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Silver Bay

Silver Bay

Fiction & Literature

Look out for Jojo’s new book, Paris for One and Other Stories, available now.From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a surprising and moving romance set in an old-fashioned seaside town on the verge of unwelcome change Liza McCullen will never fully escape her past. But the unspoiled beaches and tight-knit community of Silver Bay offer the freedom and safety she craves—if not for herself, then for her young daughter, Hannah. That is, until Mike Dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt’s hotel. The mild-mannered Englishman with his too-smart clothes and distracting eyes could destroy everything Liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbors her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love—never deserve to love—again. For his part, Mike Dormer is expecting just another business deal—an easy job kick-starting a resort in a small seaside town ripe for development. But he finds that he doesn’t quite know what to make of the eccentric inhabitants of the ramshackle Silver Bay Hotel, especially not enigmatic Liza McCullen, and their claim to the surrounding waters. As the development begins to take on a momentum of its own, Mike’s and Liza’s worlds collide in this hugely affecting and irresistible tale full of Jojo Moyes’s signature humor and generosity.

Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant

Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant

Fiction & Literature

To this analysis brought a facile and dramatic pen, a penetration as searching as a probe, and a power of psychological vision that in its minute detail, now pathetic, now ironical, in its merciless revelation of the hidden springs of the human heart, whether of aristocrat, bourgeois, peasant, or priest, allow one to call him a Meissonier in words.

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Fiction & Literature

Piccadilly Jim is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on February 24, 1917 by Dodd, Mean and Co., New York, and in the U.K. in May 1918 by Herbert Jenkins, London. The story had previously appeared in the U.S. in the Saturday Evening Post between June and November 1916.The novel features Ogden Ford and his mother Nesta (both previously encountered in The Little Nugget (1913)). Nesta has remarried, to the hen-pecked, baseball-loving millionaire Mr. Peter Pett, and Ogden remains spoilt and obnoxious. Charismatic Jimmy Crocker, Nesta's nephew and a reforming playboy, is called upon to assist in the kidnapping of Ogden, amongst much confusion involving imposters, crooks, detectives, butlers, aunts etc. - all in the name of romance of course.— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Fiction & Literature

"Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" by M. R. James is a classic collection of eerie tales that delve into the supernatural. Through atmospheric settings and subtle horror, James weaves chilling narratives about ghostly apparitions and unexplained phenomena. His meticulous storytelling and a keen sense of dread create an unsettling experience, perfect for fans of gothic and ghostly fiction.

The Doctor & the Runaway Heiress

The Doctor & the Runaway Heiress

Fiction & Literature

Swapping her designer dresses for a nurse's uniform!Renowned doctor Riley Chase may have rescued heiress Pippa Fotheringham from the sea, but he's definitely no knight in shining armor! A lone wolf, he's trained his heart to let no one in.On the run from a life under the spotlight, and a nearly catastrophic trip down the aisle, nurse Pippa jetted off on her honeymoon—alone. But her (working) holiday turns out to be far more exciting than candlelit dinners for one, especially when very real, very unexpected sparks start to fly between her and the man who vowed he'd never love again.…

Star Trek: Assignment: Eternity

Star Trek: Assignment: Eternity

Fiction & Literature

Captain Kirk first encountered Gary Seven on twentieth-century Earth. Now Seven, a time-traveling operative for unknown alien forces, makes a surprise visit to the U.S.S. Enterprise. Kirk is on an urgent mission to bering relief to a disaster ravaged planet, but Seven has an agenda of his own -- and he's not above hijacking the Starship Enterprise and sending it on a perilous journey deep into the heart of the Romulan Empire.Kirk must trust Gary Seven once again, as he confronts the possibility that the enigmatic stranger may bring death and destruction to Kirk's own era.

