J. K Rowling
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, this documentary visits the real-life magical history behind J.K. Rowling's beloved classics. With footage from the British Library's exhibition and exclusive access to a priceless collection of artifacts, take a tour around the mesmerizing journey creating this global phenomenon. Includes interviews with J.K. Rowling herself as she examines the most exciting items on display....
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1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and create the Dark Mark - giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the students at Hogwarts, the competitors are selected...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and create the Dark Mark - giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. The competitors for the Tournament are selected by the goblet of fire, which this...
185) The casual vacancy
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1 videodisc (182 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Pagford is a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Pagford is not what it first seems.
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English
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course of more than one life.
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English
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Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good...
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2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and they must use all they have learned so far to ward off attacks from a mysterious dark force.
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
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English
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It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
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1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
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2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Shortly after being imprisoned by the Magical Congress of the USA, dark magician Gellert Grindelwald has broken free. As soon as he escapes, Grindelwald starts building a powerful army of wizards who want nothing short of the complete enslavement of the human race. To combat Grindelwald's efforts, Professor Albus Dumbledore calls on the wizard responsible for putting Grindelwald away in the first place: Newt Scamander. Throughout his journeys, Scamander...
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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece...
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
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1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes...
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2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Part 1. As Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before...
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1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain...
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Harry Potter volume 1
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1 audio disc (73 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (48 x 24 cm folded to 12 cm).
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English
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Presents nineteen songs that comprise John Williams' musical score for the motion picture "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
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Español
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El profesor Albus Dumbledore sabe que el poderoso mago oscuro Gellert Grindelwald planea hacerse con el control del mundo mágico. Puesto que no podrá detenerlo él mismo, encarga al magizoólogo Newt Scamander la misión de liderar a un intrépido grupo de magos, brujas y un valiente Muggle en una peligrosa aventura, donde se encontrarán con animales conocidos y desconocidos, y se enfrentarán a la creciente legión de seguidores de Grindelwald....
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Français
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Le professeur Albus Dumbledore sait que le puissant mage noir Gellert Grindelwald cherche à prendre le contrle du monde des sorciers. Incapable tout seul de l'empêcher d'agir, il sollicite le magizoologiste Norbert Dragonneau pour qu'il réunisse des sorciers, des sorcières et un boulanger moldu au sein d'une équipe intrépide. Leur mission les amènera à affronter des animaux, anciens et nouveaux, et les disciples de plus en plus nombreux de...
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Leaders can motivate and inspire through communications. Great leaders are charismatic and articulate, and they use these attributes to rally the troops.
The following is a collection of the best motivational speeches, inspirational words, sure to motivate you when you need it most by the greatest leaders of our time.