5 Top history books like Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places by Annette Giesecke

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Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places

By: Annette Giesecke

4.33

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinat…

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1. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

By: Margot Adler

4.00

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

Now fully revised-the classic study of Neo-Paganism Almost thirty years since its original publica… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life."

-Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

"When a person assumes that his or her revelation is the only true one, it only says that this person has had very few religious revelations and hasn't realized how many there are."

-Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

"I have noticed that many intellectuals turn themselves off the instant they are confronted with the words witchcraft, magic, occultism, and religion, as if such ideas exert a dangerous power that mig…"

-Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

"I have noticed that many intellectuals turn themselves off the instant they are confronted with the words witchcraft, magic, occultism, and religion, as if such ideas exert a dangerous power that mig…"

-Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

2. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

By: Steele Savage , Edith Hamilton

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless … read more

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  • classics
  • history
  • greek mythology
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • mythology
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3. The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)

By: Michael Scott

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

San Francisco: Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And they're both more confused than ever ab… read more

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  • mythology
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4. The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5)

By: Michael Scott

3.77

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The twins of prophecy have been divided--the end has begun. Alcatraz Although their ally Dr. John D… read more

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  • mythology

5. Bulfinch's Mythology

By: Thomas Bulfinch

4.33

Format: 700 pages, Paperback

For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of… read more

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6. The Greek Myths

By: Robert Graves

4.57

Format: 270 pages,

Combines in a single volume the complete text of the definitive two-volume classic, citing all the … read more

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7. The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)

By: Michael Scott

4.24

Format: 513 pages, Hardcover

The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. … read more

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  • mythology
"Green's a good color."

-Michael Scott, The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)

"No man is ever just one thing."

-Michael Scott, The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)

"Do I look like I watch Star Trek? "

-Michael Scott, The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)

"Distance makes everything beautiful."

-Michael Scott, The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)

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8. Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

By: Jacqueline Carey

4.02

Format: 1040 pages, Paperback

The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found … read more

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"All knowledge is worth having."

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

"Wars come and go; politics endure."

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

"For every victory there is a price."

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

"That which yields is not always weak."

-Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

9. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

By: Rick Riordan , John Rocco

3.59

Format: 32 pages,

Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod? Percy Ja… read more

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10. Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)

By: Liv Albert

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone … read more

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  • classics
  • history
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • research
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • mythology
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11. Medea

By: Eilish Quin

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek… read more

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  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • mythology
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12. Slučaj vlastite pogibelji

By: Kristian Novak

4.54

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

„Pravda se tiče svakoga, ili nije pravda. Ako se slučaj pogibelji pravednoga tiče samo njega, s nji… read more

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"Sve svoje odluke, sve bitne, donijela sam iz jedinog razloga da su slučajno ne zakompliciram život. Ništa rizik, ništa vizija, samo drž' se onoga što imaš, kmetski. Tako sam odgojena: mi slabi, mi iz…"

-Kristian Novak, Slučaj vlastite pogibelji

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13. House of Odysseus (The Songs of Penelope, #2)

By: Claire North

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

House of Odysseus is the follow up to award-winning author Claire North's Ithaca "a powerful, fresh… read more

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  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • mythology
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14. The Cat Who Taught Zen

By: James Norbury

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From the author and illustrator of the international bestseller Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a b… read more

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"What we want is seldom what we need. And what we need is almost never what we want."

-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen

"I once heard someone say, it was not the journey or the destination that mattered most, but the company."

-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen

"If something isn’t right, just telling your friend can make it seem better, even though they might not know how to fix it."

-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen

"It is better to begin the journey, make some mistakes and correct your course, than to wait until everything is perfect and never even start"

-James Norbury, The Cat Who Taught Zen

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15. The Shadow of Perseus

By: Claire Heywood

3.65

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one … read more

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  • greek mythology
  • mythology
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16. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

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17. Hera

By: Jennifer Saint

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more

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"She has been alone for a very long time."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

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18. Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places

By: Annette Giesecke

4.33

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinat… read more

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19. Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire

By: Bettany Hughes

3.83

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning hist… read more

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20. Greek Myths: A New Retelling

By: Charlotte Higgins

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte Higgins reinterprets some of the most enduring stories of all time in this beautifully pr… read more

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  • greek mythology
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21. The Official Harry Potter Cookbook: 40+ Recipes Inspired by the Films

By: Joanna Farrow

3.68

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Create delicious recipes inspired by the Wizarding World in The Official Harry Potter Cookbook -- t… read more

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