Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. Some still exist today; some are lost, like those of Herculaneum and Alexandria; some have been sold or dispersed; and some never existed, such as those libraries imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien, Umberto Eco, a...(展开全部)

As every fan of the Harry Potter stories knows, the shelves of the Hogwarts Library are home to all sorts of fascinating books. There are three in particular you might have heard mentioned by... certain Hogwarts students and that you can add to your own collection.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by the world-famous Newt Scamander, has been a set textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, is a fun and fascinating guide to magical creatures, and an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world.Quidditch Through the Ages is a comprehensive guide to the wizarding world's favourite sport. Whether you're a seasoned fan or a complete newcomer, you'll be in good company with this particular Hogwarts Library book.Lastly, The Tales of Beedle the Bard are a collection of popular fairy tales written for young witches and wizards, and as familiar to Hogwarts students as 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Cinderella' are to us.So, if you're craving a little more magic after reading the Harry Potter stories, the Hogwarts Library books are exactly what you're looking for. And now you can enjoy all three of them in this single, bind-up edition: The Hogwarts Library Collection.Comic Relief, operating name Charity Projects, is a registered charity in the UK with charity nos. 326568 (England/Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland). Lumos Foundation is a registered charity in the UK with no. 1112575 (England/Wales) and in the USA (EIN 47-2301085). Both organisations work across the UK and globally helping children and young people have a better life. 15% of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from the Fantastic Beasts and the Quidditch Through the Ages eBooks will be made available to the charities and will be shared 20% for Comic Relief and 80% for Lumos Foundation. At least 90% of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from the Beedle the Bard eBook will be made available by the publisher to Lumos Foundation.*Proceeds means the cash-price or cash-equivalent price less sales taxes.

As every fan of the Harry Potter stories knows, the shelves of the Hogwarts Library are home to all sorts of fascinating books. There are three in particular you might have heard mentioned by... certain Hogwarts students and that you can add to your own collection.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by the world-famous Newt Scamander, has been a set textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, is a fun and fascinating guide to magical creatures, and an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world.Quidditch Through the Ages is a comprehensive guide to the wizarding world's favourite sport. Whether you're a seasoned fan or a complete newcomer, you'll be in good company with this particular Hogwarts Library book.Lastly, The Tales of Beedle the Bard are a collection of popular fairy tales written for young witches and wizards, and as familiar to Hogwarts students as 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Cinderella' are to us.So, if you're craving a little more magic after reading the Harry Potter stories, the Hogwarts Library books are exactly what you're looking for. And now you can enjoy all three of them in this single, bind-up edition: The Hogwarts Library Collection.Comic Relief, operating name Charity Projects, is a registered charity in the UK with charity nos. 326568 (England/Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland). Lumos Foundation is a registered charity in the UK with no. 1112575 (England/Wales) and in the USA (EIN 47-2301085). Both organisations work across the UK and globally helping children and young people have a better life. 15% of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from the Fantastic Beasts and the Quidditch Through the Ages eBooks will be made available to the charities and will be shared 20% for Comic Relief and 80% for Lumos Foundation. At least 90% of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from the Beedle the Bard eBook will be made available by the publisher to Lumos Foundation.*Proceeds means the cash-price or cash-equivalent price less sales taxes.

In recent decades various versions of Chinese medicine have begun to be widely practised in western countries, and the academic study of the subject is now well established. However, there are still few scholarly monographs that describe the history of Chinese medicine and there are none at all on the medieval period. The collection presented here is an example of the kind of i...(展开全部)