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The Ancient Stones Speak: A Journey to the World's Most Mysterious Megalithic Sitesby David ZinkISBN 0525475877 (0-525-47587-7)
Hardcover, E. P. Dutton
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Bacchae: Euripidesby Euripides, David Franklin, John Harrison, Judith AffleckISBN 052165372X (0-521-65372-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Beowulf and Other Old English Poemsby Constance R. HieattISBN 0553213474 (0-553-21347-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf and Other Old English Poems'Book summary:Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic worldsomber, vast, and magnificent. [via]
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The Book of Goddesses and Heroinesby Patricia MonaghanISBN 0525476644 (0-525-47664-4)
Hardcover, Dutton
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Brief History of Timeby Stephen W. HawkingISBN 0553380168 (0-553-38016-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brief History of Time'Book summary:Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Hawking attempts to reveal these questions (and where we're looking for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory. This is deep science; these concepts are so vast (or so tiny) as to cause vertigo while reading, and one can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth taking, for, as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God." --Therese Littleton [via]
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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holesby Carl Sagan, Stephen W. Hawking, Ron MillerISBN 055305340X (0-553-05340-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes'Book summary:Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme questions of the nature of time and the universe. Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an end? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? From Galileo and Newton to modern astrophysics, from the breathtakingly cast to the extraordinarily tiny, Professor Hawking leads us on an exhilarating journey to distant galaxies, black holes, alternate dimensions--as close as man has ever ventured to the mind of God. From the vantage point of the wheelchair from which he has spent more than twenty years trapped by Lou Gehrig's disease, Stephen Hawking has transformed our view of the universe. Cogently explained, passionately revealed, A Brief History of Time is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge: the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. [via]
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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holesby Stephen W. HawkingISBN 0553346148 (0-553-34614-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Brief History of Time/International Edby Stephen W. HawkingISBN 0553173251 (0-553-17325-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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British Folk Talesby Kevin Crossley-HollandISBN 053105733X (0-531-05733-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, Geraldine McCaughreanISBN 0528826735 (0-528-82673-5)
Hardcover, Checkerboard Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:They set off on an April morning with the rain dripping from the branches. Even with the rain, they were glad to be on their way--priests, nuns, tradesmen, men from the city, all pilgrims on the road to Canterbury.
To pass the long journey they told each other stories: of magic and trickery, of animals with blazing eyes, of people with their pants on fire, of two thousand men battling before smoking walls, stories of love and death and the devil. There were written down by Geoffrey Chaucer, and he called them The Canterbury Tales.
Geraldine McCaughrean retells The Canterbury Tales for children in a lively and humorous style which captures the original flair of Chaucer himself. She introduces us to the characters who told these tales: the shy, battle-hardened Knight, the Summoner whose breath smells of onions, the angry Miller with his read beard, and the Widow of Bath who likes a happy ending.
The stories and the characters are vividly brought to life by Victor Ambrus, with pictures of wild chases, exciting battles, and the April countryside through which the pilgrims travel. [via]More editions of Canterbury Tales:
Challenge of the Clansby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553275844 (0-553-27584-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Colour of Magicby Terry PratchettISBN 0552124753 (0-552-12475-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courtby Mark TwainISBN 0543903508 (0-543-90350-8)
Softcover, Adamant Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court'Book summary:This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the quintessential self-reliant New Englander who brings to King Arthurs Age of Chivalry the great and beneficent miracles of nineteenth-century engineering and American ingenuity. Through the collision of past and present, Twain exposes the insubstantiality of both utopias, destroying the myth of the romantic ideal as well as his own eras faith in scientific and social progress.
