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In this collection of short writings selected by him from 30 years of magazine articles, the author draws together for the first time his greatest short-form travel writing including his funny and touching adventures in Japan, England, Italy, Mexico, Long Island, Oregon, Arizona, and more. In these pages we find him beside the Sea of Japan, sitting with men whose memories of war are both fresh and ancient; searching for the real Yoknapatawpha County;...
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""Jacob White can write."--Padgett Powell." A wide array of layered stories written with disarming care."-Ron Carlson, author of Five Skies." Jacob White's characters are in trouble, and their creator brings them to life with language both lush and harsh, gritty and great."-Antonya Nelson, author of Bound." Fresh, fierce, sad, funny, deep. The author is a natural story teller, with a voice that is like music. This book sings. It's real, it's beautiful."-Lev...
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This book is a collection of short stories, based on the author's own life experiences, taking us on a far-reaching journey across continents and cultures. It introduces us to people who have hugely varied lives but that have more in common than first impressions might create. We meet people who are united by love, compassion, empathy, understanding and hope.
The author uses her creative skills to share these people and their stories with us, with...
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Lacy Mason, investigative reporter for Channel 11, has gone undercover in search of answers to strange happenings at Serenity Springs Memory Care and Hospice. What she discovers is a dark web of lies, deceit and retribution that threatens the lives of all of the patients, including her own mother.
With the help of her former boyfriend from the St. Louis police department Tony Malone, Lacy puts her own life on the line in a race against time to uncover...
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This is a collection of true short stories about the casino gaming industry throughout the United States. This is the first book in a trilogy that will focus on the entertainers that have frequented and fascinated with their talents. These stories give you the behind the scenes look into how performances not only enhanced the casinos entertainment experience but also how these performers enriched the communities they performed within. Entertainment...
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Embark on a delightful journey with Tales from Bangladesh, a captivating collection of short stories meticulously crafted to enchant young readers.Dive into fourteen enchanting tales that transport children to the heart of Bangladesh, where every story is a vibrant thread weaving the cultural fabric of this diverse nation. From bustling bazaars to monsoon rain dances, traditional wedding rituals, and the annual Hilsha fish festival, each narrative...
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Burmese Stories for Language Learners introduces 25 stories from Myanmar in parallel Burmese and English versions, presented on facing pages. Whether you're a student of Burmese or just want to enjoy a good read while learning about Burmese culture, you're sure to love this book! The tales range from stories about everyday life in contemporary Myanmar to traditional tales that have been passed down through the generations. The texts increase in length...
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Excerpt: ""Moral Statistician."-I don't want any of your statistics; I took your whole batch and lit my pipe with it. I hate your kind of people. You are always ciphering out how much a man's health is injured, and how much his intellect is impaired, and how many pitiful dollars and cents he wastes in the course of ninety-two years' indulgence in the fatal practice of smoking; and in the equally fatal practice of drinking coffee; and in playing billiards...
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A mother finds out her son is gay; a daughter finds out her two mothers are lesbians; a niece stumbles upon the body of her dead uncle dressed in his wife's sarong kebaya; and an old man's nascent feelings for a Filipino maid lead him back to his suppressed art. "The Man Who Wore His Wife's Sarong", Suchen Christine Lim's short stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore, delve beneath the sunlit island's prosperity and coded decorum....
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Light and amusing, this selection of stories celebrates the everyday and springs with happiness. Join Anna, Samuel, Nina, Lione and Benjamin as they do everything from racing turtles at summer camp to having a mid-air encounter with a wild goat while ski-racing. This book is sure to delight young and old as you discover the world through these children’s eyes as they generally experience the natural wonder of the world.
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In A Map of Humanity, the acclaimed short story writer, Steve Carr, who has had over 580 stories published worldwide since 2016, gives you 51 contemporary stories that shed light on the human condition. From comedy to tragedy, the adventurous to the spiritual, Steve's map takes you on journeys that will stir your emotions and excite your senses. With tales set in India, Thailand, China, Japan, Australia, Uganda, Tahiti, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico,...
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Tagalog Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 stories from the Philippines in parallel Tagalog and English versions presented on facing pages. Each story has cultural notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, comprehension questions and online audio recordings, Tagalog Stories for Language Learners is an excellent resource for intermediate language learners. This compilation includes a mix of traditional folktales retold for a modern audience by...
14) Any Deadly Thing
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Following the critical success of his debut collection, All Over, and of his debut novel, Pacazo, Roy Kesey now brings us a new gathering of short stories, Any Deadly Thing. These stories first appeared in magazines including McSweeney's, Subtropics, Ninth Letter and American Short Fiction, and have been widely anthologized; among them are winners of a Pushcart Prize special mention, an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and...
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Dreamers, Runaways, and Mysteries takes readers to many places around the world, some enfolded in mystery.
The tales tell of characters drawn to these places, sometimes for escape from the lives they had led, and of incidents that memorably mark their travels. In India, an intrepid lady adventurer, charms an unhappy American; in Buenos Aires, a lonely tourist gets enraptured by a torrid story of tango dancers; in Botswana, a safari takes a surprising...
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Cynthia Flood's The English Stories offers a series of twelve linked fictions detailing the story of Amanda Ellis, a young Canadian girl who goes with her parents to England "for a year that stretched into two," and her life at St. Mildred's school. Flood's suite is not limited to first person narration by the heroine; rather, the author chooses to spice this collection with a wide range of perspectives and voices. The result is an intricate collage...
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Extrait: "Au centre de Paris, dans le quartier le plus fangeux, le plus triste, s'élève, sur une large base, l'église de Saint-Eustache, admirable souvenir, comme architecture religieuse, du règne de François Ier. — Son origine est fort ancienne; les bénédictins, de Launoy et Dulaure, nous disent qu'à cet endroit fut un temple consacré à Cybèle, dont on trouva une tête colossale en bronze, au coin de la rue Coquillière, en creusant...
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The Sahara, with its harsh emptiness, is a place that even Ovid in his Metamorphoses harnessed symbol to describe. Images-or perhaps mirages, of endless wind-swept ergs, an oftentimes, murderous sun, and vast stretches of rock-strewn hamada perversely tantalize the imagination. Bordered to the north by the Atlas Mountains, the Great Desert is also, home to the indigenous Berbers and their camels, making this wilderness as much a sanctuary of the human...
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Two kids find themselves trapped on a mountain when a flood suddenly covers their village. All alone with no food, they cry themselves to sleep every night until feasts begin to magically appear each evening. Who are the mysterious helpers who provide all this food? Read on to discover the secret in this super cute tale, adapted from an Indigenous legend.Taken from Jungle-Tastic Tales (out autumn 2022), an adventure through thousands of years of Amazonian...
20) Stray Decorum
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My dog Tapeworm Johnson needed legitimate veterinary attention. It had been two years since she received annual shots. I read somewhere that an older dog can overdose on all these vaccinations, and I have found-I share this information with every dog owner I meet-that if you keep your pet away from rabid foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and people whose eyes rotate crazy in their sockets, then the chances of your own dog foaming at the mouth diminishes...
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