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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: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Publisher Comments "WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. An oracle from one who knows." Alice Walker Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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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inspiring reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged book, part of a new series to be based on his unpublished writings....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: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Casting the Circle: A Women's Book of Ritual by Diane Stein Publisher Comments Learn how to create a sacred space and use ritual for empowerment in everyday life, with this classic from Diane Stein.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Classic Fairy Tales (Norton Critical Editions) by Maria M Tatar Publisher Comments This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel... (read more) List Price $27.75 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The 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inspiring reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged book, part of a new series to be based on his unpublished writings....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 $27.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in Conversation with Michael Toms by Joseph Campbell Publisher Comments In the tradition of The Power of Myth, a conversation with Joseph Campbell that distills the mature wisdom and eclectic spiritual thinking of the world-renowned scholar and mythologist.... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Publisher Comments Despite their infinite variety of incident, setting, and costume, the myths of the world offer only a limited number of responses to the riddle of life. In this best-selling volume, Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Through Campbell's eyes, we... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. (Oxford World's Classics) by R B Parkinson Publisher Comments Drawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson's new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). The book features The Tale of Sinuhe, acclaimed as the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs Publisher Comments This affordable volume features 26 enchanting stories assembled from Welsh, Scottish, and Irish sources, including "King O'Toole and His Goose," "The Lad with the Goat Skin, "The Sea Maiden," and many more. The stories are accompanied by 46 ... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece: Mythology's Great Tales of Valor and Romance by W H D Rouse Publisher Comments The Adventures that Shaped the Western World First published in 1934, Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece has become one of the most popular, enduring--and captivating--retellings of the ancient myths for modern readers. Recognizing the sheer... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library) by Jacob Grimm Publisher Comments For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols by J C Cooper Publisher Comments With over 200 illustrations and lively, informative and often ironic texts, she discusses and explains an enormous variety of symbols extending from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceana, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.46 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype (Works by Erich Neumann) by Erich Neumann Publisher Comments Neumann examines how the Feminine has been experienced and expressed in many cultures from prehistory to our own time. Appearing as goddess and demon, gate and pillar, garden and tree, hovering sky and containing vessel, the Feminine is seen as an... (read more) List Price $45.50 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gnomes by Wil Huygen Synopsis In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its publication, we're thrilled to reissue this phenomenal delight, which enjoyed 62 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. Fantasy and fun combine in this "real life" history.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion, and Power in Celtic Ireland by Mary Condren Publisher Comments The roots of the rise of patriarchy as seen through the history of women and religion in Celtic Ireland, with an analysis of the implications of the author's argument for today's women and today's Catholic church.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Quest of the Holy Grail (Penguin Classics) by P M Matarasso Publisher Comments Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knights... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar - A Miscellany of History and Myth by Michael Judge Publisher Comments Our changing concept of time, and the surprising, often mysterious origins of the calendar, comes to life in this richly informative, beautifully written book.... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters : Heroines in Folktales From Around the World (98 Edition) by Kathleen Ragan Publisher Comments A definitive sourcebook of folktales and fairytales and the first of its kind to feature a variety of multicultural heroines. Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters' books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - 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: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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