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Agents of Light and Darknessby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441011136 (0-441-01113-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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All's Fair in Love And War: Athena's Taleby Alicia FieldsISBN 0451217357 (0-451-21735-7)
Softcover, Signet Eclipse
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Bittenby Kelley ArmstrongISBN 0452283485 (0-452-28348-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bitten'Book summary:I've been fighting it all night. I'm going to lose ...Nature wins out. It always does.' Elena Michaels didn't know that her lover Clay was a werewolf until he bit her, changing her life forever. Betrayed and furious, she cannot accept her transformation, and wants nothing to do with her Pack - a charismatic group of fellow werewolves who say they want to help. When a series of brutal murders threatens the Pack - and Clay - Elena is forced to make an impossible choice. Abandon the only people who truly understand her new nature, or help them to save the lover who ruined her life, and who still wants her back at any cost. [via]
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Bloody Bonesby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425205673 (0-425-20567-3)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloody Bones'Book summary:When Anita Blake's boss at Animators, Inc., informs her that she's expected to raise 300-year-old zombies from a field of jumbled bones just to settle a land dispute, she's understandably annoyed. But as soon as she arrives in Branson, Missouri, to do the deed, the job gets more interesting. A psychotic sword-wielding vampire starts committing multiple murders in the area, and Anita must call on Jean-Claude, her powerful fanged suitor, for help. As always, Anita prevails over the undead, keeping Jean-Claude at arm's length, clearing the cemetery land of an ancient enchantment, and nailing the vampiric killer in one fell swoop. [via]
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Blue Moonby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0441005748 (0-441-00574-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Moon'Book summary:Anita Blake makes a living raising the dead. She also executes rogue vampires and villains among the local were-folk. Marks bind her to Jean-Claude, the Master vampire of St. Louis and her lover, and to her ex-fiancé, a powerful werewolf who heads up the local pack. Anita shares some of their magic, and her own power over the dead keeps growing. But so does the body count and the situations that force Anita to bend or break her own rules.
In Blue Moon, Anita's ex Richard is jailed in Tennessee, accused of rape. When Anita arrives with a lawyer and an entourage of vampires and 'weres' supplied by Jean-Claude, it's clear that something is rotten in Myerton. The local cops are corrupt, and the trolls Richard was studying are threatened. But if she sticks around to investigate, the local Master vampire will attack her and her friends. The local werewolf clan isn't rushing to welcome her either, and her self-control is going to the, um, wolves.
Blue Moon is the eighth book in Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series; newcomers should start with earlier books. The protagonists' development and their relationships to each other and to the large cast of continuing secondary characters are what make these books so compelling. Be warned--there's steamy sex and graphic violence here, though Anita does reflect on her moral position. But if dark urban fantasy featuring those who hunt the night appeals, pounce on this series. --Nona Vero [via]
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Bull from the Seaby Mary RenaultISBN 0450001733 (0-450-00173-3)
Hardcover, New English Library
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Burnt Offeringsby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0441005241 (0-441-00524-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Burnt Offerings'Book summary:Burnt Offerings is the seventh in Laurell K. Hamilton's genre-straddling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. Anita carries a gun and an attitude: "Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly. Hard to be threatening when you look ill-informed."
As Burnt Offerings unfolds, Anita agrees to help track down a possible psychic firestarter. She's also policing the local werewolf pack, though she's split up with their alpha, Richard. Then Jean-Claude, the vampire Master of the City and her lover, needs her help to confront a visiting delegation of the vampires' ruling council. They wonder how he got the power to destroy a council member and believe him dangerous to the hierarchy.
