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American Indian Myths and Legends
by Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz

ISBN 0394740181 (0-394-74018-1)
Softcover, Pantheon Books

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Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups, this collection offers a panorama of Native American mythic heritage. There are tales of creation and love, of heroes and war, of animals, and the end of the world. The authors have added a selection of contemporary voices to 19th-century tales. [via]
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
by Marc Chagall, Richard Francis Burton

ISBN 3791308424 (3-7913-0842-4)
Hardcover, Prestel Pub

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The Book of The Thousand Nights And One Night
by Richard Francis Burton, Leon Carre

ISBN 2843237254 (2-84323-725-4)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services

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In the late 1920s, the art publisher H. Piazza produced a twelve-volume version of The 1001 Nights that was one of the most beautiful ever made. It included splendid illustrations by Mohammed Racim and wonderful miniatures by painter Leon Carre. Today, Assouline is publishing an abridged version of this masterpiece, which includes the most famous and most enchanting of the tales--from the story of King Shahryar, to Sinbad the sailor, to Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Aladdin and the magic lamp--all told by the beautiful and sensual Shahrazad. This wonderful book is one of the classics that will stand next to the most handsome books in your library. For The 1001 Nights is a cultural testimony of the past, the source of myths and beliefs of the East. A collection of extraordinary stories from India and Persia passed down orally and told at night in public squares, this unique work is on a par with Homer's Odyssey. [via]
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Bound for Glory
by Woody Guthrie

ISBN 0452264456 (0-452-26445-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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The original road novel--even though it takes the form of autobiography. If Guthrie didn't actually invent the footloose, no- strings-attached American hero (remember this guy Twain who wrote something about lighting out for the territory?), he certainly solidified the 20th-century version. Guitar slung over the shoulder as he sprinted to boost himself aboard freight trains, a man of the people equally at home with urban intellectuals, Guthrie incarnated for generations of Americans the artist as free spirit. This is the book that created the legend. [via]
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Brothers Grimm
by Wilhelm Grimm, Grimm

ISBN 1853268984 (1-85326-898-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd

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Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm (1786-1859) were philologists and folklorists. The brothers rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. Together with the well-known tales of 'Rapunzel', 'The Goose Girl', Sleeping Beauty', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Snow White', there are the darker tales such as 'Death's Messengers' which deserve to be better known, and which will appeal not only to all who are interested in the history of folklore, but also to all those who simply love good story-telling. [via]
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Chronicles
by Bob Dylan

ISBN 0743244583 (0-7432-4458-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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As the first volume of Chronicles, Bob Dylans long-anticipated autobiography, finally appears, we are given a forcible reminder how it has never been easy to be a Dylan admirer. How could the fiercely anti-establishment composer of With God on Our Side embrace (in turn) orthodox Judaism, then fundamentalist Christianity two religions absolutely antithetical to his celebration of the unfettered human spirit ? How could the demigod of folk (and disciple of Woody Guthrie) make his controversial move into electric rock? How could this man of the streets become the arch capitalist? If no answers to these questions are to be found within the pages of Chronicles, there is nevertheless a whole host of pleasures to be encountered: literary felicities, brilliantly etched pen portraits of musical personalities he has encountered, the biting wit one might expect not to mention a thousand surprises (how could a man hardly noted for the beauty of his vocal tones be such an admirer of composers whose work he could never tackle, such as Harold Arlen, composer of Over the Rainbow?.
Those who have loved Dylans lyrics (and thats a good chunk of the academic world these days) will find the same coruscating prose here: idea and image fused into brilliant (if often opaque) word pictures, as Dylan takes us back to his early days on the New York folk scene, before he became the face of rebellion in music. There are insights into his reluctance to conform to the image his fans have of him (hence his highly unlikely conversion to religious dogmas?), and this inaugural volume of his autobiography takes the reader up to the moment of his first real celebrity. Its a fascinating and infuriating read, of a piece with Dylan the Enigma. And perhaps answers to those unanswered questions will appear in succeeding volumes. --Barry Forshaw [via]
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Chronicles: A Bob Dylan Series
by Bob Dylan

