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A Treasury Of Jewish Folklore; Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom And Folk Songs Of The Jewish People (originally published 1948), Crown Publishers, 1989 ISBN 0-517-50293-3 [3] Jewish Culture in America: Weapon for Jewish Survival and Progress, New Century Publishers, 1948.
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts[4] is a guide to the fictional Harry Potter universe, written by David Colbert. [5] It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter novels. Colbert conceived the idea for The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter while ...
Alice and Martin Provensen. Alice Rose[ 1] Provensen ( née Twitchell; August 14, 1918 [ 2] – April 23, 2018 [ 3]) and Martin Provensen (July 10, 1916 – March 27, 1987) were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books together, 19 of which they also wrote and edited. [ 4] According to Alice, "we were a true collaboration.
Botkin was born on February 7, 1901, in East Boston, Massachusetts, to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. [1] He attended the English High School of Boston and then studied at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1920 with a B.A. in English. He earned his M.A. in English at Columbia University a year later in 1921, and his Ph.D ...
Iona Margaret Balfour Opie, CBE, FBA (13 October 1923 – 23 October 2017) [1] and Peter Mason Opie (25 November 1918 – 5 February 1982) were an English married team of folklorists who applied modern techniques to understanding children's literature and play, in studies such as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959).
Kathryn Bold, Los Angeles Times Virtues debuted at #13 on The New York Times Best Seller List (Nonfiction) for December 26, 1993. It secured the #1 spot during its fourth week (on January 16, 1994), and remained on the chart for 88 consecutive weeks by late 1995, the 30th-longest run as of 2014. When it reached #1, the second rank on the list belonged to Howard Stern's Private Parts, a fact ...
British folklore constitutes the folklore of Britain, and includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore , Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore .
About the Prize. The Prize and the Accolades are for books published in the previous two years. Winners are announced at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society each October. The Prize was first awarded in 1992. The Accolades were first awarded in 1993.