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Nightmare Before Christmas Mini Storage Chest $38.95 Nightmare Before Christmas Mini Storage Chest… |
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The 99 Darkest Pieces Of Classical Music $5.49 … |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack $10.94 You needn’t see the film of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to appreciate the wonder, magic, and fearful chills of J.K. Rowling’s phenomenal bestseller in John Williams’s outstanding score. Williams typically avoids the source material for the films he scores, but he reportedly derived great pleasure and inspiration from Rowling’s first Harry Potter adventure, and created a perfect motif (fu… |
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Sid the Science Kid: Change Happens $2.94 Studio: Ncircle Entertainment Release Date: 07/17/2009… |
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Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition) $5.42 Horror, romance, and teen angst collide in this stylish adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling young adult novel. When she starts life at a new high school, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is immediately drawn to brooding goth Edward (Robert Pattinson)–who happens to be a real-life vampire. As their love grows, Edward will be forced to protect Bella from his bloodthirsty brethren while fightin… |
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Ruby’s Piano Practice/Max’s Bath/Max’s Bedtime $1.99 … |
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Max’s Halloween/Ruby’s Leaf Collection/The Blue Tarantula $1.99 … |
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Silver Screen Sinsation Wig (Think Jessica Rabbit!) (Standard) $9.49 Add extra glamour to your sexy movie star costume this Halloween with this gorgeous red movie star wig! The adult wig is made of 100% synthetic fibers. A long, red-haired wig, it is styled smooth with a glamorous curl at the bottom. There is a softly curled bang that drifts over the eye on one side. Comfortable netting lines the inside with an elastic band to keep it securely in place. This red mo… |
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The Sims 2 Holiday Edition $39.99 The Sims 2: Holiday Edition includes the complete Sims 2 game and 40 supplemental holiday objects. Like The Sims game that preceded it, which quickly grew to be on of the most popular PC games of all time, you create one or more autonomous characters (sims) with distinct personalities and needs. You then create a virtual household for your sims, deciding whether they’re roommates, spouses, or pare… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy $17.44 A wonderfully bizarre and visually stunning Yuletide treat from Tim Burton, who uses stop-motion animation to tell the story of Jack Skellington, the bored Pumpkin King of Halloweenland. When he accidentally discovers Christmastown, Jack decides to kidnap Santa Claus and take charge of the holiday in his own spooky style. Catherine O’Hara, Chris Sarandon, and Danny Elfman (who also composed the sc… |
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Glamour Beat Movie Collection $159 Glamour Beat Movie Collection |
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Halloween $6 Halloween |
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Halloween Pairs $6 Get ready to play the most popular memory game in the world based on John Carpenter’s cult movie “Halloween”! Play in classic mode or with two new modes that will fascinate puzzle game fans! With simple rules and easy to play, this game offers endless hours of relaxing fun! |
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Sexy Michael Myers Halloween Sexy Costume $31.96 Sexy TV & Movie costume includes jumpsuit This is the Women’s Sexy Halloween costume and when we say Halloween we mean the movie, although we also mean the holiday. Technically, it is the Sexy Halloween Movie Halloween Costume. This sexy blue… |
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Columbo 1990 / Movie collection $199 The legendary Peter Falk returns in his four-time Primetime Emmy® award-winning role as rumpled and ready Police Lieutenant Columbo in this six TV-movie collection, now available on DVD for the first time! This must-own three-disc set features the iconic trenchcoat-wearing sleuth who's still asking “just one more thing.” Joining him is a roster of dazzling guest stars, including Deidre Hall, Mark Margolis, Stanley Kamel, Dick Sargent, Andrew Stevens, Brenda Vaccaro and Robert Culp. Smart, witty and entertaining, it's no mystery why the Columbo Mystery Movie Collection 1990 is killer viewing for every fan of the genre. |
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Jackass movie collection $299 Alla “Filmer” samlade i en box! Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O och alla andra heltokiga snubbar och deras helt sjuka stunts väntar dig!Jackass the movie unratedJackass number two unratedJackass 2.5 unratedJackass 3 unratedJackass 3.5 unrated |
