Myths of the Cherokee
10 best books like Myths of the Cherokee (James Mooney): Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales, Entering the Stream: An Introduction to the Buddha and His Teachings, Baby, It's Cold Outside, The Art of Amy Brown II, Tassajara Cooking, The Art of Faery, How to Draw and Paint Fairies: From Finding Inspiration to Capturing Diaphanous Detail, a Step-By-Step Guide to Fairy Art, Superflirt, Craft of the Wild Witch: Green Spirituality & Natural Enchantment, Rolling Thunder
Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales
| Author | Pamela K. Kinney |
| ISBN | 0764332813 |
Virginia is unique with haunting myths, legends, and yes, even true stories that may sound like legends.
Take a ghostly tour of this historic state to learn about the Bunnyman urban legend and what happens to mortals at his Bunnyman Bridge in Clifton at midnight on Halloween. Discover the myths...
| Author | Samuel Bercholz |
| ISBN | 0877739811 |
The grandeur, simplicity, and freshness of the 2,500-year-old tradition of Buddhism are reflected in this collection of writings intended as a primer for newcomers to the subject as well as a reference for those familiar with Buddhism.
The selections include:
• The...
| Author | Cathy Yardley |
| ISBN | 0373793707 |
Wanted: Hot holiday fling with an out-of-towner (sort of)Is jet-setting, supermodel-bedding hottie Colin Reeves actually home for the holidays? That's the rumor this Christmas. And now he's desperate for something only wholesome Emily Stanfield can provide: a room at her inn.But Emily's tired...
| Author | Amy Brown |
| ISBN | 0974461261 |
The Art of Amy Brown is the first collection of Amy Brown's wildly popular art. It was published by Chimera Publishing in 2003. The book is 157 pages of art, with a commentary by Amy Brown for every piece of artwork. The Art of Amy Brown has an introduction by the well-known author Charles deLint. There are...
| Author | Edward Espe Brown |
| ISBN | 0877733449 |
When it was first issued, Tassajara Cooking became an overnight classic. Ed Brown's recipes for cooking—for learning to appreciate all the steps involved in making a meal, from selecting the ingredients to serving the finished dish—struck a chord with people who care about food and nutrition....
| Author | David Riche |
| ISBN | 1843400952 |
From the gothic fantasies of Amy Brown to Myrea Pettit’s gentle, playful creatures, this breathtaking collection of superbly reproduced paintings celebrates the finest in fairy art. Each illustrator has chosen his or her favorite pieces, and all the artists reveal their inspiration, preferred...
| Author | Linda Ravenscroft |
| ISBN | 0823023834 |
How do you draw a fairy? It's not like you can convince one to do life modeling in your studio. How to Draw and Paint Fairies confronts the fairy labor shortage directly, explaining all the techniques needed to bring fairy art to life. For beginners, explanations of basic techniques and easy-to-follow...
| Author | Tracey Cox |
| ISBN | 0789496518 |
Fresh, chatty, and filled with Tracey Cox's personal tips and hilarious anecdotes, Superflirt takes the reader through the fundamentals of body language, then shows you how to express the messages you want to send and how to read what other bodies are saying to you. Packed with intimate photographs...
| Author | Poppy Palin |
| ISBN | 0738705772 |
Wild Witchcraft is a magical, free-spirited philosophy that embraces nature. It resonates with those who yearn to express their inherent spirituality in a joyous, meaningful manner; who sense their wild heart and soul nature; who know there is beauty, magic, and meaning in the world if only we want...
| Author | Doug Boyd |
| ISBN | 0440574358 |
Rolling Thunder (birth name John Pope; b. 1916, d.1997) was a Native American medicine man. He was born into the Cherokee nation and later moved to Nevada and lived with the Western Shoshone. He essentially married into the Shoshone tribe when he united with his first wife, Spotted Fawn, who preceded...
| Author | Dorothy C. Bass |
| ISBN | 0787938831 |
Many Christians are looking for ways to deepen their relationship with God by practicing their faith in everyday life. Some go on retreats but are often disappointed to find that the integrated life they experienced in a place apart is difficult to recreate in their day-to-day world. Many thoughtful,...
