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"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to this Classics Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry. As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a...
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English
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In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding's legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot Lord of The Flies with an off-the-cuff naturalism, seeming to record a spontaneous eruption of its characters' IDs. The result is a rattling masterpiece, as provocative as its...
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English
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"In the summer of 1723, 8 boys and 3 men were marooned on a rocky stack in the middle of the sea at the edge of the Outer Hebrides. This book tells the story of how they survived nine months of deadly storms, madness and starvation with only a few ropes and baskets, and their own fortitude and endurance to save them." --
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Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda live alone on the tiny island where they were marooned years ago, with only the island creatures for company. That is, until a powerful storm brings a boat full of strangers to the island. Magic and mystery fill the island and these pages as the story of Shakespeares The Tempest unfold in a delightful introduction to this classic play." --
87) The red turtle
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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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None
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The dialogue-less film follows the story of a castway who becomes stranded on a beautiful, but desolated island. He learns to live in isolation, seemingly tormented in his effots to escape the island by a giant red turtle.--
88) The tempest
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Publisher
CBC Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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John Hirsch's Stratford Festival production, staged for CBC television in 1982.
Home use only.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"'I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully ... It was a footprint--the footprint of a man!'" In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend--or an enemy?" --
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Cast away: A Fed-Ex systems engineer crash lands on a deserted island and must make both physical and emotional changes in order to survive,
Captain Phillips: Based on the true story of the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in over two hundred years, this movie follows Captain Richard Phillips and the US - flagged MV Maersk Alabama as it is hijacked by Somali pirates.
Apollo 13: This big picture reenactment of the 1970 Apollo lunar mission...
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VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. The blight of the tárichos is infecting the people of the Mud Whale with horrifying speed, and the island seems doomed to become a floating graveyard. But visions of the past may have the power to save the future as Chakuro becomes witness to Shaun...
92) Robinson Crusoe
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Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"When young Robinson Crusoe runs away to sea in search of adventure, he gets more than he bargained for. Shipwrecked on a remote island with no hope of rescue, he will need all his skill and ingenuity just to stay alive. The most famous adventure story in the English language is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover.
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Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Chakuro, Suou and Shuan ventured to the battleship Karcharías to convince Orca to release Ouni and Lykos. But instead of rescuing their friends, they are now caught up in Orca's plan to destroy the Mud Whale and all its residents! He claims this will unleash an apocalypse and overthrow the Nouses, creating a parallel world where humans will never again feel pain or sadness, but Chakuro and his friends aren't interested in that kind of future. When...
94) The red turtle
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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Neither fully human nor fully Nous, the emperor has had centuries to observe people and the sadness they cannot seem to escape. Determined to bring happiness to humanity, he will do anything to see his grand plan to fruition--even if it means bringing about the end of the world"--
97) Beautiful wild
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English
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"Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded "Millionaire's Ship of the West," she'll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage. But Vida didn't plan on Fitz's best friend Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams. Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life...
98) Peter the whaler: his early life and adventures in the Artic regions and other parts of the world
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Publisher
C. S. Francis
Pub. Date
1852.
Language
English
Publisher
Outright Games Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Continue the story of Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania 3 in an exciting new adventure. Play as Dracula or Mavis, or switch between the two. Command the lovable new creatures, the impact, to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Rescue your Drac-Pack friends, including Frankenstein and Murray, while exploring the mysterious Lost Islands. Challenge yourself to beat the clock, find hidden treasures and beat big bosses.
