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The Absolute Sandmanby Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee, Neil Gaiman, Sam KiethISBN 1401210821 (1-4012-1082-1)
Hardcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Absolute Sandman'Book summary:THE SANDMAN, written by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s. A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, THE SANDMAN is also widely considered one of the most original and artistically ambitious series of the modern age. By the time it concluded in 1996, it had made significant contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books and become a pop culture phenomenon in its own right.
Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format. The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 1 collects issues 1-20 of The Sandman and features completely new coloring, approved by the author, on the first 18 issues, as well as a host of never-before-seen extra material, including the complete original Sandman Proposal, a gallery of character designs from Gaiman and the artists who originated the look of the Sandman, and the original script to the World Fantasy Award-winning THE SANDMAN #19, "A Midsummer Nights Dream," together with reproductions of the issues original pencils by Charles Vess. Also included are a new introduction by DCs president Paul Levitz and a new afterword by Gaiman. [via]
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American Godsby Neil GaimanISBN 0931771021 (0-931771-02-1)
Softcover, Hill House, Publishers
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The Art of Storytellingby Nancy MellonISBN 0938756664 (0-938756-66-4)
Softcover, Yellow Moon Pr
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Awakening the Hidden Storyteller : How to Build a Storytelling Tradition in Your Familyby Robin MooreISBN 0877735999 (0-87773-599-9)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family Stories Shape Usby Elizabeth StoneISBN 0812912551 (0-8129-1255-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Celtic Fairy Talesby Joseph JacobsISBN 1421818833 (1-4218-1883-3)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Celtic Fairy Tales 1892by Joseph Jacobs, John D. BattenISBN 0766157849 (0-7661-5784-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celtic Fairy Tales 1892'Book summary:Our book contains Volumes 1 and 2 of the original work. The superiority of Celtic folktales is due as much to the conditions under which they have been collected, as to any innate superiority of the folk imagination. The Celtic folktales were collected while the practice of story telling was still in full vigor, though there were every signs that its term of life was already numbered. Nowhere else was there so large and consistent a body of oral tradition about the national and mythical heroes as amongst the Gaels. Jacobs endeavored to include the best and most typical stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic folktale, Campbell, Kennedy, Hyde and Curtin, and to these he added the best tales scattered elsewhere. Handsomely illustrated. [via]
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Chapman's Homer: The Odysseyby Homer, Allardyce Nicoll, George ChapmanISBN 0691048916 (0-691-04891-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chapman's Homer: The Odyssey'Book summary:George Chapman's translations of Homer are among the most famous in the English language. Keats immortalized the work of the Renaissance dramatist and poet in the sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer." Swinburne praised the translations for their "romantic and sometimes barbaric grandeur," their "freshness, strength, and inextinguishable fire." The great critic George Saintsbury (1845-1933) wrote: "For more than two centuries they were the resort of all who, unable to read Greek, wished to know what Greek was. Chapman is far nearer Homer than any modern translator in any modern language." This volume presents the original text of Chapman's translation of the Odyssey (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. The editor, Allardyce Nicoll, provides an introduction, textual notes, a glossary, and a commentary. Garry Wills's preface to the Odyssey explores how Chapman's less strained meter lets him achieve more delicate poetic effects as compared to the Iliad. Wills also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the Odyssey.
[via]Oft of one wide expanse had I been told
That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne;
Yet did I never breathe its pure serene
Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold.
