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  The Epic of Gilgamesh

  by Anonymous

  Gilgamesh is the first known piece of literature in the world. It tells the story of the mystical King Gilgamesh of Uruk as he tries to please the gods and his people.
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  The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: Book 3

  The Sorceress

  by Michael Scott

  Book Three in The New York Times bestselling series. Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of prophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from the Dark Elders. But Nicholas grows weaker with... (more)
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  Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)

  These tales from the ancient civilizations of the "fertile crescent" stand alongside the Odyssey and the Arabian Nights in being popular with an international audience at the dawn of recorded history. Here are myths of the Creation and of the Flood, as well as the fascinating Epic of Gilgamesh, a story of heroic failure in a moment of human weakness.
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  A Short History of Progress

  by Ronald Wright

  Each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up. The twentieth century—a time of unprecedented progress—has produced a tremendous strain on the very elements that comprise life itself: This raises the key question of the twenty-first century: How much longer can this go on? With wit and erudition, Ronald Wright lays out a-convincing case that history has always provided an answer, whether we care to notice or... (more)
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  Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1

  Coyote Moon / Night of the Living Rerun / Portal Through Time

  by John Vornholt, Arthur Byron Cover, Alice Henderson

  In every generation, there is a Chosen One. A slayer destined to protect the human race. She alone must fight the demons of hell. She alone must risk her life to stop the spread of evil. Buffy is the Chosen One. In Coyote Moon , a typical night at the carnival becomes deadly as shape shifters turn the amusement park into their own house of horrors. Buffy starts having past-life nightmares in Night of the... (more)
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  The Epic of Gilgamesh (Norton Critical Editions)

  The Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.E.) is one of the world's greatest epic narratives and, quite possibly, its oldest epic poem. Our text is based on a new English translation from original sources. An introduction, interpretive headings, explanatory annotations, and illustrations guide readers through the text and help them explore Near Eastern history and culture. Analogues includes two related groups... (more)
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  GILGAMESH

  by Ludmila Zeman

  Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help. In answer, another kind of man, Enkidu, is sent to earth to live among the animals and learn kindness from them. He falls in love with Shamhat, a singer... (more)
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  STORIES FROM BABYLON AND PERSIA Myths and Legends

  by Pierre Grimal

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  The Lost Angel: A Novel

  by Javier Sierra

  Bestseller Javier Sierra presents a new historical enigma: a mysterious pair of 16th century stones used for communicating with God.
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  The Revenge of Ishtar (Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback))

  by Ludmila Zeman

  In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing, Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. In rejecting her advances, he incurs her revenge and an attack by the... (more)
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  The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback))

  by Ludmila Zeman

  In his final quest, Gilgamesh, still mourning the death of his dear friend Enkidu, sets out to find the key to immortality. His journey is perilous. He must fight ferocious serpents and wild lions. He travels through bitterly cold caves, across scorching deserts, and over the fatal waters of the Sea of Death. Finally he arrives at the palace of Utnapishtim, the only human who knows the secret of immortality.... (more)
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  Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths

  by Eva M. Thury

  Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring original texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from Greek and Roman classics (by Homer, Hesiod, Ovid, and other writers); Nordic mythology (by Snorri Sturluson); Hindu culture (The Ramayana); and from such ancient works as The... (more)
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  The Buried Book

  The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh

  by David Damrosch

  Adventurers, explorers, kings, gods, and goddesses come to life in this riveting story of the first great epic—lost to the world for 2,000 years, and rediscovered in the nineteenth century Composed by a poet and priest in Middle Babylonia around 1200 bce, The Epic of Gilgamesh foreshadowed later stories that would become as fundamental as any in human history, The Odyssey and the Bible. But in 600 bce, the... (more)