabric of the Ghost Zone coexists with the physical world; their mutual and dual existences is interlinked; they are the proverbial 'flip-side-of-the-coin' to each other. The 'Ghost Zone' is a dimension composed of variations of ectoplasm where 'ghosts' exist and through naturally occurring portals can cross-over into the human world, hoping to make a scene or take over mankind. The titular character, Danny Phantom, a.k.a. Danny Fenton, was involved...

ISBN: 978-6-1306-3277-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005, in Oslo) is the second child of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Prince Sverre Magnus is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. He has one older half-brother, Marius Borg H iby, and an older sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra. He is third in the line of succession to the Norwegian Throne, after his father and his older sister. As a descendant of Edward VII, he is also 65th in the line of succession to the throne of each of the sixteen Commonwealth Realms; where Sverre Magnus ranks ahead of his sister, since those Realms still follow the custom of male-preference...

ISBN: 978-6-1334-4833-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The video game Duke Nukem Forever spent fifteen years in development, from 1996 to 2011. It is a first-person shooter for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by 3D Realms, Triptych Games, Gearbox Software and Piranha Games. It is a sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D, as part of the long-running Duke Nukem video game series. Intended to be groundbreaking, Duke Nukem Forever has become infamous in the video games industry and was considered vaporware due to its severely protracted development schedule; the game had been in development under 3D Realms since 1996. Director George Broussard, one of the creators of the original Duke Nukem game, first announced the title`s development in...

ISBN: 978-5-5093-6492-1

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sir Abdool Raman Mahomed Osman (1902 – 1992) was the Governor General of Mauritius from 27 December 1972 to 31 October 1977. He was knighted in 1973, and was the first non-British Mauritian governor general. This page lists Governors-General of Mauritius from 1968 when the country gained independence as a Commonwealth realm until 1992 when it was proclaimed a republic. A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km (7.3 million mi , excluding Antarctic claims), and a population of 134 million; all but about two million live in the six...

ISBN: 978-6-1334-4801-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pure land in the Buddhadharma is an English rendering of the celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva. Various Buddhadharma traditions have arisen that focus on Pure Lands in various capacities, especially what has been given the nomenclature Pure Land Buddhism. Pure lands are also evident in the literatures and traditions of Taoism and Bon. Forms of Pure Land Buddhism were evident in early Indian Buddhism much earlier than the medieval period which was held by early Western scholarship. From a historical perspective the notion of 'pure lands' was an embedded meme inherited from other Dharmic Traditions already evident in the Dharma, the notion of a pure land may have evolved...

ISBN: 978-6-1325-5474-1
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yang di-Pertuan Negara, meaning "Head of State" in Malay, was used as an official title at various times in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. In 1959, following revisions to the Constitution, which granted Singapore internal self-government, the ceremonial post of Yang di-Pertuan Negara replaced the British colonial Governor. Although literally meaning head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara acts as the representative of the British monarch, similar to Governors-General of Commonwealth realms. Under a transitional arrangement, the last Governor of Singapore, Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode, served as the first Yang di-Pertuan Negara from June 3, 1959 to December 3, 1959. He was succeeded...

ISBN: 978-6-1309-5671-4
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011