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Womens Movie $17.97 Traditional and simple ballet flats from the Soda collection. The Movie pairs well with comfy attire and maybe some popcorn too! Patent Bow accent Padded insole Rubber sole Lining: man-made |
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Desperado / Complete movie collection $149 The complete movie collection. Filmen kretsar kring den exploaterande och ambulerande cowboyen McCall (Alex McArthur). Den här gången, befinner sig McCall mitt i en dödlig fejd i en liten gruvstad. Som den enda hederliga mannen i området (relativt sett), är vår hjälte mogen för en dubbel-kors. Anklagad för mord på sheriffen Whaley (Robert Vaughn) är McCall tvungen att ge sig ut och söka efter den man som kan rentvå honom. |
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Happy Halloween! by Edition ILL, 0 $11.49 The Morehead Collection. Celebrate Halloween with this spooktacular holiday tale featuring The Morehead Collection’s Teenie Halloweenies. Children will love the cute and creepy critters in this delightful Halloween rhyming story. |
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This Is Halloween $6 This Is Halloween – Marilyn Manson |
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Deluxe Transformers Movie Bumblebee Mens Costume $42.96 This Mens Transformer Halloween costume. You’ll absolutely love this Deluxe Transformers Movie Bumblebee costume. It features a yellow and black jumpsuit with… |
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Halloween Fun by Levie, Eleanor Edition , 0 $11.49 Presents a collection of Halloween activities, including making costumes, masks, refreshments, and games. |
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Prestige Thor Movie Mens Costume $74.96 Mens movie costume this prestige costume features a jumpsuit with attached sculpted chest disks, detachable cape and a full helmet. Thor is the newest and hottest super hero Halloween costume from Marvel Comics. This costume was added to the line in 2011 to coincide with the release of the action movie Thor, The Mighty Avenger. It… |
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An I Can Read Halloween Treat by Edition , 0 $18.99 From stories that are sweet to spine-tingling to slapstick, there are treats and tricks galore in this collection of easy-to-read Halloween tales! This terrific box set includes three of the most popular I Can Read books for Halloween: Arthur’s Halloween Costume, A Know-Nothing Halloween, and In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories. |
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Halloween Trivia by Lambert, Tonya Edition ILL, 0 $20.49 Halloween is one of the most celebrated times of the year among North americans. Find out in this fun-filled, fascinating collection of little-known facts about all of the odd cutoms of halloween and where they originated. |
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The Definitive Movie Collection $18.71 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Nostalgia Electrics Vintage Collection Movie Popcorn Maker $224.99 Bring the uniqueness and atmosphere of the movie theater to your movie room or house with the Nostalgia Electrics Vintage Collection Movie Popcorn Maker (LPM-530). Designed with a vintage look from the silent movie era, this popcorn maker brings an old time movie going experience right into your very home. It can pop up to 16 cups of popcorn at any given time, making it more than enough to serve you, your family, and your friends. This popcorn maker utilizes a stainless steel kettle with a built in stirring system, making sure that the butter and salt is spread evenly, and it keeps the kernels at the bottom of the kettle fresh to eliminate burning. There is also a kernel catcher to keep all the kernels in the kettle, cutting down on waste and making sure that every ounce of popcorn you put into your bowl is kernel free. At only 21 pounds this popcorn maker is easy to move around and it is also easy to clean, making it perfect for those that wish to store it away clean when it is not in use. There is also a warming light built into the maker, to keep your popcorn warm for when you come back for seconds. So if you have a movie room, big t.v., or even just like to entertain, this popcorn maker is sure to bring a vintage movie going experience right into your very home Stainless Steel Kettle:The stainless steel finish on the kettle adds to the vintage appearance and is very durable Warming Light:A built in warming light keeps your popcorn warm for when you come back for seconds Vintage Appearance:The vintage appearance of this popcorn maker makes it seem as if it was taken right out of a 1900′s movie theatre, and is sure to add to the atmosphere of your home or movie room |