This fast-paced, urban fantasy includes gore, hardboiled mystery and a romantic triangle. The vampires and werewolves are as three-dimensional as the human characters, allowing us to join Anita in wondering who the real monsters are and to understand how her increased personal involvement with them is alienating her from her human colleagues. --Nona Vero [via]
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Chymical Weddingby Lindsay ClarkeISBN 0449001180 (0-449-00118-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chymical Wedding'Book summary:In Lindsay Clarke's second novel, which won a Whitbread Prize in 1989, alchemy infuses the language and imagery of a tale that unfolds as two separate stories. In the first sequence, a poet named Alex Darken falls into an abusive, yet obsessive triangle with an alcoholic elderly poet and a beautiful, troubled psychic. Together they pursue the alchemical and personal secrets of the spirited Louisa Agnew, the central character of the second story. Louisa is a woman devoted to a self-centered father whose fascination with the hermetic arts forces her to confront her own dark side and her feelings for a tormented minister. As the characters struggle for wholeness of spirit, they each uncover their hidden potential for passion and violence. [via]
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Circus Of The Damnedby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425201392 (0-425-20139-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Circus of the Damned'Book summary:The third novel of Hamilton's Anita Blake series has the petite necromancer fighting a giant cobra and a rogue vampire, Alejandro, who wants her for his human servant. Anita is still resisting the advances of Jean-Claude, St. Louis's master vampire, but she does need him on her side, if not in her bed. Anita's reluctant involvement in the odd goings-on at the supernatural Circus of the Damned introduces her to Richard, the werewolf of her dreams, and Larry, her powerful but nervous partner in zombie-raising.
Mystery fans will love the tightly plotted, Paretsky-esque action, and horror fans will love just about everything in this unusual series. [via]
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The Copper Crownby Patricia Kennealy-MorrisonISBN 0451450507 (0-451-45050-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Danse Macabreby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425207978 (0-425-20797-8)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Danse Macabre'Book summary:Fans have been waiting to sink their fangs into an all-new Anita Blake hardcover in the New York Times bestselling series.
These days, Anita Blake is less interested in vampire politics than in an ancient, ordinary dread she shares with women down the ages: she may be pregnant. And, if she is, whether the father is a vampire, a werewolf, or someone else entirely, he knows perfectly well that being a Federal Marshal known for raising the dead and being a vampire executioner, is no way to bring up a baby. [via]More editions of Danse Macabre:
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Deepest Seaby Charles BarnitzISBN 0451455045 (0-451-45504-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deepest Sea'Book summary:Bran Snorrison, a young Irish Viking bard, journeys through the turbulence and uncertainty of his eighth-century world, as a confrontation erupts between the old magic and the rise of the new Christian religion. [via]
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Devotedby Alice Borchardt, Anne RiceISBN 0451403967 (0-451-40396-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Dhampirby Barb Hendee, J. C. HendeeISBN 0451459067 (0-451-45906-7)
Softcover, Roc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dhampir'Book summary:Paperback Publisher: New American Library (2003) Language: English [via]
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The Dreamer's Dictionaryby Stearn RobinsonISBN 0446342963 (0-446-34296-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dreamer's Dictionary'Book summary:This backlist favorite, selling over 1 million copies since its first publication, has been repackaged for a dynamic new look. The result of years of research, this easy-to-use guide tells how to distinguish the four types of dreams, identify dream symbols, and understand meanings. "Admirable".--New York Times. [via]
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Eddaby Anthony Faulkes, Snorri SturlusonISBN 0460014994 (0-460-01499-4)
Softcover, Dent
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Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Taleby Alicia FieldsISBN 0451216857 (0-451-21685-7)
Softcover, Signet Eclipse
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Tale'Book summary:Aphrodite has always been trouble. She's way too beautiful and can't resist romance-whatever the consequences. Plus, she's convinced the gorgeous Helen to elope with Paris-which has started the Trojan War.
Most people think Aphrodite should marry someone who can control her-the artistic Hephaestus would make a steady husband. But it's hot-headed, quarrelsome Ares that Aphrodite loves-and he's rushed off to the Trojan War, leaving Aphrodite with a series of troublesome lovers. What man or mortal could contend with a goddess who loves so many and causes so much trouble-and is she beautiful enough to die for? [via]More editions of Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Tale:
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Forbidden Magicby Jo BeverleyISBN 045121613X (0-451-21613-X)
Softcover, Signet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forbidden Magic'Book summary:[via]Left penniless after her parents' death, Meg Gillingham is in dire straits. Reluctantly, she turns for help to her only legacya magic statue that will grant wishes, but at a price.
Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greeceby W. H. D. RouseISBN 0451527909 (0-451-52790-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Gossamer Axeby Gael BaudinoISBN 0451450256 (0-451-45025-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Guilty Pleasuresby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0441304834 (0-441-30483-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guilty Pleasures'Book summary:Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why.
Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a 10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and alive. [via]
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0439064872 (0-439-06487-2)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:A fantastic mass market edition of the phenomenonally best-selling second Harry Potter novel, to tie in to the second Harry Potter filmHarry's second year at Hogwarts. [via]
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- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439420105 (0-439-42010-5)
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Hardcover, Arthur a Levine - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439203538 (0-439-20353-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439554896 (0-439-55489-6)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439425239 (0-439-42523-9)
Softcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439064872 (0-439-06487-2)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby Joe VauxISBN 0439451930 (0-439-45193-0)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:Harry Potter fans will love this Chamber of Secrets pop-up book with pull tabs and hinged flaps featuring full color art on every spread![via]More editions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0439136369 (0-439-13636-9)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:Harry Potter has to sneak back to Hogwarts, after accidentally inflating his horrible Aunt Petunia. But once there everyone is whispering about a prizoner who has escaped from the famous wizard prizon, Azkaban. His name is Sirius Black, and as a follower of Lord Voldemort he is determined to track Harry Potter down -- even if it means laying siege to the very walls of Hogwarts! [via]
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Hardcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 0439136350 (0-439-13635-0)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stoneby J. K. RowlingISBN 043936213X (0-439-36213-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'Book summary:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Cassette Travel Bag is a complete and unabridged reading by Stephen Fry on six cassettes, contained in a travel box. A CD travel bag is also available.
Just when it seems that there cannot possibly be another twist to the Harry Potter tale, Stephen Fry dons his haughtiest and naughtiest tones to bring Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to vibrant life on audio. Harry Potter has spent the first 10 years of his life at the mercy of the dreadful Dursleys--the aunt, uncle and fat, spoilt brat of a cousin who reluctantly gave him a home after the death of his mother and father. But on his 11th birthday Harry discovers that he is no ordinary boy, and despite the best efforts of his hideous relatives he escapes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his new life as a trainee wizard. And the rest, as they say, is history...
As Harry battles against the evils thrown in his path, Stephen Fry injects the proceedings with a wry, dry and extremely contagious humour that perfectly suits the tale, wringing out the best in Harry and his cohorts as they get to grips with their new lives at the sharp end of Hogwarts. Fry's innate upper-class drone is perfectly suited to the telling of this most magical tale, cracking into the high-pitched squawking of Hermione the swat, or the gentle tones of the firm but fair Dumbledore, or the evil sniping of slimey Snape at precisely the right moments.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fine story and much has been written about its success, but until you have heard Fry's cracking reading of this most magical of stories then you simply haven't lived. As with any audio book, this one is perfect for car journeys and an ideal way of introducing reluctant readers to the magic that is Harry Potter. (Ages 9 and over) --Susan Harrison
Running time: 8 hrs 25 mins [via]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stoneby Jill Daniels, Rodger Smith, Jill DaneilsISBN 0439294827 (0-439-29482-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone'Book summary:With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Every page literally pops out with creative 3-D engineering in full color, while pull-tabs allow readers to bring a Quidditch game to life or help Harry see his heart's desire in the Mirror of Erised. The cartoonish art is muddy and unspectacular, but fans and collectors blinded by their enthusiasm for the boy wizard may not care a bit. (Ages 4 and older) [via]
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The Hawk's Gray Featherby Patricia KennealyISBN 0451450051 (0-451-45005-1)
Hardcover, New Amer Library
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The Hawk's Gray Feather: A Book of the Keltiadby Patricia Kennealy-MorrisonISBN 0451450531 (0-451-45053-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Hex And The Cityby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441012612 (0-441-01261-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hex And The City'Book summary:[via]Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.
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Incubus Dreamsby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425198243 (0-425-19824-3)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Incubus Dreams'Book summary:As Incubus Dreams opens, Anita Blake may be America's most powerful vampire hunter and necromancer. So it's no surprise that the Regional Preternatural Crime Investigation Team seeks her assistance when a St. Louis stripper is murdered and the evidence points to unusual serial killers: a group of seven vampires. It appears a master vampire has gone rogue--and may prove too powerful for Anita Blake, even if she can gain help from not only her vampire consort, Master of the City Jean-Claude, but from the wereleopard king Micah, her other lover, and the alpha werewolf Richard, her bitter ex-lover.
