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Este livro é uma preciosidade. Contém os primeiros contos do jovem Cortázar, que já em 1951 se mostrava um narrador extraordinário. Para Davi Arrigucci Jr., a admirável arte do Julio Cortázar contista já está toda aqui. "A perfeita naturalidade com que seu mundo cotidiano sofre a ruptura abrupta do fantástico vem vazada em prosa displicente na aparência, mas de implacável precisão em cada palavra", escreve o crítico.

This bundle includes Loving the Scout’s Valor, Loving the Guide’s Strength, Loving the Father's Mercy, and Loving the Trailblazer’s Grace.

On the run after a heinous crime, one man learns this lesson as he races towards freedom in Mexico. One turn off the beaten path leads to a desolate gas station and a nightmare he’ll never forget…if he survives.

This is the story of The Cursed Galleon, a strange artifact kept at the oldest pub in England. A swashbuckling adventure story of mystery, love and tragedy.

Unique Ghostly Tales and How They Came to Be is a spine-chilling collection of eerie stories that blend history, science, humor, and cultural lore. Expect tales of haunted places, ghostly apparitions, poltergeists, voodoo, Skinwalkers, séances, and more. Each story is crafted to leave you with a lingering sense of unease.

This bundle includes The Lady and the Mountain Promise, The Lady and the Mountain Call, and This Treacherous Journey.

Furry Wisdom is a heartwarming collection of 100 short stories that celebrate the joys and responsibilities of pet ownership. Each story offers a meaningful lesson in caring for our animal companions, from the life-saving benefits of sterilization and vaccinations to the everyday importance of grooming, nutrition, exercise, and training. Follow lovable cats and dogs as they overcome challenges, form unbreakable bonds with their humans, and thrive thanks to thoughtful care.

The pastel features of its ragged skin rendered luminescent against the dark soil. Unprotected from the bicep, flies hung in the miasma. Written in the style of modern Gothic, Dark Fruits crosses boundaries in how horror is told. This collection of five malevolent tales is steeped in vulnerability and suspense, where inescapable fear is conveyed in a primal, visceral language. In these stories, Wynn uses intensely visual prose to draw the reader into plotless mini-dramas of violence and unease. In Dark Fruits endings are anything but sweet.

Evil lurks in the darkness, clawing its way towards unsuspecting victims . . . A woman living with fibromyalgia finds an artifact that unleashes a reality she never thought possible . . . at a steep price. Two high school seniors take part in a tradition that brings them face-to-face with the monstrous truth behind a haunting, dark urban legend. The face behind a popular YouTube ghost hunting show travels to the scene of a horrific event to find fresh horrors there. Fate takes a bite out of a young woman who ventures into the wilderness to grieve her mother.

Hannah Barry is a broken-hearted realtor who finds herself in charge of Mazie, a retired police Beagle. As her life tumbles away, she finds herself caught up in a murder. Can she learn to cope with having a dog and solve a crime while saving her career? As things go from bad to worse, she meets new friends, makes enemies, and, with Mazie’s help, solves many murders.

Determined to summit Mexico’s three highest mountains, Ryan Jordan must grapple with a sudden bout of stomach nausea while trying to appear strong for the climbs ahead despite the altitude. Complicating matters, he finds himself with a growing attraction to Colleen, another climber, while dealing with a potential rival. But hesitation has been his weakness. As the snow and ice and altitude challenge him, will Ryan recover his full strength to achieve his goals? And how will the budding romance progress?

When the line between life and death blurs, what price will you pay to protect the ones you love? Joey McCreary’s life takes a chilling turn during a mundane night shift at Sunny’s Diner when Death himself offers a deal: an extension of life in exchange for becoming the Reaper’s apprentice. But as Joey collects souls, the weight of his choices grows unbearable, dragging him deeper into a world where morality and mortality clash. Caught in a sinister web of cosmic balance, Joey must confront his darkest fears and the ultimate sacrifice to redeem himself.

Veni Creator Spiritus is a beautiful and heartfelt collection of Christian short stories and poems inspired by the feast of Pentecost and the ongoing movement of the Holy Spirit in our world. Written by J. Stopa, this inspiring book invites listeners into sacred moments—past and present—through the eyes of ordinary people touched by divine mystery. With stories drawn from diverse Christian traditions—Coptic, Anglican, Catholic, Protestant and beyond—this collection brings to life the fire, breath, and wind of the Spirit in powerful and unexpected ways.

Dr. Ed's head is spinning: a long-lost "son" has just been sent over to his office by the temp agency, his shopping-addicted wife seems to have disappeared, and the clinical trial that he is running for a revolutionary new anti-depressant might well be going off the rails. But Dr. Ed is in control of everything, including himself.

Eliza has everything she needs behind closed doors: confidence, curves, and a husband who worships every inch of her. But this wife is anything but ordinary. She has no shame, no limits, and no underwear. With a bottomless hunger for passion and a throat that can take it all, Eliza rewrites the rules of marriage one daring act at a time. From kitchen counters to prop closets to the backseat of a car, Eliza lives out her fantasies and drags her husband along for the wild ride. Together they explore control, surrender, and the deep intimacy found only when nothing is left to hide.

Dieses Buch spiegelt das Sprunghafte meines Denkapparats wieder und lässt dich in mein Gehirn eintauchen. Dieses Hörbuch ist in drei Teile gegliedert und kann in beliebiger Reihenfolge gehört werden. Es ist aufgeteilt in die drei Kategorien Realität, Fantasie und Poesie.

Vom Autor: Dieses Hörbuch ist in drei Teile gegliedert und kann in beliebiger Reihenfolge gehört werden. Es ist aufgeteilt in die drei Kategorien Realität , Fantasie und Poesie . In der Realität findest du meine Gedanken zu Themen, die mich in der Entstehungszeit der Texte interessiert und beschäftigt haben. Sie besitzen weder gültige Aktualität noch wissenschaftliche Richtigkeit. Es sind reine Zeitzeugen meines Ichs. In der Fantasie findest du von mir erfundene Geschichten. Wo sie herkommen? Aus meinem wirren Gehirn! Woher sonst? Ich habe mir ein bisschen was von der Fantasiewolke genommen.

There is an old fairy tale: "The Thorny Road of Honor was trodden by a marksman named Bryde, to whom came great honor and dignity, but not until after manifold adversities and peril of life." More than one of us had heard that tale in childhood, and perhaps read it in later years, and thought of his own unsung "thorny road" and "manifold adversities." Romance and reality are very nearly alike, but romance has its harmonious ending here on earth, while reality more often delays it and leads us to time and eternity.

年間100冊を読破、無類の読書好きで知られるニシダがついに小説を執筆。繊細な観察眼と表現力が光る珠玉の5篇。【収録作品】「遺影」じゃあユウシはアミの遺影を作る担当な――。中1の夏休み、ユウシはいじめら

Nineteen-year-old Matt Parker was a late bloomer. After growing up as the runt of the litter, left out and left behind, Matt experienced a growth spurt that made him unrecognizable to all but his best friend, Luke Monroe. After years of personal tragedy, Luke’s family took Matt in and gave him a home where he spent the last two years preparing for college. Two years where Matt thrived and blossomed, growing from an undersized ninety-eight-pound weakling into a muscled hunk ready to take college by storm. But his troubles are only beginning when a blown dorm assignment leaves Matt homeless.