Aubrey's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:32:20 -0700 60 Aubrey's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly]]> 882193 448 Dean Ornish 0060959576 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.59 1993 Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly
author: Dean Ornish
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 57451934
Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his fifth year at Hogwarts: a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a big surprise on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; and the looming terror of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. But all these things pale next to the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named---a threat that neither the magical government nor the authorities at Hogwarts can stop.

As the grasp of darkness tightens, Harry must discover the true depth and strength of his friends, the importance of boundless loyalty, and the shocking price of unbearable sacrifice.

His fate depends on them alll.
(back cover)]]> 870 J.K. Rowling 0439358078 Aubrey 5 currently-own 4.59 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/19
date added: 2025/02/24
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]]> The Christmas Pig 57730258 A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. A tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the world’s greatest storytellers.

One boy and his toy are about to change everything...

Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens â€� DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life... even toys. And Jack’s newest toy â€� the Christmas Pig (DP’s replacement) â€� has a daring plan: Together they’ll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known...]]> 288 J.K. Rowling 1338790234 Aubrey 0 currently-reading 4.12 2021 The Christmas Pig
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 18071466 LES ANGES NE SONT PAS CE QUE L'ON CROIT. ILS DÉTRUISENT LE MONDE, ÉRADIQUENT L'ESPÈCE HUMAINE.


Désormais seule, Penryn cherche sans relùche Paige, sa petite soeur, dans les rues vides de San Francisco. Pendant ce temps, Raffe doit impérativement retrouver ses ailes, sans lesquelles il ne pourra revenir parmi les siens. Mais, une fois qu'il sera confronté à l'ultime choix � récupérer ses ailes ou sauver Penryn �, quelle sera sa priorité ?]]> 314 Susan Ee 147781728X Aubrey 3 4.26 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2014/01/28
date added: 2024/11/11
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]]> The Complete Tales and Poems 3210714 Edgar Allan Poe is credited with having pioneered the short story, having perfected the tale of psychological horror, and having revolutionized modern poetics. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas, and some of the most evocative poetry in the English language. This leatherbound omnibus collects all of Poe's fiction and poetry in a single volume, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," the full-length novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and much more.]]> 1023 Edgar Allan Poe 1435106342 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.47 1849 The Complete Tales and Poems
author: Edgar Allan Poe
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1849
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Aubrey 5 4.56 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/02
date added: 2024/10/16
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]]> <![CDATA[Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Signet Classics)]]> 5313289
Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written “partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.”]]> 240 Oscar Wilde 0451531078 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.14 1891 Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Signet Classics)
author: Oscar Wilde
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1891
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Snape: The definitive analysis of Hogwarts's mysterious potions master (The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Series)]]> 59808263
While the Harry Potter series may follow the journey of the Boy Who Lived, if you want to know the whole story, keep your eyes fixed on Severus Snape. This greasy-haired, grumpy genius, one of J.K. Rowling’s most enduring gifts to English literature, is the archetypal ill-tempered demanding, acerbic, and impossible to ignore. Over the span of seven novels, Snape’s remarkable role in the series can be hard to Where do his true allegiances lie? Can a former Death Eater change his spots? Why does he seem to loathe the boy he’s pledged to protect?

Taking an analytical approach to Hogwarts’s irascible, protective Potions professor, author Lorrie Kim presents a closer look at how Dumbledore’s double agent operates behind the scenes throughout the Harry Potter series. By examining the story from Snape’s point of view, this in-depth exploration pierces the defenses of the wizarding world’s famed Occlumens, revealing the man for who he truly one of pop culture’s most memorable heroes.]]> 432 Lorrie Kim 1956403078 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.99 Snape: The definitive analysis of Hogwarts's mysterious potions master (The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Series)
author: Lorrie Kim
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[The Simple Guide to Natural Health: From Apple Cider Vinegar Tonics to Coconut Oil Body Balm, 150+ Home Remedies for Health and Healing]]> 35182956 Treat your aches and pains with these simple, all-natural solutions for colds, minor burns, acne, and more.

The Simple Guide to Natural Health provides the latest information on all-natural remedies, featuring ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and various essential oils.

With these do-it-yourself recipes that harness the power of natural healing, you’ll be able to treat—and prevent—common ailments. From how to grow and harvest your own ingredients to instructions for storing and organizing your homemade remedies, clinical herbalist Melanie St. Ours will take you step-by-step through the process of creating your own natural medicine cabinet.]]> 256 Melanie St. Ours 1507205651 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.00 The Simple Guide to Natural Health: From Apple Cider Vinegar Tonics to Coconut Oil Body Balm, 150+ Home Remedies for Health and Healing
author: Melanie St. Ours
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Meditations: A New Translation]]> 123657544 307 Marcus Aurelius Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.41 180 Meditations: A New Translation
author: Marcus Aurelius
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.41
book published: 180
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[But You Don’t Look Autistic at All (Bianca Toepsâ€� Books)]]> 54555150
She does this by looking at what science says about autism (and why some theories can go straight in the bin), but also by telling her own story and interviewing other people with autism. Bianca talks in a refreshing and sometimes hilarious way about different situations autistic people encounter in daily life. She has some useful tips for non-autistic people too: what you should do if someone prefers not to look you in the eye, why it is sometimes better to communicate by email, and, most important of all, why it is not a compliment if you say: "But you don't look autistic at all!"]]> 226 Bianca Toeps 9090334831 Aubrey 5 4.08 2019 But You Don’t Look Autistic at All (Bianca Toeps’ Books)
author: Bianca Toeps
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/12
date added: 2024/06/16
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 176403358 The year’s biggest book sensation and #1 New York Times bestseller returns in this completely jaw-dropping special edition, featuring:
� a stunning, revamped cover
� gorgeous new endpapers
� black sprayed edges

plus two bonus chapters from Xaden’s point of view!

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away
because dragons don’t bond to “fragileâ€� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter―like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom’s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda―because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.]]> 518 Rebecca Yarros 1649376162 Aubrey 5
God damn, I loved it.

Let me go process these feeling and update in a hot take. I need to go fan myself and then go punch the sky with the power I now feel after reading it.]]> 4.70 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.70
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/16
date added: 2024/06/16
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Yup. Ummm Yarros, what are you doing to me.

God damn, I loved it.

Let me go process these feeling and update in a hot take. I need to go fan myself and then go punch the sky with the power I now feel after reading it.
]]> Nimona 161639208
Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from N.D. Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.

Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.

But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.]]> N.D. Stevenson Aubrey 4 4.31 2015 Nimona
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2016/06/30
date added: 2024/06/08
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]]> Alien 3 42875803
Alongside a full cast, Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen reprise their iconic roles as Corporal Hicks and Bishop from the 1986 film Aliens.

Father of cyberpunk, William Gibson’s original script for Alien III, written in 1987 as a sequel to Aliens, never made it to our screens, although it went on to achieve cult status among fans as the third installment that might have been after being leaked online.

This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatization—directed by the multi award-winning Dirk Maggs, is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience.

The story begins with the Sulaco on its return journey from LV-426. On board the military ship are the cryogenically frozen skeleton crew of that film’s survivors: Ripley, Hicks, Newt and Bishop.

We travel aboard and hear an alarm blare. Our heroes are no longer alone....

Starring: Tom Alexander, Barbara Barnes, Michael Biehn, Cliff Chapman, Samantha Coughlan, Ben Cura, Dar Dash, Harry Ditson, Mairead Doherty, Lance Henriksen, Graham Hoadly, Lorelei King, Laurel Lefkow, Martin McDougall, Sarah Pitard, Michael Roberts, David Seddon, Andrew James Spooner, Siri Steinmo, Dai Tabuchi, Keith Wickham, Rebecca Yeo.]]> 136 William Gibson 1506708110 Aubrey 1
This is that script, as written by William Gibson. Well, this is an adapted version of that script. Personally, I wasn't as enraged as others about Alien 3. There were things I wished differently, like not immediately killing off Newt and Hicks.

So I was curious, what was the script that could have been Alien 3. I was excited to check it out!

Unfortunately for me, I see why it wasn't adopted. What bummed me out are a few things. 1) Ripley essentially doesn't exist in this story. She quite literally does nothing. And for me, Ripley is the Alien franchise. 2) Newt is [spoilers removed]. 3) Hicks doesn't behave in a way I would envision him, considering what he had just gone through in Aliens. 4) It also just lacked the story and punch that needed following up to Aliens.

I wouldn't recommend it for fans but if you're a fan like me, then I totally understand the desire to check it out.

]]> 3.27 Alien 3
author: William Gibson
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.27
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As many Alien fans know, there was a script for Alien 3 that was abandoned and we got the Alien 3 we have now.

This is that script, as written by William Gibson. Well, this is an adapted version of that script. Personally, I wasn't as enraged as others about Alien 3. There were things I wished differently, like not immediately killing off Newt and Hicks.

So I was curious, what was the script that could have been Alien 3. I was excited to check it out!

Unfortunately for me, I see why it wasn't adopted. What bummed me out are a few things. 1) Ripley essentially doesn't exist in this story. She quite literally does nothing. And for me, Ripley is the Alien franchise. 2) Newt is [spoilers removed]. 3) Hicks doesn't behave in a way I would envision him, considering what he had just gone through in Aliens. 4) It also just lacked the story and punch that needed following up to Aliens.

I wouldn't recommend it for fans but if you're a fan like me, then I totally understand the desire to check it out.


