Michael Silverstone

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

Hispanics in Major League Baseball

Profiles some of baseball's present and past superstars who are from Spanish-speaking countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico, including Roberto Clemente, the Alou brothers, and Miguel Tejada.

Latino Legends

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Charles Harry Whedbee

Wisconsin

A collection of fifteen tales from North Carolina's coast.

Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

The Celtic God of Dreams

From the beloved, bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series comes a delightful addition to the Myths series. Dream Angus is one of the earliest of the Celtic deities, and one of the most beloved. Angus comes bounding over the heather with his bag of dreams to dispense to those who want them. He is lithe of foot and beautiful – as befits one who is also the Celtic Eros, the god of love, youth and beauty. Angus is a playful trickster, given to frightening people and cattle. He will reveal to you in a dream your true love, if asked, and if in the mood. He is a romantic, and one of the main stories associated with him is his search for the young woman who had appeared to him in his dreams. Eventually he finds her, but she is under a spell which makes her assume the shape of a bird for a year. Angus changes himself into a swan and the two lovers fly off together. In McCall Smith’s inimitable retelling of the myth, the setting is twentieth century Scotland. Angus is a psychotherapist who helps people understand their dreams, but there are limits to what he can reveal. Mesmerically weaving the modern day with the tales of the Celtic god, Alexander McCall Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?

Dream Angus

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel - Advance Reading Copy 

Three decades after the first publication of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom returns to fiction with this sweeping American epic. Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, Winston Groom brings to life a much-forgotten period of history in this sprawling saga of heroism, injustice, and love. El Paso pits the legendary Pancho Villa against a thrill-seeking railroad tycoon known only as the Colonel--whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico. But when Villa kidnaps the Colonel's grandchildren and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the aging New England patriarch and his son head to El Paso, hoping to find a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt down the Generalissimo. Replete with gunfights, daring escapes, and an unforgettable bullfight, El Paso becomes an indelible portrait of the American Southwest in the waning days of the frontier, one that is "sure to entertain" (Jackson Clarion-Ledger).

El Paso

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Bernd Heinrich

Why should ravens--which are usually solitary birds--share valuable food in the dead of winter? How clever are these birds? Do they have a language? These are some of the riddles that noted sociobiologist Bernd Heinrich, author of Bumblebee Economics and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, explores in this intriguing book, along with myths and lore surrounding this bird.  16 pages of drawings.

Book is in like new condition, however, does have some staining on the outer top and bottom pages due to shelving. Does not affect the inside Pages.

Maryland

Why should ravens--which are usually solitary birds--share valuable food in the dead of winter? How clever are these birds? Do they have a language? These are some of the riddles that noted sociobiologist Bernd Heinrich, author of Bumblebee Economics and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, explores in this intriguing book. 16 pages of drawings.

Ravens in Winter

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Jeannie Mobley

Michigan

In Colorado during World War I, a young, romantically minded girl and an old, bitter woman suffragist debate a local legend and examine the role of women in a time of war and prejudice.

Searching for Silverheels

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Slight edge wear. #paperback #mileskelly #myths #legends #childrens #kids #homeschool #children #nonfiction #100facts

California

Miles Kelly Publishing 

100 Facts Myths and Legends is bursting with exactly 100 awesome facts, mind-blowing images and fun activities to help children learn everything they need to know about the oldest and most famous stories from around the world.
100 Facts Myths and Legends covers key topics about fables and folklores in interesting numbered facts. Information is accompanied by amazing illustrations and photographs that put unbelievable facts into context for young learners. One of most popular non fiction myths and legends books for kids, this title is ideal for school and home.
Essential topics covered in 100 Facts Myths and Legends:
- Stories with moral messages, warnings and inspirational meanings
- Cultural myths and beliefs about life from around the world
- Legends about heroes, war and death
Examples of 'I don't believe it' fascinating facts:
- Valentine's Day is based on an ancient Roman festival. Women wrote their names on scraps of pottery and put them in a bowl. Men picked out a scrap each to discover who would be their girlfriend for the next year
- Unicorns are said to be brave enough to fight elephants and wise enough to detect poison. They have been mythical symbols of magic and mystery for thousands of years.
- Magician Simon Magus (died AD 60) claimed to be able to fly. He demanded to be buried in a deep trench and promised that his ghost would soon come back to haunt the living
Activities to make learning accessible and interactive include:
- Design a Paradise Garden with trees, flowers and fountains
- Make a Green Man mask with a paper plate, felt-tip pens, green felt and elastic
- Quiz question: How many times did the Aztecs believe that the world had been created and destroyed?
Author: Fiona Macdonald
Consultant: Rupert Matthews
Pages: 48
Age: 7+
Dimensions: 9 X 12
Format: Paperback with holographic foil
ISBN: 9781848101333

100 Facts Myths and Legends

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Lancashire Ghosts and Legends

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John Matthews

HC no dust jacket. Rubbing to corners and edges.

