Publisher :Duke University Press Release Date :1994 ISBN :9780822314158 Pages :300 pages Rating Book:4.1/5 (314 users)
Download or read book Night Patrol and Other Stories written by Mikhail Kuraev and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents translations of three novellas, Captain Dikshtein, Night Patrol, and Petra on His Way to the Heavenly Kingdom, by the contemporary Russian screenwriter Kuraev. Though most of his settings are in the 1950s and 1960s, he is highly concerned with the effect of the Stalin era on modern Russia. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher :iUniverse Release Date :2014-07-14 ISBN :1491732695 Pages :111 pages Rating Book:4.9/5 (491 users)
Download or read book The Last Summer and other stories written by Patricia Bohl Wilhelm and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Rose Like No Other This is a book about a time when things were as they were. It was not fake. Bad things were bad and dealt with. There wasn't a constant dread. What happened was done with. It did not become an obsession The loss of the family fortune. Wars and abdications laid ruin to all trappings of wealth. The elders decided not to ever speak of what once was in the old country: the land in the Black Forest, the castle created by a family architect, the castle which is now one of the most famous tourist attractions, the abdication of a great uncle and the princess' arrival with the baron in Philadelphia. The wealth dispersed through real estate transactions in the well known buildings and businesses in New York City. Businesses were founded which prospered or foundered. Large families were born into the new world. Some, like William Blemly, thrived in real estate. Great discussion groups, forerunner of the coffee klatche which drew the intellectuals, the artists, writers, leaders of the new legacies.
Publisher :Alma Books Release Date :2018-01-01 ISBN :0714547573 Pages :257 pages Rating Book:4.1/5 (714 users)
Download or read book Game of Chess and Other Stories written by Stefan Zweig and published by Alma Books. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.
Publisher :Partridge Publishing Singapore Release Date :2017-06-26 ISBN :1543742157 Pages :212 pages Rating Book:4.4/5 (543 users)
Download or read book After the Fall and Other Stories written by Zhou Tai An and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fisherman cast adrift on a sea of oil. An angel trying to fly once more. An android call girl who wishes nothing more than to play the piano. These stories and more are part of this collection. In some, a world has fallen, but in its rebirth, hope, joy, and many other things can be found.
Publisher :Dorrance Publishing Release Date :2019-05-23 ISBN :1480975494 Pages :224 pages Rating Book:4.8/5 (48 users)
Download or read book "Ogbanje" Twins and Other Stories written by Keemholems Ojei and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ogbanje” Twins and Other Stories By: Keemholems Ojei Ejime and Onyishi were born identical, and quite brilliant, twins. Their birth process was witnessed by their helpless, impoverished father in their sitting room. The twins survived, but their mother died just a few minutes after giving birth to them. This tragedy could have been a mirror of their mother’s nightmare a few nights before, in which she was in communication with her late father who laid a curse upon her. The pretty twins grew up motherless under the tutelage of their father, Chris, and a maid. Their excellent results in pure sciences in their final high school exams catapulted them into the limelight from obscurity. They secured double scholarships from the state and federal government to study Electronics/Computer Engineering and Medicine respectively, in Cambridge University, Massachusetts, USA. But, by the impulse of man’s inhumanity to man, the influence of fate and what appeared like the “Ogbanje” spirit, wriggled out their ugly heads, and needed God’s urgent intervention. In this direction, the awkwardness of man’s wickedness to man dimmed a somewhat bright light.
Publisher :Dog Ear Publishing Release Date :2011-04-01 ISBN :1457501201 Pages :120 pages Rating Book:4.5/5 (457 users)
Download or read book The Long Journey and Other Stories written by D. Mills and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Cover This simple sketch is over 100 years old. It hung in the farm house I was raised in as a small boy. The artist was a relative on the Jackson side of my family tree. The original sketch now hangs in the cabin where I live. My grandmother tried to explain the meaning of the sketch to me when I was eight years old, but it was way over my head. Now that I have entered the final chapter of my long journey, I look at the sketch a lot differently than I did when my grandmom talked to me about it so long ago. The old man is not only old but very wise. The sweet, mellow smell from his pipe is now an integral part of him. The fragrance of Spring completely surrounds the young girl. As she tells him about his upcoming long journey, you can see the slight smile on his face. He knows his next journey will be soon and very short. I suspect that he will give her very little advice. He knows that unraveling the mysteries and finding your own answers are what make our long journeys worthwhile. Poppy About the Stories You may find some of them are sad, some funny, and some a little mysterious. However, I hope they rekindle and stir emotions you have hidden deep inside you-for a very long time.
