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| A Note to the Reader | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: We're Off to See the Wizards! | |
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| The Real World of Joanne Rowling | |
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| Chronology | |
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| The J. K. Rowling Story | |
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| Bryony Evens on Submitting Harry Potter | |
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| Novel Places: The Literary Landscape of J. K. Rowling | |
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| Making Your Way around Jolly Old England | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): General Things People Need to Know about J. K. Rowling | |
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| A Concordance: The People, Places, and Things in Joanne Rowling's Life | |
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| Give a Hoot! No Owls for Pets! | |
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| Footprints on the Heart: Catie Hoch and Joanne Rowling | |
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| The Catie Hoch Foundation | |
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| One-Parent Families and J. K. Rowling | |
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| J. K. Rowling on Being a Single Parent | |
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| Multiple Sclerosis and J. K. Rowling | |
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| J. K. Rowling on Multiple Sclerosis | |
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| J. K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall in London: One Author and 4,000 Children | |
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| Scholastic Essay Contest Winners | |
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| The Art of Illustration: Mary GrandPre | |
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| It's about Time: Harry Potter's Cover Story | |
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| Muggles Visit the Wizarding World: HP Fan Trips | |
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| Harry Potter Fan Trip 2004 | |
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| Harry Potter Conferences | |
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| Some Topics Presented at Lumos | |
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| Collecting Autographs | |
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| J. K. Rowling on eBay | |
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| Notable and Quotable: The Real World of J. K. Rowling | |
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| A Writer's Life | |
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| The Magic of Words: A Storyteller's World | |
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| Which Potter Book Is Best? A BBC Poll | |
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| Coffee and Cafes Fuel Rowling's Creativity | |
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| Harold Bloom, Stephen King, and Harry Potter: Strange Bedfellows Indeed | |
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| Stephen King at the National Book Awards | |
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| Harry Potter, Censorship, and Book Banning | |
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| The American Library Association | |
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| So You Want to Be a Novelist? Advice for Budding Writers about Writing and Publishing | |
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| A Dozen Tips for Publishing Success | |
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| If You Like J. K. Rowling, Try These Authors | |
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| Notable and Quotable: On Writing and Publishing | |
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| Harry Potter-Screen Magic | |
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| The Power of Imagination: The Reality of Fantasy in Harry Potter | |
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| Notable and Quotable: Film Quips | |
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| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | |
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| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
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| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
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| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
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| Notable and Quotable: Film Clips | |
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| A look at the Books | |
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| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone | |
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| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
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| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
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| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
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| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |
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| Fan Travels Halfway around the World for Phoenix | |
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| Almost [pound]308 a Word: Rowling's Outline for Book Five | |
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| Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | |
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| Magic at Midnight: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Is Released in the U.S. | |
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| Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Conversations with J. K. Rowling | |
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| Comic Relief | |
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| The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie about Rocking and Rowling | |
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| Barry Trotter: The World's Most Famous Wizard | |
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| Notable and Quotable: The World of Book Publishing | |
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| The Final Exam: A Trivia Quiz for Muggles | |
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| Books about Rowling and Harry Potter | |
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| Spellbinding Storytellers-J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving in New York City, August 2006 | |
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| The Press Conference: J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving Read from Their Books at Radio City Music Hall (August 1-2, 2006) | |
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| The Haven Foundation and Doctors Without Borders | |
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| August 1, 2006: The First Night's Reading | |
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| August 2, 2006: The Second Night's Reading | |
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| Harry Potter Websites | |
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| The Official J. K. Rowling Site | |
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| The Official U.K. Book Publishing Site | |
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| The Official U.S. Book Publishing Site | |
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| The Official Film Site | |
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| Rowling's Literary Agent | |
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| Official Merchandise | |
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| The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |
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| Publisher's Weekly | |
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| USA Today Newspaper | |
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| The Harry Potter Lexicon | |
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| HPANA | |
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| Mugglenet | |
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| Immeritus: The Sirius Black Fan Club | |
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| The Leaky Cauldron | |
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| The Scotsman | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Books by J. K. Rowling: In Print and Audio | |
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| Filmography and Videography | |
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| Key Collectibles: Books | |
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| Rowling in Dough: Peter J. Rowling Sells His Harry Potter Novels | |
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| Harry Potter Collectibles | |
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| Whirlwood Magick Wands | |
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| Whimsic Alley | |
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| Stan Goldin: A Wizard at Words | |
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| The Prophecy Fulfilled | |
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| About the Author | |
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| About the Contributors | |