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Aesop's Fablesby Aesop, Jacob LawrenceISBN 0295976411 (0-295-97641-1)
Hardcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aesop's Fables'Book summary:Aesop's Fables combines 23 timeless morality tales with striking black ink drawings by the revered artist Jacob Lawrence. Published originally in 1970, the book has been out of print for two decades. This new edition, completely redesigned and typeset, adds five illustrations Lawrence prepared for the original edition but which were not included in it.
Aesop's fables are often ungentle tales with profound and instructive morals. Lawrence's bold and expressive pen-and-ink illustrations reflect both the charm and the severity of the fables themselves. The wisdom and depth of this collection will reach all who read it, from child to adult.
Born in 1917, Jacob Lawrence is one of the most celebrated artists alive today. His awards include his 1983 election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a National Arts Award in 1992, and his confirmation as Commissioner of the National Council of the Arts in 1978 by the U.S. Senate. He is professor emeritus of art at the University of Washington, and has also taught at the Pratt Institute, Brandeis University, and Black Mountain College. His paintings have been widely exhibited since his first major solo exhibit in 1944 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and his work graces museum and private collections throughout the world. [via]
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African Folktales in the New Worldby William BascomISBN 0253311284 (0-253-31128-4)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellersby Reimund Kvideland, Henning K. Sehmsdorf, Hallfreur Orn EirikssonISBN 029597754X (0-295-97754-X)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers'Book summary:"All the Worlds Reward" presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland. Each area is represented by the complete recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. Such a focus helps place the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed and also reveals how individual folk artists used the medium of oral literature to make statements about their lives and their world. Some preferred jocular stories and others wonder tales; some performed mostly for adults, others for children; some used storytelling to criticize society, and others spun wish fulfillment tales to find relief from a harsh reality.For the most part collected a century ago, the stories were gleaned from archives and printed sources; the Icelandic repertoire was collected on audiotape in the 1960s. Each repertoire was selected by a noted folklorist. Introductions to the storytellers and collectors and commentaries and references for the tales are provided. A general introduction, a comprehensive bibliography, and an index of the tales according to Aarne-Thompsons typology are also included. Period illustrations add charm to the stories. The works contribution is both timely and unique and will serve as a valued source for researchers wishing to explore issues of folk narrative in northern Europe.The inclusion of female, as well as male, narrators assures the collection of usefulness in a variety of academic contexts, and the decision to include scatalogical and bawdy materials now tame by contemporary standards adds further interest to the collection. Thomas A. DuBois, University of Washington Reimund Kvideland is professor of folklore at the University of Bergen, Norway. Henning K. Sehmsdorf, who formerly taught Scandinavian folklore at the University of Washington, now lives and farms on Lopez Island, Washington. The other contributors are Hallfredur rn Eirksson, Gun Herranen, Bengt Holbek, and Bengt af Klintberg. [via]
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American Folklore Scholarship: A Dialogue of Dissentby Rosemary Levy ZumwaltISBN 025331738X (0-253-31738-X)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Deadby Raymond O. Faulkner, Carol Andrews, Raymond Oliver FaulknerISBN 0292704259 (0-292-70425-9)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead'Book summary:The Book of the Dead is the name now given to a collection of religious and magical texts known to the ancient Egyptians as The Chapters of Coming-forth by Day. Their principal aim was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife and to give him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. Copies of The Book of the Dead written on papyrus rolls were placed in the tombs of important Egyptians, each roll containing a selection of chapters. Many examples have survived from antiquity, dating mostly from c. 1500 BCE-250 BCE. In this volume, the text translated by the late Dr. R.O. Faulkner is that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani which is one of the greatest treasures in the British Museum. The vignettes are taken from the many finely illustrated copies which are preserved in the collections of the British Museum.
