Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Book of Magical Herbs The Book of Magical Herbs Margaret Picton,Michelle Pickering The secret, life-enhancing powers of nature's own herbs are the subject of this fascinating illustrated collection of folklore and fact. Magical recipes that have come down through the ages are prese… OL19093384W
The shipwrecked sailor The shipwrecked sailor John Louis Foster,Lyla Pinch Brock A tale, based on a story found in ancient papyrus scrolls, about a shipwrecked sailor who finds fortune when he is befriended by a serpent that is the Prince of the magical island of Punt. OL19164917W
Stealing Benefacio's roses Stealing Benefacio's roses Martín Prechtel "This is a book in the tradition of indigenous oral storytelling. Martin Prechtel lived for years in the Central Guatemalan village of Santiago Atitlan. Here he interweaves retellings of his personal… OL2746612W
Paramār̲atakuruvin̲ katai Paramār̲atakuruvin̲ katai Constantino Beschi Guiseppe,B. Babington,Viramamooni,Costantino Giuseppe Beschi Fiction. OL341531W
The Buddha and the terrorist The Buddha and the terrorist Kumar, Satish,Satish Kumar,Allan Hunt Badiner Peace activist and spiritual thinker Kumar retells a story from the Buddhist scriptures to show that there is a better way to defuse terror than "meeting fire with fire." The Buddha meets up with a m… OL375479W