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Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manualby Gary GygaxISBN 0880380527 (0-88038-052-7)
Hardcover, Wizards of the Coast
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual'Book summary:AD&D Monster manual [via]
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Beowulfby Burton RaffelISBN 0451527402 (0-451-52740-2)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:The epic poem of war and adventure.
Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. But no one knows exactly when it was composed, or by whom, or why. As a social document this great epic reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death.
* Burton Raffel's modern language translation from the original Old English remains the most celebrated introduction of the poem to students and the general reader alike
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Beowulfby Fredrick R. RebsamenISBN 0060573783 (0-06-057378-3)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:A verse translation of the first great narrative poem in the English language that captures the feeling and tone of the original.
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Beowulfby Michael AlexanderISBN 0140449310 (0-14-044931-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:A translation of the first epic poem in the English language. [via]
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Beowulfby E. Talbot DonaldsonISBN 0393096874 (0-393-09687-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:The text of this edition of Beowulf is based on the highly regarded Donaldson prose translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.
Accurate and literally faithful, the Donaldson translation conveys the full meaning and spirit of the original.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with the historical, linguistic, and literary settings of Beowulf, including Robert C. Hughes on the origins of the Old English language, E. Talbot Donaldsons presentation of the major features of Old English poetry, new material on Beowulfs tribes and genealogies, three maps, and a facsimile illustration of the manuscript.
"Criticism" collects seven new and wide-ranging interpretations of Beowulf by Fred C. Robinson, Roberta Frank, John D. Niles, Michael Lapidge, Joyce Hill, Helen Bennett, and Nicholas Howe.
A Glossary of Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography are included. Maps and illustrations [via] -
Beowulf: An Illustrated Editionby Seamus HeaneyISBN 0393320979 (0-393-32097-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: An Illustrated Edition'Book summary:In Beowulf warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death. The Anglo-Saxon epic, composed between the 7th and 10th centuries, has long been accorded its place in literature, though its hold on our imagination has been less secure. In the introduction to his translation, Seamus Heaney argues that Beowulf's role as a required text for many English students obscured its mysteries and "mythic potency." Now, thanks to the Irish poet's marvelous recreation (in both senses of the word) under Alfred David's watch, this dark, doom-ridden work gets its day in the sun.
There are endless pleasures in Heaney's analysis, but readers should head straight for the poem and then to the prose. (Some will also take advantage of the dual-language edition and do some linguistic teasing out of their own.) The epic's outlines seem simple, depicting Beowulf's three key battles with the scaliest brutes in all of art: Grendel, Grendel's mother (who's in a suitably monstrous snit after her son's dismemberment and death), and then, 50 years later, a gold-hoarding dragon "threatening the night sky / with streamers of fire." Along the way, however, we are treated to flashes back and forward and to a world view in which a thane's allegiance to his lord and to God is absolute. In the first fight, the man from Geatland must travel to Denmark to take on the "shadow-stalker" terrorizing Heorot Hall. Here Beowulf and company set sail:
Men climbed eagerly up the gangplank,
After a fearsome night victory over march-haunting and heath-marauding Grendel, our high-born hero is suitably strewn with gold and praise, the queen declaring: "Your sway is wide as the wind's home, / as the sea around cliffs." Few will disagree. And remember, Beowulf has two more trials to undergo.
sand churned in the surf, warriors loaded
a cargo of weapons, shining war-gear
in the vessel's hold, then heaved out,
away with a will in their wood-wreathed ship.
Over the waves, with the wind behind her
and foam at her neck, she flew like a bird...Heaney claims that when he began his translation it all too often seemed "like trying to bring down a megalith with a toy hammer." The poem's challenges are many: its strong four-stress line, heavy alliteration, and profusion of kennings could have been daunting. (The sea is, among other things, "the whale-road," the sun is "the world's candle," and Beowulf's third opponent is a "vile sky-winger." When it came to over-the-top compound phrases, the temptations must have been endless, but for the most part, Heaney smiles, he "called a sword a sword.") Yet there are few signs of effort in the poet's Englishing. Heaney varies his lines with ease, offering up stirring dialogue, action, and description while not stinting on the epic's mix of fate and fear. After Grendel's misbegotten mother comes to call, the king's evocation of her haunted home may strike dread into the hearts of men and beasts, but it's a gift to the reader:
A few miles from here
In Heaney's hands, the poem's apparent archaisms and Anglo-Saxon attitudes--its formality, blood-feuds, and insane courage--turn the art of an ancient island nation into world literature. --Kerry Fried [via]
a frost-stiffened wood waits and keeps watch
above a mere; the overhanging bank
is a maze of tree-roots mirrored in its surface.
