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From Ray Bradbury, the recipient of the National Book Foundation's 2000 Medal comes a magical collection of short fiction. Ray Bradbury is one of the most celebrated fiction writers of the 20th century. He is the author of such classics as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to delight readers young...
102) Run, Mummy, Run
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From the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged, the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse - and the desperate lengths she must go to, to escape.
When Aisha spots an ad for a 'personal introductory service for professionals' in the newspaper, she could never have guessed it would lead to such a perfect marriage. But you should be careful what you wish for...
Mark is sorry the first time he hits Aisha....
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A family watches their patriarch transform into the singing, wisecracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector publicly destroys his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by as their father wages war on the raccoons living under their house. In this new collection, acclaimed author Paul Theroux shows us humanity possessed, consumed by compulsive desire, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that...
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Six short tales of life, death and optimism from Luna harlow.
A young woman looks back on a grandparent and the nature of stories. Robots question the meaning of their existence. An old woman time travels through memory. A young man leaves a party and questions what he wants from life. Thirty-somethings talk about chemistry over brunch.
105) An Episode of War
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Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories-among them "The Monster," "The Upturned Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story-that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This superb volume collects stories of unique power and variety in which impressionistic, hallucinatory, and realistic...
106) Christmas Tales
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SYNOPSIS CHRISTMAS TALES are a variety of short stories, with a Christmas theme, for those who enjoy a short read as opposed to a full length novel and is suitable for all ages from one to ninety two (as in MEL TORMES song. ) Jinty the Chuffer would appeal to model Railway enthusiasts. Nelly Dean to those interested in wild birds Carriers and Carrier Bags for those who horde items in black or plastic carrier bags. Tenpence might well appeal to the...
107) Escape Velocity
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Collected here in Escape Velocity, edited by Jay Jennings, is his "miscellany" journalism, short fiction, memoir, and even the play Delray's New Moon, published for the first time in this volume. Portis covers topics as varied as the civil rights movement, road tripping in Baja, and Elvis' s visits to his aging mother for publications such as the New York Herald Tribune and Saturday Evening Post. Fans of Portis's droll Southern humor and quirky characters...
108) Epiphanies
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Understanding life and its realities has always been difficult, not only for children but also for those who are considered as adults. Epiphanies is a collection of short stories that portrays challenges of life and illustrates how events can lead to some 'Aha' moments!
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Un taller de escritura virtual, a inicios de una cuarentena obligatoria, reúne a desconocidos en una sala de Zoom. Motivados por las consignas de escritura, comienzan a develarse, en textos cortos, historias y relatos que fluctúan entre la ficción y la realidad.
Temas como el poder, la infidelidad, la maternidad, el suicidio y los secretos de familia se repiten en los diferentes autores, manifestándose en distintos estilos y tonos.
Es así como...
112) Flings: Stories
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The acclaimed author of Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever and The Gospel of Anarchy makes his debut with a piercing collection of short fiction that illuminates our struggle to find love, comfort, and identity.
In a new suite of powerful and incisive stories, Justin Taylor captures the lives of men and women unmoored from their pasts and uncertain of their futures.
A man writes his girlfriend a Dear John letter, gets in his car, and just...
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'The Van In My Mind' presents four short stories featuring desperate people at a crossroads, grappling for meaning, purpose, and second chances.
In "Angel In Vegas," a burned-out, numbed-out, mid-career advertising exec named Gus meets a mysteriously congenial soul at a Las Vegas casino. Can the old man persuade Gus to recover his spark, before it's too late?
Motivational speaker and guru "Frank the Tank" peddles self-help and business advice to...
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Go behind the scenes of popular soap opera TO LIVE AND LOVE in this humorous short story in which the backstage drama is more intense than what happens in front of the camera.
Follow hopeful actor Robert Schwarzmann in his journey from a small town in Maine to the glitz and glamor lifestyle of daytime television in Hollywood, California. Discover why in an industry in which looks mean everything, nothing is as it seems.
Serious themes percolate...
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In a debut volume, the collected short stories of Thomas H. Cook, one of America's most celebrated crime fiction authors Over his acclaimed career, Cook's novels have haunted, riveted, and spellbound readers across the world, and his short stories are equally acclaimed. They range from the intensely focused world of "Fatherhood," the Herodotus Award–winning title story, to the Edgar-nominated "Rain," a dark, kaleidoscopic tale of Manhattan on a...
116) Winter Count
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A magnificent collection of short fiction by one of America's most original and acclaimed literary authors-haunting and beautiful tales of spiritual mystery and earthly truth Barry Lopez, the National Book Award–winning author of Arctic Dreams, has written eloquently on what it means to be human, taking the demands and gifts of the natural world as a frame and setting for his far-reaching narratives. In this evocative and unforgettable collection...
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Twelve stories of women caught in the emotional turbulence of romance in Manhattan. For the twelve narrators of Susan Minot's breathtaking collection - artists and lawyers, teenagers and thirty-somethings - love in New York doesn't come easy. And as they struggle to reconcile their yearnings for romance with their needs for independence, they face resistance to emotional commitment at every turn. In intense snapshots of these women's most intimate...
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Rambles and Daydreams is a short book of short fiction, a collection of short stories and flash fiction by author Billy DeCarlo, with two bonus poems. The works range from under 1,000 to over 5,000 words, and center around the quirky thoughts and behavior of everyday people, similar to the stories of Raymond Carver.
The centerpiece of this collection is Key West, a Hemingway-esque love story. If you loved Raymond Carver's Will You Please Be Quiet,...
119) Mon village, la cte
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Yolande Bastarache est partie trop tt. Lire la quinzaine de nouvelles de ce recueil posthume, c'est découvrir un lumineux jardin secret sur lequel souffle doucement la brise du large, peuplé d'êtres faits de fiction et de mémoire.
«Je dois raconter cette histoire à mon cahier rose. Les adultes ne s'y intéresseront pas. Mon amie Juliette était une fille sage et pas menteuse du tout. Elle ne parlait jamais pour ne rien dire et souvent on se...
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En estas cinco narraciones intensas y de atmósfera delicada, Guadalupe Nettel nos propone un cruce de caminos entre el mundo animal y el universo humano para hablar de temas tan naturales como la ferocidad de la vida en pareja, la maternidad "cuando es deseada y cuando no lo es", las crisis existenciales de la adolescencia o los lazos inimaginables que pueden establecerse entre dos enamorados. Su mirada proyecta lo subterráneo y lo secreto de sus...
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