From the wise and mysterious soothsayer with his long grey beard to the deathless necromancer practicing his dark magics in a forgotten dungeon, wizards have captured our imaginations since the earliest days of human storytelling, presenting us with some of our greatest heroes and villains. This book collects the tales of the most interesting, popular, and important spell-casters, including such legendary figures as Merlin, Simon Magus, Zhang Guo Lao, Nicolas Flamel, Dr John Dee, and Johan...

Tactics Anthem is a new generation of online trading-card battle system. Its revolutionary gameplay uses a twin-deck duel mechanism and focuses heavily on battle formations over the conventional attack strength of an individual creature. This Set #4 ebook illustrates the the 77th through 100th Tactics Tactics Cards featured in this game. Play the game at URL: tactics-anthem.Gameplay is simple and yet challenging to master, with fantastic replay value. The twin-deck battle system al...

Homer's epic poem The Odyssey is one of the greatest and most influential literary works ever produced. However, its complex language and dense web of allusions and metaphors can be difficult for some readers to untangle. In The Story of the Odyssey, author Alfred John Church presents a more straightforward rendering of the events related in Homer's version. It's a great introduction to the poem for younger readers or those just starting to get acquainted with ancient Greek literature.

St George, defender of the helpless and slayer of dragons is a saint honored by many countries and many religions. He is as popular with Muslims and Jews as he is with Christians.How could this happen? We know dragons never existed. How could someone be so well known and honored worldwide for something that could never have happened?Find out about the life of this man who was said to have slain a dragon in this 15-minute biography.Ages 8 and up.LearningIsland...

The Story of Hansel and Gretel – & Other Tales By The Brothers Grimm is a fantastic collection of stories, decorated with Arthur Rackham’s splendid illustrations. Included, are such well-known and loved stories as ‘The Frog Prince’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘The Valiant Little Tailor’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘Snow White’, and ‘Rumpelstiltskin’. The Brothers Grimm (or Die Brüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographer...