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Norse Mythology

Hamilton Wright Mabie

Norse Mythology

Rooted in an oral tradition, fantastic sagas of Norse mythology found their way into print seven centuries ago, in documents known as the Eddas. This book presents 17 of the most popular tales, from the creation of the world to the death of the gods and the world’s destruction.Masterfully retold, the legends include Odin's trip to Mimer in search of knowledge, the making of Thor's hammer, the loss of Idun's wondrous apples, and the task of securing the dreaded...

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Hamilton Wright Mabie

Five Great Greek Tragedies

Euripides

Five Great Greek Tragedies

This remarkably low-priced anthology brings together five of the greatest, most studied, and most performed Greek tragedies, each in an outstanding translation:• Oedipus Rex and Electra by Sophocles (translated by George Young), in which the much-admired playwright explores the individual's search for truth and self-knowledge• Medea and Bacchae by Euripides (translated by Henry Hart Milman), favorites with modern audiences for their psychological subtlety and the...

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Euripides

Theogony, Works and Days, and the S...

Hesiod

Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Heracles (translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White)

Greek poet Hesiod, who lived sometime during the 8th and 7th century B.C., is regarded as one the most important poets of classical antiquity. What little is known of him largely comes from his own epic poetry, in which he unconventionally inserted details of his life. Only three of his works, the “Theogony,” “Works and Days,” and the “Shield of Heracles” survive to this day in their entirety. The “Theogony” is a foundational work of Greek mythology which concerns the creation of the world and...

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Hesiod

The Idylls, Epigrams, and Epitaphs

Theocritus

The Idylls, Epigrams, and Epitaphs

Theocritus of Syracuse (born c. 300 BCE,—died after 260 BCE) is remembered as the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, though little is known of his life outside of his writings. He was probably born in Syracuse, in Italy, and lived for a time in Alexandria when he gained the patronage of Ptolemy Philadelphus. This lyric and pastoral poet wrote what was termed eidyllia («idylls»), which means «little poems,» that reflected the love he felt for his homeland. Theocritus was quite innovative,...

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Theocritus

Age of Fable, Part 1

Bulfinch Thomas

Age of Fable, Part 1

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Bulfinch Thomas

Lakota Way

Ксюша Ангел

Lakota Way

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Ксюша Ангел

Mighty Dead

Adam Nicolson

Mighty Dead

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Adam Nicolson

Tales from the Norse Legends

Ксюша Ангел

Tales from the Norse Legends

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Ксюша Ангел

Mythology Book

Ксюша Ангел

Mythology Book

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Ксюша Ангел

Lato z Homerem

Sylvain Tesson

Lato z Homerem

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Sylvain Tesson

Coin Collecting For Dummies

Ron Guth

Coin Collecting For Dummies

Can’t make heads or tails out of coin collecting? You need Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the treasure trove on information on numismatics. This hands-on guide escorts you through the world’s oldest hobby, helping you decide which type of coins you want to collect, keep your collection in mint condition, buy and sell coins on the Internet, find interesting coin shows to attend, and assemble and diversify a great collection. The purpose of this fun, easy-to-access guide is to turn you...

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Ron Guth

Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Grea...

Paul Atterbury

Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds

A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years and has become one of the nation’s most beloved television programmes and a national institution. It has featured thousands of unique stories over the years, and introduced many incredible characters and unforgettable moments. In this anniversary celebration, Paul Atterbury and Marc Allum look back at the...

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Paul Atterbury

Age of Chivalry

Bulfinch Thomas

Age of Chivalry

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Bulfinch Thomas

Age of Fable

Bulfinch Thomas

Age of Fable

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Bulfinch Thomas

Lakota Way

Ксюша Ангел

Lakota Way

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Ксюша Ангел

Hero with a Thousand Faces

Campbell Joseph

Hero with a Thousand Faces

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Campbell Joseph

Aeneid

Публий Марон Вергилий

Aeneid

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Публий Марон Вергилий

Iliad

Homer

Iliad

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Homer

Śpiewnik pielgrzymkowy

Bartłomiej Łuczak

Śpiewnik pielgrzymkowy

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Bartłomiej Łuczak

Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fair...

Renee Simmons Raney

Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fairies!

Author Renee Simmons Raney believes that every child deserves his or her own personal landscape in which to seek adventure and unleash creativity. Through this charming storybook, Renee weaves fairy stories, enhancing the natural world with supernatural creatures, and connecting children to diverse habitats, creatures, seasons, and holidays while inspiring a sense of place, a land conservation ethic, and a comfortable fearlessness for outdoor exploration. Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fairies!...

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Renee Simmons Raney

Jeffrey's Favorite 13 Ghost Stories

Kathryn Tucker Windham

Jeffrey's Favorite 13 Ghost Stories

This is the first anthology of the author’s own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful Jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.” Hundreds of thousands of these books have been sold. The present volume includes 13 of the best of Mrs. Windham’s stories, representing mysterious and supernatural doings from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Most of the stories are related to historical places and sometimes to historical people.

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Kathryn Tucker Windham

She

Kathryn Tucker Windham

She

This slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Kathryn Tucker Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and author from Selma, Alabama. In She, which Windham was putting the finishing touches on when she died in June 2011, the author describes how she woke up one day to find that she had an unwanted houseguest, an old woman who had suddenly moved into her home and was taking over her life. Windham referred...

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Kathryn Tucker Windham

Book 1 of Plato's Republic

Drew A. Mannetter

Book 1 of Plato's Republic

Volume 1 of this new grammatical reader on the first 12 chapters of Book 1 of Plato’s Republic is the most thorough of available resources, designed for students who have only basic skills as well as those at a more advanced level. The text is complete and not adapted; no difficult passages are excised. The running vocabularies are complete, providing the reader context specific meanings. The text is broken down into sentences, providing a manageable amount of material, and space is provided for...

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Drew A. Mannetter

Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and...

Brad Steiger

Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse

Featuring 30 chilling stories of reallife zombie encounters, this comprehensive and unsettling study draws upon traditions found throughout the world to dispel common depictions of zombies as lurching, flesheating automatons made popular by countless movies and books. This fascinating collection includes the stories of the Devil Baby of Bourbon Street, a monstrous creature complete with horns and tail that still lurks in the shadows of the Big Easy; Black Mama Courteaux and the great zombie war,...

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Brad Steiger

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