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The Bible is filled with stories of the miracles of Jesus. These gospels have been passed down for two thousand years, and for many Christians, they are as familiar to us as stories about our own family. But have you ever wondered what happened to the people who were healed? What did their lives look like after their encounters with the Messiah? How did they respond to their miracles? What happened next?

When the River Meets the Sea....

Last year, food critic Simone Clarke went viral with her cynical article "Love is Canceled This Year." This year, she's about to eat those words. When Simone is assigned to review VÉRITÉ for Chicago Taste Magazine's Valentine's Day feature, she expects the usual overpriced performance art masquerading as cuisine. What she doesn't expect is Julian Moretti. The arrogant, infuriating, devastatingly talented chef whose food tastes like a love letter and whose eyes see straight through her carefully constructed armor.

Step into the whimsical, charming, and timeless world of Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, a delightful collection of short stories where nature comes alive with humor, wonder, and gentle wisdom.

Step into the shadowed streets of Victorian London with The Cabman’s Story, a gripping crime fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Told through the keen, world-weary voice of a London cabman, this atmospheric tale reveals how ordinary professions often brush against extraordinary—and dangerous—secrets.

The Selected Short Stories of Frank Herbert brings together a fascinating collection of early speculative fiction from the legendary author of Dune. Featuring “Missing Link,” “Old Rambling House,” “Operation Haystack,” “The Nothing,” and “Try to Remember,” this volume showcases Herbert’s sharp intellect, psychological depth, and early exploration of ideas that would later define his iconic career.

En una noche tranquila en Laburnam Villa, una familia común recibe la visita de un viejo amigo que trae consigo un objeto extraordinario: una pata momificada de mono a la que se le atribuye la capacidad de conceder tres deseos. A simple vista, parece una oportunidad fascinante; lo que nadie sabe —ni siquiera ellos— es que cada deseo arrancado al destino puede cobrar un precio inesperado que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.

Enter the unsettling imagination of H. P. Lovecraft with The Selected Short Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, a chilling collection that showcases the full range of his cosmic horror and dark fantasy. These tales explore forbidden knowledge, ancient forces, and humanity’s fragile place in an indifferent universe—hallmarks of Lovecraft’s enduring influence on modern horror and speculative fiction.

When Clara MacLeod inherits Dour Hill, a crumbling Highland estate, she hopes for a fresh start. But her daughter Maisie is drawn inexorably to a mirror in the hall. One that doesn’t just reflect. It remembers. It watches. Whispers bleed from plaster. Furniture shifts in shadowed corridors. And Maisie insists something is trapped inside the glass. Something bound by ritual, twisted by legacy, desperate to be freed.

Ever since our ancestors first discovered fire, we have used it to sit around and scare one another silly with creepy tales of ghosts, ghouls, bloodthirsty creatures, maniac killers, and everything in between. But, what if those stories, related in the dark of night with trembling voices, flashlight held resolutely beneath the chin, are more than just horrifying tales meant to send shivers down the spine and cause a few sleepless nights?

عبارة عن مجموعة من الحكايات التي تسافر بالقارئ إلى الماضي وتستحضر أبطاله وحكاياتهم. يهدف الكتاب إلى استكشاف ما يبقى من ماضينا، سواء كان ذلك من خلال الحكاية الشخصية أو التاريخ الاجتماعي، وكيف يمكن للحكايات أن تساعدنا في فهم هويتنا والحاضر. يمزج الكتاب بين المتعة والفرح، والحقيقة والخيال، والفرح والمأساة، ليعيد تشكيل قصة لا تنسى.

مسلسل أمة الصحراء، تأليف المؤلف المتميز محمد إسماعيل، وبصوت فريق عمل رواه خليط القصص العربية القديمة في أداء ماتع وحبكات مميزة، 30 حلقة منفصلة متصلة بها من قصص العرب وشعرهم ونوادرهم وملاحمهم الكثير.

حكايات البراء أشرف هي ذاتها حكايات جيله، فقد سمي كتابه ب(حكايات مشمش أفندي)، لأن البراء أشرف له فيلمًا وثائقيًا بعنوان (مشمش أفندي) ويعد أحب أعماله إليه، ويتحدث هذا الكتاب عن الكثير من حكايات مشمش أفندي؛ عن نفسه.. عن أسرته.. عن أحلامه.. عن عمله.. عن مصر.. عن المصريين.. عن تصوراته للتدين.. عن جيله.. عن الفن والمزيكا.. وفي الختام كلمات محبيه في رثائه.

الكتاب يضم مجموعة من القصص القصيرة التي تصور تطور الحياة المصرية الحديثة من جوانبها المختلفة: السياسية، الثقافية، والاقتصادية. يبرز الكتاب تجربة الحياة المصرية في فترة زمنية محددة، من خلال القصص التي تحاكي الواقع وتعبر عن لسان حال المجتمع. يُظهر هيكل في هذا الكتاب قدرته على النقد الاجتماعي ورسم صورة للمجتمع المصري خلال مرحلة مهمة من تاريخه.

In this evocative reimagining of Charles Dickens' beloved classic, David Copperfield, young David navigates the tumultuous waters of friendship and first love at Salem House. Captivated by the charismatic James Steerforth, David finds himself entwined in a secret relationship that blossoms into a profound connection—one marked by tender kisses and whispered dreams.

What if the everyday world hides whispers of mystery, fleeting moments of wonder, and shadows you almost don’t notice? Step into the hauntingly beautiful and lyrical world of A Haunted House and Other Short Stories—a mesmerizing collection of tales that reveal the hidden currents of life, memory, and imagination. Each story offers a glimpse into Woolf’s keen observations of human emotion: from the ghostly reflections in "A Haunted House" to the fleeting impressions and fragmented lives in "Monday or Tuesday", where the ordinary becomes quietly extraordinary.

Ne vous méprenez pas ! Passés composés n’est pas le titre d’une grammaire ni d’un outil de conjugaison, mais celui d’un recueil de nouvelles. Treize personnages ayant marqué, chacun à sa manière, la grande ou la petite histoire du Québec y sont présentés, à la fois par l’entremise de la fiction, puis dans de courtes biographies.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy “blends acerbic wit, shrewd insight and sharp-eyed observation [in this] bravura collection” (The Washington Post), including a story that revisits the main character from her iconic novel Prep “Each of these...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites listeners to share the full spectrum of life’s moods and emotions through the thirteen stories gathered here in her very first collection of short fiction. From a child’s first knowledge of death, through city and country, to an...

What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world . . . someone you don't know. Would you still push the button? "Button, Button," Richard Matheson's...