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"From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's childhood was anything but ordinary. Even as his parents' skepticism colored his early forays into acting, his childhood passion for performance buoyed him through a few inauspicious false starts, and he began booking major roles, rubbing shoulders with the likes of 007 and Hannibal Lecter. It wasn't until he landed the role of Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's Slytherin supervillain, that he was catapulted into the...
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Get the Summary of Tom Felton's Beyond the Wand in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Beyond the Wand" is Tom Felton's candid memoir, where he reflects on his life and career, including his early indiscretions and the challenges of growing up in the public eye. He shares intimate details about his nurturing family, with his three brothers significantly influencing his personality and interests. Felton's childhood...
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The actress, who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, shares how she confronted all the complexities and contradictions within herself; reveals how she began to conquer her self-hate and eating disorder; and explores the choices that led her down the path of creativity.
4) Mazebook
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"A lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter receives a mysterious phone call one night from a girl claiming it's her and that she's trapped in the middle of a labyrinth. Convinced that this child is contacting him from beyond this world, he uses an unfinished maze from one of her journals and a map of the city to trace an intricate path through a different plane of reality on an intense and melancholy adventure...
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"The best recent all-around lavender book with something for gardeners, crafters, and cooks alike." -Library Journal
Lavender is beloved for its and culinary and medicinal uses. In The Lavender Lover's Handbook, Sarah Berringer Bader provides a complete overview of the 100 most colorful, fragrant, and stunning varieties. You will discover expert tips on spacing, planting, pruning, and care and maintenance. Additional information includes tips...
6) Snow angels
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Dark Horse Books
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"Milliken and Mae Mae have never left The Trench-it's all they've ever known. They were born in The Trench, and they'll die there, just like all their people do. The two girls, eight and eleven, are a part of the Trenchfolk, a sprawling settlement of people living inside the massive ice walls of a vast, seemingly endless frozen trench carved into the surface of an otherwise icy wasteland. The Trenchfolk survive in this hostile world by following the...
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"In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with...
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American vampire (Graphic novel) volume 8
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DC Comics
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c2010
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English
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A new vampire for a new century. Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet has a reputation for cussedness as long as he is ornery. As the first vampire conceived on American soil, however, he's not your usual creature of the night. Stronger, fiercer and powered by the sun, Sweet is the first of a new breed of bloodsucker: the American Vampire. Forty-five years after rising from his grave, Sweet finds himself in 1920s Los Angeles, where...
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Insight Editions
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[2021]
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The exciting follow-up to Harry Potter: Knitting Magic, this book offers 28 new official patterns for projects ranging from spellbinding stuffed toys to cozy house apparel to all-new costume replicas--including bewitching projects inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films!
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Candlewick Press
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2018.
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Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned shopping area for wizards and witches, and it was Harry Potters first introduction to the wizarding world. On this bustling street, seen throughout the Harry Potter films, the latest brooms are for sale, wizard authors give book signings, and young Hogwarts students acquire their school suppliescauldrons, quills, robes, wands, and brooms. This magical scrapbook takes readers on an interactive tour of Diagon Alley, from...
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DC Comics
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"Beyond our universe, there is the Multiverse ... and beneath the Multiverse is a nightmare realm where every fear that has ever been felt on our Earth becomes reality. Now an evil force as old as time wants to drag us down into the shadows, into the realm of never-ending terror. But when the door between worlds opens, it's not just any nightmares that come spilling out. They call themselves the Dark Knights. Each one is a twisted version of Batman...
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DC Comics
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[2019]
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"An alien army has returned... and they're not coming alone. With an aquatic army ready to destroy the Earth, the only thing standing between the planet and total annhilation is the King of Seven Seas, Aquaman, and the Justice League. Unfortunately, the World's Greatest Superheroes don't stand a chance. In the aftermath of the Justice League's battle with the Legion of Doom, an armada from the stars has come to plunder the Earth and its seas. With...
13) Throwaways
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Image Comics
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[2016]-
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Abby Palmer and Dean Logan are two broken people with one thing in common: they're both victims of a brutal government mind control experiment-- and they're the only two who escaped alive. Abby is a homeless drifter, and Dean is trying to outrun the horrors of his past when the program finds them again... and they become the other's only chance to survive. The program gifted them both with abilities beyond a normal human's imagination-- and as Dean...
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Stanford University Press
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[2022]
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"A captivating biography that celebrates the audacious, inspiring life and works of John Milton, revealing how he speaks to our times. John Milton is unrivalled--for the music of his verse and the breadth of his learning. In this brisk, topical, and inspiring biography, Stephen B. Dobranski brushes the scholarly dust from the portrait of the artist to reveal Milton's essential humanity and his unwavering commitment to ideals--freedom of religion and...
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John Wiley & Sons
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[2015]
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The Raspberry Pi has opened up a whole new world of innovation for everyone from hardware hackers and programmers to students, hobbyists, engineers, and beyond. Featuring a variety of hands-on projects, this guide walks you through every step of the design process and will have you creating like a Raspberry Pi pro in no time. You’ll learn how to prepare your workspace, assemble the necessary tools, work with test equipment, and find your way around...
17) The queen of wands: the story of Pamela Colman Smith, the artist behind the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
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Running Press, Hachette Book Group
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2022.
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English
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Discover the life, work, and magic of Pamela Colman Smith, the visionary artist behind the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck, the most popular and renowned divination deck in the world. With rich imagery, stunning colors, and an iconic place in the realm of divination, the Rider-Waite Tarot is perhaps the best known deck in the world. Seasoned readers and fledgling diviners alike turn to these cards in search of inspiration, understanding, and even a hint...
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Aurelia Leo
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2020.
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"Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises up each fall to test his subjects. Once an old woman's pet, a robot sent to mine an asteroid faces an existential crisis. A magician and his son time-travel to Ngoni country and try to change the course of history. A dead child returns to haunt his grieving mother with terrifying consequences. Candace, an ambitious middle manager,...
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A collection of DVDs gathered into one "binge box" for a fun-filled family movie night.
Aladdin (1992, G, 90 min.) - In the heat of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey Abu battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine from the schemes of the evil sorcerer Jafar. Aladdin's whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie appears and grants him three wishes, setting him on...
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