Author: David Whitehouse
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509827544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
'This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing.' Adam Kay Memories make us who we are – but what if yours belonged to someone else? David Whitehouse's The Long Forgotten is the story of a missing plane, a rare-flower hunter, and a lonely young man who has begun to remember a past that isn’t his. It’s the story of a long-buried mystery, a quest that ended in tragedy, and a love that can never be forgotten. 'Powerful, eccentric . . . Whitehouse's writing is energetic and pacey, spiked with startling moments of tenderness and superbly controlled' The Times
The Long Forgotten
Author: David Whitehouse
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509827544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
'This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing.' Adam Kay Memories make us who we are – but what if yours belonged to someone else? David Whitehouse's The Long Forgotten is the story of a missing plane, a rare-flower hunter, and a lonely young man who has begun to remember a past that isn’t his. It’s the story of a long-buried mystery, a quest that ended in tragedy, and a love that can never be forgotten. 'Powerful, eccentric . . . Whitehouse's writing is energetic and pacey, spiked with startling moments of tenderness and superbly controlled' The Times
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509827544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
'This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing.' Adam Kay Memories make us who we are – but what if yours belonged to someone else? David Whitehouse's The Long Forgotten is the story of a missing plane, a rare-flower hunter, and a lonely young man who has begun to remember a past that isn’t his. It’s the story of a long-buried mystery, a quest that ended in tragedy, and a love that can never be forgotten. 'Powerful, eccentric . . . Whitehouse's writing is energetic and pacey, spiked with startling moments of tenderness and superbly controlled' The Times
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Author: John Koenig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501153668
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501153668
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten
Author: Kyoko Nakajima
Publisher: Sort of Books
ISBN: 1908745975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
'If we want to understand what has been lost to time, there is no way other than through the exercise of imagination ... imagination applied with delicate rather than broad strokes'. So wrote the award winning Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima of her story, Things Remembered and Things Forgotten, a piece that illuminates, as if by throwing a switch, the layers of wartime devastation that lie just below the surface of Tokyo's insistently modern culture. The ten acclaimed stories in this collection are pervaded by an air of Japanese ghostliness. In beautifully crafted and deceptively light prose, Nakajima portrays men and women beset by cultural amnesia and unaware of how haunted they are - by fragmented memories of war and occupation, by fading traditions, by buildings lost to firestorms and bulldozers, by the spirits of their recent past.
Publisher: Sort of Books
ISBN: 1908745975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
'If we want to understand what has been lost to time, there is no way other than through the exercise of imagination ... imagination applied with delicate rather than broad strokes'. So wrote the award winning Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima of her story, Things Remembered and Things Forgotten, a piece that illuminates, as if by throwing a switch, the layers of wartime devastation that lie just below the surface of Tokyo's insistently modern culture. The ten acclaimed stories in this collection are pervaded by an air of Japanese ghostliness. In beautifully crafted and deceptively light prose, Nakajima portrays men and women beset by cultural amnesia and unaware of how haunted they are - by fragmented memories of war and occupation, by fading traditions, by buildings lost to firestorms and bulldozers, by the spirits of their recent past.
