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10 best books like Merlin (Norma Lorre Goodrich): A Room of One's Own, Royal Holiday, The Book of Speculation, Edward Gorey's Dracula: A Toy Theatre, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, The Monster at the End of this Book, Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!, Swine Lake, The Alexandria Link, The Venetian Betrayal

A Room of One's Own
AuthorVirginia Woolf
ISBN0141183535
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October, 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in October 1928. While this extended essay in fact employs...
Royal Holiday
AuthorJasmine Guillory
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal and “rising star in the romance genre” (Entertainment Weekly) comes a dazzling new novel about a spontaneous holiday vacation that turns into an unforgettable romance.

Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of...
The Book of Speculation
AuthorErika Swyler
A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who is sent a mysterious old book, inscribed with his grandmother's name. What is the book's connection to his family?

Simon Watson, a young librarian, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home, a house perched on the...
Edward Gorey's Dracula: A Toy Theatre
AuthorEdward Gorey
ISBN0525115889
Based on Edward Gorey's set and costume designs for his award-winning Broadway production of Dracula, these die-cut, scored, and perforated foldups and foldouts include: 3 pop-up 16 x 12" stage sets Cast of 8 (15 figures in all) Stage Furniture 4-page booklet with exceptionally simple assembly instructions,...
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
AuthorCarlos Castaneda
ISBN0671227424
You may find this book has a lot of chaff on how they prepare peyote and other drugs, mundane descriptions in diary... yet when you less expect it, they hit you with a boulder of wisdom that leaves you freezed.

There is ONE core idea in the book that makes the price tag disappear. You cannot pay for...
The Monster at the End of this Book
AuthorJon Stone
Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page—for fear of a monster at the end of the book. “Oh, I am so embarrassed,” he says on the last page . . . for, of course, the monster...
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!
AuthorDr. Seuss
ISBN0385375166
I think that this is the most amazing alphabet book ever, word-wise. (Animalia wins for pictures, I think.)

We've been collecting Dr. Seuss books for quite some time, because we tend to like them. I never read this book as a child, and I'm almost glad, because I get to be so astounded now as an adult.

First...
Swine Lake
AuthorJames Marshall
ISBN0062051717
While I was and remain in absolute love with Maurice Sendak's brilliant illustrations (they are lively, fun, imaginative, and the delicious puns and word plays using porcine terms/descriptions from a number of different languages leave me smiling gleefully and with much appreciation), James Marshall's...
The Alexandria Link
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0345485750
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Steve Berry’s The Emperor’s Tomb and a Cotton Malone dossier.

