Ash's Bookshelf

I have listed some of my favorite and most used books, they are in no particular order, unless you take the notion that from Chaos there is order. Most of my books I find through Bookfinder.com, this is the ultimate search engine for book collectors.

Title - Author	Comments
The Magician's Companion: Bill Whitcomb,	This book is more like a small encyclopedia of magickal terms and symbolism. A must have for any mage.
The New Book of Goddesses & Heroines, Patricia Monaghan	A who's who book on goddesses and heroines from all over the planet.
The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, Wendy Northcutt	One of my favorite books and mailing list. Wendy Northcutt has collected stories from all over the world about how people manage to remove themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion. http://www.darwinawards.com
10,001 Food Facts, Chef's Secrets & Household Hints, Bader	Another great reference book for any Kitchen Witch or budding chef.
Forbidden Rites: Richard Kieckhefer	A general introduction to medieval magic, containing a little-known handbook from the late Middle Ages. Translated from medieval Latin with commentary from Dr. Kieckhefer.
Monsters: An investigators guide to magical beings, GREER	This is a sort of ghost busters manual, it talks about scientific measurements and also talks about what to do psychically and magickally, how to categorize, and document what you find. Also gives practical advice like, bring extra batteries and emergency blankets and such.
Making Talismans, Farrell
Demonographia: the Fountainhead of Diabolic Portraiture.	This small book contains 69 beautifully drawn plates depicting many of the demons and dignitaries named in the classic literature of medieval magic and sorcery, Presented with a translation of the descriptions of the demons from the original French text. ISBN: 187900013X A must have for your collection. Only 1000 are in print. My copy is # 300.
A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels & Other Subversive Spirits, Mack	Carol Mack, has traveled the world in search of these elusive creatures we call demons. Each entity is described and categorized by domains, forest, water, mountains, psyche, desert... Followed by a history, and lore and how to avoid or deal with it.