Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, & Selected...
Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) de...
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings - University...
The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds edited by Wen...
That Glimpse of Truth - The 100 Finest Short Stories Ev...
The 100 finest short stories ever written, collected in one ...
The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds
The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds, edited by Wend...
Increasing Return: A Study of the Relation between the ...
Increasing Return: A Study of the Relation between the Size ...
Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution: Selected Essay...
Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution: Selected Essays - U...
Diary Of A Madman, The Government Inspector, & Selected Stories
Devil's Diary : Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Th
This exploration of the private wartime diary of Alfred RosenbergâHitlerâs âchief philosopherâ and architect of Nazi ideologyâinterweaves the story of its recent discovery with the revelation of its never-before-published contents; which are contextualized by the authors: The result is a unprecedented; page-turning narrative of the Nazi rise to power; the Holocaust; and Hi...
The Gambler and Other Stories
The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevskys collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life indeed, The Gambler, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes Bobok, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and...
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book. Chelm is a village of fools. The most famous foolsâthe oldest and the greatestâare the seven Elders. But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead. Here are seven magical ...
The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-91
This collection of Chekhovs finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. The Steppe, which established his reputation, is the unforgettable tale of a boys journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. Gusev depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power; The Kiss portr...
Circus and Other Stories
These four books, published in the Soviet Union between 1925 and 1927, were a collaboration between poet Samuil Marshak (1887-1964) and painter Vladimir Lebedev (1891 1967). Based on the idea that a childrens book is an important cultural object in its own right, they linked painting, poetry and typography and created the timeless precursor to the modern childrens picture book. In four bran...
The Voice of the Violin
The Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri is fourth in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano series. The commissioner kept looking at him with an expression that combined contempt and commiseration, apparently discerning unmistakable signs of senile dementia in the inspector. Im going to speak very frankly, Montalbano. I dont have a very high opinion of you. Nor I of you, the inspe...
The Falls
The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide
A student has gone missing in Edinburgh. Shes not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do and influential bankers. Theres almost nothing to go on until DI John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that theres more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustome...
Trap the Devil - A Thriller
A group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector, has begun a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the U.S. government. Theyve begun to remove the people who stand in their wayand replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets. Theyve already taken out the Speaker of the Housewhose death was made to look like an accidental...
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer - the gripping must-read for Twin Peaks fans
IN A TOWN LIKE TWIN PEAKS, NO ONE IS INNOCENT
Laura Palmer the sweet-faced beauty of Twin Peaks hid her darkest deeds and twisted dreams in a secret diary from the time she was twelve years old
until the day she was murdered. The diary contains important clues to the identity of her killer. For the inhabitants of Twin Peaks it begins a mystery that will reach out to obsess them all
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The Dark Room
A gripping new thriller from the author of The Poison Artist selected for BBC Radio 2 Book Club with Simon MayoHomicide inspector Gavin Cain is standing by a grave when he gets the call. Cain knows theres something terrible in the coffin theyre about to exhume. He and his team have received a dying mans confession and it has led them here.Cain is summoned by Mayor Castelli, who has been s...
The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition
The definitive 70th anniversary edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, the worlds most famous diary and one of the greatest books of the century. 12th June, 1942:I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support. In ...
The New Collected Short Stories
This edition brings together three of Jeffrey Archers classic collections of short stories: To Cut a Long Story Short, Cat O Nine Tales and And Thereby Hangs a Tale, showcasing the master storytellers skill like never before. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of ...
Farewell To The East End
The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, soon to be a major BBC TV series. This final book in Jennifer Worths memories of her time as a midwife in Londons East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ships woman who serviced the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and...
Shiver - Junji Ito Selected Stories
A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Itos best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girls window
After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face
An amateur film ...
The Black Book
The fifth Inspector Rebus novel from Britains No.1 crime writer DAILY MIRROR. When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleagues notebook, Rebus must piece together the most comp...
Henry Lawson Selected Stories
An essential collection of Henry Lawsons best-loved stories. Rogues, larrikins and the lost people these timeless stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. this selection showcases Lawsons range as a fiction writer and highlights his profound influence on how Australians see themselves. Here are delightful tales, thrilling tales, tales of love, of strife and of a...
The Usborne Children's Bible
This is a new miniature edition of the Childrens Bible, which will be treasured and enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. It features stunning, full-page illustrations and includes maps of the ancient lands to bring stories from the Old and New Testaments vividly to life. It also features a comprehensive Whos who in the Bible to help children remember the characters and their stories...
The Best Australian Trucking Stories
The truckers job so vital to our nations everyday life makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories. This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often stranger, funnier and more inspiring than fiction. The unlikely yarns and tales, collected by Jim Haynes, quickly trans...
Why They Run the Way They Do - Stories
From the celebrated author of Who I Was Supposed to Be, Susan Perabos collection of twelve ingenious and lovable stories [that] crack open the world (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) and illuminate the everyday truths of people facing challenging situations
often of their own making. In Why They Run the Way They Do, critically acclaimed author Susan Perabo illustrates the triumphs and trage...
Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems - Hardback Slipcase Volume
This beautiful new edition, re-designed for Poohs 90th anniversary, brings together four volumes in one stunning slipcased gift book: Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. A. A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh is nothing less than a true childrens classic. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and...
The Relive Box and Other Stories
BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017 A dynamic new collection from one of our most original storytellers: satirical, surreal and very much of the moment. In these stories, T. C. Boyle focuses hisunerring eye on humanitys relationship with nature, and the unintended consequences of our efforts to control it. The prize-winning `Are We Not Men? reflects on the impact of new gene-editi...