]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Aubrey 5 currently-own 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.57
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/22
date added: 2024/05/22
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]]> <![CDATA[The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You]]> 142030572 224 Michael Gervais 1647823242 Aubrey 4
Yes, it does mean a bit of bravery and off roading, ...but what real change, what real good happened by staying in one lane? What real good happened to our mental health, our dreams, our potential by living it through the lens of another?

We get one life. Live yours.

If you need a reminder, as I did, as we all do from time to time (that center we have to find when life gets rocky), let this be yours. ]]> 4.03 The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You
author: Michael Gervais
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.03
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rating: 4
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We live in a society deeply revolving around what people think of us, and yet the most free we'll ever be, the most creative, the most benefit to the world we'll ever be is through knowing who we are, thinking for ourselves, taking great care in who's opinions we let in while staying open to our own changing, and knowing that we only get this one life. To live it on the terms of others is but a waste.

Yes, it does mean a bit of bravery and off roading, ...but what real change, what real good happened by staying in one lane? What real good happened to our mental health, our dreams, our potential by living it through the lens of another?

We get one life. Live yours.

If you need a reminder, as I did, as we all do from time to time (that center we have to find when life gets rocky), let this be yours.
]]> <![CDATA[Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summers]]> 101131011 New adventures for Buffy fans to sink their fangs into!

In the first of two collected one-shot specials, Golden Rage artist Lauren Knight joins Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer writer Casey Gilly for a historically fun and frightful side-story! At an antiques fair, the group is fascinated by The Casquette Girlsâ€� (who may or may not have been vampires) clothes on display. When Dawn utters a wish she most likely should have kept to herself, the gang gains a firsthand account of the sistersâ€� identitiesâ€� beyond what they could have imagined. Meanwhile, it’s been 4 years, and Buffy, Spike and Thess have been living in relative peace as a dysfunctionally cozy family. But nothing can last foreverâ€� Strange new vampires have been sighted, and to get to the bottom of these unfolding horrors, our gang will have to head undergroundâ€� and face the horrifying true cause of the decline in vampire activity! Collects Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer Special #1 and Buffy: The Lost Summer #1.]]> 112 Casey Gilly 1608861333 Aubrey 4 3.48 2023 Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summers
author: Casey Gilly
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/03
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Soooo ... as it turns out, I read this book without realizing there was a Last Vampire Slayer series to read prior. Ooopsie. I still enjoyed it. I loved the first story (a sort of missing summer moment set back when there was Dawn and Buffy was dating Spike) and loved seeing an older Buffy in the second story. Was just an overall fun dive back into a world I hold dear. I look forward to reading the ones prior. :P
]]> <![CDATA[How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)]]> 125227576
Forget “try harder.â€� When your brain works differently, you need to try different .
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Diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve, Jessica struggled with a brain that she didn’t understand. She lost things constantly, couldn’t finish projects, and felt like she was putting more effort in than everyone around her while falling further and further behind. At thirty-two years old—broke, divorced, and living with her mom—Jessica decided to look more deeply into her ADHD challenges. She reached out to experts, devoured articles, and shared her discoveries on YouTube.
Ìę
In How to ADHD , Jessica reveals the tools that have changed her life while offering an unflinching look at the realities of living with ADHD. The key to navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain, she discovered, isn’t to fix or fight against its natural tendencies but to understand and work with them. She explains how ADHD affects everyday life, covering executive function impairments, rejection sensitivity, difficulties with attention regulation, and more. You’ll also find ADHD-specific strategies for adapting your environment, routines, and systems,
Ìę
� Boost the signal and decrease the noise . Facilitate focus by putting your goals where you can see them and fighting distractions with distractions.
� Have less stuff to manage. Learn why you have trouble planning and prioritizing, and why doing more starts with doing less.
â€� Build your “time wisdom.â€� Work backward when you plan, and track how long it actually takes you to do something.
� Learn about your emotions. Understand how naming your emotions and letting yourself experience them can make them easier to regulate.
Ìę
With quotes from Jessica’s online community, chapter summaries, and reading shortcuts designed for the neurodivergent reader, How to ADHD will help you recognize your strengths and challenges, tackle “bad brain days,â€� and be kinder to yourself in the process.]]> 464 Jessica McCabe 0593578945 Aubrey 0 to-read 4.44 2024 How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
author: Jessica McCabe
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)]]> 17402605 An alternate cover edition exists here.

Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly seven hundred years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty and Nicholas Flamel lives. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it. Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time.]]> 390 Michael Scott 0552562521 Aubrey 0 to-read 3.90 2007 The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
author: Michael Scott
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girlsâ€� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins â€� someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspectsâ€� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Aubrey 0 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 86544615 1 256 J.K. Rowling Aubrey 5 4.80 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.80
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 2024/01/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 45286449 Librarian note: Two alternate covers for this edition can be found here and here.

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter.
(back cover)]]> 309 J.K. Rowling 059035342X Aubrey 5 4.53 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Angel: After the Fall, Volume 1]]> 4297376 144 Joss Whedon 160010343X Aubrey 3 3.75 2007 Angel: After the Fall, Volume 1
author: Joss Whedon
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2012/06/08
date added: 2023/12/09
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I'd drop this a star since my last read. Worth it for the end fight and, of course, ahem...dragon. I did realize, that after all of these years, I just can't shake my distaste for Gunn or Connor.
]]> Long Live the Pumpkin Queen 123049855
Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be"... or are they? Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams—if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town.

Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy.

Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well, nightmare?]]> 319 Shea Ernshaw Aubrey 0 to-read 3.73 2022 Long Live the Pumpkin Queen
author: Shea Ernshaw
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit]]> 248954 179 Brenda Ueland 1555972608 Aubrey 5
All the while, it was simple, to the point, beautiful and honest. Many of the tips I heard before or thought myself, such as everyone is creative. Creativity does not just hide in certain people. It is in all of us. We just must be attentive of it. If you don't plan to read this book, then here are some of the things that I learned from it, in no particular order.

1. Push aside your fear of failure. In fact, try to write the worst thing possible and you shall overcome that fear.
2. Push aside any former education and literary criticism, even if just red markings on a brief article summary, and let your mind be free of such constraints.
3. Free your mind of what others think of you. If you try to please everyone then you will never please yourself and writing, first and foremost, is for you. It is an escape and expression of you.
4. Since writing is for you, don't try to be someone else. If you like J.K. Rowling or, say, Tolstoy, don't try to be them. It is not possible and will pass on to the reader as a falsity. Be you. As the author says, everyone is original and thus all writing is original IF one writes true to themselves. Thus write what you love, what you are passionate about and share your passion.
5. Do not write to be the next best-seller. Write because you want to because you feel you have to. Make money no object. I have always felt this and I remember listening to one of my favorite authors, Alan Moore, say the very same thing. For if you write for hopes of money and fame then sure there is a chance that your book will be a best-seller but I can guarantee you won't, in the end, be happy with your work because you didn't do it for you. J.K. Rowling, for example, (and I mention her only because I have read up on her past) wrote for her. She wrote because she loved these characters and loved them so much that she found herself writing while in meetings. She was in very tough times but even then she didn't aspire to make millions. She just wanted an escape and to be with those characters because they made her happy.
6. Creativity is not impulsive, it is idle. It builds and often the best writers are those that envisioned their characters and story for years, let it linger in their minds for years. So take more walks and let your mind linger.
7. Write to make every word matter. I think this is something that has faded over time, especially in the area of YA but that's my opinion. It used to be, and why I fell in love with authors like Poe, that every sentence mattered, that the thought of pulling a single sentence out felt out of sync, felt like it wouldn't be right to do, that the idea of skimming was ghastly as one would miss something important, of value. In other words, skip the fluff, get to the point.
8. Write then plan. As Ueland says, "No, I wouldn't think of planning the book before I write it. You write, and plan it afterwards. You write it first because every word must come out of freedom, and with meaning because you think it so and want to tell it."
9. Don't try to write so that "the package is fancier and more important than the contents." In other words, don't force unheard of or lengthy words just to be "literary," just write. If your honest self uses those words then do it but if you don't then don't do it.
10. Go with your gut and your feelings. When you are describing a character describe as you feel of the character and what you actually see of the character, not what you want to see or want others to see. Don't make the characters what they are not but instead what they are. Ueland showed this by comparing one of her pupil's works to that of a newspaper writer. Her pupil described a train that she saw and as she saw it. It was beautiful. The other person tried to be literary and instead let their "but it's 'literary' to describe it in such a way" get to them and theirs was more difficult to read and more unnatural; it felt false.
11. Better yourself. To quote Ueland again, "And that is why I have come to think that the only way to become a better writer is to become a better person."
12. Don't try and be "too" honest, just be honest. If you try to be too honest it will come off that way and create another sense of falsity with your readers.
13. Let your writing be a true reflection of you. To find that true you, Ueland says, "The only way to find your true self is by recklessness and freedom."
14. Surround yourself with people who want to read your writings, want to hear what you have to say, ask for more and not those who want to critique your writing.
15. Start a journal and write all the time and anytime but do not reread it. Just write and write as fast as you can. Reread it six months later.

To be quite honest I could list endlessly what I learned from this book and from Ueland. It felt as though she was talking directly to me and I think any other aspiring writer will feel that way. I have started my journal and feel much more confident in pushing my fear aside and just being me. I also plan to read her autobiography and writings.]]> 4.13 2012 If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
author: Brenda Ueland
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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For anyone, like I, who lets that anxiety and fear of failure and lack of acceptance prevent you from writing - READ. THIS. BOOK. What this book did for my spirit and my mind is beyond words but I will put words to it, otherwise I will have learned nothing. It has inspired me and easily become one of my favorite books. I have a small shelf of "very favorite books," books that I read from the library but liked so much that I purchased, so that I can reread and highlight, make notes, and page mark. This will be a book that I purchase. Heck I took a few notes when reading it.

