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73284 HYPOCHONDRIAC’S HANDBOOK: For Treatment of Syndromes, Diseases, and Ailments that Probably Should Have Killed You By Now by Ian Landau
If you wake up covered in little red bumps, do not panic. It is probably Mud Wrestler’s Rash. Has your blood disappeared and are you
convinced you are dead? It may be Cotard’s Syndrome. Do not worry if you have Carrot Addiction, it is quite common. At least you do not have to panic about getting enough vitamins. What a reassuring book to have at your fingertips. 198 paperback pages, coloured cartoons. £12.95 NOW £2
73124 CANCER SURVIVOR’S COMPANION
by Dr Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins The emotional fallout and psychological readjustment after cancer endures for years and impinges on many different facets of everyday personal and family life. This book is packed with simple and practical ways to tackle each issue such as worry and anxiety, depression and low moods, anger, self esteem and body image, relationships and sex, fatigue, sleep and relaxation. It is also invaluable if you are supporting a loved one, friend or colleague. Some of the case studies are quite heartbreaking. 278pp in paperback. An award-winning health book.
£9.99 NOW £4
73521 CLEAN UP YOUR DIET: Change the Way You Eat
by Max Tomlinson
Select a detox, digestion or energy-boosting programme that suits your lifestyle and follow the easy menu plans to create simple, delicious dishes. Then add optimum exercise, stretching, breathing, meditation and massage routines. You will be in a condition to combat common conditions such as IBS, eczema, headaches, insomnia, PMS, hay fever, acne and asthma, because you will have moved away from processed, chemically laden food. 256 pages. £7.99 NOW £3.50
73791 PRO NAIL CARE: Salon Secrets of the Professionals by Leigh Toselli
Beautiful finger and toenails are a small luxury to give you a feeling of well-being. Following detailed instructions for healthy nailcare and a section on equipment and tools, the book continues with manicure
and pedicure basics, including massage, traditional French white-tip manicure, and the American version with softer colours. Tips, wraps, acrylics and gels are covered, and the next chapter introduces a range of creative nail options, including marbling, abstract dots, foiling and polish-secure rhinestones. 254pp, spiral-bound, colour photos.
$29.95 NOW £5
74201 PLANT POWERED DIET by Sharon Palmer
What better than the new year to plan a 14 day diet to get you started with 75 plant based recipes to enjoy a lifelong eating plan to achieve optimal health? Studies indicate that by eating whole, minimally processed plant foods, humans can gain protection against diabetes, obesity, depression, mental decline, heart disease and even cancer. The most up-to-date findings in nutrition are explained with essential information on the healthiest plant foods - wholegrain, vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes and even herbs, spices, chocolate, coffee, tea and wine. There is advice for navigating the supermarket, kitchen, restaurant menus, on-the-go meals, exercise and more. All with complete nutritional data. 412pp in paperback. £14.99 NOW £5
MYTHOLOGY
Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
- George Orwell
73341 CELTIC VISIONS: Seership, Omens and Dreams of the Otherworld
by Caitlin Matthews ‘What’ asks the author, a
writer and teacher, ‘if we were able to perceive both sides of reality - the visible and the invisible - and live in the light of that unified vision?’ In the ancient realm of the Celts, the ‘seer’ was a person who opened a window to reveal a
complete view of the cosmos, in which the ‘otherworld’ and the everyday world interconnect. This was the essence of true perception and wisdom, known by the vision-poets as the gléfiosa or ‘bright knowledge’. In an extraordinary book the author shows how such visionary wisdom can be harnessed to reveal universal truths all too readily overlooked in the modern world. Detailed coverage is given of the methods of communicating with the ‘otherworld’ through auguries, omens and fairy lore, and a range of prayers, chants and other practices is offered, all appropriate for modern-day seekers who aspire to be seers and ‘drink at the ancestral wells’. 242 pages with glossary.