Ich wünschte, du wärst hier. Exklusive Bonusstory

Ich wünschte, du wärst hier. Exklusive Bonusstory

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Die Vorgeschichte zu Jodi Picoults Roman "Ich wünschte, du wärst hier«Die neunjährige Diana O'Tool mag keine Überraschungen. Deshalb ist sie auch irritiert, als ihr Vater erklärt, dass sie anlässlich ihres zehnten Geburtstags ihre Mutter besuchen werden. Als Fotoreporterin ist diese ständig zu den Brennpunkten der Welt unterwegs. Derzeit dokumentiert sie in Oklahoma eine monatelang anhaltende Dürre. Diana begegnet dort skurrilen Menschen und einem räudigen Esel, bis ein Tornado mit enormer Wucht über das karge Land fegt und sie begreift, dass ihre Mutter einfach anders ist als die Mütter ihrer Freundinnen und sie dennoch tief in ihrem Herzen trägt …

Dark In The Day

Dark In The Day

Fiction & Literature

Dark in the Day - edited by Storm Constantine & Paul HoughtonIn the blink of an eye, around the corner, The Weird is everywhere. It's in the bird that turns out to be a fluttering newspaper, that white shoe left in a ploughed field, or the curdling smoke on the windscreen of a car, caused by the fast-moving reflection of clouds overhead. Normal is often weird and vice-versa. We're used to weird dreams but what about the wide-awake weird? This collection celebrates evocative tales of oddness that span the genres of magic realism, the supernatural, the fantastical and the speculative. Weirdness lurks beyond the margins of the mundane, emerging to dismantle our assumptions of reality. When we encounter strange intervals, our perception of the natural order is challenged and changed. It is perhaps in those moments, that we glimpse the hidden truth of all things.Dark in the Day is an anthology of weird fiction, penned by established writers and also those new to the genre – the latter being authors who are, or were, students of Creative Writing at Staffordshire University, where editor Storm Constantine occasionally delivers guest lectures. Her co-editor, Paul Houghton, is the senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the university.Contributors include: Martina Bellovičová, J. E. Bryant, Glynis Charlton, Danielle Collard, Storm Constantine, Louise Coquio, Elizabeth Counihan, Krishan Coupland, Elizabeth Davidson, Siân Davies, Jack Fabian, Paul Finch, Rosie Garland, Rhys Hughes, Kerry Fender, Andrew Hook, Paul Houghton, Tanith Lee, Lisa Mansell, Kate Moore, Tim Pratt, Nicholas Royle, Michael Marshall Smith, Paula Wakefield, Ian Whates and Liz Williams.

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Fiction & Literature

All those who enjoyed shuddering their way through Alvin Schwartz's first volume of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark will find a satisfyingly spooky sequel in this new collection of the macabre, the funny, and the fantastic.Is it possible to die -- and not know it? What if a person is buried too soon? What happens to a thief foolish enough to rob a corpse, or to a murderer whose victim returns from the grave? Read about these terrifying predicaments as well as what happens when practical jokes produce gruesome consequences and initiations go awry.Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.If You Dare!

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Fiction & Literature

"Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" is one of the most original pieces of fiction ever written. With the use of a geometric theme, Edwin Abbott weaves the fascinating tale of "A Square" an inhabitant of "Flatland" who journeys to Spaceland, Lineland, and Pointland. Flatland is a witty and satirical adventure that explores the very nature of physical reality.

The Flying U's Last Stand

The Flying U's Last Stand

Fiction & Literature

Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay. The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however. You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change. It is not the same. It never will be the same.

Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson

Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson

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The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of virtue for a nation that has mixed feelings towards him. In these thirteen brand-new stories, the all-new Captain America must thwart an insurrectionist plot, travel back in time, foil a racist conspiracy, and save the world over and over again.As the Falcon, Sam Wilson was the first African American super hero in mainstream comic books. Sam’s trials and tribulations reflect the struggles many Black Americans go through today, as Sam balances fighting supervillains and saving the world with the difficulties of being the first Black Captain America. This action-packed anthology inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, will see Sam team up with familiar friends like Steve Rogers, Redwing and Nomad, while fighting Hydra, Sabretooth, Kingpin, and other infamous villains.These are stories of death-defying courage, Black love and self-discovery. These are the stories of a super hero learning what it means to be a symbol.These are the stories of Sam Wilson.Featuring original stories by Maurice Broaddus, Jesse J. Holland, Gar Anthony Haywood, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kyoko M., Sheree Renee Thomas, Gary Phillips, Danian Jerry, Gloria J. Browne Marshall, Glenn Parris, Christopher Chambers, Alex Simmons.