It would be an exaggeration to say that Laurell K. Hamilton's Incubus Dreams (2004) is just one sex scene after another. This twelth novel in her bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series presents a wedding, a murder, and a lot of relationship angst before getting down and dirty on page 89; and the sex scenes pause on page 377 to let the mystery plot resume. The series deftly blends elements of alternate history, horror, romance, erotica, and mystery, but anyone reading Incubus Dreams for the murder plot is going to be frustrated. However, Incubus Dreams is a considerably stronger and more interesting book than its talky predecessor, Cerulean Sins, and fans will enjoy the many new developments in Anita's complicated love life. --Cynthia Ward
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With two bestselling series featuring supernatural heroines under her belt, one has to wonder if Laurell K. Hamilton is truly in touch with a world beyond ours. Hamilton spoke with Amazon.com about her work, her characters, and her plans for the future. [via]More editions of Incubus Dreams:
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The Killing Danceby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425209067 (0-425-20906-7)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Killing Dance'Book summary:Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is now herself a hunted woman. Who put the $500,000 price on her head--a man or a monster? It's not just her own skin she needs to save; the rivalry between her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Marcus, the other alpha werewolf in his pack, has come to full boil. And there's always Jean-Claude, the vampire who's been waiting for just the right moment to slip inside Anita's head and heart. Don't assume anything, though--Hamilton's probably got a few more surprises in store. [via]
King of the Witches: The World of Alex Sandersby June JohnsISBN 0432076751 (0-432-07675-1)
Hardcover, P. Davies
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Kitty And the Midnight Hourby Carrie VaughnISBN 0446616419 (0-446-61641-9)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kitty And the Midnight Hour'Book summary:Vampires. Werewolves. Talk Radio. [via]
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The Laughing Corpseby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425204669 (0-425-20466-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Laughing Corpse'Book summary:Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it. Notice to Hollywood: forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Anita Blake is the real thing. [via]
Love Undergroundby Alicia FieldsISBN 0451215826 (0-451-21582-6)
Softcover, Signet Eclipse
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The Lunatic Cafeby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425201376 (0-425-20137-6)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lunatic Cafe'Book summary:The zombie-raising business gets slow in December, so Anita Blake is starting to see some oddball cases. She's got a neatly typed list of eight missing lycanthropes given to her by Marcus, the leader of the local werewolf pack, who wants her to find them. The trouble is, Anita's occasionally furry boyfriend Richard is locked in a power struggle with Marcus. Jean-Claude, master vampire of the city and Anita's other love interest, is getting jealous as well. To top it off, Anita has to solve some horrific murders and keep her bounty-hunting friend Edward from killing Richard and Jean-Claude. Hamilton alternates between funny and fearsome in this larky series about a monster hunter with a few dark secrets. [via]
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The Mabinogionby Gwyn Jones, Thomas JonesISBN 0460000977 (0-460-00097-7)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Preface by John Updike
The 11 stories of The Mabinogion, first assembled on paper in the fourteenth century, reach far back into the earlier oral traditions of Welsh poetry.
Closely linked to the Arthurian legends--King Arthur himself is a character--they summon up a world of mystery and magic that is still evoked by the Welsh landscape they so vividly describe. Mingling fantasy with tales of chivalry, these stories not only prefigure the later medieval romances, but stand on their own as magnificent evocations of a golden age of Celtic civilization.
This translation of The Mabinogion has, since its first appearance in 1949, been recognized as a classic in its own right. It was last revised by Gwyn Jones and his wife, Mair, in 1993. [via]More editions of The Mabinogion:
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The Mabinogionby Thomas Jones, Gwyn JonesISBN 0460010972 (0-460-01097-2)
Softcover, Dent
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Preface by John Updike
The 11 stories of The Mabinogion, first assembled on paper in the fourteenth century, reach far back into the earlier oral traditions of Welsh poetry.
Closely linked to the Arthurian legends--King Arthur himself is a character--they summon up a world of mystery and magic that is still evoked by the Welsh landscape they so vividly describe. Mingling fantasy with tales of chivalry, these stories not only prefigure the later medieval romances, but stand on their own as magnificent evocations of a golden age of Celtic civilization.
