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  • Suburban Legendsby Sam Stall

    Quirk Books 2013; US$ 15.95

    Its a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood   They told you the suburbs were a great place to live. They said nothing bad could ever happen here. But they were wrong.   This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the ?burbs?from corpses buried in backyards and ghosts lurking in fast food restaurants to UFOs, vanishing... more...

  • Mayo Folk Talesby Niall de Burca

    The History Press 2013; US$ 14.57

    Mayno has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from the county. Discover where Caoranach, one of the most powerful demons in Hell, is said to lurk, and where Grace O'Malley, the famous warrior woman, once roamed along with the tales of the hero highwayman MacNamara and his trusty steed... more...

  • The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhuiby Affleck Gray

    Birlinn 2013; US$ 10.14

    In an acclaimed account of the terrifying figure said to haunt the desolate passes and summit of Britain's second highest mountain, this book takes on one of Scotland's most chilling unsolved mysteries. Throughout the years, countless climbers have either seen or sensed the presence of some extraordinary being in the misty wilderness of Ben MacDhui.... more...

  • The Man Who Married the Moon and Other Pueblo Indian Folk-Storiesby Charles F. Lummis

    Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95

    The Man Who Married the Moon is a collection of Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories by Charles F. Lummis, a renowned southwestern author, librarian, historian and archeologist. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Lummis moved to New Mexico because of his lung disease. He lived for five years in the quaint village of Isleta, in an Indian house, with Indian neighbors... more...

  • Aphrodite and Erosby Barbara Breitenberger

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This book offers a groundbreaking revision of the popular image of Aphrodite and Eros that lives on in Roman poetry (Venus and Cupid) and has inspired artists for centuries. An interdisciplinary analysis of the Archaic period - using literary, iconographical, and cultic evidence - shows the distinct concept behind the two deities of love. Aphrodite's... more...

  • Arabic Proverbsby J. L. Burckhardt

    Taylor and Francis 2000; US$ 44.95

    Completed just before his death in 1817 by one of the foremost European pioneers in Arabic studies. Reprint with Introduction by C.E. Bosworth. more...

  • Japanese Fairy Talesby Yei Theodora Ozaki

    Old LandMark Publishing 2004; US$ 4.00

    They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore. more...

  • Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legendsby Mary Frere

    ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 45.00

    First published in 1868, this is a collection of Indian fairy stories as told to Frere by Souza, Frere's nursemaid. This edition contains discussion of oral transmission of folktales, the British Colonial period, the Frere-Souza relationship, 24 tales and Frere's biographical notes on Souza. more...

  • Mythical Journeys, Legendary Questsby Moyra Caldecott

    Mushroom Publishing 2007; US$ 5.99

    The spiritual search... traditional stories from world mythology retold and explained by Moyra Caldecott. more...

  • Seafaring Lore and Legendby Peter Jeans

    McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 15.95

    "A valuable and lively resource. Jeans sorts truth from fiction with a sure hand and does full justice to both." ?Peter Stanford, President Emeritus, National Maritime Historical Society ?A veritable sourcebook of nautical history, beliefs, and heritage. Every true mariner will get lost in this book.?? Boating Seafaring Lore and Legend is... more...