£10.99 NOW £4
ORDER HOTLINE: 020 74 74 24 74 74388 KING ARTHUR: The
Bloody Cup by M. K. Hume In this epic third volume, the people of Britain have for many years enjoyed peace and prosperity under the reign of King Artor and the Union of Kings. Having spurned the despotism of his predecessor, Uther Pendragon, Artor has ruled with a strong sense of duty, goodness and honour. But he is now weakening with age, and the seeds of
discontent are sown. Seeking to cleanse the land of Christian belief, dissenters need a symbol with which to legitimise their pagan claims and gather malcontents together into a cohesive weapon. These shadowy, subversive elements elect to use the ancient cup of Bishop Lucius of Glastonbury as a way of fragmenting Artor’s hard-won kingdom. First, they must lay their hands on the relic. However Artor is to be betrayed by one of his own kin. 533 paperback pages with maps. £12.99 NOW £4
73408 GHOSTLY BEASTS by Joan Aiken The stories and poems in this collection were written over a span of more than 60 years by the much-loved children’s author. Two stories are published for the first time, The Dogs, the Cats and the Mice and The Dancers. Also includes a selection of Aiken’s poems, never before in print. A girl was hurt in a street accident and her dog was found at all the different entrances, in turn, of the hospital where she was taken - even though it was not in the town where she lived, but another one miles away. 144 paperback pages 25cm by 19cm, line drawings and watercolours. £7.99 NOW £2.75
72978 ELEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE
CELTS by Rodney Castleden The A-Z encyclopedia section is divided into People and Lifestyle, Celtic Places, Celtic Religion, Myths, Legends and Stories, and finally Symbols, Ideas and Archetypes. The last chapter covers the Celtic Twilight and Revival, with discussions of Sir Walter Scott, the Golden Dawn and 21st century
concepts of “Celticness”. Other topics include King Arthur, the Celtic Cross, Stonehenge, Tintagel, the Cerne Giant, the Grail Quest, the History of Taliesin, Hooded Dwarves, the Doomed Rider, shapeshifting and much else. 543pp, paperback, line drawings. £12.99 NOW £5
73572 PROPHECIES: 4,000 Years of
Prophets: Visionaries and Predictions by Tony Allan
In the ancient world, Sybilla was a mythical woman who could foretell the future, and her cult developed into numerous sybils throughout the empire. Most famous was the underground Cumaean Sybil, visited by the hero of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. The Delphic oracle with its deliberately ambiguous messages was the Greek equivalent. Another mouthpiece of the eternal was St John the Divine who wrote the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, probably drawing on the fire of Rome in 67 A.D. and the sack of Jerusalem. Professional seers include Nostradamus and the fictional Merlin. 282pp. £10.99 NOW £4
74399 MYTHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN NATIONS by David M. Jones
and Brian Molyneaux An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Gods, Heroes, Spirits, Sacred Places, Rituals and Ancient Beliefs of the North American Indian, Inuit, Aztec, Inca and Maya Nations. This book is a rich source of information for learning about and
understanding the myths and religions of the indigenous inhabitants of the North American, Mesoamerican and South American cultures and the cataclysmic decline of their civilizations at the hands of the Spanish explorers. It is divided into three geographical sections and special illustrated features focus on Death and Afterlife, Creation Myths, Culture Heroes and Sacred Skies. There are more than 600 entries, arranged alphabetically. 256 large pages, 500 bold colour artworks, paperback. ONLY £6
72194 LORE OF THE LAND: A Guide to England’s Legends from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys
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by Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson In this gripping, county-by-county compendium of headless horsemen, unplumbed pools, immured adulteresses and screaming skulls, the authors evoke an England spooked by spooks, tantalised by hidden treasure and beleaguered by apparently non-existent bells. However, this is no fairy tale. The whole collection is penned, according to ‘The Times’, ‘with that beguiling mixture: a storyteller’s enthusiasm and a scholar’s detachment’. We could not have expressed it better ourselves. From King Arthur to Sweeney Todd, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England’s legendary past. 918 paperback pages with illustrations in b/w and colour. £20 NOW £6.50
