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The Wallbanger (The Other Team #1)
Par G. R. George, Renee George. 2015
"I'm just tired of...Well, just tired. I don't want to play games anymore, you know?"The Other Team Sports Bar &…
Grill, where mixology meets biology and it's pure chemistry. USA Today bestselling GLBT romance author Renee George, writing as G.R. George invites you to the best little gay bar in the Midwest, where the drinks are cold, the men are hot, and it's always Happy Hour. Start with Jay & Harvey in The Wallbanger, Book 1 of The Other Team series.To celebrate his 45th birthday, Dr. Harvey Grace agrees to go on a blind date at a popular gay sports bar, The Other Team. His date turns out to be the bar's owner-gorgeous 32-year-old Jay Lincoln. Their attraction is immediate and hot as wildfire.Harvey begins to believe that Jay might well be "the one," but is the younger man serious about finding Mr. Right...or is he looking for Mr. Right Now?This GLBT short contemporary romance contains explicit male/male content and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. The Other Team series was originally called the CockTails series.Previously published: (2014) Renee GeorgeFruitcakes (Holiday Hotties Romances #1)
Par G. R. George, Renee George. 2015
Losing your boyfriend because you see monsters...not good. Getting locked up in the local mental hospital because you accused your…
boss of being an actual ogre...also not good. Falling for your crazy roommate, who thinks he's one of Santa's elves...so not good! Or is it? Come along for a sexy ride as Donner and Bran try to escape the locked ward before Christmas Eve so Bran doesn't lose the only job important to him.Fruitcakes from USA Today bestselling GLBT author Renee George, writing as G.R. George, is a laugh-out-loud MM Fairytale Christmas...Nuts included!Donner Thomas has been put into a mental hospital a few days before Christmas after a minor head injury has him seeing magical creatures; Elves, Fairies, Trolls, etc., masquerading as regular human beings. His suspicions are pleasantly confirmed when he meets his new roommate two weeks before Christmas, the gorgeous Bran O'Byrne.Bran is one of Santa's Elves. In human guise, Bran gets piss-drunk the night before he is supposed to travel to the North Pole (they don't all live in the north!), brags about being an Elf to the wrong people, and now he's been placed in lock-down for 72 hours of observations. If he doesn't get to the next transport window by morning, he'll lose his job at Santa's shop, and there just isn't much he's good at other than looking good and making toys.Sparks fly when these two meet, and they are fated for an encounter neither one of them will ever forget.This GLBT paranormal short story contains M/M content, comedy, and holiday romantic fun. Fruitcakes contains explicit male/male content and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.Previously published: (2014) Renee George | (2006) Changeling Press.The Happy Prince
Par Oscar Wilde. 2009
Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades,…
producing masterworks in every literary genre. This selection includes almost all of his short stories, including "The Canterville Ghost," "The Fisherman and his Soul," and "The Remarkable Rocket." Alongside THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE, Harper Perennial will publish the short fiction of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herman Melville, Willa Cather, Leo Tolstoy, and Stephen Crane to be packaged in a beautifully designed, boldly colorful boxset in the aim to attract contemporary fans of short fiction to these revered masters of the form. Also, in each of these selections will appear a story from one of the new collections being published in the "Summer of the Short Story." A story from Simon Van Booy's forthcoming collection, LOVE BEGINS IN WINTER, will be printed at the back of this volume.The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
Par Roald Dahl. 1996
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the…
landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. .Hungry Hearts
Par Anzia Yezierska. 1997
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain…
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo (edición ampliada)
Par Daniel Alarcón. 2018
Las historias de unos personajes que intentan luchar contra el poder en cualquiera de sus formas y que confirman a…
Daniel Alarcón como uno de los más destacados narradores contemporáneos. El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo recoge las historias de una serie de personajes cuyas vidas carecen de heroísmo. Y sin embargo, en todas ellas vibran, soterradas, la violencia y la voluntad de rebelión ante una figura paterna o paternalista, hacia el poder en cualquiera de sus formas. Un niño es obligado por su padre a ejercer de lazarillo de un mendigo ciego y codicioso, hombres y mujeres construyen en una noche histórica su lugar en el mundo, un vibrador decide el destino amoroso de una pareja, un homosexual recuerda sus amores con el presidente Lincoln...CONTES FLOTTANTS
Par Annalisa Blè, Stefano Amadei. 2017
Un original jus de chansons, contes, énigmes en douze excitants contes. On peut prendre un billet pour le Cinéma Bianchini…
pour savoir comme un se produit un reve, ce qu'il arrive aux parents quand les enfants vont dormir, quelle est la formule du mélange pour dévenir invisibles et qu'est-ce que les chats font quand ils se promènent. Viens rencontrer Alì le Scribe Apprenti, la petite fée Gaea et, si tu as un peu du courage, promènes-toi dans le jardin de l'Ogre des Lames! Comprend le conte Jamais Été Revée gagnant le deuxième prix au concours national Pierres & Mots 2012 organisé par la Ville de Mercallo (Va) Italie.Devoción
Par Patti Smith. 2017
Patti Smith vuelve a las librerías con un libro en el que ofrece una perspectiva inusualmente poética y mística del…
