{"product_id":"outfoxing-fear-paperback-by-kathleen-ragan-jack-zipes-kathleen-ragan","title":"Outfoxing Fear Paperback by Kathleen Ragan;Jack Zipes;Kathleen Ragan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-12-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393329322\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e419.58\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.44 x 15.6 x 1.88\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Kathleen Ragan is a contemporary Scheherazade.”—Jack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumans of all eras and cultures have lived with fear—whether fear of becoming jaguar prey, of being besieged by Vikings, or of nuclear holocaust. For millennia we have created folktales to help us transform this fear into action, into a solution, into hope. Kathleen Ragan, editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eFearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, scoured the globe and collected these sixty-three tales that respond to fear in its wide variety of incarnations. From the old Japanese woman who tricks the tengu monster to the bluebird who uses the Chinook Wind to teach her mother compassion, \u003ci\u003eOutfoxing Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"satisfyingly pointed and ingenious\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of positive, even utopian, folktales arranged thematically around topics such as the nature of fear and courage and the importance of laughter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Ragan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutfoxing Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. She has lived in or traveled to fifty countries and currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D. Columbia University) is a Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his scholarly work on children’s literature, he is an award-winning storyteller in public schools and has worked with various children’s theaters. His major publications include \u003ci\u003eSticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children’s Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale as Myth\/Myth as Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), and \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e (1983).\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553124339873,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393329322","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393329322.jpg?v=1781727101","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/outfoxing-fear-paperback-by-kathleen-ragan-jack-zipes-kathleen-ragan","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}