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The Once and Future Goddess: A Sweeping Visual Chronicle of the Sacred Female and Her Reemergence in the Cult by Elinor W Gadon Publisher Comments A richly illustrated testament to the reemergence of the Goddess in the art and in the lives of contemporary women and men. In this beautifully illustrated and far-reaching history. Elinor Gadon vividly weaves words and images to demonstrate the powerful... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G Walker Staff Pick "One of my favorite ways of reading is to pull a book off the shelf and open it at random. That's the great thing about reference books like dictionaries or encyclopedias. These books are treasure troves dip in anywhere, let chance take you, lead... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler Publisher Comments The legacy ofthe sacred feminine The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It showsthat warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologicallyordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits by Carol K Mack Publisher Comments Did you know the Mbulu of South Africa has a razor sharp tail with a mind of its own? Or that the Kuru-Pira of Brazil has eyes that glow like embers, and fangs ripping from its mouth? In this updated edition of A Field Guide to Demons, Carol and Dinah... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys by Jennifer Westwood Publisher Comments If you've ever wondered about the origin of British folklore and legends, such as Sweeney Todd and Springheeled Jack, you can find out all about them in this comprehensive guide.... (read more) Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter by Josh Gates Publisher Comments Truth is stranger than legend . . . and your journey into both begins here. World adventurer and international monster hunter Josh Gates has careened through nearly 100 countries, investigating frightening myths, chilling cryptozoological legends, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fables of the East: Selected Tales 1662-1785 by Ros Ballaster Publisher Comments Fables of the East is the first anthology to provide textual examples of representations of oriental cultures in the early modern period drawn from a variety of genres: travel writing, histories, and fiction. Organized according to genre in order to... (read more) List Price $99.00 Your price: $30.25 Sale - Hardcover
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The Natural History of Unicorns by Chris Lavers Publisher Comments “Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.”— Washington Post Book World From Biblical stories about virgins to adventures with Harry Potter, unicorns have enchanted people for millennia. In... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to See Faeries by Brian Froud and Wendy Froud and John Matthews Publisher Comments International bestselling artist Brian Froud and New York Times bestselling author John Matthews come together for the first time to create a spectacular interactive book that opens the doors to the enchanted world of Faerie. How does one discover... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Bulfinch's Mythology (Laurel Classic) by Thomas Bulfinch Publisher Comments The three works, popularly known as Bulfinch's mythology, which were originally written and published separately.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Mass Market
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In Search of Myths and Heroes: Exploring Four Epic Legends of the World by Michael Wood Publisher Comments In this compelling new book, accompanying the PBS television series of the same name, historian Michael Wood, whose renowned adventures have taken him to many remote and exciting places around the globe, now goes in search of four powerful legends... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Vampire Nation by Arlene Russo Synopsis Do vampires exist among us? Of course. For centuries, an underground society of vampires has thrived in darkness, hidden from the public gaze and forever shrouded in secrecy--until now.Plunge deep into the heart of vampirism as renowned vampire expert... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm Publisher Comments A compilation of Brothers Grimm fairy tales complete with vintage illustrations This book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White... (read more) Your price: $39.99 Sale - Hardcover
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Popol Vuh : The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of Gods and Kings by Dennis Tedlock Publisher Comments Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Faery Garden by Beatrice Phillpotts Publisher Comments A delightful new gift edition collects everything there is to know about faeriesfrom history and superstitions to famous faeries and instructions for creating a faery dellThe most popular image of Faeryland is of an... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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King Arthur's Raid on the Underworld: The Oldest Grail Quest by John Matthews Publisher Comments The 9th century Welsh poem Preiddeu Annfwyn or The Raid on the Underworld ascribed to the 6th century poet and shaman Taliesin, is one of the oldest and most enigmatic documents relating to the mythic hero Arthur that we still possess. Extending to a... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.24 Sale - Hardcover
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The World of Myth: An Anthology by David Adams Leeming Publisher Comments Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh--these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities and fantastic beings from non-Christian cultures. Myth is at once the most particular and the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Sacred Symbols: A Visual Tour of World Faith by Robert Adkinson Publisher Comments Throughout history, symbols have formed and shaped our mental and emotional states, and influenced our behavior. Robert Adkinson's compendium of religious, philosophical, and cultural emblems from a variety of contexts reveals the universal power of... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Zombies! by Jovanka Vuckovic Publisher Comments When writer/director George A. Romero released his seminal cult classic movie, Night of the Living Dead, in 1968 he had little idea of the vast cultural impact it would have. Over the past 40 years zombie culture has steadily grown in popularity... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hercules: A Heroic Life by Alastair Blanshard Publisher Comments From Ovid and Virgil to the muscle beaches of Malibu, Hercules has made an indelible impression on Western culture. He is the original hero: half god, half man, handsome and virile, triumphant in his labors yet ultimately a victim of his tragic destiny... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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