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The Harry Potter Se-
ries by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter by
J.K.Rowling is wildly
popular and seen gen-
erally as adventurous
and harmless tales
for children. The book
came out in 2001 is
actually a series of
books for children. But
this series has caused
controversies over
the past few years,
from many different
groups of people who
look at them as stories
that inspire children
to become involved in
witchcraft and the occult.
These novels follow the
life of a young wizard,
whose parents were
killed by the evil Lord
Voldermort. The young
boy receives an invita-
tion to attend Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft on his eleventh birthday and each
book represents a year of his life at the school. These
books have their fair share of opponents (not to mention hoards
of fans). Some parents and religious groups feel that these books can take
children deep into the unwanted land of fantasy. The book was also criticized for not
keeping true to geographical, historical and architectural facts.
The Anarchist Cookbook by
William Powell
The Anarchist Cookbook, first
published in 1971, is a book
that contains instructions for the
manufacture of explosives,
rudimentary telecommunica-
tions phreaking devices, and other
items. It was written by William Powell
to protest United States involvement
in the Vietnam War. It encompasses
topics like how to have a demonstra-
tion, the process of sabotage, affinity
groups and other activities of violence.
This book did not go down well with
Government and anarchist groups.
The formulas for making bombs were
condemned and were considered
dangerous and incorrect. Powell later
defended his novel as an immature
and adolescent reaction of his anger
at being made part of the Vietnam war
against his wishes.