ISBN 0786273410 (0-7862-7341-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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One would not anticipate a conventional memoir from Bob Dylan--indeed, one would not have foreseen an autobiography at all from the pen of the notoriously private legend. What Chronicles: Volume 1 delivers is an odd but ultimately illuminating memoir that is as impulsive, eccentric, and inspired as Dylan's greatest music.
Eschewing chronology and skipping over most of the "highlights" that his many biographers have assigned him, Dylan drifts and rambles through his tale, amplifying a series of major and minor epiphanies. If you're interested in a behind-the-scenes look at his encounters with the Beatles, look elsewhere. Dylan describes the sensation of hearing the group's "Do You Want to Know a Secret" on the radio, but devotes far more ink to a Louisiana shopkeeper named Sun Pie, who tells him, "I think all the good in the world might already been done" and sells him a World's Greatest Grandpa bumper sticker. Dylan certainly sticks to his own agenda--a newspaper article about journeymen heavyweights Jerry Quarry and Jimmy Ellis and soul singer Joe Tex's appearance on The Tonight Show inspire heartfelt musings, and yet the 1963 assassination of John Kennedy prompts nary a word from the era's greatest protest singer.
For all the small revelations (it turns out he's been a big fan of Barry Goldwater, Mickey Rourke, and Ice-T), there are eye-opening disclosures, including his confession that a large portion of his recorded output was designed to alienate his audience and free him from the burden of being a "the voice of a generation."
Off the beaten path as it is, Chronicles is nevertheless an astonishing achievement. As revelatory in its own way as Blonde on Blonde or Highway 61 Revisited, it provides ephemeral insights into the mind one of the most significant artistic voices of the 20th century while creating a completely new set of mysteries. --Steven Stolder [via]
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Como Agua Para Chocolate / Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel

ISBN 8439702469 (84-397-0246-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori

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Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.

The Spanish language edition of the best-selling Like Water For Chocolate is a remarkable success in its own right. Now, in this mass market edition, thousands of new readers will be able to partake in the sumptuous, romantic, and hilarious tale of Tita, the terrific cook with an extra special something in her sauce.

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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm, Lily Owens

ISBN 0517229250 (0-517-22925-0)
Hardcover, Gramercy

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More than 200 tales by the Brothers Grimm. [via]
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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
by Lily Owens

ISBN 051709293X (0-517-09293-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub

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L. Owens, ed. Presents all 215 stories recorded by the Brothers Grimm, many not available elsewhere, illustrated by renowned artists. Includes such timeless favorites as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and The Frog Prince. A delight for young and old alike. 100 b&w illustrations. 704 pages. [via]
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Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Jack David Zipes, John B. Gruelle

ISBN 0553382160 (0-553-38216-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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A new translation of 239 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Also includes a listing of their oral and/or literary sources. [via]
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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by Jack D. Zipes, Johnny Gruelle, Jacob W. Grimm

ISBN 0553212389 (0-553-21238-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of Once Upon A Time, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Bothers Grimm intended them to be--rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with the rhythms of folklore and song. Volume II contains 142 unabridged tales, including such bedtime favorites as "Snow White and Rose Red" and "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes," as well as 32 little-known tales that the Brothers Grimm omitted during the course of their many revisions. These wonderful tales of life, passion, and make-believe appeal not only to children--who unabashedly love them--but to readers of any age. [via]
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Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by Jacob Grimm, John B. Gruelle, Jack David Zipes

ISBN 0833515055 (0-8335-1505-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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A new translation of 239 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Also includes a listing of their oral and/or literary sources. [via]
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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by John B. Gruelle, Jack Zipes

ISBN 0553371010 (0-553-37101-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be--rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with the rhythms of folklore and song. [via]
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Josef Scharl

ISBN 0394709306 (0-394-70930-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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210 traditional tales with accompanying explanatory and historical material. [via]
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Brothers Grimm

ISBN 0613718933 (0-613-71893-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A definitive compilation of more than 200 traditional fairy tales, compiled by the Brothers Grimm, is accompanied by explanatory and historical material, as well as commentary by Joseph Campbell. [via]
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales: Illustrations by Joseph Scharl
by Joseph Campbell

