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Stories from
the four corners of the Earth!
True stories, legends and tales
of magic from around the world.
BOOKS
Of Moose and Men
Jerry Haigh
" Haigh is an energetic and entertaining storyteller who provides his reader that most delightful of sport; the armchair big game spotter."
-Myrna Kostach, founding President of the Canadian Non-Fiction Collective
www.jerryhaigh.com |
The Trouble
with Lions
Jerry Haigh
The
Trouble with Lions is
not only about the plight of lions: Dr. Haigh regales us with stories
about a variety of wild animals affected by humans and their livestock.
www.jerryhaigh.com |
Wrestling
with Rhinos
Jerry Haigh
It all sounds
rather matter of fact when Jerry Haigh talks about his new book. But
this is someone who really has stories to tell, and it’s icing on the
cake that he also has a definite flare for spinning a yarn.
www.jerryhaigh.com |
 Woman of Steel – A Tuvan Epic
Kira Van Deusen
Long
before the days of Genghis Khan, women warriors were fighting battles on
the Asian steppes to protect family and friends. Woman of Steel is one of Tuva's best-loved epic tales.
www.kiravan.com |
Shyaan
Am! Tuvan Folk Tales
Kira Van Deusen
Shyaan
Am! With these words a Tuvan storyteller begins tales of magic and
adventure! The eight colourful tales in this book come from Tuva, a
small republic located at the geographic centre of Asia.
www.kiravan.com |
 The
Stranger Who Snored
Renée Englot
One
story, of a stranger who visits, breaks a taboo and improves a community
forever after, told fifteen ways! As part of a project with immigrant
and refugee tellers, this tale was transplanted to fourteen countries
from its native, Sierra Leone.
www.reneeenglot.com |
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The Courtship of Hippodameia
Jennie Frost
15-year-old Princess Hippodameia describes how her father made her the prize of a deadly chariot race between himself and her 15 suitors. Nor does the action stop there.
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AUDIO CD &
DVD
The Crystal
Deborah Dunleavy
From humorous personal recollections to historical tragedies “The Crystal” offers over 100 minutes of stories spun by Deborah Dunleavy that were originally recorded for NCPR, (North Country Public Radio) between September 2010 to June 2011.
www.deborahdunleavy.com |
Kateryn Parr Tells All
Cathryn Fairlee
Hear the truth about all six queens of Henry VIII from the lips of the remarkable woman
who wrote books, married four times, tutored Elizabeth I, and was nearly beheaded for heresy.
www.sonic.net/~cfair |
Pygmalian & other Greek Myths
Jennie Frost
Concerned to make Greek myth approachable, Jennie presents real people caught up in horrific situations. She has worked from ancient sources to craft her own versions of Zeus' Birth, Perseus, The Plague and Repopulation of Aigina, Clytemnestra's Story, Echo & Narcissus and Pygmalion.
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