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In “Whispers in the Dark,” an ex-con sells his organs to ensure his brilliant nephew’s future. The boy will grow up to have the highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won’t be able to see it. In “Voices,” a history professor becomes addicted to a drug called pulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brain to shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he’s no longer sure what’s real and what’s imagined. And in “Angel’s Island,” a convict in the world’s largest private prison reveals the facility’s chilling secrets.

Irvine Welsh agita las conciencias y la literatura con este audiolibro, compuesto por una colección de relatos y una novela corta con historias escandalosas y perturbadoras, aunque también despiadadamente divertidas. Un jugador de fútbol que está sufriendo un mal trip y una mujer embarazada...

The Complete Katherine Mansfield Collection contains the five volumes of short stories written by Mansfield between 1911 and 1924 which established her as one of the best short story writers of her generation, as-well as the only novel she ever penned: The Aloe. Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a New Zealand-born English writer, famous for her expertly observed short stories. She had a great influence on the development of the short story as a form of literature.

Cada historia ofrece un camino iluminado para ver la vida y las vidas de nuestros semejantes alrededor del mundo bajo un nuevo prisma, permitiéndonos beneficiarnos de las verdades universales sobre nuestra humanidad colectiva e individual. Siguiendo el camino de sus bestsellers internacionales, esta cuidadosa colección de piezas breves e inspiradoras atraerá a lectores de todas las edades y procedencias.

Have you ever tried to build a haunted house? Best-selling author Travis Brown returns with a new collection taking listeners on a journey into dark rooms filled with the creepy, weird, and unexplained. The sundown is tinted green, a wind blows in from the west, and the walls between our world and all others grow thin enough to slip through. Invisible nightmares walk among us, some more dangerous than others. Make sure when that happens, you’re somewhere secret and safe.

Vier literarische Juwelen, die unseren ständigen Krieg zwischen Gut und Böse ins Extreme treiben. SCHNAPPSCHUSS ist die verstörende Geschichte eines Jungen, der von einem brutalen Schläger bedroht wird. Dieser besitzt eine Sofortbildkamera, die Erinnerungen löscht, Schnappschuss für Schnappschuss... In GELADEN stoppt der Sicherheitsbeamte eines Einkaufszentrums mutig eine Amokläuferin und wird zum Helden der modernen Waffenrechtsbewegung. Doch als eine Reporterin die wahren Hintergründe der Geschichte aufdeckt, dreht der Beamte durch.

നിലവിലുള്ള പാരമ്പര്യ മൂല്യങ്ങൾക്ക് വെല്ലുവിളി സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു കൊണ്ട്, കെ.ആർ മീരയുടെ ശക്തമായ ശൈലികൊണ്ടും ഭദ്രമായ കഥാ ഘടനകൊണ്ടും സംപുഷ്ടമായ, ഒരു കൂട്ടം ചെറുകഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരം.

This is a mini-sequel to The Other Son, a little gift for all those listeners who have been begging to know what happens next. Alice has been lying to herself for years, holding fast to the belief that the needs of her family far outweigh her own. But her outwardly successful marriage hides dark secrets, and for much of her life, the children were the only reason she stuck around.

La historia personal, la creación literaria, observaciones sobre la naturaleza humana y apreciaciones estéticas conforman este atractivo abanico de reflexiones que comparte Paulo Coelho, mientras muestra que las lecciones vitales más importantes se extraen de experiencias aparentemente insignificantes.

Leo Tolstoy: The Short Stories includes unabridged recordings of Leo Tolstoy's 5 greatest short stories in one audiobook.

Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time - and introduced by the legendary author - in one breathtaking volume. Ursula K. Le Guin has won multiple prizes and accolades, from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud awards. She has had her work collected over the years but never as a complete retrospective of her longer works.

Ursula K. Le Guin has enthralled fans with her imagination, clarity, and moral vision. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, this renowned writer has created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including a never-before-published novella, each of which probes the essence of humanity.

First published in 1927, Men Without Women represents some of Hemingway's most important and compelling early writing. In these 14 stories, Hemingway begins to examine the themes that would occupy his later works: the casualties of war, the often uneasy relationship between men and women, sport and sportsmanship.

A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

A new selection of 14 of Yukio Mishima's best short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers. In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots of World War II, who reproach the Emperor and mourn Japan’s modern decline. In another, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn, insisting on meeting the author and imploring him to "tell the truth."

Yuri Kozlov is well known as the “Russian James Bond.” So when he defects to the United States during Putin’s war on Ukraine, suspicions arise around his loyalties. To prove he’s turned over a new leaf, he’ll have to convince his handlers—and the CIA’s rigorous debriefing and analysis—that his intentions are as honorable as he claims.

Orphaned overnight as a teenager, she drops out of school and drifts into the bad company of two criminals her brother brings home. As the four of them plot a fantastical crime, Bianca learns she can drift even lower... Electric and tense with foreboding, A Little Lumpen Novelita - one of the last novellas Roberto Bolaño published – delivers a fractured fairy tale of taking control of one's fate.

Приятно из грязного делать чистое, из темного — светлое, из немой горсти продуктов — благоуханный обед. Все садятся и радуются. И лица светятся. И желудки наполняются, и вырабатываются гормоны удовольствия.

Christopher was called Mr. Chris by the elves. Dr. Darnell tends to the people of Africa. Edison offers $2 million to survivors of a week at the mansion. Parker has a pet store where the pets only eat live food. Vern's new show in Branson is called "Talent Night." Gene researched UFO sightings. Hansel's gel saves brain puncture victims. Jasper autopsies victims of mysterious deaths. Kendrick wins Pulitzer Prizes and tells tales. Alberto's concierge satisfies needs of guests. Vaughn's RV has unexpected problems. Mann created power via animals & energy cell.

In this prequel to the exciting Prohibition-era Galliano Club historical fiction thriller series, go on the road with three unforgettable characters and experience their timeless tales of risk, determination, and danger during the Roaring Twenties.