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Arthurby Steve LawheadISBN 0310205077 (0-310-20507-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arthur'Book summary:An enchanting tale of love and loss, glory and grandeur, set in the twilight of Rome's power . . . Where the Celtic chieftains of Britain battle to save their land from an onrushing darkness. . . . In this modern classic, Stephen Lawhead presents a majestic retelling of Western literature's most compelling epic. The Sword of Britain. While many strove to claim it, one hand alone could remove the blade of Kingship from its stone sheath. He came -- a raw youth among ambitious lords too blind to recognize their king. He came -- to a Britain divided, ripe for conquest by barbarian hordes. The songs of Taliesin the master bard had foretold his rising. The vision of Merlin the prophet would guide him. He was Arthur, Pendragon of the Isle of the Mighty. His courage would be lauded; his enemies, legion; his reign, legendary. Under Arthur, by wisdom as much as might, Britain would unite. Through Arthur would arise a kingdom of peace, prosperity, and righteousness -- the long-awaited Kingdom of Summer. Yet, in the midst of flourishing virtue, an evil would arise to challenge Britain's most brilliant Crown. . . . Arthur is book three in the Pendragon Cycle. Look for Taliesin and Merlin, books one and two in this award-winning Arthurian series by Stephen Lawhead. [via]
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Beowulf: An Imitative Translationby Ruth LehmannISBN 0292707711 (0-292-70771-1)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf: An Imitative Translation'Book summary:The name "Beowulf" lingers in our collective memory, although today fewer people have heard the tale of the Germanic hero's fight with Grendel, the dreadful Monster of the Mere, as recounted in this Anglo-Saxon epic.
This edition of Beowulf makes the poem more accessible than ever before. Ruth Lehmann's imitative translation is the only one available that preserves both the story line of the poem and the alliterative versification of the Anglo-Saxon original. The characteristic features of Anglo-Saxon poetry-- alliterative verse with first-syllable stress, flexible word order, and inflectional endings--have largely disappeared in Modern English, creating special problems for the translator. Indeed, many other translations of Beowulf currently available are either in prose or in some modern poetic form. Dr. Lehmann's translation alone conveys the "feel" of the original, its rhythm and sound, the powerful directness of the Germanic vocabulary.
In her introduction, Dr. Lehmann gives a succinct summary of the poem's plot, touching on the important themes of obligation and loyalty, of family feuds, unforgivable crimes, the necessity of revenge, and the internal and external struggles of the Scandinavian tribes. She also describes the translation process in some detail, stating the guiding principles she used and the inevitable compromises that were sometimes necessary.
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 0307122174 (0-307-12217-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
Brewer's Book of Myth and Legendby J. C. CooperISBN 0304340847 (0-304-34084-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fableby Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Adrian RoomISBN 0304353817 (0-304-35381-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fableby Adrian RoomISBN 0304358711 (0-304-35871-1)
Softcover, Cassell P L C
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable'Book summary:If you like Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and other word lovers' guides, you'll adore this. Adrian Room, the editor of recent editions of Brewer's, has gathered together over 8,000 words, names and phrases that "resonate in the collective memory of English-speaking people all over the world". It's a wonderful smorgasbord. The highs and lows of 20th-century culture are cheerfully ransacked for their gems. In a way, this book is a fascinating bite-by-bite history of the last century, with excursions into the 1800s and the beginning of the third millennium. (If you want to round out the picture, try The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations, which makes an interesting companion volume to this one.) The range of categories covered is almost endless, including Mathematics and mechanics, Play titles, Famous People, Alternative and New Age topics, and so many more. Slang, jargon, metaphors, catch phrases, quotations, sayings and slogans all take their bow, with fascinating "general entries" going into detail about instances of a theme such as Fakes, and "list entries" on topics such as Advertising Slogans of the 20th Century, Commercial Inventions, Programming Languages and String Quartets. What other book could explain "Jargonaut: a punning term for someone who uses an excessive amount of jargon"; the computer language Java; the origins of the phrase "Jaw-jaw"; the fact that the title of the film Jaws was a last-minute inspiration (it might have been called Leviathan Rising, or half a dozen other titles); the story of jazz-and all without turning a page? Open the book anywhere else and you'd have a similar range. It's a dream book for intellectual and cultural magpies, all written with the wit, learning and playfulness for which Brewer's is renowned. Dr Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (Blessings on his name) remains the presiding spirit, and there can be no greater compliment than that.--David Pickering [via]
