Download or read book More Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse written by Joel Arnold and published by Studio City. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first there was Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse – a collection of stories to keep you entertained while the world falls apart around you. Now there is More Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse – a new collection to keep you up at night as chaos engulfs the planet! With ten brand new stories (and three rarely seen reprints) you’ll read about: A drug mule carrying something far more dangerous than drugs across the Rio Grande. A teenage girl wondering if her stolen ticket will admit her to the afterlife. An old break room calendar portending doom. A woman making a stand in an outhouse against a knife-wielding maniac. A macabre opportunity for a couple stranded upside down in a snowstorm. A ringing coffin bell that signals much more than a premature burial. These and other stories by Joel Arnold, the award-winning author of Northwoods Deep, Death Rhythm, and the original Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse, will keep you reading late into the night. But wait – there’s more! As an added bonus, the brand new steampunk ghost story “Rerun” by Daniel Pyle, author of Freeze, Down the Drain, and Dismembered is included for your apocalyptic reading pleasure. Topics: apocalypse, horror, short stories, sci-fi, science fiction, apocalyptic horror
Download or read book After written by Ellen Datlow and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each story exploring the lives of teen protagonists raised in catastrophe's wake-whether set in the days after the change, or decades far in the future. New York Times bestselling authors Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Carrie Ryan, Beth Revis, and Jane Yolen are among the many popular and award-winning storytellers lending their talents to this original and spellbinding anthology.
Download or read book Once Upon a More Enlightened Time written by James Finn Garner and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another enlightened collection from the bestselling author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. Garner continues his mission to liberate our classic fairy tales from archaic, sexist, ageist, classist, lookist, and environmentally unsound prejudices with a new collection of humorous tales for readers of evolved consciousness. 13 line drawings.
Download or read book Apocalypse Wow written by James Finn Garner and published by Thorndike Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's master of satire and wit looks at the concepts of UFO conspiracies, numerological calculations, harmonic convergence, the Internet, and talk of the Last Days.
Download or read book Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse Volumes 1 3 written by Joel Arnold and published by Studio City. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three volumes of Joel Arnold's popular BEDTIME STORIES FOR THE APOCALYPSE series gathered together in ONE omnibus edition! Over thirty stories of horror and sci-fi, including bonus stories by Daniel Pyle and H.P. Lovecrabbe! These are the kind of bedtime stories that will keep you reading far into the night! "'Bedtime Stories' is a wonderful collection of short stories all linked together with an unsettling distrust of the future...Any fan of either horror or short stories should be willing to give this collection a shot. Delightfully macabre." - David Dalglish, author of the 'Shadowdance' and 'Half-Orcs' series, on Volume 1 "They're chilling in the classic campfire story way, but all the more frightening for the dark societies they posit for perhaps the not-so-far future." - Isabela Morales on Volume 1
Download or read book Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse written by Joel Arnold and published by Studio City. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man journeys with a pregnant stranger, while unseen aliens deal out punishment from above. A priest's skin oozes a healing elixir. A self-absorbed husband monitors the end of his existence over the internet. A teenager digs through a deep crust of waste and bone to win his freedom. These, plus 5 more stories from Joel Arnold, are your perfect companion as the earth falls apart around you. Topics: apocalypse, horror, sci-fi, short stories, science fiction, apocalyptic fiction