At night there, something uncanny happens:
the water burns. And the mere bottom
has never been sounded by the sons of men.
On its bank, the heather-stepper halts:
the hart in flight from pursuing hounds
will turn to face them with firm-set horns
and die in the wood rather than dive
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Beowulfby Beowulf, R.K. GordonISBN 0486272648 (0-486-27264-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden. Narrative combines mythical elements, Christian and pagan sensibilities, actual historical figures and events to create a striking work of great power and beauty. Genealogies.[via]More editions of Beowulf:
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Beowulfby David WrightISBN 0140440704 (0-14-044070-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Beowulf stands at the head of English literature; a poem of historical interest and epic scope. Although the first manuscript of Beowulf dates from around the year 1000 CE, it is thought that the poem existed in its present form from the year 850. Beowulf's adventures themselves stand in front of the wide historical canvas of 5th and 6th century Scandinavia. Against this heroic background of feuding and feasting, Beowulf first kills the monster Grendel and her mother, and later defends his people against a dragon in a battle that leaves them both mortally wounded.
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@Eazy-B Uh oh. Grendel's mom showed up. She is really pissed. Wait. Monsters have feelings?
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Beowulfby Edwin MorganISBN 0520008812 (0-520-00881-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:This translation of Beowulf was made in the last years of the 1940s and was published in hardback by the Hand and Flower Press in 1952. In the present Carcanet edition, poem and introduction have been kept the same. [via]
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Beowulfby Gareth HindsISBN 0763630233 (0-7636-3023-3)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.
The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hindss masterful illustrations. Grendels black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the heros final, fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courage and sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, and funeral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in glorious and gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulfs heroic saga finds a true home in this graphic-novel edition. [via]More editions of Beowulf:
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Beowulfby GummereISBN 1420921584 (1-4209-2158-4)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Dating from between the 8th and 11th century Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem. Beowulf is a narrative poem about the kings and heroes of Denmark and Geatland. It is a story of mythic creatures and medieval battles between men and monsters. Follow the adventures of Beowulf, the story's title character, as he battles the Grendel, the Grendel's mother, and a dragon. As you read imagine yourself in one of the taverns or royal courts of Old England hearing the great epic Beowulf, for the first time as you might well have then. Passed down by oral tradition Beowulf's author is to this day unknown. The original manuscript was written in Anglo-Saxon or Old English. Presented here is the faithful translation of Francis B. Gummere. [via]
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Beowulfby Harold BloomISBN 0791040828 (0-7910-4082-8)
Softcover, Facts on File
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Beowulfby John McNamara, AnonymousISBN 1593082665 (1-59308-266-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:[via]Beowulf, by Anonymous, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Widely regarded as the first true masterpiece of English literature, Beowulf describes the thrilling adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. Its lyric intensity and imaginative vitality are unparalleled, and the poem has greatly influenced many important modern novelists and poets, most notably J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
Part history and part mythology, Beowulf opens in the court of the Danish king where a horrible demon named Grendel devours men in their sleep every night. The hero Beowulf arrives and kills the monster, but joy turns to horror when Grendels mother attacks the hall to avenge the death of her son. Ultimately triumphant, Beowulf becomes king himself and rules peacefully for fifty years until, one dark day, a foe more powerful than any he has yet faced is arousedan ancient dragon guarding a horde of treasure. Once again, Beowulf must summon all his strength and courage to face the beast, but this time victory exacts a terrible price.
New translation by John McNamara. Features an original map and genealogy chart.
John McNamara is Professor of English at the University of Houston, where he teaches the early languages and literatures of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with a special focus on their oral traditions. He is the co-editor of Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs.
