Folklore & Mythology
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Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai
$16.95 Read moreThe member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attach with the… [more below]
- Author: Mitford, A. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 293
- Publish Date: March 24 2005
- ISBN10: 0486440621
- Language: English
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Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables
$20.99 Add to cartDespite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop’s Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned f
- Author: Wimpenny, Jo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1472966929
- Language: English
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Mountain of Fire: Into the Heart of Volcanoes
$29.95 Read moreTake a trip around the world (and beyond) to discover the science, myths and stories behind iconic volcanoes.
Krakatoa. Kilimanjaro. Vesuvius. The destructive power of volcanoes has claimed more than
- Author: Roberge, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1459835069
- Language: English
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Celtic Myth & Magick: Harness the Power of the Gods & Goddesses
$29.99 Add to cartTap into the mythic power of the Celtic goddesses, gods, heroes, and heroines to aid your spiritual quests and magickal goals.
Human and divine energies complement each other; when joined, they become
- Series: Llewellyn’s World Religion & Magick
- Author: McCoy, Edain
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 08 2002
- ISBN10: 1567186610
- Language: English
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The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas
$16.99 Add to cartBatchelder Award Honor Book
School Library Journal Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
Booklist Editors’ Choice
Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the … [more below]- Author: Esperon, Maria Garcia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1646141512
- Language: English
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American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends
$10.00 Add to cartWhether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled. — The Reading Room
This accessible and affordable volu… [more below]- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Zitkala-Sa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 20 2014
- ISBN10: 0486780430
- Language: English
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Queen of the Hillbillies: The Writings of May Kennedy McCord
$24.95 Read moreMay Kennedy McCord, lovingly nicknamed “First Lady of the Ozarks” and “Queen of the Hillbillies,” spent half a century sharing the history, songs, and stories of her native Ozarks through newspaper co
- Series: Chronicles of the Ozarks
- Author: McCord, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: April 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1682261999
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Kraken
$31.32 Read moreThink you know all about the kraken? Think again! This tentacled cryptid has a secret life that may surprise you. Where do krakens call home? Do the big underwater beasts really use barf as bait? Unco… [more below]
- Series: The Secret Lives of Cryptids
- Author: Harper, Benjamin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669004112
- Language: English
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Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves
$19.95 Read moreAn entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world.
From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid
- Author: Chainey, Dee Dee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1849946876
- Language: English
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Japanese Tales
$23.00 Add to cartTwo hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan–tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and dem… [more below]
- Series: Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
- Author: Tyler, Royall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 13 2002
- ISBN10: 0375714510
- Language: English
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
$18.00 Add to cartGathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagin… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Yeats, William Butler
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0812968557
- Language: English
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Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World
$18.00 Add to cartAn eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview–now in paperback.
This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monste… [more below]- Author: Flight, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147743
- Language: English
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The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion
$16.95 Add to cartIn these pages, beloved mythologist Joseph Campbell explores the Space Age. He posits that the newly discovered laws of outer space are actually within us as well, and that a new mythology is implicit… [more below]
- Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
- Author: Campbell, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 1608681106
- Language: English
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Floriography: The Myths, Magic and Language of Flowers
$19.99 Add to cartFlowers can talk. Red roses say ‘I love you’, white lilies offer condolence and poppies invite us to remember. For thousands of years, humans have used flowers as a language, a short-hand for emotions… [more below]
- Author: Coulthard, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1787135314
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Level 4 Greek Myths
$4.99 Read moreAncient myths of heroes and monsters! Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the exciting stories of the ancient Greek go- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0744072352
- Language: English
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Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods
$16.95 Read moreExplore the folklore of the trickster, villain, and rescuer known as Baba Yaga in a new light.
“With Becoming Baba Yaga, Kris Spisak presents a robust work of scholarship. Baba Yaga is a wily shapesh- Author: Spisak, Kris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1642970514
- Language: English
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Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory
$32.00 Add to cartProfound inner wisdom for courageous action–from the author of See No Stranger and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, a “prophetic voice for our generation” (America Ferrera)
How do we find t- Series: The Revolutionary Love Project
- Author: Kaur, Valarie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0593448448
- Language: English
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Diosas Y Hero?nas (Goddesses and Heroines)
$21.99 Add to cartAdéntrate en el mundo mágico de la mitologÃa y conoce la historia de las diosas y mujeres más poderosas de todos los tiempos: desde sirenas y hadas hasta aguerridas guerreras y divinidades de la … [more below]
- Series: Ancient Myths
- Author: Menzies, Jean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0744094097
- Language: Spanish
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Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi
$16.95 Add to cartA complete guide to the theory, practice, and history of Mazdan magic, the first organized system of magic
– Provides a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation centered on exercises keyed- Author: Flowers, Stephen E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1620556448
- Language: English
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Poems for Tortured Souls
$15.99 Add to cartSoothe your spirit with this emotional, romantic, must-have collection, an homage to some of the poets and writers who have inspired Taylor Swift.
This collection of timeless poems is a beautiful int- Author: Ison, Liz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0316584142
- Language: English