| Author | Mary Downing Hahn |
| ISBN | 0380711168 |
"In an unusually convincing blend of the supernatural and the real, twelve-year-old Laura tries to prevent her parents' impending divorce by seeking the help of an older woman who may be a witch...."-Horn Book
It is the middle of the night and suddenly Laura is awake, trembling with fear. Just...
| Author | Martha C. Nussbaum |
| ISBN | 0674065905 |
What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland, a country of four minarets, vote to ban those structures? How did a proposed Muslim cultural...
| Author | Philip Wilkinson |
| ISBN | 0756643090 |
Myths and legends are integral to all cultures. Their narratives, themes, and characters address and provide answers to eternal questions: where do we come from, how do we live, what do we believe in?
This fascinating book explores the major myths and legends across the world, from Classical...
| Author | Gary D. Pratico |
| ISBN | 0310270227 |
The Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook has just gotten better. In order to keep students from becoming discouraged, especially in the beginning stages, the authors have decided to give more vocabulary aid, so students do not have to spend all their time trying to look up words in a dictionary. Many of...
| Author | Lilia Zaouali |
| ISBN | 0520247833 |
Vinegar and sugar, dried fruit, rose water, spices from India and China, sweet wine made from raisins and dates—these are the flavors of the golden age of Arab cuisine. This book, a delightful culinary adventure that is part history and part cookbook, surveys the gastronomical art that developed...
| Author | Peter York |
| ISBN | 0811853144 |
Welcome to the fabulous lifestyles of the cruel and despotic. Running with the idea that our homes are where we are truly ourselves, Peter York's wildly original and scathingly funny look at the interior decorating tastes of some of history's most alarming dictators proves that absolute power corrupts...
| Author | Fawaz A. Gerges |
| ISBN | 0156031701 |
Renowned Middle Eastern expert Fawaz A. Gerges takes us into the mind-set of the jihadi—or holy warrior—that lies behind so many headlines yet remains nearly impenetrable to us. Using his firsthand knowledge of the "Arab street," he brings to life the stories of Kamal al-Said Habib, a founder...
Effective Phrases For Performance Appraisals
| Author | James E. Neal Jr. |
| ISBN | 1882423119 |
For over a quarter of a century, this classic and time-proven guide has assisted managers in effectively appraising employee performance. The more than three thousand professionally written phrases clearly describe over sixty critical rating factors. Now in its eleventh edition, the guide has...
Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
| Author | Robert W. Lebling |
| ISBN | 1582436320 |
When Westerners think of a genie, the first image that comes to mind may be Barbara Eden in her pink harem pants or the illuminated blue buffoon from the animated Disney film Aladdin. But to the people of the Arab and Islamic worlds, the picture is dramatically different. Legends of the Fire Spirits looks...
Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die: Death Stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen Masters
| Author | Sushila Blackman |
| ISBN | 1590302702 |
Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death--and life--in a truer...
Daughters of Absence: Transforming a Legacy of Loss
| Author | Mindy Weisel |
| ISBN | 0988439034 |
This is a collection of twelve moving essays written by daughters of Holocaust survivors. These are inspiring personal narratives that include powerful stories about the parents who survived the Holocaust, as well as stories of what it's like to grow up in the shadow of a survivor, and insight into...
| Author | Laren Stover |
| ISBN | 0060926279 |
Meet the charming Pluto Hellbender Gerome, an ASPCA dog-walker, copyeditor of a pancreatic medical journal, and spin art artist. He is obsessed with cleanliness, his health, astrology, animals and whether or not they're being treated humanely, and with Wanda, a beautiful redhead and fellow dog-walker...
| Author | Miranda Aldhouse-Green |
| ISBN | 0750915811 |
This sourcebook on the Celts and their religions covers all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult-objects and sacred places. It introduces the Celts, describes the geographical and chronological scope of the book and examines the nature of the evidence. Further chapters cover the various cults...
| Author | Gita Mehta |
| ISBN | 0385491697 |
India is a land of contrasts. It is the world's most populous democracy, but still upholds the caste system. It is a burgeoning economic superpower but one of the poorest nations on earth. It is the home of the world's biggest movie industry after Hollywood as well as to still-practiced religions that...