A central document in American intellectual history, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is at once a hilarious comedy of anachronisms and incongruities, a romantic fantasy, a utopian vision, and a savage, anarchic social satire that only one of Americas greatest writers could pen. [via]More editions of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court:
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The Crying of Lot Forty-Nineby Thomas PynchonISBN 0553236911 (0-553-23691-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Dancing Universe : From Creation Myths to the Big Bangby Marcelo GleiserISBN 0525941126 (0-525-94112-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Dandelion Wineby Ray BradburyISBN 0553277537 (0-553-27753-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Dark Druidby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553267159 (0-553-26715-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Dictionary of Classical Mythologyby John Edward ZimmermanISBN 0553257765 (0-553-25776-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Dragons, Dragons, Dragons.by Helen Hoke, Carol BarkerISBN 0531020363 (0-531-02036-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Eight Skilled Gentlemanby Barry HughartISBN 0553295632 (0-553-29563-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Einstein Intersectionby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 055320310X (0-553-20310-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Elidorby Alan GarnerISBN 0529054175 (0-529-05417-5)
Hardcover, Collins
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Equal Ritesby Terry PratchettISBN 0552131059 (0-552-13105-9)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Faerie Taleby Raymond E. FeistISBN 0553277839 (0-553-27783-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faerie Tale'Book summary:Phil Hastings was a lucky man-he had money, a growing reputation as a screenwriter, a happy, loving family with three kids, and he'd just moved into the house of his dreams in rural of magic-and about to be altered irrevocably by a magic more real than any he dared imagine. For with the Magic came the Bad Thing, and the Faerie, and then the cool. . .and the resurrection of a primordial war with a forgotten people-a war that not only the Hastings but the whole human race could lose. [via]
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The Fall of the Kingsby Ellen Kushner, Delia ShermanISBN 0553381849 (0-553-38184-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Faust, Part Iby Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheISBN 0553213482 (0-553-21348-2)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faust, Part I'Book summary:Goethes masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. Here, in Faust, Part I, the tremendous versatility of Goethes genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethes characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchens tragic fate.
This authoritative edition, which offers Peter Salms wonderfully readable translation as well as the original German on facing pages, brings us Faust in a vital, rhythmic American idiom that carefully preserves the grandeur, integrity, and poetic immediacy of Goethes words. [via]More editions of Faust, Part I:
Faust/Bilingualby Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheISBN 055321182X (0-553-21182-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Fire in the Belly: On Being a Manby Sam KeenISBN 0553351370 (0-553-35137-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man'Book summary:A guide to establishing new personal ideals of heroism, strength, and potency for a fuller life examines the stereotypes, myths, and evolving roles of contemporary men, presenting an alternative vision of virtue and virility. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. [via]
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The First Quarto of Hamletby William Shakespeare, Jay L. Halio, A. R. Braunmuller, Brian GibbonsISBN 0521587077 (0-521-58707-7)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Quarto of King Lear'Book summary:The first printed text of Shakespeare's Hamlet is about half the length of the more familiar second quarto and Folio versions. It reorders and combines key plot elements to present its own workable alternatives. This is the only modernized critical edition of the 1603 quarto in print. Kathleen Irace explains its possible origins, special features and surprisingly rich performance history, and while describing textual differences between it and other versions, offers alternatives that actors or directors might choose for specific productions. [via]
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God's Word Bible: Today's Bible Translation That Says What It MeansISBN 0529103125 (0-529-10312-5)
Hardcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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Good Omensby Terry PratchettISBN 0552137030 (0-552-13703-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Omens'Book summary:Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time... [via]
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Gravity's Rainbowby Thomas PynchonISBN 0553246844 (0-553-24684-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravity's Rainbow'Book summary:Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits. Slothrop gets excited, and then (as Thomas Pynchon puts it in his sinister, insinuatingly sibilant opening sentence), "a screaming comes across the sky," heralding an angel of death, a V-2 rocket. The novel's title, Gravity's Rainbow, refers to the rocket's vapor arc, a cruel dark parody of what God sent Noah to symbolize his promise never to destroy humanity again. History has been a big trick: the plan is to switch from floods to obliterating fire from the sky.
