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The Aesop for Childrenby Milo WinterISBN 0590479776 (0-590-47977-6)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Beowulfby Robert NyeISBN 0613027671 (0-613-02767-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear.
Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch?
Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf.
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Beowulf, a Hero's Tale Retoldby James RumfordISBN 061875637X (0-618-75637-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Bhagavad Gita: A New Translationby Stephen MitchellISBN 0609810340 (0-609-81034-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation'Book summary:On the list of the greatest spiritual books of all time, the Bhagavad Gita resides permanently in the top echelon. This poem of patently Indian genius sprouted an immense tree of devotional, artistic, and philosophical elaboration in the subcontinent. The scene is a battlefield with the prince Arjuna pitted against his own family, but no sooner does the poem begin than the action reverts inward. Krishna, Arjuna's avatar and spiritual guide, points the way to the supreme wisdom and perfect freedom that lie within everyone's reach. Worship and be faithful, meditate and know reality--these make up the secret of life and lead eventually to the realization that the self is the root of the world. In this titular translation, Stephen Mitchell's rhythms are faultless, making music of this ancient "Song of the Blessed One." Savor his rendition, but nibble around the edges of his introduction. In a bizarre mixture of praise and condescension, Mitchell disregards two millennia of Indian commentary, seeking illumination on the text from Daoism and Zen, with the Gita coming up just shy of full spiritual merit. Perhaps we should take it from Gandhi, who used the Gita as a handbook for life, that it nourishes on many levels. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Bhagavad-Gitaby Barbara S. MillerISBN 0553213652 (0-553-21365-2)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad-Gita'Book summary:The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the time of its composition in the first century A.D. One of the great classics of world literature, it has inspired such diverse thinkers as Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and T.S. Eliot; most recently, it formed the core of Peter Brook's celebrated production of the Mahabharata. [via]
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The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of Warby Barbara S. MillerISBN 0553353403 (0-553-35340-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Black Ships Before Troyby Rosemary SutcliffISBN 055349483X (0-553-49483-X)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Ships Before Troy'Book summary:The Story of the Iliad
Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.
Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.
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Brave the Betrayalby Katherine ApplegateISBN 0590878549 (0-590-87854-9)
Softcover, Scholastic, Incorporated
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Bulfinch's Mythologyby BulfinchISBN 0670194646 (0-670-19464-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Challenge of the Clansby Kenneth C. FlintISBN 0553275844 (0-553-27584-4)
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The Child of the Holy Grailby Rosalind MilesISBN 0609809563 (0-609-80956-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Classical Mythologyby Robert J. Lenardon, Mark P. O. MorfordISBN 0582280044 (0-582-28004-4)
Softcover, Longman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classical Mythology'Book summary:Morford and Lenardon's best-selling introduction to classical mythology is a comprehensive survey focusing on the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology. It offers extensive translations of original mythological sources as well as comparative and interpretive approaches to the myths. In this package, Classical Mythology, 6/e is bundled with the Oxford World's Classic Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra--three of Sophocles' most influential and famous works. The vivid translations combine elegance and modernity and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. The selection of these three works presents in one volume the two plays dominated by a female heroic figure and the experience of the two great dynasties featured in Greek tragedy--the houses of Oedipus and Agamemnon. [via]
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Daughter of the Forestby Juliet MarillierISBN 0606246177 (0-606-24617-7)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daughter of the Forest'Book summary:At the heart of this surprisingly accomplished first novel, first book of the Sevenwaters trilogy, is a retelling of an ancient Celtic legend. Marillier's story, however, is much more than a slightly disguised fairy tale. Young Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Irish Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, a domain well protected from invading Saxons and Britons by dense forest where, legend says, fey Deirdre, the Lady of the Forest, walks the woodland paths at night. Colum is first and foremost a warrior, bent on maintaining his lands against all outsiders. Not all of his sons are so bound to the old ways, and that family friction leads to outright disobedience when Sorcha and her brother Finbar help a Briton captive escape from Colum's dungeon. Soon after, Colum brings home a new wife who ensorcels everyone she can't otherwise manipulate. By her spell Sorcha's brothers are cursed to become swans. Only Sorcha, hiding deep in the forest, can break the spell by painfully weaving shirts of starwort nettle--but then Sorcha is captured by Britons and taken away across the sea. Determined to break the curse despite her captivity, Sorcha continues to work, little expecting that ultimately she will have to chose between saving her brothers and protecting the Briton lord who has defended her throughout her trials. Marillier's writing is deft and heartfelt, bypassing the usual bombast of fantasy fireworks for a rich, magical story of loyalty and love. --Charlene Brusso [via]
