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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ultimate unofficial guide to the mysteries of Harry Potter Ultimate unofficial guide to the mysteries of Harry Potter Galadriel Waters This Ultimate Unofficial Guide has what fans crave: - Secrets revealed! - Instructions on how to find clues - Recent hints and information from JK Rowling's chats and interviews - Brief summaries of … OL15963844W
The Magical Quest The Magical Quest Anne Deirdre Wilson The author examines the contradictions in medieval texts in an effort to solve inconsistencies in such traditional stories as the Holy Grail, Ywain, Perceval and King Arthur. The text uses the model … OL17190354W
Plots and Powers Plots and Powers Anne Deirdre Wilson From Amazon: In this final book of her pioneering investigation of logical problems in medieval narrative texts, Anne Wilson offers a practical guide to her approach. She argues that certain narrativ… OL17190360W
Field Guide to Harry Potter Field Guide to Harry Potter Colin Duriez From plot summaries to refresh your memory (Do you remember which book introduces the character of Luna Lovegood?) to a delightful glossary of characters, places, spells and special objects (Do you k… OL17759368W
Muggles and Magic Muggles and Magic George W. Beahm Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter and the "rags-to-riches" success of its author J. K. Rowling, but Muggles and Magic thoroughly examines every nook and cranny of the Potter universe including… OL1815048W
Harry Potter, you're the best! Harry Potter, you're the best! Sharon Moore this book sucks dont read OL18163002W
Portals of power Portals of power Lori M. Campbell "This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating ways in which magical nexus points, and movement between worlds, are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics. Throug… OL18352801W
Harry Potter Harry Potter British Library The official companion book to the special exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, featuring an extraordinary treasure trove of magical artifacts, original drafts and drawings by J.K. Rowling, a… OL19760920W
Glamorous sorcery Glamorous sorcery David Rollo "Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferri… OL221190W
El diccionario del mago El diccionario del mago Elizabeth Kronzek,Allan Zola Explores the true history, folklore, and mythology behind the magical practices, creatures, and personalities that appear in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. OL28587548W
Fairy godfather Fairy godfather Ruth B. Bottigheimer "In a bold departure from conventional fairy tale scholarship, Ruth B. Bottigheimer asserts that city life and a single individual played a central role in the creation and transmission of many of th… OL2960386W
The real Middle-earth The real Middle-earth Brian Bates Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention. An Old English term for the Dark Age world, it was always assumed that the importance of magic in this world exist… OL3347888W
Literature, technology, and magical thinking, 1880-1920 Literature, technology, and magical thinking, 1880-1920 Pamela Thurschwell "In this book Pamela Thurschwell examines the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-siecle. Thurschwell argues that technologies such as the telegraph and the … OL7798553W