Slothrop's father was an unwitting part of the cosmic doublecross. To provide for the boy's future Harvard education, he took cash from the mad German scientist Laszlo Jamf, who performed Pavlovian experiments on the infant Tyrone. Laszlo invented Imipolex G, a new plastic useful in rocket insulation, and conditioned Tyrone's privates to respond to its presence. Now the grown-up Tyrone helplessly senses the Imipolex G in incoming V-2s, and his military superiors are investigating him. Soon he is on the run from legions of bizarre enemies through the phantasmagoric horrors of Germany.
That's just the Imipolex G tip of the shrieking vehicle that is Pynchon's book. It's pretty much impossible to follow a standard plot; one must have faith that each manic episode is connected with the great plot to blow up the world with the ultimate rocket. There is not one story, but a proliferation of characters (Pirate Prentice, Teddy Bloat, Tantivy Mucker-Maffick, Saure Bummer, and more) and events that tantalize the reader with suggestions of vast patterns only just past our comprehension. You will enjoy Pynchon's cartoon inferno far more if you consult Steven Weisenburger's brief companion to the novel, which sorts out Pynchon's blizzard of references to science, history, high culture, and the lowest of jokes. Rest easy: there really is a simple reason why Kekulé von Stradonitz's dream about a serpent biting its tail (which solved the structure of the benzene molecule) belongs in the same novel as the comic-book-hero Plastic Man.
Pynchon doesn't want you to rest easy with solved mysteries, though. Gravity's Rainbow uses beautiful prose to induce an altered state of consciousness, a buzz. It's a trip, and it will last. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Richard Andrews, Rex GibsonISBN 0521618746 (0-521-61874-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Undoubtedly the most famous of all of Shakespeare's plays, Hamlet remains one of the most enduring but also enigmatic pieces of western literature. The story of Hamlet, the young Prince of Denmark, his tortured relationship with his mother, and his quest to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his brother Claudius has fascinated writers and audiences ever since it was written around 1600.
For many years interest focused on both Hamlet's inability to avenge his father's death, claiming that "the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought", and, according to none other than Freud, his oedipal fixation with his mother. However, more recently critics have turned their attention to Hamlet's bold theatrical self-reflexivity (most famously reflected in the performance of "The Mousetrap"), its fascination with issues of theology and Renaissance humanism, and its dense, complex poetic language. What is so remarkable about the play is the way in which it tends to uncannily reflect the concerns of different epochs. As a result, Hamlet has been at different moments defined as a romantic rebel, an angst-ridden existentialist, a paralysed intellectual and an ambivalent New Man. Whatever subsequent generations make of Hamlet, they are unlikely to exhaust the possibilities of this most extraordinary play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
The Hero With an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africaby Clyde W. FordISBN 0553378686 (0-553-37868-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Holy Bible King James VersionISBN 0529031124 (0-529-03112-4)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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The Illustrated a Brief History of Timeby Stephen W. HawkingISBN 0553103741 (0-553-10374-1)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated a Brief History of Time'Book summary:In the years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time has established itself as a landmark volume in scientific
writing. It has also become an international publishing phenomenon, translated into forty languages and selling over nine million copies.The book was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the nature of the universe, but since then there have been extraordinary advances in the
technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic world. These observations have confirmed many of Professor Hawking's theoretical predictions
in the first edition of his book, including the recent discoveries of the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), which probed back in time to within 300,000 years of the universe's beginning and revealed the wrinkles in the fabric of space-time that he had projected.Eager to bring to his original text the new knowledge revealed by these many observations, as well as his most recent research, for this revised and expanded edition Hawking has prepared a new introduction to the book, revised and updated the original chapters throughout, and written an entirely new chapter on the fascinating subject of wormholes and time travel.
