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Stories Set in Kansas
Dorothy's homeland of twisters, wheat fields and Wichita lines — Kansas is America's mythic middle. Its stories span Oz fantasies to plains thrillers.
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Browse 243 books, 181 movies, 10 TV shows and 12 games set in Kansas.
Never Split the Difference
A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home.After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City,…
Man of Steel
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save…
Smallville
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
Looper
In the futuristic action thriller Looper time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone they will send their target 30 years into the…
Modern Romance
Now a New York Times BestsellerA hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voicesAt some point, every one of us embarks…
Mysterious Skin
Connected through a dark past incident a teenage gay hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths again years later.
Superman & Lois
After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one…
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
With Mystery Inc. on the tail of a strange object in Nowhere Kansas the strange hometown of Eustice Muriel and Courage the gang soon find themselves contending with a giant cicada monster and her winged warriors.
The Last Olympian
All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's…
Courage the Cowardly Dog
The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.
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