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Good Faeries/Bad Faeries
by Brian Froud  Publisher Comments "Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...." In the long-awaited...
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Brian Frouds Goblins
by Brian Froud Publisher Comments Anyone who brings home this book will be in big trouble. Renowned artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have conducted a thorough investigation into the goblin realm. (For the uninformed, goblins, a subspecies of faery, are those maleficent creatures...
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The Runes of Elfland
by Brian Froud Publisher Comments In 24 never-before-seen paintings, best-selling fantasy artist Brian Froud interprets the ancient and mystical runes of Celtic and European origin through Elfland, a world of faeries and myth. Each painting is inspired by a specific rune, richly symbolic...
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Medieval Beasts
by Ann Payne Synopsis From the bestiaries in the collections of the British Library Ann Payne has culled...wonderful illustrations....She has linked them with a sampling of the poetry, the folk wisdom, and the romantic imagination of the formative years of Western...
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Simply Fairies (Simply)
by Ralph Harvey Publisher Comments Fairies have enchanted humans for centuries—but are these mischievous, ethereal creatures more than just myth? One could ask for no better guide to the fairy realm than Ralph Harvey, one of England’s foremost modern-day witches. In Simply...
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Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: 10 3/4 Anniversary Edition
by Brian Froud Publisher Comments In 1995 Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book was released to an unsuspecting public. Called "an unstoppable phenomenon" by its publisher, it became an immediate international best-seller. Now 2005 can be named the Year of Lady Cottington with the 10th...
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Seduction and the Secret Power of Women: The Lure of Sirens and Mermaids
by Meri. Trans. By John Oliphant Of Rossie Lao Publisher Comments An exploration of humanity's age-old fascination with Sirens - Explains the Sirens' half-human, half-animal bodies as a metaphor for the psychological challenge that their myth has always embodied - Fully illustrated in color with works by Rubens, Bosch,...
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Mysteries Unwrapped: Mutants & Monsters
by Oliver Ho Publisher Comments Thunderbirds, Phantom Cats, Owlman, and Chupacabras: since the beginning of time, these and other mystifying creatures have appeared in tales from around the world. And every year, more and more people report new sightings. Meet some of the most...
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The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula
by Eric Nuzum 
Publisher Comments The Dead Travel Fast is about vampires, death, chickens, fear, things that smell bad, the love of a good woman, and germs — but mostly it's about vampires. The undead are everywhere. They're not just in movies and books, but in commercials...
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The Book of Werewolves
by Sabine Baring-gould Publisher Comments With the shocking histories of 10 famous cases, this classic blends science, superstition, and fiction to tell the full story of the werewolves among us. The first serious academic study of lycanthropy and "blood-lust" written in English, this book draws...
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Dragons, Unicorns and Sea Serpents: A Classic Study of the Evidence for Their Existence
by Charles Gould Publisher Comments Did dragons actually wing their way across our planet? Did unicorns roam the earth? A geologist from the age of Darwin makes a case for a factual basis for these and other legendary monsters. Drawing upon sources from primitive cave paintings to...
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Cryptozoology a To Z (99 Edition)
by Loren Coleman Publisher Comments The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for...
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A Complete Guide to Faeries & Magical Beings
by Cassandra Eason Publisher Comments From faeries to viking giants, selkies to gnomes, fey beings about. In this volume, Eason shares fascinating anecdotes of people who have actually seen them. She also discusses the myths, legends, and real evidence surrounding the origins and existence...
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The Complete Book of Vampires
by Leonard Ashley Synopsis This provides insight into the role of the vampire in history, literature, and folklore, and seves as an anthology of hard to find vampire tales....
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Lady Cottington's Fairy Album
by Brian Froud Synopsis Lady Angelica Cottington returns in this mysterious, hilarious sequel to Froud's huge international hit. In this quirky and seductive new volume, 15-year-old Angelica stumbles on an annotated photo album that reveals fairy enchantments, wanton romance...
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Where Bigfoot Walks : Crossing the Dark Divide (95 Edition)
by Robert Michael Pyle Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-329) and index....
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Frankenstein: A Cultural History
by Susan Tyler Hitchcock Publisher Comments A lively history of the Frankenstein myth, tracing its evolution from a Romantic nightmare to its prominence in today's imaginative landscape. Frankenstein began as the nightmare of an unwed teenage mother in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1816. At a time when...
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Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
by Jeff Meldrum Publisher Comments In this landmark work on a subject too often dismissed as paranormal or disreputable, Jeffrey Meldrum gives us the first book on Sasquatch to be written by a scientist with impeccable academic credentials. He gives an objective look at the facts in...
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Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
by Carol Rose Synopsis Fabulously entertaining, and featuring more than 100 delightful illustrations, this encyclopedic work contains over 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries covering angels, demons, elves, fairies, nats, nymphs, and other strange beings from around the...
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Dragons and Dragon Lore
by Ernest Ingersoll Publisher Comments Fascinating book teems with information about powerful serpents of the deep and land-roving, fire-breathing monsters that first appeared in the creation myths of the ancient Far East. Dragons in China, Korea, and Japan are covered, as are those in...
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