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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: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects (More Crystals and New Age) 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 $28.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Men and Gods: Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks (New York Review Books Classics) by Rex Warner Staff Pick Did I say Greek myths were in? When were they ever out? This collection will rock your socks — with outstanding illustrations, to boot. Even the most experienced Greek god or goddess will pore over Men and Gods with abundant enthusiasm.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J. R. R. Tolkien Staff Pick Tolkien fans don't need to be told that a new, previously unpublished work by The Master is a major event. The surprise here is that Tolkien narrates Norse mythology with the same energy, wit, and excitement with which he brings hobbits to life.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me by Kate Bernheimer Staff Pick Neil Gaiman! Aimee Bender! Kelly Link! Michael Cunningham! It's impossible to list the contributors to this book without using exclamation points. This wickedly entertaining collection reclaims fairy tales from the children's library and reaffirms their... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Great Night by Chris Adrian Staff Pick Chris Adrian's inimitable flair for creating fantastic worlds just around the corner from our everyday routines is on full display in this modern adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. No one is better at mingling such searing emotion with whimsical... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Nordic Hero Tales from the Kalevala by James Baldwin Staff Pick If you ever wondered where J. R. R. Tolkien got some of his major inspiration for The Lord Of The Rings, read the Kalevala. Even the Elvin language was based on Finnish. Then when you're in the lunchroom you can tell your friends how closely related the... (read more) Your price: $8.95 New - Trade Paper
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Poetic Edda the Mythological Poems by Henry Adams Bellows Staff Pick The Poetic Edda is an excellent introduction to the Norse mythology that heavily influenced the works of authors such as Borges, Nietzche, and Tolkien. Henry Adams Bellows's translation is engaging. And, though it is well-annotated, it is never... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide by Robert Michael Pyle Staff Pick This book is as much about people and place as it is about the mythical hominid in our backyard. Pyle is a naturalist and a rational man thrust against doubt, and the beauty of the wild unknown flits through these pages like the shadow of his prey flits... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales by Ludmila Petrushevskaya Staff Pick Regarded as one of Russia's most talented contemporary writers, Petrushevskaya's collection of vignettes is far beyond the macabre, with characters who desperately cling to the past while living discreetly painful lives. Their souls dangle on the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Baksheesh and Brahman: Asian Journals - India by Joseph Campbell Staff Pick An interesting portrait of Joseph Campbell early in his career, Baksheesh and Brahman is a collection of journal entries, drawings, and photographs from his trip to India in 1954, right after he finished editing Heinrich Zimmer's works on Indian art and... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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