The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Hackett Classics)
By: Anonymous
4.25
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would d…
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1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
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"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok
By: Jackson Crawford , Jackson Crawford
4.16
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering… read more
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- literature
- classics
- mythology
3. Beowulf
By: Unknown , Seamus Heaney
3.49
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures… read more
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- literature
- fiction
- classics
- mythology
"Fate will unwind as it must!"-Unknown, Beowulf
"Fate goes ever as fate must."-Unknown, Beowulf
"Let whoever can win glory before death."-Unknown, Beowulf
"We all know a boy can't daddy until his daddy's dead."-Unknown, Beowulf
4. The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
By: Colin Woodard
3.67
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The inspiration for the NBC series Crossbones. In the early eighteenth century a number of the grea… read more
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5. METAtropolis: The Dawn of Uncivilization
By: Scott Brick , Alessandro Juliani , Jay Lake , John Scalzi , Tobias S. Buckell , Elizabeth Bear , Karl Schroeder , Michael Hogan , None , None
4.42
Format: 216 pages, Audiobook
Five original tales set in a shared urban future--from some of the hottest young writers in modern … read more
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- fiction
6. The Prose Edda
By: Snorri Sturluson , Jesse L. Byock
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
'What was the beginning, or how did things start? What was there before?' The Prose Eddais the most… read more
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- literature
- classics
- mythology
7. How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (How to Train Your Dragon, #10)
By: Cressida Cowell
4.05
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an … read more
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8. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography
By: Alex Ferguson
4.00
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
The celebratory, revealing, inspiring, and entertaining autobiography of the greatest manager in th… read more
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9. A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru
By: None
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Flowing from its early, pre-Christian beginnings through its modern worldview, this book explores t… read more
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10. Jason and the Golden Fleece
By: Apollonius of Rhodes , Richard L. Hunter
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Argonauticais the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with … read more
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11. A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (How to Train Your Dragon, #6)
By: Cressida Cowell
0.00
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
It's Hiccup's birthday, but that's not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dra… read more
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12. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon, #4)
By: Cressida Cowell
3.46
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly… read more
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13. Norse Mythology
By: Neil Gaiman
4.10
Format: 301 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182 Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient … read more
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- fiction
- classics
- mythology
"Ragnarok is coming."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"And the game begins anew."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"Rebirth always follows death."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"Of course it was Loki. It's always Loki."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
14. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
By: Lisa Schneidau
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magi… read more
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- fiction
- mythology
"In the old days, there were bogles, the horrid things, creeping in the darkness, ready to take people. And even in the daytime, when there weren't bogles, people were always fretting about them, or s…"-Lisa Schneidau, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
15. The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
3.86
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explore… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"Heart shall be bolder, harder be purpose, more proud the spirit as our power lessens! Mind shall not falter nor mood waver, though doom shall come and dark conquer."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'
"Thus ages pass, and men after men. Mourning voices of women weeping. So the world passes; day follows day, and the dust gathers, his tomb crumbles, as time gnaws it, and his kith and kindred out of k…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'
16. Powerful Women of the Medieval World
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.28
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
Throughout history, women have played integral roles in family, society, religion, government, war—… read more
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"If you’re a college professor and you’re bored, it’s your own damn fault."-Dorsey Armstrong, Powerful Women of the Medieval World
17. The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Hackett Classics)
By: Anonymous
4.25
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would d… read more
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- literature
- fiction
- classics
- mythology
18. Norse Mythology
By: Jackson Crawford
3.89
Format: 342 pages, Audible Audio
Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these… read more
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19. The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
By: Daniel McCoy
4.15
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you’d expect from Daniel … read more
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- mythology
"The idea of fate permeated the religion of the Vikings at every turn. Everything in the universe, even the Gods, was subject to it."-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
"Words – and the intentions and ideas behind them – had the power to change physical reality, just like any other physical phenomenon."-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
"But Odin had a trick up his sleeve. For his final question to Vafthrudnir, he asked, "And what, wise giant, did Odin whisper in the ear of Balder, before that great son of his was burned on the funer…"-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
"The male sphere of Norse shamanism consisted of the elite warrior groups known as the berserkir ("bear-shirts") and the úlfheðnar ("wolf-skins"). The berserkers (as we'll refer to the members of both…"-Daniel McCoy, The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
20. The Wanderer's Havamal
By: Jackson Crawford
4.65
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The Wanderer's Hávamál features Jackson Crawford’s complete, carefully revised English translation … read more
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- mythology
21. Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions
By: Jackson Crawford
4.56
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Inherited through the line of the berserker Angantýr and his war-loving daughter Hervor, the ever-l… read more
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