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Cassell Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legendby Andy OrchardISBN 0304345202 (0-304-34520-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Cassell Dictionary of Witchcraftby David PickeringISBN 0304365629 (0-304-36562-9)
Softcover, Cassell P L C
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Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legendby Andrew OrchardISBN 0304363855 (0-304-36385-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Celtic Imageby Courtney DavisISBN 0304358355 (0-304-35835-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darknessby Gerhard HermISBN 0297771655 (0-297-77165-5)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Pastby Erich Von DanikenISBN 0285502565 (0-285-50256-5)
Hardcover, Souvenir
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past'Book summary:Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance-the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth was visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eye of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began-von Däniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendents of these galactic pioneers-and the archaeological discoveries that prove it:-An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid-Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts-Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins-A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica-A giant spaceport preserved in the Andes[via]More editions of Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past:
Chinese Mythsby Anne BirrellISBN 0292708793 (0-292-70879-3)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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The Complete Poetry of Catullusby David D. Mulroy, Gaius Valerius CatullusISBN 0299177742 (0-299-17774-2)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Poetry of Catullus'Book summary:A wild young poet in Julius Caesar's Rome
Catullus life was akin to pulp fiction. In Julius Caesars Rome, he engages in a stormy affair with a consuls wife. He writes her passionate poems of love, hate, and jealousy. The consul, a vehement opponent of Caesar, dies under suspicious circumstances. The merry widow romances numerous young men. Catullus is drawn into politics and becomes a cocky critic of Caesar, writing poems that dub Julius a low-life pig and a pervert. Not surprisingly, soon after, no more is heard of Catullus.
David Mulroy brings to life the witty, poignant, and brutally direct voice of a flesh-and-blood man, a young provincial in the Eternal City, reacting to real people and events in a Rome full of violent conflict among individuals marked by genius and megalomaniacal passions. Mulroys lively, rhythmic translations of the poems are enhanced by an introduction and commentary that provide biographical and bibliographical information about Catullus, a history of his times, a discussion of the translations, and definitions and notes that ease the way for anyone who is not a Latin scholar. [via]
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Contemporary Coast Salish Artby Rebecca Blanchard, Nancy DavenportISBN 0295984856 (0-295-98485-6)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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Coronado's Children: Tales of Lost Mines and Burried Reasures of the Southwestby James Frank DobieISBN 0292710526 (0-292-71052-6)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy: Infernoby Mark Musa, Dante AlighieriISBN 0253332141 (0-253-33214-1)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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"Musas commentary is thorough and clear... recommended." Library Journal
"Among currently available parallel-text editions, this one certainly has the most elaborate and helpful annotation..." Choice
The publication of the first two volumes of the six-volume ÂDivine Comedy brings readers Mark Musas vivid verse translation of the ÂInferno. Musa has revised his earlier version, long cited as the most accessible and reliable of the English translations. The dual-language first volume presents Musas translation with facing Italian text, and compiled in the second volume is his lifetime study of the ÂInferno, where Musa examines and discusses the critical commentary of other Dante scholars and presents his own ideas and interpretations.
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Dante's Paradise: Translated With Notes and Commentaryby Mark MusaISBN 0253316197 (0-253-31619-7)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dante's Paradise: Translated With Notes and Commentary'Book summary:The Paradise, which Dante called the sublime canticle, is perhaps the most ambitious book of The Divine Comedy. In this climactic segment, Dante's pilgrim reaches Paradise and encounters the Divine Will. The poet's mystical interpretation of the religious life is a complex and exquisite conclusion to his magnificent trilogy. Mark Musa's powerful and sensitive translation preserves the intricacy of the work while rendering it in clear, rhythmic English. His extensive notes and introductions to each canto make accessible to all readers the diverse and often abstruse ingredients of Dante's unparalleled vision of the Absolute: elements of Ptolemaic astronomy, medieval astrology and science, theological dogma, and the poet's own personal experiences.
