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Roads of Destiny (1909) is a collection of short stories by American writer O. Henry. Inspired by his experiences as a fugitive and in prison, these stories address themes of crime, poverty, and fate. "A Retrieved Reformation," perhaps the most notable of the collection's twenty-two stories, is semi-autobiographical in that it explores the life of a criminal and fugitive who maintains a moral identity while struggling to adjust to life outside of...
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"The Open Boat" is based on a harrowing incident in the author's life: the 1897 sinking of a ship on which he was a passenger; "The Blue Hotel" and "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" reflect Crane's early travels in Mexico and the American Southwest; and six other short stories.
4) Mark Twain
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IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
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This vintage book (first published in 1948) contains a short biography of Mark Twain, with a wonderful selection of humourous and often aphoristic quotations taken from his writings. This concise and easy-to-digest text is full of interesting and entertaining information concerning Mr. Twain, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in his life and mind. A profusely illustrated antiquarian volume, this book is not to be missed by the discerning...
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This delightful eBook presents seven pieces from the rich heritage of Lafcadio Hearn-one of the first and most preeminent scholars to travel to and write about Japan. They are a natural outgrowth of Hearn's peerless philosophy: "If you have any feeling-no matter what-strongly latent in the mind (even only a haunting sadness or a mysterious joy), you may be sure that it is expressible." Hearn's language, his incomparable prose, ripened and mellowed...
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A stylistically innovative volume of short stories from the groundbreaking author of Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando. First presented as one volume in 1921, Monday or Tuesday was the only collection of stories Virginia Woolf published in her lifetime. Written in her experimental, stream-of-consciousness style, these eight unconventional stories eschew traditional plot and character development in favor of interior thoughts, emotions,...
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These acerbic, poignant, and thought-provoking essays concern mankind, its relationship with God, and how the mind works. Twain himself considered them dark and cynical, delaying their publication for many years before finally releasing them as an anonymous, limited-edition collection.
The title essay constitutes a deeply felt blow against religious hypocrisy, written in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a young idealist and an elderly, world-weary...
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"Tales of the Fish Patrol" is a collection of seven short stories written by Jack London. Based on his own experiences, London harks back at his teenager years spent aboard various fishing boats in San Francisco Bay during the early 1900s. At the time, the waters contained rich oyster beds, and people of all ages and creeds descended upon them for profit. Jack was one of these oyster pirates, but later had a change of conscience and become a member...
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"The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays."--
""Any story that starts will also end." As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious...
12) I and My Chimney
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The truth is, my wife, like all the rest of the world, cares not a fig for my philosophical jabber. Thus wrote Melville in 1856, in the house where he had penned 'Moby-Dick" some six years earlier (Arrowhead in Pittsfield, Massachusetts). An allegorical tale that reveals a very unsettling home life and professional life for this American genius, who by the time this story was published was nearly forgotten.
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A collection of thought-provoking stories on life, philosophy and humor sprinkled with bits of advice on business and life.
Steve Mayer has been a practicing accountant and entrepreneur for over 40-years, having started over 18 businesses, including one of the largest accounting and consulting firms in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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First published in 1907, "The Hill of Dreams" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machan. The tale revolves around the life of Lucian Taylor, a young man who had an idyllic childhood in rural Wales. Lucian experiences mystical visions at an old Roman fort locally known as The Hill of Dreams, and later becomes an impoverished author in London pursuing art and history. Offering an illuminating insight into Machan's life...
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His writings in prose and verse volume 3
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Excerpt: "In Northern India stood a monastery called The Chubára of Dhunni Bhagat. No one remembered who or what Dhunni Bhagat had been. He had lived his life, made a little money and spent it all, as every good Hindu should do, on a work of piety-the Chubára. That was full of brick cells, gaily painted with the figures of Gods and kings and elephants, where worn-out priests could sit and meditate on the latter end of things: the paths were brick-paved,...
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No sería correcto dejar ir la vida en palabras, por esa sencilla razón las tomaré como medio para expresar el conjunto de cosas y contenidos que forman la apertura del mundo a unos ojos inexpertos y ansiosos por alimentarse de la visión humana, natural, universal y del propio lugar de origen para lograr adquirir un enfoque personal. Un enfoque que surgió y se solidificó por las obras de aquellos artistas de la literatura que inspiraron a seguirlos...
17) Expectations
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Welcome to the selected short stories from one of Australia's newest authors in adventure fiction, written for your indulgence... This collection will first take you on a bizarre global jaunt from England to Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia during the Great Oil Escapade. Then across the sea, to the Amazon jungles within a tale of exploration and deification. We share in the experience of four scientists researching in the farthest cold of the planet...
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An entertaining book of short essays, both fiction and non-fiction, including 1st place "My Lieutenant"; and Honorable Mention "My Lieutenant - The Sequel". Excerpt: "I do not remember his name. I do not remember what he looked like." "All I remember is the feeling of comfort his eyes evoked in me".
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"I turned around and looked out the back window. The familiar blue and red lights were flashing. I hoped and prayed that they pulled us over for some minor violation and somehow the fact that this car was stolen would somehow go unnoticed.
I was greatly disappointed when they opened Justin's car door and asked him to step out... There it was, we've been caught. Just like that and it was over. So suddenly our new lives had come to a halting end and...
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From short stories entered into contests to articles written for newspapers and magazines, this collection is a sampling of the author's work outside her historical novels and children's books. Subjects range from Alberta folklore, medical infectious disease issues and the archeology and astronomy of Stone Age Great Britain, Ireland and Brittany.
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