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Halloween Theme $6 Halloween Theme – Halloween |
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Halloween Howls by Hopkins, Lee Bennett; Schuett, Stacey Edition , 0 $13.99 From carving a pumpkin to choosing a costume to counting trick-or-treat candy, the spirit of Halloween is captured in a collection of twelve short poems. |
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Halloween Pentagram $24.4 Halloween Pentagram |
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Captain America Movie Alternative Mens Costume $23.96 Mens TV costume features a printed t-shirt and a character headpiece. Captain America is going to be big this Halloween because of the most recent Captain America movie. We plan to sell many tradition Captain American costumes but they are not for everybody. For those o… |
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Iron Man Movie Quality Costume for Child $14.96 This licensed costume features a red and gold printed jumpsuit with an Iron Man ™. You’ll have Tony Stark checking his workshop this Halloween to make sure his suit is still there with our Movie Quality Iron Man costume for kids. This Marvel Comics officially licensed costume comes… |
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Colourful Halloween $6 Colourful Halloween |
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Fun Halloween $6 Fun Halloween |
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Animal House Toga Adult Costume $28.3 Toga! Toga! Toga! Are you ready to party hearty? Relive your college days and do John Belushi proud by sporting this classic Bluto costume from Animal House. Perfect for a Halloween party, a TV or Movie themed party, or just an all out toga party, this costume features a long white toga, an artificial laurel leaf headpiece, and a pin centered on the chest featuring a picture of the comedian on it making sure no one will confuse you for Julius Caesar! Our toga costume is extremely comfortable and is able to be used again and again. this costume is an absolute classic to add to any costume collection. Don’t go to your Halloween party dressed as the same old thing this year. Spice up your Halloween with this year with our Animal House Toga Adult Costume! Hurry up and get yours before all the freshman catch on! |
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Animal House Toga Adult Costume $49.99 Toga! Toga! Toga! Are you ready to party hearty? Perfect for a Halloween party, a TV or Movie themed party, or just an all out toga party, this costume features a long white toga, an artificial laurel leaf headpiece, and a pin centered on the chest featuring a picture of John Belushi on it making sure no one will confuse you for Julius Caesar! Relive your college days and make John proud by sporting this classic Bluto costume from Animal House. Our toga costume is extremely comfortable and is able to be used again and again. this costume is an absolute classic to add to any costume collection. Don’t go to your Halloween party dressed as the same old thing this year. Spice up your Halloween with this year with our Animal House Toga Adult Costume! Hurry up and get yours before all the freshman catch on! |
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Articles: Past Published News & Reviews $12.87 New – “Articles” is a collection of past published work by Emmitte Hall. The articles cover a diverse range of topics, from health, music, Halloween, technology, the Internet, food and movie reviews, hobbies and even the quest for the perfect margarita. The articles were previously published in “E-Guide Magazine, Option, E-Pinions.com, “Southwest Blues Magazine and others. Emmitte Hall has published over 200 articles and photographs and a book of short stories, “Dead Ends-Twisted Tales & Nasty E |
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Articles: Past Published News & Reviews $22.95 New – “Articles” is a collection of past published work by Emmitte Hall. The articles cover a diverse range of topics, from health, music, Halloween, technology, the Internet, food and movie reviews, hobbies and even the quest for the perfect margarita. The articles were previously published in “E-Guide Magazine, Option, E-Pinions.com, “Southwest Blues Magazine and others. Emmitte Hall has published over 200 articles and photographs and a book of short stories, “Dead Ends-Twisted Tales & Nasty E |