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The Dark Spiritby Bob Curran, Andrew WhitsonISBN 0304356220 (0-304-35622-0)
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The Diaries of Hans Christian Andersenby Sven Hakon Rossel, Patricia L. ConroyISBN 0295968451 (0-295-96845-1)
Hardcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legendby Andy OrchardISBN 0304351342 (0-304-35134-2)
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Dragonsby Wayne Anderson, David PassesISBN 0307175006 (0-307-17500-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Dream-Hunters of Corsicaby Dorothy CarringtonISBN 0297812602 (0-297-81260-2)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Druidsby Stuart PiggottISBN 0275467309 (0-275-46730-9)
Hardcover, Praeger
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Earnest Games: Folkloric Patterns in the Canterbury Talesby Carl LindahlISBN 025332503X (0-253-32503-X)
Hardcover, Indiana University Press
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An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Studyby Venetia NewallISBN 0253319420 (0-253-31942-0)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Aniby E. A. Wallis BudgeISBN 0304356190 (0-304-35619-0)
Hardcover, Cassell P L C
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The Elves & the Shoemakerby Eric Suben, Lloyd BloomISBN 0307030768 (0-307-03076-8)
Hardcover, Golden Books
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The Elves & the Shoemakerby Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Eric Suben, Golden Books Publishing Company, Jerry SmathISBN 0307001334 (0-307-00133-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Fairytale As Art Form and Portrait of Manby Max LuthiISBN 0253320992 (0-253-32099-2)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Folklore Fights the Nazis: Humor in Occupied Norway, 1940-1945by Kathleen StokkerISBN 0299154440 (0-299-15444-0)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Folklore Genresby Dan Ben-AmosISBN 0292724373 (0-292-72437-3)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Folklore Genres'Book summary:The essays in Folklore Genres represent development in folklore genre studies, diverging into literary, ethnographic, and taxonomic questions. The study as a whole is concerned with the concept of genre and with the history of genre theory. A selective bibliography provides a guide to analytical and theoretical works on the topic.
The literary-oriented articles conceive of folklore forms, not as the antecedents of literary genres, but as complex, symbolically rich expressions. The ethnographically oriented articles, as well as those dealing with classification problems, reveal dimensions of folklore that are often obscured from the student reading the folklore text alone. It has long been known that the written page is but a pale reproduction of the spoken word, that a tale hardly reflects the telling. The essays in this collection lead to an understanding of the forms of oral literature as multidimensional symbols of communication and to an understanding of folklore genres as systematically related conceptual categories in culture. What kinship terms are to social structure, genre terms are to folklore. Since genres constitute recognized modes of folklore speaking, their terminology and taxonomy can play a major role in the study of culture and society.
The essays were originally published in Genre (1969-1971); introduction, bibliography, and index have been added to this edition.
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Grimm's Bad Girls and Bold Boys: The Moral and Social Vision of the Talesby Ruth B. BottigheimerISBN 0300043899 (0-300-04389-9)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Heidiby Johanna Spyri, Helen B. Dole, Judith ChengISBN 0307171140 (0-307-17114-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heidi'Book summary:Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norwayby Snorri SturlusonISBN 0292730616 (0-292-73061-6)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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A History of Celibacyby Elizabeth AbbotISBN 0306810417 (0-306-81041-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of Celibacy'Book summary:Celibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in every society of the past, practiced by both the anonymous and the legendary (St. Catherine, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth I, Gandhi), celibacy has as many stories as adherents, and Abbott weaves them into a provocative, seamless tapestry that brings history alive.[via]More editions of A History of Celibacy:
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. TolkienISBN 0261102664 (0-261-10266-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hobbit'Book summary:Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry- footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit.
