Author : James a C Muggleton
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,92 MB
Release : 2019-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781086850178
The Unofficial History of Magic is an compendium encyclopedia of the history of the fictional wizarding world. The book contains 9 chapters, meticulously researched using canonical and historical resources. This volume is perfect for any Witch or Wizard in training.
Author : Titus Chalk
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Games
ISBN : 1786180677
Author : The Editors of MuggleNet
Publisher : Media Lab Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781948174671
All scales, fins and feathers considered, there’s so much to explore when it comes to the endlessly exciting and dramatically diverse inhabitants of the wizarding world! From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this beautiful book details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production. The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary includes more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each entry providing a number of important classifications, including first appearance in Harry Potter lore, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defenses and intriguing story facts. We've also included rich descriptions for each entry, detailing each creature's history (or biography, in the case of specific creature characters), habitat and impact on the various stories from throughout the Wizarding World. So feed your inner magizoologist’s hunger for knowledge, learn more about these incredible creatures (including stories about them passed down through generations by historians and mythologists) and discover how to spot them in the wild—or even your own backyard.
Author : British Library
Publisher : Bloomsbury Children's Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 22,72 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
ISBN : 1526607077
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -- from Alchemy and Potions classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition -- absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme.
Author : Ryan Rooks
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 2014-01-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781492229407
In 1993 Magic the Gathering was released, inventing the trading card game genre. It was an immediate hit. Today, tens of millions of people have played and collected Magic and it is one of the best selling tabletop games in the world.This book explores the first age of Magic the Gathering from its roots through the release of Quick Start in 1996.
Author : Rachel Hathaway
Publisher : RH Media
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2015-04-26
Category : Humor
ISBN :
Are You Flirting with Me? Here’s a fun look at flirting, (including the Unofficial History of Flirting), Valentine’s Day, and observations about the wonderfully cute and sometimes funny side of love, romance, dating, personal relationships, and more. Here is the new SASSY GIRL SERIES launching with The Unofficial History of Flirting plus Five Ways to Reinvent Valentine’s Day and the Five Fun Ways to Flirt Like a Bird! In this book, we cover the ‘lottery’ of flirting, the science and magic of flirting, married vs. single flirting, texting fails, as well as flirting like a peacock, seagull, eagle, penguin, hummingbird, and a pterodactyl. You will be prepared for anything! It’s a great gift for him, for her, or to read together…
Author : Edward Gross
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1250128935
From the bestselling authors of the critically acclaimed two-volume series The Fifty-Year Mission, comes Slayers & Vampires: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel. Two decades after its groundbreaking debut, millions of fans worldwide remain enthralled with the incredible exploits of Joss Whedon’s Buffy Summers, the slayer and feminist icon who saved the world...a lot; as well as Angel, the tortured vampire with a soul who fought against the apocalyptic forces of evil. Now, go behind-the-scenes of these legendary series that ushered in the new Golden Age of Television, with the candid recollections of writers, creators, executives, programmers, critics and cast members. Together they unveil the oftentimes shocking true story of how a failed motion picture became an acclaimed cult television series, how that show became a pawn between two networks, and the spin-off series that was as engaging as everything that came before. This is the amazing true story of Buffy and the friends, vampires, slayers, and demons who changed television forever. The authors talked to almost 100 writers, producers, directors, filmmakers, sociologists and stars from Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel in new and vintage interviews from their personal archives, among them: Joss Whedon Guillermo del Toro Felicia Day Anthony Stewart Head Charisma Carpenter James Marsters David Boreanaz Amy Acker J. August Richards Eliza Dushku Christian Kane Julie Benz And More! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Edward Gross
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250065844
Volume one of a fifty year oral history of Star Trek by the people who were there, in their own words, sharing never-before-told stories.
Author : Jennifer Warner
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2014-09-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1629173819
In this world of superheroes, bells-and-whistles gadgetry, and mind blowing techno-magic, isn’t it amazing that the elements of a simple story can still capture the imagination and appeal to the senses? Well, maybe not just any simple story, but a well written one that extols the very best in human nature while at the same time exposing weaknesses and meeting problems head on, with characters who are accessible, relatable, and believable, is sure to find its place in the annals of classic, timeless literature. This is the case with the easy, fluid stories penned by Michael Bond for more than fifty years, featuring the irresistible, furry little stowaway who came to be known as Paddington Bear. This book looks at the history of beloved bear. While it has been researched and based on interviews and other publications, it is not endorsed by Michael Bond or the publishers of The Paddington Bear series.
Author : Marc Colavincenzo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004487832
This study brings together three major areas of interest - history, postmodern fiction, and myth. Whereas neither history and postmodern fiction nor history and myth are strangers to one another, postmodernism and myth are odd bedfellows. For many critics, postmodern thought with its resistance to metanarratives stands in direct and deliberate contrast to myth with its apparent tendency to explain the world by means of neat, complete narratives. There is a strain of postmodern Canadian historical fiction in which myth actually forms a complement not only to postmodernism's suspicion of master-narratives but also to its privileging of those marginal and at times ignored areas of history. The fourteen works of Canadian fiction considered demonstrate a doubled impulse which at first glance seems contradictory. On the one hand, they go about demythologizing - in the Barthesian sense - various elements of historical discourse, exposing its authority as not simply a natural given but as a construct. This includes the fact that the view of history portrayed in the fiction has been either underrepresented or suppressed by official historiography. On the other hand, the history is then re-mythologized, in that it becomes part of a pre-existing myth, its mythic elements are foregrounded, myth and magic are woven into the narrative, or it is portrayed as extraordinary in some way. The result is an empowering of these histories for the future; they are made larger than life and unforgettable.
