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Space Odyssey volume 3
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A newly independent HAL has decided humanity is to play a part in the evolution of the galxy whether it wishes to or not.
2) The Odyssey
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Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, none more so than the "complicated"...
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Space Odyssey volume 2
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Haywood Floyd, director of the original Discovery mission, sets out to discover what happened to HAL 9000 and comes face to face with something claiming to be Dave Bowman.
4) The Odyssey
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A retelling of Homer's epic poem that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.
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Space Odyssey volume 4
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One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again . . .
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Introduces young readers to the fascinating and exciting world of Greek mythology. "The Iliad" tells of the long, long siege of Troy which ends when the Greeks win the war using a wooden horse. Odysseus is one of the Greek warriors and "The Odyssey" describes his amazing adventures on his voyage home from the Trojan War.
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Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and...
13) American odyssey
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"Ten years have passed since Jack Picaro lost his Ghost Rifle--the firearm he invented, the one that never missed its target. The loss of the rifle calmed the hellraiser in his soul. Instead of returning to the gambling halls and whiskey bars of St. Louis, Jack has spent the last decade as a fur trapper in Wyoming's Wild River Range, married to Sky, the daughter of an Arikara war chief, and father of two. Then, after helping rescue U.S. soldiers trapped...
16) The Odyssey
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Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful wife, Penelope.
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A fine feathered frenzy: After mowing down Mrs. Harcourt's rose garden, Dylan is forced to pay the consequences. Dylan is give several tasks which includes parrot-sitting her beloved Napoleon, but when the bird escapes the chase is on. A twist in time: Dylan and Sal can't stand the suspense of not knowing what the secret new invention Whit is working on. But when they sneak into Whit's workshop the boys are in for a wild ride and find themselves trapped...
