Feel free to dig around, but please do it quietly. I’m napping.




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Almost two million copies in print in nearly thirty languages

"I really like this book.... This is my favorite one."
—J.K. Rowling

“David Colbert’s examination of His Dark Materials is intelligent and perceptive and full of good sense.... You can trust what he says about it. What’s more, he writes well. This is a good guide.”
—Philip Pullman

“Glorious”
—Times of London



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“Wonderful”
—The New Yorker

“You can’t do better.”
—Parade



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“Riveting”
—Children’s Literature

“Clearly written and unusually lively”
—Booklist


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Michelle Obama: An American Story

New York Times Bestseller

“Just right”
—Los Angeles Times

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