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The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One's True Formby Martin PrechtelISBN 1556436009 (1-55643-600-9)
Softcover, North Atlantic Books
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The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: Ecstacy and Timeby Martin PrechtelISBN 0938756605 (0-938756-60-5)
Softcover, Yellow Moon Pr
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Early Irish Myths and Sagasby Jeffrey GantzISBN 0880290382 (0-88029-038-2)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Early Irish Myths and Sagas'Book summary:First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' a tale of treachery, honour and romance these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce. [via]
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Every Child a Storyteller: A Handbook of Ideasby Harriet R. Kinghorn, Mary Helen PeltonISBN 0872878686 (0-87287-868-6)
Softcover, Libraries Unltd Inc
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A Game of Youby Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan, Dick Giordano, Shawn MacManusISBN 1563890895 (1-56389-089-5)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Game of You'Book summary:You may have heard somewhere that Neil Gaiman's Sandman series consisted of cool, hip, edgy, smart comic books. And you may have thought, "What the hell does that mean?" Enter A Game of You to confound the issue even more, while at the same time standing as a fine example of such a description. This is not an easy book. The characters are dense and unique, while their observations are, as always with Gaiman, refreshingly familiar. Then there's the plot, which grinds along like a coffee mill, in the process breaking down the two worlds of this series, that of the dream and that of the dreamer. Gaiman pushes these worlds to their very extremes--one is a fantasy world with talking animals, a missing princess, and a mysterious villain called the Cuckoo; the other is an urban microcosm inhabited by a drag queen, a punk lesbian couple, and a New York doll named Barbie. In almost every way this book sits at 180 degrees from the earlier four volumes of the Sandman series--although the less it seems to belong to the series, the more it shows its heart. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural Historyby John R. HallISBN 076580588X (0-7658-0588-X)
Softcover, Transaction Pub
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Encyclopdia Britannica, inc., Robert Maynard HutchinsISBN 0852291639 (0-85229-163-9)
Hardcover, Encyclopdia Britannica
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'Book summary:The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
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Homer's The Odyssey: A Play with Musicby Elliot Sokolov, Amie Brockway-Henson, Richard HensonISBN 0871298619 (0-87129-861-9)
Softcover, Dramatic Pub
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Inkheartby Cornelia Funke, Anthea BellISBN 0786280417 (0-7862-8041-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Inkheart'Book summary:Some books are destined to be lifelong treasured possessions. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, the bestselling German author of The Thief Lord, could easily lay claim to being such a book. It is a meaty, magical adventure that oozes a passion for books and the awesome power of words on a page, written by an author who clearly adores stories. Every chapter is introduced by tempting quotations from classic novels that whet your appetite for more and help underline the terrific heritage of children's literature that Inkheart is added to.
Meggie is the daughter of a revered bookbinder called Mo whose peaceful existence is one night shattered by the arrival of Dustfinger--a shadowy man with a mysterious link to Mo's past. Mo and Meggie are soon on the move, running from something that threatens everything they hold dear. But the past inevitably catches up with them and Mo is forced to reveal to his daughter for the first time his terrible secret. He has the ability, or curse, to breathe life into any story he reads and make the characters come alive. Just such a character, the sinister Capricorn, is after Mo to ensure that he stays alive and is never returned to the pages from which he was sprung. And, of course, he'll stop at nothing to guarantee success.
Inkheart is a treat and echoes of its many colourful characters, nail-biting drama and unrelenting invention will stay with the reader for a long time. It's also a novel for people who really love books. (Recommended for ages 10 and over.) --John McLay [via]
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Knots on a Counting Ropeby John Archambault, Bill Martin, Ted RandISBN 0805054790 (0-8050-5479-0)
Softcover, Owlet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knots on a Counting Rope'Book summary:In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boys emerging confidence in facing his blindness.[via]More editions of Knots on a Counting Rope:
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The Metamorphoses of Ovidby David R. Slavitt, OvidISBN 0801847982 (0-8018-4798-2)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphoses of Ovid'Book summary:First published in 8 A.D. when he was 52, Ovid's epic poem contains profoundly entertaining tales of Adonis, Midas, Apollo, Icarus, and many others. (Poetry) [via]
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid: An English Versionby Publius Ovidius NasoISBN 0865470197 (0-86547-019-7)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphoses of Ovid: An English Version'Book summary:[via]Ovid is a poet to enjoy, declares William S. Anderson in his introduction to this textbook. And Andersons skillful introduction and enlightening textual commentary will indeed make it a joy to use.