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Beowulfby Kevin Crossley-Holland, Charles KeepingISBN 0192723693 (0-19-272369-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems. [via]
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Beowulfby Magnus Magnusson, Julian Glover, Sheila MacKieISBN 0750911042 (0-7509-1104-2)
Softcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:The poem 'Beowulf' is one of the glories of European Literature. It was composed in Anglo-Saxon verse early in the eighth century and has come down to just one surviving manuscript. This is the text that Julian Glover has taken for this book. [via]
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Beowulfby Michael SwantonISBN 0719051460 (0-7190-5146-0)
Softcover, Manchester Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Beowulf is to English what the Odyssey and Iliad are to Greek literature ? the oldest example of vernacular literature of any substance not only in England but in the whole of western Europe. Since its rediscovery and the appearance of the first printed editions in the middle of the last century, this moving and dramatic epic has attracted considerable scholarly attention, and Dr Swanton is able to draw on this wealth of scholarship to present a considered and balanced introduction to the poem. Explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, expand the poets more esoteric allusions and offer background information on contemporary manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be invaluable to both students and the general reader.[via]More editions of Beowulf:
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Beowulfby Not AvailableISBN 0141026391 (0-14-102639-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:When an evil monster terrorizes the land, only one man can stop him. A new horror stalks the ancient kingdom of the Danes. Grendel, a hideous beast, has crawled from hell to lay waste to the country and devour its people. His reign of slaughter seems unstoppable. The mighty warrior Beowulf comes forward to fight this demonic enemy. But Grendel has a powerful and deadly ally. Can Beowulf survive the rage of a fiendish mother who will destroy anyone who harms her child? [via]
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Beowulfby Roy LiuzzaISBN 1551111896 (1-55111-189-6)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:The classic story of Beowulf, hero and dragon-slayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. These and other documents sketching some of the cultural forces behind the poem's final creation will help readers see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present. A generous sample of other modern versions of Beowulf sheds light on the process of translating the poem. [via]
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Beowulf : A Dual Language Editionby Howell D. ChickeringISBN 0385062133 (0-385-06213-3)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf : A Dual Language Edition'Book summary:This presentation of the translation and the Old English Text on facing pages allows the reader to approach the first major poem in English literature in a fresh and exciting new way. Includes a Guide to Reading Aloud, Introduction, Commentary and notes for translation from the original. [via]
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Beowulf: A Verse Translationby Daniel Donoghue, Seamus HeaneyISBN 0393975800 (0-393-97580-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: A Verse Translation'Book summary:Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaneys translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" (New York Times Book Review).
The translation that "rides boldly through the reefs of scholarship" (The Observer) is combined with first-rate annotation. No reading knowledge of Old English is assumed. Heaneys clear and insightful introduction to Beowulf provides students with an understanding of both the poems history in the canon and Heaneys own translation process. [via]More editions of Beowulf: A Verse Translation:
Beowulf: An Adaptation by Julian Glover of the Verse Translations of Michael Alexander and Edwin Morganby Magnus Magnusson, Julian Glover, Sheila MacKieISBN 0862993377 (0-86299-337-7)
Hardcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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Beowulf: An Imitative Translationby Ruth LehmannISBN 0292707711 (0-292-70771-1)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: An Imitative Translation'Book summary:The name "Beowulf" lingers in our collective memory, although today fewer people have heard the tale of the Germanic hero's fight with Grendel, the dreadful Monster of the Mere, as recounted in this Anglo-Saxon epic.
This edition of Beowulf makes the poem more accessible than ever before. Ruth Lehmann's imitative translation is the only one available that preserves both the story line of the poem and the alliterative versification of the Anglo-Saxon original. The characteristic features of Anglo-Saxon poetry-- alliterative verse with first-syllable stress, flexible word order, and inflectional endings--have largely disappeared in Modern English, creating special problems for the translator. Indeed, many other translations of Beowulf currently available are either in prose or in some modern poetic form. Dr. Lehmann's translation alone conveys the "feel" of the original, its rhythm and sound, the powerful directness of the Germanic vocabulary.
In her introduction, Dr. Lehmann gives a succinct summary of the poem's plot, touching on the important themes of obligation and loyalty, of family feuds, unforgivable crimes, the necessity of revenge, and the internal and external struggles of the Scandinavian tribes. She also describes the translation process in some detail, stating the guiding principles she used and the inevitable compromises that were sometimes necessary.