In addition, to heighten understanding of complex concepts that readers may have found difficult to grasp despite the clarity and wit of Hawking's writing, this edition is magnificently enhanced throughout with more than 240 full-color illustrations, including satellite images, photographs made possible by spectacular new technological advances such as the Hubble telescope, and computer- generated images of three- and four-dimensional realities. Detailed captions clarify these illustrations, enabling readers to experience the vastness of intergalactic space, the nature of black holes, and the microcosmic world of
particle physics in which matter and antimatter collide.A classic work that now brings to the reader the latest understanding of cosmology, The Illustrated A Brief History of Time is the story of the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. [via]
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Images of Myths in Classical Antiquityby Susan WoodfordISBN 0521788099 (0-521-78809-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity'Book summary:Stories take time to tell; Greek and Roman artists had to convey them in static images. How did they go about it? How could they ensure that their scenes would be recognized? What problems did they have? How did they solve them? This generously illustrated book explores the ways classical artists portrayed a variety of myths. It explains how formulas were devised for certain stories; how these inventions could be adapted, developed and even transferred to other myths; how one myth could be distinguished from another; what links there were with daily life and historical propaganda; the influence of changing tastes, and problems still outstanding. Examples are drawn from a wide range of media--vases, murals, mosaics, sarcophagi, sculpture--used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The myths are mostly those that are also easily recognized in later works of art. No previous knowledge of the subject is assumed, all examples are illustrated and all names, terms and concepts are fully explained. Susan Woodford teaches Greek and Roman art at the University of London and is engaged in research for the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. A former Fullbright Scholar and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, she and is author of The Parthenon (Cambridge, 1981), The Art of Greece (Cornell, 1993), An Introduction to Greek Art (Cornell, 1986) and The Trojan War in Ancient Art (Cornell, 1993). [via]
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Interesting Timeby Terry PratchettISBN 0552142352 (0-552-14235-2)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interesting Time'Book summary:Marvelous Discworld, which revolves on the backs of four great elephants and a big turtle, spins into Interesting Times, the 17th outing in Terry Pratchett's rollicking fantasy series. The gods are playing games again, and this time the mysterious Lady opposes Fate in a match of "Destinies of Nations Hanging by a Thread." --Blaise Selby [via]
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The Iron Ringby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0525455973 (0-525-45597-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Ishmaelby Daniel QuinnISBN 0553375407 (0-553-37540-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ishmael'Book summary:Winner of the 1992 Turner Tomorrow Fellowship, Ishmael is a unique and captivating novel that has earned a large and passionate following among readers and critics worldwide. One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, it is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla--a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind's place in it. For this special fifth anniversary edition, the author has written a frank and informative introduction in which he discusses the worldwide Ishmael phenomenon. Timed to coincide with the eagerly anticipated publication of My Ishmael and the release of the movie Ishmael, this special edition is sure to attract new readers and reinforce Daniel Quinn's reputation as one of the most compelling and visionary writers of our age. [via]
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The Jungle Books and Just So Storiesby Kipling RudyardISBN 0553211994 (0-553-21199-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle Books and Just So Stories'Book summary:First published in 1894 and 1895, The Jungle Books remain some of the most beloved tales of all time. Adored by readers of all ages, these classic stories in two volumes spin the unforgettable story of Mowglia boy raised by a pack of wolvesas he learns indelible lessons about the laws of the jungle as well as the needs of the heart. Through Mowglis journey, readers also meet the tiger Shere Khan, who stalks man and beast alike, the rock python Kaa, who dispenses wisdom, and the aging wolf Akela, who struggles as his leadership of the pack is challenged. Set in India, Kiplings great masterpiece is an allegory for Britains imperialism, filled with high adventure and extraordinary characters. The mythic tale of a boy looking for where he truly belongseither with the man-pack of the village or the wolf-pack of the wildThe Jungle Books touch both our intellect and our emotions, while Kiplings dazzling storytelling makes them the timeless archetype for popular tales to come. [via]
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King Arthurby Norma Lorre GoodrichISBN 0531097013 (0-531-09701-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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King Learby William Shakespeare, David M. BevingtonISBN 0553212974 (0-553-21297-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Lear'Book summary:King Lear stands alongside Hamlet as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes "to shake all cares and business from our age" and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous "division of the kingdom" gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters.