In these books Ovid begins to leave the conflict between men and the gods to concentrate on the relations among human beings. Subjects of the stories include Arachne and Niobe; Tereus, Procne, and Philomela; Medea and Jason; Orpheus and Eurydice; and many others, familiar and unfamiliar. For students of Latin-and teachers, too-they provide an interesting experience.
In his introduction the editor discusses Ovids career, the reputation of the Metamorphoses during Ovids time and after, and the various manuscripts that exist or have been known to exist. He describes the general plan of the poem, its main theme, and the problem of its tone. Technical matters, such as style and meter, are also considered. In notes the editor summarizes the story being told before proceeding to the line-by-line textual comments.
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The Odysseyby HomerISBN 1416500367 (1-4165-0036-7)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:Odyssey which in Greek literally means "the tale of Odysseus," has becomes synonymous with a great journey. "The Odyssey" follows Homer's "The Iliad" where we find all the surviving warriors of the great Trojan War have returned home except for Odysseus, who has been detained by the nymph Calypso for her sexual pleasure. Odysseus however wishes to return to his family and loved ones who await his return at home. The Gods send the fleet-footed Hermes to order Calypso to free him and in doing so Odysseus begins his journey. Along the way Odysseus must overcome many obstacles and battle mythical creatures. Contained in this volume is the prose translation of Samuel Butcher and Andrew Lang. [via]
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 1420922424 (1-4209-2242-4)
Softcover, Digireads.Com - The Odyssey: ISBN 0715629581 (0-7156-2958-1)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0801882672 (0-8018-8267-2)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr - The Odyssey: ISBN 0872204847 (0-87220-484-7)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0872204855 (0-87220-485-5)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - The Odyssey: ISBN 0713904550 (0-7139-0455-0)
Hardcover, Allen Lane - The Odyssey: ISBN 1416500367 (1-4165-0036-7)
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 1420922424 (1-4209-2242-4)
The Odysseyby Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 1562884336 (1-56288-433-6)
Hardcover, Checkerboard Pr Inc
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The Odysseyby Richard P. Martin, HomerISBN 0801868548 (0-8018-6854-8)
Hardcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:"Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place:
when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom
and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea,
only this man longed for his wife and a way home."
Homer's Odyssey, at once an exciting epic of strife and subterfuge and a deeply felt tale of love and devotion, stands at the very beginning of the Western literary tradition. From ancient Greece to the present day its influence on later literature has been unsurpassed, and for centuries translators have approached the meter, tone, and pace of Homer's poetry with a variety of strategies. Chapman and Pope paid keen attention to color, drama, and vivacity of style, rendering the Greek verse loosely and inventively. In the twentieth century, translators such as Lattimore kept rigorously close to the sense of each word in the original; others, including Fitzgerald and Fagles, have departed further from the language of the original, employing their own inventive modern style.
Poet and translator Edward McCrorie now opens new territory in this striking rendition, which captures the spare, powerful tone of Homer's epic while engaging contemporary readers with its brisk pace, idiomatic language, and lively characterization. McCrorie closely reproduces the Greek metrical patterns and employs a diction and syntax that reflects the plain, at times stark, quality of Homer's lines, rather than later English poetic styles. Avoiding both the stiffness of word-for-word literalism and the exaggeration and distortion of free adaptation, this translation dramatically evokes the ancient sound and sense of the poem. McCrorie's is truly an Odyssey for the twenty-first century.
To accompany this innovative translation, noted classical scholar Richard Martin has written an accessible and wide-ranging introduction explaining the historical and literary context of the Odyssey, its theological and cultural underpinnings, Homer's poetic strategies and narrative techniques, and his cast of characters. In addition, Martin provides detailed notesfar more extensive than those in other editionsaddressing key themes and concepts; the histories of persons, gods, events, and myths; literary motifs and devices; and plot development. Also included is a pronunciation glossary and character index.