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Daughters of the Moonby Shahrukh Husain, Liane PayneISBN 0571198740 (0-571-19874-0)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Descentby Jeff LongISBN 0609602934 (0-609-60293-4)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Discover the Destroyerby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0590877623 (0-590-87762-3)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chroniclesby Jack WhyteISBN 0670867640 (0-670-86764-0)
Hardcover, Viking Canada
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chronicles'Book summary:[via]Beginning with The Skystone, the first in his riveting Camulod Chronicles, Jack Whyte has embarked on an ambitious and remarkable re-telling of the Arthurian cycle, giving us a fresh and compelling take on a story that has been beloved for centuries.
The Eagle brings us at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory. Whyte takes us into the minds and lives of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, three astonishing but fallible people who were bound together by honor, loyalty, and love. Three who created the glory that was Britain's shining dream&and, some say, caused its downfall.
The Gaulish nobleman Clothar--known in our time as Lancelot--is drawn to the young High King's court by tales of honor and nobility, where he meets a man whose love of law matches his own. More, he finds in Arthur a life-long friend whose dream of uniting the people of Britain in peace Clothar embraces. And Clothar meets Arthur's queen, a wondrous beauty whose passion and ideals match those of her husband. Together they work to bring Arthur's dream to life.
But dark forces rise in opposition to Arthur's plans for creating this noble island nation and it is hard to tell friend from foe in the swirling chaos that ensues. Many tales have been told of the dream that shined and died. This one will astonish even the most jaded.More editions of The Eagle: The Concluding Volume of the Camulod Chronicles:
The Eagles' Broodby Jack WhyteISBN 0670845213 (0-670-84521-3)
Hardcover, Viking
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Enter the Enchantedby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0590877542 (0-590-87754-2)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Everworldby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0613179099 (0-613-17909-9)
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The Faber Book of Greek Legendsby Faith Jaques, Kathleen LinesISBN 0571139205 (0-571-13920-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Faber Book of Greek Legends'Book summary:An illustrated collection of twenty-five Greek myths and legends including "Pygmalion", "Echo and Narcissus", "Odysseus and Circe". and "The Wanderings of Aeneas". [via]
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Faeriesby Brian Froud, David Larkin, Alan LeeISBN 0553346342 (0-553-34634-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faeries'Book summary:'This enchanting book explores the realm of elves, pixies, leprechauns, dryads and other mythical creatures. Nearly 200 extraordinary drawings and full-colour paintings combine to produce a book which has stood the test of time since it was first published.' Kindred Sprit on Faeries. It has been 25 years since Brian Froud and Alan Lee created the delightful, imaginative and surprising Faeries -- a book that quickly became a massive international bestseller and went on to sell more than a million copies worldwide. In celebration of Faeries 25th Anniversary, Pavilion is delighted o publish a special edition featuring eight new pages and 20 new pieces of art by Froud and Lee. The artists have also contributed new introductions. [via]
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Faustineby Emma TennantISBN 0571168604 (0-571-16860-4)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Favorite Greek Mythsby Mary Osborne, Troy HowellISBN 0590413384 (0-590-41338-4)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Favorite Greek Myths'Book summary:Here are twelve Greek myths, retold in an accessible style and magnificently illustrated with classic elegance. Full color. [via]
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Fear the Fantasticby K. A. ApplegateISBN 059087764X (0-590-87764-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fear the Fantastic'Book summary:Christopher, David, April, and Jalil find themselves at the single most powerful area in Everworld--Olympus. It seems that the evil alien god, Ka Anor, plans to take Olympus for himself and Zeus isn't having any of it. The kids know it's not their fight, but they ultimately will choose a side. [via]
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Forest Houseby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0670844543 (0-670-84454-3)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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The Fort at River's Bendby Jack WhyteISBN 0613278313 (0-613-27831-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fort at River's Bend'Book summary:Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the Colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his younger charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt goes awry, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr on a journey that will take then to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort--far from Camulod and the only place where Merlyn feels they will be safe. It is there that Merlyn will enlist the help of this close-knit group of friends to help Arthur learn the skills of a warrior and the tough lessons of justice, honor, and the responsibilities of leadership. Arthur is just a boy..but the day is not far off when he will have to claim the sword that is his birthright: Excalibur.[via]More editions of The Fort at River's Bend:
