Ghouls and Monsters

By Robert R. Ingpen

A collection of traditional stories from peoples around the world about monsters, ghosts, giants, trolls, and evil spirits and how to defend yourself against them.

Gods and goddesses

By Robert R. Ingpen

Includes stories from around the world, showing how ancient peoples tried to make sense of the mysteries of life.

Heroes and heroines

By Robert R. Ingpen

A collection of traditional stories from around the world about men and women who performed extraordinary deeds to win honor, a kingdom, or love.

Magicians and fairies

By Robert R. Ingpen

Rites of passage

By Jacqueline Dineen

Celebrates the rituals and customs of the world, looking at the extraordinary richness and variety of people's beliefs around the world.

Hunting, harvesting, and home

By Jacqueline Dineen

Celebrates the rituals and customs of hunting and gathering societies around the world, especially the ways people find or grow food, live in groups, and settle disputes.

Feasts and festivals

By Jacqueline Dineen

Describes the customs and rituals associated with many of the festivals, both religious and secular, celebrated around the world.

A celebration of customs & rituals of the world

By Robert R. Ingpen

Explores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.

River through the ages

By Philip Steele

Follows human activities around a fictitious river as they represent the development of civilization over thousands of years, from the visits of Stone Age hunters to modern efforts to stem pollution.

Encyclopedia of Ideas That Changed the World

By Robert R. Ingpen, Philip Wilkinson