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42) Plainsongs 41.1
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Plainsongs' title suggests not only its location on the Great Plains but also its preference for the living language, whether in free or formal verse. Published twice a year from our home base in Hastings, Nebraska, Plainsongs presents poems that seem to be aware of modernist and postmodernist influences, not necessarily by imitation or allusion, but by using the tools provided by that rich heritage. Featuring poetry that runs the gamut from traditional...
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From high school drama students to community theater actors, performers everywhere are looking for inexpensive material to entertain audiences. This collection of a dozen royalty-free, one-act plays provides the perfect solution. Classic dramas include Aristophanes' The Birds, J. M. Synge's Riders to the Sea, and Eugene O'Neill's The Moon of the Caribbees. Other works include August Strindberg's The Stronger, Susan Glaspell's Trifles, Louise Saunders'...
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Intended as a salute to the best in locally crafted short fiction, The Cuffer Prize was launched in March 2008 and attracted nearly 200 entries from across the province. The Cuffer Anthology contains the best of those entries. This is a collection of stories to be savored and remembered. Readers will thrill at the writing talent that abounds in Newfoundland and Labrador. At the same time, they will be contributing to a wonderful cause: a portion of...
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1929 was the end of a golden age. Six aspiring writers spin tales set in a time in history when changes were afoot. While some sought the American Dream, others had to deal with vampiric siblings. Facing lost loves and gaining new freedoms define the beginning of a new age. Of course, the government was going through some changes itself in The Black Chamber, while everyday heroes could be confused with the Devil.
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Die Anthologie "Mia-Maries Herzenswunsch" enthält zehn traurige und nachdenklich machende Geschichten über Kinder. Das Kurzgeschichten-Projekt wurde für die an Krebs erkrankte Mia-Marie ins Leben gerufen, die einen inoperablen Gehirntumor hat. Ein Teil des Erlöses geht direkt an die 8-Jährige, damit ihr Herzenswunsch, so viele schöne Erlebnisse und damit Erinnerungen wie möglich zu sammeln, umgesetzt werden kann.
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Nestled around a bay at the base of a mountain on the Oregon Coast, New Halem is a strangely exciting place created by a group of writers who live in the Pacific Northwest. Each tale, set in this quirky community, gives a peek into the lives and secrets of its townspeople.
William Cooke, new publisher of the FishWrap Bugle, moved to town to escape the attention that comes with winning a mega lottery. A new romantic relationship is, complicated by...
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Al igual que ocurre con otros volúmenes de la Colección Mejores Cuentos, la presente antología reúne historias de los más destacados cuentistas de Inglaterra. La cantidad de grandes escritores ingleses es vasta, de tal manera que es una tarea muy ardua seleccionar pocos cuentos entre tantos excelentes. Por otro lado, el lector puede tener la máxima certeza de que encontrará en esta obra cuentos hermosos escritos por cuentistas de talento incuestionable,...
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What exactly does "home" mean when you've moved from one country to another, fled everything you once knew, or witnessed the destruction of the place you loved? The Shape of Home explores themes of place, motherhood, community, and identity through the stories and poetry of seven Middle Eastern and North African women.
The tales within this book cross regions and countries and span time and space, but they seek community-whether through found...
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This collection of short stories about vampires, zombies, ghosts, a werewolf, a demon, a cupid, and a mermaid, is the second volume in this two-volume anthology in the Read on the Run series, and it is as entertaining and charming as Volume 1. Stories will scare you, make you laugh, and make you shed a tear or two.
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2013 may be the best year yet for Best European Fiction. The inimitable John Banville joins the list of distinguished preface writers for Aleksandar Hemon's series, and A. S. Byatt represents England among a luminous cast of European contributors. Fans of the series will find everything they've grown to love, while new readers will discover what they've been missing!
53) Off Highway
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This anthology of Nova Scotia authors is a collection of spirited prose and poetry written by a range of writers with diverse and intriguing backgrounds. Here you will find history, poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by men and women who have been TV writers, animators, genealogists, teachers, playwrights, museum curators, scientists, and more. Many of these writers have travelled far and wide, but they have strong ties and a deep fondness for...
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Bram Stoker Award® winners Linda D. Addison and Alessandro Manzetti use their unique voices to create a dark, surrealistic poetry collection exploring the many ways shattered bodies, minds, and souls endure. They created poems of visionary imagery encompassing death, gods, goddesses and shadowy, Kafkaesque futures by inspiring each other, along with inspiration from others (Allen Ginsberg, Pablo Neruda, Phillis Wheatley, etc.).Construction of The...
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Winged buds is a conglomeration of poems, stories and other articles penned down by 36 fascinating minds from different parts of India and different walks of life. Through writing, a budding writer gets wings to fly and this delicate work is a collection of magnificent write-ups bewitchingly written for readers to be a part of this journey which takes you through the various aspects of life.
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The American West. Just as America attracted millions to her shores by building upon a foundation of freedom, democracy, and a new start, the lands beyond the Mississippi would also attract people from all over the world with visions of opportunity and wide-open spaces and provide America with legends and myths that have yet to die.
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30 powerful stories from around the world to benefit two children's charities: PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children and Children 1st Scotland.
Stories by David Ackley, Kevin Aldrich, David Barber, Lynn Beighley, Seamus Bellamy, Paul D. Brazill, Sif Dal, James Lloyd Davis, Roberto C. Garcia, Susan Gibb, Nancy A. Hansen, K.V. Hardy, Gill Hoffs, Fiona "McDroll" Johnson, J.F. Juzwik, MaryAnne Kolton, Benoit Lelievre, Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw,...
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The fourth volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2004 Griffin Poetry Prizes, chosen by the jurors Billy Collins (U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003); Bill Manhire (New Zealand Poet Laureate); and Phyllis Webb (recipient of the Governor General's Award for poetry), who also provide an introduction to the book.
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A wormhole casting a malicious pall over a once normal life.
A secret safe haven for those seeking shelter from deadly superbugs.
Billionaires greedily latching onto money-making schemes at the crux of the new millennium.
A resource for the truth behind September 11th, 2001.
A massive multiplayer game that takes cute fairy tales to the dark, dangerous level.
A website that brings your written fantasies to life-but are they the fantasies you really...
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INSIGNIA VOL. 6. includes 8 short stories with Asian characters, settings, and magical creatures.
In this volume you'll find an array of animal-shifters, magical creatures, gods, and spirits. Story settings include: India, Japan, Cambodia, China, and outer-space!
CONTENTS' Reborn' by Nidhi Singh' The Star Ball' by Amy Fontaine' Raising Words' by Stewart C. Baker 'Apsaras' Dance' by Kelly Matsuura 'We, the Ravens of Bai Gao Lou' by Russell Hemmell...