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyISBN 0582426987 (0-582-42698-7)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Hardcover, Demco Media - Frankenstein: ISBN 0670878006 (0-670-87800-6)
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Frankenstein Or, the Modern Prometheusby Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyISBN 0606006931 (0-606-00693-1)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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Frankenstein, Stage 3by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, John Turvey, Per DahlbergISBN 0582541549 (0-582-54154-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Gateway to the Godsby Katherine ApplegateISBN 0590877666 (0-590-87766-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gateway to the Gods'Book summary:Ancient gods and evil aliens are at war, fighting for control of Everworld. Five high school students have landed right in the middle of the battle, pulled there by their friend Senna. They don't know why and they still haven't found their way home. They're lucky they've managed to stay alive. [via]
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GeetaISBN 0571061575 (0-571-06157-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Gods, Demigods, and Demonsby Bernard EvslinISBN 0590414488 (0-590-41448-8)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The Green Manby Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, Charles VessISBN 0670035262 (0-670-03526-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Green Man'Book summary:One of our most enduring, universal myths is that of the Green Man-the spirit who stands for Nature in its most wild and untamed form, a man with leaves for hair who dwells deep within the mythic forest. Through the ages and around the world, the Green Man and other nature spirits have appeared in stories, songs, and artwork, as well as many beloved fantasy novels, including Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
Now Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, the acclaimed editors of over twenty anthologies, have gathered some of today's finest writers of magical fiction to interpret the spirits of nature in short stories and poetry. Charles Vess (Stardust) brings his stellar eye and brush to the decorations, and Windling provides an introduction exploring Green Man symbolism and forest myth.
The Green Man will become required reading for teenagers and adults alike-not only for fans of fantasy fiction, but for anyone interested in mythology and the mysteries of the wilderness. [via]More editions of The Green Man:
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of Greek Mythsby Bernard EvslinISBN 0553259202 (0-553-25920-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The High Kingby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0606035303 (0-606-03530-3)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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The Hollow Hillsby Mary StewartISBN 0606189947 (0-606-18994-7)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hollow Hills'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. First book in the Merlin series. The spellbinding, suspenseful story of how Merlin helped Arthur become King of all Britain. [via]
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Hyperionby Dan SimmonsISBN 0553283685 (0-553-28368-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hyperion'Book summary:On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope--and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
A stunning tour de force, this Hugo Award-winning novel is the first volume in a remarkable new science fiction epic by the author of The Hollow Man. [via]
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In Search of the Trojan Warby Michael WoodISBN 056353415X (0-563-53415-X)
Softcover, Bbc Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Search of the Trojan War'Book summary:For thousands of years we have been enthralled by tales of Troy and its heroes. Achilles and Hector, Paris and the famed beauty Helen remain some of the most enduring figures in art and literature. But did these titanic characters really walk the earth? Was there ever an actual siege of Troy? In this new, extensively revised edition Michael Wood takes account of the latest dramatic developments in the search for Troy. A new preface, a new final chapter and an addendum to the bibliography bring his wide-ranging study of the complex, archaeological, literary and historical records up to date. Detailing the rediscovery in Moscow of the so-called jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy begun in 1988, which continues to yield new evidence about the historical city, this superbly illustrated book takes a fresh look at some of the most exciting discoveries in archaeology. [via]
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Isle of Destiny: A Novel of Ancient Irelandby Kenneth FlintISBN 0553275445 (0-553-27544-5)
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Jack of Kinrowanby Charles De LintISBN 0613605659 (0-613-60565-9)
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The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?by Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 0609807986 (0-609-80798-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?'Book summary:This astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church. Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, authors Tim Freke and Peter Gandy present overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New Testament is a mythical figure.
