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Lords Of Chaos - 2nd Edition: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Didrik Soderlind 9780922915941
RRP: £20.99£14.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780922915941Author Michael MoynihanFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 674g -
Urban Legends: Strange Tales and Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World by James Proud
RRP: £8.99£5.87DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN? WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN? DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN? Strange happenings, unsolved mysteries and seemingly supernatural events have gripped and shocked us... -
Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie
RRP: £11.99£8.07Charged with possibility and power, this memorable collection is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shapeshifting women of our native folklore. Drawing on myth and fairy tales found across Europe from... -
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology by A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop
RRP: £12.99£9.72This concise, abridged edition of Pierre Grimal's celebrated DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY brilliantly distils and captures the essence of Greek and Roman mythology. It is the ideal reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Classics or those... -
Venus and Aphrodite by Bettany Hughes
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Lively' THE TIMES'Engrossing' THE SPECTATOR'Stunning' WOMAN & HOME'Marvellous' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEThrough ancient art, evocative myth, intriguing archaeological discoveries and philosophical explorations, Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage of... -
Britain's Wild Flowers: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature by Rosamond Richardson 9781909881921
RRP: £12.99£8.88A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. ... -
Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and by Emma Wilby 9781845190798
RRP: £32.50£29.57This book contains the first comprehensive examination of popular familiar belief in early modern Britain. It provides an in-depth analysis of the correlation between early modern British magic and tribal shamanism, examines the experiential dimension of... -
21st-Century Yokel by Tom Cox
RRP: £10.99£7.40'Glorious - funny and wry and wise, and utterly its own lawmaker' Robert Macfarlane'A rich, strange, oddly glorious brew' GuardianLonglisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 201821st-Century Yokel is not quite nature writing, not quite a family... -
The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco by Richard Hamilton
RRP: £14.99£11.47After witnessing first-hand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition, Richard Hamilton has tracked down the last few remaining storytellers of Morocco, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb. ... -
Selected Myths by Plato
RRP: £8.99£6.45'Once upon a time there were just the gods; mortal beings did not yet exist.' We are used to thinking of myths as stories, and modern myths as made up and fictitious. For the ancient Greeks, however, a myth was a story that unveiled reality, and for... -
Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England by Keith Thomas
RRP: £18.99£14.01Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover... -
Rituals & Myths in Nursing: A Social History by Claire Laurent
£15.73Nursing is a complex profession steeped in tradition and history. Tried and tested ways of working have been the mainstay of how and why nurses do what they do. Completing tasks in a certain way because Sister says so describes the custom and practice... -
Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes by Albert Jack
RRP: £10.99£7.77In Pop Goes the Weasel, Albert Jack explores the strange and fascinating histories behind the nursery rhymes we thought we knew, showing that their real meanings are far from innocent.Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle... -
The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley
RRP: £10.99£7.77'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ... in this book there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ... An enjoyable... -
A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages by J. R. R. Tolkien
RRP: £9.99£6.64First ever critical study of Tolkien's little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin's Game of Thrones. J.R.R. Tolkien's linguistic... -
The Illustrated Mahabharata: The Definitive Guide to India's Greatest Epic by DK
RRP: £35.00£26.69Take a fresh look at India's great epic and rediscover the lost kingdoms, dynasties, and characters of the Mahabharata, accompanied by beautiful images and discussion points. Often described as the longest poem ever written, the Mahabharata is one of two... -
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold by Stephen Fry
RRP: £25.00£18.88Discover the most legendary story ever told in the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller TROY, Stephen Fry's most epic book yet'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary... -
Folklore of Dorset by Fran Doel 9780752439891
RRP: £14.99£11.28Folklore of Dorset explores the rich heritage of the county's traditions, seasonal customs and songs. Included are saints' lore and smugglers, wife sales, wrecking, witchcraft, wise men and West Gallery Music, hill figures, hempseed divination and holy... -
Encyclopedia of Mythology by Arthur Cotterell 9781840388008
RRP: £7.99£6.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840388008Author Cotterell ArthurFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing -
The Good People by Hannah Kent
RRP: £10.99£7.71**Devotion, the new novel from Hannah Kent, is out now!**'Exquisite' - Daily MailShortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeOne woman's mercy is another's murder . . .Ireland, 1825. Nora, bereft after the sudden death of her husband, finds herself alone and... -
Sea Bean by Sally Huband
RRP: £18.99£13.61A WATERSTONES NATURE AND TRAVEL BEST BOOK OF 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT NATURE WRITING PRIZE 2023'Modern, revealing and restorative, a coastal treasure' Amy Liptrot'Like its talismanic title, Huband's voice is distinct and singular. A gorgeous... -
Occult London by Merlin Coverley 9780857301345
RRP: £12.99£9.09London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official facade promoted by the heritage industry, lies a city of esoteric traditions, obscure institutions, and forgotten locations. Occult London rediscovers this... -
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes by Iona Opie
RRP: £32.49£23.01This classic dictionary brings together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. All the items have been arranged alphabetically, from `A was an apple-pie' to `Yankee... -
Favourite Irish Legends for Children by Yvonne Carroll 9780717148370
RRP: £10.99£8.17A bumper collection of Ireland's favourite legends for children. Included are: The Children of Lir, The Brown Bull of Cooley, Deirdre of the Sorrows, The Salmon of Knowledge and a host of other legends of Oisin, Setanta, Fionn and the heroes of... -
Black Moon Lilith Rising: How to Unlock the Power of the Dark Divine Feminine Through Astrology by Adama Sesay 9781788178679
RRP: £14.99£8.83An exploration of the Black Moon Lilith placement in astrology-a widely searched yet underserved topic-that reclaims the misunderstood archetype of Lilith and shows you how to use her energy for empowerment and transformation.Black Moon Lilith Rising is... -
Bestiary - MS Bodley 764 by Richard Barber
RRP: £19.99£16.97A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and... -
Beowulf by Kevin Crossley-Holland
RRP: £9.99£6.70'For a long while Beowulf leaned on the blood-stained sword; his heart was pounding. A man with the strength of thirty! Slayer of Grendel and slayer of the sea-wolf! A hero without equal in this middle-world!' The story of Beowulf was written down as... -
Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom & Myth: Sea Stories and Folktales from Around the World by Gerry Smyth
RRP: £30.00£19.94The sea is beautiful and alluring, but it is also dangerous and deadly. Above all, it is unknowable and untameable. Storytelling offered our ancestors a means to understand and interact with the natural world, and in time these stories coalesced into the... -
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw
RRP: £14.99£10.23'With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. He is a modern-day bard.' Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles 'Through feral tales and poetic... -
In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration by William Lane Craig
RRP: £30.99£19.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802879110Author William Lane CraigFormat HardbackPage Count 439Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co -
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends: A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales by Frederick H. Martens
RRP: £12.99£10.21Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and... -
Kent's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but true stories from a very curious county by Martin Latham
RRP: £9.99£6.64Kent's Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a... -
Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People by Elias Loennrot
RRP: £12.99£9.70'One of the great mythic poems of Europe' The New York TimesSharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of its people, a work rich in magic and myth which tells the story of a nation... -
Hex: Darkland Tales by Jenni Fagan
RRP: £7.99£5.46A powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland's history: the North Berwick Witch Trials. IT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh's High... -
Scotland's Merlin: A Medieval Legend and its Dark Age Origins by Tim Clarkson
RRP: £14.99£10.77Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD... -
The Mummy's Curse: The true history of a dark fantasy by Roger Luckhurst 9780199698714
£21.30In the winter of 1922-23 archaeologist Howard Carter and his wealthy patron George Herbert, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, sensationally opened the tomb of Tutenkhamen. Six weeks later Herbert, the sponsor of the expedition, died in Egypt. The popular... -
Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by Anne Ross 9780752419046
RRP: £14.99£11.76The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. This has enabled her to collect information at first hand and to assess... -
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker 9781789146721
RRP: £18.00£12.96Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry,... -
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham 9780875421285
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875421285Author Scott CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 354g -
Dowsing: A Journey Beyond Our Five Senses by Hamish Miller
RRP: £5.99£4.11What is the most widely-used paranormal human ability? Why was this extraordinary subtle magical art brought to England by sixteenth century German miners? Does it really work? If so, how? In this charming book, legendary Cornish master-dowser Hamish...