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Xara,here's a thought.
With Visa or American Express card in hand, place a call to Harrod's, Knightsbridge, London, and ask for book department, order and charge. They mail. Do not belive there is any customs duty on books but you might want to check.
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Xara:
I can't help you with the Harry Potter books, English version, but I can tell you something that only two people in the world know: the name of the final Harry Potter book. Ms Knowling is an old friend of mine, and she has agreed that since Harry will be married with children in the final book it only makes sense to call it "Harry, Pater Familias."
TEd
NO part of the foregoing is true except the first phrase.
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"miles under the school"
I grew up in a metric world, but we still use Imperial exaggerations.
It's miles and miles from here to home!
I drank gallons of water this afternoon.
That guy must be ten feet tall!
I just dragged out tons of garbage.
A one-ton truck.
etc. So (since we were a British colony and must have metrified around the same time, it was mid-1960's here), it is possible that Harry Potter did say "miles".
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TEd: You gave yourself away when you referred to the author as Ms. Knowling (some old friend if you've got her last name wrong!)... besides, your reputation precedes you.  FB
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>You gave yourself away when you referred to the author as Ms. Knowling (some old friend if you've got her last name wrong!)... besides, your reputation precedes you
Hey, I said no part of the foregoing is true. Rowling? Something like that.
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Now, now, Fiberbabe and TEd, let us have no Rowling.
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Having bought a few things online, I would probably trust using a credit card online more than over the phone. Amazon.com and the other online book retailers have privacy policies and it's all automated. No human involvement. Over the phone you have the chance of the person being untrustworthy and using your info. The chances are slim, but you never know. Online you know that there's no middle man.
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I would probably trust using a credit card online more than over the phone. Amazon.com and the other online book retailers have privacy policies and it's all automated. No human involvement. Over the phone you have the chance of the person being untrustworthy and using your info. The chances are slim, but you never know. Online you know that there's no middle man.
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And there you have a perfect illustration of the Generation Chasm!
I'd rather take a chance on one person than put info into any internet vehicle, no matter how secure they say it is! Ha!
Or, should my paranoia becoming especially active I would ask total cost and send a written order and a return address that is an anonymous Postal Box or an office address enclosing either a Bank check or International Money Order in payment ...
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Oh, and this brings up the question, how different are the British and North American versions of Harry Potter anyway?
I've been wondering recently not just about the Harry Potter books but whether other British books are changed much in American editions. I noticed that "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" has been changed to "Corelli's Mandolin" for some reason (they don't have captains in the US???? [furrowed brow emoticon]). Does anybody know of other changes that have been made to British books are across the Atlantic?
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