Far from being eyewitness accounts, as is traditionally held, the Gospels are actually Jewish adaptations of ancient Pagan myths of the dying and resurrecting godman Osiris-Dionysus. The supernatural story of Jesus is not the history of a miraculous Messiah, but a carefully crafted spiritual allegory designed to guide initiates on a journey of mystical discovery.
A little more than a century ago most people believed that the strange story of Adam and Eve was history; today it is understood to be a myth. Within a few decades, Freke and Gandy argue, we will likewise be amazed that the fabulous story of God incarnate -- who was born of a virgin, who turned water into wine, and who rose from the dead -- could have been interpreted as anything but a profound parable. [via]More editions of The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?:
The Knight of the Sacred Lakeby Rosalind MilesISBN 0609808028 (0-609-80802-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knight of the Sacred Lake'Book summary:As High King and Queen, Arthur and Guenevere reign supreme across the many kingdoms and islands of Great Britain. Reconciled with Arthur, Guenevere secretly mourns the loss of her beloved Lancelot, who has returned to the Sacred Lake of his boyhood, hoping to restore his faith in chivalry in the place where he first learned to be a knight. In a glittering ceremony at the annual feast of Pentecost, new knights are sworn to the Round Table, including Arthur's nephews, the cunning Agravain and his heroic brother Gawain. Camelot is reborn in all its glory, and after many years of strife, peace is restored to Guenevere's realm.
But betrayal, jealousy, and ancient blood feuds fester unseen. Morgan Le Fay, now the proud possessor of Arthur's only son, Mordred, has become the focus of Merlin's age-old quest to ensure the survival of the house of Pendragon at all costs. And from the east comes the shattering news that Guenevere may have a rival for Lancelot's love. A bleak shadow falls again across Camelot--and across the sacred isle of Avalon, where Roman priests threaten the sanctity of the Hallows and the life of the Lady herself. At the center of the storm is Guenevere, a proud and powerful queen torn between her love for her husband, her people, and her knight, Sir Lancelot of the Lake.
With rare and intuitive magic, Rosalind Miles brings to life a legendary woman's bravery and passion, and all the pageantry, heartbreak, violence, and beauty of an age gone by. [via]More editions of The Knight of the Sacred Lake:
Lady of Avalonby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0670857831 (0-670-85783-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Land of Lossby Katherine A. ApplegateISBN 0590877518 (0-590-87751-8)
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The Last Enchantmentby Mary StewartISBN 0606189955 (0-606-18995-5)
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Lies My Teacher Told Meby James W. LoewenISBN 0613706471 (0-613-70647-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lies My Teacher Told Me'Book summary:The national bestseller and winner of the American Book Award, thoroughly updated for the first time since its initial publication to include textbooks written since 2000 and featuring a new chapter on what textbooks get wrong about 9/11 and Iraq.
Since its initial publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and to sell one million copies in its various editions.
What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education" beginning with the pre-Columbian period and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, and the My Lai massacre.
