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When Nduka and Jona find themselves working together far from home, their shared heritage becomes a bridge of friendship in an unfamiliar land. But as success and recognition begin to shift, so does the atmosphere, from trust to tension, from brotherhood to suspicion.

In this short story collection, Garret Ford, a weird fiction writer from Canada, weaves 11 surrealist tales about the paranormal, time travel, and hyperreality. These weird short stories are not for the faint of heart; a fan of both horror and comedy, the author doesn't overlook a good laugh. It is important to remember that he is telling a story, and he could not care less if it is morally or politically correct.

The first and ultimate Steampulp novel, Khan Dynasty features an epic adventure spanning two centuries in time and linking the incredible lives of history's most popular Victorian Age adventurers of the 1800s with the greatest action heroes of the Pulp Era and an assortment of well-known, real-life figures.

Erwachsene Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten kämpfen mit echten Hürden wie Schichtdienst, Süßigkeiten im Büro oder Pendelstress – und finden einfache, praxistaugliche Wege, leichter zu leben und sich besser zu fühlen. Die Strategien sind bewusst unkompliziert: smarter essen ohne Verbote, Bewegung ohne Fitnessstudio, mehr Ruhe im Kopf ohne Perfektionsdruck. Die Geschichten sind so gebaut, dass du sie in wenigen Minuten lesen und direkt umsetzen kannst.

Dieses Hörbuch versammelt warmherzige, alltagsnahe Kurzgeschichten über Menschen, die das Rauchen hinter sich lassen und spürbar aufatmen. Jede Geschichte zeigt einen kleinen, machbaren Schritt: ein Glas Wasser, drei tiefe Atemzüge am offenen Fenster, eine Minute draußen, ein freundlicher Satz. Du begleitest sympathische Figuren durch vertraute Situationen: Morgenkaffee in der Küche, Stress im Büro, Warten am Bahnhof, Geselligkeit im Hof, Feierabend auf dem Balkon. Es gibt keine Vorträge, keine Schreckensbilder, keine unrealistischen Versprechen.

The Advanced Lady is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: “Do you think we might ask her to come with us,” said Fräulein Elsa, retying her pink sash ribbon before my mirror. “You know, although she is so intellectual, I cannot help feeling convinced that she has some secret sorrow. And Lisa told me this morning, as she was turning out my room, that she remains hours and hours by herself, writing; in fact Lisa says she is writing a book! I suppose that is why she never cares to mingle with us, and has so little time for her husband and the child.”

Ein wehrloses Geschöpf ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Anton Tschechow, die auch als Thema des Stücks Das Jubiläum diente. Das Stück ist eine Adaption der Kurzgeschichte und wurde 1891 verfasst. Es handelt sich um eine Persiflage auf alternde Frauen, die jammernd sind, und wurde unter anderem in der Sammlung Lustige Geschichten veröffentlicht.

Trains have always held a special place for most of us. We’re intrigued by the mere fact that we can sit down in one place and arrive in another and enjoy the adventure and time in between. In this volume we explore both the journeys and the workers who run and maintain the railway network.

A troubled young woman, Miss Mary Sutherland, arrives at 221B Baker Street in distress. Her fiancé, the mysterious Mr. Hosmer Angel, has vanished on their wedding day without a trace. Her stepfather insists there’s no cause for alarm—yet something in the case feels far from ordinary.

A city employee finds herself serving eviction notices to the fairy tale denizens of the land of Everhold. A particular eviction, though, is more difficult than she could have imagined, as the elderly owner of a castle struggles to deal with the change.

In this volume whatever the odds stacked against our characters one thing is certain; they will prevail, and life will be good. But the journey is filled with complications and trials that only an author would dare put into words.

Master storyteller H.H. Munro—better known by the pen name "Saki"—is famous for his witty, mischievous, and macabre stories of suspense. Saki specialized in impudent practical jokes, devilish trickery, and incredible yarns, and his writing became popular in the early 1900s for its witty and satirical look at the pretensions and ignorance of bourgeois English society.

भीती, लाचारी, स्वार्थ, व्यसनं आणि त्याचं समर्थन दारिद्र्य दशा आणि त्यावर निरर्थक चर्चा . भ्रष्टाचार, क्रौर्य आणि वागण्यातील विसंगती . त्यावर काहीही न करू शकणारी नपुंसक वृत्ती . सारंच तुम्ही आणि आम्ही पाहिलेलं आणि अनुभवलेलं त्यातून कातडी निबर झाली पण मन? मन मात्र निबर झालं नाही . यातील प्रत्येक जाणिवेने मनाला पडलं एक भोक आणि त्यातून निर्माण झाली एक जाणीव कथा .

Die Freude! ist eine Kurzgeschichte des russischen Schriftstellers Anton Tschechow: Es war Mitternacht. Mitja Kuldarow stürzte erregt und zerzaust in die Wohnung seiner Eltern und rannte durch alle Zimmer. Die Eltern gingen eben zu Bett. Seine Schwester lag schon und las die letzte Seite eines Romans zu Ende. Seine Brüder, die Gymnasiasten, schliefen.

The Child-Who-Was-Tired is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: She was just beginning to walk along a little white road with tall black trees on either side, a little road that led to nowhere, and where nobody walked at all, when a hand gripped her shoulder, shook her, slapped her ear. - “Oh, oh, don’t stop me,” cried the Child-Who-Was-Tired. “Let me go.”

Brought to you by Penguin. A collection of Kafka's greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis, the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the rest of his works that...

Lucy’s holiday season is all about planning the perfect charity gala for her town. But when a clumsy turn lands her under the mistletoe with Samuel, her best friend’s older brother, things get a little more complicated. One awkward kiss later, Lucy can’t stop thinking about the sparks that flew between them. Samuel, however, is known for being aloof and focused on his career.

Jenna is determined to win the town’s annual Christmas window display contest with her candy cane-themed storefront, but everything goes wrong when her shipment of candy canes arrives completely shattered. Enter Nate, the handsome delivery guy who was also her high school boyfriend. To make it up to her, Nate helps Jenna create a new, even more spectacular display.

Allison is determined to make it home before Christmas, but a snowstorm throws her plans off course and leaves her stranded at a tiny roadside inn. She’s not alone—handsome stranger Luke is also snowed in. With nothing to do but wait out the storm, Allison and Luke spend a fun evening sharing stories, decorating the inn’s Christmas tree, and discovering they have more in common than they ever could have imagined.

Do you believe in ghosts? If you do you probably treat any rendezvous with them with more than a fair share of caution. If you don’t then you’re probably keen to disprove their existence and find a rational explanation for whatever is going on and immediately make plans to enter the haunted house. In this volume our authors are very keen to show why the latter is not the wisest of moves.