Author: Robert F. Steiner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595270565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Book Description
This book is a collection of short stories, often based on or influenced by, personal experiences. Their themes are quite diverse, including realistic stories, science fiction, fantasy and adventure. Some are set in the past; some in the present; and some in the future. Some, such as "The Volunteer's Tale" and "The House of Lies", deal with social problems. Others, including "Canine Fantasies", are pure fantasy. "The Uninvited Guest" combines elements of both. "The Decoy" enlarges whimsically upon an unpleasant travel experience. While some stories have a social message, their primary purpose is to entertain.
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Confluence Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Author: Malachai Nicolle
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 161655245X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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Follows the adventures of Axe Cop as he teams up with the ever-changing Flute Cop, recruits new members to his team, fights supernatural villains throughout the universe, and answers e-mail questions from fans.
Author: Doug Larsen
Publisher: Ducks Unlimited Incorporated
ISBN: 9780961727994
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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These entertaining stories celebrate the sport of waterfowling.
Author: Rex Beach
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Big Brother and Other Stories by Rex Beach is about the adventures of the tiny but indomitable Black Eagle and the rest of his Native American tribe. Excerpt: "BLACK EAGLE'S braves were on the warpath. Wailing women, orphaned children, and burning settlements marked their trail. But they had come to grips at last with Murray's Scouts and in the battle, quarter was neither asked nor given. Murray's men were famous Indian fighters; gradually they forced the redskins back and finally brought them to the bay in a deep canyon—a cul-de-sac enclosed on three sides by perpendicular walls."
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780917652523
Category : Manners and customs
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Author: S. Govind Raj
Publisher: Vishv Books Private Limited
ISBN: 8179877256
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal was neither coward nor afraid of wars. He routed the British army from Calcutta within four days. After that could he defend the State of Bengal in spite of his so many enemies because of his cruelty and profligacy? What caused his downfall? Was it profligacy or cruelty & who and how they conspired against him to take their revenge was a quite intrigue? It is an interesting historical story which one must read along with other interesting and inspiring stories.
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Ken Liu
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
ISBN: 1982134038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years—sixteen of his best—plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne.
Author: Stefan Zweig
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 0714547573
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on the same ship and decides to reveal the harrowing secret behind his formidable chess knowledge, a chilling tale of imprisonment and psychological torment unfolds.Stefan Zweig's last and most famous story, 'The Game of Chess' was written in exile in Brazil and explores its author's anxieties about the situation in Europe following the rise of the Nazi regime. The tale is presented here in a brand-new translation, along with three of the master storyteller's most acclaimed novellas: 'Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman', 'The Invisible Collection' and 'Incident on Lake Geneva'.
