Arcadia Public Library

"A retelling of the Greek myth of the Trojan war"-- Relive the thrills, grandeur, and tragedy of the Trojan War. Stylishly retold by Fry, he retells the epic battle with drama, humor, and vivid emotion.Hector, Odysseus, Helen-- their loves and their mortal enemies-- all burn bright in Fry's prose.

Three moving tales illustrate the wonder of the Jewish High Holidays.

'The colossal classic becomes even more colossal with a full new chapter of recent urban legends.' Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? No, it didn't really happen to your friend's sister's neighbor: it's an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are, you are sure to find at least one story you always believed to be true in this colossal collection. Professor Jan Harold Brunvand is the leading authority on urban legends,...

The Tale of Troy tells the last great adventure of the Heroic Age. It is the story of Helen and the judgment of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus and the great strategy of the first Wooden Horse, and of his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.

"Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts" --

The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages, you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But this book is so much more, for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's...

Recounts in rhyme the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head.

A collection of 101 Celtic myths and legends from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and other parts of England, retold in shorter form so that they can be read aloud in ten minutes or less.

The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he pipes away their children as well.