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The Odyssey of Homerby HomerISBN 0835902323 (0-8359-0232-3)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey of Homer'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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Old Peter's Russian Talesby Arthur RansomeISBN 155742456X (1-55742-456-X)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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Ovid's Metamorphosesby Ovid, William S. AndersonISBN 0806114568 (0-8061-1456-8)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ovid's Metamorphoses'Book summary:One of the most influential and popular works in all literature, Ovids Metamorphoses is a weaving-together of classical myths, extending in time from the creation of the world to the death of Julius Caesar. This volume provides the Latin text of the first five books of the poem and the most detailed commentary available in English for these books.[via]In his introduction to the volume, editor William S. Anderson provides essential background information, discussing Ovids life, the reception of the Metamorphoses during Ovids day and after, and the poems central issues. The Latin text of the five books is Andersons own edition, based on years of study of the surviving manuscripts. In the extensive notes that follow the text, Anderson offers both useful summaries of the stories and detailed line-by-line comments.
Unlike other epic poems, which concern wars and heroism, the Metamorphoses centers on ordinary human beings, women as well as men, who live in a world of continuous change. The first five books, which include such well-known stories as Apollo and Daphane, Diana and Actaeon, and Narcissus and Echo, deal especially with the relationship between human beings and the gods. Arrogant and lustful, but all-powerful, the gods of Ovids universe selfishly pursue their own pleasures, frequently at the expense of their human targets. Yet these gods escape unscathed, while the humans, unjustly, are punished. Helpless to defend themselves, they are changed into animal or nonhuman forms.
A resource for students and scholars of Latin, this volume enhances understanding and enjoyment of Ovids changeable poem about our changeable existence.
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Softcover, Paul Dry Books Inc - Ovid's Metamorphoses: ISBN 0882142178 (0-88214-217-8)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group - Ovid's Metamorphoses: ISBN 0806114568 (0-8061-1456-8)
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- Ovid's Metamorphoses: ISBN 0806128941 (0-8061-2894-1)
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Ovid's Metamorphosesby Arthur GoldingISBN 0801870607 (0-8018-7060-7)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ovid's Metamorphoses'Book summary:This landmark translation of Ovid was acclaimed by Ezra Pound as "the most beautiful book in the language (my opinion and I suspect it was Shakespeare's)". Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends in which men and women are transformedoften by loveinto flowers, trees, stones, and stars. Golding's robustly vernacular version was the first major English translation and decisively influenced Shakespeare, Spenser, and the character of English Renaissance writing.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses: Books 1-5by Ovid, William S. AndersonISBN 0806128453 (0-8061-2845-3)
Hardcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologized, and Represented in Figuresby Ovid, George SandysISBN 0803207182 (0-8032-0718-2)
Hardcover, University of Nebraska Press
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Painting and Performance: Chinese Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesisby Victor H. MairISBN 0824819152 (0-8248-1915-2)
Softcover, Univ of Hawaii Pr
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The Power of Personal Storytelling: Spinning Tales to Connect With Othersby Jack MaguireISBN 0874779308 (0-87477-930-8)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Personal Storytelling: Spinning Tales to Connect With Others'Book summary:You're stuck in an endless, dull conversation. As the speaker drones on, your mind wanders, until you hear the words, "I remember once when I was.." Your ears perk up. You become engrossed. An anecdote unfolds, and suddenly, the speaker is alive and excited and you know just what he means. He has used the age-old technique of storytelling to powerfully get his point across, capturing your attention through a well-told narrative of personal experience that invited you to relate to his message on an intimate level. In The Power of Personal Storytelling, professional storyteller Jack Maguire explains how to mine your memories to communicate more effectively, enhance personal and professional relationships, and understand yourself better so that you can better understand others. Step by step, he illustrates how shaping and expressing true stories about our lives and those of the people we've known can: * connect us more vitally with others; * develop our creativity; * strengthen our humor, courage, and confidence; and * render our lives more memorable. Whether you're a teacher or a salesman, a minister or a parent, personal storytelling can help improve the key relationships in your life while investing your memories with more meaning.[via]More editions of The Power of Personal Storytelling: Spinning Tales to Connect With Others:
Roots of Survival: Native American Storytelling and the Sacredby Joseph BruchacISBN 1555911455 (1-55591-145-5)
