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From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend

By Valerie Estelle Frankel

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9780786448319 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, October 19, 2010, cover price $35.00

Watch Out for Clever Women/Cuidado Con Las Mujeres Astutas

By Vicki Trego Hill (illustrator)

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9781435246034 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 18, 2008), cover price $21.95

Women and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture and Gender Revisited

Product Description: Cultural Writing. Gender Studies. WO(MEN) AND BEARS revisits classical debates in women's cultural and Native studies regarding nature and culture. As a mixed-genre anthology--academic and poetic, conversational and critical--the book consists of interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches on a widely-circulated ancient myth, story, history, and sacred law (ayaawux) focused on wo(men) co-habiting with bears where women defy dualistic gender roles and relations and interact with nature in a variety of adaptive or transgressive ways...read more

By Kaarina Kailo (editor)

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9780978223366, titled "Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture and Gender Revisited" | Inanna Pubns & Education Inc, December 30, 2008, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Cultural Writing.

Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

By Winona Laduke (foreword by) and Carol Schaefer

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9781590302934 | Trumpeter, November 14, 2006, cover price $18.95

Secrets Beyond The Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives

Product Description: The tale of Bluebeard's Wife--the story of a young woman who discovers that her mysterious blue-bearded husband has murdered his former spouses--no longer squares with what most parents consider good bedtime reading for their children...read more

By Maria Tatar

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Hardcover:

9780691117072 | Princeton Univ Pr, October 22, 2004, cover price $39.95

Paperback:

9780691127835 | Princeton Univ Pr, September 13, 2006, cover price $30.95 | About this edition: The tale of Bluebeard's Wife--the story of a young woman who discovers that her mysterious blue-bearded husband has murdered his former spouses--no longer squares with what most parents consider good bedtime reading for their children.

Tips From The Old Housewives

Product Description: This book is full of humorous housewifely notions that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers most likely swore by. Relying on Foremother Beeton, Drury's collection provides a humorous glimpse into the past as well as some practical (and some not-so-practical!) household tricks for the present...read more

By Elizabeth Drury

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9781573242202 | Conari Pr, January 20, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: This book is full of humorous housewifely notions that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers most likely swore by.

The Women We Become: Myths, Folktales, and Stories About Growing Older

Product Description: "Thomas offers women an antidote to society's stigmatization of growing older in this heartening and welcome new volume."â NAPRA ReVIEWWomen often view aging with misgivings, even dread. Yet, aging is inevitable. How we deal with it can have a profound impact on the quality of our lives...read more

By Ann G. Thomas

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9780761506546 | Prima Pub, November 1, 1996, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Explores myths and tales about old women from around the world as a guide to the wisdom that old age brings to women

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9781884244247 | Volcano Pr, February 1, 2004, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: "Thomas offers women an antidote to society's stigmatization of growing older in this heartening and welcome new volume.

9780761512929 | Prima Pub, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Explores myths and tales about old women from around the world as a guide to the wisdom that old age brings to women

Shine On, Bright & Dangerous Object

When her daredevil husband is killed, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax is left a widow at age 27 and must find the strength to sort out her feelings and prepare for the future.

By Laurie Colwin

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9780060958961, titled "Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object" | Perennial, January 1, 2001, cover price $13.99

9780060976323 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 1995), cover price $13.00 | also contains The Serpent and the Swan: The Animal Bride in Folklore and Literature | About this edition: When her daredevil husband is killed, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax is left a widow at age 27 and must find the strength to sort out her feelings and prepare for the future.

9780345284150, titled "Shine on Bright and Dangerous Object" | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, August 1, 1979), cover price $1.95 | About this edition: When Sam Bax, that charming daredevil of a Boston lawyer, sails his boat into a storm off the coast of Maine, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax, his wife and ardent sidekick, becomes a widow at the edge of twenty-seven.

