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"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...
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From Booker Prize Finalist and bestselling author of "pitch perfect" (Boston Globe) Small Things Like These, comes a triptych of stories about love, lust, betrayal, and the ever-intriguing interchanges between women and men.
Celebrated for her powerful short fiction, considered "among the form's most masterful practitioners" (New York Times), Claire Keegan now gifts us three exquisite stories, newly revised and expanded,
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"The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of comprise which operate at the heart of modern marriages. In...
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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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A pile of sensational bizarre blood cases, a cold silent body, what kind of crimes and secrets are hidden? A calm and wise female forensic doctor, an experienced criminal investigation captain, in the face of a paper forensic identification, one by one, the blood, violence and terror behind the dissection of the body, everything seems to have no trace, but in the bizarre doomed to the curse of the murderer
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First published in 2014, this tenth-anniversary edition of the award-winning collection includes three new stories.A young mother intrudes in the life of an older woman, thinking she knows what's best. An academic becomes convinced that he is haunted by his double. Two children spy on their supposedly criminal neighbours. A man enables his cousin's predatory impulses out of loyalty, and a circus performer dreams of a perfect wedding. These characters...
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Immerse yourself in the sinister imagination of author Joan De La Haye as she unleashes a captivating collection of 13 dark and twisted tales in her second collection. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster ride of suspense as each story explores the depths of human nature and the supernatural. Uncover the harrowing tale of a hunter turned hunted, where the line between predator and prey becomes blurred. Witness a diabolical wedding as the Devil himself...
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Discover the fantastical world of fairy tales in this captivating collection of 28 short stories. From a living man made entirely of wax to a secret cave of gnomes brewing magical beer, to a prince facing a ferocious giant wolf and a joust fought on the backs of donkeys and pigs.
Each story is filled with laughter, tears, magic, and morality, featuring daring knights, bold seafarers, and the occasional monster. Perfect for bedtime reading, this enchanting...
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Ce matin, moi, la petite Lithou, je ne suis pas du tout contente parce que Maman a perdu mes couettes. Alors ce serait chouette que vous m'aidiez à les retrouver ! Je ne suis pas du tout contente ! Si ça continue comme ça, je vais faire la moue à ma petite maman. Ce que je veux, c'est retrouver mes couettes ! Je ne sais pas pourquoi, elles ont disparu par magie !
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Rabbit lived with his parents in a city called Joyland. He was the only child in the family. He liked to play with his parents at home with his toys. Mummy Rabbit started to look for a nursery for Rabbit and can be happy when he plays with other children. On Rabbit's first day at nursery, he did not want to leave his mummy as nursery was new for him. It was circle time and a story to follow. The rabbit was asked to hand out snacks to his class…...
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A small book of short stories written by Abdulla Qadiri
This book contains two short stories:
• The Party of Demons
• In The Ulak
In the first story, O'sar tells his family about the party of demons he saw at night.
In the next one, Toorghon tells the story of the game of Ulak which he went to.
Ulak - is one of the traditional, national games of Central Asian peoples. The judges throw the goat (a goat or calf with its head, legs, and...
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It sounds silly enough, but Monster likes to make mustard (and eat it too!). In fact, everyone on the entire hill loves his mustard--well, everyone except Ram. Monster hopes that the mustard will help him become friends with Ram. Ram, on the other hand, has little interest; but with a bit of persistence and a lot of kindness from Monster, Ram learns that trying new things can create special bonds. Of course, Ram has to be reminded of just how valuable...
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This morning, I, little Lithou, am not in a good mood because Mommy has lost my pigtails. So it would be great if you could help me find them! I am not happy at all! If it goes on like this, I'm going to pout at my little mommy. I really want to find my pigtails! I don't know why, but they've magically disappeared!
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Step into a world where vegetables come to life and form an unlikely, yet heartwarming, community in the cool and comforting confines of a refrigerator.
Adventures in the Refrigerator: Tales of the Vegetable Community is a collection of enchanting stories that transport young readers into the whimsical and imaginative lives of these vibrant characters.
In this delightful book, young children will discover a series of captivating tales filled with...
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Este libro habla de mi mismo, no concibo un libro en que el autor no se describa a sí mismo o comparta algo de su mundo interior, finalmente todo lo que somos y hacemos es lo que conforma la manera en que vemos el mundo y somos vistos. Así que este libro es mi visión acerca del color de las notas musicales, y mi audición acerca de los sonidos de cada color. Este libro es un paisaje sonoro de una mente que respira, piensa y sueña con la música...
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Neen, dubbed Little Elf because of her small stature, had worked all year on one of Santa's assembly lines, wrapping dolls for delivery on Christmas Eve, and she was proud of what she had accomplished. But something puzzled her. Why, she wondered, did Santa's elves work so long and so hard, without complaint, just to make the world's children happy on one day of the year? It didn't make any sense to her. What is so special about that day? She'd asked...
19) Buscar
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BUSCAR es un álbum infantil para aprender a ver lo que tenemos cerca frente a la necesidad de encontrar lo que está lejos.
BUSCAR nos enseña a disfrutar de la vida y de las personas que nos rodean.
¿Te animas a BUSCAR?
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This little booklet should be a valuable addition to the literary material aimed at 9 to 11-year-old children still in their formative years.In the present culture of materialism where the allure of affluence and ease has so dulled and tainted the "sensitivities" of individuals to intolerance, hatred, and prejudice, it becomes more important for parents and teachers alike to instil in their children those core character-building values of decency,...