This translation of The Mabinogion has, since its first appearance in 1949, been recognized as a classic in its own right. It was last revised by Gwyn Jones and his wife, Mair, in 1993. [via]More editions of The Mabinogion:
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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potterby David ColbertISBN 042519891X (0-425-19891-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter'Book summary:Anyone who has read the Harry Potter books is aware that author J.K. Rowling infuses her stories with references to mythology, literature, history, and legends. Even if you don't know exactly what a manticore or a griffin is, it's likely that many readers have at least a vague sense of the existence of these creatures in ancient lore. Inspired by Rowling's suggestion to a young fan to "go and look it up," author David Colbert did quite a bit of investigation himself. The result is the fun, entertaining, and enlightening Magical Worlds of Harry Potter.
From alchemy to hippogriffs to veela, Colbert explores the fascinating meanings between the lines and buried within the names of characters and places in all the Harry Potter books. Chapter headings include such intriguing questions as "Have Witches Always Flown on Broomsticks?" "Why Would Chocolate Help After Escaping a Dementor?" and "Are Any of the Famous Witches and Wizards Real?" A small purple tab in the margin of the first page of each chapter guides readers looking for specific subjects: Divination, Goblins, McGonogall, Owls, Voldemort, Wands, etc. Curious readers will learn the link between Hagrid's pet dog, Fluffy, and the mythological Greek sentry to Hades, Cerberus. And they'll get a taste of scholar Joseph Campbell's theories on heroism, with Harry as the hero, of course. The true magic of this book is that it will surely inspire Harry Potter fans to delve deeper into the various areas it explores. Readers will soon be clamoring for collections of Greek, Japanese, Indian, and Egyptian mythology, as well as copies of The Sword in the Stone, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Canterbury Tales, and Treasure Island, to discover the sources of their favorite Harry Potter books. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Margaret Mead: A Lifeby Jane HowardISBN 0449904970 (0-449-90497-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Margaret Mead: A Life'Book summary:Howard's definitive biography of the woman who was one of the giants of the 20th century covers Mead's professional accomplishments, three marriages, intense friendships, and groundbreaking travels. 16-page photograph insert. [via]
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Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythologyby Edward TrippISBN 0452009278 (0-452-00927-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Metamorphosesby Ovid, Horace GregoryISBN 0451527933 (0-451-52793-3)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphoses'Book summary:This collection of poetry is one of the foremost sources of tales of Roman mythology. [via]
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A Midsummer Night's Dreamby William Shakespeare, Wolfgang ClemenISBN 0451526961 (0-451-52696-1)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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- A Midsummer Night's Dream: ISBN 0451524942 (0-451-52494-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - A Midsummer Night's Dream: ISBN 0434619825 (0-434-61982-5)
Hardcover, Heinemann - A Midsummer Night's Dream: ISBN 0451521374 (0-451-52137-4)
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Moonheartby Charles De LintISBN 0441537219 (0-441-53721-9)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Mystical Tarotby Rosemary E. GurleyISBN 0451168003 (0-451-16800-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Mythologyby Edith HamiltonISBN 0446607258 (0-446-60725-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mythology'Book summary:Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with a passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. "The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like," Hamilton explains in her introduction. "They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like--a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intellectually, artistically, and politically. Nothing we learn about them is alien to ourselves." Fans of Greek mythology will find all the great stories and characters here--Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus--each discussed in generous detail by the voice of an impressively knowledgeable and engaging (with occasional lapses) narrator. This is also an excellent primer for middle- and high-school students who are studying ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Mythologyby Steele Savage, Edith HamiltonISBN 0452009855 (0-452-00985-5)
Softcover, Meridian Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mythology'Book summary:Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with a passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. "The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like," Hamilton explains in her introduction. "They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like--a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intellectually, artistically, and politically. Nothing we learn about them is alien to ourselves." Fans of Greek mythology will find all the great stories and characters here--Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus--each discussed in generous detail by the voice of an impressively knowledgeable and engaging (with occasional lapses) narrator. This is also an excellent primer for middle- and high-school students who are studying ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Nightingale's Lamentby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441011632 (0-441-01163-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nightingale's Lament'Book summary:[via]In the Nightside, the hidden heart of London where it's always 3 AM, Detective John Taylor must find an elusive singer known as The Nightingale. Her silken voice has inexplicably lured many a fan to suicide--and Taylor is determined to stop her, before the whole neighborhood falls under her trance. But to catch the swift-winged Nightingale, he'll have to hear the deadly music--and survive.
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Nightseerby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0451451430 (0-451-45143-0)
Softcover, Roc
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Obsidian Butterflyby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0441007813 (0-441-00781-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Obsidian Butterfly'Book summary:Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes.
Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought.
Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual. Plus a lot more about Edward. Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly The Laughing Corpse. --Nona Vero. [via]
Origin of Life and Deathby Ulli BeierISBN 0435900234 (0-435-90023-4)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Out of Avalon : An Anthology of Old Magic and New Mythsby Jennifer RobersonISBN 0451458311 (0-451-45831-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Overshootby Mona CleeISBN 0441005098 (0-441-00509-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Paths Not Takenby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441013198 (0-441-01319-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paths Not Taken'Book summary:[via]John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightsidethe dark heart of Londonand intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distantand probably deadlypast.
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Rome: In Spectacular Cross Sectionby Andrew Solway, Stephen BiestyISBN 0439455464 (0-439-45546-4)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rome: In Spectacular Cross Section'Book summary:Million-copy best-selling creator of the "Incredible Cross-Sections" series now brings his talent to a new challenge: Ancient Rome.[via]
"Rome in a Day" is set in 128 AD, on a festival day and follows one day in the life of a father and his 9-year-old son, Titus Cotta Maximus, as they spend a public holiday together in ancient Rome.
Spend the day with father and son as they awake and breakfast in their home; make their way down to the busy streets; follow the procession to the Temple of Jupiter; take in the game at the Colosseum; conduct some family business at the busy docks; relax at the Baths of Trajan; and watch the races at the Circus Maximus before returning home at the end of the evening. A very full day!More editions of Rome: In Spectacular Cross Section:
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The Secret History : A Novelby Donna TarttISBN 0449911519 (0-449-91151-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret History : A Novel'Book summary:"Powerful...Enthrallling...A ferociously well-paced entertainment."THE NEW YORK TIMESRichard Papen arrived at Hampden College in New England and was quickly seduced by an elite group of five students, all Greek scholars, all worldly, self-assured, and, at first glance, all highly unapproachable. As Richard is drawn into their inner circle, he learns a terrifying secret that binds them to one another...a secret about an incident in the woods in the dead of night where an ancient rite was brought to brutal life...and led to a gruesome death. And that was just the beginning...."A smart, craftsman-like, viscerally compelling novel."TIMESelected by the Book-of-the-Month ClubA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKFrom the Paperback edition. [via]
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Sharper Than a Serpent's Toothby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441013872 (0-441-01387-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Sister Of The Dead: A Novel of the Noble Deadby Barb Hendee, J. C. HendeeISBN 045146009X (0-451-46009-X)
Softcover, Roc
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Something from the Nightsideby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441010652 (0-441-01065-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Something from the Nightside'Book summary:[via]John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things. That's why he's been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines
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St. Patrick's Gargoyleby Katherine KurtzISBN 0441009050 (0-441-00905-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Stargirlby Jerry SpinelliISBN 0440416779 (0-440-41677-9)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stargirl'Book summary:"She was homeschooling gone amok." "She was an alien." "Her parents were circus acrobats." These are only a few of the theories concocted to explain Stargirl Caraway, a new 10th grader at Arizona's Mica Area High School who wears pioneer dresses and kimonos to school, strums a ukulele in the cafeteria, laughs when there are no jokes, and dances when there is no music. The whole school, not exactly a "hotbed of nonconformity," is stunned by her, including our 16-year-old narrator Leo Borlock: "She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl."
In time, incredulity gives way to out-and-out adoration as the student body finds itself helpless to resist Stargirl's wide-eyed charm, pure-spirited friendliness, and penchant for celebrating the achievements of others. In the ultimate high school symbol of acceptance, she is even recruited as a cheerleader. Popularity, of course, is a fragile and fleeting state, and bit by bit, Mica sours on their new idol. Why is Stargirl showing up at the funerals of strangers? Worse, why does she cheer for the opposing basketball teams? The growing hostility comes to a head when she is verbally flogged by resentful students on Leo's televised Hot Seat show in an episode that is too terrible to air. While the playful, chin-held-high Stargirl seems impervious to the shunning that ensues, Leo, who is in the throes of first love (and therefore scornfully deemed "Starboy"), is not made of such strong stuff: "I became angry. I resented having to choose. I refused to choose. I imagined my life without her and without them, and I didn't like it either way."