Publisher :Wildside Press LLC Release Date :2013-05-01 ISBN :1434446360 Pages :276 pages Rating Book:4.3/5 (434 users)
Download or read book The Praetor and Other Stories written by Aurel Stancu and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirty-two stories in this new collection reflect the differences between man's real self and the various masks he has to wear in a Romanian society that vacillates between nostalgia for its communist past and restrained optimism about its capitalist future. The characters, who are taken from all walks of life, face constant political intrigues, moral dilemmas, and/or family crises. They must find a way to fit their own life stories, however insignificant, within the often ruthless history of their native land. Written in a journalistic style, and based very loosely on incidents that the author encountered while working for a local newspaper, these stories are filled with unexpected twists and turns, pathos, and small glimpses of average and extraordinary people coping with real-life crises. Gripping tales from Eastern Europe!
Publisher :Lulu Press, Inc Release Date :2014-05-18 ISBN :1257415972 Pages : pages Rating Book:4.5/5 (257 users)
Download or read book The Legend of Capreol Red: And Other Stories from a Railroad Town written by Matthew Del Papa and published by Lulu Press, Inc. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of eighteen short stories written in homage to the glory days of rail. Fictionalized from true stories (with the facts suitably altered to protect the innocent and not so innocent alike) these stories are light and readable.
Publisher :Penguin UK Release Date :2005-06-30 ISBN :0141913665 Pages :339 pages Rating Book:4.4/5 (141 users)
Download or read book Master and Man and Other Stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What Men Live By' portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life, and 'Two Old Men' shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly moving 'Master and Man', Tolstoy depicts a mercenary merchant travelling with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal - little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
Publisher :Palibrio Release Date :2014-09-23 ISBN :1463392532 Pages :296 pages Rating Book:4.6/5 (463 users)
Download or read book The Education of Santiago O'Grady and Other Stories written by Michael J. Merry and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of nine short stories and novellas. The title novella, The Education of Santiago O’Grady, tells the story of a young man who learns about life and the philatelic business working at his country’s posts and telegraphs. In The Major, an ex-military officer meets a former subordinate. A British Army corporal barters bullets for gold in A Few Won’t Do Any Harm, and in Very Professional, bank robbers use an unusual method to escape the police. A chaplain clashes with the colonel’s wife in The Chaplain, and Wrecked tells the story of two boys shipwrecked during a scuba outing. The Zone is a personal account of life in the Panama Canal Zone 1959/62. The Hand tells how a young man records the history of an indigenous people, and Across a Crowded Room tells of strangers meeting at an embassy reception.
Publisher :World Scientific Release Date :2021-06-10 ISBN :9811239169 Pages :284 pages Rating Book:4.1/5 (811 users)
Download or read book Small Science: Baracktrema Obamai And Other Stories Of A Life In Parasitology & Higher Education written by Thomas Reid Platt and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Long, thin, and cool as hell' was how parasitologist Thomas Platt described the new genus and species of trematode (Baracktrema obamai) he named in honor of the 44th USA president and his 5th cousin, Barack Obama. The story of Baracktrema was picked up by over 200 news outlets worldwide, providing a fitting swansong to an illustrious career revisited in this part-personal and part-scientific memoir.Platt's road to success was not initially smooth. Faced with a brutal tenure rejection at the start of his career, he was told that 'You are not the type of person we want to invest in for the next 30 years.' After a brief stint in the business world, Platt bounced back in spectacular fashion by embarking on a successful 28-year career at Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana. He traveled extensively in search of new species of parasitic worms, from neighboring Costa Rica to the far-flung reaches of Australia and Malaysia. His love of turtles and their parasites led to the discovery of 30 new species, 11 new genera, and international recognition. He provides perspectives on the places and people encountered along the way, details of interactions with wildlife, as well as interesting and accessible insights into parasite behavior in the external environment and with their hosts.SMALL SCIENCE is an inspiring story of an unexceptional high school student's path through college, graduate school, the academy, and a successful research career in 'small science' — the science of parasites, and the science of work accomplished in the margins, in the time carved out from a heavy teaching load, committee assignments, and mentoring dedicated undergraduate women in the joy of scientific discovery.