This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the later novels is foreshadowed here. A word of caution, however: as Bilbo discovers early on, travel and adventure are addictive things; embark on this journey to the Lonely Mountain with Tolkien's reluctant hero, and you might not be able to stop there. And the road taken to the distant mountains of Mordor in the ensuing trilogy is an even more perilous one. [via]
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Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surfaby David StandishISBN 0306813734 (0-306-81373-4)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surfa'Book summary:Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who also suggested that there might be life down there as well. Hollow Earth traces the many surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. Both Edgar Allan Poe and (more famously) Jules Verne picked up the torch in the nineteenth century, the latter with his science fiction epic A Journey to the Center of the Earth. The notion of a hollow earth even inspired a religion at the turn of the twentieth century-Koreshanity, which held not only that the earth was hollow, but also that were all living on the inside. Utopian novels and adventures abounded at this same time, including L. Frank Baums hollow earth addition to the Oz series and Edgar Rice Burroughss Pellucidar books chronicling a stone-age hollow earth. In the 1940s an enterprising science-fiction magazine editor convinced people that the true origins of flying saucers lay within the hollow earth, relics of an advanced alien civilization. And there are still devout hollow earthers today, some of whom claim there is a New Age utopia lurking beneath the earths surface, with at least one entrance near Mt. Shasta in California. Hollow Earth travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each eras relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, Hollow Earth is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just wont go away.[via]More editions of Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surfa:
How the Leopard Got His Spotsby Rudyard Kipling, Lori LohstocterISBN 0307143309 (0-307-14330-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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In Quest Of Indian Folktales: Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube And William Crookeby Sadhana NaithaniISBN 0253345448 (0-253-34544-8)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societiesby Eugenia W. HerbertISBN 0253327334 (0-253-32733-4)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte, Beth NewmanISBN 0312095457 (0-312-09545-7)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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Kalevala Mythologyby Juha Pentikainen, Ritva PoomISBN 0253213525 (0-253-21352-5)
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King Arthur & the Grail: The Arthurian Legends and Their Meaningby Richard CavendishISBN 0297775014 (0-297-77501-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cartby Chretien, Burton RaffelISBN 0300071213 (0-300-07121-3)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Legend and Belief: Dialectics of a Folklore Genreby Linda DeghISBN 0253339294 (0-253-33929-4)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Literary Folkloristics and the Personal Narrativeby Sandra Dolby StahlISBN 0253335159 (0-253-33515-9)
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The Little Red HenISBN 0307101010 (0-307-10101-0)
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Little Red Riding Hoodby Lyn Calder, Terri Super, Brothers GrimmISBN 0307687988 (0-307-68798-8)
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Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes And Legal Cultureby Marc GalanterISBN 0299213544 (0-299-21354-4)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Lumbering Songs from the Northern Woodsby Edith Fulton FowkeISBN 0292700180 (0-292-70018-0)
Hardcover, published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press
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Merlinby Steve LawheadISBN 0310205069 (0-310-20506-9)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Mexican Masks: Their Uses and Symbolismby Donald Bush CordryISBN 0292750501 (0-292-75050-1)
Hardcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Mimekor Yisrael: Selected Classical Jewish Folktalesby Micha Joseph Bin Gorion, Emanuel Bin GorionISBN 025331156X (0-253-31156-X)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Mysterious Britain: Fact and Folkloreby Homer SykesISBN 0297834533 (0-297-83453-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Mythic Beings: Spirit Art of the Northwest Coastby Gary WyattISBN 0295977981 (0-295-97798-1)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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Parsing Through Customs: Essays by a Freudian Folkloristby Alan DundesISBN 0299112608 (0-299-11260-8)
Hardcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Performing Folklore: Ranchos Folcloricos from Lisbon to Newarkby Kimberly DaCosta HoltonISBN 0253218314 (0-253-21831-4)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Popularizing Pennsylvania: Henry W. Shoemaker and the Progressive Uses of Folklore and Historyby Simon J. BronnerISBN 0271014873 (0-271-01487-3)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Practical Demonkeepingby Christopher MooreISBN 0312070691 (0-312-07069-1)
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The Princess and the Goblinby George MacDonald, Jean Watson, Peter WaneISBN 0310423007 (0-310-42300-7)
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Puss in Bootsby Charles Perrault, Eric Suben, Lucinda McQueenISBN 0307619699 (0-307-61969-9)
Hardcover, Golden Book
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Puss in Boots'Book summary:Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and this entertaining story about a most clever feline. In Puss and Boots, a poor miller dies and leaves his youngest son nothing but a cat. The son is none too happy about it, either; " ...once I've eaten my cat and made a muff out of the fur, I'm sure to starve," he says. But what a legacy the bequeathed cat turns out to be! The cat in tall boots creates a new identity for the youngest son--the Marquis of Carabas, complete with fine clothes, fields of wheat, a castle stolen from an ogre, and in the end, the respect of the king and the hand of the king's daughter. The story itself is gracefully and humorously told, and the text, set in large gray type, adds an old-fashioned air to the tale.
