The Nature of Middle-Earth


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It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973. For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. He discusses sweeping themes as profound as Elvish immortality and reincarnation, and the Powers of the Valar, to the more earth-bound subjects of the lands and beasts of Númenor and the geography of the Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor.




The Gateway to Earth


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The third novel for young teen readers from the pen of talented author Michael Oehley... another fast-paced, action-packed fantasy science-fiction adventure that will have you turning the pages and begging for more. This is his best yet...When two powerful weapons are stolen from the Starship Súperia, Daren Sáner and friends are sent on a dangerous mission through a black hole to recover them. So begins two whirlwind journeys through time and space to an alien planet called 'Earth' and to medieval Óshéanús, where alchemists have built a portal between worlds. Nothing is what it seems in the past or the present as Daren races against time to stop Súperia's weapons from falling into the wrong hands...




Gateway to Science


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Uses picture dictionary and textbook formats to introduce content-area knowledge and skills needed to meet the requirements of science programs and state assessments. Teaches vocabulary and concepts from the following areas: science basics, life science, earth science, physical science. Includes glossary with Spanish translations. Appropriate for English language learners.




Gateway to the earth


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The Battle for Middle-earth


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Fleming Rutledge discovers the deeper religious meaning behind Tolkien's masterpiece.




The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Themes, Symbols and Myths


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Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.




Holy Bible (NIV)


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The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.




The Dying Earth


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New races of man had evolved, new species of beast; science had vanished and magic had arisen to dominate the twilight of our world as it dominated the earth's morning. The Dying Earth is Jack Vance's finest work - a stunning evocation of a world peopled by wizards, witches, demons, monsters, dashing princes and forlorn maidens. A bejewelled gallery of strange and wonderful beings in the eminent tradition of Tolkien and William Morris. Jack Vance's preferred title for this collection is Mazirian the Magician, but while we have elsewhere deferred to his wishes, in this case the book is so famous under a title of which he apparently strongly disapproves that we concluded it would be absurd to change it. All Jack Vance titles in the SFGateway use the author's preferred texts, as restored for the Vance Integral Edition (VIE), an extensive project masterminded by an international online community of Vance's admirers. In general, we also use the VIE titles, and have adopted the arrangement of short story collections to eliminate overlaps.




Our Hollow Earth


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THE EARTH IS HOLLOW -- AND WE HAVE THE PHOTOS TO PROVE IT! WE ARE NOT ALONE ON THIS PLANET.-- OTHERS ARE HERE! There is said to be a vast world beneath our feet, a civilization located at the innermost core of our planet. Some call it the Hollow Earth or the Inner Earth. It has been described as a virtual paradise by some and a horrifying, hellish nightmare by others. Doorways into this mystery realm have been sought for centuries. Some say they have actually "slipped inside" our planet. A number have given extraordinary accounts of their voyage, while others have vanished, never to be seen by another living soul again.Frankly, the text books - according to the experts consulted for this volume - are all wrong! For, if you think life exists only on the surface of the planet, you have been listening to the "party line" way too long. There are those who see the Earth as being multilayered, and that what goes on "above" definitely goes on "below" - and maybe more so to the extreme. Many have been led to believe that the first tale of a voyage inside our hollow globe was told by Jules Verne. "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" is the exciting story of a group of adventurers who are dying of hunger and thirst in the dark caverns below. They encounter prehistoric beasts before arriving at their destination, thousands of miles beneath our planet's surface. The tale was science fiction - or was it? Soon others were to come forward to relate their own perilous adventures in the dark dimensions beneath our feet. But Verne had NOT been the first writer to use this as a basis for his tale. Whether he had simply invented the story or based it upon rumors that were making the rounds in Europe, stories saying that the center of the planet was not furnace-like, but a beautiful "otherworldly paradise" in the category of an Eden, as it would be described Biblically. In fact, more than a hundred years before, a Norwegian scholar wrote a tome that has almost been forgotten in the centuries that have passed. In this work he spoke of a weird variety of intelligent beings who interacted with the hero of his story. A full translation of this RARE work is presented here in polished English for today's student of the Hollow Earth theory. There are also to be found tales of fifteen-foot giants, a variety of hideous monsters and ten-foot tall reptilians living underground who inhabit a vast tunnel system constructed by a civilization that departed thousands upon thousands of years ago from the surface of the planet after the air aboveground became highly radioactive. There is evidence that the governments and the militaries of various nations know of the existence of this Inner World, but keep it a closely guarded secret. These official agencies are also aware that the objects we know as UFOs originate from inside this Inner World, and that a "privileged" group of Nazis escaped to the Hollow Earth through entrances at the South Pole. America's aviation ace, Admiral Richard Byrd, ventured across this icy hidden stronghold but left without confronting the potential menace concealed there. There are even possible links to the assassination of John F. Kennedy associated with the Inner Earth. Yes, there were giants in the Earth in Biblical times - and they possibly still exist, not far from where we live, mere miles below our towns and homes.




The Road to Middle-Earth


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