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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Indian Mythology: Legends, Gods and Spirits of North, Central and South America (Hardback - 25 Nov 2009)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Indian Mythology
An accessible A-to-Z format provides concise, easy-to-locate entries on more than 600 characters, enabling the reader to discover who is who in the mythology of the Americas.

By (author) David Jones

ISBN-13: 9780754819578 ; ISBN-10: 0754819574

Price: £16.99 £13.59 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies (Paperback / softback - 24 Nov 2009)

Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales
Explores the links between tales preserved in Latin from the Middle Ages and "classic" fairy tales from the collections of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen When did fairy tales begin? What qualifies as a fairy tale? Is a true fairy tale oral or literary? Or is a fairy tale determined not by style but by content? To answer these and other questions, Jan M. Ziolkowski not only provides a comprehensive...

By (author) Jan M. Ziolkowski

ISBN-13: 9780472033799 ; ISBN-10: 0472033794

Price: £26.95 £23.19 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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From Artemis to Diana: The Goddess of Man & Beast (Paperback / softback - 30 Sep 2009)

From Artemis to Diana
Text in English & German. This book contains 19 articles dealing with various aspects of the Greek goddess Artemis and the Roman goddess Diana. The themes presented in the volume deal with the Near Eastern equivalents of Artemis, the Bronze Age Linear B testimonies, and Artemis in Homer and in the Greek tragedies. Sanctuaries and cult, and regional aspects are also dealt with -- encompassing Cyprus, the Black Sea...

Edited by Tobias Fischer-Hansen; Birte Paulsen

ISBN-13: 9788763507882 ; ISBN-10: 8763507889

Price: £71.50 £47.47 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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LOST LORE: A CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONAL WISDOM, FROM FORAGING AND FESTIVALS TO SEAFARING AND SMOKE SIGNALS (Hardback - 25 Sep 2009)

LOST LORE
an engaging introduction to traditional knowledge and forgotten wisdom

By (author) UNA MCGOVERN; PAUL JENNER

ISBN-13: 9780550105219 ; ISBN-10: 0550105212

Price: £19.99 £15.59 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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ROBIN HOOD: THE UNKNOWN TEMPLAR (Paperback - 20 Sep 2009)

ROBIN HOOD
The legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, is a figure who has in equal measure attracted and baffled historians for decades. With the first mention of him coming in Olde English ballads, it was long assumed that it was almost impossible that he ever existed at all. Historian John Paul Davis, while undertaking research on the Knights Templars, has uncovered new evidence on the folk hero that suggests that...

By (author) JOHN PAUL DAVIS

ISBN-13: 9780720613391 ; ISBN-10: 0720613396

Price: £14.99 £13.49 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Stalking the Tricksters: Shapeshifters, Skinwalkers, Dark Adepts & 2012 (Paperback / softback - 17 Sep 2009)

Stalking the Tricksters
The hidden cultural subject of tricksters, redefined from a new, fresh perspective: Are tricksters using knowledge of collective superstition to inhabit and manipulate the modern world? Cryptids, elementals, werewolves, vanishing hitchhikers, demons and dancing devils have permeated human belief for millennia, but today, very little is publicly known about The Trickster persona. But why not? And who are they? What...

By (author) Christopher O'Brien

ISBN-13: 9781931882927 ; ISBN-10: 1931882924

Price: £15.99 £14.39 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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WEREWOLVES: A FIELD GUIDE TO SHAPESHIFTERS, LYCANTHROPES, AND MAN-BEASTS (Paperback - 1 Sep 2009)

WEREWOLVES
A Field Guide to Shapeshifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts. Author Dr Bob Curran examines the deep psychological roots that underlie this profane linking of human and beast. Do the roots of such a belief lie in the supernatural world, or are there other explanations? The author also considers the use of genetic engineering - in this case, the fusing of human and animal genes - in order to cure some human...

By (author) BOB CURRAN

ISBN-13: 9781601630896 ; ISBN-10: 1601630891

Price: £14.24 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Beech Mountain Man: The Memoirs of Ronda Lee Hicks (Hardback - 30 Aug 2009)

Beech Mountain Man

By (author) Thomas Burton

ISBN-13: 9781572336650 ; ISBN-10: 157233665X

Price: £24.87 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest (Paperback / softback - 12 Aug 2009)

Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest
Take another fascinating journey with the always-engaging raconteur and adventurer, David Hatcher Childress. David takes to the expanses of America's Southwest in a full-tilt blast in search of weird and wondrous mysteries, anomalies and treasures! Join David as he starts his odyssey in northern Mexico searching for the lost mines of the Aztecs. He continues into Texas, looking for the Phoenician tablets of Big...

