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New Arrivals $45.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist The Myths of Rome T. P. Wiseman $34.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Leaves from the Garden of Eden: One Hundred Classic Jewish Tales Howard (rtl) Schwartz $19.95 Hardcover add to wishlist The Mythic Bestiary: The Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Fantastical Creatures Tony Allan $15.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist Kalila and Dimna: Fables of Friendship and Betrayal Ramsay Wood $65.25 Hardcover add to wishlist Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) Jeffrey E. Anderson $92.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist Classical Myth Barry B. Powell $20.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist If Beale Street Could Talk: Music, Community, Culture Robert Cantwell $25.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist The Adventures of Amir Hamza: Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction (Modern Library Classics) Ghalib Lakhnavi $13.50 Hardcover add to wishlist Flights of Fancy: Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition Peter Tate $13.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Ghost Cats of the South Randy Russel $16.95 Other add to wishlist The Unicorn Cards with Cards Diana Cooper $16.95 Hardcover add to wishlist National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology National Geographic Folklore and Storytelling Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene Publisher Comments From one of America's leading physicists--a moving and visually stunning futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable written for kids and those journeying with them toward a deeper appreciation of the cosmos. With a minimum of words set on 34 full color... (read more) Your Price $12.95 Used - Board Books check for new and sale copies Sale Books Celtic Sacred Landscapes by Nigel Pennick Synopsis The author of "The Celtic Oracle" takes readers on an exhilarating spiritual and historical tour of the Celtic holy places of Europe, delving into the mystery and lore behind the power of sacred trees, stones, springs, mountains, and the holy places of... (read more) Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) Browse more featured Sale titles Used Books Mythology: Notes (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes by James Weigel Publisher Comments This review of the myths from seven different cultures provides an overview of the stories that we live by, from ancient times to the present. The gods and their stories depict all the relationships in life and present a moral code of human conduct... (read more) Your Price $2.95 (Used - Trade Paper) Browse more featured Used titles Sign up to get our most recent used additions in Mythology to your inbox Celtic and Arthurian Anam Cara : a Book of Celtic Wisdom (97 Edition) by John O'donohue Publisher Comments The Mystery of Friendship Light Is Generous If you have ever had occasion to be out early in the morning before the dawn breaks, you will have noticed that the darkest time of night is immediately before dawn. The darkness deepens and becomes more... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $8.00 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies General Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, & Art by Lewis Hyde Publisher Comments Trickster Makes This World solidifies Lewis Hyde's reputation as, in Robert Bly's words, "the most subtle, thorough, and brilliant mythologist we now have." In it, Hyde now brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your Price $9.00 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies German 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 Gretel, Little... (read more) Your Price $11.95 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Mythological Creatures Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Ernest Drake Powells.com Staff Pick I originally picked up this beautiful book, published by Candlewick Press, just to look at it, thinking I might buy one at a later time. But I soon realized that I needed to have a copy in my possession immediately! Laden with attractive illustrations... (read more) Your Price $10.00 Used - Hardcover check for new and sale copies Womens The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler Publisher Comments Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of... (read more) Your Price $5.95 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Latin American Popol Vuh : The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of Gods and Kings by Dennis Tedlock Publisher Comments Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a... (read more) Your Price $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper check for used copies Celtic Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments A brand new title in "The Myths" series, told by one of the best selling current authors. Weaving together the tales of the Celtic god and the Scottish scientist, McCaal Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit... (read more) Your Price $8.95 Used - Hardcover check for new and sale copies World Tales The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow by Sanjay Patel Publisher Comments In "The Little Book of Hindu Deities," Pixar animator Sanjay Patel brings to life Hinduisms most important gods and goddesses in fun, full-color illustrations, each accompanied by a short, lively profile. The stories of Hindu mythology cover everything... (read more) Your Price $9.50 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Reference and Symbology Dictionary of Symbolism: Cultural Icons and the Meanings Behind Them by Hans Biedermann Publisher Comments A rose, a cross, a heart, and hundreds of other common items hold great symbolic value--their meanings as varied as they are powerful. This encyclopedic work explores the rich and diverse meanings of more than 2,000 symbols, delving into the power of... (read more) Your Price $9.95 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies

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