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Blue World $139.25 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $1.99 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $9.95 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $93.4 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $14.99 From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $8.88 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue World $0.62 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue world. $15 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue world. $23.53 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue world. $13.54 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Blue world. $4.35 Used – From the battlefields of a Vietnam veteran’s memory to an old-time movie hero’s search for a serial killer, from Halloween in a special town–where the rules of trick-or-treat are written in blood–to a Texas road where a wrong turn leads to a nest of evil, horror master McCammon is at his terrifying best in this collection of stories. |
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Child Padme Amidala Costume $35.99 She is the love of Anakin Skywalker and eventually the mother of Luke and Leia. This child Padme Amidala costume features a white jumpsuit with silver detailing and belt -just like the one Padme wore when she was fighting at the side of Anakin and Obi Wan in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. There is even a Padme Amidala Blaster and Holster available to add to this get up for a complete and finished look. The costume comes in small, medium and large. This is a wonderful Halloween costume, or as an addition to your daughters costume collection. She can wear it to a Star Wars themed party, at home role playing and make believe with her friends. She’ll get hours of enjoyment from this outfit at home, Halloween or even at a Star Wars Con. |
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Cinema Secrets AF003 – Rubber Mask Grease – 6 Color Primary Palette $28 Rubber mask grease is widely used as a movie industry makeup to achieve complete and professional coverage of appliances and latex. The Primary Cream Palette is a collection of 6 basic colors – Green, Blue, Red, Yellow, Black, and White – that can help you color your halloween character. One-quarter ounce each of six colors commonly used together for clowns and other bright makeup designs. |
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Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill $17.95 In this creepy collection, award winning writer Robert San Souci draws on myths, legends, and folk tales to create thirteen completely new stories, all featuring boys and girls from 8 to 12 as leading characters. “Ants” features Kyle, who tricks his mother into allowing him to go see a scary movie with his friend, but regrets it when the movie lingers a bit too long after the end credit. In “The Caller,” Lindsay, a self-absorbed preadolescent, is visited by a deceased aunt who intends to reclaim a coveted ring, and perhaps Lindsay with it! Other stories include a boy whose frightening dream becomes a waking nightmare, a girl whose tricks on her little sister make her a Halloween treat for a real witch, and four middle-school bullies whose cruel ways bring the wrath of a mountain devil. Dare to Be Scared weaves suspense, drama, and psychological power into eerie, evocative stories, including ghost tales, fantasy, and science fiction, that will spur young imaginations. |
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Ghoulish Goodies: Monster Eyeballs, Fudge Fingers, Spidery Cupcakes, and Other Frightful Treats $14.95 Eat, drink, and enjoy the creepy yuckiness of Monster Eyeballs, Chocolate Spider Clusters, Buried Alive Cupcakes, and Screaming Red Punch. In her colorful collection of frightful foods, Sharon Parrish Bowers shares the fun of baking, decorating, and indulging in delicious treats that celebrate witches and jack o’ lanterns, ghosts and graveyards.Everyone loves Halloween. It’s a holiday that is pure fun and childish joy, an excuse to dress up and eat treats. Packaged candy may be the common reward for trick-or-treating, but plates of Spiderweb Cookies or big bowls of Sticks and Stones Caramel Corn are perfect contributions to school Halloween events, tailgating parties, neighborhood open houses, adult costume parties, and even afternoon play dates. It’s difficult to imagine an autumn gathering that wouldn’t be even more fun with ghoulish goodies to share.These frightful treats are not just for October, though. A birthday party for a nine-year-old or a scary movie sleepover for teenagers practically demands an I’Scream Cake or Spidery Cupcakes. And Chocolate-Chip Pumpkin Bars with Orange Glaze would be welcome at an office coffee break or an afternoon tea party. Baking from Ghoulish Goodies is a wonderful way to celebrate the change of seasons and the pleasure of working with kids in the kitchen. Baking cupcakes and making fudge are great activities for autumn afternoons, when the weather turns cool and the kids are underfoot after school. Put them to work stirring, decorating, and scraping pumpkin seeds. These are recipes that parents and kids can have fun making together. And the entire family will enjoy eating a warm Choco-Bat Cookie for dessert.Watch the author create Funny Bones featured in the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aGMe1VwBbA |