Most Wanted

Presents information on the most ruthless pirates, including Henry Morgan, William Kidd, and Blackbeard, in a book with objects attached throughout.

Pirates

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32 True Tales from American History That Made Them Legends

American history is full of many great men and women who changed the course of the United States and even the world. They are rightfully considered heroes by many Americans, because of their contributions. This book is unique because it focuses on the personal struggles and triumphs that made each individual a hero to millions of Americans.In The Great Book of American Heroes, you'll learn the answers to the following questions: What were some of the barriers that nearly prevented the Wright Brothers from making their historic first flight? - How did Helen Keller beat incredible odds and learn how to speak and write?- Why was Al Capone considered a hero by so many Americans? - How was the "pen mightier than the sword" for Upton Sinclair?- Who is America's greatest hero of the silver screen and why? - Which presidents are America's greatest heroes? - How did Babe Ruth become America's first sports hero? - Who were America's greatest explorer heroes?- Why were some of these heroes reluctant to accept their status? And so much more! This book is filled with a plethora of facts about some of the most fascinating and impactful Americans in history. So much more than a boring history book, you'll be engaged throughout the book, ready to turn each page to learn more.This book also looks at the very term "hero" in a unique way by including a fair share of rebels, bad boys, and anti-heroes, who were also considered heroes by many.Whether you have a passing interest in American history, are distantly related to one of the heroes, or just want something fascinating to read, you can't go wrong with The Great Book of American Heroes.

The Great Book of American Heroes

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Robert Littell

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Virginia

A Novel of Dissimulation

Legends

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Paul Goble

Signs of light water damage. Some writing on inner cover. All pictured.

Texas

A brave boy goes into the hills and prays for help for his people. A rider on a magnificent animal comes to him and says: "This animal is called the Sacred Dog. He can do many things your dogs can do and also more...He is as the wind: gentle but sometimes frightening." The clouds close and suddenly one by one countless Sacred Dogs course down from the sky. And so the courage of one determined boy is rewarded by the Great Spirit: The horse, or Sacred Dog, is given to his tribe.

The Gift of the Sacred Dog

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Aaron Allston

This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is slight wear on the paperback cover. Will ship within hours after your order is received. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

Jedi Master Luke Skywalker has united the Jedi order into a group of powerful Jedi Knights, but conflicting planetary interests and Luke's visions of an approaching darkness threaten to destroy everything he has worked for.

Betrayal: Star Wars Legends (Legacy of the Force)

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Kathy Tyers

No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned  to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a  call for help from a far-flung Imperial outpost.  Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to  meet the Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders  who, once allied with the now dead Emperor, are  approaching Imperial space with only one goal; total  domination. Princess Leia sees the mission as an  opportunity to achieve a diplomatic victory for the  Alliance. But it assumes even greater importance  when a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke  Skywalker with the message that he must go to  Bakura-or risk losing everything the Rebels have fought  so desperately to achieve.

The Truce at Bakura: Star Wars Legends

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Roger MacBride Allen

In this third and final volume of the Corellian  trilogy, Han and Luke lead the Alliance in a mad scramble against the Selonian rebels for control of the planetary technology.

When a loyalist ship approaching Selonia is blasted out of space, Han Solo quickly realizes that rebel forces are turning planetary repulsors into weapons of immense destruction. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying secret of Centerpoint Station. It is the infamous Starbuster itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and millions of innocent lives. There's only one way to stop it: blow up the station. But as a massive rebel fleet closes in on Centerpoint, Han, Luke, and their friends will discover time is running out.

Then the true leaders of the rebellion reveal their identities and issue their final ultimatum: The New Republic must withdraw all claim to power over the entire Corellian sector. With the future of Corellian freedom at stake, Han and those loyal to the Republic must somehow resist. But how can they possibly stop the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever known?

Showdown at Centerpoint: Star Wars Legends (the Corellian Trilogy)

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#paperback #darktide #delrey #fiction #legends #lucasbooks #newjediorder #starwars #lukeskywalker #michaelastackpole

Dark Tide, Book I

In this epic of unsurpassed action and imagination, Michael Stackpole helps to launch an exciting new era in Star Wars history. Onslaught pits the battle-tested heroes of the past--Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo--along with the next generation of Jedi and droids, against fearsome never-before-encountered enemies from beyond the galactic rim . . .

It is a perilous time for the New Republic. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke's leadership. When alien invaders known as the Yunnan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive. Merciless warriors, the Yunnan Vong glory in torture. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force.

