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“thomas sternberg”

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  • Northamptonshire Folklore - Fairies, Witches, Animal and Plant Lore

    by Thomas Sternberg ...
    Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales. A great book for anybody in or around Northamptonshire, or with an interest in the rich folklore of the United Kingdom. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The World Atlas of Deserts and Drylands

    by Dr. Nicholas Drake, Troy Sternberg, Dr Sallie Burrough, Marion Meyer ...
    A richly illustrated atlas of the world’s deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet. Characterized by a lack of water and extreme temperatures, they are the result of atmospheric stability, large landmass characteristics, rain shadows, and cold ocean currents. They appear harsh and hostile, but deserts ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

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  • Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland

    by Francesca Wilde ...
    Many of the Irish legends, superstitions, and ancient charms now collected were obtained chiefly from oral communications made by the peasantry themselves, either in Irish or in the Irish-English which preserves so much of the expressive idiom of the antique tongue. These narrations were taken down by competent persons skilled in both languages, and as far as possible in the very words of the ... Read more

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  • Otherlands

    A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

    by Thomas Halliday ...
    “Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth—from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago.”—The EconomistLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • “One of those rare books that’s both deeply informative and daringly imaginative.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions

    by Wirt Sikes ...
    "British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions" by Wirt Sikes is a captivating exploration of the rich tapestry of Welsh folklore. The book delves into the enchanting world of goblins, fairies, and other mythical creatures that populate the Welsh landscape. Sikes meticulously collects and presents various legends and traditions, offering readers a glimpse into the ... Read more

    $0.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The World Without Us

    by Alan Weisman ...
    A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human EarthIn The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Folk Medicine, Plant Lore, and Healing Plants

    by Jane Wilde ...
    Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (1821–1896) was an Irish poet and mother of Oscar Wilde. She wrote under the pseudonym "Speranza” and famously supported the Irish nationalist movement. She also had a particular interest in folktales, which she collected. In “Folk Medicine, Plant Lore, and Healing Plants”, Wilde looks at a variety of natural cures, healing plants, and remedies from Irish folk ... Read more

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  • The Folk-Lore Of The Isle Of Man

    by A.W. Moore ...
    The Folk-Lore Of The Isle Of Manby A.W. MooreHE Isle of Man has been unfortunate in not having had competent collectors of its Legendary Lore. But few have taken the slightest interest in it, and those who have did not understand the language in which they could have learned it at first hand. The earliest of these collectors, and the one to whom we owe most of the tales which are given in the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Occult Powers of Goats and Other Welsh Tales of Goblins, Fairies, Gnomes, and Elves

    Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

    by William Wirt Sikes, Varla A. Ventura ...
    Series series Magical Creatures
    Goblins, fairies, pooka, changelings, gnomes, and elves...all are lurking within this book. Their stories and legends stand the test of time, and by reading them you will soon find that you have released these creatures into your life! Are your shoes missing again? Garden thriving in spite of your neglect? Did you hear something calling out to you from the shores of the river or the sea? Be warned ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Humans Who Went Extinct:Why Neanderthals died out and we survived

    Why Neanderthals died out and we survived

    by Clive Finlayson ...
    Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk accounts we have a distorted view of these other humans - for that is what they were. We think of them as crude and clumsy and not very bright, easily driven to extinction by the lithe, smart modern humans that came out of ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Giants, Fairies and Boggarts

    In Northern England

    by Charles Hardwick ...
    Bewitched by banshees? Fascinated by fairies? Charmed by changelings? If so, add this engrossing collection of folk tales from in and around northern England to your reading list. Not only does author Charles Hardwick present a sizable collection of tales from the region, but he also explains their origins of many of the stories and compares and contrasts them to the similar themes found in other ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Our Final Warning

    Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

    by Mark Lynas ...
    This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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