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When an elderly gentleman is returning from a visit to his wife's graveside, he is shocked to find himself the victim of a young thug. What the thug doesn't realise is that this particular gentleman has nothing to lose and will make the young man regret ever having crossed him. (Bringing the House Down)
When a lady refuses to leave her bungalow for an easier life in a care home, nobody suspects the real reason behind her reluctance to go. (An Accident)
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Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate-so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. This book gives a nice collection of short stories that will excite people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment.
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Guyanese born and UK trained Registered Nurse has published Short Stories through XLIBIS publishers in 2011. She has captured the minds of the reader by expressing how a couple bade sad farewell to their beloved pooch when his time was up The Contented, in the first chapter. The Day I Rode into Balloch Town follows a Native American womans unforgettable dreamlike encounter with a handsome young man by the name of Clint Eastwood. Shanti shared My Experience...
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In this collection of short stories, Stanislas M. Yassukovich has indulged his taste for nostalgic reverie. The tales are, inspired by the people and places the author has, encountered during a lifetime spent in cosmopolitan circles. The quirks of fate that move people from an apparently predestined course of life have provoked his imagination. Stanislas has drawn on a variety of conditions and personalities to colour his stories with the shades and...
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Rencontre entre le bien et le mal, les rêves et les cauchemars...
Il existe un monde o la réalité se mêle aux cauchemars, o le mal cohabite avec les forces du bien et o rien n'est complètement blanc ou noir. Cet univers, Barnett Chevin vous y emmène, aux travers de chemins tortueux que la raison vous pousserait à éviter. Plongez en plein cœur des Short stories, des histoires courtes o vos nerfs seront mis à rude épreuve, o vos nuits...
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Described by literary critic Robert Morss Lovett as "a novelist of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of culture, preoccupied with the upper ('and inner') class," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton (1862-1937) also wrote superbly crafted works of short fiction. The seven stories in this excellent collection demonstrate the author's ability to create...
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This collection contains: An Honest Thief; A Novel in Nine Letters; An Unpleasant Predicament; Another Man's Wife; The Heavenly Christmas Tree; The Peasant Marey; The Crocodile; Bobok; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.
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Collection of short stories by Mike LeesOutpostScience fictionGar, an alien, at home in the distant Core of Systems at the centre of the Galaxy, has become a 'Terrorist' by necessity. Caught up within a corrupt system of power struggles and deceit, he must find his path to redemption and revenge. But when he is caught in an act of thievery, with two other complices, Gar is banished to a far Outpost. He spends his time collating information on Humans...
12) Short Stories
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Always dream and never stop dreaming. Dreams help you to realize your goals in life. Believe in yourself and let your thoughts be positive at all times.
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4 short stories The Little Fox..... How a little fox learned to be proud of himself, and not want to be someone else. The Old Man and the Rapper...... Two people from different age groups must learn to respect, and trust each other in order to save themselves. A Snake is Always a Snake...... A tale of lying and deception. The Tai Chi Fist....... A brash young martial artist is taught a lession about the value of listening.
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The genre and style of Derryl G. Berry's "Short Stories" is quite varied. Some are straightforward, first- or third- persons POV. Some are off-the-wall perspectives and musings. Some are "circular" in that they begin and end pretty much at the same point, e.g., "Let's Act Normal." Many of Derryl's short stories began as an idea that came to him while hiking and were fleshed out later, e.g., "Five Shots," and "The Empty Hook." Others were triggered...
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Poignant collection of 5 stories - based in part on the author's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War - includes "A Night," a moving account of her encounter with a dying soldier; "My Contraband," a gripping tale of vengeance involving a Civil War nurse, her Confederate patient and his former slave; plus 3 other titles.
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Short Stories is about the children and young adult lives and the effects of them.
İf we try a little more, their lives will be better I am sure.
By holding a mirror to society, I am trying to accomplish that.
These people in the books all come from different cultures and religions. But problems are the same. So there is room for improvement.
No matter which background they come, everyone is hopeful in living their lives.
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Short Stories Volume 1 by John Arthur Barry is about wise tricksters and travelers in America. Excerpt: "To everyone concerned it was admitted that Mr. James Hunter, or the "Toff Bird"-which latter was the most popular of his many aliases-stood at the very head of his mixed profession. I use the adjective advisedly; for, in addition to being an accomplished burglar, he was-and the blend is most uncommon-a very competent and successful chevalier d'industrie."...
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The bonds people forge can be glorious, everlasting and filled with devotion. All too often they are problematic and dogged by regrets. Many more are not what they seem. Devotion to a lost partner is one thing, devotion to the long dead quite another, and an orang-utan with a sweet tooth can be more appreciative than the family everything has been sacrificed for.
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ...
Veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch has written memoirs, novels, and books on Scrabble, politics, love, health and diets. This is his first compendium of short stories. They are fiction, but Hinch calls them 'faction' because real experiences from his own life as a police reporter, top-rating radio and TV host, as well as federal senator, weave through the narratives. You may even recognise some of the characters....
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