Delphi Works of Maxim Gorky (Illustrated)
Author: Maxim Gorky
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3550
Book Description
The Russian and Soviet writer Maxim Gorky was a founder of the Socialist realism literary method and a political activist, who used his novels to illustrate the corruption of the world around him. This comprehensive eBook presents a range of Gorky’s works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gorky’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Five novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels like THE SPY and A CONFESSION appearing in digital publishing for the first time * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes a selection of Gorky’s non-fiction – including a sample of the author’s personal correspondence * Features two of Gorky’s autobiographies * Features a bonus biography - discover Gorky’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: we regret that translations of many of Gorky’s novels and plays are not available in the public domain. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels THE MAN WHO WAS AFRAID THREE OF THEM THE MOTHER THE SPY A CONFESSION The Shorter Fiction THROUGH RUSSIA TWENTY-SIX AND ONE AND OTHER STORIES CREATURES THAT ONCE WERE MEN, AND OTHER STORIES MISCELLANEOUS STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Non-Fiction REMINISCENCES OF ANTON CHEKHOV REMINISCENCES OF LEO NIKOLAEVICH TOLSTOY THE MARCH OF MAN MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS The Autobiographies MY CHILDHOOD IN THE WORLD The Biography MAXIM GORKI by Hans Ostwald Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3550
Book Description
The Russian and Soviet writer Maxim Gorky was a founder of the Socialist realism literary method and a political activist, who used his novels to illustrate the corruption of the world around him. This comprehensive eBook presents a range of Gorky’s works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gorky’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Five novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels like THE SPY and A CONFESSION appearing in digital publishing for the first time * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes a selection of Gorky’s non-fiction – including a sample of the author’s personal correspondence * Features two of Gorky’s autobiographies * Features a bonus biography - discover Gorky’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: we regret that translations of many of Gorky’s novels and plays are not available in the public domain. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels THE MAN WHO WAS AFRAID THREE OF THEM THE MOTHER THE SPY A CONFESSION The Shorter Fiction THROUGH RUSSIA TWENTY-SIX AND ONE AND OTHER STORIES CREATURES THAT ONCE WERE MEN, AND OTHER STORIES MISCELLANEOUS STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Non-Fiction REMINISCENCES OF ANTON CHEKHOV REMINISCENCES OF LEO NIKOLAEVICH TOLSTOY THE MARCH OF MAN MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS The Autobiographies MY CHILDHOOD IN THE WORLD The Biography MAXIM GORKI by Hans Ostwald Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Keep In The Light
Author: David Musser
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
College student Janet is grappling with the uncertainties of her life and a complicated long-distance friendship. Her world changes drastically when she encounters a supernatural entity that shatters her worries and replaces them with a primal terror. In her new reality, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. As an insatiable force preys upon them, Janet and her loved ones must confront their deepest fears, and fight to survive in a world teetering on the edge of darkness. A gripping tale of horror, David Musser's KEEP IN THE LIGHT is a story of family bonds and resilience in the face of otherworldly, paranormal forces.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
College student Janet is grappling with the uncertainties of her life and a complicated long-distance friendship. Her world changes drastically when she encounters a supernatural entity that shatters her worries and replaces them with a primal terror. In her new reality, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. As an insatiable force preys upon them, Janet and her loved ones must confront their deepest fears, and fight to survive in a world teetering on the edge of darkness. A gripping tale of horror, David Musser's KEEP IN THE LIGHT is a story of family bonds and resilience in the face of otherworldly, paranormal forces.
Keep In The Light - Books 1-3
Author: David Musser
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The first three books in 'Keep In The Light', a series of horror fiction by David Musser, now available in one volume! Keep In The Light: Janet's world changes drastically when she encounters a supernatural entity that replaces her mundane worries with those of primal terror. In her new reality, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Janet and her loved ones must confront their deepest fears and fight to survive in a world on the brink of darkness. Whispers of Gray: Sara and Jeff, a couple haunted by their past, are trying to understand what happened to them and how to move on. When Sara is approached by a mysterious benefactor with an unusual request, they come face to face with an ancient evil. As Jeff's memories resurface, the lines between reality and nightmare blur. Trying to uncover the secrets only her nightmares hold, can they prevail over the dark forces that threaten to consume them? Bad Humans: Rodney has always had a crush on Liz: the only person who was kind to him. Armed with a magic artifact, Rodney and Liz can see the evil in people. They encounter two such people: an ambulance driver who causes accidents so she can rush to the scene and save the lives she just took, and a nursing home orderly who enjoys taking advantage of the helpless. As these natural evils intersect with the supernatural force they've encountered earlier, will the Man in White be on time to save them from an even greater evil?
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The first three books in 'Keep In The Light', a series of horror fiction by David Musser, now available in one volume! Keep In The Light: Janet's world changes drastically when she encounters a supernatural entity that replaces her mundane worries with those of primal terror. In her new reality, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Janet and her loved ones must confront their deepest fears and fight to survive in a world on the brink of darkness. Whispers of Gray: Sara and Jeff, a couple haunted by their past, are trying to understand what happened to them and how to move on. When Sara is approached by a mysterious benefactor with an unusual request, they come face to face with an ancient evil. As Jeff's memories resurface, the lines between reality and nightmare blur. Trying to uncover the secrets only her nightmares hold, can they prevail over the dark forces that threaten to consume them? Bad Humans: Rodney has always had a crush on Liz: the only person who was kind to him. Armed with a magic artifact, Rodney and Liz can see the evil in people. They encounter two such people: an ambulance driver who causes accidents so she can rush to the scene and save the lives she just took, and a nursing home orderly who enjoys taking advantage of the helpless. As these natural evils intersect with the supernatural force they've encountered earlier, will the Man in White be on time to save them from an even greater evil?
