Folklore & Mythology
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Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization
$28.00 Add to cartWhat secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found–until now.
Graham- Author: Hancock, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: October 28 2003
- ISBN10: 1400049512
- Language: English
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Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley
$23.99 Add to cartLocal storyteller Jonathan Kruk shares the mysterious lore of the Hudson Valley, best known among them Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Ho
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Kruk, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: July 21 2011
- ISBN10: 1596297980
- Language: English
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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
$19.95 Add to cartThe fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life–and even invented real automated machines
The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant cal- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0691202265
- Language: English
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Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
$25.00 Add to cartGonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels–Hell’s Angels, that is–in this short work of nonfiction.
“California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Thompson, Hunter S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 07, 1999
- ISBN10: 067960331X
- Language: English
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Greek Mythology for Kids: Legendary Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Mythological Creatures
$14.99 Add to cartExperience adventure and enchantment with Greek mythology for kids 8 to 12
Greek mythology continues to capture our imaginations with its tales of epic battles and star-crossed love. Whether you’re fig
- Author: Hamby, Zachary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1685396828
- Language: English
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
$24.99 Read moreThe islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants tha… [more below]
- Author: Schneidau, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0750981210
- Language: English
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The Complete World of Greek Mythology
$39.95 Add to cartGreek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpre… [more below]
- Series: Complete #0
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0500251215
- Language: English
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Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayers & Healing
$19.99 Read moreDiscover the Healing Power of Plants and Prayers
Bring traditional methods of healing and magic into the modern world with this impressive book on Ozark folk magic. Providing lore, verbal charms, heal
- Author: Weston, Brandon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: January 08, 2021
- ISBN10: 0738767255
- Language: English
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The Little Book of World Mythology: A Pocket Guide to Myths and Legends
$9.99 Read moreThis pocket guide offers readers an engaging and accessible introduction to the major world mythologies, exploring their origins, foundational stories and key mythological figures.
Step into a world o- Series: Little Book of
- Author: Bowstead, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1800071760
- Language: English
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Tales of Ancient Egypt
$8.99 Add to cartThese stories include the great myths – of Amen-Ra, who created all the creatures in the world; of Isis, seaching the waters for her dead husband Osiris; of the Bennu Bird and the Book of Thoth. But t… [more below]
- Series: Puffin Classics
- Author: Green, Roger Lancelyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 12 2011
- ISBN10: 014133259X
- Language: English
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The Virago Book of Witches
$19.99 Read moreBeware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves…
Banshees – a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils – Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches – Heca- Author: Husain, Shahrukh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0349016984
- Language: English
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Dakota Texts
$24.95 Add to cartElla Deloria (1889-1971), one of the first Native students of linguistics and ethnography in the United States, grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation on the northern Great Plains and was trained by… [more below]
- Author: Demallie, Raymond J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 080326660X
- Language: English
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Hawaiian Mythology
$29.99 Add to cartKu and Hina–man and woman–were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life’s fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come an
- Author: Beckwith, Martha Warren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0824805143
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Kids Myths and Legends of the World
$19.99 Add to cartCurious reader- open your mystical map and get ready to travel through time with these 21 extraordinary stories of daring and deceit, reward and punishment. Meet gods, goddesses, serpents, talking fis
- Series: Lonely Planet Kids
- Author: Brydon, Alli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1788683080
- Language: English
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Ghost Stories of Oregon
$12.95 Add to cartExplore the fascinating and often inexplicable tales of strange ghostly events in this Pacific Ocean state. At the Oregon Vortex in Gold Hill, gravity and light are distorted in one of the world’s mos… [more below]
- Series: Ghost Stories
- Author: Smitten, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 12 2002
- ISBN10: 1894877136
- Language: English
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The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects
$35.00 Add to cart“I’ll be honestly surprised if The Faerie Handbook doesn’t end up having the same impact and influence as Froud and Lee’s Faeries did all those years ago.”–Charles de Lint
In this exquisite anthology,
- Series: The Enchanted Library
- Author: Editors of Faerie Magazine, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0062668110
- Language: English
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The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes
$25.95 Add to cartThe Norse Myths presents the infamous Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by ??inn, and the mysterious Vanir, to Thor and the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from Old Norse b
- Series: Myths #3
- Author: Larrington, Carolyne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0500251967
- Language: English
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Mythology for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover (or rediscover!) history’s greatest myths and legends
From Grendel and Beowulf to Poseidon, Medusa, and Hercules, the gods, monsters, and heroes of mythology are endlessly weird and fascinati
- Author: Blackwell, Amy Hackney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1394187939
- Language: English
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Gumbo Ya-YA
$25.99 Add to cartIn these classic, fascinating, and often terrifying tales–Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls, the Zulu King, Loup Garou, and the headless horseman of Natchitoches–all share the stage. Ghost stories from… [more below]
- Author: Saxon, Lyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1455627275
- Language: English
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Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #15: Leprechaun in Late Winter
$7.99 Add to cartThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better.
Track the- Series: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #21
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0375860096
- Language: English
