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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Swedish Folktales and Legends

Swedish Folktales and Legends

by Lane Thygesen Blecher  •  George Blecher

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, this representative sampling of tales from centuries gone by ranges from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mystical. 150 stories of animals, trolls, giants, ghosts, household spirits, hags, heroes and heroines, forest and water spirits flesh out this collection of metamorphoses, moral tales, superstitions, and folklore.  (SWE05, $18.95)

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