All the while, it was simple, to the point, beautiful and honest. Many of the tips I heard before or thought myself, such as everyone is creative. Creativity does not just hide in certain people. It is in all of us. We just must be attentive of it. If you don't plan to read this book, then here are some of the things that I learned from it, in no particular order.

1. Push aside your fear of failure. In fact, try to write the worst thing possible and you shall overcome that fear.
2. Push aside any former education and literary criticism, even if just red markings on a brief article summary, and let your mind be free of such constraints.
3. Free your mind of what others think of you. If you try to please everyone then you will never please yourself and writing, first and foremost, is for you. It is an escape and expression of you.
4. Since writing is for you, don't try to be someone else. If you like J.K. Rowling or, say, Tolstoy, don't try to be them. It is not possible and will pass on to the reader as a falsity. Be you. As the author says, everyone is original and thus all writing is original IF one writes true to themselves. Thus write what you love, what you are passionate about and share your passion.
5. Do not write to be the next best-seller. Write because you want to because you feel you have to. Make money no object. I have always felt this and I remember listening to one of my favorite authors, Alan Moore, say the very same thing. For if you write for hopes of money and fame then sure there is a chance that your book will be a best-seller but I can guarantee you won't, in the end, be happy with your work because you didn't do it for you. J.K. Rowling, for example, (and I mention her only because I have read up on her past) wrote for her. She wrote because she loved these characters and loved them so much that she found herself writing while in meetings. She was in very tough times but even then she didn't aspire to make millions. She just wanted an escape and to be with those characters because they made her happy.
6. Creativity is not impulsive, it is idle. It builds and often the best writers are those that envisioned their characters and story for years, let it linger in their minds for years. So take more walks and let your mind linger.
7. Write to make every word matter. I think this is something that has faded over time, especially in the area of YA but that's my opinion. It used to be, and why I fell in love with authors like Poe, that every sentence mattered, that the thought of pulling a single sentence out felt out of sync, felt like it wouldn't be right to do, that the idea of skimming was ghastly as one would miss something important, of value. In other words, skip the fluff, get to the point.
8. Write then plan. As Ueland says, "No, I wouldn't think of planning the book before I write it. You write, and plan it afterwards. You write it first because every word must come out of freedom, and with meaning because you think it so and want to tell it."
9. Don't try to write so that "the package is fancier and more important than the contents." In other words, don't force unheard of or lengthy words just to be "literary," just write. If your honest self uses those words then do it but if you don't then don't do it.
10. Go with your gut and your feelings. When you are describing a character describe as you feel of the character and what you actually see of the character, not what you want to see or want others to see. Don't make the characters what they are not but instead what they are. Ueland showed this by comparing one of her pupil's works to that of a newspaper writer. Her pupil described a train that she saw and as she saw it. It was beautiful. The other person tried to be literary and instead let their "but it's 'literary' to describe it in such a way" get to them and theirs was more difficult to read and more unnatural; it felt false.
11. Better yourself. To quote Ueland again, "And that is why I have come to think that the only way to become a better writer is to become a better person."
12. Don't try and be "too" honest, just be honest. If you try to be too honest it will come off that way and create another sense of falsity with your readers.
13. Let your writing be a true reflection of you. To find that true you, Ueland says, "The only way to find your true self is by recklessness and freedom."
14. Surround yourself with people who want to read your writings, want to hear what you have to say, ask for more and not those who want to critique your writing.
15. Start a journal and write all the time and anytime but do not reread it. Just write and write as fast as you can. Reread it six months later.

To be quite honest I could list endlessly what I learned from this book and from Ueland. It felt as though she was talking directly to me and I think any other aspiring writer will feel that way. I have started my journal and feel much more confident in pushing my fear aside and just being me. I also plan to read her autobiography and writings.
]]> <![CDATA[The Official Harry Potter Baking Book]]> 58638755 128 Joanna Farrow 0702311685 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.05 The Official Harry Potter Baking Book
author: Joanna Farrow
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.05
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]]> Flowers for Algernon 18373 Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
Ìę
Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence � a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.

As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?]]> 311 Daniel Keyes 015603008X Aubrey 5 4.19 1966 Flowers for Algernon
author: Daniel Keyes
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1966
rating: 5
read at: 2010/10/17
date added: 2023/08/24
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]]> Flying Witch, Vol. 1 31172294 Prepare to be Bewitched!

Makoto Kowata, a novice witch, packs up her belongings (including a black cat familiar) and moves in with her distant cousins in rural Aomori to complete her training and become a full-fledged witch.]]> 160 Chihiro Ishizuka 1945054093 Aubrey 0 to-read 3.76 2013 Flying Witch, Vol. 1
author: Chihiro Ishizuka
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments]]> 54669336 177 Aimee Nezhukumatathil 157131959X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.15 2020 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
author: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Moth Keeper 62205551 Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth Keeper decides to take a break from the moon and see the sun for the first time? A middle-grade fantasy graphic novel about passion, duty, and found family.

Anya is finally a Moth Keeper, the protector of the lunar moths that allow the Night-Lily flower to bloom once a year. Her village needs the flower to continue thriving and Anya is excited to prove her worth and show her thanks to her friends with her actions, but what happens when being a Moth Keeper isn't exactly what Anya thought it would be?

The nights are cold in the desert and the lunar moths live far from the village. Anya finds herself isolated and lonely. Despite Anya's dedication, she wonders what it would be like to live in the sun. Her thoughts turn into an obsession, and when Anya takes a chance to stay up during the day to feel the sun's warmth, her village and the lunar moths are left to deal with the consequences.

K. O'Neill brings to life a beautifully illustrated fantasy world about responsibility to yourself and your community. The Moth Keeper is filled with magic, hope, and friendship.]]> 272 Kay O'Neill Aubrey 0 to-read 4.06 2023 The Moth Keeper
author: Kay O'Neill
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI]]> 54102733 Alternative cover edition for ASIN B01CWZFBZ4

A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history
Ìę
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.

Then, one by one, they began to be killed off. One Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, watched as her family was murdered. Her older sister was shot. Her mother was then slowly poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances.

In this last remnant of the Wild West—where oilmen like J. P. Getty made their fortunes and where desperadoes such as Al Spencer, “the Phantom Terror,â€� roamed â€� virtually anyone who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization’s first major homicide investigations. But the bureau was then notoriously corrupt and initially bungled the case. Eventually the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau. They infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most sinister conspiracies in American history.

In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood. The book is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, as each step in the investigation reveals a series of sinister secrets and reversals. But more than that, it is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to operate with impunity for so long. Killers of the Flower Moon is utterly riveting, but also emotionally devastating.]]> 347 David Grann Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.28 2017 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
author: David Grann
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.28
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]]> The Amityville Horror 50790912
In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property—complete with boathouse and swimming pool—and the price had been too good to pass up.

Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror.

This is the spellbinding, shocking true story that gripped the nation about an American dream that turned into a nightmare beyond imagining.]]> 256 Jay Anson 1982138262 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.48 1977 The Amityville Horror
author: Jay Anson
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1977
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)]]> 2294528 429 Diana Wynne Jones 0061478784 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.30 1986 Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
author: Diana Wynne Jones
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> The Cabinet 56353777 Winner of the Munhakdongne Novel Award, South Korea’s most prestigious literary prize.

Cabinet 13 looks exactly like any normal filing cabinet
Except this cabinet is filled with files on the ‘symptomersâ€�, humans whose strange abilities and bizarre experiences might just mark the emergence of a new species.

But to Mr Kong, the harried office worker whose job it is to look after the cabinet, the symptomers are a headache; especially the one who won’t stop calling every day, asking to be turned into a cat.

A richly funny and fantastical novel about the strangeness at the heart of even the most everyday lives, from one of South Korea’s most acclaimed novelists.

Translated by Sean Lin Halbert]]> 304 Kim Un-Su 0857669176 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.51 2006 The Cabinet
author: Kim Un-Su
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[In Every Generation (In Every Generation, #1)]]> 57669111 A new Slayer for a new generation...

Frankie Rosenberg is passionate about the environment, a sophomore at New Sunnydale High School, and the daughter of the most powerful witch in Sunnydale history. Her mom, Willow, is slowly teaching her magic on the condition that she use it to better the world. But Frankie’s happily quiet life is upended when new girl Hailey shows up with news that the annual Slayer convention has been the target of an attack, and all the Slayers—including Buffy, Faith, and Hailey’s older sister Vi—might be dead. That means it’s time for this generation’s Slayer to be born.

But being the first ever Slayer-Witch means learning how to wield a stake while trying to control her budding powers. With the help of Hailey, a werewolf named Jake, and a hot but nerdy sage demon, Frankie must become the Slayer, prevent the Hellmouth from opening again, and find out what happened to her Aunt Buffy, before she’s next.

Get ready for a whole new story within the world of Buffy!

The first in an all-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake continues the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer featuring the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil.]]> 400 Kendare Blake 1368075029 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.91 2022 In Every Generation (In Every Generation, #1)
author: Kendare Blake
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke]]> 44950
Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido , the Japanese Way of the Warrior. Bushido has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing modern Japanese martial arts within Japan and internationally.