ISBN 0415104416 (0-415-10441-6)
Softcover, Routledge

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This is the complete English-language edition, first published by Routledge in 1948 and re-issued in its current form. All of the 210 stories are included here, precisely translated and including illustrations and explanatory texts by the editors. [via]
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East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
by George Webbe Dasent, George Dasent, P.J. Lynch

ISBN 1564020495 (1-56402-049-5)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr

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"This wondrous tale is brilliantly matched by Lynch's elegant yet accessible watercolors. . . .The best edition now available. Bravo!" KIRKUS REVIEWS (pointered review)

A beloved Norwegian folktale, EAST O' THE SUN AND WEST O' THE MOON is the romantic story of a bewitched prince and the determined lassie who loves him. It has everything a classic epic tale should have: rags and riches, hags and heroism, magic and mystery, a curse and a quest, wicked trolls, a shape-shifting bear, and finally, a happy ending. Kate Greenaway Medalist P.J. Lynch has created a luminous backdrop worthy of this grand adventure, transporting readers to a world of fantasy and imagination. [via]
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East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
by Peter Christen Asbjrnsen, George Webbe Dasent, Jorgen Engebretsen Moe

ISBN 0486225216 (0-486-22521-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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Remarkable collection the only complete edition of these wonderful tales contains scores of classic Norwegian tales made even more attractive by 77 illustrations by famed children's artists. Second only to Grimm.
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East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon and Other Fairy Tales
by Peter Christen Asbjrnsen, George Webbe Dasent, Marty Noble

ISBN 0486294390 (0-486-29439-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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When a beautiful young girl goes with a great white bear after he saves her family from poverty, she learns he is an enchanted prince. Then he is carried off by the evil witch who enchanted him to marry her troll daughter, and the fearless girl sets out to rescue him. Full-color illustrations. [via]
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
by Jrgen Engebretsen Moe, Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Peter Christen Asbjornsen

ISBN 0385132131 (0-385-13213-1)
Hardcover, Doubleday

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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
by Michael Hague, Kathleen Hague, Peter Christen Asbjornsen

ISBN 0152247033 (0-15-224703-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books

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This retelling of a classic Scandinavian fairy tale is rich with mysterious castles, ugly trolls, and heartwarming romance.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
by Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing Staff

ISBN 0517624850 (0-517-62485-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing

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Fairy Tales
by Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Arthur Rackham

ISBN 0679417966 (0-679-41796-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc

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Thirty-seven selected stories from the Brothers Grimm, taken from the first English translation of 1823, are newly illustrated in black and white, with eight full-color plates by the artist from Stormy Weather. [via]
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Fairy Tales
by Berlie Doherty, Jane Ray

ISBN 0763609978 (0-7636-0997-8)
Hardcover, Candlewick Press

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Berlie Doherty, author of many books for young people, including Carnegie Medal-winner Dear Nobody, says fairy tales "are enchanted dreams. We remember them as if they had been sung to us while we were under the spell of a long deep sleep." And according to acclaimed picture-book illustrator Jane Ray, "fairy tales are the earth beneath our feet, giving us roots and helping us find our place in the world, but they also offer a glimpse of the magical and the enchanted." With two such eloquently mystical creators at the helm, any collection of fairy tales is bound to be magical. Sure enough, this team's magnificent Fairy Tales glimmers and shines, giving new life to traditional favorites such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Cinderella," "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp," and "Hansel and Gretel." Doherty's retellings are respectful of the originals, while incorporating her own strong, vibrant voice. Ray's watercolor, ink, and collage illustrations, surrounding the gold-framed text, are truly stunning, in exotic colors and exquisite tapestry-style patterns. Characters seem to come from all parts of the world--appropriately enough, since the stories have "echoes in many different cultures." The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Charles Perrault would be proud. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Fairy Tales
by H.C. Andersen, Svend Otto S.

