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Jeffrey Archer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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This title presents story telling of the highest calibre. Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling... more
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By
Jeffrey Archer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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A stunning gift edition of Archer's latest collection of short stories. Illustrated by Ronald Searle. Praise for Jeffrey Archer's Short Stories " " "There isn't a better story-teller alive." ---Larry King "Archer is a master entertainer." "---Time " " " "Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader's ultimate... more
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Maxim Jakubowski
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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This remarkable collection of provactive and sensual stories spans the globe, with contributions from today's most talented writers of erotica--from Paris to Prague. A magnificent follow-up to the bestselling Mammoth Book of Erotica this anthology of seldom-seen classics and groundbreaking debuts will excite in all senses of the word. This... more
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By
Various ,
James Nagel ,
Tom Quirk
[Ebook, Adobe epub 1997]
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During the pivotal period of America's international emergence, between the Civil War and WWI, the aligned literary movements of Realism and Naturalism not only shaped the national literature of the age, but also left an indelible and far-reaching influence on twentieth-century American and world literature. Seeking to strip narrative from... more
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Michael Chabon
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2007]
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McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, guest-edited by Michael Chabon, will take you to places you never knew existed, send delicious shivers down your spine, and have your heart pounding healthily in your chest. The ghost story, the horror story, the detective story; stories of suspense, terror, fantasy and the... more
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Laura Valentine
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1876 Original Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. Subjects: Tales Children's stories Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folklore The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more... more
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Chad Arment
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Description: Flora Curiosa is an anthology of 20 classic short stories involving all manner of strange plants and fungi. These are the precursors (and often direct influences) of contemporary "killer plants" books and movies in fantasy and science fiction. Flora Curiosa compiles twenty classic botanical (and mycological) short stories from... more
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Various
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2010]
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"They signify GOLD, they signify PEARLS, they signify CURSE OF ALA. But I no understand meaning, explanations, or signs. Must see the Dervish of Anghera--wise man and translate all. I take parchment to day and bring parchment to-morrow, and deceive not nor rob Senor Tudela. Moor swear." Five tales from... more
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Clive Cussler ,
Kathleen Antrim ,
Gary Braver
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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When some of the top thriller writers in the world came together in "Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night," they became a part of one of the most successful short-story anthologies ever published. The highly anticipated "Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down" is even bigger. From... more
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Jim Harrison
[Ebook, Adobe epub]
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The author of Dalva and Legends of the Fall has created three stunning novellas that echo the best works of Raymond Carver and James Dickey. A superb collection that evokes life lived close to the land--and a brilliant portrayal of the complex relationships of the men and women there. Across... more
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Richard Ford
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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In these ten stories, Ford mines literary gold from the wind-scrubbed landscape of the American West--and from the guarded hopes and gnawing loneliness of the people who live there. Rock Springs is a masterpiece of taut narration, cleanly chiseled prose, and empathy so generous that it feels like a kind... more
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Patrick O Brian
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Collected here for the first time are 27 stories that O'Brian wishes to preserve--stories of uncommon lyricism and beauty that will confirm his rightful place in the front rank of short story writers as well as of novelists. Patrick O'Brian is the author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series of... more
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Massimo Riva ,
Massimo Ra
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A selection of contemporary Italian fiction in English for readers who wish to explore Italy's rich literary landscape Description: This anthology serves as a literary map to guide readers through the varied geography of contemporary Italian fiction. Massimo Riva has gathered English-language translations of short stories and excerpts from novels... more
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By
J D Robb ,
Laurell K Hamilton ,
Susan Krinard
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2001]
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Four bestselling mystery authors contribute to this collection that features a theme of love, supernatural style. Includes a new Lt. Eve Dallas story by Robb; a new "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" tale from Laurell K. Hamilton; and stories by Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne. Description: Love, Supernatural Style Love is... more
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Joseph Lewis French
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor... more
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Carol Lee Lorenzo
[Ebook, Adobe epub 1995]
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The lives on view in Nervous Dancer are complex and precarious. Speaking their familial idioms in tones and cadences determined well before they ever appeared in these stories, Carol Lee Lorenzo's characters surge into moments of change for reasons initially not apparent. In the quirky, hard-edged ways in which they... more
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Melissa Nathan
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2008]
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This British tale is a delicious blend of the inside knowledge of the "Nanny Diaries" and the positive marriage of "I Don't Know How She Does It." Twenty-three-year-old Jo Green knows that if she has to spend one more night in ultra-provincial Niblet-Upon-Avon she'll go completely bonkers So she answers... more
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Gary Phillips ,
Jervey Tervalon ,
Lee Child ,
Laura Lippman ,
Ken Bruen ,
Donnell Alexander ,
Susan Straight ,
James Brown ,
Jerry Stahl ,
Robert Ward ,
Kerry West ,
Deborah Vankin ,
Nina Revoyr ,
Manuel Ramos ,
Detrice Jones ,
Emory Holmes ,
Bill Moody
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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This ambitious anthology of jaw-grinding criminal behavior is masterfully curated by acclaimed authors Phillips and Tervalon. Cocaine, that most troubling and fascinating of substances is the subject, the subtext, the whys and whereofs in Cocaine Chronicles, a collection of original short stories that are funny and harrowing, sad and scary,... more
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Various
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On the contrary, every one of his friends--or, in other words, every man in the parish--was ready to support him. He was clapped on the back until his bones were nearly dislocated in his body, and his hand shaken until his arm lost its cunning at the needle for half... more
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Edgar Allan Poe
[Ebook, Microsoft reader desktop 2000]
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THIS 24 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Omnibus of Adventure Volume Two, by Edgar Allan Poe. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1419181335. THIS 24 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Omnibus of Adventure Volume Two, by Edgar Allan Poe. To purchase the... more
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