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Includes James Thurber's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," now a major motion picture! Spanning nearly 300 years of American humor, this anthology of entertaining tales ranges from the inventive mind of Benjamin Franklin and his 1732 story, "Alice Addertongue," to Simon Rich's 2012 fable, "Center of the Universe." More than 30 witty short stories include works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Langston Hughes, and other masters of the...
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"Daniel Carter used to be a homicide detective, but his last case ... went wrong in strange ways and soured the job for him. Now he's a private investigator trying to live a quiet life. Strangeness, however, has not finished with him. First he inherits a bookstore in Providence from someone he's never heard of, along with an indignant bookseller who doesn't want a new boss. She's Emily Lovecraft, the last known descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the writer...
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We know of no better introduction to the spiritual vision of one of the greatest writers of all time. This anthology vividly reveals – as none of his novels, novellas, short stories, plays, or essays could on its own – the great Russian novelist's fascination with the life and teachings of Jesus and the gospel themes of betrayal and forgiveness, sacrifice and redemption, death and resurrection. Drawn from War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection,...
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First published in 1908, this volume contains a collection of short stories and anecdotes compiled for use by public speakers, as well as sections on useful skills for the orator including pausing, impersonation, pronunciation, imagination, etc. Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) was a North American author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational books, especially those related to oration and self development. He also worked as a Public...
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This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature.
The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century.
The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose.
It features classics of American, British, Irish, French, German, and...
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It is curious that, despite the rapid growth of interest in Scandinavian literature through the English-speaking world, there has been up to now no book to represent one of the most brilliant fields of achievement, the Swedish short story. The work of Selma Lagerlof is well known and a volume of Per Hallström has appeared recently, but no attempt has been made to represent a group of the leading masters. The present collection, whatever its failings,...
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Forty-nine short stories, selected for their richness of detail, accurate depictions of human passion, and international scope, fill this collection. The authors include Americans such as Hemingway, Faulkner, Saul Bellow, and Flannery O'Connor, 19th and 20th century Western European giants such as Proust, Sartre, Flaubert, Kafka, Mann, Pirandello, Rilke, and Balzac, Russian icons Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Turgenev, and Chekhov, and Asian writers...
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Ready for a story break? Enjoy 20 short stories selected from the Freely Written podcast, hosted by author Susan Quilty. Each of these stories was free-written from a simple prompt, with no planning and very little editing. They cover a range of styles, offering something for every reader. You never know where a free-written story will go! With this collection, you can enjoy a 10-minute escape whenever you have time for a story break. You can also...
11) Troublemakers
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A special new collection of Ellison's short stories, selected especially for this volume by the author, including the newly revised and expanded tale "Never Send to Know for Whom the Lettuce Wilts." In a career spanning more than fifty years, Harlan Ellison has written or edited seventy-five books, more than seventeen hundred stories, essays, articles, and newspaper columns, two dozen teleplays, and a dozen movies. Now, for the first time anywhere,...
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Ideal for students of German as well as crime story enthusiasts, this dual-language edition contains ten short stories. Selections range from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century classics by Friedrich Schiller ("Der Verbrecher aus verlorener Ehre"/"The Criminal of Lost Honor") and Willibald Alexis ("Das Gelöbnis der drei Diebe"/"The Pledge of the Three Thieves") to tales by such popular contemporary authors as Iris Klockmann ("Der Kuss des Todes"/"The...
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From out of the west comes THE GOLDEN SPURS--the best Western short stories selected by the Western Writers of America.
From the Indians before the coming of the white man, from the deadly shootouts to steadfast wagon trains, from women in horrifying Indian captivity to life and death battles between cattlemen and sheepmen, this is the Western short story at its very best.
Included are the most popular, most read, and most loved of Western writers:...
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Take a bite of the Hellboy universe with the creator's hand-picked essential stories in this new jumping-on point collection!
Confront the undead, swim to strange places, and encounter powerful fey in this introduction to the world of Hellboy. Newcomers to the series needn't have read the original stories to jump right in and see what Hellboy is all about thanks to this collection of short stories, selected by Mike Mignola himself as the perfect...
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Book One of Veronica Christopher's Short Story Selection Series is "The Rabbit Hole". The Rabbit Hole is a collection of four short stories dealing with life's tests, madness, and the unknown.
In "Three-Leaf Clover", 14-year old Eve has lots of secrets to bear...but can she handle it?
Next, go to 1950 Korea during the war, where Ah-seong and her little brother, Jae-hyun, take refuge under a bridge and bid "Goodbye from Nogunri."
Then see RJ's battle...
16) Pimping Out My Sister-In-Law*, Volume 1: A Collection of Short Fiction That Has Absolutely Nothing
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An anthology of short stories selected to provide you with a brief escape from where you find yourself right now. Each will allow you to leave this reality and take a quick trip into a different one. Have no fear. It's a nice place. Even better, they know you there.
Words Ever Unspoken
Years have passed since Carson and Melissa broke up. Even though time has passed, both still dwell on the last time the two were together. Was that night a way of...
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Edna Pontellier has everything that a woman and mother should want - two wonderful sons, a husband, and good financial fortune. But still, she feels like something may be missing. While vacationing with her family, she meets a young man who shows affection and opens her mind to adventure and freedom.
Edna’s desire for freedom and independence begins to fester in her heart, and she finds that she is increasingly disenchanted with the responsibilities...
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In my life I have had a variety of careers filled with many experiences.
From being a Nursing Assistant working in Nursing Homes to being a Health Therapist, A Reiki Master and a Counselor.
I also worked in factories.
I met a variety of people from many different countries. I listened to their stories and experiences.
I was always in Awe of the stories from the many patients in the nursing homes I worked in, the life they had prior to being "put"...
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