Hardcover, Fulcrum Pub
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Sandman 3: Dream Countryby Neil GaimanISBN 141768612X (1-4176-8612-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sandman 3: Dream Country'Book summary:The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Sandman 4: Season of Mistsby Neil GaimanISBN 1417686138 (1-4176-8613-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sandman 4: Season of Mists'Book summary:In many ways, Season of Mists is the pinnacle of the Sandman experience. After a brief intermission of four short stories (collected as Dream Country) Gaiman continued the story of the Dream King that he began in the first two volumes. Here in volume 4, we find out about the rest of Dream's Endless family (Desire, Despair, Destiny, Delirium, Death, and a seventh missing sibling). We find out the story behind Nada, Dream's first love, whom we met only in passing during Dream's visit to hell in the first book. When Dream goes back to hell to resolve unfinished business with Nada, he finds her missing along with all of the other dead souls. The answer to this mystery lies in Lucifer's most uncharacteristic decision--a delicious surprise.
There is something grandiose about this story, in which each chapter ends with such suspense and drive to read the next. This book is best summed up by a toast taken from the second chapter: "To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due." --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Sandman 5: A Game of Youby Neil GaimanISBN 1417686146 (1-4176-8614-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sandman 5: A Game of You'Book summary:You may have heard somewhere that Neil Gaiman's Sandman series consisted of cool, hip, edgy, smart comic books. And you may have thought, "What the hell does that mean?" Enter A Game of You to confound the issue even more, while at the same time standing as a fine example of such a description. This is not an easy book. The characters are dense and unique, while their observations are, as always with Gaiman, refreshingly familiar. Then there's the plot, which grinds along like a coffee mill, in the process breaking down the two worlds of this series, that of the dream and that of the dreamer. Gaiman pushes these worlds to their very extremes--one is a fantasy world with talking animals, a missing princess, and a mysterious villain called the Cuckoo; the other is an urban microcosm inhabited by a drag queen, a punk lesbian couple, and a New York doll named Barbie. In almost every way this book sits at 180 degrees from the earlier four volumes of the Sandman series--although the less it seems to belong to the series, the more it shows its heart. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Sandman 8: World's Endby Neil GaimanISBN 1417686170 (1-4176-8617-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sandman 8: World's End'Book summary:When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horrible snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, the only place they can find shelter is a mysterious little inn called World's End. Here they wait out the storm and listen to stories from the many travelers also stuck at this tavern. These tales exemplify Neil Gaiman's gift for storytelling--and his love for the very telling of them. This volume has almost nothing to do with the larger story of the Sandman, except for a brief foreshadowing nod. It's a nice companion to the best Sandman short story collection, Dream Country, (and it's much better than the hodgepodge Fables and Reflections). World's End works best as a collection--it's a story about a story about stories--all wrapped up in a structure that's clever without being cute, and which features an ending nothing short of spectacular. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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The Sandman : Dream Countryby Neil Gaiman, Michael Hill, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen DoranISBN 156389016X (1-56389-016-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sandman : Dream Country'Book summary:The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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The Sandman Libraryby Neil Gaiman, Kelley JonesISBN 1563890410 (1-56389-041-0)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sandman Library'Book summary:One might think that the climax of the 10-volume Sandman series would come in the last book, or even the second to last. But indeed the heart and soul of Neil Gaiman's magnum opus lies here in Brief Lives. It could be because one of the most central mysteries--that of the Sandman's missing brother--is revealed here (in fact, the plot of this volume is the search for this member of the Endless). It could be because everything that comes after this volume, however surprising or unexpected, is inevitable. But it's more because this is a story about mortality and loss, the difficulty of change, the purpose of remembering, the purpose of forgetting, and the importance of humanity. If you have wanted to find out what all the good buzz on this great comic book series is about and haven't read any Gaiman before, don't be turned off by this volume's pivotal position in the larger story of the Sandman series. This book might actually operate better as a stand-alone story, in that its depth and compassion are more condensed, pure, and brief. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Softcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563890356 (1-56389-035-6)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563890933 (1-56389-093-3)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563891379 (1-56389-137-9)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563891700 (1-56389-170-0)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563892049 (1-56389-204-9)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563892251 (1-56389-225-1)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 156389226X (1-56389-226-X)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563892278 (1-56389-227-8)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563892871 (1-56389-287-1)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 0930289595 (0-930289-59-5)
