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Penniless and downtrodden at the loss of his wife and one of his daughters, Samuel Clemens turned to writing. The short stories and essays in Letters from the Earth find Clemens-under the pseudonym of Mark Twain-at perhaps his most quizzical and questioning state ever. Written as diary entries, Twain penned a series of letters from the point of view of a dejected angel on Earth who observes the many curious natures of man. These pieces, gathered by...
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Weenies short story collections volume 4
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Bizarre tales of a teenager going to the school dance with a robot, a Thanksgiving dinner interrupted by turkeys looking for revenge, and other strange short stories.
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"A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth-century African American literature. A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of twenty-two, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and '60s America. In this...
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"Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. THE BEAT GOES ON collects all of Ian Rankin's Rebus short stories for the first time, including two never-before published tales written specifically for this collection. From his beginnings as a young Detective Constable in "Dead and Buried," right up to his dramatic, but...
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"Four sweet and funny Amish love stories, spanning four different generations. YOUNG LOVE: Diagnosed with a chronic illness, Fern will need a strong dose of courage to talk down the fear her illness has brought on if she ever wants to pursue her dreams. LONG-AWAITED LOVE: Can two people in love move past the forces that pulled them apart ten years ago, or are some hurts too much to overcome? SECOND-CHANCE LOVE: Benjamin and Lora Beth both lost spouses....
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Stinetinglers volume 2
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From R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young listeners, comes 10 new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player's skin starts to almost drip off his hands — but no one else can see it. Three friends find a hole in the ground that just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger... and each story is introduced by Stine himself, providing a personal touch sure to delight fans.
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"Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new...
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