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The art of writing a short story can be barely noticed by a reader or listener - such is the quality with which they are usually written. It is a difficult trade, an unforgiving discipline, but for those who master it, the rewards are many. In this series of works by our greatest female writers, we bring you a selection of those we consider the best. In Volume 2 we bring you the classics 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and 'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton.

Are we nearly there yet? is here is make your Christmas journeys less boring, whether you’re a car, a boat, a plane or a sleigh! It's packed full of games, jokes, facts and stories to keep you entertained on the way! We'll also give you some great ideas of Christmas things to do when you get to your destination!

Let’s face it: Talking about race can be difficult. It’s a slippery subject, rife with as many perspectives as there are people in the world. But laughter gets us talking. It has the power to break down barriers and draw us closer together. In Open Mic, acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins invites us to listen in as 10 authors for young adults - some familiar, some new - step up to the mic and share their stories about what it’s like growing up between cultures.

Re-imagine leading and following in a world longing for true justice, compassion and freedom followers of Christ yearn to see the world changed in compassionate, positive, effective ways. As prophetic voices, Shane Claiborne and John Perkins lead the way in this move to be the hands, feet and heart of Jesus.

Whether you know it or not, you're a leader. Maybe that's not news; you're used to taking charge. But if you're like many people, you have yet to discover your potential as a man or woman others follow in pursuit of a vision--a compelling, infectious vision that grips people and draws them alongside you to fulfill it.

Leigh Perkins bought Orvis in 1965 and over the next thirty years would revolutionize the catalog industry as he successfully blended his love for the outdoors with his business acumen. A Sportsman's Life is the story of a man, his company, and his love of the outdoors, his commitment to conservation, and his infectious enthusiasm for the good life.

A woman, struggling with mental illness, fights to maintain her sanity in her home, haunted by an apparition from behind her bedroom’s yellow wallpaper.

Are We Nearly There Yet? Is here to make your journey to the campsite less boring, whether you're in a car, a boat, a plane or on a hang glider!

It's packed full of games, jokes, facts, and stories to keep you entertained on the way. We'll also give you some great ideas for things to do once you’re at the campsite and some cool facts to tell your new camping chums.

What if by breaking six specific rules, you could throw off the shackles of other peoples expectations and pursue a more authentic and liberating faith? Popular author and speaker Bill Perkins has a message for men who are willing to break the rules - the same ones that Jesus broke.

Train. Car. Plane. Boat. Feet. He'll get there. Won't he? Stranded in the middle of nowhere, a 15-year-old boy's attempts to get somewhere make for absorbing listening.

The Yellow Wallpaper is Charlotte Gilman's best known work. Written from the perspective of a woman suffering post-partum psychosis, it draws the listener into a world which is both terrifying and fascinating, where strange events occur and where even the wallpaper takes on a sinister and creepy significance. The narration and language are masterful, but it is the way the listener is invited to empathise and almost experience the mental illness first hand which make a lasting impression.

Are we nearly there yet? is here is make your journey to France less boring, whether you're in a car, a ferry, a plane, or a swimming your way across the channel! It's packed full of games, jokes, facts, and stories to keep you entertained on the way! We'll also give you some great ideas of French things to do when you get to your destination!

This practical look at sexual purity is written directly to teens in a frank, accessible, and totally honest style to help them make decisions for sexual integrity. When Young Men Are Tempted discusses factors surrounding sexual temptation and presents a strategy to encourage and assist young men to lead morally pure lives. Author Bill Perkins offers success stories as well as testimonies of false solutions.

An eclectic collection of many of the spookiest classic tales of horror, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The New Catacomb"; Edgar Allan Poe's "Masque of the Red Death", "Hop-Frog", and "The Cask of Amontillado"; W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw"; Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"; and Algernon Backwood's "The Willows".

Una mujer y su marido que es médico, John, han alquilado una casa antigua para pasar el verano. Deciden en vez de usar la habitación normal de matrimonio instalase en el cuarto de los niños en la planta alta. El marido considera que eso será una forma de tratamiento médico para que su mujer pueda recuperarse de lo que él ha diagnosticado como "una depresión nerviosa temporal con una ligera tendencia histérica", diagnóstico habitual para las mujeres de esa época.

Det er næsten et år siden, at Makani Young flyttede ind hos sin bedstemor langt ude på landet i Nebraska, og hun er stadig ved at finde sig til rette i sit nye liv. Og hun er stadig jaget af sin fortid i Hawaii. En efter en bliver hendes medstuderende på byens lille high school myrdet i en række brutale drab, og imens politiet jagter morderen, breder uhyggen og usikkerheden sig, og Makani bliver tvunget til at forholde sig til sine egne mørke hemmeligheder. Forfatteren Stephanie Perkins er tilbage med et forfriskende bud på den klassiske slasher-genre. Fyldt med blod.

The story is a double play: is it the story of a woman going mad, or a woman possessed by something evil? We begin to suspect that the narrator’s apparently caring husband John may not be as caring as she thinks. Is he trying to control her? We know that Charlotte was much concerned with the emancipation of women and them achieving financial independence, so is the character of John an echo of this?

Mackenzie Menter performs Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s famous 1892 tale of a woman’s decent into madness. The unnamed narrator secretly keeps a journal and chronicles her decent into madness while subjected to her doctor-husband’s severe postpartum rest cure. She begins to see that a woman is trapped in the suffocating wallpaper that envelops her room, and she becomes determined - at all costs - to free her.

How do you change the world? Dr. John M. Perkins says the answer is friendship. Find out why in He Calls Me Friend.

Dwayne delivers his first hour-long special with a smooth, incredibly likable style and charisma that draws you in. His comedy has tapped in to the harsh truth, and you will immediately understand why the world should...take note!