Timothy Hunter is just like any other thirteen-year-old boy in London...except for the tiny fact that he might be the most powerful magician of his time.
Ghostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark-from battlefields to monuments, prisons to inns. If these places have existed for centuries or more, and if they are where history-especially tragic history-was made, ghost stories will inevitably follow. The World's Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com explores the history, folklore, and ghostly legends behind some of the world's most fascinating points of interest.
Hobbits, Elves, And Wizards. Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings
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Michael Stanton, a noted expert on science fiction and fantasy literature, has written an indispensible new guide to Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for readers and viewers alike. Stanton, who has been teaching Tolkien's epic for over 25 years at the University of Vermont, guides the reader through the thickets of characters and places Tolkien creates eschewing academic jargon and an overload of literary criticism to provide an understandable look at Tolkien's fantasyscape. He looks at characters, places, the various books of the epic, dreams, the notions of time and history, providing a rich and wonderful guide to Tolkien's world that no one will want to be without this year.
Новый путеводитель по эпопее Дж.Р.Р. Толкиена «Властелин Колец» - как для читателей, так и для зрителей. Автор - Майкл Стэнтон, признанный эксперт в области научной фантастики и фэнтези.
The Top 100 Places in the U.S. Ranked & Rated for Families. Looking to relocate your family now or in the future? Just want to see how your hometown stacks up against the competition? Best Places to Raise Your Family gives you information and insights on the best affordable neighborhoods in the United States.
Until now, tracking down information on Mark Twain's complex life and numerous works was arduous at best. The Mark Twain A to Z has virtually eliminated such time-consuming tasks. With over 1,200 entries and more than 130 illustrations, this remarkable guide includes detailed analyses of the plots, characters, and places in Mark Twain's writings, as well as thousands of precise chapter citations and cross-references to related subjects. Also included are biographies of people whom he knew and descriptions of events that affected his life, places that he visited, steamboats he piloted, newspapers and journals for which he wrote, and more.
