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Through JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-known facts about the books, the films, the actors and the characters? This audiobook contains 101 amazing facts which you most likely didn’t know!

Follow a seventeen year old mercenary from Germany in this fiction/fantasy novel as he travels to America, fights in the Civil War by spying and blowing up ammunition trains. Then, through his experience with the newly patented dynamite builds railroads across America. Meet the woman he marries, who he saves from a renegade Indian attack on the western plains. As he settles in the town he established in the hills of Pennsylvania, he discovers a cave with a magic elixir, "Fountain of Youth" and builds a national tourist attraction. All this in a page turner that will keep you cheering for an...

Tristan and Dylan have escaped the afterlife, defying fate: Dylan should have been killed in a horrific train crash while Tristan should still be an immortal ferryman. Now, living in bodies they have no right to inhabit, they discover they’re connected by something stronger than love—their souls are bound together. Alone, they’ll die, but being together has its own difficulties.

Author Michael J. Hayde's definitive work about Superman on radio and television. Hayde is well-known for My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and The Films of Jack Webb and Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon, and this new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes" taken right from the scripts.

Baserad på långfilmen! Det magiska landet Equestria regeras av fyra prinsessor. En regerar över dagen, en regerar över natten, en regerar över kärleken, och en regerar över den viktigaste kraften av alla - vänskap. Hon heter Twilight Sparkle, och är den mest speciella av alla ponnyer. Twilight Sparkle förbereder inför Equestrias vänskapsfestival, som både hon och alla hennes vänner ser fram emot. Plötsligt byts Equestrias glada förväntan mot rädsla då Stormkungens armé attackerar det fredliga landet.

Georges Méliès: The Complete Guide to His Films, Legacy, and Cinematic Magic is an in-depth exploration of one of cinema’s most visionary pioneers. Known as the “Magician of the Screen,” Méliès revolutionized early film with dazzling visual effects, fantastical stories, and unmatched creative innovation. This richly researched guide offers a comprehensive look at his groundbreaking work, including detailed analysis of his most iconic films such as A Trip to the Moon, The Haunted Castle, and The Impossible Voyage. With chapters on Méliès’s life, technical achievements, ...

Barry Sutton é policial em Nova York e convive com a tristeza da morte da filha. Ao ser acionado para intervir em uma tentativa de suicídio, ele se depara com uma mulher que sofre da Síndrome da Falsa Memória, uma doença misteriosa que planta na cabeça de suas vítimas lembranças de vidas que elas nunca tiveram.

Readers are transported to a magical world to follow Little Baby Claus on a heartwarming adventure to save Christmas. With the help of his loyal friends— and a sprinkle of holiday magic—Baby Claus must overcome obstacles and prove that even the smallest among us can make a big difference. Filled with whimsy and wonder, this charming tale is sure to captivate young readers as Little Claus and his friends learn the importance of creativity, originality, and imagination. Illustrations burst forth with the holiday spirit.

In "Snowboarding’s Last Stand: A Samurai and The Slingling," connected to ancient traditions and powerful forces Ollie, a snowboarding samurai grappling with a past he seeks to amend, and Misty a female snowboarder and inventor, encounter an audacious Slingling with a fiery spirit and unwavering loyalty to snowboarders. As their paths unexpectedly intertwine, a gripping snowboarding showdown unfolds against the backdrop of an oppressive regime and a world shaped by PINPIN's sinister influence.

Surviving isn't living, even for an Expendable. Mickey7's antimatter gambit paid off. He's out of the Expendable game and doing whatever else he can to help support the threatened colony on the ice world Niflheim. But the colony now desperately needs the one thing he doesn't want to give them: the antimatter in the bomb he claimed the alien creepers have. Without it, the colony won't survive the coming years. With it, the colony leader can finally get rid of Mickey7 for good.

A romantic comedy/drama about Ted who fancies Michael, Michael who fancies Heather and Dick who fancies them all. Sadly, Heather only has eyes for William Berry, a film star, who only fancies himself. Then James comes along and ruins it for everyone. Heather buries herself in books and dreams about her ultimate crush, the famous film star William Berry. But, when he actually turns up, she wonders what the hell she's going to do about it. After all, she’s just a frumpy nothing known by no one while he’s the ultimate god of her dreams. How can she hope to compete with the million other ...