Publisher :Wildside Press LLC Release Date :2005-08-01 ISBN :1592242375 Pages :232 pages Rating Book:4.9/5 (592 users)
Download or read book Fear and Other Stories from the Pulps written by Abdullah Achmed and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world. He wrote with authority about exotic peoples and places because he had lived a life filled with adventure, serving in the British army and travelling extensively to exotic locales before settling down to a literary career. Here is the first new book of Adbullah's stories in almost seventy years, sampling a broad range of his work. "A Charmed Life" tells of one life-changing night in India, when a white man glimpses and beautiful woman in danger and acts to rescue her. "Framed at the Benefactor's Club" is a fascinating, intricately plotted mystery set in Manhattan. "The Yellow Wife" is a chilling look at Chinese life in Chinatown. "Bismallah!" is a light adventure in Africa, as crooked traders try to put a successful rival company out of business. "Light" is a surprisingly effective supernatural tale. "A Yarkand Survey" tells the story of a corrupt governor who is sent on a survey mission that might cost him his life -- if he isn't careful! And "Fear" is the tale of two thieving white men in Africa and the weird fates that awaited them. Ranging from mystery to adventure to outright horror, from the streets of New York to the rooftops of Calcutta, from London's Chinatown to the jungles of Africa, here are tales of men caught up by plots and mysteries beyond their wildest imaginings! Features a new introduction by pulp scholar Darrell Schweitzer.
Publisher :Baen Books Release Date :2003 ISBN :0743436016 Pages :304 pages Rating Book:4.4/5 (743 users)
Download or read book The Cold Equations & Other Stories written by Tom Godwin and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of stories by a master of science fiction adventure, with added dimensions of speculation and cold, hard realism.
Publisher :Notion Press Release Date :2019-07-09 ISBN :1645872726 Pages :170 pages Rating Book:4.4/5 (645 users)
Download or read book The Watchdog and Other Stories written by Ashish Khetarpal and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare constellation of varied literary themes both troubles and surprises the reader with its intruding narrative and its vast swathe of picturesque fabric. Swinging between the natural and the supernatural, its characters are not easy to judge since most of them bear the same name of Kabir. By not forcing new names with each subsequent story, the reader is forced to see the same character in his different lives and avatars – so that he may not judge one without sympathizing with the other, and may not condemn one without lauding the other. In The Watchdog, Kabir is a coarse ‘one-legged faint-hearted villain’ during the times of the Raj, who despises the order of the world, whereas, in The Prophecy, he’s forced to listen to a chiromancer as he interprets the hidden meanings in the lines of his palm; The Wall Phone and the Stack of Letters is a Sufi love story over a telephone; and, in the French city of Chandigarh, [a] Blind Man…sells cigarettes; there is Little Kabir, who is a thief and also a bibliophile; and there are others. Who will you judge, laud or condemn when it can very well be the same person?
Publisher :Ukiyoto Publishing Release Date :2022-08-19 ISBN :9356455007 Pages :193 pages Rating Book:4.5/5 (356 users)
Download or read book Inside the Pages and Other Stories written by Van Lawrence Umerez and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of five short stories that feature different horrors and nightmares. Read to see the dark and disturbing answers to many 'what ifs'; read to see how easily sanity could die painfully; read to see the hopelessness that always hides in the dark. Discover what it’s like to be a few feet under the ground in ‘Enclosed.’ Find out how an author faces the monster he created in ‘Inside the Pages,’ or why another author created a novel out of a journal that contains horrific real-life experiences in ‘Diary.’ See what a thrift store item can do to a man's mind in ‘Freebie,’ and what a tragedy can do to a man of faith in ‘Confession.’
Publisher :Biblioasis Release Date :2012-10-23 ISBN :192684551X Pages :300 pages Rating Book:4.2/5 (926 users)
Download or read book Psychology and Other Stories written by C. P. Boyko and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE VICTORIA BUTLER BOOK PRIZE “C.P. Boyko's second offering is brilliantly bold. Playful and dire and scholarly all at once, Psychology may well be the most audaciously original collection of Canadian fiction, ever. Mr. Mustard alone is worth the price of admission.”—Bill Gaston, author of Mount Appetite “Very revealing.”—Hubert T. Ross, PhD, PsyD, DPsy Psychologists are people we admire and resent. At best, they’re compassionate detectives of the human soul, healers and diagnosticians, assessing the internal machinations that structure our lives and behavior. At worst, however, they’re smug, hyper-educated, bombastic, yappy, socially deaf, thrice-divorced and twice-separated spouse-swapping cat-torturing perverts. Plus, they’re all in this book. And so are their patients. C.P. Boyko’s Psychology and Other Stories is replete with analysts, attorneys, criminals, Freudians, wardens, and self-help gurus. From Dr. Pringle’s treatment-resisting young patient in “Reaction-Formation” to the philandering forensic psychiatrist of “The Blood-Brain Barrier,” Psychology is a droll dissection of industry archetypes—as well as a brilliant study of mental illness, mental health, and the people who try to tell them apart.
Publisher :Penguin Books India Release Date :2011 ISBN :0143332198 Pages :133 pages Rating Book:4.4/5 (143 users)
Download or read book Wild Child and Other Stories written by Paro Anand and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