Jerry Spinelli, author of Newbery Medalist Maniac Magee, Newbery Honor Book Wringer, and many other excellent books for teens, elegantly and accurately captures the collective, not-always-pretty emotions of a high school microcosm in which individuality is pitted against conformity. Spinelli's Stargirl is a supernatural teen character--absolutely egoless, altruistic, in touch with life's primitive rhythms, meditative, untouched by popular culture, and supremely self-confident. It is the sensitive Leo whom readers will relate to as he grapples with who she is, who he is, who they are together as Stargirl and Starboy, and indeed, what it means to be a human being on a planet that is rich with wonders. (Ages 10 to 14) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Stolenby Kelley ArmstrongISBN 0452285933 (0-452-28593-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stolen'Book summary:It was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrongs debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful womanand the only living female werewolf.
In Stolen, on a mission for her own elite pack, she is lured into the net of ruthless Internet billionaire Tyrone Winsloe, who has funded a bogus scientific investigation of the "other races" and their supernatural powers. Kidnapped and studied in his underground lab deep in the Maine woods, these paranormalswitches, vampires, shamans, werewolvesare then released and hunted to the death in a real-world video game. But when Winsloe captures Elena, he finally meets his match. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Lao Tzu, Lynn, Richard John (AFT), R. B. BlakneyISBN 0451530403 (0-451-53040-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The essential, classic text of Taoism.[via]
These 81 poems comprise an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have profoundly influenced the sacred scriptures of many religions.More editions of Tao Te Ching:
The Temple and the Stoneby Katherine Kurtz, Deborah Turner HarrisISBN 0446607231 (0-446-60723-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Thief of Livesby Barb Hendee, J. C. HendeeISBN 0451459539 (0-451-45953-9)
Softcover, Roc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thief of Lives'Book summary:On the heels of DHAMPIR, Barb and J.C. Hendee's acclaimed Fantasy debut, comes THIEF OF LIVES, the new novel featuring Magiere and Leesil, Slayers of the Undead....
Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska now vampire-free, thanks to her and her half-elf partner, Leesil she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern.
But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep... and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use an infusion of cash, Bela's town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past and ignore her half-vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny before more innocent lives are claimed by darkness. [via]
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Traitor to the Bloodby Barb Hendee, J. C. HendeeISBN 0451460901 (0-451-46090-1)
Softcover, Roc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Traitor to the Blood'Book summary:The national bestselling Noble Dead Saga continues as Magiere the dhampir and Leesil the half-elf embark on a quest to uncover the secrets of their mysterious origins-and for those responsible for orchestrating the events that brought them together. [via]
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The Way of Life : Tao Te Chingby Lao TzuISBN 0451626745 (0-451-62674-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way of Life : Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Tao Te Ching: The Way of Life A new translation of the Tao Te Ching, by R.B. Blakney Softcover book published by Mentor Books, copyright (renewed) 1983, 21st printing [via]
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The Way of Life : Tao Te Ching: the Classic Translationby Lao Tzu, R. B. BlakneyISBN 0451527941 (0-451-52794-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Weirdstone of Brisingamenby Alan GarnerISBN 0441879357 (0-441-87935-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Witches All: A Treasury from past Editions of the Witches' Almanacby John Wilcock, Elizabeth PepperISBN 0448143496 (0-448-14349-6)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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Your Past Lives : A Reincarnation Handbookby Michael TalbotISBN 0449216799 (0-449-21679-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Your Past Lives : A Reincarnation Handbook'Book summary:A person in touch with his or her past lives has discovered one of life's most profoundly rewarding experiences. Contrary to popular belief, the ability to recall past lives does not require special powers or supernatural gifts. As this invaluable book shows, almost anyone with desire and determination can learn to summon memories from previous incarnations.
This step-by-step guide will teach you how to open this illuminating window from your past: who you were, when you lived, whom you loved -- and what role it all plays in your present life.
You will learn how to call up past-life recollections in meditative states, normal waking states, and in dreams, and how to recognize past-life dreams you may already be having. With such tools as the Resonance Method, the Christos Technique, self-hypnosis and guided meditations, you will soon enter an extraordinary dimension -- a world of endless, fascinating yesterdays and enlightened new tomorrows.
"An explicit, step-by-step buide for remembering and exploring past lives . . . Will fascinate."
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