As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his "bitter" Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has "ta'en / Too little care" of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in King Lear, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that "All's cheerless, dark and deadly". Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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King of Morning, Queen of Dayby Ian McDonaldISBN 0553290495 (0-553-29049-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Last of the Amazonsby Steven PressfieldISBN 0553382047 (0-553-38204-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Last Templarby Raymond KhouryISBN 0525949410 (0-525-94941-0)
Hardcover, E P Dutton
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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Ageby Charles H. HapgoodISBN 0525476067 (0-525-47606-7)
Hardcover, Dutton
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The Mask of Apolloby Mary RenaultISBN 0553242806 (0-553-24280-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Master of SidheISBN 0553276557 (0-553-27655-7)
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Master of the Sidheby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553271539 (0-553-27153-9)
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Men at Arms: A Novel of Discworldby Terry PratchettISBN 0552140287 (0-552-14028-7)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Merlinby Norma Lorre GoodrichISBN 0531150607 (0-531-15060-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Moby Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 0553213113 (0-553-21311-3)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick'Book summary:Avec Moby Dick, Melville a donné naissance à un livre-culte et inscrit dans la mémoire des hommes un nouveau mythe : celui de la baleine blanche. Fort de son expérience de marin, qui a nourri ses romans précédents et lui a assuré le succès, l'écrivain américain, alors en pleine maturité, raconte la folle quête du capitaine Achab et sa dernière rencontre avec le grand cachalot. Véritable encyclopédie de la mer, nouvelle Bible aux accents prophétiques, parabole chargée de thèmes universels, Moby Dick n'en reste pas moins construit avec une savante maîtrise, maintenant un suspense lent, qui s'accélère peu à peu jusqu'à l'apocalypse finale. L'écriture de Melville, infiniment libre et audacieuse, tour à tour balancée, puis hachée au rythme des houles, des vents et des passions humaines, est d'une richesse exceptionnelle. Il faut remonter à Shakespeare pour trouver l'exemple d'une langue aussi inventive, d'une poésie aussi grandiose. --Scarbo [via]
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Moon Of Gomrathby Alan GarnerISBN 0529054167 (0-529-05416-7)
Hardcover, Collins & World
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Mortby Terry PratchettISBN 0552131067 (0-552-13106-7)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Myth Huntersby Christopher GoldenISBN 0553383264 (0-553-38326-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Yielding to his father's wishes, Oliver Bascombe abandoned his dream of being an actor and joined the family law firm. Now he will marry a lovely young woman bearing the Bascombe stamp of approval. But on the eve of his wedding, a blizzard sweeps inbringing with it an icy legend who calls into question everything Oliver believes about the world and his place in it&.
Pursued by a murderous creature who heeds no boundaries, Jack Frost needs Oliver's help to save both himself and his worldan alternate reality slowly being displaced by our own. To help him, Oliver Bascombe, attorney-at-law, will have to become Oliver Bascombe, adventurer, heroand hunted. So begins a magnificent journey where he straddles two realities&and where, even amid danger, Oliver finds freedom for the very first time. [via]More editions of Myth Hunters:
The Mythic Imagination: Your Quest for Meaning Through Personal Mythologyby Stephen LarsenISBN 0553070967 (0-553-07096-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Neverending Storyby Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim, Roswitha QuadfliegISBN 0525457585 (0-525-45758-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra A Book For All And Noneby Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Not Available, Robert B. PippinISBN 0521602610 (0-521-60261-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Paradisoby Dante AlighieriISBN 0553212044 (0-553-21204-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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A Plague of Angelsby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0553095137 (0-553-09513-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Books
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Priestessesby Norma Lorre GoodrichISBN 0531151131 (0-531-15113-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Priestesses'Book summary:Drawing on the works of Joseph Campbell, Robert Graves, Sigmund Freud, Sir James Frazier and other scholars, as well as her own extensive research, Norma Lorre Goodrich brings to light the powerful yet neglected women--priestesses from Asia Minor to Ireland--who influenced the formation of western civilization. [via]