72211 PUFFIN BOOK OF MAGICAL INDIAN MYTHS by Anita Nair
Brings alive a fantastic world of demons, wise sages, demonic asuras, irresistible river deities, arrogant kings, wayward gods and brave princes who inhabit 50 stories from Indian mythology. One tale is about Sage Daksha, who got his daughters married to the moon but later, in a fit of rage, cursed the moon with consumption, which made it wax and wane. 182 pages 21cm x 26cm with over 100 enchanting, brightly coloured illus. £12.99 NOW £3.50
73186 LORE OF THE PLAYGROUND: The Children’s World - Then and Now by Steve Roud
Debunks cherished myths and proves that all that has changed is the ‘bogeyman’ who is responsible for the perceived decline in children’s play. In 1903 it was assumed to be ‘modern developments’. By the 1920s and 1930s commentators were pointing
the finger at the cinema’s baleful influence. TV was the main culprit in the 1950s and 1960s and, in the 1980s and 1990s, video games. Today it is sophisticated computer games. 560 paperback pages, illus. £8.99 NOW £2.50
72774 LOST BOOKS OF THE ODYSSEY by Zachary Mason
Nearly three millennia ago, Homer told the story of the ten-year journey of Odysseus. Here is a radical and thrilling retelling of classical legend, in which Homer’s linear narrative is exploded. Here are fragments of alternative and contradictory retakes and outtakes of the same familiar stories - the Trojan Horse, the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens - all broken up and put together into new shapes. Turned inside-out, these tales become glosses, mirrors and mazes that explore and re-examine Odysseus’ journey and see it afresh in all its ambition, sadness and futility. 228 pages. £12.99 NOW £3.50
74194 MONSTERS, MYTHS AND MYSTERIES by Paul Woodruff
On each lovely coloured artwork is a maze for you to wander through with your pen or pencil as you appreciate the colour, artwork and short description of each mythical creature or place. A tangled tour maze book starring aliens, Atlantis, Baba Yaga (a witch from Russian folktales), Big Foot, black dogs, Camelot, genies, hippogriss, the Loch Ness Monster, sea serpents, phoenix, pixies to unicorns, vampires, werewolves and zombies. A super puzzle book, 80pp, colour. $5.95 NOW £1.75
74298 THE MASTER OF THE RINGS by Susan Ang
Subtitled ‘Inside the World of J. R. R. Tolkien’ and beautifully illustrated with line art and woodcuts throughout, here is a look at John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the greatest fantasy writer ever. The book looks at what influenced his writing, and the themes that united major works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and gives a detailed guide to who’s who, what’s what and where’s where in Middle-Earth in A-Z quick reference. 176pp in paperback. £5.99 NOW £2.75
73585 BUDDHIST
MANDALA COLORING KIT by Duncan Baird Publishers Diamond Thunderbolt, Tree of Enlightenment, Dreamflag, Wheel of Dharma, Jewelled Lotus, Watchful Peacock and Cosmic Eye are among the other 12 fine, line art designs on these quality blank notecards. Best of all you can colour them in for yourself by using
the ten wooden colouring pencils included with the kit. Complete with white envelopes for the cards the pack also contains a visually enticing book with each design coloured in for you to either copy or adapt. Colour handbook accompanied by a powerful meditation. Recloseable box.
$19.95 NOW £4.50
73821 PREHISTORIC ASTRONOMY AND RITUAL by Aubrey Burl
Did people align some of their burial places and shrines on the risings and settings of the sun and moon, or is this just an illusion created by mistaken interpretations of Stonehenge and other monuments? Here a well-known archaeologist explains how people in the British Isles identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and why so many megalithic monuments have astronomical sightlines built into them. Technical explanations about azimuths and declinations are kept to their simplest. 72 glossy pages, Shire paperback, colour photos.
