Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Psychological

A horrific attack on a crowd ends with tens of thousands dead before Loren Parker wakes up in his bed, miraculously unharmed, two days before the explosion. Setalite City is on the brink of destruction, famous heroes and infamous villains are being systematically killed worldwide, and an unknown puppet master is pulling the strings. Lucky for him, Loren has all the time in the world to set things straight.

Charlie, a charismatic psychologist turned rock star, awaits his public execution with unnerving calmness. He tells his provocative story to reluctant author Alistair, who has been commissioned to write an adverse account of Charlie's histrionic rise and breathtaking fall. As his journey unfolds, Alistair encounters the strange people who knew Charlie, taking him to exotic places around the world. He discovers a curious and disquieting secrecy, a peculiar world of complicity, and a plot to protect Charlie's short but extraordinary life.

Caleb Allard is dying. His legacy haunts him: a pointless career and two dysfunctional children estranged from one another. Then a voice arrives. Immense. Debilitating. It fills Caleb’s skull, promising the one thing Caleb wants more than anything else—a purpose for his miserable life. It tells him of a young boy with miraculous abilities living in the Texas hill country. Find the boy, find your purpose.

First published in 1892, The Yellow Wallpaper is a classic short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's an early work of feminist literature focused on a female protagonist and her relationship with husband John. A great work for studying and casual listening. This version of The Yellow Wallpaper has excellent narration and the highest quality of audio. All audio is engineered with careful attention to detail for your enjoyment of the story.

What if teachers in the United States were compelled to carry guns to school? Would it prevent school shootings or compound the problem? Set in Minnesota in the very near future, ‘Teach and Protect’ is a short story which discusses these questions from the perspective of an elementary school teacher.

Beach Tidings tells of the spreading of ashes - the mystery of their journey, the link with a Great Escaper from Stalag Luft III, and the intertwinement with beach rhythms during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The central character, Mara, is drawn to the beach, as an ongoing pandemic escape, along with her two dogs and husband. Their souls are alleviated by walking through shallow waves, but Mara has to contend with images of drowning.

Sophie is desperate to stitch her life back together. Quirky. Derailed. Unhinged. Untamed. Awkward. And ultimately hanging on by a thread after a life-changing car crash changes the direction of her life as she knew it. Navigating losing love, death, and finding her place in the world, she sets out on a journey to fall back in love with life. Between sewing sarcastic cross-stitches, threads of sexual tension, and a rift of spiritual revelations, Sophie finds herself forming new friendships, traveling new lands, and living in limbo between worlds.

Don't Sign Anything tells the story of two women whose paths cross unexpectedly, particularly when one of them jumps under a train and dies. But for many years their lives are intertwined with them co-winning prizes, sharing adventures, and creating silver jewelry. The one who dies is a gypsy who became a rampant hoarder, finally living alone with her six cats. It is a story about two very different women and the compassion they share until they lose touch before the tragic train incident.

जब इंसान अंदर से टूटता है तो वो अपनी बात समझाने के तरीके ढूँढने लगता है । और जब अंदर भावनाओं का ज्वार उठ रहा हो और सुनने वाला कोई न हो, तो वो खुद के लिए फैसलें लेता है ।

The Hidden Link tells the story of important missing war medals and the journey to uncover them. It portrays the survival journey of a Pol Pot refugee, the struggle of a British war veteran, and the story of a young woman living as an outsider in rural Thailand.

The Priest follows a working class altar boy's decision to become a priest, exploring the struggle many boys have becoming men, especially around sexuality. Pierre finds safety within the vocational confines and celibacy of his Catholic faith, only then to be astonished as he experiences life vicariously in the shadow of the confessional. Ultimately, he must confront his own emerging sexuality in the real world and reconcile the inevitable collision between the security of doctrine and the risks of being human - all of which takes him to a surprising place.

Meeks is a young man born with a silver spoon jammed down his throat, a fact his domineering mother has never let him forget. Although he has nearly everything he could ever want - friends, money, a good education - Brendan's life falls apart during graduate school when he begins to show signs of schizophrenia. Forced to drop out of school, he watches most of his friends disappear and his parents distance themselves further and further.

Fat People is an entirely unique fictional look at the emotions and experiences of those who live to eat: the estrangement, loneliness, embarrassment, fear, defeated sexuality, unresolved anger, but also the simple pleasure of food.

John Ballard is a PI with a condition. One in a million born with a sensitivity. He absorbs the memories of whatever or whoever he touches, whether he wants to or not. He's an outcast - one that's useful to the cops - but it makes for an isolated life. Called in to consult on a gruesome and inexplicably artistic murder, it's clear that only someone with his gift can hope to solve it...but absorbing the memories of the body is going to send John's life spiraling out of control.

La metamorfosis (en alemán: Die Verwandlung, también traducido como La transformación) es una novela corta escrita por Franz Kafka en 1915. La historia trata sobre Gregorio Samsa, cuya repentina transformación en un enorme insecto dificulta cada vez más la comunicación de su entorno social con él, hasta que es considerado intolerable por su familia y finalmente perece.

"¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre?" es un relato corto escrito por el famoso autor ruso León Tolstói, publicado por primera vez en 1886. Esta obra es considerada una de las obras maestras de la literatura rusa y es conocida por su profundidad filosófica y su crítica social. El relato narra la historia de Pajom, un campesino ambicioso que sueña con poseer más tierras. La trama se centra en su búsqueda de tierras y en su encuentro con los bashkir, un grupo étnico local que le ofrece la oportunidad de adquirir todas las tierras que pueda recorrer a pie en un solo día por un precio muy bajo.

Este es el segundo libro de la colección de cuentos psicológicos y de terror. Las Historias de psicosis y fantasmas, son relatos de personas como tú o yo que por lo complejo de la vida misma pierden la cabeza, desconocen los límites de la realidad y se encuentran a la deriva en sus propios universos. Algunos deliran mientras que otros justifican su verdad. Sin embargo, todos dan permiso a los cuerdos para que contemplen su locura. Y es en este momento en el que nadie sabe si de psicosis o fantasmas se trata.

शोर. अंतर्मन का कोलाहल या कहें की शून्यता, बाहर की अव्यवस्थित व्यवस्था से अलग, चिंतित मन का व्यथित लेकिन व्यवस्थित सुर है जो किसी भी इंसान को जीने की वजह भी देता है और जीने का उद्देश्य भी लेकिन आख़िर यह शोर पनपता ही क्यूँ है?

La metamorfosis o La transformación (Die Verwandlung, en su título original en alemán) es una novela corta escrita por Franz Kafka en 1915. La historia trata sobre Gregorio Samsa, cuya repentina transformación en un enorme insecto dificulta cada vez más la comunicación de su entorno social con él. Con un volumen de unas 70 páginas impresas, es el más largo de los relatos que Kafka terminó y publicó durante su vida.

Es un cuento extenso o novela corta de 1899 del escritor polaco-británico Joseph Conrad, que aborda temas como el colonialismo, el choque de culturas, el racismo y la violencia humana. La traducción del título a la mayoría de las lenguas opta por la palabra «tinieblas» en vez de «oscuridad», que es la que se corresponde literalmente con darkness. Es quizá el trabajo más conocido de su autor.