misterio de la creación literaria. Estamos en la habitación de un hotel de París; Patti Smith acaba de llegar e intenta conciliar el sueño, pero de repente se despierta y la imagen de una joven patinadora en la pantalla de la televisión la emociona y la anima a tomar el lápiz y empezar a llenar folios. Arranca así un viaje a través de las palabras, y esa criatura que antes se deslizaba por el hielo tiene ahora un nombre, una casa y una historia propia, que gira peligrosamente alrededor de una obsesión. Los gestos de la patinadora acompañan a Patti Smith en sus paseos por las calles de París, en los bares de la capital, en el jardín de la editorial Gallimard donde descansan los fantasmas de tantos escritores queridos, en sus viajes en tren hacia el sur de Francia y luego a la casa de Camus. Poco a poco, lo queantes era un borrador se convierte en un texto hermoso, Devoción, el último y sorprendente libro de uno de los iconos de nuestro tiempo, que la autora nos entrega junto a sus notas más personales: ¿Cómo, cuándo y por qué escribimos? Porque no sabemos limitarnos a vivir. La crítica ha dicho...«Pasa algo insólito con Devoción: es tan corto que te lo lees de un tirón, pero resulta tan provocador que luego quieres volver a leerlo. Es un privilegio pasar tan buen rato con Patti Smith.»Suzy Feay, Financial TimesLast Breath
Par Karin Slaughter. 2017
Protecting someone always comes at a cost.At the age of thirteen, Charlie Quinn’s childhood came to an abrupt and devastating…
end. Two men, with a grudge against her lawyer father, broke into her home—and after that shocking night, Charlie’s world was never the same.Now a lawyer herself, Charlie has made it her mission to defend those with no one else to turn to. So when Flora Faulkner, a motherless teen, begs for help, Charlie is reminded of her own past, and is powerless to say no.But honor-student Flora is in far deeper trouble than Charlie could ever have anticipated. Soon she must ask herself: How far should she go to protect her client? And can she truly believe everything she is being told?Razor-sharp and lightning-fast, this electrifying story from the #1 international bestselling author will leave you breathless. And be sure to read Karin Slaughter’s extraordinary new novel The Good Daughter—available August 22, 2017.Sredni Vashtar and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
Par Saki. 1995
Born in Burma in 1870, Scottish writer H. H. Munro adopted the pseudonym Saki to satirize the social conventions, cruelty,…
and foolishness of the Edwardian era. His highly readable blend of flippant humor and outrageous inventiveness is often overlaid with a mood of horror. After Munro's untimely death in action during World War I, Christopher Morley wrote: "the empty glass we turn down for him is the fragile, hollow-stemmed goblet meant for the finest champagne; it is of the driest."Readers can sample Munro's special brand of well-plotted satiric fiction in this inexpensive collection of his best tales. In addition to the title story, selections include "Tobermory," "Laura," "The Open Window," and "The Schartz-Metterklume Method." With its biting wit and vein of cruelty, Munro's work has sometimes been compared to early Evelyn Waugh; admirers of Waugh and other discerning readers are sure to savor this stimulating taste of vintage Saki.The Early Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Dover Thrift Editions)
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Daley, Dover Thrift Editions. 2015
"Ideal for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the literary works of an iconic American author. Very…
highly recommended." - The Midwest Book ReviewAlthough better known today for his novels, in the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald ranked among the top writers of magazine fiction. Fitzgerald represented the dreams and aspirations of the post-World War I generation in his life as well as his works. With his glamorous wife, Zelda, and cosmopolitan social circle, the gifted young wordsmith projected the perfect image for narrating tales of restless youth in a hectic world. These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. "Winter Dreams," written three years before The Great Gatsby, shares the concept of commitment to an idealized dream. "Babes in the Woods," developed while the author was still a student at Princeton, evidences the roots of This Side of Paradise. A dozen other selections - including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Camel's Back," "The Four Fists," and "The Cut-Glass Bowl" - offer further insights into the author's growing skills as well as individual examples of his sparkling prose, understated wit, and deft characterizations.The Early Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Dover Thrift Editions)
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Daley, Dover Thrift Editions. 2015
"Ideal for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the literary works of an iconic American author. Very…
highly recommended." - The Midwest Book ReviewAlthough better known today for his novels, in the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald ranked among the top writers of magazine fiction. Fitzgerald represented the dreams and aspirations of the post-World War I generation in his life as well as his works. With his glamorous wife, Zelda, and cosmopolitan social circle, the gifted young wordsmith projected the perfect image for narrating tales of restless youth in a hectic world. These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. "Winter Dreams," written three years before The Great Gatsby, shares the concept of commitment to an idealized dream. "Babes in the Woods," developed while the author was still a student at Princeton, evidences the roots of This Side of Paradise. A dozen other selections - including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Camel's Back," "The Four Fists," and "The Cut-Glass Bowl" - offer further insights into the author's growing skills as well as individual examples of his sparkling prose, understated wit, and deft characterizations.The Early Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Dover Thrift Editions)
Par F Fitzgerald, James Daley, Dover Editions. 2015
"Ideal for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the literary works of an iconic American author. Very…
