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Sonny Liston was a friend of mine: stories
Par Thom Jones. 1999
Twelve short stories about boxers, soldiers, cancer patients, and others down on their luck. In the title piece, Kid Dynamite,…
a losing welterweight boxer, persists in training just to remain in the world he knows. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1999.Something out there
Par Nadine Gordimer. 1984
Smith and other events: stories of the Chilcotin
Par Paul St. Pierre. 1983
Small avalanches: and other stories
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2003
In a string of twelve short stories, the author visits the sometimes dark psyche of the teenage years, exploring the…
consequences of choices that are made. In "The Sky Blue Ball", a high-school girl is confronted by a haunting memory of childhood. In "Capricorn", a jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous person, aware of the terrifying possibilities. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. Senior high readers and older. 2003.Sleeping funny: stories
Par Miranda Hill. 2012
The nine stories in this book allow us to enter an astonishing world – one both recognizable and slightly askew,…
the world we sometimes glimpse when on the cusp of waking from a daydream, or “funny” sleep: a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is experiencing a devastating crisis of faith, a young pilot’s widow coping with her grief by growing a Victory Garden during World War II, and more. Includes sex and strong language. 2012.Skinny island: more tales of Manhattan
Par Louis Auchincloss. 1988
From the turn of the century to our present urban follies, these stories follow the fortunes of the socially secure…
and powerful as they try to cope with the changes shaped by the momentous events and growing anxieties of recent decades. Taken together, the tales weave a larger pattern of human strengths and foibles that bemuses the mind and touches the heart. 1988.Simple recipes: Stories
Par Madeleine Thien. 2001
A collection of seven stories on the theme of family relationships. It examines the experience of alienation and the conflict…
between generations and cultures. Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award. Regional Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. Some strong language. 2001.Simple gifts: four heartwarming Christmas stories
Par Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught. 2001
Four Christmas stories from Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught. Deveraux's include "Just Curious", where, in the snow-covered hills of Virginia,…
a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages. In McNaught's "Double Exposure", a determined young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Silver wedding
Par Maeve Binchy. 1988
Desmond and Deirdre O'Hagan will soon have been married for twenty-five years. Naturally there must be a celebration - but…
who is going to arrange it? And will the right people come? The past secrets and present fears of family and friends are unveiled in this collection of stories. Each story is separate from, yet connected to, the others, all culminating in the last revealing drama - the celebration itself. 1988.Sister Age
Par M. F. K Fisher. 1983
Fifteen elegant short stories, most originally published in the "New Yorker," all of them linked by a concern for the…
art of aging, living and dying, and approached with candour and respect. 1983.Signs and wonders (Maple leaf audio)
Par Alix Ohlin. 2012
Features 16 tales about the connections between people - and the decisions that have the power to alter their lives.…
In the title story, a married couple decides to divorce. The next night, the man falls into a coma - and his wife is forced to make a difficult decision. 2012.Silent cruise: stories
Par Timothy L Taylor. 2002
A collection of short stories, including the Journey Prize-winning "Doves of Townsend". In the title story, a man obsessed by…
numbers is asked to apply the cascade of digits in his brain to a critical bet on the ponies. And in "Francisco's watch", a man inherits his father's 1934 Movado wristwatch, a gift that ends up telling a story of loss. Strong language. 2002.Screwjack (Classics library)
Par Hunter S Thompson. 2013
Sightlines
Par Harriet Harvey Wood, P. D James. 2001
Published to promote and support the work of the Royal National Institute for the Blind's Talking Books, Sightlines includes pieces…
from many of Britain's foremost writers, all of whom have contributed their work without fee. Introduced by Sue Townsend, who recently lost her sight, Sightlines includes many previously unpublished stories, essays, and poems by authors such as Louis de Bernieres, Antonia Fraser, Frederick Forsyth, Doris Lessing, A.S.Byatt, and Reginald Hill. 2001.Short and tall tales: Moose County legends collected by James Mackintosh Qwilleran
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2002
Short shorts: an anthology of the shortest stories
Par Ilana Wiener Howe, Irving Howe. 1982
Short stories
Par Langston Hughes, Donna Sullivan Harper. 1996
Forty-seven short stories by the noted African American author originally written between 1919 and 1963. The tales, arranged in chronological…
order, include those previously uncollected, such as his first stories (written while in high school) and other early works published in African American journals. Some strong language. 1996. Uniform title: Short stories.Serendipity (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2011
When Todd travels to Virginia to bring his widowed mother to his Texas farm, illness alters his plan. Maggie makes…
a living by selling soaps and perfumes, using old family recipes. Marriage is the farthest thing from her mind - until Todd shows up on her porch, seeking help for his ailing mother. Maggie's heart skips a beat. And when the handsome Texan proposes to her, life suddenly begins to change for the dark-haired beauty. 2011.Sharpe's Christmas: two short stories
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2003
Sharpe's Christmas contains two short stories, Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom. Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813, towards the end…
of the Peninsular War and falls after "Sharpe's Regiment" (DC29839). Sharpe's Ransom is set in peacetime and provides a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille. 2003.Section lines: a Manitoba anthology
Par Mark Duncan. 1988