ISBN 8756230184 (87-562-3018-4)
Hardcover, Carlsen

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Fairy Tales
by Publications International Ltd, Brian Conway

ISBN 0785348689 (0-7853-4868-9)
Hardcover, Publications International

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padded vinyl cover with square hole through which shows a cat reading a book; 4 classic tales including rumplestiltskin; cinderella; hansel and gretel and jack and the beanstock; beautiful, colorful illustrations; [via]
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Fairy Tales
by Sulamith Wulfing

ISBN 1885394403 (1-885394-40-3)
Hardcover, Amber Lotus

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This beautiful book includes a series of illustrations by Sulamith Wulfing which accompany stories about fairies and other related poems. [via]
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Kay Rasmus Nielsen

ISBN 0670305650 (0-670-30565-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA

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Grimm Fairy Tales
by Arthur Rackman

ISBN 043495862X (0-434-95862-X)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Twenty tales collected from German folklore and immortalized by the Brothers Grimm. [via]
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Grimm's Fairy Tales

ISBN 1404305378 (1-4043-0537-8)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com

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Grimm's Fairy Tales, by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

With the words Once upon a time, the Brothers Grimm transport readers to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, goblins, and wizards fall in love, try to get rich, quarrel with their neighbors, and have magical adventures of all kindsand in the process reveal essential truths about human nature.

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set out to collect stories in the early 1800s, their goal was not to entertain children but to preserve Germanic folkloreand the hard life of European peasants was reflected in the tales they discovered. However, once the brothers saw how the stories entranced young readers, they began softening some of the harsher aspects to make them more suitable for children.

A cornerstone of Western culture since the early 1800s, Grimms Fairy Tales is now beloved the world over. This collection of more than 120 of the Grimms best tales includes such classics as Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Grethel, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Frog Prince, as well as others that are no less delightful.

Elizabeth Dalton is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Barnard College. She has published fiction and criticism in The New Yorker, Partisan Review, Commentary, and The New York Times Book Review.
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Brothers Grimm

ISBN 1406821411 (1-4068-2141-1)
Softcover, Echo Library

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From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories, full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as "The Frog Prince" and "Hansel and Gretel" to the delights of "Ashputtel" or "Old Sultan", all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for centuries. [via]
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob W. Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm

ISBN 1853261017 (1-85326-101-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited

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The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of their folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Snow White. It is illustrated throughout by Walter Crane's charming line drawings. [via]
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Museum Quilts Publications Staff, Jacob W. Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm

ISBN 1897954956 (1-897954-95-6)
Hardcover, M Q Publications

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A collection of fairy tales collected in Germany by two brothers. [via]
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Grimm's Grimmest
by Maria Tatar

ISBN 0811850463 (0-8118-5046-3)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc

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A scholar of fairy tales, Maria Tatar, provides a fascinating introduction about the history and meaning of the stories assembled by the Brothers Grimm. She writes, for example, "We now know that the stories collected in the nineteenth-century folktale anthologies ...had their origins in an irreverent peasant culture that arose in conscious opposition to the feudal state's ruling class. By overdoing it in the realm of storytelling, these narrators were able to alleviate--if only temporarily--some of the tedium that marked the daily life of their audience ... [These tales] can be seen as the ancestors of our urban legends about vanishing hitchhikers and cats accidentally caught in the dryer or as the preliterate equivalents of tabloid tales describing headless bodies found in topless bars. But in many ways, it is the horror film to which the matter and manner of these folktales has most conspicuously migrated. Like horror films, folktales trade in the sensational--breaking taboos and enacting the forbidden with uninhibited energy."
The text of the 19 tales in this collection is based on the 1822 edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Nursery and Household Tales) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm--before the tales were expurgated and rewritten to make them more "suitable" for children. It's bound in a handsome faux-antique format, and lavishly illustrated by Tracy Arah Dockray (15 full-page color paintings, and a black-and-white drawing on nearly every page). Most of the tales will be unfamiliar to American and English readers, who may be surprised by the graphic descriptions of incest, murder, mutilation, and cannibalism. Chronicle Books has done us a service in helping restore to our adult culture these vivid, evocative folktales. --Fiona Webster [via]
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Grimm's Household Stories
by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Lucy Crane, Walter Crane