The Japanese original of this book, Bushido Shoshinshu , ( Bushido for Beginners ), has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido , a way of thought that remains fascinating and relevant to the modern world, East and West. This handbook, written after five hundred years of military rule in Japan, was composed to provide practical and moral instruction for warriors, correcting wayward tendencies and outlining the personal, social, and professional standards of conduct characteristic of Bushido , the Japanese chivalric tradition.

With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary, and powerfully evocative line drawings by master illustrator Oscar Ratti, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian Culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people.]]> 128 Daidƍji YĆ«zan 0804831904 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.04 1943 Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
author: Daidƍji YĆ«zan
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1943
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]]> Dune (Dune, #1) 53180949 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written "Dune" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story, one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years. No one - not Herbert, not Chilton, not the science fiction community at the time - had any idea that "Dune" would be adopted and read by successive generations with a fervor bordering on cult worship. Or that it would prove to be merely the first of what have now become five international bestsellers about a desert world of the future - the planet Arrakis, called Dune.]]> 884 Frank Herbert 0441172717 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.36 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1965
rating: 0
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]]> Under the Whispering Door 59068067
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead.

And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he's definitely dead.

But even in death he's not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days.

Hilarious, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home.]]> 376 T.J. Klune 1250838142 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.25 2021 Under the Whispering Door
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name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.25
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]]> Fox and I 58115560
Catherine Raven left home at 15, fleeing an abusive father and an indifferent mother. Drawn to the natural world, for years she worked as a ranger in National Parks, at times living in her run-down car (which lacked a reverse gear), on abandoned construction sites, or camping on a piece of land in Montana she bought from a colleague. She managed to put herself through college and then graduate school, eventually earning a Ph.D. in biology.

Yet she never felt at home with people, and though she worked at various universities and taught field classes in the National Parks, she built a house on a remote plot of land in Montana and, except when teaching, spoke to no one. One day, she realized that the fox who had been appearing at her house was coming by every day at 4:15. He became a regular visitor, who eventually sat near her as she read to him from The Little Prince or Dr. Seuss. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, but as she grew to know him, his personality revealed itself—and he became her friend. But friends cannot always save each other from the uncontained forces of nature.

Though this is a story of survival, it is also a poignant and dramatic tale of living in the wilderness and coping with inevitable loss. This uplifting fable-like true story about the friendship of a woman and a wild fox not only reveals the power of friendship and our interconnectedness with the natural world but is an original, imaginative, and beautiful work that introduces a stunning new voice. (less)]]> 348 Catherine Raven 1954118015 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.07 2021 Fox and I
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]]> Are You Listening? 42642082
This chance encounter sends them on a journey through West Texas, where strange things follow them wherever they go. The landscape morphs into an unsettling world, a mysterious cat joins them, and they are haunted by a group of threatening men. To stay safe, Bea and Lou must trust each other as they are driven to confront buried truths. The two women share their stories of loss and heartbreak—and a startling revelation about sexual assault—culminating in an exquisite example of human connection.]]> 320 Tillie Walden 1250207568 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.86 2019 Are You Listening?
author: Tillie Walden
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life]]> 50892125 This practical and inspirational guide to healing from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Choice shows us how to stop destructive patterns and imprisoning thoughts to find freedom and enjoy life.

Edith Eger’s powerful first book The Choice told the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom. Thousands of people around the world have written to Eger to tell her how The Choice moved them and inspired them to confront their own past and try to heal their pain; and to ask her to write another, more “how-toâ€� book. Now, in The Gift, Eger expands on her message of healing and provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages us to change the thoughts and behaviors that may be keeping us imprisoned in the past.

Eger explains that the worst prison she experienced is not the prison that Nazis put her in but the one she created for herself, the prison within her own mind. She describes the twelve most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known—including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance—and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges. Accompanied by stories from Eger’s own life and the lives of her patients each chapter includes thought-provoking questions and takeaways, such as:

-Would you like to be married to you?
-Are you evolving or revolving?
-You can’t heal what you can’t feel.

Filled with empathy, insight, and humor, The Gift captures the vulnerability and common challenges we all face and provides encouragement and advice for breaking out of our personal prisons to find healing and enjoy life.]]> 256 Edith Eger 1982143096 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.43 2020 The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
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average rating: 4.43
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories]]> 23281612
Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves—she spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like “Little Red Riding Hood,â€� “Bluebeard,â€� “Puss in Boots,â€� and “Beauty and the Beast,â€� giving them exhilarating new life in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 162 Angela Carter 0143107615 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.89 1979 The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
author: Angela Carter
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1979
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]]> Strange Weather in Tokyo 35396763
As Tsukiko and Sensei grow to know and love one another, time’s passing comes across through the seasons and the food and beverages they consume together. From warm sake to chilled beer, from the buds on the trees to the blooming of the cherry blossoms, the reader is enveloped by a keen sense of pathos and both charactersâ€� keen loneliness.]]> 157 Hiromi Kawakami Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.87 2001 Strange Weather in Tokyo
author: Hiromi Kawakami
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 52778466
Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. Yet the cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange.

Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms that between England and France. And their own obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine.]]> 864 Susanna Clarke 1635576725 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.15 2004 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
author: Susanna Clarke
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.15
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]]> I'm Thinking of Ending Things 53266371 SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM DIRECTED BY CHARLIE KAUFMAN
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

â€�I’m Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight, ferocious little book, with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary, harrowing final pagesâ€� (Scott Heim, award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear).

I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.

Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.â€�

And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here.

In this “dark and compelling
unputdownableâ€� (Booklist, starred review) literary thriller, debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel “packs a big psychological punch with a twisty story line and an ending that will leave readers breathlessâ€� (Library Journal, starred review).]]> 0 Iain Reid 1797116517 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.00 2016 I'm Thinking of Ending Things
author: Iain Reid
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Buried Giant 25852735
As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphan charge, and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share. By turns savage, suspenseful, and intensely moving, The Buried Giant is a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory, an extraordinary tale of love, vengeance, and war.]]> 336 Kazuo Ishiguro 0307455793 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.65 2015 The Buried Giant
author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.65
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]]> Never Let Me Go 55132921 From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a devastating novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss.
Ìę
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special—and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together. Suspenseful, moving, beautifully atmospheric, Never Let Me Go is modern classic.]]> 272 Kazuo Ishiguro Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.89 2005 Never Let Me Go
author: Kazuo Ishiguro
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]]> The Year of the Hare: A Novel 129788247
"Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious to play hooky for a while from life as we know it?" With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of The Year of the Hare .

While out on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This small incident becomes he decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering the wilds of Finland-with the bunny as his boon companion.]]> 208 Arto Paasilinna Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 0.0 1975 The Year of the Hare: A Novel
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]]> Where the Crawdads Sing 60701164 NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 12 million copies sold, "a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature" (The New York Times Book Review).

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens.

Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Delia Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.]]> 480 Delia Owens 0593540352 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.32 2018 Where the Crawdads Sing
author: Delia Owens
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> A Little Princess 3008
This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett 's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.]]> 242 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0142437018 Aubrey 5 currently-own Joss Whedon: The Biography that it was Joss' favorite book. As someone I look up to creatively, I quickly went on a search to find this book and find it I did. I hadn't ever heard of it prior and didn't know a thing about it before turning the first page. Sometimes that's the best kind of way to enter into a new story, knowing little of it. I was truly delighted by this book, and particularly by Sara.

While rich, Sara was never struck with greed nor self-interest as I would expect a young child of her circumstances to be. Instead she was humbled by the love of her father. And when all that she loved was taken from her she didn't react in a way many would, when forced to become a servant - to feel the pain of hunger. Though she hurt, she found story and hope in everything. Gosh to have her ability, I would be a much less anxious person. I would worry much less if I too found story in everything. Sara has taught me a great deal and reminded me that everything boils down to the way you look at it. She chose to find friends in mice, to make believe things weren't the way they were - and that she was instead a princess, to give when she too was in need. She wasn't delusional. She knew her chilling circumstances. She was hopeful. She was a dreamer and she shared her dreams with all so that they too would have enough hope to be able to smile that day. I loved this little story and all its characters and look forward to reading more from Mrs. Burnett.]]> 4.22 1905 A Little Princess
author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1905
rating: 5
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I suppose I picked this book up for a rather odd reason, after reading in Joss Whedon: The Biography that it was Joss' favorite book. As someone I look up to creatively, I quickly went on a search to find this book and find it I did. I hadn't ever heard of it prior and didn't know a thing about it before turning the first page. Sometimes that's the best kind of way to enter into a new story, knowing little of it. I was truly delighted by this book, and particularly by Sara.

While rich, Sara was never struck with greed nor self-interest as I would expect a young child of her circumstances to be. Instead she was humbled by the love of her father. And when all that she loved was taken from her she didn't react in a way many would, when forced to become a servant - to feel the pain of hunger. Though she hurt, she found story and hope in everything. Gosh to have her ability, I would be a much less anxious person. I would worry much less if I too found story in everything. Sara has taught me a great deal and reminded me that everything boils down to the way you look at it. She chose to find friends in mice, to make believe things weren't the way they were - and that she was instead a princess, to give when she too was in need. She wasn't delusional. She knew her chilling circumstances. She was hopeful. She was a dreamer and she shared her dreams with all so that they too would have enough hope to be able to smile that day. I loved this little story and all its characters and look forward to reading more from Mrs. Burnett.
]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the Valley of Thorns (The Land of Elyon, #2)]]> 334038 The second dazzling installment in Patrick Carman's masterful Land of Elyon trilogy!

Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role.

In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before -- confronting giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace.]]> 221 Patrick Carman 0439700949 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.93 2005 Beyond the Valley of Thorns (The Land of Elyon, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, #1)]]> 81524 The Dark Hills Divide introduces readers to Alexa Daley, who annually visits the town of Bridewell. Alexa is curious about what lies beyond the massive ramparts that surround the city and the walled roads that link Bridewell to nearby towns; soon after town leader Thomas Warvold passes away, Alexa finds herself outside the walls, acquires a stone with remarkable powers, and discovers that she's meant to stop a potential war from occurring.]]> 272 Patrick Carman 0439700930 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.74 2003 The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> Convenience Store Woman 42357662
However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis—but will it be for the better?]]> 172 Sayaka Murata 0802129625 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.75 2016 Convenience Store Woman
author: Sayaka Murata
name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28)]]> 61653 340 Terry Pratchett 0060012358 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.07 2001 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2001
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]]> The World Split Open 20893910 A Literary Arts Readers collects highlights from the series in a single volume. Whether it’s Wallace Stegner exploring how we use fiction to make sense of life or Ursula K. Le Guin on where ideas come from, Margaret Atwood on the need for complex female characters or Robert Stone on morality and truth in literature, Edward P. Jones on the role of imagination in historical novels or Marilynne Robinson on the nature of beauty, these essays illuminate not just the world of letters but the world at large.
]]> 272 Margaret Atwood 193563996X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.88 2014 The World Split Open
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]]> <![CDATA[Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative]]> 34430020 Hook Your Audience with Unforgettable Storytelling!

What do Luke Skywalker, John McClane, and a lonely dog on Ho'okipa Beach have in common?

Simply put, we care about them.

Great storytelling is making readers care about your characters, the choices they make, and what happens to them. It's making your audience feel the tension and emotion of a situation right alongside your protagonist. And to tell a damn fine story, you need to understand why and how that caring happens.

Using a mix of personal stories, pop fiction examples, and traditional storytelling terms, New York Times best-selling author Chuck Wendig will help you internalize the feel of powerful storytelling. In Damn Fine Story, you'll explore:
Fretytag's Pyramid for visualizing story structure--and when to break away from traditional storytelling forms
Character relationships and interactions as the basis of every strong plot--no matter the form or genre
Rising and falling tension that pulls the audience through to the climax and conclusion of the story
Developing themes as a way to craft characters with depth
Whether you're writing a novel, screenplay, video game, comic, or even if you just like to tell stories to your friends and family over dinner, this funny and informative guide is chock-full of examples about the art and craft of storytelling--and how to write a damn fine story of your own.]]> 240 Chuck Wendig 1440348383 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.33 2017 Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
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name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock (The Pruett Series)]]> 1044604 187 Houle Marcy Cottrell 0871088975 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.28 1991 Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock (The Pruett Series)
author: Houle Marcy Cottrell
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1991
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]]> <![CDATA[Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans]]> 13122098 Stan Coren’s groundbreaking The Intelligence of Dogs meets Bernd Heinrich’s classic Mind of the Raven in this astonishing, beautifully illustrated look at the uncanny intelligence and emotions of crows.Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They also exhibit an avian kind of eloquence, mate for life, and associate with relatives and neighbors for years. And to people who care for them and feed them, they often give oddly touching gifts in return. The ongoing connection between humans and crows—a cultural coevolution—has shaped both species for millions of years. Scientist John Marzluff teams up with artist-naturalist Tony Angell to tell amazing stories of these brilliant birds. With Marzluff’s extraordinary original research on the intelligence and startling abilities of corvids—crows, ravens, and jays—Angell’s gorgeous line drawings, and a lively joint narrative, the authors offer an in-depth look at these complex creatures and the traits and behaviors we share, including language, delinquency, frolic, passion, wrath, risk taking, and awareness. Crows gather around their dead, warn of impending doom, recognize people, commit murder of other crows, lure animals to their death, swill coffee and drink beer, design and use tools—including cars as nutcrackers—and windsurf and sled to play. With its abundance of funny, awe-inspiring, and poignant stories, Gifts of the Crow portrays creatures who are nothing short of amazing.]]> 306 John M. Marzluff 1439198756 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.11 2012 Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
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]]> <![CDATA[Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process]]> 34043886
What inspires you? That’s the simple, but profound question posed to forty-six renowned authors in LIGHT THE DARK. Each writer begins with a favorite passage from a novel, a song, a poem—something that gets them started and keeps them going with the creative work they love. From there, incredible lessons and stories of life-changing encounters with art emerge, like how sneaking books into his job as a night security guard helped Khaled Hosseini learn that nothing he creates will ever be truly finished. Or how a college reading assignment taught Junot DĂ­az that great art can be a healing conversation, and an unexpected poet led Elizabeth Gilbert to embrace an unyielding optimism, even in the face of darkness. LIGHT THE DARK collects the best of The Atlantic‘s much-acclaimed “By Heartâ€� series edited by Joe Fassler and adds brand new pieces, each one paired with a striking illustration. Here is a guide to creative living and writing in the vein of Daily Rituals, Bird by Bird, and Big Magic for anyone who wants to learn how great writers find inspiration—and how to find some of your own.

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Elizabeth Gilbert, Junot DĂ­az, Marilynne Robinson, Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, Aimee Bender, Mary Gaitskill, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Roxane Gay, Angela Flournoy, Jonathan Franzen, Yiyun Li, Leslie Jamison, Claire Messud, Edwidge Danticat, David Mitchell, Khaled Hosseini, Ayana Mathis, Kathryn Harrison, Azar Nafisi, Hanya Yanagihara, Jane Smiley, Nell Zink, Emma Donoghue, Jeff Tweedy, Eileen Myles, Maggie Shipstead, Sherman Alexie, Andre Dubus III, Billy Collins, Lev Grossman, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Charles Simic, Jim Shepard, T.C. Boyle, Tom Perrotta, Viet Than Nguyen, William Gibson, Mark Haddon, Ethan Canin, Jessie Ball, Jim Crace, and Walter Mosley.

“As [these authors] reveal what inspires them, they, in turn, inspire the reader, all while celebrating the beauty and purpose of art.â€� –Booklist]]> 334 Joe Fassler 0143130846 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.20 2017 Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life]]> 7549232 280 Jon Kabat-Zinn 1567319920 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.14 1994 Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Street of a Thousand Blossoms: A Novel]]> 3136206 448 Gail Tsukiyama 0312384777 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.90 2007 The Street of a Thousand Blossoms: A Novel
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> The Samurai's Garden 51113 ]]> 211 Gail Tsukiyama 0312144075 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.15 1995 The Samurai's Garden
author: Gail Tsukiyama
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1995
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]]> <![CDATA[An Artist of the Floating World]]> 742138 here.

In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into World War II.

Now, as the mature Ono struggles through the aftermath of that war, his memories of his youth and of the “floating world”—the nocturnal world of pleasure, entertainment, and drink—offer him both escape and redemption, even as they punish him for betraying his early promise. Indicted by society for its defeat and reviled for his past aesthetics, he relives the passage through his personal history that makes him both a hero and a coward but, above all, a human being.]]> 206 Kazuo Ishiguro 0679722661 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.76 1986 An Artist of the Floating World
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name: Aubrey
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1986
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]]> <![CDATA[Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life]]> 357464 Writing Down The Bones, teaches a methodÌęÌęof writing that can take you beyond craft to theÌęÌętrue source of creative power: The mind that isÌęÌę"raw, full of energy, alive andÌęÌęhungry."



Here is compassionate, practical, and oftenÌęÌęhumorous advice about how to find time to write,ÌęÌęhow to discover your personal style, how to makeÌęÌęsentences come alive, and how to overcomeÌęÌęprocrastination and writer's block -- including more thanÌęÌęthirty provocative "Try this" exercises toÌęÌęget your pen moving.



And here alsoÌęÌęis a larger vision of the writer's task:ÌęÌębalancing daily responsibilities with a commitment toÌęÌęwriting; knowing when to take risks as a writer and aÌęÌęhuman being; coming to terms with success andÌęÌęfailure and loss; and learning self-acceptance -- bothÌęÌęin life and art.



WildÌęÌęMind will change your way of writing. ItÌęÌęmay also change your life.]]> 238 Natalie Goldberg 0553347756 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.13 1990 Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
author: Natalie Goldberg
name: Aubrey
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1990
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human]]> 22571784
An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity.
Ìę
Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.

The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.

Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. You’ve never read a book about birds like this one.]]> 304 Noah Strycker 159463341X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.19 2014 The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life]]> 48578933 A previous edition of this title can be found here.

For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’â€�

An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.]]> 222 Anne Lamott 0385480016 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.25 1994 Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation]]> 41758058 1 Bob Roth 1508279438 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.47 2018 Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science]]> 54785532 Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Finalist for the 2022 Edgar Award

An innovative biography of Edgar Allan Poe—highlighting his fascination and feuds with science.

Decade after decade, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most popular American writers. He is beloved around the world for his pioneering detective fiction, tales of horror, and haunting, atmospheric verse. But what if there was another side to the man who wrote “The Ravenâ€� and “The Fall of the House of Usherâ€�?

