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James Baldwin: A Biography

Examines the life of the twentieth-century's most influential Black writer, discussing his literary works, his homosexuality, and his struggle against white society's denial of African American identity

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780394577081 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, April 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Examines the life of the twentieth-century's most influential Black writer, discussing his literary works, his homosexuality, and his struggle against white society's denial of African American identity

Paperback:

9781628724387 | Reprint edition (Arcade Pub, February 24, 2015), cover price $17.95

9780805038354 | Henry Holt & Co, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.95

The Handy Mythology Answer Book

By David A. Leeming, Ph. D.

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Paperback:

9781578594757 | Visible Ink Pr, September 9, 2014, cover price $21.95

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

By David Adams Leeming (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781461460879 | 2 har/psc edition (Springer Verlag, February 6, 2014), cover price $1440.00

9781461460855 | Springer Verlag, December 3, 2013, cover price $949.00

Paperback:

9780373094134, titled "A Natural Woman" | Harlequin Books, October 1, 1987, cover price $2.75 | also contains A Natural Woman

Medusa: In the Mirror of Time

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9781780230955 | Reaktion Books, April 15, 2013, cover price $25.00

Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9781598841749 | 2 edition (Abc-Clio Inc, December 18, 2009), cover price $191.00

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology

Consists of nearly two thousand entries covering all aspects of mythology, including Greek, Roman, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, and Egyptian.

By David Adams Leeming

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9780195156690 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, November 17, 2005, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Consists of nearly two thousand entries covering all aspects of mythology, including Greek, Roman, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, and Egyptian.

Paperback:

9780195387087 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, March 13, 2009), cover price $24.95

Jealous Gods and Chosen People: The Mythology of the Middle East

Presents an introduction to Middle Eastern mythology, discussing the cultural backgrounds of the myths and includes summaries of mythologies from such areas as Mesapotamia, Egypt, Arabia, and the western Semites.

By David Adams Leeming

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9780195147896 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, March 4, 2004, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents an introduction to Middle Eastern mythology, discussing the cultural backgrounds of the myths and includes summaries of mythologies from such areas as Mesapotamia, Egypt, Arabia, and the western Semites.

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9780195182521 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, June 2, 2005, cover price $24.95

Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain

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By Christopher R. Fee and David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780195134797 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 18, 2001, cover price $35.00

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9780195174038, titled "Gods, Heroes, & Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain" | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, March 18, 2004), cover price $44.95

Myth: A Biography of Belief

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780195142884 | Oxford Univ Pr, November 29, 2001, cover price $19.95

Paperback:

9780195161052 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, July 31, 2003, cover price $24.99

Continuum Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780826415325 | Continuum Intl Pub Group, June 30, 2003, cover price $150.00

From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology

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By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780195143614 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, July 17, 2003, cover price $40.00

The Dictionary of Folklore

Presents various folk tales, including myths, superstitions, nursery rhymes, and legends.

By David Adams Leeming (editor)

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9780531119853 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2002, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents various folk tales, including myths, superstitions, nursery rhymes, and legends.

Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine

Explores the feminine image of the divine in myth and legend (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming and Jake Page

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9780735103580 | Replica Books, July 1, 2001, cover price $31.85 | About this edition: Explores the feminine image of the divine in myth and legend

9780195086393 | Oxford Univ Pr, November 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Gathering seventy-five noted tales of Goddess mythology, an introduction describes a divine figure's growth throughout history, chronicling her first appearances during the Ice Age and her re-emergences in modern religion, psychology, and science.

Paperback:

9780195104622 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 11, 1996, cover price $19.99

A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

Offers alphabetically arranged stories of the revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics of Asia discusses the recurring themes and traditions that make up the varied fabric of Asian mythology. (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming

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9780195120523 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 2001, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Offers alphabetically arranged stories of the revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics of Asia discusses the recurring themes and traditions that make up the varied fabric of Asian mythology.

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9780195120530 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, May 24, 2001, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Offers alphabetically arranged stories of the revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics of Asia discusses the recurring themes and traditions that make up the varied fabric of Asian mythology.

