Turkish Folktales by Nathan Young (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other tradit ...Show more
Urban Legends - Strange Tales and Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World by James Proud
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN? WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN? DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN? Strange happenings, unsolved mysteries and seemingly supernatural events have gripped and shocked us for centuries, passed from person to person in whispe ...Show more
Venus and Aphrodite by Bettany Hughes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century, and what her journey through time reveals about what matters to us as humans. Charting Venus's origins in p ...Show more
Viking Folk and Fairy Tales - Ancient Wisdom, Fables and Folkore by J. K. Jackson (Editor); S. Hodge (Introduction by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian A ...Show more
Viking Folktales (PB) by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian A ...Show more
Warriors, Witches, Women: Celebrating mythology's fiercest females by Kate Hodges
$35.00 AUD
Category: Mythology
Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends.From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are so powerful, so entranc ...Show more
West African Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to Agemo, the chameleon spirit deity of the Yoruba p ...Show more
Witches, Wizards, Seers and Healers Myths and Tales - Epic Tales by Diane Purkiss (Foreword by)
$52.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
- Marketing focus on combination of gift production and high content values, delivering a curated read to genre enthusiasts.- Spotlight on submission process for the new stories, promoted online through blogs and social media - Monthly newsletter to increase mailing list of genre special interest reader ...Show more
Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman
$42.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more monstrous version of feminism The folklore that has shaped our dominant culture teems with frightening female creatures. In our language, in ou ...Show more
Women of Myth: From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena, Your Guide to the Amazing and Diverse Women from World Mythology by Jenny Williamson, Genn McMenemy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
Uncover the fascinating and complex women from mythology and folklore with this collection of stories profiling powerful goddesses, mighty queens, and legendary creatures. Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from mythologies around the world. From heroines and deities to ...Show more
World of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories by Tom Adams
$29.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Reference
Dr. McCreebor was an explorer and collector of the strange and creepy. This is his notebook - filled with the dark and disturbing stories he has collected on his travels. From shrunken heads to witches' charms, saints' blood to graverobbers' remains, this book is a peek into our grisly past.
Yeti - An Abominable History by Graham Hoyland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
What leads us to believe in monsters? What happens when we meet the brutal creatures of our nightmares? Tales of the yeti, the 'Abominable Snowman' of the Himalayas, have been recorded for centuries. This huge, ape-like, hairy creature has tantalised explorers, mountaineers and locals with curious footp ...Show more