Posh Doc, Society Wedding

Posh Doc, Society Wedding

Fiction & Literature

The return of Glenmuir's handsome laird causes quite a stir in the small Highland community. Ross Buchanan will have to work hard to win over the locals, especially Dr. Izzy McKinnon. Though her heart melts with each stolen kiss, Izzy knows that Ross is the one man she can't fall for…Avoiding Ross is easier said than done, especially as they have to work together. But this New Year's Glenmuir Castle is set for a celebration to remember—Izzy has won Ross's heart, and he's determined to make her his New Year bride!

Three Early Modern Utopias

Three Early Modern Utopias

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While Thomas More first coined the word utopia in his 1516 book of the same name, the concept of a near perfect society dates at least back to the period of classical antiquity. Plato's "The Republic" is often cited as one of earliest attempts at addressing just such a society. However in the 16th century Thomas More's work established itself as the most famous example of this genre of literature. More's "Utopia" is described as an idealized island community upon which perfect social harmony has been achieved, all property is community owned, violence is nonexistent and everyone has the opportunity to work and live in an environment of religious tolerance. Along with this work "Three Early Modern Utopias" also includes Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" and Henry Neville's "The Isle of Pines." Bacon's work, which appears over a century after Utopia, also concerns a utopian island which is happened upon by the crew of a European ship. On Bacon's mythical island of Bensalem, "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of its inhabitants. Neville's work follows a similar construct as Bacon's when five people are shipwrecked on the idyllic "Isle of Pines." These three early works help to define an entire genre of literature and greatly influenced the work of the many authors who followed in their footsteps.

Alien: Covenant - The Official Movie Novelization

Alien: Covenant - The Official Movie Novelization

Fiction & Literature

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien adventure. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise. But it is actually a dark, dangerous world.When they uncover a threat beyond their imaginations, they must attempt a harrowing escape.Acclaimed author Alan Dean Foster also returns to the universe he first encountered with the official novelization of the original Alien film. Alien: Covenant is the pivotal adventure that preceded that seminal film, and leads to the events that will yield one of the most terrifying sagas of all time.

Das letzte Licht des Tages

Das letzte Licht des Tages

Fiction & Literature

Eine grausame Zeit, ein schrecklicher Fehler und die Hoffnung auf Vergebung:»Das letzte Licht des Tages« von Bestseller-Autorin Kristin Harmel erzählt eine ebenso gefühlvolle wie dramatische Familiengeschichte aus Frankreich zur Zeit des 2. WeltkriegsFrankreich 1940: Als Inés herausfindet, dass ihr Ehemann auf dem Weingut der Familie Flüchtlinge und Waffen für die Résistance versteckt, ist auch sie gezwungen, eine Seite zu wählen. Inés schließt sich dem Widerstand an – und begeht einen schrecklichen Fehler, der das Leben aller auf dem Weingut für immer verändert.Jahrzehnte später begleitet die junge Amerikanerin Liv ihre exzentrische Großmutter auf eine Reise nach Frankreich. Vom Weingut Chauveau fühlt Liv sich wie magisch angezogen – auch, weil sie spürt, dass ihre Großmutter nicht zufällig hierher wollte. Mithilfe des sympathischen Anwalts Julien Cohn beginnt Liv, die Geschichte des Weinguts zu erforschen. Ihre Recherchen führen sie zurück in die dunkelste Zeit des 2. Weltkriegs, zu einer Geschichte von Liebe und Verrat – und der Hoffnung auf Vergebung.Die amerikanische Bestseller-Autorin Kristin Harmel knüpft mit dieser ebenso tragischen wie wunderschönen Familien- und Liebesgeschichte während des 2. Weltkriegs nahtlos an ihren größten Erfolg »Solange am Himmel Sterne stehen« an: Gefühlvoll, wendungsreich und atmosphärisch dicht erzählt, wird »Das letzte Licht des Tages« alle begeistern, die große historische Romane über das 20. Jahrhundert lieben.