In The Reason for the Darkness of the Night, John Tresch offers a bold new biography of a writer whose short, tortured life continues to fascinate. Shining a spotlight on an era when the lines separating entertainment, speculation, and scientific inquiry were blurred, Tresch reveals Poe’s obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. Even as he composed dazzling works of fiction, he remained an avid and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and hustling in literary scenes that also hosted the era’s most prominent scientists, semi-scientists, and pseudo-intellectual rogues. As one newspaper put it, “Mr. Poe is not merely a man of science—not merely a poet—not merely a man of letters. He is all combined; and perhaps he is something more.â€�

Taking us through his early training in mathematics and engineering at West Point and the tumultuous years that followed, Tresch shows that Poe lived, thought, and suffered surrounded by science—and that many of his most renowned and imaginative works can best be understood in its company. He cast doubt on perceived certainties even as he hungered for knowledge, and at the end of his life delivered a mind-bending lecture on the origins of the universe that would win the admiration of twentieth-century physicists. Pursuing extraordinary conjectures and a unique aesthetic vision, he remained a figure of explosive contradiction: he gleefully exposed the hoaxes of the era’s scientific fraudsters even as he perpetrated hoaxes himself.

Tracing Poe’s hard and brilliant journey, The Reason for the Darkness of the Night is an essential new portrait of a writer whose life is synonymous with mystery and imagination—and an entertaining, erudite tour of the world of American science just as it was beginning to come into its own.]]> 448 John Tresch 0374247854 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.73 2021 The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science
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]]> How Do You Live? 85163110 Now in paperback with an introduction by Neil Gaiman: the classic Japanese coming-of-age story that has sold more than two million copies, inspired anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron), and become a New York Times bestseller.

After the death of his father, fifteen-year-old Copper must confront inevitable and enormous change, including the aftermath of his own betrayal of his best friend. Between episodes of Copper’s emerging story, letters from his uncle share knowledge and offer advice on life’s big questions. Like his namesake Copernicus, Copper looks to the stars and uses his discoveries about the heavens, earth, and human nature to answer the question of how he will live.

First published in 1937 in Japan, Genzaburƍ Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been an important book for Academy Award-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki. Perfect for readers of philosophical fiction like The Alchemist and The Little Prince, How Do You Live? serves as a thought-provoking guide for young readers as they grow up in a world both infinitely large and unimaginably small.]]> 288 Genzaburo Yoshino 164375307X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.99 1937 How Do You Live?
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: A Magical Year â€� The Illustrations of Jim Kay]]> 57892922 A unique and beautiful gift book celebrating the art of Jim Kay â€� 366 magical moments from J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, evoked in spellbinding brushstrokes, characterful ink work, and illuminating pencil sketches.

This irresistible gift book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts. Jim Kay’s captivating illustrations, paired with much-loved quotations from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels â€� one moment, anniversary, or memory for every day of the year â€� bring to life all of the magic, beauty, and wonder of the wizarding world.

Jim Kay has been enchanting readers since the publication of the Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 2015. Now, in Harry Potter: A Magical Year, a selection of Kay’s most iconic illustrations are joined by previously unseen pencil sketches and preparatory pieces, offering unique and fascinating insight into the artist’s sketchbook.

From the snowy towers of Hogwarts, to the dancing eyes of Professor Albus Dumbledore, to the hustle and bustle of Diagon Alley, this visual feast is the perfect companion for readers of all ages, at any point on their Harry Potter journey, and a gift to cherish for years to come.]]> 240 J.K. Rowling 1338809970 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.48 2021 Harry Potter: A Magical Year – The Illustrations of Jim Kay
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]]> <![CDATA[Calling All Witches! The Girls Who Left Their Mark on the Wizarding World (Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts)]]> 46043127
For all the girls as clever as Hermione Granger, as strong as Leta Lestrange, and as fierce as Minerva McGonagall, this incredible compendium is packed with the stories of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts' extraordinary heroines! Besides the series' best-known characters, get to know the female mentors, founders, rule-breakers, and -- yes, even villains like Bellatrix Lestrange and Vinda Rosier -- who made the wizarding world what it is today.Complete with gorgeous, full-color illustrations and photography from iconic movie moments on every spread, fans will love this colorful romp with the most empowering witches of our age. Explore the many ways these women built, enriched, and saved the wizarding world, and get inspired by their stories in this compelling handbook--a must-have for fans!]]> 100 Laurie Calkhoven 1338585193 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.04 2019 Calling All Witches! The Girls Who Left Their Mark on the Wizarding World (Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts)
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook: A Complete Reference Guide to Every Spell in the Wizarding World]]> 42121458
Each spell is given its own entry including spell name, pronunciation details, a description of the spell effect, spell casting methods, wand movements, hand movements and vocalizations, plus primary sources in which the spell was used. Readers will also find trivia related to each spell, such as who it was used against, what the outcome was, or what a spell’s unusual history might be.


There are more than 200 spells in all, plus suggestions for strategic spell use and methods for creating origianl spells.]]> 160 The Editors of MuggleNet 1948174243 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.28 The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook: A Complete Reference Guide to Every Spell in the Wizarding World
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter Who's Who in the Wizarding World: A complete character guide to the Harry Potter Universe]]> 52079538
J.K. Rowling’s collection of mystical multitudes is what makes the wizarding world so enchanting. To dive into Harry’s story is to immerse yourself in the richness of a magical universe filled with wizarding history, culture and lore. A world of witches, wizards, owls, elves, non- magical people, anti-non-magical-people people, folks who can talk to snakes and snakes who used to be folks. There are mind-readers, shape-shifters, centaurs, giants, ghosts (nearly headless and fully formed) and one enormous, extremely ill- tempered tree.

This massive tome details every character created by J.K. Rowling and appearing in the official Harry Potter canon of books, movies and plays. Each entry highlights one character, where you will find details of when the character was first mentioned, appearance, wizard school, house, patronus, wand, related family members, skills and achievements, personal history and more. The Compendium also include genealogical charts and family trees for the major characters, world maps detailing important locations, homes and schools, as well as charts detailing alliances between characters.]]> 320 Mugglenet.com 1948174448 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.34 The Unofficial Harry Potter Who's Who in the Wizarding World: A complete character guide to the Harry Potter Universe
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter Hogwarts Handbook: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Wizarding World's Most Famous School]]> 58724616
Certain to make reading (or re-reading) the Harry Potter series that much more intriguing, this book explores the traditional and extraordinary in equal measure, uncovering details about the school that readers will savor, including:

- The history and traditions of Hogwarts, including notable alumni
- Details of the four founders, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin
- How the school is organized with teachers, prefects, headboys and headgirls
- Holidays, feasts and celebrations
- The castle layout, classrooms, common rooms, courtyards, dungeons, secret rooms and more
- Details into the "living" artwork throughout the castle
- Artifacts, enchantments, protections and secret passageways
- Hagrid's Hut, the Whomping Willow, The Forbidden Forest and beyond!
- A visitor's guide to Hogsmeade
- Castle inhabitants, including professors, ghosts and staff
- Details of student life, academics, text books and much more!

The Unofficial Harry Potter Hogwarts Handbook is the next best thing to attending Hogwarts itself, providing more Wizarding World insight, detail and fun than ever before recorded in a single book.]]> 224 The Editors of MuggleNet 1948174952 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.27 The Unofficial Harry Potter Hogwarts Handbook: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Wizarding World's Most Famous School
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures from the Realm of Wizards and Witches (The Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library)]]> 54860419
From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this beautiful book details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production. The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary includes more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each entry providing a number of important classifications, including first appearance in Harry Potter lore, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defenses and intriguing story facts.

We've also included rich descriptions for each entry, detailing each creature's history (or biography, in the case of specific creature characters), habitat and impact on the various stories from throughout the Wizarding World.

So feed your inner magizoologist’s hunger for knowledge, learn more about these incredible creatures (including stories about them passed down through generations by historians and mythologists) and discover how to spot them in the wild―or even your own backyard.]]> 212 The Editors of MuggleNet 1948174677 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.26 The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures from the Realm of Wizards and Witches (The Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library)
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]]> Quidditch Through the Ages 111450
If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need QUIDDITCH THROUGH THE AGES. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.]]> 105 Kennilworthy Whisp 0439321611 Aubrey 2 currently-own 3.79 2001 Quidditch Through the Ages
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average rating: 3.79
book published: 2001
rating: 2
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]]> The Tales of Beedle the Bard 31213698 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J.K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore.

Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales: "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot," "The Fountain of Fair Fortune," "The Warlock's Hairy Heart," "Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump," and of course "The Tale of the Three Brothers." But not only are they the equal of fairy tales we know and love, reading them gives new insight into the wizarding world.]]> 128 J.K. Rowling 1338125680 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.18 2008 The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection (Books 1-3 Boxed Set)]]> 40221906 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) in large-scale editions, gorgeously illustrated in full color by award-winning artist Jim Kay. These editions are a pleasure to read, with generously sized pages, color on every page, and a ribbon bookmark in each volume. A full-color slipcase featuring red foiled lettering and Kay's brilliant depiction of Diagon Alley completes the package, making this collection a luxurious gift for readers and Harry Potter fans of all ages.]]> 864 J.K. Rowling 133831291X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.87 1999 Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection (Books 1-3 Boxed Set)
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average rating: 4.87
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]]> <![CDATA[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]> 41899 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them resides on almost every wizarding household in the country. Now, for a limited period only, Muggles too 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.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world, which means that the dollars and Galleons you exchange for it will do magic beyond the powers of any wizard. If you feel that this is insufficient reason to part with your money, I can only hope most sincerel that passing wizards feel more charitable if they ever see you being attacked by a Manticore.