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Beowulf and Other Old English Poemsby Constance R. HieattISBN 0553213474 (0-553-21347-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf and Other Old English Poems'Book summary:Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic worldsomber, vast, and magnificent. [via]
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Beowulf: Letterpress Editionby Bertha RogersISBN 0913559598 (0-913559-59-8)
Softcover, Birch Brook Pr
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Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburhby Kevin Crossley-Holland, Heather O'DonoghueISBN 0192833200 (0-19-283320-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh'Book summary:The finest literary work passed down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf celebrates the existence of heroism in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. Set in the legendary Scandinavian past, Beowulf comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing the terrifying monster Grendel and its vengeful mother. A lifetime later, Beowulf courageously prepares for another great battle when a fiery dragon threatens his own kingdom. This acclaimed translation contains a critical introduction, a full index of names, and extensive notes. [via]
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Beowulf: With the Finnesburg Fragmentby W. F. Bolton, C.L. WrennISBN 0859895181 (0-85989-518-1)
Softcover, Univ of Exeter Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: With the Finnesburg Fragment'Book summary:[via]This timely new edition of Beowulf strives to retain the four distinctive features of the previous editions: textual conservatism, concise presentation, concentration on the needs of literary students, and Wrenn's superb erudition and experience. For the most part it leaves intact Wrenn's basic intentions and editorial decisions; with rare exceptions, they have been altered only because of new evidence that Wrenn could not have seen.More editions of Beowulf: With the Finnesburg Fragment:
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Blue's Fruit Field Trip!by Victoria Miller, Dan Kanemoto, Jennifer Oxley, Zina SaundersISBN 0307105067 (0-307-10506-7)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue's Fruit Field Trip!'Book summary:Blue and her friends are headed to the fruit market! After picking out their favorite fruits, they return to school to draw all the foods they could make with them. Two pages of scented stickers make this book look and smell delicious! Simple recipes on the back cover show kids how to make lemonade ice cubes and peanut butter and banana sandwiches! [via]
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Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardryby J. K. RowlingISBN 043932162X (0-439-32162-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'Book summary:Now, the classic books from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry--Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages--are available in hardcover in a sturdy boxed gift set. (These books are written by J.K. Rowling herself under the pseudonyms Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Whisp.) Finally, Muggles will have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. The Quidditch textbook explains where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, and why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their clothes. Both books, designed to look like Harry Potter's actual, used Hogwarts textbooks, feature silly scribblings from Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Proceeds from the sale of this gift set will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world. Harry Potter fans, rejoice! (All ages) [via]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themby J. K. Rowling, Newt ScamanderISBN 0439295017 (0-439-29501-7)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'Book summary:If you're a Harry Potter fan and are desperate to fill the gap between Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the next instalment (sorry folks, no date as yet but as soon as we know we'll tell you), then this JK offering could be the answer to your Potter prayers.
JK Rowling takes her enviable ability to turn paper into gold to the next level by cleverly teaming up with Comic Relief 2001 to bring Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (a set text during Harry's first year at Hogwarts) and Quidditch Through the Ages (Harry's favourite book), to the masses--and all the money goes to charity.