X-Isle
Author: Steve Augarde
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375896309
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Ever since the floods came and washed the world away, survivors have been desperate to win a place on X-Isle, the island where life is rumored to be easier than on what's left of the mainland. Only young boys stand a chance of getting in, the smaller and lighter the better. Baz and Ray are two of the lucky few to be chosen, but they soon discover that X-Isle is a far cry from paradise. Ruled by Preacher John, a dangerous religious fanatic, it's a violent, unpredictable place, where terrible things can happen at any moment. The boys hatch an extraordinary plan in order to protect themselves-the construction of a mighty weapon of defense. But can they complete this weapon in time, and are they really prepared to use it to secure their freedom? Powerful and compelling, X-Isle is a fast-moving thriller and a great read for boys. Filled with suspense, fights, adventure, and mystery, this is a book that will keep you guessing right to the very end.
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375896309
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Ever since the floods came and washed the world away, survivors have been desperate to win a place on X-Isle, the island where life is rumored to be easier than on what's left of the mainland. Only young boys stand a chance of getting in, the smaller and lighter the better. Baz and Ray are two of the lucky few to be chosen, but they soon discover that X-Isle is a far cry from paradise. Ruled by Preacher John, a dangerous religious fanatic, it's a violent, unpredictable place, where terrible things can happen at any moment. The boys hatch an extraordinary plan in order to protect themselves-the construction of a mighty weapon of defense. But can they complete this weapon in time, and are they really prepared to use it to secure their freedom? Powerful and compelling, X-Isle is a fast-moving thriller and a great read for boys. Filled with suspense, fights, adventure, and mystery, this is a book that will keep you guessing right to the very end.
Kill the Witness
Author: Joe McCormick
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365085945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The crime boss had a chilling look in his eye as he spoke. "There had better not be any slipups this time, he said. Make sure it's a clean job, not a vestige of evidence left. I don't care if you use quicklime or a wood chipper...leave nothing that can be traced back to us!" With these orders a manhunt was set in motion that led from the bayous of the Gulf Coast to the river bottoms of West Tennessee. With no clue of why they are being hunted by the Southern Mafia, software developer James Lyman and his wife Jane survive by using their knowledge of wilderness terrain to hold off their pursuers until answers can be found. This is a story of ordinary people finding extraordinary faith and strength in a time of crisis to overcome seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365085945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The crime boss had a chilling look in his eye as he spoke. "There had better not be any slipups this time, he said. Make sure it's a clean job, not a vestige of evidence left. I don't care if you use quicklime or a wood chipper...leave nothing that can be traced back to us!" With these orders a manhunt was set in motion that led from the bayous of the Gulf Coast to the river bottoms of West Tennessee. With no clue of why they are being hunted by the Southern Mafia, software developer James Lyman and his wife Jane survive by using their knowledge of wilderness terrain to hold off their pursuers until answers can be found. This is a story of ordinary people finding extraordinary faith and strength in a time of crisis to overcome seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
The Magic Goes Away Collection
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743416937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A collection of three novels.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743416937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A collection of three novels.
Moon Shadows
Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780515138313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Romance and magic meet by the light of the moon in this collection of Celtic tales from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts and New York Times bestselling authors Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman. From mysterious warriors to evil sorceresses, from full moon cravings to moon witch spells, these enchanting tales of love and legend, magic and mystery are as menacing and alluring as the moon itself...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780515138313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Romance and magic meet by the light of the moon in this collection of Celtic tales from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts and New York Times bestselling authors Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman. From mysterious warriors to evil sorceresses, from full moon cravings to moon witch spells, these enchanting tales of love and legend, magic and mystery are as menacing and alluring as the moon itself...