The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women: And Other Stories of Strong Women

Eighteen stories about empowered and heroic girls and women include the tales of Li Chi, who battles a fierce serpent to save her townsfolk, and that of a sly old woman who outwits the devil. 35,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Trina Schart Hyman (illustrator) and Katrin Tchana

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9780316387019 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 2000, cover price $22.99 | About this edition: A collection of twenty traditional tales from various parts of the world, each of whose main character is a strong and resourceful woman.

Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls

A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world includes stories whose main character is a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.

By Susan Guevara (illustrator) and Jane Yolen

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9780152020477 | Houghton Mifflin, May 1, 2000, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.

Mirror, Mirror: Forty Folk Tales for Mothers and Daughters to Share

Celebrating the motherdaughter bond around the world, a storyteller teams up with her daughter to assemble this collection of forty folktales that span the globe, from France's version of Cinderella to less well known stories from Sudan and China. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Heidi E. Y. Stemple (editor) and Jane Yolen (editor)

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9780670889075 | Viking Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Celebrates the mother-daughter bond around the world, with a collection of folktalkes that span the globe, from France's version of Cinderella to less well known stories from Sudan and China.

Spider Woman's Web: Traditional Native American Tales About Women's Power

Drawing from the rich Native American storytelling tradition, this inspiring, insightful collection celebrates the power of women, and the treachery of human nature. Original.

By Susan Hazen-Hammond

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9780399525469 | J P Tarcher, November 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of folklore celebrates the power of women and the treachery of human nature

In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Prime

Product Description: In Full Bloom celebrates mature womenâwomen whom author Sharon Creeden likens to fully opened blossoms. A professional storyteller, Creeden draws on folktales, her stock-in-trade, to illuminate female heroism and life issues women face, including childbirth, aging, and death...read more

By Sharon Creeden

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9780874835762 | August House Pub Inc, October 1, 1999, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Matches folktales about women from around the world with the stories of successful American women

Paperback:

9780874839517 | August House Pub Inc, May 16, 2012, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In Full Bloom celebrates mature womenâwomen whom author Sharon Creeden likens to fully opened blossoms.

Mala

When a demon swallows the rain seed and destroys all the brave men who go after it, including Mala's brother, Mala's godmothers change her into a boy called Amal so that he can hunt the demon, and give him a mirror so that he can call upon the female part of himself.When a demon swallows the rain seed, Mala's godmothers change her into a boy called Amal so that he can hunt the demon, and give him a mirror so that he can call upon the female part of himself

By Gita Wolf

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9781550375015 | Annick Pr, August 1, 1996, cover price $16.95

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9780613101905 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.25 | About this edition: When a demon swallows the rain seed and destroys all the brave men who go after it, including Mala's brother, Mala's godmothers change her into a boy called Amal so that he can hunt the demon, and give him a mirror so that he can call upon the female part of himself.

Watch Out for Clever Women/Cuidado Con Las Mujeres Astutas: Hispanic Folktales

A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of traditional tales from New Mexico about resourceful women

By Joe Hayes and Vicki Trego Hill (illustrator)

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9780613014861 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.45 | About this edition: A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of traditional tales from New Mexico about resourceful women

The Wandering Womb: A Cultural History of Outrageous Beliefs About Women

Explores cultural, religious, philosophical, and scientific beliefs about women (view table of contents)

By Vern L. Bullough (foreword by) and Lana Thompson

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9781573922647 | Prometheus Books, February 1, 1999, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Explores cultural, religious, philosophical, and scientific beliefs about women

The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption

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By Marie-Luise von Franz

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9780919123847 | Inner City Books, January 1, 1999, cover price $25.00

The Serpent and the Swan: The Animal Bride in Folklore and Literature

When her daredevil husband is killed, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax is left a widow at age 27 and must find the strength to sort out her feelings and prepare for the future.

By Boria Sax

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9780939923687 | Univ of Tennessee Pr, December 1, 1998, cover price $18.95

9780060976323, titled "Shine On, Bright & Dangerous Object" | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 1995), cover price $13.00 | also contains Shine On, Bright & Dangerous Object | About this edition: When her daredevil husband is killed, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax is left a widow at age 27 and must find the strength to sort out her feelings and prepare for the future.

