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Quidditch through the Ages is a comprehensive guide to Quidditch and the ultimate resource for anyone interested in the magical world and its most popular sport. Written by Kennillworthy Whisp (aka J.K. Rowling), it is charmingly reproduced as if it were a facsimile of the very copy from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchraft and Wizardry. This book examines the evolution of quidditch as well as the finer points of modern play as popularized...
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to J.K. Rowling. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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New York Times—Bestselling Authors: Diehard fans share opinions and debate questions about the beloved series from the funny to the philosophical.
• Should we pity Voldemort or hate him?
• Is Severus Snape really a hero?
• Should J.K. Rowling have left Dumbledore's sexual orientation a secret?
• Did Harry actually die in Deathly Hallows?
• Were the Slytherins too demonized, the Hufflepuffs too lame, and the Gryffindors too glorified?
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"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most recognizable and mysterious figures in the Harry Potter series. As an unscrupulous beetle-like journalist once said, he's 'a biographer's dream.' Is he omniscient or limited? Is he benevolent or malevolent? What really drove him in the last years of an extraordinary life? Dumbledore dives between the lines of the Harry Potter books to create a portrait of the controversial...
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An approachable and inspiring series of short essays that examines the greatest YA series ever with a combination of adult literary criticism and childhood curiosity. The books will always be a part of you. Now, revisit old Hogwarts haunts. Reconnect with favorite characters. And learn far more than the correct pronunciation of "Wingardium Leviosa." With Life Lessons Harry Potter Taught Me, you'll discover how the universal themes and lessons of the...
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The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world. Now abridged as a board book for our youngest feminists and activists! Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told...
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Harry Potter is you and me, and his story is an account of initiation into both self-knowledge and the magical world beyond Muggle reality. He is on a quest, not just for himself, but for the welfare of the world. The lessons he learns are those found throughout the ancient wisdom tradition. A seminar held at the Olcott School of Theosophy at the Theosophical Society in America, Wheaton, Illinois, October 14-18, 2002.
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Now that the Harry Potter cycle is complete, we can look at the whole story of the boy-who-lived. The popularity of the Harry Potter stories has many causes, but perhaps the chief one is the fact that his story is archetypal. He is a contemporary version of the hero with a thousand faces. Harry Potter is us.
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"The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears. Narrator Natalie Dormer and a host of experts will take you on an audio journey like...
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Frodo, a hobbit from the Shire of Middle-earth and Harry Potter, a student at Hogswarts School, are both on quests not just for themselves, but for the welfare of the world. The Theosophical application of the Harry Potter books and the Lord of the Rings is in the characters discovering who they are and what their dharma is. The two protagonists are really us and their discoveries are our discoveries.
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