World Myths

Themes of unspoiled paradise tamed by progress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the US, especially in Florida. Selling Vero Beach explores how settlers from northern states created myths about the Indian River area on Florida's Atlantic Coast, importing ideas about the region's Indigenous peoples and marketing the land as an idyllic, fertile place of possibilities.

Have you ever wondered about the legendary Roman Gods that have been documented and portrayed across different media? Do you know what mythology says about them and who they were, really? The mysterious Roman Gods and Ancient Roman Heroes have been explained clearly and completely in this audiobook. For the lovers of ancient mythology, this audiobook brings valuable insights into Roman mythology, ancient history, and much more. The audiobook provides valuable insight into the polytheistic religion of Ancient Rome and gives an in-depth knowledge about Roman culture.

Este audio libro de seis capítulos, se centra en los años de la carrera política de Adolf Hitler, desde sus oscuros inicios hasta los últimos días del líder nazi en el búnker. Relata los acontecimientos más significativos de su vida y sigue cronológicamente la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Con ello, el lector se puede hacer una idea más exacta de la personalidad del dictador y de aquéllos que le rodearon. Las anécdotas más reveladoras descubren los mitos creados para mantener a Hitler en el poder y las mentiras difundidas por su brutal régimen.

The teacher Patrick Healy traveled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half a thousand myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable.

Patrick Healy, a teacher, travelled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around 500 myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. This is the seventh volume of his work, 30 Indian Tales, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinion and approach to them. Patrick is an Australian writer who has an abiding interest in the folklore of different cultures. He has lived and worked in Hong Kong for more than 25 years as a high school teacher.

Six orphans are suddenly drawn into a comic book of fairy tales. In this comic book world, they have magical powers that they use to try to restore the original artwork that the evil Paint Thinner and Eraser have distorted. Our heroes meet up with Hansel and Gretel, Jack (of the beanstalk), and Cinderella. Since they themselves have become two-dimensional, the comic book world looks natural to them. But they soon discover that there are different physical laws in this land of two dimensions.

Traditional stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life - sometimes common sense makes no sense at all.

12 stories from all over the world: "Lovely Ilonka", "Lucky Luck", "The Hairy Man", "Little Wildrose", "Paperarelloo", "The Gifts of the Magician", "The Strong Prince", "The Crab and the Monkey", "The Cottager and his Cat", "The Stone-Cutter", "How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished", "The Colony of Cats", "Clever Maria", "The Magic Kettle". The imagery in fairy tales (such as personified animals, adults represented as giants and allegorical magic vegetables) allows the child to explore their fears in remote and symbolic terms.

Another 25 fairytales from all over the world, with stories from France, Germany, Japan, England, Denmark, Serbia, Greece, and many more! Enchanting stories you never heard before - but which you will love!

Another 25 fairytales from all over the world, with stories from Australia, America, Iceland, Japan, Sweden, Turkey, Germany, and many more! Enchanting stories you never heard before - but which you will love!

Another 25 fairytales from all over the world, with stories from Italy, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Russia, the Orient, and many more! Enchanting stories you never heard before - but which you will love!

Alcune delle più antiche storie africane vengono restituite con voci nuove ai bambini dell'Africa e del mondo, dopo aver viaggiato per molti...

What if a single story could bring a forgotten world back to life? When Lily discovers a hidden door in her grandmother’s attic, she never expects it to lead to an enchanted realm—a world where mythical creatures still exist, waiting to be remembered. A centaur, a fairy, and a dragonet reveal a painful truth: magic is fading, disappearing as belief in their world vanishes. Determined to save what remains, Lily captures their stories in her journal, hoping to restore the connection between their world and hers.

It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage of it to an extraordinary extent. In Russia itself, he is likewise the centre of attention for detractors and supporters alike. But as Tony Wood argues, this overwhelming focus on the president and his personality means that we understand Russia less than we ever did before.

Teacher Patrick Healy traveled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half a thousand myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. This is the fourth volume of his work, 30 Grimm's fairy tales, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinions and approaches to them.

Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity. Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity.

At her mother’s death-bed Elisabeth learns that her mother’s illness is no accident and that her own life is in danger. Evil witches are plotting to take over the kingdom of Vendale. All alone, naive and untrained, Elisabeth’s determination is all she has to confront her mother’s murderers as she discovers love at the same time. While Richard’s behaviour sends distracting mixed messages, Elisabeth finds herself stuck in limbo: She is treated like a child but is forced to make adult decisions.

In the heart of the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, famine grips the land, forcing desperate animals to make a harrowing choice—kill their own mothers for sustenance. However, a wise and clever dog named Odibo devises a plan to save his mother and bring hope to the animals. In "The Dog Who Took His Mother to Heaven," witness Odibo's unwavering love and determination as he embarks on a perilous journey to connect the mortal world with the realm of the gods, defying fate and forging a bond that transcends life and death.

One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively or effectively resist their own extermination at the hands of the Nazis. In this powerful book, Benjamin Ginsberg convincingly argues that the Jews not only resisted the Germans but actually played a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany. The question, he contends, is not whether the Jews fought but where and by what means.

Zombies. The fae realm is overrun with zombies. Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games - a twisted, televised game to the death. After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie. Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it. If I can pull it off, it’ll be the perfect bargaining chip to get back home. I’d be a lot more confident if my soulmate, Julian, was fighting by my side. But he broke my heart and turned on me.