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The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and...
2) Return of the king: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the greatest comeback in NBA history
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Documents LeBron James's return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the secret meetings and controversial decisions behind the scenes that set the team on the path to win the 2016 NBA championship.
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The roots of J. R. R. Tolkien's works are firmly set in the rural landscape of Warwickshire. Graham McTavish goes to the heart of England to explore the background of one of the most famous pieces of literature, The Lord of the Rings. Hear insight from author and historian, Bob Carruthers, biographer Humphrey Carpenter, author Patrick Curry, publisher Rayner Unwin, historian David Doughan, Tolkien's children Priscilla and Father John Tolkien, and...
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The Magic Ring of The Hobbit has now become the Ring of Doom, and to restore peace it must be destroyed in the raging fires in which it was made. Chosen for the task, Frodo and faithful servant Samwise face grave perils, the worst of which is the ring's terrible power to possess its wearer. Will Frodo give in to the madness of the ring, or will he fulfill his quest?
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Listeners are calling this MC trilogy by best-selling author Xavier Neal epic!
Chivalry isn't dead.
It just rides a motorcycle now....
The Misfits MC is known for maintaining the balance.
Providing common ground.
Protecting the innocent.
However, when Adonis "King" Arthur is forced to return home to help rescue a fellow member's sister from a rival club, he quickly realizes the place he held in his memory as a haven is anything but.......
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It has been foretold:
In the hour of Britain's greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people.
In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand.
In England, the British monarchy teeters on the edge of total destruction.
And in the Scottish Highlands, a mystical emissary named Mr. Embries—better known as "Merlin"—informs a young captain that
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In February 2008 a unique wildlife reserve of 1,250 hectares was established around Lionsrock, South Africa, with the aim of returning lions and other big cats to the land of their ancestors. Most are from Europe, from rundown zoos or circuses, removed to dubious holding pens like the dilapidated Panterabig cats' asylum in the Netherlands. From here a rescued lion family are sedated and air-freighted to a perfect savanna landscape, where for the first...
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Everything comes from nostalgia - for father and Tibetan mastiff. When I was seven years old, my father brought me and my brother a small Tibetan mastiff from Yushu grassland. My father said that the Tibetan mastiff is a treasure of Tibetans, because they can do anything. He told us to raise it up.
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Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.