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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gnomes [With Print] by Wil Huygen Publisher Comments The delightful classic Gnomes has been repackaged in this exceptional collector's edition to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this magical book. The beloved Gnomes was first published in 1976 and the world became enchanted with the simple and diligent... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Badass: The Birth of a Legend by Ben Thompson Publisher Comments Ben Thompsonauthor of Badass,creator of the epic website badassoftheweek.com, and the Internets foremost expert on badassitudeis back to enthrall lovers of skull-smashing, bone-crushing bad behavior with his latest compendium... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 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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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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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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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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The Girl's Guide to Vampires: All You Need to Know about the Original Bad Boys by Barb Karg Synopsis With this guide, girls learn everything they need to know about these romantic rogues. It comes complete with a review of vampire books, TV shows, and films as well as accounts of real-life encounters with vampires.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand Publisher Comments A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Ency of Vampires & Werewolves by Rosemary Ellen Guiley Publisher Comments The Encyclopedia of Vampires and Werewolves, Second Edition provides more than 500 entries exploring the supernatural aspects of these creatures and their pop culture counterparts. Entries describe supposed true historical accounts, how vampires and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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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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