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Guts: Behind the Screams Photography from Some of the Coolest Horror Films Ever! $45 Award-winning fine art photographer Tim Palen serves up a visionary collection of images in his debut book collection GUTS, culled from his work in and around the marketing of six cutting-edge horror films, Hostel I and II and SAW I, II, III and IV. The 110-page book includes movie and event posters, production stills, outtakes, and location photos. The cover image telegraphs both the nature and sensibility of the work inside: sensual, sophisticated and veined with a drolly macabre sense of humor. GUTS demonstrates Palens mastery of the bold, alluring and unsettling image that is intrinsic to the horror genres enduring power. includes posters for the SAW Blood Drive, an annual Halloween event benefiting the Red Cross includes commentary by Eli Roth (HOSTEL I) and Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW II, SAW III, SAW IV), among others Book looks like raw supermarket meat and comes shrinkwrapped, nestled in a foam meat tray |
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Harry Potter Magical Music – Easy Piano Book $18.95 Harry Potter Magical Music From the First Five Years at Hogwarts By John Williams, Patrick Doyle, and Nicholas Hooper / arr. Dan Coates ITEM: 00-32712 UPC: 038081355627 ISBN 10: 0739060481 ISBN 13: 9780739060483 CATEGORY: Piano – Easy Piano Collection VERSION: Easy Piano FORMAT: Book LEVEL: Easy Piano For the first time ever, musical selections from the first five Harry Potter movies are available in one jam-packed collection. Intermediate-level pianists will love playing these Easy Piano arrangements, which faithfully render the magical music of John Williams, Patrick Doyle, and Nicholas Hooper. Full color art pages from each movie are included. Titles: Buckbeak’s Flight, The Chamber of Secrets, Double Trouble, Dumbledore’s Army, Fawkes the Phoenix, Fireworks, Hagrid the Professor, Harry in Winter, Harry’s Wondrous World, Hedwig’s Theme, Hogwarts’ Hymn, Hogwarts’ March, Loved Ones and Leaving, Nimbus 2000, Potter Waltz, Professor Umbridge, The Quidditch World Cup (The Irish), The Room of Requirement. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 – Big Note Piano Book $14.99 10 selections from Alexandre Desplat’s original score arranged at the Big Note Piano level. Folio includes full-color art from the movie. Titles: Obliviate * Snape To Malfoy Manor * Polyjuice Potion * At The Burrow * Harry And Ginny * Ron Leaves * Godric’s Hollow Graveyard * Ron’s Speech * Lovegood * Farewell To Dobby Music by Alexandre Desplat / arr. Carol Matz Item: 00-37167 UPC: 038081412733 ISBN 10: 0739077740 ISBN 13: 9780739077740 Category: Piano – Big Note Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Late Elementary / Early Intermediate Version: Big Note Piano |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 – Easy Piano Book $14.99 10 selections from Alexandre Desplat’s original score arranged at the Easy Piano level. Complete with pages of color screen shots from the film, this collectible book will thrill pianists and their audiences alike. Folio includes full-color art from the movie. Titles: Obliviate * Snape To Malfoy Manor * Polyjuice Potion * At The Burrow * Harry And Ginny * Ron Leaves * Godric’s Hollow Graveyard * Ron’s Speech * Lovegood * Farewell To Dobby. Item: 00-37168 UPC: 038081412740 ISBN 10: 0739077759 ISBN 13: 9780739077757 Category: Piano – Easy Piano Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Easy Piano Version: Easy Piano |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Selections from – Big Note Piano Book $11.95 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Selections from By Nicholas Hooper / arr. Carol Matz ITEM: 00-33262 UPC: 038081371726 ISBN 10: 0739062115 ISBN 13: 9780739062111 CATEGORY: Piano – Big Note Collection VERSION: Big Note FORMAT: Book LEVEL: Big Note Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the sixth installment in the blockbuster Harry Potter series. This folio contains 10 Big Note Piano arrangements as well as 8 pages of full-color artwork from the movie. Titles: Dumbledore’s Farewell, Farewell Aragog, The Friends, Ginny, Harry and Hermione, In Noctem, Slughorn’s Confession, The Weasley Stomp, When Ginny Kissed Harry, Wizard Wheezes. |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Selections from – Easy Piano Book $11.95 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Selections from By Nicholas Hooper / arr. Dan Coates ITEM: 00-33263 UPC: 038081371733 ISBN 10: 0739062123 ISBN 13: 9780739062128 CATEGORY: Piano – Easy Piano Collection VERSION: Easy Piano FORMAT: Book LEVEL: Easy Piano Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the sixth installment in the blockbuster Harry Potter series. This folio contains 10 Easy Piano arrangements as well as 8 pages of full-color artwork from the movie. Titles: Dumbledore’s Farewell, Farewell Aragog, The Friends, Ginny, Harry and Hermione, In Noctem, Slughorn’s Confession, The Weasley Stomp, When Ginny Kissed Harry, Wizard Wheezes. |