Softcover, Dc Comics - The Sandman Library: ISBN 1563890410 (1-56389-041-0)
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The Sandman: The Wakeby Neil GaimanISBN 1417686197 (1-4176-8619-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Shadow Spinnerby Susan FletcherISBN 0689830513 (0-689-83051-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadow Spinner'Book summary:Marjan, a crippled serving girl, has told Shahrazad -- the Arabian Nights heroine who, after nearly a thousand nights, is running out of stories -- a new tale, which turns out to be incomplete. In an adventure equal to any a storyteller might relate, Marjan faces the intrigues of the harem, the dangers of the streets, and the anger of the Sultan himself to find the needed ending. With its carefully researched Persian background and its wonderful sense of people and place this story gives vibrant life to a different culture and new excitement to an old tale. [via]
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Shake-It-Up Tales!: Stories to Sing, Dance, Drum, and Act Outby Wajuppa Tossa, Margaret Read MacDonald, Jen Whitman, Nat WhitmanISBN 0874835704 (0-87483-570-4)
Softcover, August House Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shake-It-Up Tales!: Stories to Sing, Dance, Drum, and Act Out'Book summary:As any good storyteller knows, audience participation often makes the difference between a so-so story and a terrific tale. Here, veteran performer Margaret Read MacDonald shares her experience in this collection of multicultural stories that involve plenty of audience involvement. You'll find riddle stories, improvisational stories, singing tales, tandem tales, and much more. [via]
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Shakespeare's Ovid: Being Arthur Golding's Translation of the Metamorphosesby Ovid, Arthur Golding, W.H.D. RouseISBN 0809300621 (0-8093-0062-1)
Hardcover, Southern Illinois University Press
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The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytellingby Annette SimmonsISBN 0738206717 (0-7382-0671-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Story Girlby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1406821799 (1-4068-2179-9)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story Girl'Book summary:The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Storytellers; Orphans; Cousins; Prince Edward Island; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / General; [via]
The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible: Acts of the Apostlesby Dennis E. Smith, Michael E. WilliamsISBN 0687082498 (0-687-08249-8)
Hardcover, Abingdon Pr
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The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible: Old Testament Womenby Michael E. WilliamsISBN 0687396743 (0-687-39674-3)
Hardcover, Abingdon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible: Old Testament Women'Book summary:Volume 4 begins a topical approach in the Storyteller's Companion series. Old Testament Women mines the narratives of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Dinah, Tamar, Rahab, Deborah, Jephthah's daughter, Hannah, Bathsheba, Esther, and other named and unnamed women. [via]
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The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible: The Prophets Iby Michael E. WilliamsISBN 068700120X (0-687-00120-X)
Hardcover, Abingdon Pr
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The Storyteller's Guide: Storytellers Share Advice for the Classroom, Boardroom, Showroom, Podium, Pulpit and Central Stageby David Holt, William MooneyISBN 0874834821 (0-87483-482-1)
Softcover, August House Pub Inc
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The Storyteller's Start-Up Book: Finding, Learning, Performing, and Using Folktales Including Twelve Tellable Talesby Margaret Read MacDonaldISBN 0874833051 (0-87483-305-1)
Softcover, August House Pub Inc
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Storytellersby John A. BurrisonISBN 0820312673 (0-8203-1267-3)
Softcover, Univ of Georgia Pr
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Storytelling: Art and Techniqueby Augusta Baker, Ellin GreeneISBN 0835234584 (0-8352-3458-4)
Hardcover, Libraries Unltd Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Storytelling: Art and Technique'Book summary:Join the countless professionals who have benefited from the best how to storytelling guide available today. Storytelling: Art and Technique is a proven handbook and selection tool that shows you how to select, prepare, and tell stories to and for children aged 3 to 13. Ideal for both beginning and experienced storytellers working in public or school library settings, this useful volume reveals the storyteller's artfrom planning through performance.
