Folklore and Storytelling

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
by Trivizas And Oxenbury

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It was time for the three little wolves to go out into the world, so off they went and built themselves a splendid brick house. But they hadn't reckoned on the big bad pig who soon came along and knocked their house down. The little wolves built a... (read more)
 
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Reference and Symbology

Complete Dictionary of Symbols
by Jack Tresidder

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The Complete Dictionary of Symbols is an engaging and accessible guide to more than 2,000 major themes, figures, and symbols that are commonly found in myth, art, and literature. Drawing on classical mythologies, Biblical themes, and traditional symbols... (read more)
 
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General

Mythology
by Edith Hamilton

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Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture — the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from... (read more)
 
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Celtic

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John Odonohue

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The Mystery of Friendship Light Is Generous If you have ever had occasion to be out early in the morning before the dawn breaks, you will have noticed that the darkest time of night is immediately before dawn. The darkness deepens and becomes more... (read more)
 
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Mythological Creatures

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
by Ernest Drake

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German

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)
by Jacob Grimm

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For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little... (read more)
 
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World Tales

The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow
by Sanjay Patel

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A Pixar animator offers a colorful, close-up look at the most important gods and goddesses of the Hindu religion, in a collection of full-color illustrations, accompanied by concise profiles and the stories of Hindu mythology. Original. 40,000 first... (read more)
 
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Womens

The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler

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Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of... (read more)
 
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Indian

Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
by Ananda Coomaraswamy

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Great stories of the epics; deeds of Krishna, Shiva, taken from puranas, Vedas, folk tales, more. 32 illustrations.... (read more)
 
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Gnomes
by Wil Huygen

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European

The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Literary Classics)
by Lily Owens

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Arthurian

Merlin: Shaman, Prophet, Magician
by John Matthews

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Merlin, best known to us as the advisor of young King Arthur, is the most famous and familiar image of the magician that we possess. Acclaimed Arthurian expert John Matthews examines the many guises of this popular figure—as seer, prophet, magician,... (read more)
 
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Middle Eastern

Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)
by Stephanie Dalley

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The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the... (read more)
 
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The Complete Fairy Tales (Penguin Classics)
by George Macdonald

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Native American

Daughters of Copper Woman
by Anne Cameron

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