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Treasured myths and legends from around the world, recommended by Jodie Bond

1

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
by Edith Hamilton & Jim Tierney

2

The Mabinogion (Oxford World's Classics)
by Sioned Davies

3

Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Leather-bound Classics)
by Thomas Malory & Stephanie Lynn Budin PhD

4

Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman

5

The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous & N. K. Sandars

Treasured myths and legends from around the world

by Jodie Bond

Mrs. Silver’s Top Psych Picks, recommended by Jennifer Silver

1

NeuroLogic: The Brain's Hidden Rationale Behind Our Irrational Behavior
by Eliezer Sternberg

2

Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
by Leonard Mlodinow

3

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by Lori Gottlieb

4

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
by Jon Ronson

5

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
by Nassir Ghaemi

Mrs. Silver’s Top Psych Picks

by Jennifer Silver

A Selection of My Favourite Poetry Books, recommended by Martin Mares

1

An African Elegy
by Ben Okri

2

The Gift
by Hafiz

3

Pushkin Poems: A Russian Dual Language Book
by Alexander Pushkin, Sean Harrison & Sergei Shatskiy

4

José de Espronceda : Poesía, Romances y Sonetos ( Clásicos de la literatura ) ( A to Z classics)
by José de Espronceda

5

The Works of Wilfred Owen (Wordsworth Poetry Library)
by Wilfred Owen

A Selection of My Favourite Poetry Books

by Martin Mares

Women in Ministry, recommended by Tracy Lucia Galloway

1

Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership
by Loren Cunningham, David Joel Hamilton & Janice Rogers

2

Aimee Semple McPherson: Everybody's Sister (Library of Religious Biography (LRB))
by Edith L. Blumhofer

3

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage
by J. Lee Grady

4

A Simple Path-Open Market
by Mother Teresa Mother Teresa

5

All the Women Of... (All the Women of the Bible)
by Herbert Lockyer

Women in Ministry

by Tracy Lucia Galloway

Nature writing, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

Desert Solitaire
by Abbey

2

The Peregrine
by Baker

3

The Wild Places
by Macfarlane

4

The Goshawk
by White

5

Tarka the Otter
by Williamson

Nature writing

by Malcolm Richard Turner

Recreational physics, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

The Flying Circus of Physics
by Walker

2

Light and Color in the Outdoors
by Minnaert

3

Clouds in a Glass of Beer
by Bohren

4

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?
by Bohren

5

The Exploratorium Science Snackbook
by Exploratorium Teacher Institute

Recreational physics

by Malcolm Richard Turner

History of science, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

A Little History of Science
by Bynum

2

Science: A History
by Gribbin

3

Science: A History in 100 Experiments
by Gribbin & Gribbin

4

Asimov's New Guide to Science
by Asimov

5

A History of the Sciences
by Mason

History of science

by Malcolm Richard Turner

History of England, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

A Short History of England
by Jenkins

2

The English & Their History
by Tombs

3

A People's History of Britain
by Fraser

4

The English
by Hibbert

5

Remember, Remember
by Parkinson

History of England

by Malcolm Richard Turner

History of the world, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

A Short History of the World
by Woolf

2

A History of the World
by Marr

3

A History of the World in 100 Objects
by MacGregor

4

The Penguin History of the World
by J. M. Roberts & Westad

5

The Boundless Sea
by Abulafia

History of the world

by Malcolm Richard Turner

Evolution, recommended by Malcolm Richard Turner

1

Evolution
by Charlesworth & Charlesworth

2

The Theory of Evolution
by Maynard Smith

3

The Rough Guide to Evolution
by Pallen

4

Evolution
by Futuyma & Kirkpatrick

5

The Origin of Species & the Voyage of the Beagle
by Darwin

Evolution

by Malcolm Richard Turner

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