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Local Girls $12.99 The Barnes & Noble Review Alice Hoffman’s latest is a collection of interwoven stories that create a tapestry almost as satisfying and fully realized as a novel. The literal power of bewitchment in her novel-turned-movie, Practical Magic, reappears here in sustained but isolated moments that pack something much more earthly but almost as potent: hope. The central character of most of the tales is Gretel Samuelson, a girl local to Franconia, in Long Island. Misfortune plagues her otherwise unremarkable middle-class life, beginning in the very first story, “Dear Diary,” when her parents split up and she must ride to the rescue of her best friend, Jill (“the pretty one”). When high school boys grab a Halloween-costumed Jill, Gretel hits them, her heavy Gypsy bracelets knocking one of them flat. The girls flee, and for the first time in months, Gretel feels great. Her knockout punch strikes her first blow for freedom from sorrow, from disappointing men and the thoughtless havoc they wreak. Taking fate in her own hands, however briefly, restores to Gretel the belief that her life is her own and that love might still be “a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it. Anyone who cares.” The wish that love is something a fierce-hearted person can make out of thin air both buoys and sinks Gretel through the next ten years encompassed by these stories. Through her parents’ divorce, her father’s remarriage, the death of her beloved grandmother, her life remains guided best by those she loves without having to try: her mother, Franny; her mother’s inseparable younger cousin, Margot; andJill,who remains her best friend until the morning Gretel finally leaves New York. Makeshift relationships that substitute for family are familiar Hoffman territory, and she paints these bonds between women with a light but unforgettable touch. Gretel flirts with bitterness but never |
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Local Girls $24.99 The Barnes & Noble Review Alice Hoffman’s latest is a collection of interwoven stories that create a tapestry almost as satisfying and fully realized as a novel. The literal power of bewitchment in her novel-turned-movie, Practical Magic, reappears here in sustained but isolated moments that pack something much more earthly but almost as potent: hope. The central character of most of the tales is Gretel Samuelson, a girl local to Franconia, in Long Island. Misfortune plagues her otherwise unremarkable middle-class life, beginning in the very first story, “Dear Diary,” when her parents split up and she must ride to the rescue of her best friend, Jill (“the pretty one”). When high school boys grab a Halloween-costumed Jill, Gretel hits them, her heavy Gypsy bracelets knocking one of them flat. The girls flee, and for the first time in months, Gretel feels great. Her knockout punch strikes her first blow for freedom from sorrow, from disappointing men and the thoughtless havoc they wreak. Taking fate in her own hands, however briefly, restores to Gretel the belief that her life is her own and that love might still be “a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it. Anyone who cares.” The wish that love is something a fierce-hearted person can make out of thin air both buoys and sinks Gretel through the next ten years encompassed by these stories. Through her parents’ divorce, her father’s remarriage, the death of her beloved grandmother, her life remains guided best by those she loves without having to try: her mother, Franny; her mother’s inseparable younger cousin, Margot; andJill,who remains her best friend until the morning Gretel finally leaves New York. Makeshift relationships that substitute for family are familiar Hoffman territory, and she paints these bonds between women with a light but unforgettable touch. Gretel flirts with bitterness but never |
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Local Girls $1.99 The Barnes & Noble Review Alice Hoffman’s latest is a collection of interwoven stories that create a tapestry almost as satisfying and fully realized as a novel. The literal power of bewitchment in her novel-turned-movie, Practical Magic, reappears here in sustained but isolated moments that pack something much more earthly but almost as potent: hope. The central character of most of the tales is Gretel Samuelson, a girl local to Franconia, in Long Island. Misfortune plagues her otherwise unremarkable middle-class life, beginning in the very first story, “Dear Diary,” when her parents split up and she must ride to the rescue of her best friend, Jill (“the pretty one”). When high school boys grab a Halloween-costumed Jill, Gretel hits them, her heavy Gypsy bracelets knocking one of them flat. The girls flee, and for the first time in