ISBN 0831745827 (0-8317-4582-7)
Hardcover, Wh Smith Pub

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Includes such well-known titles as "Rapunzel," "Snow White," and "Sleeping Beauty" as well as lesser known tales such as "The Little Farmer," and "The Golden Bird." Illustrations are by Walter Crane. [via]
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Grimm's Tales for Young and Old: The Complete Stories
by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Ralph Manheim

ISBN 0385110057 (0-385-11005-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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A new and modern translation of the entire collection of folk and fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. [via]
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Grimm's Tales for Young and Old
by Ralph Manheim

ISBN 0385189508 (0-385-18950-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Ralph Manheim, the highly acclaimed and prize-winning translator, has rediscovered in the original German editions of the Grimms' works the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first recorded. [via]
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Grimms Fairy Tal/Spec
by Jacob Grimm

ISBN 0448424363 (0-448-42436-3)
Softcover, Grosset & Dunlap

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Grimms' Fairy Tales
by Peter Carter

ISBN 0192745298 (0-19-274529-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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Grimms' Fairy Tales is a charming new edition of one of the best-known collections of children's stories of all times. Peter Carter brings a novelist's flair for narrative pace and vivid imagery to these familiar tales while remaining faithful to the spirit and tone of the original orally transmitted stories. The authentic rhythm of spoken English is captured in Carter's clear and resonant style.
All the favorite characters are here--Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood--along with others less well-known in gripping tales such as The Singing Bone and The Carrion Crows. Haunting and powerful, sad and humorous, these stories remain as fresh and fascinating as the first day they were told. [via]
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The Grimms' German Folk Tales
by Wilhelm Grimm, Francis P. Magoun, Grimm Brothers, Alexander Haggerty Krappe

ISBN 0809303566 (0-8093-0356-6)
Softcover, Southern Illinois Univ Pr

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The Illustrated Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
by Arthur Rackham, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Jacob W. Grimm

ISBN 0517285258 (0-517-28525-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing

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Sixty tales from the collections of the Grimm brothers. [via]
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Invisible Republic : Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
by Greil Marcus

ISBN 0805058427 (0-8050-5842-7)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry

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While focusing on a select group of musicians performing privately in a brief window of time, noted music and culture writer Greil Marcus cuts to the core of the American musical legacy to study it as a slightly blurred snapshot, full of shadow and mystery. Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes centers around the now legendary recordings made by Bob Dylan and The Band in 1967, and how this music signaled a change in American music by capturing the essence of the moment within the context of a rich folk tradition. During these casual sessions they recorded more than 100 songs, some originals, but most borrowed from barely remembered folk, blues, and country musicians.
This music they derived from had been part of the American fabric in an anonymous way that can only be explained as folklore and myth, and they breathed new life into it while adhering to its legacy. Though never intended for release, these recordings molded into the tradition of music as oral history, and appropriately, a few tapes were passed hand to hand, then some were pressed as bootleg records, which then spread like rumors. This folk revival conjured up a collection of timeless stories that many had heard in a slightly different form without ever knowing who started them. Just as Dylan did with the Basement Tapes, Marcus's exhilarating book extends beyond music and into the psyche of America, making the present more clear by putting the past into focus. [via]
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Las Mil Y Una Noches
by Not Available

ISBN 9875504211 (987-550-421-1)
Softcover, Longseller S.A.

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Nick Drake
by Patrick Humphries

ISBN 1582340358 (1-58234-035-8)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Publishing

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Nick Drake was barely 26 years old when he died in 1974 following an accidental overdose of prescribed drugs. The British singer-songwriter made only three albums during his short life - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. All are now recognized as classics.

Since his death, Nick has been cited as a seminal influence by stars as diverse as REM, Elton John, and Paul Weller. While the lives of other musicians who died before their time, such as Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Gram Parsons, have been amply documented, there has never before been a biography of Nick Drake. Patrick Humphries' illuminating text includes exclusive interviews with friends, colleagues and musicians who knew and worked with Nick. It provides an unprecedented insight not only into the life and work of Nick Drake, but also into the music scene of the 1960s that formed his backdrop.

