Niels' blog is certainly a goldmine for vampire resources. For example, I purchased a copy of David Keysworth's Troublesome Corpses: Vampires and Revenants from Antiquity to the Present (2007), based on his recommendation.
And it's a great book.
His recent entry, "Vampires Among Us", depicted a book I had never heard of: The Vampire in Slavic Cultures.
I particularly relish books written on vampire folklore. There aren't nearly enough. It's also one of the reasons why Paul Barber's Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality (1988) is one of my favourite books.
Suffice it to say, I had to find this new book featured on Niels' blog.
Oh, I found it alright.
Turns out it's by J. Thomas Garza and was published in June, this year.
Amazon's asking price?
And it's a great book.
His recent entry, "Vampires Among Us", depicted a book I had never heard of: The Vampire in Slavic Cultures.
I particularly relish books written on vampire folklore. There aren't nearly enough. It's also one of the reasons why Paul Barber's Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality (1988) is one of my favourite books.
Suffice it to say, I had to find this new book featured on Niels' blog.
Oh, I found it alright.
Turns out it's by J. Thomas Garza and was published in June, this year.
Amazon's asking price?
Yikes.
And that doesn't include shipping. Using XE - Universal Currency Converter, it means the asking price is 171.344 AUD (approx. AUD $171.35).
Ouch.
Nonetheless, I've added it to my Wish List.
Let's hope the price comes down. Significantly.
And that doesn't include shipping. Using XE - Universal Currency Converter, it means the asking price is 171.344 AUD (approx. AUD $171.35).
Ouch.
Nonetheless, I've added it to my Wish List.
Let's hope the price comes down. Significantly.
2 comments:
I know this is two years later, but I just enrolled in Garza's "Vampire 101" course at UT and thought you might like to know he has a 2010 edition now, and you can actually get it a little cheaper (US$129) at the publisher's website (cognella.com) - it's even pictured on the main page! and to think amazon's price has gone up even more, to $163! however, i just found a used copy of the 09 ed on cheapbooks for only $90 - that's the one for me!
sorry for the oversharing, but every semester i get very excited over textbooks and trying to find ways out of paying my kidneys for them, and just have to share :)
Cheers for the head's up, Ms. Jane.
The Amazon prices for the book have been quite appalling, especially as the book (from what I've seen of its contents) is a bunch of extracts and such, reprinted from elsewhere.
Regardless, it's still on my 'to-get' list, and hopefully I'll score a comparatively cheap copy like you did.
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