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Mythology
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Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments From the beloved, bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a delightful addition to the Myths series. Dream Angus is one of the earliest of the Celtic deities, and one of the most beloved. Angus comes bounding over the... (read more) Your price: $3.75 Sale - Hardcover 
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Fairie-Ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand: The Deluxe Edition (Fairie-Ality) by David Ellwand Publisher Comments Presents pages from the catalog of the top designer of couture and accessories for the fairy world, interspersed with descriptions of the events to which these feather and flower creations will be worn. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dreamtime by Rachel Storm Publisher Comments This desirable giftbook with accessible, bitesize text alongside beautiful illustrations introduces the reader to the fascinating world of Australian Aboriginal ‘Dreamtime’. More than a religion, it is the ancient mythology, spirituality and culture... (read more) Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Faireality Style a Sourcebook of Inspirations From Nature by David Ellwand Publisher Comments The beauty of these fanciful creations will take your breath away -- and inspire you to bring the colors and textures of nature into your own home. Photographer David Ellwand's eye for natural beauty has brought him international renown. In this stunning... (read more) Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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 $28.50 Your price: $8.98 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 Ultimate Christmas: The Best Experts' Advice for a Memorable Season with Stories and Photos of Holiday Magic (Ultimate) by Marty Becker Publisher Comments Create a Magical Holiday Season for You and Yours . . . You know the moment when it feels like Christmas--when you make your annual pilgrimage to the tree lot and the 'blue spruce or pine' debate commences, when you share favorite memories over a second... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 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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Classical Mythology by Mark P Morford Publisher Comments Featuring the authors' extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, Seventh Edition, retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of... (read more) List Price $79.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living by Diane K. Osbon Publisher Comments Celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell shares his intimate and inspiring reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged book, part of a new series to be based on his unpublished writings.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth by Robert Graves Publisher Comments The White Goddess is perhaps the finest of Robert Graves's works on the psychological and mythological sources of poetry. In this tapestry of poetic and religious scholarship, Graves explores the stories behind the earliest of European deitiesthe White... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 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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The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image by Anne Baring Publisher Comments "An indispensable source work for anyone interested in this very important development of religious ideas."—Marija Gimbutas. Ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present-day Gaia Hypothesis.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $14.98 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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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: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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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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Classic Legendary Hero Stories: Extraordinary Tales of Honor, Courage, and Valor by Stephen Vin Brennan Publisher Comments History is filled with myth. Heroes and icons from our distant past are no longer remembered by people who actually experienced them. They are remembered by the stories passed down from generation to generation. After so many centuries have passed it is... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Way of the Druid: Renaissance of a Celtic Religion and Its Relevance by Graeme K Talboys Publisher Comments A thorough explanation of Celtic history and beliefs is followed by an analysis of their view and its modern relevance. After all, it's the religion we all used to follow in the West. Massively comprehensive but very accessible, all students of religion... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Golden Bough (Wordsworth Collection) by James Frazer Synopsis This work provides a thesis based on the idea that man progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought. It discusses fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat and many other symbols and practices.... (read more) Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village: The Dimensions of a Haida Myth, with a Foreword by Richard Bringhurst and a New Afterword by the Author by Gary Snyder Synopsis In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analyzing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village is the result of Snyder's critical look at... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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