If a week is a long time in politics, then the 23 years since Nick's death represents a lifetime in the transitory world of pop. But the music of Nick Drake has never lost its place in his fans affections, and still its haunting beauty reaches out of fresh generations. This book is for all of them.
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The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
by Greil Marcus, Bob Dylan

ISBN 0312420439 (0-312-42043-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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Previously published as Invisible Republic and already considered a classic of modern American cultural criticism, The Old, Weird America is Greil Marcus's widely acclaimed book on the secret music (the so-called "Basement Tapes") made by Bob Dylan and the Band while in seclusion in Woodstock, New York, in 1967--a folksy yet funky, furious yet hilarious music that remains as seductive and baffling today as it was more than thirty years ago.

As Mark Sinker observed in The Wire: "Marcus's contention is that there can be found in American folk a community as deep, as electric, as perverse, and as conflicted as all America, and that the songs Dylan recorded out of the public eye, in a basement in Woodstock, are where that community as a whole gets to speak." But the country mapped out in this book, as Bruce Shapiro wrote in The Nation, "is not Woody Guthrie's land for made for you and me . . . It's what Marcus calls 'the old, weird America.'" This odd terrain, this strange yet familiar backdrop to our common cultural history--which Luc Sante (in New York magazine) termed the "playground of God, Satan, tricksters, Puritans, confidence men, illuminati, braggarts, preachers, anonymous poets of all stripes"--is the territory that Marcus has discovered in Dylan's most mysterious music. And his analysis of that territory "reads like a thriller" (Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly) and exhibits "a mad, sparkling brilliance" (David Remnick, The New Yorker) throughout. This new edition of The Old, Weird America includes an updated discography.
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Richard Thompson: The Biography
by Patrick Humphries

ISBN 0028647521 (0-02-864752-1)
Hardcover, Music Sales Corp

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Richard Thompson : Strange Affair: The Biography
by Patrick Humphries

ISBN 0863699936 (0-86369-993-6)
Softcover, Virgin Books Limited

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This work takes an in-depth look at Thompson's life and career, and is written with the full co-operation of Richard Thompson, as well as his family and friends. The book is published to coincide with the release of a new Thompson album in 1996. [via]
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Rise up Singing
by Peter Blood

ISBN 0865711364 (0-86571-136-4)
Hardcover, Sing Out Corp

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Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook
by Peter Blood, Annie Patterson, Kore Loy Mcwhirter, Pete Seeger

ISBN 1881322122 (1-881322-12-2)
Hardcover, Sing Out! Publications

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Words, chords and sources to 1200 songs for group singing anywhere, anytime! Includes illustrations and an introduction by Pete Seeger. Songs include: Amazing Grace + Desperado + Let It Be + My Favorite Things + The Rose + hundreds more. Spiral bound. [via]
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Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook
by Pete Seeger, Annie Patterson, Kore Loy McWhirter

ISBN 1881322130 (1-881322-13-0)
Softcover, Sing Out Pubns

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Lyrics and guitar chords for nearly 1,200 songs are arranged in a compact, easy-to-use format in this comprehensive collection. Folk revival favorites; Broadway show tunes; Beatles songs; hymns, spirituals, and gospel standards; songs about peace, freedom, labor, and the environment; and chanteys are among the songs included. This revised and retypeset version of the enormously popular group singing songbook makes this essential resource easier to read and use than ever before.
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Tales
by R. P. Keigwin, H.C. Andersen, Gustav Hjortlund

ISBN 8770100918 (87-7010-091-8)
Hardcover, Flensted

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Como Agua Para Chocolate / Like Water for Chocolate
by Not Available

ISBN 9706907483 (970-690-748-3)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.

The Spanish language edition of the best-selling Like Water For Chocolate is a remarkable success in its own right. Now, in this mass market edition, thousands of new readers will be able to partake in the sumptuous, romantic, and hilarious tale of Tita, the terrific cook with an extra special something in her sauce.

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Cuentos Completos / Complete Stories
by Hans C. Andersen, Enrique Bernardez, Vilhelm Pedersen, Lorenz Frlich

ISBN 8437622174 (84-376-2217-4)
Hardcover, Catedra Ediciones

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Fabeln
by Rainer Nickel

ISBN 3760841082 (3-7608-4108-2)
Hardcover, Artemis & Winkler

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