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The Wand In The Word : Conversations With Writers Of Fantasy

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The Magician’s Book : A Skeptic’s Adventures In Narnia

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Laura Miller
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Book, 1st ed, Little, Brown and Co, 2008
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Enchanted by its fantastic world as a child, prominent critic Laura Miller returns to the series as an adult to uncover the source of these small books’ mysterious power by looking at their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lewis, C. S. · (Clive Staples), · 1898-1963 · Criticism and interpretation · 1898-1963. · Chronicles of Narnia · Appreciation · Influence · Children’s stories, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Narnia (Imaginary place) · Books and reading · Miller, Laura, 1960-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6023.E926 C53627 2008 AVAILABLE

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The Real Middle-earth : Exploring The Magic And Mystery Of The Middle Ages, J.R.R. Tolkien And "The Lord Of The Rings"

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Brian Bates
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Book, 1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
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Tolkien claimed that he based the land of Middle Earth on a real place. The Real Middle Earth brings alive, for the first time, the very real civilization in which those who lived had a vision of life animated by beings beyond the material world. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Tolkien, J. R. R. · (John Ronald Reuel), · 1892-1973. · Lord of the rings · 1892-1973 · Knowledge · England · History · Fantasy fiction, English · History and criticism · Medievalism · 20th century · Literature and history · Middle Earth (Imaginary place) · Middle Ages in literature · Magic in literature · In literature · Bates, Brian
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6039.O32 L63242 2004 AVAILABLE

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Four British Fantasists : Place And Culture In The Children’s Fantasies Of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, And Susan Cooper

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Charles Butler
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Book, Children’s Literature Association and Scarecrow Press, 2006
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Four British Fantasists explores the work of four of the most successful and influential of the generation of fantasy writes who rose to prominence in the second Golden Age of children’s literature in Britain: Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Penelope Lively. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Fantasy fiction, English · History and criticism · Children’s stories, English · English fiction · 20th century · Place (Philosophy) in literature · Setting (Literature) · Culture in literature · Butler, Charles, 1963-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR888.F3 B88 2006 AVAILABLE

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If Harry Potter Ran General Electric : Leadership Wisdom From The World Of The Wizards

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Tom Morris
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Book, 1st ed, Currency/Doubleday, 2006
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In If Harry Potter Ran General Electric, bestselling business author Tom Morris (If Aristotle Ran General Motors) uncovers the values and timeless truths that underlie Rowling?s hugely popular books and illuminates the lessons they offer to all of us in our careers and daily lives. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Rowling, J. K. · Criticism and interpretation · Characters · Harry Potter · Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) · Leadership in literature · Children’s stories, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Morris, Thomas V
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6068.O93 Z774 2006 AVAILABLE

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Alternative Worlds In Fantasy Fiction

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Peter Hunt and Millicent Lenz
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Book, Continuum, 2001
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Pullman, Philip, · 1946- · Criticism and interpretation · Pratchett, Terry · Le Guin, Ursula K., · 1929- · Fantasy fiction, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, American · Children’s stories, English · Children’s stories, American · Hunt, Peter, 1945- · Lenz, Millicent
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR830.F3 H86 2001 AVAILABLE

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The Way Into Narnia : A Reader’s Guide

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Peter J. Schakel
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Book, William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, 2005
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“The Way into Narnia” is the perfect companion for first-time visitors to Narnia, while full of fresh insights for those who have already traveled there often. Tolkien, veteran Lewis scholar Peter Schakel suggests that the best way to enter Narnia is to read the Chronicles as fairy tales. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lewis, C. S. · (Clive Staples), · 1898-1963. · Chronicles of Narnia · Children’s stories, English · History and criticism · Christian fiction, English · Fantasy fiction, English · Narnia (Imaginary place) · Schakel, Peter J
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6023.E926 C5384 2005 AVAILABLE

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Understanding The Lord Of The Rings : The Best Of Tolkien Criticism

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edited by Rose A. Zimbardo and Neil D. Isaacs
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Book, Houghton Mifflin, 2004
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Tolkien, J. R. R. · (John Ronald Reuel), · 1892-1973. · Lord of the rings · Fantasy fiction, English · History and criticism · Middle Earth (Imaginary place) · Zimbardo, Rose A · Isaacs, Neil David, 1931-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6039.O32 L63775 2004 AVAILABLE

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Alice’s Adventures : Lewis Carroll In Popular Culture