By (author) David Hatchar Childress

ISBN-13: 9781931882941 ; ISBN-10: 1931882940

Price: £16.99 £15.29 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved! (Hardback - 6 Aug 2009)

Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!
Why did T-Rex become extinct? Why did the Mayan civilisation disappear: If the ancient Israelis did indeed cross the Red Sea, as reported in the Bible, what weather phe-nomena might have produced the parting of the waters? Why was nearly all human life swept away 73,000 years ago? And what factors created the Great American Dustbowl of the 1930s? The extraordinary people who are interested in asking -- and...

By (author) Randy Cerveny, Ph.D.

ISBN-13: 9781591027201 ; ISBN-10: 1591027209

Price: £22.50 £17.55 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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FOLKLORE OF NORTHUMBRIA (Paperback - 1 Aug 2009)

FOLKLORE OF NORTHUMBRIA
A comprehensive survey that places the folklore of Northumbria in its historical, cultural, religious and social context. It covers a wide range of subjects including; witchcraft, dragon lore, seasonal customs, ghosts, legends and mythology.

By (author) FRAN DOEL; GEOFF DOEL

ISBN-13: 9780752448909 ; ISBN-10: 0752448900

Price: £14.99 £13.49 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Pirates (Hardback - 1 Aug 2009)

Pirates

By (author) Stewart Ross

ISBN-13: 9781596041981 ; ISBN-10: 1596041986

Price: £31.00 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Knights (Hardback - 1 Aug 2009)

Knights

By (author) Stewart Ross

ISBN-13: 9781596041974 ; ISBN-10: 1596041978

Price: £31.00 Not Available

Cowboys (Hardback - 1 Aug 2009)

Cowboys

By (author) Stewart Ross

ISBN-13: 9781596041967 ; ISBN-10: 159604196X

Price: £31.00 Not Available

Sinister Forces, Book 1 -- The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft (Paperback / softback - 30 Jul 2009)

Sinister Forces, Book 1 -- The Nine
The roots of coincidence and conspiracy in American politics, crime, and culture are examined in this book that exposes new connections between religion, political conspiracy, and occultism. From ancient American civilisation and the mysterious mound-builder culture to the Salem witch trials, the birth of Mormonism during a ritual of ceremonial magic by Joseph Smith Jr, and Operations Paperclip and Bluebird. Though...

By (author) Peter Levenda; Foreword by Jim Hougan

ISBN-13: 9780975290651 ; ISBN-10: 0975290657

Price: £16.98 £13.58 Not Available

ATLANTIS: LOST KINGDOM OF THE ANDES (Paperback - 15 Jul 2009)

ATLANTIS
Scientific and cartographic research pinpoint the location of Atlantis in South America.

By (author) JIM ALLEN

ISBN-13: 9780863156977 ; ISBN-10: 0863156975

Price: £16.99 £13.59 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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THE MYTHOLOGY BIBLE: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MYTHOLOGY (Paperback - 6 Jul 2009)

THE MYTHOLOGY BIBLE
A complete guide to the key myths and most important gods and goddesses from around the world. Illustrated throughout, it explores ancient myths of Egypt, Rome, Greece, Scandinavia and the Celtic world alongside the legends of Native Americans, Australian Aborigines, Aztecs and Incas, Africa and Asia.

By (author) SARAH BARTLETT

ISBN-13: 9781841813462 ; ISBN-10: 184181346X

Price: £12.99 £10.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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MYTHS AND LEGENDS (Hardback - 1 Jul 2009)

MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Helps to explore some of the world's great myths and legends. This title also helps to unravel the meaning and context behind the myths, understand their cultural significance and discover the characters and themes.

By (author) PHILIP WILKINSON

ISBN-13: 9781405335522 ; ISBN-10: 1405335521

Price: £16.99 £13.59 Not Available

THE GUIDE TO THE MYSTERIOUS LAKE DISTRICT (Paperback - 1 Jul 2009)

THE GUIDE TO THE MYSTERIOUS LAKE DISTRICT
Offers information on things that are strange, mysterious and uncanny which occurred in the beautiful and rugged Lake District. This title explores different historic sites and ancient monuments - including stone circles, ancient cairns and crumbling stations. It is suitable for travellers about to travel the Lake District.

By (author) GEOFF HOLDER

ISBN-13: 9780752449876 ; ISBN-10: 0752449877

Price: £14.99 £11.99 Not Available

End of Days: Essays on the Apocalypse from Antiquity to Modernity (Paperback - 30 Jun 2009)

End of Days

By (author) Karolyn Kinane; Michael A. Ryan

ISBN-13: 9780786442041 ; ISBN-10: 0786442042

Price: £39.95 £31.97 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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