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Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel's siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israel's 2008-2009 offensive known as Operation Cast Lead, have fundamentally impacted their lives and their writing.

James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific: the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim. In this sequel collection, Michener once again evokes the magic of the extraordinary isles in the Pacific - from Fiji and Guadalcanal to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea - through stories that burst with adventure, charm, and local color.

In the midst of a raging blizzard, lightning struck on the night Laura Shane was born. And a mysterious blond-haired stranger showed up just in time to save her from dying. Years later, in the wake of another storm, Laura will be saved again. For someone is watching over her. Is he the guardian angel he seems? The devil in disguise? Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond all time and space?

Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory. Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.

Australia Day is a collection of stories by debut author Melanie Cheng. The people she writes about are young, old, rich, poor, married, widowed, Chinese, Lebanese, Christian, Muslim. What they have in common - no matter where they come from - is the desire we all share to feel that we belong. The stories explore universal themes of love, loss, family and identity while at the same time asking crucial questions about the possibility of human connection in a globalised world.

"WA" is a Japanese word that describes, or encompasses, the “essence” of what it is to “be Japanese”. This spirit is intricately woven throughout these stories as fantastic creatures, fearsome monsters, animals that are all too human, and people that are, well, all too human too. They make choices and fateful decisions that'll take each character on journeys that are terrifying and miraculous, whimsical and thought-provoking, mysterious, magical, and uniquely Japanese. Come along and join them, as life’s lessons are learned, or sometimes not.

This collection of fiction includes six of Gabriel García Márquez’s short stories and a novella, Innocent Eréndira, in which a young girl dreams of freedom after her vicious and avaricious grandmother sells her into prostitution.

Peter mag Schere und Kamm nicht an sich heranlassen: „An den Händen beiden ließ er sich nicht schneiden seine Nägel fast ein Jahr. Kämmen ließ er nicht sein Haar. […] Pfui! ruft da ein jeder: Garst’ger Struwwelpeter“. Hoffmann selbst nannte seine Titelfigur auch einen „ungeleckten Bären“.

Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 8 is ready to play! The characters who frolic in these twenty-one tales play at just about everything: music, sex games, LARPing, and more! Edited by the award-winning Rachel Kramer Bussel, these sexy stories feature everything from a daring historical tale of two lovers getting intimate in a crowded theater to forbidden love and lust to alien passion, all while exploring the realms of fetishes, BDSM, and the paranormal. So step right up and take your pick, because everyone's a winner when these characters play out their deepest sexual fantasies!

A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter. Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two . . . as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits. Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a must-have collection that proves chivalry isn’t dead—yet.

"The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world. Slipping into nihilism with the "terrible anguish", he is determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a journey that re-instills a love for his fellow man.

A genealogy test sparks a woman’s reflection on the two accounts of her life--the real one and the one she’s always told the world--in this poignant short story by Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild. In 1964, teenage Geraldine Waters was sent away by her parents to an unwed mothers’ home, where she gave up her newborn for adoption. Ever since, she’s lived an alternative narrative. Decades later, it’s time for Geraldine to reconcile the telling of her life, to finally grieve, and to discover what happened to that part of her past that slipped away.

A man awakens in silence, surrounded by darkness. He believes he has died—but the truth is far more haunting. Unclaimed is a literary short story exploring memory, mortality, and the invisible thread that binds us to others. Told in lyrical, intimate prose, it reflects on the relationships we build—and what remains of us in the silence after we're gone.

Entdecken Sie den Zauber des Gardasees in einer einzigartigen Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die weit mehr enthüllen als die bekannten Genüsse von Pizza und Wein! „Mehr als Pizza und Wein – Kurzgeschichten vom Gardasee“ nimmt Sie mit auf eine emotionale Reise durch das lebendige, facettenreiche Leben am größten See Italiens.

Diese etwas anderen Weihnachtsgeschichten zeigen auf erstaunliche Weise, was die aktuellste KI bereits zu leisten im Stande ist. Die Kurzgeschichten nicht nur den Stand der aktuellen Leistungsfähigkeit künstlicher Intelligenzen abbilden, sondern gleichzeitig auch noch lustig und leicht verständlich geschrieben sind. Auch für die Erstellung des Hörbuchs nutzte der Verlag eine künstliche Intelligenz. Die sogenannte TTS-Produktion dieses Titels zeigt die atemberaubende Entwicklung der letzten Jahre im Bereich der Audioproduktion mit Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz.

Cris estava linda naquela réplica de seu vestido que lembrava muito o século XVIII. Seus cabelos estavam em um tom preto, muito além da cor verdadeira, sua maquilagem; embora fosse escuro, não escondia em nada sua beleza inferior, seus lábios carnudos estavam envoltos de um batom vermelho sangue muito atraente. [...] Tudo isso para encontrar seu namorado? Na verdade, era pra ir com o namorado até o cemitério curtir com seu grupo de amigos góticos. Tudo parecia perfeito para ele, até Cris se mostrar de verdade.

Join James as he delves into the chilling secrets of a collector’s cursed artifacts, crosses paths with a spirit who won’t rest, and fights to survive a violent entity that turns his shop into a war zone. Each case pulls him deeper into a world where the past clings tight, and the dead never truly leave.

At Moran and Moran, haunted relics whisper secrets of the past, drawing James into a world where spirits refuse to rest. Each one tests his resolve as he faces vengeful entities, cursed objects, and echoes of his own family’s past. Join James as he investigates a cursed money clip that brings fortune at a deadly price, searches for answers after his father's passing, and confronts a spirit claiming to be the devil itself. Each case leads him deeper into the hidden world of haunted items, where power, grief, and deception bind the living and the dead in ways he never expected.

En un bar de lujo, un hombre observa desde el otro lado de la sala abarrotada a la mujer de sus sueños sentada sola. No puede dejarla escapar. Se alisa la chaqueta, se aprieta la corbata, se acerca a ella y entabla conversación. ¿Qué sigue? La Fecha es un cuento escrito por el novelista Alfred C. Martino.

From the depths of grief and the thirst for revenge to the terror of supernatural forces and the fight for survival, these stories and others delve into the darkest corners of our world where the lines between reality and nightmare blur, and the only certainty is that nothing is quite as it seems.