highly recommended." - The Midwest Book ReviewAlthough better known today for his novels, in the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald ranked among the top writers of magazine fiction. Fitzgerald represented the dreams and aspirations of the post-World War I generation in his life as well as his works. With his glamorous wife, Zelda, and cosmopolitan social circle, the gifted young wordsmith projected the perfect image for narrating tales of restless youth in a hectic world. These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. "Winter Dreams," written three years before The Great Gatsby, shares the concept of commitment to an idealized dream. "Babes in the Woods," developed while the author was still a student at Princeton, evidences the roots of This Side of Paradise. A dozen other selections - including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Camel's Back," "The Four Fists," and "The Cut-Glass Bowl" - offer further insights into the author's growing skills as well as individual examples of his sparkling prose, understated wit, and deft characterizations.Eight Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Dover Large Print Classics)
Par Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 2001
This choice compilation features eight of Sherlock Holmes' finest adventures, including "The Final Problem," Conan Doyle's unsuccessful attempt to retire…
his hero permanently. Also included are such perennial favorites as "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Musgrave Ritual," and "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."This Dover edition is specially designed for those who need or prefer large print and meets the standards of the National Association for the Visually Handicapped.Droll Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
Par Honore De Balzac. 2014
Balzac's Contes Drolatiques, published in three installments in the 1830s, offers a lively and lusty portrait of sixteenth-century French life…
and manners. These thirty stories in the tradition of Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Rabelais were claimed by the author to have originated in manuscripts from the abbeys of Touraine. Abounding in episodes of good-humored licentiousness, the tales scandalized Balzac's contemporaries and continue to delight modern readers.French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a founder of realism in European literature. An inspiration to Proust, Dickens, Faulkner, Dostoyevsky, and countless others, Balzac wrote works that were hailed for their multifaceted characters and exquisite attention to detail. This edition's excellent translation was the first to make Contes Drolatiques available to English-speaking readers.What You Wish For
Par Various, Joyce Carol Oates, Naomi Shihab Nye, John Green, Book Wish Foundation. 2011
A stellar collection from Newbery medalists and bestselling authors written to benefit Darfuri refugeesWith contributions from some of the best…
talent writing for children today, What You Wish For is a compelling collection of affecting, inspiring, creepy, and oft-times funny short stories and poems all linked by the universal power of a wish - the abstract things we all wish for - home, family, safety and love.From the exchange of letters between two girls who have never met but are both struggling with the unexpected curves of life, to the stunning sacrifice one dying girl makes for another, to the mermaid who trades her tail for legs, to the boy who unwittingly steals an imp's house, and to the chilling retelling of Cinderella, What You Wish For brings together a potent international roster of authors of note to remember and celebrate the Darfuri refugees and their incredible story of survival and hope.The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
Par Mark Twain, Debbie Macomber, Justin Kaplan. 1985
For nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft…
and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-five of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces, from the classic frontier sketch "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to the richly imaginative fable "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven." Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer, Justin Kaplan, this collection represents some of Mark Twain's wittiest and most insightful writing.The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
Par Mark Twain, Debbie Macomber, Justin Kaplan. 1985
For nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft…
and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-five of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces, from the classic frontier sketch "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to the richly imaginative fable "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven." Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer, Justin Kaplan, this collection represents some of Mark Twain's wittiest and most insightful writing.The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
Par Mark Twain, Debbie Macomber, Justin Kaplan. 1985
For nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft…
and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-five of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces, from the classic frontier sketch "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to the richly imaginative fable "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven." Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer, Justin Kaplan, this collection represents some of Mark Twain's wittiest and most insightful writing.Mesopotamia (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)
Par Virlana Tkacz, Wanda Phipps, Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan, Isaac Wheeler. 2018
A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in…
the nation’s post-independence years This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan’s ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post‑independence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusionment, complications, and complexities that have marked Ukrainian life in the decades following the Soviet Union’s collapse. His novel provides an extraordinary depiction of the lives of working-class Ukrainians struggling against an implacable fate: the road forward seems blocked at every turn by demagogic forces and remnants of the Russian past. Zhadan’s nine interconnected stories and accompanying poems are set in a city both representative and unusual, and his characters are simultaneously familiar and strange. Following a kind of magical-realist logic, his stories expose the grit and burden of stalled lives, the universal desire for intimacy, and a wistful realization of the off-kilter and even perverse nature of love.