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Discovering the Golden Compass A Guide to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials

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ISBN-10: 1571745068

ISBN-13: 9781571745064

Edition: 2007

Authors: George Beahm, Tim Kirk

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New to The Golden Compass? Don't feel lost--or alone! This accessible, illustrated guide is the only passport you'll need to Philip Pullman's imaginative world of His Dark Materials. Written especially for newcomers, Discovering The Golden Compass tells you everything you'd want to know in reader-friendly prose, supplemented with dozens of photographs and illustrations. Book highlights: Pullman's 10,000-word autobiographical essay talking about his life and work; a 16-page full color insert of new photos showing Oxford, the "city of dreaming spires," in all its glory; 15 new pen-and-ink illustrations and a full color painting by former Disney artist and Imagineer, Tim Kirk; and complete…    
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

A Note to Newcomers
Expanded Chronology
Dark Matter, Daemons, and Dust: The Many Worlds of Philip Pullman
Pointing the Way to Philip Pullman and His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman: Servant of the Story
I have a feeling this all belongs to me
The Literary Influences on Pullman's His Dark Materials
What Does "His Dark Materials" Refer To?
Pointing the Way to the Books of His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass
Discovering Philip Pullman's Universe
Visualizing the Technology in Lyra's World
Pointing the Way to His Dark Materials
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
Pointing the Way beyond the Trilogy: Lyra's Oxford and The Book of Dust
Lyra's Oxford
The Book of Dust
Daemon Driven: Encompassing Philip Pullman
Drawing on Design: Pullman as Artist
Sundry Comments
Emma Raynaud's Gallery of Colour Photograms of Pullman's Oxford
Random Thoughts by Journalists, Critics, Readers, and Fans
Pointing the Way to The Golden Compass on the Silver Screen
Daemons
Dust
The Alethiometer
The Golden Compass: From Book to Screen
Philip Pullman at the Oxford Literary Festival 2007
Film Quips from All Over: On Casting, Crew, and the Movie
Pointing the Way to the Many Worlds of His Dark Materials: Multiple Presentations
The Theatre Adaptation of His Dark Materials
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Reviews of the Play by British Newspapers
The Radio Dramatization Originally Broadcast on the BBC
Pointing the Way to True North: Resources
Philip Pullman Websites
Key Film Collectibles
Book Editions of His Dark Materials
Books about Philip Pullman and His Work
Prizes and Awards
Appendices
Fantasist Philip Pullman?
Hell to Pay: Pullman's Sympathy for the Devil
A Quick Guide to the Characters, Places, and Things Listed in Part 2
About the Contributors
Tim Kirk's Painting of Lyra in Oxford
Acknowledgments
Index