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Storytelling In Organizations: Why Storytelling Is Transforming 21st Century Organizations and Managementby Laurence Prusak, Stephen Denning, Katalina GrohISBN 0750678208 (0-7506-7820-8)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Super Simple Storytelling: A Can-Do Guide for Every Classroom, Every Dayby Kendall HavenISBN 1563086816 (1-56308-681-6)
Softcover, Teacher Ideas Pr
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The Tidewater Talesby John BarthISBN 080185556X (0-8018-5556-X)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tidewater Tales'Book summary:"Tell me a story..." Katherine Shorter Sherritt Sagamore, 8 1/2 months pregnant, is a blue-blooded library scientist and founding mother of the American Society for the Preservation of Storytelling. Her husband Peter, 8 1/2 months nervous, is a blue-collar storyteller with a penchant for brevity. Sailing in the Chesapeake Bay, they tell each other tales to break the writer's block handed Peter by his Muse, to ease the weight of Katherine's pregnancy, to entertain, and to enlighten. Along with their stories, we learn of the Bay itselfpast and present. The beloved Chesapeake, where young Peter once indulged his Huck Finn fantasy, is in danger of becoming what he dubs a moral cesspool; where nature is in a losing struggle with man; where the hallowed Deniston School for Girls is being pressured by the CIA to sell land to the Soviet embassy; and where the old Sagamore homestead might or might not be the newest espionage station on the shoreline.
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Touch Magicby Jane YolenISBN 0874835917 (0-87483-591-7)
Softcover, August House Pub Inc
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The Wake Bk. Xby Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan, Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth, Mikal GilmoreISBN 1563892790 (1-56389-279-0)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wake Bk. X'Book summary:This is the conclusion to the much talked about Sandman series. It may be best to start your Sandman acquaintance with earlier episodes, but The Wake stands as one of Neil Gaiman's strongest and most consistent Sandman volumes to date. [via]
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Wake Me Up When the Data Is over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Resultsby Not AvailableISBN 0787982709 (0-7879-8270-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Wonder Tales from Around the Worldby Heather Forest, David BostonISBN 0874834228 (0-87483-422-8)
Softcover, August House Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wonder Tales from Around the World'Book summary:Traditional stories endure generation after generation because although they are not literal they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that sometimes common sense makes no sense at all. [via]
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The World of Storytellingby Anne PellowskiISBN 0824207882 (0-8242-0788-2)
Hardcover, Hw Wilson Co
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World's Endby Neil Gaiman, Bob Kahan, D. Giordana, V. Locke, Dave McKeanISBN 1563891719 (1-56389-171-9)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'World's End'Book summary:When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horrible snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, the only place they can find shelter is a mysterious little inn called World's End. Here they wait out the storm and listen to stories from the many travelers also stuck at this tavern. These tales exemplify Neil Gaiman's gift for storytelling--and his love for the very telling of them. This volume has almost nothing to do with the larger story of the Sandman, except for a brief foreshadowing nod. It's a nice companion to the best Sandman short story collection, Dream Country, (and it's much better than the hodgepodge Fables and Reflections). World's End works best as a collection--it's a story about a story about stories--all wrapped up in a structure that's clever without being cute, and which features an ending nothing short of spectacular. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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