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Will Brooker
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Book, Continuum, 2004
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Brooker reveals the ways in which this iconic character has been used and adapted, taking in cartoons, movies, computer games, theme parks, heritage sites, novelisations, illustrations, biographies, theatrical performances, toys and other products, websites, fan clubs and much more. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Carroll, Lewis, · 1832-1898. · Alice’s adventures in Wonderland · 1832-1898 · Appreciation · English-speaking countries · Adaptations · History and criticism · Through the looking-glass · Popular culture · History · 20th century · Children’s stories, English · Fantasy fiction, English · Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll) · Brooker, Will, 1970-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR4611.A73 B76 2004 AVAILABLE

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From Alice To Harry Potter : Children’s Fantasy In England

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Colin Manlove
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Book, Cybereditions, 2003
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‘The longer I live, the more I am convinced of the importance of children?s books.’ When Robert Bloomfield wrote this in 1817 he could have had no idea of the range of children?s books to come, nor of how in England fantasy would be their outstanding form. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Children’s stories, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Manlove, C. N. 1942-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR149.F35 M36 2003 AVAILABLE

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Reading Harry Potter : Critical Essays

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edited by Giselle Liza Anatol
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Book, Praeger, 2003
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The essays in this collection assume that Rowling’s works should not be relegated to the categories of pulp fiction or children’s trends, which would deny their certain influence on the intellectual, emotional, and psychosocial development of today’s children. Following an introductory discussion of the Harry Potter phenomenon are essays considering the psychological and social-developmental experiences of children as mirrored in Rowling’s novels. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Rowling, J. K. · Criticism and interpretation · Characters · Harry Potter · Children · Books and reading · English-speaking countries · Children’s stories, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) · Wizards in literature · Magic in literature · Anatol, Giselle Liza, 1970-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6068.O93 Z84 2003 DUE 05-02-10

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PR6068.O93 Z84 2003	DUE 05-02-10

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Following Gandalf : Epic Battles And Moral Victory In The Lord Of The Rings

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Matthew T. Dickerson
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Book, Brazos Press, 2003
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Matthew Dickerson investigates the importance of free will and moral choices in Tolkien’s Middle Earth, where moral victory, rather than military success, is the “real” story. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Tolkien, J. R. R. · (John Ronald Reuel), · 1892-1973. · Lord of the rings · Epic literature, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Free will and determinism in literature · Middle Earth (Imaginary place) · Battles in literature · Courage in literature · Ethics in literature · Dickerson, Matthew T., 1963-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6039.O32 L63334 2003 AVAILABLE

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Tolkien And The Great War : The Threshold Of Middle-earth

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John Garth
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Book, Houghton Mifflin, 2003
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– Daily Mail “Insight into how a writer turned academia into art, how deeply friendship supports and wounds us, and how the death and disillusionment that characterized World War I inspired Tolkien’s lush saga.” Tolkien responded to critics who saw The Lord of the Rings as a reaction to the Second World War. Tolkien and the Great War tells for the first time the full story of how he embarked on the creation of Middle-earth in his youth as the world around him was plunged into catastrophe. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Tolkien, J. R. R. · (John Ronald Reuel), · 1892-1973 · Childhood and youth · Knowledge · History · Literature and history · Great Britain · 20th century · World War, 1914-1918 · England · Literature and the war · Soldiers’ writings, English · History and criticism · Fantasy fiction, English · Authors, English · 20th century · Biography · Soldiers · Middle Earth (Imaginary place) · War in literature · Garth, John
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6039.O32 Z647 2003 AVAILABLE

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The Wisdom Of Harry Potter : What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us About Moral Choices

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Edmund M. Kern
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Book, Prometheus Books, 2003
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Kern’s comprehensive evaluation of the Harry Potter stories in terms of ethical questions reveals the importance of uncertainty and ambiguity in Rowling’s imaginative world and highlightrs her call to meet them with virtues such as constancy, endurance, perseverance, self-discipline, reason, solidarity, empathy, and sacrifice. This fresh, instructive, and upbeat guide to Harry Potter gives parents a wealth of useful and educational information for discussing the moral implications of this continuously popular series of books with their children. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Rowling, J. K. · Ethics · Characters · Harry Potter · Didactic fiction, English · History and criticism · Children’s stories, English · Fantasy fiction, English · Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) · Ethics in literature · Kern, Edmund M., 1963-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6068.O93 Z735 2003 AVAILABLE

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Readings On J.R.R. Tolkien

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Katie de Koster, book editor
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Book, Greenhaven Press, 2000
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Noted critics explore Tolkein’s heroic epics, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Tolkien, J. R. R. · (John Ronald Reuel), · 1892-1973 · Criticism and interpretation · 1892-1973. · Lord of the rings · Hobbit · Fantasy fiction, English · History and criticism · Middle Earth (Imaginary place) · De Koster, Katie, 1948-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR6039.O32 Z798 2000 AVAILABLE

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