In der Siedlung Prentisstown ist es niemals still. Ein Virus hat alle Frauen getötet und den Männern die Fähigkeit gegeben, ununterbrochen die Gedanken der jeweils anderen zu hören. Doch eines Tages vernimmt der junge Todd Hewitt etwas Ungewöhnliches: Stille. Die Quelle ist eine junge Frau namens Viola. Doch wie kann sie leben, wo doch der Virus alle Frauen getötet hat? Als Todd die grausame Wahrheit über dieses Rätsel erfährt, schwebt er in höchster Gefahr.

Celebrate the greatest saga ever told: All of us who are deeply influenced by the epic saga of Star Wars have our favorite moments. Each time the screen goes black and you see those words - "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" - the music blasts through you, and you're a kid again. Ken Napzok, expert appreciator of Star Wars, counts down each one of those special moments that makes this series not just the best movies of all time, but the greatest saga ever told.

2020: Close to getting expelled and caught up in a deadly feud, the tensions surrounding Esso seem to be leading to a single moment in a Peckham alleyway that could shatter his future. 2035: Stripped of everything, football prodigy Rhia has just one thing left on her mind - figuring out how to avert a bullet that was fired 15 years in the past. Everything changes when Esso gains access to a mysterious world where he can see glimpses of the past and future, and when Rhia starts understanding the physics of it.

"OTW BABY!!!" was the last text Beau was able to send his wife before Charlotte went dark. The North Korean EMP disrupted the grid and disabled most modern vehicles and electronic devices. Now Beau is working his way home down the only road he knows is sure to get him there, I-85. Exit by brutal exit, Beau and his companions battle the gangs, the heat and each other, just for the hope of home, and when he get's there, what will he find?

Jet and her robot dog, Otis, have been taken with Jet’s two sisters - one of whom has a role in the latest Super-Movie - to their planet’s film capital, Ollywood. Jet and Otis are soon catapulted into the unplumbed underworld that lurks below the studios and lots. Here lies the beautiful and sinister otherwhere of Indigara, which has spontaneously generated from the sets, costumes, models, and actual celluloid of rejected pilot fantasy and SF movies that never got made into series. Meawhile, their Indigaran mirror images have replaced them, and are running amok in the real world above....

Ohren auf, Nase zu: Das krötige Hörbuch zum Olchi-Kinofilm. Als die Olchis mit ihrem Drachen Feuerstuhl auf dem Müllberg von Schmuddelfing einziehen, fühlen sie sich sofort muffelwohl. Wie herrlich faulig es hier duftet! Und so viel krötiges Essen überall! Nur leider möchte die Frau Bürgermeisterin, dass der Müllberg so schnell wie möglich aus ihrem Städtchen verschwindet. Mit dem Bauunternehmer Hammer schmiedet sie einen gemeinen Plan. Und schon rücken die Bagger an! Ob die Olchis zusammen mit ihren Freunden Max und Lotta ihr neues Zuhause retten können?

Claire delights as the fierce, prickly World War II nurse who falls for Jamie, the sensitive Highlands outlaw. He offers more than a fling or even a timeless love, as he guides the heroine to a deeper level of spirituality. Of course, Diana Gabaldon explores much about modern gender construction. Her heroines shoot pirates, while the Highlanders blend courtly gallantry with bloodthirsty battles.

Fresh out of middle school, 12-year-old Orabella thought the worst of her worries would be choosing between going to high school and being homeschooled - between sticking with her friends or being free from the bullying she receives because of her learning disability. But she soon discovers that the world she knew, school included, isn't what it seems. An eerie encounter with a mysterious raven during the Summer Solstice Festival forces her to move in with her grandparents, where strange occurrences happen more and more often.

In near-future America, film critic Noah Body uploads his reviews to a content aggregator. His job is routine: watch, seethe, pan. He dreams of making his own film, free from the hackery of commercial cinema. Faced with writing about lousy movies for a website that no one reads, Noah smuggles into his work episodes from his trainwreck of a life. We learn that his apartment in Miniature Aleppo has been stripped of furniture after his wife ran off with his best friend - who Noah believes has possessed his body.