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From the internationally bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies comes an exquisitely crafted work of fiction. Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city, illuminating the frailties of the human condition and dissecting lives lived on the margins.

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

Joseph Roth war ein begnadeter Erzähler, der in knappen Worten ganze Welten entstehen ließ. Der Schauplatz seines Werkes war die Donaumonarchie, der Vielvölkerstaat, dessen Untergang Roth zeitlebens betrauerte. Die große Hörbuch Box beinhaltet Roths größte Werke: Die Romane "Hiob" und "Radetzkymarsch" sowie die Erzählungen Stationschef Fallmerayer, Triumph der Schönheit, Die Büste des Kaisers, Legende vom heiligen Trinker, Der Leviathan.

Drei Romane verfasste Franz Kafka - allesamt sind sie unvollendet geblieben. Dennoch sind sie faszinierende Literatur, die nach Kafkas Tod von dessen Freund Max Brod veröffentlicht wurden. Sven Görtz spricht: Amerika oder "Der Verschollene", "Der Prozess", "Das Schloss".

This book is a true-to-life collection of 30 short stories from physicist and electrical engineer Roman Litovsky chronicling his family’s harrowing emigration journey in 1989 from Ukraine to the United States during the height of the impending collapse of the USSR. It details his life in Kyiv, traveling throughout Europe to gain freedom from the oppressive Soviet regime, settling in the U.S., and his life after that with a great engineering career at a prominent U.S. electro-acoustic company.

"J'ai commencé à éprouver un sentiment, je veux dire un vrai, à ce moment-là. En sortant de la voiture, à Wandermines, sous la pluie. On ne parle pas assez de l'influence des lieux sur l'affect. Certaines nostalgies remontent à la surface sans prévenir. Les êtres changent de nature, comme dans les contes. Au milieu de cette confrérie en habits du dimanche, se pressant vers la mairie pour échapper aux gouttes, tenant le bras d'Odile pour l'aider sur le parvis glissant, j'ai éprouvé la catastrophe du sentiment.

Rock-a-Bye Baby: Lisa Rasmussen just had a baby, and everything in her life seems perfect. Only she wishes that everyone else around her would stop getting in her way. Eenie, Meenie: Johnny is a criminal. He has been locked up before—but never in a place quite like this. Nibble, Nibble, Crunch: In the beginning, she thought it was sweet, this snowman who emerged as if from nowhere, but soon, the six-year-old Emma realizes that this snowman is different. Humpty Dumpty: Four boys from a nearby boarding school planned on attacking and killing a family—just for the fun of it.

Aquest recull de contes té una temàtica comuna: la mort. Tracten amb profunditat el tema de la mort i no ho fan des de la perspectiva dels vius, de manera realista, sinó que van més enllà, i fins i tot els mateixos morts expliquen les reaccions dels vius. Amb un principi prometedor, combina elements reals i elements fantàstics en històries que fusionen la descripció costumista amb el simbolisme religiós del present, passat i futur.

Ya desde el título de esta nueva colección de relatos, Bárbara Aranguren nos señala la clave que recorre el libro entero: aprendemos a vivir gracias a las innumerables maneras de escapar que inventamos para poder precisamente vivir.

Una auténtica profanación del poder eclesiástico de su tiempo por el maestro del género satírico. El presente volumen reúne tres de las obras más importantes del gran escritor irlandés, todas publicadas en 1704: "Cuento de un tonel", obra maestra de la primera etapa creativa del autor, sátira eufórica que, para muchos, es tan importante como la que le consagró de por vida, "Los Viajes de Gulliver";...

The time has come.... Lovers Catherine Farrows and the Black Mask and their allies, FBI agent Jason Leong and hacker Fatale are closing in on the secretive evil Ganymede organization. Mystery surrounds where the deadly society has gone. Every single member of Ganymede has vanished from the public eye, and cannot be located online or off. As the four call on every resource they have to search for the enemy, they stumble on a lead involving a legend from the 9/11 disaster. There is a secret base under the city where Ganymede has taken shelter.

Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story has toured to the Mount, the stately and elegant home of the great American writer Edith Wharton, for the last several summers, presenting Broadway and Hollywood actors reading stories by Wharton and other writers. Selected Shorts now presents a collection of four of Edith Wharton's short stories, recorded live at the Mount, and featuring acclaimed actresses Kathleen Chalfant, Christina Pickles, Maria Tucci, and Brenda Wehle.

Auf Jahrmärkten zwischen Schiffsschaukeln, Messerschleifern und fahrendem Volk sind sie anzutreffen: Goldtatze, der Tanzbär, und Gnom, sein gestrenger Herr und Meister. Roh an der Kette geführt, muss Goldtatze tanzen, wenn die Trommel schlägt, den Körper hoch aufgerichtet und die Schnauze gegen den Himmel gereckt, bis er fast umfällt vor Müdigkeit und Erschöpfung. Soll dies nun ewig so weitergehen? Kann nicht der Bär einmal trommeln und der Mann dazu tanzen, bis ihm die Schuhsohlen rauchen?

Two horrifying psychological thrillers from the Queen of Scream, all-star best-selling author Willow Rose. Mommy Dearest: When Crystal meets her future mother-in-law for the first time, she is excited. She knows it might be a challenge to have her live with them for an entire month, but still. It’s an old woman we’re talking about here. How much trouble can she cause? Chain Letter: They received a letter. They dismissed it as a prank, but as they soon will learn you never...ever ignore a chain letter.

Two horrifying psychological thrillers. If you like American Psycho you’ll love these novellas. Rock-a-Bye Baby: Lisa Rasmussen just had a baby and everything in her life seems perfect at this point. Only she wishes that everyone else around her would be as flawless as she is and stop getting in her way. And if they won't listen, then she'll make them. Eenie, Meenie: He has been locked up before—but never in a place quite like this. Now he wonders if he will ever make it through to his release date—alive.

In Beyond the Veil, is a collection of six short stories. "The Devil Inside" - A story of a psychopathic killer with extraordinary powers, who like his father before him finds joy in stalking, marrying, and torturing his victim. "The Tower" - Sensitive Amanda has moved way too many times to escape her stalker. She has changed her identity multiple times, left family and friends behind, all the while hiding her paranormal abilities. It appears that her stalker may have found her again. What will she do?

Mariano remembers the summer that changed his life. And also Juan, his first love.

Nesta coletânea, Affonso Romano de Sant´anna nos fala sobre o amor em 26 crônicas. Mas, longe de tentar estabelecer teses, Affonso ora flerta com o amor, ora observa suas sutilezas; às vezes, admira sua simplicidade, outras vezes, deixa-se destroçar por sua tormenta. O amor, para Affonso, pode ser o amor da espera ou o amor infeliz, pode ser o amor infiel ou o da mulher madura; às vezes, está nas pequenas seduções cotidianas; outras vezes, evidencia-se entre os homens de negócio.

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