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The nine stories in this collection are told by and about teenagers, mid-lifers, and elders. They are about settled lives and drastically disordered ones, working people, dying people. They are about people you have never met and others you see every day; sometimes, they are people you know very well, people you work and live with. You may find they are about you. Like all of us, the characters are finding their way forward in the face of loss. They...
2) Ecos azules
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Este libro de cuentos y novelas cortas es concebido en medio de un viaje inesperado por el sur de Argentina. Nos habla de energía, sueños, conflictos con antepasados, transmisiones y cambios en la historia universal; utilizando futuros distópicos o mundos lejanos desde la ciencia ficción y la fantasía.
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El autor ha recopilado ocho cuentos aterradores de una manera fantástica, en los que abarca ese temeroso universo del morbo que no se detendrá ni un minuto durante el recorrido de estas páginas espantosas. Siempre existirá esa atracción por el morbo…
¿Te dan curiosidad los relatos detrás de los suicidios en los rieles, las invocaciones y los experimentos en la penumbra? Estos cuentos están destinados a aquellos que sutilmente se regocijan...
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This collection of nine short stories and one novella covers a wealth of topics and styles. Dorm life, O. Henry twists, psychological quirks, doomed relationships, and even high fantasy with dragons and Dark Lords.Never mind the self-deprecating title, this anthology has a lot to like.
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Sí, cuando vieron la sombra en el poste de luz, todos dijeron: "Es el rostro de Cristo". La esquina ya no volvió a ser la misma. La ciudad se revolucionó.
Y ni hablar cuando se supo que Maradona había estado en una casona de Corrientes escuchando chamamé. Cuentan que en medio de la tertulia se tomó el atrevimiento de decirle no a un inoportuno llamado de Putín.
Ídolos de hoy y de siempre, como Luis Miguel y su Tour Argentina 2023… ¿Cuántos...
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Women's lives are at the center of this stunning collection of short stories by the writer The New Yorker says "provides unexpected delights....Questions and answers alike shine with intelligence and an almost ninteenth-century concern for ideals."
Though Sara Maitland's interests are as varied as the people who inhabit her stories, there is a common theme to this work that extols risk taking over safety. Acrobats, women warriors, a girl who wants...
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Liao Long in front of the mirror in front of the mapping is their own body naked luo, was inserted full of infusion tube appearance, two feet of the soles of the feet, calves, and above the knee, chest arm, neck and even temples all inserted transparent infusion tube, and they are lying in a full metal operating table, surrounded by the walls of a snow-white reflecting the light there is not a single person, bizarre ~ extremely bizarre scene.
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A birthday-party magician whose hat tricks end in horror and gore; a girl parented by a major household appliance; the possessor of the lowest IQ in the Mossad-such are the denizens of Etgar Keret's dark and fertile mind. The Girl on the Fridge contains the best of Keret's first collections, the ones that made him a household name in Israel and the major discovery of this last decade.
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S.S. Reed's Story Fictionis a monthly publicationof free verse short stories,essays and storytelling deep diveswritten and collected by the author. In this volume... A young master and his maidtake a moment to reconnect on a snowy day. Two friends are stumpedwhile trying to solve a mystery. A boy is visited by a cosmic snail while he sleeps. What is the joy of edutainment? What is the storyof the novel Kamogawa Runner? If you wanna knowwhat Story...
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‘ Staggering and unforgettable storytelling' Mel Giedroyc In his retirement at the Vatican, emeritus pope Benedict XVI is hard at work on his magnum opus: a high-school comedy screenplay. At a grimy pub in North London, a doctoral researcher is abducted by gangsters peddling William Wordsworth' s handwritten account of drug-fuelled sex orgies.In the West African state of Benin, a politician' ...
12) Confrontations
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Fred and I enjoyed wrestling around on the playground. We tried not to hurt each other, and both of us knew that. "Oh no. Here comes the teacher.""Here we go. To the office again. I don't mind. I had fun wrestling with you, Fred.""Yeah, me too. My mom and dad will not like this. I just hope the paddle does not have any holes in it."The paddle did not contain any holes. However, the next time, and every time after that, there were holes in the paddle....
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A random find has rofound repercussions to an artist in Berlin. An Australian attorney in Washinton walks the line between black and white. Interstate gigs and a good friend for company as we hit the pub circuit for a bash or two from the land of the Queen to Victoria's nightlife. A sad and lonely life has a unique happy ending. An academic meets up with an old lover in Europe and the possibilities of time travel is notout of the question. Day to...
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Tales of R.L. Culkin Vol. 1 is a group of short stories from the mind of R.L. Culkin that take the fantasies of space, death, love, fear, and the unknown and showcase them in fast-paced stories that keep you engaged and interested. Tales of R.L. Culkin. Vol. 1 is also a quick read for most and a joy not to be put down until ended. With original characters and stories please enjoy tales of R.L. Culkin Vol. 1 and read something new.
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Este libro es la suma de las capacidades inventivas y la búsqueda sin tapujos de Elena Broilo de esas criaturas condenadas a la oscuridad y el olvido, y que ella rescata con la devoción y el respeto por la diversidad humana. Nos recuerda que "la magia de la vida está en proteger otras vidas". Una mano tendida amorosamente desde sus páginas hacia las nubes de un cielo que merecemos en esta tierra.
Jorge Felippa
17) Delírium Tremens
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Esta es una obra literaria escrita por el escritor venezolano Carlos Rafael Fernández Morillo, mejor conocido en el mundo de las letras con el seudónimo de: CARFER, quien es autor de los celebres y aclamados; Cuentos de CARFER, este escritor es autor de centeneres de cuentos eróticos, drama, humor, policiacos, religiosos y políticos. Delírium Tremens es la historia de Charly, un hombre adicto a la bebida que recoge desperdicios y basura en...
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The book is a large collection of must-read, out-of-the-ordinary stories. They are unlike anything you have ever read before. Some of them will challenge your cultural view of the world. This large collection of literary works encompasses the following genres: suspense, horror, action, science fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, erotic, and off-the-beat.
19) Trinium
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In a not-so-distant future, the Earth has become a desolate wasteland, prompting humanity to establish colonies on distant planets. Among these colonies is Trinium, a thriving settlement where certain families are entrusted with the crucial task of raising and training horses, integral for transportation and work on this new world. Amelia, an imaginative and headstrong teenage girl, embraces her family's responsibility with fervor and determination....
20) Beat the Beach
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A collection of short stories plus one not so short. Featuring Thai characters and/or Thai settings. A young girl wants revenge for her father's death. He was a drummer but not respected by other musicians. She steals the show with her drumsticks. She does more with blades on the Phuket's beach. A package is delivered, and an ear falls out. Then there is a tap at the door. Thailand's version of a vampire was locked in an underground room. The new...
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