Every one of us is both a hero and a monster, and the world we inhabit is both beautiful and twisted. We are shaken by changes, losses, gains, insights, desires

This book, "traces the evolution of mythic symbols in American popular culture as shown in movies and on TV from 1939-1999."--dust jacket.

A retelling of all the great tales of Greek mythology in language that is simple, swift and highly dramatic.

The bestselling compendium of ancient Greece’s timeless tales and towering figures of mythology from a classics expert. The world of Greek mythology contains

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as