Shows the ways in which even the meanest, ugliest troll can be outwitted by a clever woodsman or billy goat

Examines the distinctive features, habits, and neighbors of the troll.

Product Description: Trees and related vegetation have long been planted in cities for a variety of reasons. From trees with special religious significance in ancient temples to trees captured in planters adjacent to our newest office buildings, we have sought to accompany our urban lives with some representation of nature...read more

Product Description: This study compares the main aspects of the four Nordic labour markets. The central issues covered are unemployment, wage differentials, the youth labour market, international migration, and early exit from the labour market. Modern labour market theory and empirical studies are integrated...read more

Describes folklore related to mysterious forces or creatures from the forest, including dwarfs, goblins, trolls, gnomes and elves, and discusses how they are portrayed in motion pictures, on television, and in literature.

Product Description: Thud. Thud. The ground shudders beneath you. At the cave entrance, a low, panting, grumbling sound rises. He's back, and he's hungry. You scurry behind a boulder. Sunlight flares for a moment at the cave entrance before it is blotted out by a monstrous, huge shadow...read more

Explores the historical, artistic, and literary treatment of goblins, trolls, and orcs, and includes art from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Don Maitz, and J.K. Rowling.

Product Description: Trolls have trampled through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered what trolls look like, where they hide out, or why they like darkness? Stomp through the pages of this book to find out the truth about trolls.

They're big, mean, and shudderingly horrible--and that's about all that the giants and trolls of mythology have in common. Some have several heads. Some have only one eye--or lots of eyes! You wouldn't want to cross paths with any of them. But what if they crossed paths with each other? Who would win in a battle? Which one is the strongest of all? Find out about each giant or troll's features and skills, where in the world they come from, how they rank compared to one another, and how you might defeat them if you ever strayed into their remote realms.