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  The Golden Bough (Frazer)

  The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: A New Abridgement from the Second and Third Editions (Oxford World's Classics)

  by James George Frazer

  Publishing history for The Golden Bough:First edition, 2 vols., 1890. (Vol. I - II)Second edition, 3 vols., 1900. (Vol. I - II - III)Third edition, 12 vols., 1906-15. (Vol. V, VI, XII)The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey... (more)
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  Forgotten English

  by Jeffrey Kacirk

  Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection of hundreds of archaic words, their definitions, and old-fashioned line drawings. For readers of Bill Bryson, Henry Beard, and Richard Lederer, Forgotten... (more)
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  Shamanism

  Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

  by Mircea Eliade

  First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia--where Shamanism was... (more)
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  Art Of Ancient Greece, The

  by Jerome Jordan Pollitt

  This book is a companion volume to Professor Pollitt's The Art of Rome: Sources and Documents (CUP, 1983). An authoritative and reliable sourcebook, The Art of Ancient Greece contains a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. The material is presented in a way which makes this important evidence available to... (more)
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  Clyde Fans: Book-1

  by Seth

  A compelling look at the life of two electric fan salesman, both brothers, by master cartoonist Seth. Clyde Fans promises to be one of the major graphic novel achievements of recent years. Seth is fast becoming one of the most recognized talents in the field since Chris Ware. Book One of this trilogy focuses on the lives of two brothers and their fan manufacturing company. After one more disastrous attempt at... (more)
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  Paradise Lost

  by John Milton, Matthew Stallard

  The Biblical fall of man is explored at length in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” Originally published in 1667, this tale of Satan’s expulsion from Heaven and his subsequent meddling with Adam and Eve is considered one of the greatest literary works of all time. Milton wrestles with a number of Theological questions, such as free will and the church’s power, with over ten thousand lines of verse.
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  The Golden Bough (Frazer)

  The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion

  Volume 1, The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings (Part 1)

  by James George Frazer

  This is part 1 of The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, representing Volumes 1 of the 3rd edition of The Golden BoughPublishing history for The Golden Bough:First edition, 2 vols., 1890. (Vol. I - II)Second edition, 3 vols., 1900. (Vol. I - II - III)Third edition, 12 vols., 1906-15. (Vol. V, VI, XII)
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  Spectres Bare

  by T. Petrov Pavlova

  Poetry that gives off the feeling that one needs to sit by candlelight and become lost into it for it will remind one of the Shakespearean era.
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  Faust, Eine Tragödie; (German Edition)

  This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to... (more)
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  The Canterbury Tales

  by Geoffrey Chaucer

  With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature.Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from knight to nun, miller to monk-reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative.
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  300

  by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

  The armies of Persia--a vast horde greater than any the world has ever known--are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller`s epic retelling of history`s supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally collected in a glorious hardcover volume in... (more)
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  Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library

  by Frank Miller

  This bundle contains all seven volumes of Frank Miller's landmark Sin City, the hard-boiled stories that started it all! The books that inspired the critically-acclaimed film, the now-infamous Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard will transport you to Sin City and show you the bloody lives they lead ... bloody by choice or by circumstance. Frank Miller's Sin City is a triumph for... (more)
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  Hesiod: Theogony / Works and Days

  by Hesiod, M. L. West

  This new, fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldest known Greek poets. The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy and account of the struggles of the gods, and the Works and Days offers a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry.
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  David Balfour: Book 1

  Kidnapped

  by Robert Louis Stevenson

  Shipwreck. Murder. Flight. Intrigue. And, of course, kidnapping. David Balfour's adventures on the high seas are among the most evocative in classic literature.