-Albus Dumbledore

]]> 128 Newt Scamander 0439321603 Aubrey 4 currently-own 3.95 2001 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Delightful read but come on it's about all of those fantastical beasts and where to find them! ;) I love Rowling's imagination and I'm sure she loves it too because I could tell how much fun she had writing this book.
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: The Character Vault]]> 24908369
Harry Potter: The Character Vault offers fans a deeper look at the creative development of the characters introduced in the books and brought to life in the theatrical series. Jody Revenson brings you closer to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the students and faculty at Hogwarts, the bureaucrats at the Ministry of Magic, the Triwizard Tournament competitors, the wizarding world families, and the dark forces against them.

Each profile in the book includes design sketches and unit photography showcasing the costumes of each character, along with an image of his or her wand, and other iconic props specific to the characters—brooms, Harry’s invisibility cloak, Mad-Eye Moody’s eye and prosthetic leg, and more. Discover how Quidditch gear and Hogwartsâ€� robes subtly changed as the characters grew up, discover the fashion and artistry behind the Weasley style, the Yule Ball dresses and robes, Slug Club party wear, and Death Eater masks and costumes.

Interweaving interviews with the special effects experts, costume designers, makeup artists and the cast, Jody Revenson shows fans how the magic happens, revealing the unique filming techniques used to change particular charactersâ€� sizes, such as a giant Hagrid and Madame Maxime, as well as special makeup processes that created the look of Harry’s Stinging Hex and Peter Pettigrew’s rat-like visage. Featured throughout are intriguing profiles of the special makeup effects artists who share the most memorable effects they’ve used to transform ordinary actors into their extraordinary fictional counterparts.

Harry Potter: The Character Vault is your exclusive all-access pass into the creative process of the largest film franchise of all time, and comes complete with two exclusive removable features.]]> 208 Jody Revenson 0062407449 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.46 2015 Harry Potter: The Character Vault
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Coloring Wizardry]]> 53879199
Escape to one of the most beloved series of all time! Harry Coloring Wizardry takes fans on a film-by-film journey through the wizarding world with over 80 illustrations of beloved scenes for fans of all ages to color—from Harry’s first-ever Quidditch match in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to the battle of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 . With compelling and intricate designs perfect for hours of relaxation and creativity, Harry Coloring Wizardry is the perfect opportunity to celebrate every fan’s love for the Harry Potter films.]]> 96 Insight Editions 164722196X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.40 Harry Potter: Coloring Wizardry
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Origami Volume 1 (Harry Potter)]]> 41473888
Experience the Wizarding World like never before with this deluxe origami guidebook! Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, fans can learn to fold fifteen unique origami pieces, including objects, characters, creatures, and settings straight from the films of Harry Potter!

Harry Potter Origami includes:
- Special sheets of illustrated origami paper custom designed for each craft
- Easy-to-follow instructions with illustrations at every step
- Photography of the real, finished origami for helpful reference
- Advice for keeping your origami looking magical

Don't miss this enchanting guide to paper folding--the perfect gift for every young Harry Potter fan!]]> 112 Maria S. Barbo 1338322966 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.01 Harry Potter Origami Volume 1 (Harry Potter)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Origami Volume 2 (Harry Potter)]]> 55977944 112 Scholastic Inc. 1338745182 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.82 Harry Potter Origami Volume 2 (Harry Potter)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: A Sticker Collection]]> 42188284
More than 400 unique stickers from the Harry Potter� film series! Harry A Sticker Collection is the first sticker book to include reusable stickers of characters, creatures, and magical items from all eight movies in the Harry Potte film series! Also included are photographs from Years 1 through 7 at Hogwarts and artwork depicting important wizarding locations such as Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and the Ministry of Magic. This sticker collection can be used to relive your favorite Harry Potter moments and to decorate your locker, room, or notebook with Harry Potter movie magic. Included are stickers Harry, Ron, and Hermione VoldemortTM and the Death Eaters Magical Transportation Order of the PhoenixTM Weasleys� Wizard Wheezes Magical Beasts, Creatures, and Beings Triwizard TournamentTM QuidditchTM . . . and much, much more!]]> 27 1608870391 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.53 Harry Potter: A Sticker Collection
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Slytherin House Pride: The Official Coloring Book: (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books)]]> 56897809
Grab your colored pencils—it's time for coloring wizardry! Show your house pride with intricate, all-new artwork of characters, iconic objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Slytherin. Featuring important house moments from the Sorting Ceremony, Yule Ball, feasts, and so much more, this coloring book is jam-packed with special designs and scenes every cunning Slytherin will love.

GORGEOUSLY INTRICATE : 64 pages of intricate designs, perfect for hours of coloring relaxation and creativity
BELOVED Includes all-new artwork of iconic Slytherins, including Draco Malfoy, Professor Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, and more
COLLECT ALL HOGWARTS Collect all four official Harry Potter Coloring Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff
OFFICIAL WIZARDING WORLD COLORING BOOK : Created in collaboration with the studio behind the Harry Potter films
20th Released to coincide with the 20th anniversary celebration of the first Harry Potter film.]]> 64 Insight Editions 1647224594 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.78 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Pride: The Official Coloring Book: (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Gryffindor House Pride: The Official Coloring Book: (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books)]]> 56897808
Grab your colored pencils—it's time for coloring wizardry! Show your house pride with intricate, all-new artwork of characters, iconic objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Gryffindor. Featuring important house moments from the Sorting Ceremony, Quidditch matches, Yule Ball, feasts, and so much more, this coloring book is jam-packed with special designs and scenes every brave Gryffindor will love.

GORGEOUSLY INTRICATE : 64 pages of intricate designs, perfect for hours of coloring relaxation and creativity
BELOVED CHARACTERS : Includes all-new artwork of beloved Gryffindors, including Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, and more
COLLECT ALL HOGWARTS Collect all four official Harry Potter Coloring Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff
OFFICIAL WIZARDING WORLD COLORING BOOK : Created in collaboration with the studio behind the Harry Potter films
20th ANNIVERSARY : Released to coincide with the 20th anniversary celebration of the first Harry Potter film.]]> 64 Insight Editions 1647224586 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 5.00 Harry Potter: Gryffindor House Pride: The Official Coloring Book: (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume One: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places [Hardcover] [Oct 17, 2016] Revenson, J.]]> 31917130 96 Jody Revenson 1406376094 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.33 2016 J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume One: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places [Hardcover] [Oct 17, 2016] Revenson, J.
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]]> <![CDATA[J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume Two: Curious Creatures]]> 34639345 104 Ramin Zahed 1406377023 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.21 2017 J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume Two: Curious Creatures
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Glow in the Dark Coloring Book]]> 58437993
Hogwarts is aglow with your favorite characters and scenes from the Harry Potter films in this coloring book that features more than a dozen pages designed with special glow-in-the-dark ink, including three panoramic foldouts that make for stunning wall displays. Fans of all ages will feel as if they are part of the magic as they color in the beautifully detailed scenes before turning off the lights to see their masterpieces glow!]]> 76 Editors of Thunder Bay Press 1645179001 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.00 Harry Potter Glow in the Dark Coloring Book
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series)]]> 9530709 “A fun way to get kids interested in Harry Potter also interested in food.â€� —New York magazine Conjure up feasts that rival the Great Hall’s, sweets fit for the Minister of Magic, snacks you’d find on the Hogwarts Express, and more with this bestselling unofficial Harry Potter cookbook—no wands required!Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall. A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut. Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express. With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffee Pie! With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and techniques, you can indulge in spellbindingly delicious meals drawn straight from the pages of your favorite Potter stories, such Treacle Tart—Harry's favorite dessert Molly's Meat Pies—Mrs. Weasley's classic dish Kreacher's French Onion Soup Pumpkin Pasties—a staple on the Hogwarts Express cart With a dash of magic and a drop of creativity, you'll conjure up the entrees, desserts, snacks, and drinks you need to transform ordinary meals into magical culinary masterpieces, sure to make even Mrs. Weasley proud!]]> 256 Dinah Bucholz Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.90 2010 The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Christmas at Hogwarts: Magical Movie Moments (Movie Scrapbooks)]]> 50892098
The snowy Great Hall festooned with Christmas trees, the elaborate Yule Ball, Mrs. Weasley’s holiday sweaters—Christmas at Hogwarts is filled with magic and wonder. This book takes readers on a tour of Christmas in the Wizarding World, as seen in the Harry Potter films. With detailed profiles on everything from Harry’s Invisibility Cloak—received as a gift during his first Hogwarts Christmas—to Hogsmeade, these pages includes concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs, and fascinating reflections from actors and filmmakers. This collectible volume also comes filled with removable artifacts, such as posters, stickers, and other extraordinary items.]]> 48 Jody Revenson 1683839404 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.32 Harry Potter: Christmas at Hogwarts: Magical Movie Moments (Movie Scrapbooks)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook (Movie Scrapbooks)]]> 43261496 Harry Potter: Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook is a guide to the spells and incantations of the Harry Potter films.

This magical movie scrapbook takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of iconic spells and charms—from Expelliarmus to the Patronus Charm, and even the three Unforgivable Curses. Detailed profiles include concept illustrations, set photography, and fascinating reflections from the actors and filmmakers about bringing different spells and charms to the big screen. Fans can also relive key scenes in the films when these spells are utilized, including Professor Flitwick’s first Charms class, the first task of the Triwizard Tournament when Harry summons his broom with the Accio spell, and the attack at the Great Lake where Harry uses Expecto Patronum against a swarm of Dementors. Filled with a wealth of bonus inserts, Harry Potter: Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook is a must-have collectible for all Harry Potter fans.]]> 48 Jody Revenson 1683834380 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.27 Harry Potter: Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook (Movie Scrapbooks)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook]]> 36739473
Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned shopping area for wizards and witches, and it was Harry Potter’s first introduction to the wizarding world. On this bustling street, seen throughout the Harry Potter films, the latest brooms are for sale, wizard authors give book signings, and young Hogwarts students acquire their school supplies—cauldrons, quills, robes, wands, and brooms.