To be one of the first to lay your hands on these books, simply order now. And on Friday, March 16 just watch as the money you pay goes into the Comic Relief coffers... --Susan Harrison [via]
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- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: ISBN 0439321603 (0-439-32160-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: ISBN 0439321611 (0-439-32161-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: ISBN 0613325419 (0-613-32541-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: ISBN 0439295017 (0-439-29501-7)
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- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: ISBN 0439321603 (0-439-32160-3)
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyISBN 0020252706 (0-02-025270-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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- Frankenstein: ISBN 0140367128 (0-14-036712-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Frankenstein: ISBN 0141439475 (0-14-143947-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Frankenstein: ISBN 0192834878 (0-19-283487-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 0226752275 (0-226-75227-5)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 031219126X (0-312-19126-X)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins - Frankenstein: ISBN 0321399536 (0-321-39953-6)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group - Frankenstein: ISBN 014043237X (0-14-043237-X)
Softcover, Penguin Books - Frankenstein: ISBN 0140772596 (0-14-077259-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Frankenstein: ISBN 014130541X (0-14-130541-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Frankenstein: ISBN 0192815326 (0-19-281532-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 0321096983 (0-321-09698-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley - Frankenstein: ISBN 0099079208 (0-09-907920-8)
Hardcover, Arrow Books - Frankenstein: ISBN 019251010X (0-19-251010-X)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press - Frankenstein: ISBN 0192553259 (0-19-255325-9)
Hardcover, Oxford U.P. - Frankenstein: ISBN 0192811169 (0-19-281116-9)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press - Frankenstein: ISBN 0195149017 (0-19-514901-7)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 0312065256 (0-312-06525-6)
Hardcover, Bedford/st Martins - Frankenstein: ISBN 0312249489 (0-312-24948-9)
Hardcover, Bedford/st Martins - Frankenstein: ISBN 0330241885 (0-330-24188-5)
Hardcover, Pan Books - Frankenstein: ISBN 0020252706 (0-02-025270-6)
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Frankenstein Mary Shelleyby J. SmithISBN 0312044690 (0-312-04469-0)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein Mary Shelley'Book summary:This revision of a widely adopted critical edition presents the 1831 text of Mary Shelleys English Romantic novel along with critical essays that introduce students to Frankenstein from contemporary psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, gender, and cultural studies perspectives. An additional essay demonstrates how various critical perspectives can be combined. In the second edition, 3 of the 6 essays are new. The text and essays are complemented by contextual documents, introductions (with bibliographies), and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.[via]More editions of Frankenstein Mary Shelley:
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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus With Connectionsby Mary . ShelleyISBN 0030564727 (0-03-056472-7)
Hardcover, Holt Rinehart & Winston
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus With Connections'Book summary:After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, Isucceding in disco- vering the cause of generation and life I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter... [via]
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheusby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Marilyn ButlerISBN 0192833669 (0-19-283366-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Softcover, Penguin USA - Frankenstein : Or, the Modern Prometheus: ISBN 0140620303 (0-14-062030-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada) - Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus: ISBN 0192822837 (0-19-282283-7)
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- Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus: ISBN 0140351078 (0-14-035107-8)
Go Away, Big Green Monster!by Ed EmberleyISBN 0316155004 (0-316-15500-4)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Grendelby John Champlin GardnerISBN 0808566482 (0-8085-6648-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grendel'Book summary:Grendel is a beautiful and heartbreaking modern retelling of the Beowulf epic from the point of view of the monster, Grendel, the villain of the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon epic. This book benefits from both of Gardner's careers: in addition to his work as a novelist, Gardner was a noted professor of medieval literature and a scholar of ancient languages. [via]
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Grendelby Emil Antonucci, John Champlin GardnerISBN 0679723110 (0-679-72311-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Grendelby John GardnerISBN 0394471431 (0-394-47143-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Harry Potter Schoolbooksby J. K. Rowling, Kennilworthy Whisp, Newt ScamanderISBN 0439284031 (0-439-28403-1)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter Schoolbooks'Book summary:Now, the classic books from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry--Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages--are available in hardcover in a sturdy boxed gift set. (These books are written by J.K. Rowling herself under the pseudonyms Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Whisp.) Finally, Muggles will have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. The Quidditch textbook explains where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, and why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their clothes. Both books, designed to look like Harry Potter's actual, used Hogwarts textbooks, feature silly scribblings from Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Proceeds from the sale of this gift set will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world. Harry Potter fans, rejoice! (All ages) [via]
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Itby Stephen KingISBN 0451169514 (0-451-16951-4)
Softcover, Signet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'It'Book summary:They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they were grown-up men and women who had gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them could withstand the force that drew them back to Derry, Maine to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name. What was it? Read It and find out...if you dare! [via]
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Leonardo The Terrible Monsterby Mo WillemsISBN 0786852941 (0-7868-5294-1)
Hardcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leonardo The Terrible Monster'Book summary:Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers... [via]
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Mary Shelley: Frankensteinby Berthold Schoene-Harwood, Richard BeynonISBN 0231121938 (0-231-12193-8)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Shelley: Frankenstein'Book summary:Mary Shelley's first novel has established itself as one of modernity's most compelling and ominous myths. Frankenstein poignantly captures the spirit of the early 1800s as an age of transition tragically divided between scientific progress and religious conservatism, revolutionary reform and conformist reaction.
