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The complete world of Greek mythology book cover

The complete world of Greek mythology

Richard Buxton

292.13 /Buxton
Nonfiction

Complemented by lavish illustrations, genealogical tables, box features, and specially commissioned drawings, this will be an essential book for anyone interested in these classic tales and in the world of the ancient Greeks.

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Also great for fact-checking your understanding of Greek mythology -Melody

Ireland's immortals : a history of the gods of Irish myth book cover

Ireland's immortals : a history of the gods of Irish myth

M. A. (Mark Andrew) Williams

299.16113 /Williams
Nonfiction

Ireland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in both the nation's languages, the book describes how Ireland's pagan divinities were transformed into literary characters in the medieval Christian era--and how they were recast again during the Celtic Revival of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A lively narrative of supernatural beings and their fascinating and sometimes bizarre stories, Mark Williams's comprehensive history traces how these gods - known as the Tuatha De Danann - have shifted shape across the centuries, from Iron Age cult to medieval saga to today's young-adult fiction. We meet the heroic Lug; the Morrigan, crow goddess of battle; the fire goddess Brigit, who moonlights as a Christian saint; the mist-cloaked sea god Manannan mac Lir; and the ageless fairies who inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's immortal elves. Medieval clerics speculated that the Irish divinities might be devils, angels, or enchanters. W. B. Yeats invoked them to reimagine the national condition, while his friend George Russell beheld them in visions and understood them to be local versions of Hindu deities. The book also tells how the Scots repackaged Ireland's divine beings as the gods of the Gael on both sides of the sea--and how Irish mythology continues to influence popular culture far beyond Ireland.

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The complete rhyming dictionary revised, including the poet's craft book book cover

The complete rhyming dictionary revised, including the poet's craft book

Clement Wood

808.1 /Wood
Nonfiction

This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are over 10,000 new entries--over 60,000 in all, sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes.

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Vegan on the cheap : great recipes and simple strategies that save you time and money book cover

Vegan on the cheap : great recipes and simple strategies that save you time and money

Robin (Robin G.) Robertson

641.56366 /Robertson
Nonfiction, Cookbooks

The ultimate vegan budget cookbook! Roberson provides easy recipes for delicious food that costs no more than $2 per serving!

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Fast, easy, and cost-cutting recipes. No expensive ingredients required! -Melody

Waste-free kitchen handbook : a guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food book cover

Waste-free kitchen handbook : a guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food

Dana Gunders

641.552 /Gunders
Nonfiction, Cookbooks

Did you know that the average American throws away around $30 each month in the form of uneaten food? It's time to reduce the kitchen waste you produce, and save money. This book will show you how, via smart suggestions, checklists, recipes, and your very own kitchen waste audit. Dana Gunders dispels the illusion that addressing food-waste issues requires tons of your time and money. By showing how to shop smarter, portion more accurately, and simply use a refrigerator properly, Gunders gives the simple tools to produce less waste and eat more consciously.

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Supermarket healthy : recipes and know-how for eating well without spending a lot book cover

Supermarket healthy : recipes and know-how for eating well without spending a lot

Melissa D'Arabian

641.552 /D'Arabian
Nonfiction, Cookbooks

"Food Network personality Melissa d'Arabian shows you how to make healthy meals for your whole family and still save lots of money and time, in a cookbook with 120 new dishes. If you think that eating healthier is too expensive, Melissa is here to guide you and prove that healthy eating can be easy, affordable, and achievable with everyday supermarket ingredients. She provides nutritional information with each recipe to help readers decide what recipes are best for them and what they're feeding their families. If the secret to better health is better cooking at home, then Melissa's book is the ultimate toolkit for every home cook who wants to eat healthier and save money"--

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