Fred Marcellino's illustrations for Puss in Boots--a Caldecott Honor Book--are infused with golden light and summer warmth in the sun-dappled woods and beside the fields of ripe grain. Many of his paintings show a masterful use of perspective; the reader sometimes looks down on a scene as though from a balcony, or from below, at a huge charging lion. Marcellino has also illustrated a version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Steadfast Tin Soldier and two books by Tor Seidler, A Rat's Tale and The Wainscott Weasel. Young listeners won't soon forget this crafty character of a cat, who has a great deal of charm despite his less-than-honest means of helping his master. (Ages 5 to 9) [via]
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The Reader's Digest Book of Strange Stories, Amazing Facts: Stories That Are Bizarre, Unusual, Odd, Astonishing, Incredible ... but Trueby Reader's Digest AssociationISBN 0276000803 (0-276-00080-3)
Hardcover, The Association
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The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680-1860by Robert D. Richardson, Burton FeldmanISBN 0253350123 (0-253-35012-3)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwestby James P. LearyISBN 0299173747 (0-299-17374-7)
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Tales of Old Time Texasby James Frank DobieISBN 0292780699 (0-292-78069-9)
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Taliesinby Steve LawheadISBN 0310205050 (0-310-20505-0)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Texas Graveyards: A Cultural Legacyby Terry G. JordanISBN 0292780702 (0-292-78070-2)
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The Tongue Is Fire: South African Storytellers and Apartheidby Harold ScheubISBN 0299150941 (0-299-15094-1)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Tongues of the Monteby James Frank DobieISBN 0292780354 (0-292-78035-4)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Toward New Perspectives in Folkloreby Richard Bauman, Am-Erico ParedesISBN 029270142X (0-292-70142-X)
Hardcover, published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press
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Tricksters and Trancers: Bushman Religion and Societyby Mathias GuentherISBN 0253213444 (0-253-21344-4)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The Vampire: A Casebookby Alan DundesISBN 0299159248 (0-299-15924-8)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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The Vampire: A Casebook takes this legend out of the realm of literature and film and back to its dark beginnings in folk traditions. The essays examine the history of the word vampire; Romanian vampires; Greek vampires; Serbian vampires; the physical attributes of vampires; the killing of vampires; and the possible psychoanalytic underpinnings of vampires. Much more than simply a scary creature of the human imagination, the vampire has been and continues to haunt the lives of all those who encounter itin reality or in fiction. 
A Vase for a Flower: Tales of an Antique Dealerby Denny PinkusISBN 0312042582 (0-312-04258-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Wisconsin Folkloreby James P. LearyISBN 0299160343 (0-299-16034-3)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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With His Pistol in His Hand: A Border Ballad and Its Heroby Am-Erico ParedesISBN 0292701284 (0-292-70128-4)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily Bronte, Linda H. PetersonISBN 0312035470 (0-312-03547-0)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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