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Here are five ways in which the characters and plot of the series echoes some key Jewish teachings. First up, hardcover first editions of the original Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone could fetch anywhere from $40,000 to $55,000. The main characteristics of a 1997 first-edition first issue are a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the crediting of "Joanne Rowling" not JK, and lacks a space between Thomas Taylor and the copyright date ("Taylor1997" rather than "Taylor 1997"). They list If you get excited because you think you have a valuable copy of If, however, you have a signed copy—go for it. The only exception to this is if they are signed.

If you find one in the attic, then you've hit the jackpot. Placed upon the head of each girl and boy in turn it is the Hat that pronounces to a packed Great Hall of students and teachers the house to which the newbie belongs.As the stories unfold we find that Harry indeed possesses qualities prized by Salazar Slytherin, the founder of the avoided house.

(note: I am not an Amazon affiliate - links to that Website are just links - no strings. Some purchases even help to keep this blog alive (or at least, awake). Values, Choices and Harry Potter – by Jackie Le Fevre “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” One of my favourite lines from any Harry Potter book.

For As an example, I found this particular listing on Etsy, in a shop selling “vintage” books. We each have a unique personal values profile which makes us different: but we are the same in that we all have values and it is those values which influence and inform our relationships, our interests, our passions and our dreams.World Values Day is a great opportunity to champion values that matter to you as part of a global movement. In particular, I’ve gotten some questions about the value of  As a quick rundown, the last 3 books of the Harry Potter series don’t have as much value as the first 4. Essentially, affiliate links don’t cost you anything. This one appears in Chapter 18 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when a troubled Harry is remembering with his headmaster – Professor Dumbledore – an event from the start of his days at Hogwarts School of … You still pay the regular price for a product and since I referred you, the bookstores give me a small percentage for that referral.Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a master at weaving complex storylines that propel both plot and character. You’ll have to call around and ask.If you just want to learn more about your Harry Potter books, you can check out I am a staunch supporter of Independent book stores. See others from Jackie Le Fevre – Participate in the Values Challenge this year! She works with clients on values based organisational development and licences others to use the AVI online questionnaireLiked this blog? I’ll be taking part simply because, like Hermione Granger:, has as its purpose to ‘create insight for meaning and motivation’. … Although Anthony is currently the only publicly known Jewish wizard at Hogwarts, the major characters in Harry Potter often reflect core Jewish values. The Harry Potter books are the number one selling book series ever published. Same goes for B&N.)

In fact, the first So if someone is charging more than this, be leery & ask questions.I’m also getting a lot of questions about the dust jackets of books being misprinted or sections of the book being printed out-of-order or upside-down. As you might expect there is magic in the process, a magic Sorting Hat, to be precise. Ask what you think you can get for it.If you want to know more about the value of your Harry Potter books, or any book for that matter, find a used bookseller who appraises books in your area.

As such, I link often to Powell's (or other Indie) book store(s). Dumbledore lists them as “resourcefulness…determination…a certain disregard for rules” but to calm Harry’s angst he saysIt was the choice Harry made in that moment to turn away from “greatness” at any price towards the house of the “brave at heart” that set the tone for everything that followed.While our choices are matters of fact rather than fiction it is still the case that the choices we make determine the paths we take. This, the final book in the series, did not disappoint.