Now Luke must wield all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Darth Vader. As Leia and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yunnan Vong forces, Mara Jade, Anakin, Jacen, and Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil . . .

Onslaught: Star Wars Legends

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J. K. Jackson

Arizona

Populated by gods, High Kings, wilfull Queens, noble warriors, fairies, goblins and wizards, the Celtic myths are unsurpassed in their variety and power. This new book is a dazzling collection of the most gripping Celtic tales, vividly retold, gathering together the legends and sagas of this ancient culture in a tribute to the heroism, romance and mystery of the Celtic people. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Celtic Myths

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Vonda N. McIntyre

Han, Luke, and Leia meet at Hethrir's colony, encounter the alien Waru, who is more powerful than Jedi Knights, and search for the colony's secrets when the crystal star's emanations threaten its planetary system--and Leia's children. 350,000 first printing.

The Crystal Star

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#paperback #bindingintact #bookcomplete #legends #sleepyhollow #ripvanwinkle #washingtonirving

Utah

Vintage Paperback 1980

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle

Really great condition! See all pics for blemishes.  #hardcover #fiction #mystery #visions #legends #nativeamerican #historicalfiction #spiritual #suspense #catholicism 

Missouri

A Novel 

The Lady in Blue

The explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time

Mythbusters

From the back cover …
The glory and magnificence of the Arthurian legends recreated by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck in an epic fantasy alive with the magic of Merlin … the menace of Mordred … the romance of the Round Table … the brilliance of battle and immortal splendor of Camelot. 
From John Steinbeck …
“For a long time I have wanted to bring to present-day usage the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table … I wanted to set them down in plain present-day speech for my own young sons and for other sons not so young - to set the stories down in meaning as they were written, leaving out nothing and adding nothing …”
Very nice clean copy. No writing, dog ears or tears. Page edges clean but have some discoloration due to light exposure. Spine intact with very light creasing on outside of spine. Cover shows very minimal wear. 

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

Angus Macallan

In a world of blood and magic, a powerful epic fantasy begins...

AN EMPEROR'S DAUGHTER WHO WILL NOT BE DENIED
Just before her sixteenth birthday, Princess Katerina is refused her rightful place as heir to the Empire of the Ice-Bear--solely because of her sex. Determined to regain her inheritance, she murders the foreign lord she's been ordered to marry and embarks on a perilous voyage to the lush, tropical islands of the Laut Besar in search of the vast wealth and power she needs to claim the Empire for herself.

A PRINCE FORCED TO TAKE A STAND
On a small island kingdom, Prince Arjun's idyllic life is shattered when a malignant sorcerer invades, slaughters his people and steals the sacred sword of Jun's ancestors. With his royal father dead and his palace in ruins, Jun reluctantly tracks the sorcerer and the magical blade far across the pirate-infested waters of the Laut Besar.

A SORCERER SEEKING TO DESTROY THE WORLD
Long ago the powerful relics known as the Seven Keys were used to safely lock away the terrifying evils of the Seven Hells. With Jun's ancient sword in his grasp, the sorcerer Mangku has claimed the first Key, and begun his mission to unleash catastrophe upon the land.

As the destinies of these three entwine in the lawless islands of the Laut Besar, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. For if the sorcerer cannot be stopped, the world itself will be unmade...

In a world of blood and magic, a powerful epic fantasy begins... AN EMPEROR'S DAUGHTER WHO WILL NOT BE DENIED Just before her sixteenth birthday, Princess Katerina is refused her rightful place as heir to the Empire of the Ice-Bear--solely because of her sex. Determined to regain her inheritance, she murders the foreign lord she's been ordered to marry and embarks on a perilous voyage to the lush, tropical islands of the Laut Besar in search of the vast wealth and power she needs to claim the Empire for herself. A PRINCE FORCED TO TAKE A STAND On a small island kingdom, Prince Arjun's idyllic life is shattered when a malignant sorcerer invades, slaughters his people and steals the sacred sword of Jun's ancestors. With his royal father dead and his palace in ruins, Jun reluctantly tracks the sorcerer and the magical blade far across the pirate-infested waters of the Laut Besar. A SORCERER SEEKING TO DESTROY THE WORLD Long ago the powerful relics known as the Seven Keys were used to safely lock away the terrifying evils of the Seven Hells. With Jun's ancient sword in his grasp, the sorcerer Mangku has claimed the first Key, and begun his mission to unleash catastrophe upon the land. As the destinies of these three entwine in the lawless islands of the Laut Besar, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. For if the sorcerer cannot be stopped, the world itself will be unmade...

Gates of Stone

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Timothy Zahn

Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.

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