This magical scrapbook takes readers on an interactive tour of Diagon Alley, from Gringotts Wizarding Bank to Ollivanders wand shop, Weasleysâ€� Wizard Wheezes, and beyond. Detailed profiles of each shop include concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs, and fascinating reflections from actors and filmmakers that give readers an unprecedented inside look at the beloved wizarding location. Fans will also revisit key moments from the films, such as Harry’s first visit to Ollivanders when he is selected by his wand inÌę Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneÌę and Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s escape from Gringotts on the back of a Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon inÌę Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows â€� Part 1 .

Destined to be a must-have collectible for fans of Harry Potter,Ìę Diagon A Movie ScrapbookÌę also comes packed with removable inserts.]]> 48 Jody Revenson 0763695920 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.37 Harry Potter: Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: Feasts & Festivities: An Official Book of Magical Celebrations, Crafts, and Party Food Inspired by the Wizarding World (Entertaining Gifts, Entertaining at Home)]]> 56897843
Every event is magical when it’s inspired by the imaginative Wizarding World of the Harry Potter films! Bursting with gorgeous photography and sprinkled with fascinating behind-the-scenes film facts, Harry Feasts & Festivities offers step-by-step instructions on how to create, craft, and cater five unique Harry Potter-themed events.

Packed with fun and unique crafts, recipes, and activities, this book includes complete blueprints for a colorful house-themed birthday party, mysterious magical creatures-themed Halloween party, glittering Yule Ball-inspired soiree, cozy movie marathon, and charming Harry Potter-inspired wedding reception. Each party includes a complete planning strategy, plus ideas, photos, and instructions for decorating your space, catering your buffet table, sending out invitations, creating favors, planning activities, and more.

Crafts and menu are chosen to match the occasion, and include projects like our DIY Sorting Hat, decorations like the Deathly Hallows Wreath, party foods like our color-coded Hogwarts House Pizzas, and games like Quidditch Bean Bag Toss. Each project or recipe is easy to make using common household items and ingredients, and many include free downloadable templates based on the original graphic art from the films. With ideas ranging from simple plans for beginner hosts to more elaborate arrangements for experienced party-planners, you can re-create each party in full or mix and match elements to create your own unique celebration.

Whether you’re planning a casual small gathering or a large-scale formal event, this book includes everything you need to make your next party an event family and friends will not want to miss.

INCLUDES 5 COMPLETE Full instructions for invitations, decor, activities, party food, and more to create magical parties and events!

EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS AND Downloadable templates for official designs based on the original graphics from the films, including a Hogwarts Letter Invitation and Daily Prophet –Wrapped DIY Wizarding Crackers.

FESTIVE Recipes for buffet offerings from appetizers to main dishes to drinks and desserts, including Hogwarts House Pizzas, Triwizard Cakes, Defeating the Basilisk Sausage Roll, and a gorgeous Patronus Charm Pull Cake—perfect for weddings!

INSPIRING Gorgeous full-color photography of food, projects, and tablescapes help ensure success!

OFFICIAL HARRY POTTER An official Harry Potter entertaining guide.]]> 192 Jennifer Carroll 168383724X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.81 Harry Potter: Feasts & Festivities: An Official Book of Magical Celebrations, Crafts, and Party Food Inspired by the Wizarding World (Entertaining Gifts, Entertaining at Home)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook: Extraordinary plant-based meals inspired by the Realm of Wizards and Witches]]> 59808283 --Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA

The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook is a stunning, visual delight that features more than 75 mouth-watering recipes certain to be enjoyed by vegans and non-vegans alike.

Created by Imana Grashuis, kitchen witch, recipe developer and photographer and Tylor Starr, founder of The Protego Foundation and the Chickpeeps podcast, the book is both an amazing recipe collection as well as an encouraging, uplifting invitation to the vegan lifestyle.

From Molly Weasley’s Breakfast Spread to Giant Pumpkin Patch Brownies, the authors imbue every recipe with text and imagery that capture the feel of the Wizarding World, with a bit of storytelling thrown in for good measure.

The book's foreword is written by Harry Potter actor/icon Evanna Lynch, best-known for her role as Luna Lovegood.]]> 208 Imana Grashuis 195640306X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.04 The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook: Extraordinary plant-based meals inspired by the Realm of Wizards and Witches
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]]> <![CDATA[Unofficial Halloween Cookbook for Harry Potter Fans: Inspired Recipes for the Spookiest of Holidays]]> 60871871
Spooky stories involving the preparation and devouring of so many crazy foods call for a spooky cookbook—a really spooky cookbook.ÌęA book full of hideous cooking recipes for your next Harry Potter–inspired Halloween party.ÌęWith demon fingers, arachnid eggs, or tombstone cake with tar glaze on your menu, your gathering will be sure to make a lasting impression. Use these recipes to create the ultimate spooky feast for your friends and foes! And don't be afraid to get even more creative. Let this book challenge you to invent even more disgusting and enchanted recipes of your own.Ìę
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With this unique spooky cookbook, you'll dive into the culinary ghost world of your favorite wizard and his best friends as you plan your next Halloween soiree!Ìę]]> 128 Tom Grimm 151077419X Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 3.00 Unofficial Halloween Cookbook for Harry Potter Fans: Inspired Recipes for the Spookiest of Holidays
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unofficial Harry Potter–Inspired Book of Cocktails: Fantastic Drinks and How to Make Them]]> 56897550
With simple instructions and insider bartender know-how, The Unofficial Potter–Inspired Book of Cocktails is the perfect guide of spell-tacular spirits for age-appropriate witches and wizards. The seventy-five potions and elixirs featured in this book are cocktail classics that have been given a magical makeover using unique ingredients such as activated charcoal, popping candy, and dry ice, transforming the mundane mixed drink into a bewitching brewed beverage.

Charm guests with color-changing concoctions, fizzing cocktail bombs, and flaming creations, Whether you’re a witch, wizard, squib, or muggle, everyone can enjoy that magical feeling of finding their perfect sip with The Unofficial Harry Potter–Inspired Book of Cocktails.]]> 168 Rhiannon Lee 1510765247 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.23 The Unofficial Harry Potter–Inspired Book of Cocktails: Fantastic Drinks and How to Make Them
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]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Harry Potter (Mini Book): Mini Book of Magical Places]]> 43822533
From Hogwarts Castle to Diagon Alley to The Ministry of Magic, the magical places of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World captured the hearts and minds of fans years before the Harry Potter films brought them to life. Before they could exist on-screen, the look of each extraordinary set was developed in the minds and on the sketchpads of concept artists brought in to work on the films. Now fans can revisit each magical site with this miniature art book, showcasing the talented artistsâ€� captivating work in a unique, collectible format. Explore a vast collection of sketches, drawings, and paintings of iconic magical landmarks, from Hogsmeade’s Shrieking Shack to Malfoy Manor, and celebrate the artistic magic that brought them to life.

One of a new line of palm-sized art books, The Art of Harry Mini Book of Magical Places presents an incredible treasure trove of Harry Potter concept art in a special miniature format. Filled with behind-the-scenes facts and insights, this book is the perfect way to keep the magic and mystery of the Harry Potter films close to your heart.]]> 304 Insight Editions 1683837517 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.33 The Art of Harry Potter (Mini Book): Mini Book of Magical Places
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]]> The Wind in the Willows 12550394 Ìę
Whether the four friends, a toad, mole, badger, and rat, are setting forth on an exciting adventure, engaging in a comic caper, or simply relaxing by the River Thames, their stories are among the most charming in all of English literature. Fans ofÌę Frog and Toad Are Friends and other teachersâ€� picks book list titles will enjoy this classic kid’s book! Looking for unique gifts for kids? Give the experience and magic of classic children’s literature like never before with this illustrated edition ofÌę The Wind in the Willows , a work of art that will surely become a treasured keepsake.
Ìę]]> 224 Kenneth Grahame 1402782837 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.40 1908 The Wind in the Willows
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Knitting Magic: New Patterns from Hogwarts & Beyond]]> 58961325
Discover even more knitting magic with a brand-new collection of patterns inspired by the characters, creatures and artefacts of the wizarding world. Harry Potter Knitting Magic: More Patterns from Hogwarts and Beyond includes patterns for toys, apparel, and costume replicas pulled straight from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, all pictured in gorgeous colour photography.

Projects: Knit yourself a mini sock garland that spells ‘Dobby Is Freeâ€�. Support your favourite team with a Hogwarts Quidditch Pullover. Channel the elegance of Professor McGonagall with the stunning Vero Verto Cape. Travel beyond Hogwarts to 1920s New York with projects inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films, including a gorgeous colourwork scarf inspired by Newt’s case, a mischievous stuffed Niffler and a sparkling Gigglewater Shawl.

Copyright © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names and related indicia are © & â„� Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. - WB SHIELD: © & â„� WBEI. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s21)]]> 208 Tanis Gray 1911682466 Aubrey 0 to-read, currently-own 4.36 2021 Harry Potter Knitting Magic: New Patterns from Hogwarts & Beyond
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