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The Purgatorioby Dante AlighieriISBN 055321344X (0-553-21344-X)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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Riders of the Sidheby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553276530 (0-553-27653-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Shadow's Endby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0553095145 (0-553-09514-5)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Shaman's Secret: The Lost Resurrection Teachings of the Ancient Mayaby Douglas GilletteISBN 0553377795 (0-553-37779-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Sophocles Ajaxby Sophocles, Shormit DuttaISBN 0521655641 (0-521-65564-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Sourceryby Terry PratchettISBN 0552131075 (0-552-13107-5)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Storm Shieldby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553261916 (0-553-26191-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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A Storm upon Ulsterby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553247107 (0-553-24710-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Tao of Physicsby Fritjof CapraISBN 055326379X (0-553-26379-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Ten Plays by Euripidesby EuripidesISBN 0553213636 (0-553-21363-6)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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The Tibetan Book of the Deadby Padma Sambhava, Robert A.F. ThurmanISBN 0553370901 (0-553-37090-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead'Book summary:Imagine that as you leave your body at death, you hear the voice of a loved one whispering in your ear explanations of everything you see in the world beyond. Unlike other translations of Bar do thos grol (or The Tibetan Book of the Dead), Robert Thurman's takes literally the entire gamut of metaphysical assumptions. Thurman translates Bar do thos grol as The Great Book of Natural Liberation through Understanding in the Between. It is one of many mortuary texts of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is commonly recited to or by a person facing imminent death. Thurman reproduces it for this purpose, explaining in some depth the Tibetan conception of postmortem existence. Over as many as 12 days, the deceased person is given explanations of what he or she sees and experiences and is guided through innumerable visions of the realms beyond to reach eventual liberation, or, failing that, a safe rebirth. Like a backpacker's guide to a foreign land, Thurman's version is clear, detailed, and sympathetic to the inexperienced voyager. It includes background and supplementary information, and even illustrations (sorry, no maps). Don't wait until the journey has begun. Every page should be read and memorized well ahead of time. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Tombs of Atuanby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0553239031 (0-553-23903-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tombs of Atuan'Book summary:Often compared to Tolkien's Middle-earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four books (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) tell the whole Earthsea cycle--a tale about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible. Le Guin challenges her readers to think about the power of language, how in the act of naming the world around us we actually create that world. Teens, especially, will be inspired by the way Le Guin allows her characters to evolve and grow into their own powers.
In this second book of Le Guin's Earthsea series, readers will meet Tenar, a priestess to the "Nameless Ones" who guard the catacombs of the Tombs of Atuan. Only Tenar knows the passageways of this dark labyrinth, and only she can lead the young wizard Sparrowhawk, who stumbles into its maze, to the greatest treasure of all. Will she? [via]
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The Tragedy of King Learby Jay L. HalioISBN 0521612632 (0-521-61263-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Tragedy of King Learby William Shakespeare, William ShakspeareISBN 0521847915 (0-521-84791-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Troilus and Cressidaby William Shakespeare, Frances A. ShirleyISBN 0521796849 (0-521-79684-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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A Walk Through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and Their Legendsby Milton D. Heifetz, Wil TirionISBN 0521544157 (0-521-54415-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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A Walk Through the Southern Sky: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and Their Legendsby Milton D. Heifetz, Wil TirionISBN 0521665140 (0-521-66514-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Weirdstone of Brisingamenby Alan GarnerISBN 0529055198 (0-529-05519-8)
Hardcover, Collins
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Wizard of Earthseaby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0553262505 (0-553-26250-5)
Softcover, Skylark
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In this first book, A Wizard of Earthsea readers will witness Sparrowhawk's moving rite of passage--when he discovers his true name and becomes a young man. Great challenges await Sparrowhawk, including an almost deadly battle with a sinister creature, a monster that may be his own shadow. [via]
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Wyrd Sistersby Terry PratchettISBN 0552144304 (0-552-14430-4)
Softcover, Transworld Pub
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