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His Dark Materials has been widely analyzed using countless schools of thought as its Rosetta Stone. The philosophy that best describes the tale, however, is Gnosticism.

The books of His Dark Materials have elicited much critical and academic analysis; one school of thought is conspicuously missing, however: Gnosticism.

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Steampunk is a sub-genre of historical science fiction and fantasy in which the inventions of the future are created using the technologies of the Victorian era.

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Dead Witch Walking began Kim Harrison's novel series of witches, vampires, pixies and demons. With the release of the sixth book, the series has exploded in popularity.

As far back as the 1930s, British cinema was in competition with Hollywood and was often unfairly compared to the more lavish American productions.

From Thomas More's Utopia to J.D. Bernal's The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, changing ideas about the nature of reality have produced very different utopian visions.

Memoir publications and websites are a useful resource to the memoir writer. They provide both information and advice as well as a market to promote writers works.

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