This "Guide" encapsulates the most important critical reactions to a novel that straddles the realms of both "high" literature and popular culture. The selections shed light on "Frankenstein"'s historical and socio-political relevance, its innovative representations of science, gender, and identity, as well as its problematic cultural location between academic critique and creative production. Ranging from the first reviews in 1818 to postmodern readings of the mid-1990s, the "Guide" illuminates one of British literature's most spectacular novels. [via]
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The Monster at the End of This BookISBN 0307010856 (0-307-01085-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
Find This BookBook summary:Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the pagefor fear of a monster at the end of the book. Oh, I am so embarrassed, he says on the last page . . . for, of course, the monster is Grover himself!
This all-time favorite is now available as a Big Little Golden Bookperfect for lap-time reading. [via]More editions of The Monster at the End of This Book:
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Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - The Monster at the End of This Book: ISBN 0307160254 (0-307-16025-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - The Monster at the End of This Book: ISBN 0375804013 (0-375-80401-3)
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Monster Compendiumby Rob Heinsoo, James WyattISBN 0786918322 (0-7869-1832-2)
Softcover, Wizards of the Coast
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Monster Manual: Core Rulebook IIIby Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Dungeons & DragonsISBN 078692893X (0-7869-2893-X)
Hardcover, Wizards of the Coast
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III'Book summary:Fearsome and formidable foes lurk within. Encounter a horde of monsters armed and ready to battle your boldest heroes or fight alongside them. The fully illustrated pages of this book are overrun with all the creatures, statistics, spells, and strategies you need to challenge the heroic characters of any Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.[via]
Over 200 creeps, critters, and creatures keep players on their toes. From aboleths to zombies, the revised Monster Manual holds a diverse cast of enemies and allies essential for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. There are hundreds of monsters ready for action, including many new creatures never seen before. The revised Monster Manual now contains an adjusted layout that makes monster statistics easier to understand and use. It has 31 new illustrations and a new index, and contains expanded information on monster classes and playing monsters as heroes, along with information on how to take full advantage of the tie-in D&D miniatures line planned for the fall of 2003 from Wizards of the Coast, Inc.More editions of Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III:
One Monster After Anotherby Mercer MayerISBN 1577688589 (1-57768-858-9)
Softcover, School Specialty Pub
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Shrek!by William SteigISBN 1591125510 (1-59112-551-0)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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Animaux Fantastiques / Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themby J. K. RowlingISBN 2070549283 (2-07-054928-3)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Animaux Fantastiques / Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'Book summary:Voilà rien de moins que l'un des livres de classe de Harry, ou du moins sa copie conforme. Celui-là, c'est marqué sur la première page, il le partage avec son copain Ron Weasley, "parce que les pages du sien sont décollées". La préface est due à Aldous Dumbledore en personne. Ce manuel est précieux pour quiconque s'aventurerait au pays des sorciers, et évidemment passionnant pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à l'univers de Harry. L'auteur, Newt Scamander (Norbert Dragonneau pour nous autres Moldus), présente tous les animaux auquel ce bon vieil Hagrid est tellement attaché : hippogriffe, horklump, loup-garou et autre manticore, de l'acromantula au yeti ! Chacun fait l'objet d'une présentation détaillée qui comporte une description de l'animal, ses principales particularités et sa classification par le ministère de la magie, selon sa dangerosité. Évidemment, comme nombre d'écoliers, Harry et son copain Ron n'ont pas pu s'empêcher d'écrire sur les pages, émaillant la lecture de leurs commentaires facétieux&
Indispensable pour les fans de Harry, cet ouvrage leur permettra, de plus, de participer à une bonne action, puisque le produit de sa vente sera intégralement reversé à l'association humanitaire Comic Reflief, qui finance des projets destinés à aider les enfants des pays les plus pauvres du monde. Ainsi donc, comme le fait remarquer Aldous Dumbledore, l'argent qui aura servi à l'acheter aura "un pouvoir magique plus grand encore que celui des sorciers". --Pascale Wester [via]
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Eso / Itby Stephen King, Edith ZilliISBN 8401474639 (84-01-47463-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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