In this revised and updated edition, James Loewen surveys six new high school history textbooks written since the first edition of Lies was published. In his inimitable style, he adds material to each chapter noting where the new books have gotten more accurate and where they are still fatally flawed. Loewen also writes at length about the way these textbooks treat the 2001 terrorist attacks and our "response" in Iraq. In fact, while researching this new edition Loewen made the front page of the New York Times in 2006 when he discovered that publishers were passing off as original virtually identical passages on important recent events in a number of history books. And in yet another example of the failure of American history textbooks, he found that "celebrity" historians whose names appear as authors in some cases have never read, let alone written, the texts attributed to them. [via]More editions of Lies My Teacher Told Me:
Lord of the Sky:Zeusby Doris Gates, Robert HandvilleISBN 0670440515 (0-670-44051-5)
Hardcover, Viking Press
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The Maid of the White Hands : The Second of the Tristan and Isolde Novelsby Rosalind MilesISBN 0609609610 (0-609-60961-0)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Masks of God: Oriental Mythologyby Joseph CampbellISBN 0670460451 (0-670-46045-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Mermaid Tales from Around the Worldby Mary Osborne, Troy HowellISBN 0590443771 (0-590-44377-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Mystify the Magicianby K. A. ApplegateISBN 059087988X (0-590-87988-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Egyptby T.G.H. JamesISBN 0600001318 (0-600-00131-8)
Hardcover, Hamlyn
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Neverwhereby Neil GaimanISBN 0613163931 (0-613-16393-1)
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Night of the Wolfby Alice BorchardtISBN 0613279999 (0-613-27999-9)
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One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gregory RabassaISBN 0606203419 (0-606-20341-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'Book summary:"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:
A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Oresteiaby Aeschylus, Robert FaglesISBN 0670528323 (0-670-52832-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oresteia'Book summary:This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features the table of contents linked to every play. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
The Oresteia (458 BC):
Agamemnon Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
The Libation Bearers (also known as Choephoroi) Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
The Eumenides (also known as The Furies) Translated by E. D. A. MorsheadThe Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. Though originally written as tetralogy, it is the only surviving example of a trilogy of ancient Greek plays; the fourth play, Proteus, a satyr play that would have been performed as finale, has not survived. The Oresteia was originally performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. Overall, this trilogy emblemizes the shift from a monarchal system of vendetta in Argos to a democratic system of litigation in Athens.
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Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legendsby Marie HeaneyISBN 057117518X (0-571-17518-X)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Portable North American Indian Readerby Frederick W. TurnerISBN 0670010774 (0-670-01077-4)
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Rashomon: A Drama in Two Actsby Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Fay Kanin, Michael KaninISBN 0573614652 (0-573-61465-2)
Hardcover, S. French
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rashomon: A Drama in Two Acts'Book summary:Drama
Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin
Characters: 6 male, 3 female
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The famous stories of Akutagawa were adapted for Broadway for Claire Bloom, Rod Steiger, Akim Tamiroff and Oscar Homolka. The wife of a Samurai officer is assaulted and her husband killed by a roving bandit. Contradictory versions of what happened are reenacted at the trial by the bandit, the wife and the dead husband who speaks through a sorceress. Each version is true in its fashion.
"Delicate and dynamic, sensitive and savage, packed with color, suspense and seamy wit. A triumph of stagecraft." N.Y. Mirror.
"Rashomon is pure art of the theatre. Out of a legend, it conjures a mood. No one need despair of a commercial theatre that can deal in elusive materials with so much delicacy, expertness and charm." N.Y. Times.
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Realm of the Reaperby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0590877607 (0-590-87760-7)
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The Red Fairy Bookby Brian Alderson, Andrew LangISBN 0670591106 (0-670-59110-6)
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Rose Daughterby Robin McKinleyISBN 0613123689 (0-613-12368-9)
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The Sandman Libraryby Neil GaimanISBN 060622047X (0-606-22047-X)
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Saxon Shore: The Camulod Chroniclesby Jack WhyteISBN 0670845221 (0-670-84522-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Saxon Shore: The Camulod Chronicles'Book summary:The story of The Saxon Shore, the fourth novel in Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, is largely that of Merlyn, who continues his struggle to preserve the refuge of Camulod and protect the infant king, Arthur. Merlyn, in Whyte's version, is a fascinating mix of pragmatism and naïveté, blending the observational skills of Sherlock Holmes with the oratorical gifts of Marc Antony. Because he thinks a bit more deeply than most around him, thinking things through and staying a step ahead, it's easy to see how he gains a bit of a reputation as a magician. He also has his failings, most particularly an over-confidence that leads him to believe he is just as right about matters he is ignorant of (such as leprosy) as he is about things he actually understands. It's also interesting to note that Merlyn's failings are in many ways the failings of his community. Preserving Roman ways has meant preserving Roman attitudes toward outsiders and barbarians, and on a trip to Eire and a later journey through the south of Britain, Merlyn learns just how out of touch Camulod has become with its new neighbours.