months, Gretel feels great. Her knockout punch strikes her first blow for freedom from sorrow, from disappointing men and the thoughtless havoc they wreak. Taking fate in her own hands, however briefly, restores to Gretel the belief that her life is her own and that love might still be “a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it. Anyone who cares.” The wish that love is something a fierce-hearted person can make out of thin air both buoys and sinks Gretel through the next ten years encompassed by these stories. Through her parents’ divorce, her father’s remarriage, the death of her beloved grandmother, her life remains guided best by those she loves without having to try: her mother, Franny; her mother’s inseparable younger cousin, Margot; andJill,who remains her best friend until the morning Gretel finally leaves New York. Makeshift relationships that substitute for family are familiar Hoffman territory, and she paints these bonds between women with a light but unforgettable touch. Gretel flirts with bitterness but never |
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Local Girls $0.99 The Barnes & Noble Review Alice Hoffman’s latest is a collection of interwoven stories that create a tapestry almost as satisfying and fully realized as a novel. The literal power of bewitchment in her novel-turned-movie, Practical Magic, reappears here in sustained but isolated moments that pack something much more earthly but almost as potent: hope. The central character of most of the tales is Gretel Samuelson, a girl local to Franconia, in Long Island. Misfortune plagues her otherwise unremarkable middle-class life, beginning in the very first story, “Dear Diary,” when her parents split up and she must ride to the rescue of her best friend, Jill (“the pretty one”). When high school boys grab a Halloween-costumed Jill, Gretel hits them, her heavy Gypsy bracelets knocking one of them flat. The girls flee, and for the first time in months, Gretel feels great. Her knockout punch strikes her first blow for freedom from sorrow, from disappointing men and the thoughtless havoc they wreak. Taking fate in her own hands, however briefly, restores to Gretel the belief that her life is her own and that love might still be “a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it. Anyone who cares.” The wish that love is something a fierce-hearted person can make out of thin air both buoys and sinks Gretel through the next ten years encompassed by these stories. Through her parents’ divorce, her father’s remarriage, the death of her beloved grandmother, her life remains guided best by those she loves without having to try: her mother, Franny; her mother’s inseparable younger cousin, Margot; andJill,who remains her best friend until the morning Gretel finally leaves New York. Makeshift relationships that substitute for family are familiar Hoffman territory, and she paints these bonds between women with a light but unforgettable touch. Gretel flirts with bitterness but never |
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Local Girls $16 The Barnes & Noble Review Alice Hoffman’s latest is a collection of interwoven stories that create a tapestry almost as satisfying and fully realized as a novel. The literal power of bewitchment in her novel-turned-movie, Practical Magic, reappears here in sustained but isolated moments that pack something much more earthly but almost as potent: hope. The central character of most of the tales is Gretel Samuelson, a girl local to Franconia, in Long Island. Misfortune plagues her otherwise unremarkable middle-class life, beginning in the very first story, “Dear Diary,” when her parents split up and she must ride to the rescue of her best friend, Jill (“the pretty one”). When high school boys grab a Halloween-costumed Jill, Gretel hits them, her heavy Gypsy bracelets knocking one of them flat. The girls flee, and for the first time in months, Gretel feels great. Her knockout punch strikes her first blow for freedom from sorrow, from disappointing men and the thoughtless havoc they wreak. Taking fate in her own hands, however briefly, restores to Gretel the belief that her life is her own and that love might still be “a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it. Anyone who cares.” The wish that love is something a fierce-hearted person can make out of thin air both buoys and sinks Gretel through the next ten years encompassed by these stories. Through her parents’ divorce, her father’s remarriage, the death of her beloved grandmother, her life remains guided best by those she loves without having to try: her mother, Franny; her mother’s inseparable younger cousin, Margot; andJill,who remains her best friend until the morning Gretel finally leaves New York. Makeshift relationships that substitute for family are familiar Hoffman territory, and she paints these bonds between women with a light but unforgettable touch. Gretel flirts with bitterness but never |
