David Colbert
Auteur van De magische wereld van Harry Potter een schat aan mythen, legenden en fascinerende feiten
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David Colbert is the author of the acclaimed history series Eyewitness to America, Eyewitness to the American West, and Eyewitness to Wall Street. He is also the editor of Time Life's Baseball: The National Pastime in Art and Literature. Previously he was publisher of HarperCollins West
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De magische wereld van Harry Potter een schat aan mythen, legenden en fascinerende feiten (2001) 1,792 exemplaren
The Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends, and Facts Behind the Masterpiece (2002) 643 exemplaren
Eyewitness to America: 500 Years of America in the Words of Those Who Saw It Happen (1997) 338 exemplaren
De wondere wereld van Narnia vol met oude legenden, mythologische figuren en waargebeurde verhalen (2005) 203 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Hill, Harold (pseudonym)
- Geboortedatum
- 1963-03-28
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Opleiding
- Brown University
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A quick read which expands on some of the ideas behind His Dark Materials. I was aware of some of it already, such as Paradise Lost, but was not aware that some characters were patterned on 16th century philosophers etc.
Layout of the book is odd, with mini articles inserted on grey paper into the main narrative, though I don't mind the sidebar notes.
For me, the book didn't go far enough as I had a number of problems with HTM such as why should Lyra and Will having a sexual relationship magically cure the leaking Dust problem? So I would have appreciated more explanation of the many things that don't make sense.… (meer)
Layout of the book is odd, with mini articles inserted on grey paper into the main narrative, though I don't mind the sidebar notes.
For me, the book didn't go far enough as I had a number of problems with HTM such as why should Lyra and Will having a sexual relationship magically cure the leaking Dust problem? So I would have appreciated more explanation of the many things that don't make sense.… (meer)
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Este libro, en forma de enciclopedia, ayuda al lector a hacer el proceso al revés: reconocer las historias ocultas tras las apasionantes páginas que nos ha legado Tolkien.