El profeta

El profeta

Fiction & Literature

Cuando fue publicado por primera vez, en 1923, el pequeño libro que Kahlil Gibrán tituló El profeta no tardó en recibir elogios de la crítica e interés por parte de los lectores. Simples, integradores y profundos, sus mensajes se encuentran asentados sobre una espiritualidad superadora de las religiones y, principalmente, en constante búsqueda de las coincidencias entre los credos. El amor al prójimo, la pertenencia de cada individualidad a un todo unificador, el respeto por todos los seres de la creación, la libertad y la certeza de que la vida es un camino de aprendizaje que concluye una vez que el ser humano retorna a esa totalidad, son parte de la filosofía que este profeta descubre ante los ojos de los ciudadanos de Orfalese y, por extensión, ante los lectores del mundo. El Profeta es, sin dudas, el gran libro de Kahlil Gibrán. Pero, sobre todas las cosas, se trata de uno de los textos más celebrados en el difícil camino de conjugar la literatura con la espiritualidad.

Identical

Identical

Fiction & Literature

State Senator Paul Giannis is a candidate for Mayor of Kindle County. His identical twin brother Cass is newly released from prison, 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Dita Kronon. When Evon Miller, an ex-FBI agent who is the head of security for the Kronon family business, and private investigator Tim Brodie begin a re-investigation of Dita's death, a complex web of murder, sex, and betrayal-as only Scott Turow could weave-dramatically unfolds...

Entro a volte nel tuo sonno

Entro a volte nel tuo sonno

Fiction & Literature

A ogni vita appartengono scorci sulla bellezza assoluta che ciascuno di noi porta dentro di sé, quasi senza accorgersene. Finestre che possono spalancarsi sull’intensità dolente dei sentimenti, sulla leggerezza dei gesti piccoli e delle emozioni più universali, “confessioni del sentire”, come le chiamava Pessoa, che nelle pagine di Sergio Claudio Perroni conoscono la forma potente e delicata di una poesia che scivola nella compattezza di una prosa breve, per tornare sempre all’origine di un ritmo dettato dal vivere, ancor prima che dallo scrivere. Entro a volte nel tuo sonno ci fa esplorare, come in un ideale atlante dell’anima, tutte le variazioni dell’esistenza - tra paure e passioni, volontà e istinti, mancanze e rinascite - per ricomporre i frammenti dei nostri discorsi interiori quotidiani, e donarci le parole esatte per saperli riconoscere e, finalmente, dire. “ Reinventa quello che tutti abbiamo provato, lo riformula da capo, punto per punto, lemma per lemma - l’amore, la colpa, la tristezza, l’estasi, il vuoto, la tenerezza, la solitudine, la curiosità, l’ispirazione, il rimorso, la malinconia -, come se si trattasse, sì, di salvarlo, questo mondo, di imbarcarlo su un’arca e di salvare dal diluvio questo mondo interiore di tutti noi.” Dalla postfazione di Sandro Veronesi

More by Mencken

More by Mencken

Fiction & Literature

This volume contains five works by Henry Louis Mencken: “Pistols for Two,” “Heliogabalus,” “The Artist: A Drama Without Words,” “Suggestions to Our Visitors,” and “George Bernard Shaw: His Plays.”  None of these books are included in the volume “Six by Mencken and One by Nietzsche”, which was also compiled by Ronald J. Leach, and is also available on this ebook store. “Pistols for Two” can best be described as a duel of words between two highly opinionated and cantankerous friends of long collaboration.  Take it with a grain of salt. “Heliogabalus,” more properly entitled “Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts,” is a play set in ancient Rome and has an interesting perspective on the relationship between religion and marriage, slyly presented within an interesting comedy.  Read the author notes to discover why the play was intended to be read, but never to be performed.  Clearly, there was a talented playwright hidden inside a curmudgeonly author and essayist! “The Artist: A Drama Without Words” is another work written in the form of a play.  As the title suggests, there are no words. The work contains multiple internal dialogs at a classical music concert.  You’ll never view such a concert in the same way again after reading this. “Suggestions to Our Visitors” is a short spoof of what might have been called “customer service” in the early twentieth century. “George Bernard Shaw: His Plays” is an interesting description of Shaw and his beliefs.  Some of the ideas herein are also presented in Mencken’s commentary on the philosophy of Nietzsche.  (We will produce this commentary in a future work.)