American Proverbs About Women: A Reference Guide

Product Description: Proverbs supposedly contain the wisdom of the common folkâeternal truths to be passed down through the ages. They are short, often humorous, expressions that teach lessons or give practical advice, and they are perhaps the best indicators of attitudes and beliefs of any form of folklore...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Lois Kerschen

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9780313304422 | Greenwood Pub Group, June 30, 1998, cover price $64.00 | About this edition: Proverbs supposedly contain the wisdom of the common folkâeternal truths to be passed down through the ages.

Waking the World: Classic Tales of Women and the Heroic Feminine

Product Description: Gathered from around the world and culled by the author from 7,000 folktales, these stories of a vigorous, potent femininity beyond that of the helpless princess focus on mature, capable women and set traditional plots on their ears...read more

By Allan B. Chinen

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9780874778182 | J P Tarcher, June 1, 1996, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Notes on well-known myths and case studies from the author's therapy practice accompany a collection of folktales that reveal the complexity, and meaning of femininity

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9780874778632 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Gathered from around the world and culled by the author from 7,000 folktales, these stories of a vigorous, potent femininity beyond that of the helpless princess focus on mature, capable women and set traditional plots on their ears.

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Citing the instinctual nature that resides within every woman, a collection of intercultural myths, fairy tales, and stories explains how women can reconnect with the healthy wild woman archetype. Reprint.

By Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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9780345377449 | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, May 1, 1992), cover price $27.95 | About this edition: A Jungian analyst explores the feminine psyche through stories of 'wild women'--the mythological archetype of the strong, primitive woman

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9780345409874 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, January 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A Jungian analyst explores the feminine psyche through stories of 'wild women'--the mythological archetype of the strong, primitive woman

9780345396815 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, December 1, 1995), cover price $20.00 | About this edition: A Jungian analyst explores the feminine psyche through stories of 'wild women'--the mythological archetype of the strong, primitive woman

Mala: A Woman's Folktale

By Annouchka Galouchko (illustrator) and Gita Wolf

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9781550374919 | Annick Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: When a demon swallows the rain seed and destroys all the brave men who go after it, including Mala's brother, Mala's godmothers change her into a boy called Amal so that he can hunt the demon, and give him a mirror so that he can call upon the female part of himself.

Mala: A Women's Folktale

By Annouchka Galouchko (illustrator) and Gita Wolf

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9781550374902 | Annick Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: When a demon swallows the rain seed and destroys all the brave men who go after it, including Mala's brother, Mala's godmothers change her into a boy called Amal so that he can hunt the demon, and give him a mirror so that he can call upon the female part of himself.

From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers

Product Description: In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Marina Warner

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9780374159016 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 1, 1995, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: From classical enchantresses to Mother Goose to the Brothers Grimm, a cultural study of fairy tales shows what they reveal about the changing status of women, the ways of men, racial prejudice, and other serious subjects

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9780374524876 | Noonday Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world.

Tell It by Heart: Women and the Healing Power of Story

Product Description: 'Tell It by Heart' is a collection of stories about contemporary women of various ages and ethnic backgrounds who have one thing in common: each embraces a pertinent myth as her guide through a difficult passage. Narrated by therapist Erica Helm Meade, these fictionalized case studies carry us along with all the intrigue of good short stories while at the same time instructing us in the use of healing lore...read more

By Erica Helm Meade

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9780812693010 | Open Court Pub Co, December 1, 1995, cover price $38.95 | About this edition: 'Tell It by Heart' is a collection of stories about contemporary women of various ages and ethnic backgrounds who have one thing in common: each embraces a pertinent myth as her guide through a difficult passage.

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9780812693027 | Open Court Pub Co, December 1, 1995, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: 'Tell It by Heart' is a collection of stories about contemporary women of various ages and ethnic backgrounds who have one thing in common: each embraces a pertinent myth as her guide through a difficult passage.

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