£5.99 NOW £2.25
74380 FAIRY BIBLE: The Definitive Guide to the World
of Fairies by Teresa Moorey According to the author, proper fairies are beings who inhabit the Otherworld - a dimension of existence close to our own, which overlaps with ours from time to time and from place to place. They are nature spirits, who tend
growing things. They are the elemental entities of Air, Fire, Water and Earth - the ancient goddesses and gods. Many are mighty and awesome. Some are terrifying. Plenty are helpful and playful. All are mysterious. This book is rich in meditations, spells and exercises. 400 paperback pages, colour illus with a dictionary of different kinds of fairies. £12.99 NOW £5
74089 ANGEL EXPERIENCE: Your Complete NEW AGE AND OCCULT
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. - Dante, The Divine Comedy
59991 BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS
by W. F. Harvey
Along with such classics as ‘August Heat’ which concerns two strangers whose individual fates become inextricably entwined in a nightmare scenario and the gruesome school yarn and ‘The Dabblers’, you will find such minor masterpieces as the uncanny ‘The Man Who Hated Aspidistras’, ‘Sarah Bennet’s Possession’, ‘The Habeas
Corpus Club’ and many more stories which refreshingly avoid the cliché and create an eerie sense of fear. 418pp in Wordsworth Classic paperback. Selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies. ONLY £3
73470 SPELLS by Emily Gravett As a child, the author was desperate to become a witch. She spent her time trying to fly and attempting to cast spells on people who called her sweet. After many years, and a particularly nasty incident involving a broomstick and some stairs, she decided to become an illustrator. Her pictures reflect her quirkiness. We have to admit to a sense of amazement at seeing the Handsome Prince’s naked buttocks for the first time, but soon recovered and became enthralled by the tale of the frog who finds a book of spells. 27cm x 23cm with adorable illus in colour and b/w. £10.99 NOW £2.25
57491 MADAM CROWL’S GHOST
by Sheridan Le Fanu
In 1888 Henry James wrote ‘There was the customary novel by Mr Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight’. Madam Crowl’s Ghost & Other Stories are tales selected from Le Fanu’s stories which mostly appeared in The Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals, and their
haunting, sinister qualities still have an enormous appeal for the modern reader. The great M.R. James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu ‘stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.’ 192pp. ONLY £3
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Angel Workshop in a Book by Hazel Raven Users of the book and CD are taught how to release their emotional blocks by opening the channels of Divine communication so that they can more clearly see, hear, feel and know celestial beings. The step-by-step programme gradually guides readers, while exercises help to tailor the book to their own personal needs. Special sections allow participants to write their own experiences directly into the book. There are also revision work and more advanced exercises and the CD features meditations and inspirational music. 257 softback pages with glossary of terms and FREE CD. £12.99 NOW £5
72337 GEOMANCY FOR BEGINNERS by Richard Webster
Geomancy is a 3,000 year old form of earth divination, which can answer your questions about relationships, career, money and all aspects of life. This easy-to- follow introduction presents eight different methods you can try from astrological geomancy to Arthurian divination, to aversion attributed to Napoleon. Each method begins with making a random number of marks, then interpreting the message based on the resulting pattern. With sample readings and diagrams and instructions on how to craft your own geomantic tools, chapters include the Hermatic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley, Cornelius Agrippa and Gerard of Cremona. 252pp in paperback with diagrams. £12.99 NOW £3.50
74173 ATHANASIUS KIRCHER by Joscelyn Godwin
Subtitled ‘A Renaissance Man and the Quest for Lost Knowledge’, Athanasius Kircher (1602-80) stands out as one of the last all-encompassing minds. He was a Jesuit, an archaeologist, a phenomenal linguist and at the same time an avid collector of scientific experiments and geographical exploration. He probes the secrets of the subterranean world, deciphered archaic languages, experimented with alchemy and music-therapy, optics and magnetism. Egyptian mystery wisdom, Greek, Cabbalistic and Christian philosophy met on common ground in Kircher’s work as he reinterpreted the history of man’s scientific and artistic collaboration with God and Nature. His sumptuous, encyclopaedic volumes were revered throughout Europe. His gigantic oeuvre is approached here through the engravings that are such a striking feature of his books. 96 page huge softback. First edition 1979 with 105 illustrations. £9.95 NOW £4
71946 CLASSIC BLACK MAGIC by Dennis Wheatley
Three famous bestsellers bound in one haunting volume. In ‘The Devil Rides Out’, the aristocratic Duc de Richleau and Rex van Ryn rescue a friend from a satanic cult in Southern England. They do battle with the Angel of Death and race across Europe to Greece. ‘To The Devil A Daughter’ involves sinister skulduggery on the French Rivera where Christina, young and beautiful, is being groomed to meet her fate as a sacrificial virgin at a ceremony in England that will give life to the hideous homunculus Devil creatures. The Duc de Richleau and his friends are back in ‘Gateway to Hell’ when Rex van Ryn makes off with a fortune from the family bank in Buenos Aires. Brutal thugs, former Nazis and Devil worshippers indulge in depraved Satanic rituals. Beautifully bound, 702pp. £20 NOW £3
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