Scholastic Inc Harry Potter. The Battle of Hogwarts and the Magic Used to Defend It Spinner Cala, Pendergrass Daphne

Following on from his epic ‘1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow’, bestselling author Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna • In the wake of his disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon's imperious grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the Continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. There were many who dreamed of a peace to end all wars, in which the interests of peoples as well as those of rulers would be taken into account. But what followed was an unseemly and at times brutal scramble for territory by the most powerful states, in which countries were traded as if they had been private and their inhabitants counted like cattle • The results, fixed at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, not only laid the foundations of the European world we know; it put in place a social order and a security system that lie at the root of many of the problems which dog the world today

Scruton argues that the tragedies and disasters of the history of the European continent have been the consequences of a false optimism and the fallacies that derive from it. In place of these fallacies, Scruton mounts a passionate defence of both civil society and freedom. He shows that the true legacy of European civilisation is not the false idealisms that have almost destroyed it – in the shapes of Nazism, fascism and communism – but the culture of forgiveness and irony which we must now protect from those whom it offends. The Uses of Pessimism is a passionate plea for reason and responsibility, written at a time of profound change

Discover Charles Darwin's most important ideas • When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought notes and evidence that would form the basis of his landmark theory: that species evolve by a process of natural selection • This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. It also sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate that still rages today

In the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, people from across the political spectrum in Europe and America celebrated a great achievement, felt a common purpose and, very often, forged personal friendships. Yet over the following decades the euphoria evaporated, the common purpose and centre ground gradually disappeared, extremism rose once more and eventually - as this book compellingly relates - the relationships soured too • Anne Applebaum traces this history in an unfamiliar way, looking at the trajectories of individuals caught up in the public events of the last three decades. When politics becomes polarized, which side do you back? If you are a journalist, an intellectual, a civic leader, how do you deal with the re-emergence of authoritarian or nationalist ideas in your country? When your leaders appropriate history, or pedal conspiracies, or eviscerate the media and the judiciary, do you go along with it? • Twilight of Democracy is an essay that combines the personal and the political in an original way and brings a fresh understanding to the dynamics of public life in Europe and America, both now and in the recent past

From the author of You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything • Essential reading for an astounding summer of sport; If you’ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer • What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer about life? Why doesn’t Tiger Woods “choke”? Why are the best figure skaters those that have fallen over the most and why has one small street in Reading produced more top table tennis players than the rest of the country put together • Two-time Olympian and sports writer and broadcaster Matthew Syed draws on the latest in neuroscience and psychology to uncover the secrets of our top athletes and introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, including the East German athlete who became a man, and her husband – and the three Hungarian sisters who are all chess grandmasters

This Hogsmeade-themed sticker book is just like magic! Match stickers to their corresponding pages and reveal 10 enchanting scenes, straight from the films of Harry Potter! • Ten Hogsmeade scenes from the Harry Potter films have become jumbled, and it's up to readers to set them right! Create ten Harry Potter images with this fantastic interactive sticker book inspired by the magical village Hogsmeade a favorite destination for students attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Match puzzle piece-like stickers to their corresponding images and reveal amazing scenes from Hogsmeade including: Honeydukes, the Three Broomsticks, and Zonko's Joke Shop. With an adorable art style and a focus on fun moments, this Create by Sticker book is sure to be enjoyed by all Harry Potter fans!

Reveal what beasts Newt Scamander keeps in his suitcase, draw a habitat for the mysterious merpeople deep under the lake, and locate the Basilisk that is slithering around Hogwarts undetected! Including magical creatures from both the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, this scratch art book is full of drawing and coloring activities to unleash your imagination

Experience the classic Harry Potter films like never before in this interactive scratch art book. Use the wooden stylus to scratch the pages and uncover the Golden Snitch, find someone hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, and reveal a shimmering Patronus-just like magic! • Including tons of fun activities and drawing prompts, film-inspired Harry Potter art, and 20 bonus notebook pages at the end, this book provides hours of fun and is the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan

Fight Dark forces with Harry,Ron,and Hermione in this interactive scratch art book. By using a wooden stylus,scratch the pages to draw your Patronus,learn how to defeat Boggarts,and discover how Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes were destroyed. This fun and interactive Scratch Magic book comes with a wooden stylus. Includes tons of fun activities and drawing prompts,film-inspired Harry Potter art,and 20 bonus notebook pages at the end. This book provides hours of fun and is the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan

Майкл Когге: Гарри Поттер и фантастические звери. Завораживающий путеводитель по фильмам Волшебного мира • Поскольку "Фантастические звери: Преступления Гриндельвальда" открывают новые горизонты, пришло время ознакомиться с фильмами о волшебном мире Джоан К. Роулинг! • В этом удобном справочнике есть все, что нужно поклонникам, чтобы отличить гиппогрифов от крестражей, проследить родословную самых благородных волшебных семей, изучить различные волшебные правительства и изучать Хогвартс с начала 1900-х годов. Это прекрасное руководство - идеальное глубокое погружение в Гарри Поттера и Фантастических тварей и в то, как связаны эти два мира, дополненное генеалогическими древами, инфографикой и многим другим • Книга на английском языке • As Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald breaks new ground, it's time to get up to speed on the films of J

Несчастному, но непримечательному мальчику по имени Гарри Поттер приходит неожиданное письмо, которое раскрывает ему секрет десятилетней давности, о котором не догадывался лишь он один. Его родителей-волшебников убил тёмный лорд, чьё заклятие не сработало на годовалом Гарри. Узнав об этом, Гарри оставляет своих нелюбимых тётю и дядю, и отправляется в школу чародейства и волшебства Хогвартс, где сталкивается со зловещей тайной, обитающей в комнате на третьем этаже, вход в которую охраняет огромный трёхглавый пёс. Он также слышит о пропаже некоего камня, очень ценного и могущественного. Тогда он понимает, что стоит на пороге невероятного приключения • «Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone», первый роман в культовом книжном цикле Джоан Роулинг в классическом оформлении Мэри Гранпре, станет волшебным подарком для ценителей фэнтезийной литературы

Тёмный лорд Волан-де-морт официально вернулся. Его старые союзники со всех концов волшебного мира стекаются под его знамёна. Как и во время первого возвышения тёмного лорда, ему противостоит Орден Феникса, в который вступают все взрослые волшебники, которым доверяет Гарри Поттер. Но самого Гарри они держат подальше от опасности, ведь Волан-де-морт стремится любой ценой его прикончить. В Хогвартсе тоже неспокойно из-за министерских чиновников, которые лезут в дела школы. К тому же, несмотря на борьбу с тёмными волшебниками, ученикам пятого курса нужно сдавать экзамены. Среди всего этого Гарри чувствует, как растёт его ментальная связь с тёмным лордом, и осознаёт, что иногда ему выдаётся возможность заглянуть в разум Волан-де-морта. Пришло время Гарри и его союзникам самим браться за дело, но выбранный ими путь может привести к ужасным, непредвиденным последствиям