Thus the story leads us inexorably to a new generation that knows little or nothing of Roman culture. In this way, The Saxon Shore continues with the same strength as preceding volumes. Jack Whyte's most splendid achievement is the creation of an historical period so well grounded in fact that the legend becomes real and Arthur lives again. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Search for Sennaby K. A. ApplegateISBN 0590877437 (0-590-87743-7)
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And on the day it began, everything happened so quickly. One moment, Senna was with him. The next, she was swallowed up by the earth. Her screams echoing from far, far away. David couldn't just let her go. Neither could the others. His friends -- and hers. So, they followed. And found themselves in a world they never could have imagined.
Now they have to find Senna and get home without losing their lives. Or their minds. Or both.... [via]
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Silmarillionby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0618126988 (0-618-12698-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silmarillion'Book summary:A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, THE SILMARILLION is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work that he could not publish in his lifetime because it grew with him. Its origins stretch back to a time long before THE HOBBIT. But THE HOBBIT was caught up in what Tolkien called "the branching acquisitive theme" he began in THE SILMARILLION, and eventually THE LORD OF THE RINGS emerged from this as well.[via]
Tolkien considered THE SILMARILLION his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other works. This is the story of the creation of the world and the happenings of the First Age, the ancient drama to which the characters in THE LORD OF THE RINGS look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part.
The three Silmarils were jewels created by Feanor, the most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. THE SILMARILLION is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy.
The book includes several other, shorter works in addition to THE SILMARILLION. Preceding it are "The Ainulindale," a myth of the Creation, and "The Valaquenta," in which the nature and power of the gods is set forth. After THE SILMARILLION comes "The Akallabeth," a tale of the downfall of the kingdom of Numeno, and finally "Of the Rings of Power," the connecting link to THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
This second edition features a number of minor textual corrections along with a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien describing his intentions for the work, written more than twenty-five years before its eventual publication. As described by Christopher Tolkien in the preface, it serves as a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages of Middle-earth. 
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illustrationsby Neil GaimanISBN 0606246959 (0-606-24695-9)
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The Sorcererby Jack WhyteISBN 0613280806 (0-613-28080-6)
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Strange Things Sometimes Still Happenby Angela Carter, Corinna SargoodISBN 0571198384 (0-571-19838-4)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Royall Tyler, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0670030201 (0-670-03020-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust. Royall Tyler's superb translation, detailed and poetic, is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immediately to the modern reader as well. Tyler includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative and its references. Magnificently packaged in a two-volume set with a slipcase, this is a literary event comparable to Seamus Heaney's bestselling translation of Beowulf. It will spark interest in this masterpiece of world literature and serve as the standard edition for many years to come.
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Tales of Troy and Greeceby Andrew LangISBN 0571049842 (0-571-04984-2)
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That Hideous Strengthby C. S. LewisISBN 0613071832 (0-613-07183-2)
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Welsh Walks and Legendsby Showell StylesISBN 0583129773 (0-583-12977-3)
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The White Stagby Kate SeredyISBN 0670763756 (0-670-76375-6)
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Earsby Verna AardemaISBN 059010294X (0-590-10294-X)
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The Yellow Fairy Bookby Erik Blegvad, Brian Alderson, Andrew LangISBN 067079385X (0-670-79385-X)
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LA Chanson De Rolandby F. WhiteheadISBN 0631003908 (0-631-00390-8)
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