The Mythology of Native North America

Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world mythology (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming and Jake Page

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9780806130125 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, April 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world mythology

Paperback:

9780806132396 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, February 1, 2000, cover price $19.95

Re-Viewing James Baldwin: Things Not Seen

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By David Adams Leeming (introduced by) and D. Quentin Miller (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781566397360 | Temple Univ Pr, January 17, 2000, cover price $82.50

Paperback:

9781566397377 | Temple Univ Pr, January 17, 2000, cover price $35.95

Stephen Spender: A Life in Modernism

The literary critic, journalist, and art critic's insights into the Spanish Civil War; the rise and fall of Marxism and Nazism; World War II; Vietnam; the sexual revolution; and modern and post-modern figures such as Yeats, Woolf, Sartre, and Eliot are explored in this critical biography of a great literary figure. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming

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9780805042498 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1999, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: A critical biography of the poet explores the Spanish Civil War, the rise and fall of Marxism and Nazism, World War II, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, and modern figures such as Yeats, Woolf, Sartre, and Eliot

The Children's Dictionary of Mythology

A dictionary of terms, names, and places in the mythology of various cultures around the world

By David Adams Leeming

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9780531117088 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1999, cover price $34.00 | About this edition: A dictionary of terms, names, and places in the mythology of various cultures around the world

Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology

From the legend of Paul Bunyan to the icon of Uncle Sam, a unique and entertaining collection of America's great myths and legends includes excerpts from primary material and an analysis of how immigrants assimilated to American folklore. UP. (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming (editor) and Jake Page

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9780195117837 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 28, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: From the legend of Paul Bunyan to the icon of Uncle Sam, a unique and entertaining collection of America's great myths and legends includes excerpts from primary material and an analysis of how immigrants assimilated to American folklore.

Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero

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By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780195121537 | 3 sub edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, May 28, 1998), cover price $60.00

Paperback:

9780195119572 | 3 edition (Oxford Univ Pr, May 28, 1998), cover price $19.95

9780060439422 | 2 sub edition (Harpercollins College Div, November 1, 1980), cover price $36.60

Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney

A portrait of Beauford Delaney chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the most important African-American painters of the twentieth century, looking at the evolution of his work, his friendships, his spirituality, and his eventual madness. UP. (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780195097849 | Oxford Univ Pr, February 19, 1998, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the life of one of the most important African American painters of the twentieth-century, looking at the evolution of his work, his friendship, his spirituality, and his eventual madness

Storytelling Encyclopedia: Historical, Cultural, and Multiethnic Approaches to Oral Traditions Around the World

Presents over 700 entries for topics, themes, and individuals associated with oral traditions throughout the world (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming (editor) and Marion Sader (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781573560252 | Greenwood Pub Group, September 23, 1997, cover price $96.00 | About this edition: Presents over 700 entries for topics, themes, and individuals associated with oral traditions throughout the world

God: Myths of the Male Divine

A study of the changing identities of masculine forms of the divine offers myths and profiles of such figures as the Bear Man of the Cherokees, Loki of the Norse people, Legba of Africa's Yoruba, and Krishna of India.

By David Adams Leeming and Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9780195093063 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, January 11, 1996, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: A study of the changing identities of masculine forms of the divine offers myths and profiles of such figures as the Bear Man of the Cherokees, Loki of the Norse people, Legba of Africa's Yoruba, and Krishna of India.

Paperback:

9780195113877 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, May 22, 1997), cover price $34.99

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature

Entries cover the Western allegorical tradition, as well as selected Indian, Middle Eastern, South American, and African works

By Kathleen Morgan Drowne and David Adams Leeming

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Hardcover:

9780874367812 | Abc-Clio Inc, September 1, 1996, cover price $83.00 | About this edition: Entries cover the Western allegorical tradition, as well as selected Indian, Middle Eastern, South American, and African works

A Dictionary of Creation Myths

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By David Adams Leeming and Margaret Adams Leeming

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Paperback:

9780195102758 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 25, 1996, cover price $24.95

9789990142792 | Oxford Univ Pr, December 1, 1995, cover price $0.02

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