The Complete World of Greek Mythology
10 best books like The Complete World of Greek Mythology (Richard Buxton): The Greek Myths, The Norse Myths, Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt, My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, The Library of Greek Mythology, The Lords of the Realm, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, Classical Mythology, Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth, The Masks of God, Volume 1: Primitive Mythology
| Author | Robert Graves |
| ISBN | 0140171991 |
Combines in a single volume the complete text of the definitive two-volume classic, citing all the ancient myths. For a full appreciation of literature or visual art, knowledge of the Greek myths is crucial. In this much-loved collection, poet and scholar Robert Graves retells the immortal stories...
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
Here are thirty-two classic myths that bring the Viking world vividly to life. The mythic legacy of the Scandinavians includes a cycle of stories filled with magnificent images from pre-Christian Europe. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in prodigious drinking bouts, contests of strength,...
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt
| Author | Geraldine Pinch |
| ISBN | 0195170245 |
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian Mythology, Geraldine Pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles...
My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
| Author | Abigail Adams |
| ISBN | 0674026063 |
In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to "Miss Adorable," the 17-year-old Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. The letters that span these nearly forty years form the...
| Author | Apollodorus |
| ISBN | 0192839241 |
The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd century...
| Author | John Helyar |
| ISBN | 0345465245 |
In this fascinating, colorful chronicle -- based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging -- John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary people and dramatic events that shaped America's favorite pastime, from the dead-ball days at the turn of the century through the great...
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
| Author | Gordon S. Wood |
| ISBN | 0143035282 |
From the most respected chronicler of the early days of the Republic and winner of both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes comes a landmark work that rescues Benjamin Franklin from a mythology that has blinded generations of Americans to the man he really was and makes sense of aspects of his life and career...
| Author | Mark P.O. Morford |
| ISBN | 0195308042 |
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| Author | Bernard Evslin |
| ISBN | 0590434403 |
Heroes who defy the gods, warriors who battle strange and powerful creatures, beasts whose glance turns men to stone--the legends of Ancient Greece are as exciting now as they have been for thousands of years. Read about all the greatest heroes--and the most horrific monsters--in this classic collection...
The Masks of God, Volume 1: Primitive Mythology
| Author | Joseph Campbell |
| ISBN | 0140194436 |
I wish I could like Campbell's Masks of God series more than I do. I keep having the same experience -- I pick one up and read 15 pages that are magnificent, electrifying, and truly brilliant in their scope and perspicacity.
Then the long digressions accumulate and I start to lose the line of his...
From Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise.
In I Was Right on Time, he charmingly recalls his days as...
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
| Author | Robert M. Gates |
| ISBN | 0307959473 |
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Before Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House in 2006, he thought he’d left Washington...
