Childhood geekery ahoy!

After a seeming eternity out of print, with the only copies available being from book resellers at rather high prices, D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths is back in print, yay! This, along with their book on Greek myth (purchased a few years ago) was a big formative part of my childhood. When I was 6, I found a book on the myth of Thor vs. Utgard-Loki, and wanted to read more about this Thor guy. But, not knowing about the distinction of mythic type yet, I grabbed D'Aulaire's book on Greek myth instead. I found their Norse book soon enough, though, and I still have vivid memories of its stories. Even watered down for little kids, they can be pretty weird. Needless to say, when Amazon recommended it to me (remembering earlier searches for it) when I went to check up on the status of my Transformers order from them, I snagged it (and also grabbed the new Godzilla remasters to take advantage of free shipping).