Gods, Demigods & Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
10 best books like Gods, Demigods & Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology (Bernard Evslin): Heat and Dust, Zel, Sirena, Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War, Faeries, Brian Froud's World of Faerie, Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters, Sinners Welcome, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships, Lore Olympus
| Author | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| ISBN | 1582430152 |
Set in colonial India during the 1920s, Heat and Dust tells the story of Olivia, a beautiful woman suffocated by the propriety and social constraints of her position as the wife of an important English civil servant. Longing for passion and independence, Olivia is drawn into the spell of the Nawab, a...
| Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
| ISBN | 0141301163 |
High in the mountains, Zel lives with her mother, who insists they have all they need -- for they have each other. Zel's life is peaceful and protected -- until a chance encounter changes everything. When she meets a beautiful young prince at the market one day, she is profoundly moved by new emotions....
| Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
| ISBN | 0590383892 |
The story is set in Ancient Greece during the time of the Trojan War, but it is not about the war. Sirena is a mermaid who, along with her numerous sisters, sings to attract the attention and love of mortal men. As soon as a mortal loves a mermaid the mermaid becomes immortal, and that is something all mermaids...
| Author | Clemence McLaren |
| ISBN | 0689873972 |
Two women, one war.
Helen, at age twelve, is not prepared to deal with her famous beauty: to have the face that will launch a thousand ships, kill fifty thousand men, and cause the fall of the world's greatest city. But when she is kidnapped by Theseus of Athens, she begins her journey into womanhood...
I bought this book for my wife some years ago. She was an artist and very talented. Near the end of her life one of the subjects she was beginning to work with was "fantasy subjects" including faeries. She was (as I said above) very talented and throughout her life as she would pick up different techniques...
Drawing inspiration from the gnarled shrubbery of England's windswept moorlands, Brian Froud is best known for being the mad genius behind Jim Henson's film The Dark Crystal and illustrating such best-sellers as Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. In this volume, a long-awaited sequel to his...
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
| Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
| ISBN | 1426308442 |
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The new National Geographic Treasury of Greek...
| Author | Mary Karr |
| ISBN | 0060776544 |
Mary Karr describes herself as a black-belt sinner, and this -- her fourth collection of poems --traces her improbable journey from the inferno of a tormented childhood into a resolutely irreverent Catholicism. Not since Saint Augustine wrote "Give me chastity, Lord -- but not yet!" has anyone brought...
The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships
| Author | Suzanne Stabile |
| ISBN | 0830846425 |
Most of us have no idea how others see or process their experiences. And that can make relationships hard, whether with intimate partners, with friends, or in our professional lives. Understanding the motivations and dynamics of these different personality types can be the key that unlocks sometimes...
Witness what the gods do…after dark. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s...