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered...
The Venetian Betrayal
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0345485777
Locating Alexander the Great's final resting place-unknown to this day-remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. After narrowly escaping a fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton Malone-former U.S. Justice...
The Charlemagne Pursuit
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0345485793
As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear vessel...
The Jefferson Key
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0345505514
Four United States presidents have been assassinated -- in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963 -- each murder seemingly unrelated and separated by time.But what if those presidents were all killed for the same reason: a clause in the United States Constitution -- contained within Article 1, Section 8 -- that...
The Emperor's Tomb
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0345505492
The tomb of China’s First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it’s regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won’t allow anyone to open it. Why? That question...
The Paris Vendetta
AuthorSteve Berry
ISBN0739329189
When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces, national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden....
Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of extraordinary Women and Gibson's "Banner" Guitars of WWII
AuthorJohn Thomas
ISBN0983082782
I am midway through this book and just have to say that it's an entertaining and fascinating read! The author's self-effacing style and heartfelt manner in which he conducted his interviews with these "gals" in their 80s and 90s has really kept my attention. The author has brought history to life with...
The Golden Bough
AuthorJames George Frazer
ISBN0684826305
Frazer a klasszikus brit etnológia utolsó képviselője (1854-1941). Élete és munkássága korszakot jelent a néprajztudomány történetében. … Az Aranyágban arra tesz kísérletet, hogy felvázolja az emberi gondolkodás fejlődését a mágia, a vallás egymást követő...
Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota
AuthorWallace Black Elk
ISBN0062500740
I wanted to like this book more than 3 stars... it probably deserves more than that. But I fall into the category of people Black Elk refers to as "educated". Which means I've been to school, college, etc and some of the more basic truths have probably been schooled right out of me. I did like the ideas he talks...
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
AuthorRonan Coghlan
ISBN1566198763
Often plundered and even plagiarised – frequently online and most notably in print by Mike Dixon-Kennedy in his Arthurian Myth and Legend: an A-Z of People and Places (1996) – this was the first really accessible dictionary of Arthurian personages, locales and other miscellanea. While not an...
The Silver Slippers
AuthorElizabeth Koda-Callan
ISBN0761136371
With over 4.1 million copies in print, Elizabeth Koda-Callan's Magic Charm Books is the little series that could. Now, The Silver Slippers takes a dramatic new turn with a fresh redesign featuring a new cover and an irresistible 5" x 6 1³2" trim size--a smaller book for smaller hands, and the perfect...
Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales
AuthorAlwyn Rees
ISBN0500270392
In this widely acclaimed study, Alwyn and Brinley Rees reinterpret Celtic tradition in the light of advances made in the comparative study of religion, mythology and anthropology. Part One considers the distinguishing features of the various Cycle of tales and the personages who figure most prominently...
Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend
AuthorMiranda Aldhouse-Green
ISBN0500279756
Warlike, exuberant and superstitious, the ancient Celts saw divinities in every facet of life and nature, venerating deities of the sun, thunder, water, war, healing, hunting, fertility and death. They possessed a complicated array of concepts and rituals, a powerful priesthood - the Druids - and...
Walkers Between the Worlds: The Western Mysteries from Shaman to Magus
AuthorCaitlín Matthews
ISBN0892810912
A comprehensive overview of the Western perennial tradition--the hermetic tradition and the ancient earth wisdom of shamanic indigenous peoples

• Provides practical exercises to reawaken mystical awareness and reconnect with the ancient mystery traditions of our ancestors

•...
Hermann Hesse poems selected and translated by james wright
AuthorHermann Hesse
Peter Stitt wrote in The Minnesota Review that separation was the most pervasive theme in James Wright's poetry. Wright's personal focus appears to have driven his selection of poems by Hermann Hesse. Wright quotes a passage from Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, "Our only guide is our homesickness," and...
Japanese Haiku
AuthorMatsuo Bashō
ISBN1299171974
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilenson’s goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His...
Loving John
AuthorMay Pang
ISBN0446379166
Reading this book, the phrase that keeps coming to mind is "what a mess."

If you're a Beatles person, chances are you know about John's 18-month "lost weekend" in which he was separated from Yoko. What you may not know is that Yoko herself orchestrated this "weekend," even handpicking a young...
The Beatles: Complete Scores
AuthorThe Beatles
ISBN0793518326
A 40th Birthday gift.... the ultimate in such gifts for an absolute Beatle nut!

There are very few Beatles songs that I do not love.... perhaps "Why don't we do it in the road?", "Revolution 9" and "Blue Jay Way" come the closest to accomplishing that task.

But as for my favourites......
With A Little Help From My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
AuthorGeorge Martin
ISBN0316547832
On 1 June 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love, the Beatles made "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". In this book the band's producer George Martin tells his story of the nine months it took to make the recording, featuring songs such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to "A Day in the Life" and "She's...
How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?
AuthorVarsha Bajaj
ISBN0316823813
So precious & delightful! The illustrations are beautiful and it's a perfect end to the day ❤.
Fancy Nancy: Spectacular Spectacles
AuthorJane O'Connor
This addition to the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series from New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser is sure to delight young readers everywhere!

Nancy thinks that Bree's new glasses are simply spectacular. After all, they are lavender. They are glittery. And best...
Listening With Your Heart: Lessons from Native America
AuthorWayne Peate
The spirit runs through the body, says Dr. Peate, a practicing physician who draws on his Iroquois heritage as well as his Western medical training. Listening with Your Heart is a beautifully illustrated gift book offering a rich gathering of time-honored sayings, sacred words, and practical suggestions...
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