Download or read book These Precious Days written by Ann Patchett and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Download or read book Sleep Over written by H. G. Bells and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of the oral history genre phenomenon World War Z, an inventive new spin on the apocalypse featuring a worldwide plague of insomnia. Remember what it’s like to go an entire night without sleep? What if sleep didn’t come the following night? Or the night after? What might happen if you, your friends, your family, your coworkers, and the strangers you pass on the street, all slowly began to realize that rest might not ever come again? How slowly might the world fall apart? How long would it take for a society without sleep to descend into chaos? Sleep Over is a collection of waking nightmares, a scrapbook collection of haunting and poignant stories from those trapped in a world where the pillars of society are crumbling, and madness is slowly descending on a planet without rest. Online vigilantism transforms social media into a blame game with deadly consequences. A freelance journalist grapples with the ethics of turning in footage of mass suicide. Scientists turn to horrifying experiments as they grow more desperate in their race for a cure. In Sleep Over, these stories are just the beginning. Before the Longest Day, the world record was eleven days without sleep. It turns out many of us will be forced to go much longer. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
Download or read book The Last Kids on Earth Survival Guide written by Max Brallier and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Netflix Original Series! See if you have what it takes to survive the monster-zombie apocalypse in this interactive guided journal from the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Last Kids on Earth series, now with over 7 million copies in print. You've read all about the Last Kids on Earth's adventures in the post-zombie-monster-apocalypse, and now it's time to get in on the action! In this interactive journal, readers will feel like they're part of the Last Kids world by taking part in creative exercises that are based on the characters and settings that they've come to know so well. They'll draw their own inventions in Quint's workshop, design their perfect kids-only hangout that will rival Jack's treehouse, put together their dream post-apocalyptic warrior outfits and weapons that will give the Louisville Slicer a run for its money, imagine themselves and their friends as zombies, and so much more. The perfect creative outlet for every Last Kids fan.
Download or read book A Wrinkle in Crime written by Joel Arnold and published by Studio City. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Midwest, the saying goes, “Revenge is a hot-dish best served cold” – or something to that effect. In Joel Arnold’s new short story collection A WRINKLE IN CRIME, revenge is also served at a lakeside resort, in an outhouse, at a state fair, on a camping trip in the Gallatin Mountains, and along a snow-swept lonely highway. In these 10 stories of foul play, murder and revenge, you’ll meet: A man who takes advantage of an unfortunate accident to pull off a perfect crime. A woman whose only refuge against a knife-wielding assailant is a fiberglass outhouse. An elderly gay couple who come face to face with murder – and their past – at a cozy lake resort. A sister whose dark secrets reside in a beautiful pearl. A man who poses as an old woman’s personal assistant in order to murder her at the Minnesota State Fair. These plus five more stories will keep you up late at night, turning the pages! "Joel Arnold is, hands down, one of my favorite short story writers. This collection is impressive, diverse, and always great fun!” - Ellen Hart, author of the Jane Lawless and Sophie Greenway series. TOC: The Opportunity Taking Care of Katrina Mercy Hole in the Fence Leave No Wake Occupied White Crosses The Cheater Blue-Eyed Mary Mississippi Pearl
Download or read book Zack Zoey s Alien Apocalypse Alien Busting Ninja Adventure written by MJ Ware and published by MJA Ware. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When hungry aliens begin their 'rain' of terror, break out the umbrellas--the aliens can't eat you with an umbrella shoved in their huge mouths. Looking for yummy human tenders, Admiral Nact-bauk invades the local school. Zack and Zoey lead the counterattack armed with rulers, protractors, and dodge balls. They might have a chance, if Nact-bauk didn't gulp down the only teacher brave enough to stand up to him. Even worse, he forces Zoey onboard the alien vessel for dinner--along with a bucket of honey-mustard sauce. Zack will do just about anything to save her. If Principal Blathers won't help, Zack sees no choice but to 'borrow' the principal's car. Chasing the alien saucers, he meets up with a wrinkly WWII hero who thinks he knows the alien's weakness: electric toothbrushes. Wielding only umbrellas and battery-powered dental weapons, things look grim. Even if the pair manage to rescue Zoey, there's the small matter of escaping a spacecraft flying at over two hundred miles an hour. Can you say, Jetpacks? Zack & Zoey's Alien Apocalypse is approximately 17,000 words (similar in length to Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and contains no cursing or strong language.
Download or read book Go the F k to Sleep written by Adam Mansbach and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times Bestseller: “A hilarious take on that age-old problem: getting the beloved child to go to sleep” (NPR). “Hell no, you can’t go to the bathroom. You know where you can go? The f**k to sleep.” Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, it captures the familiar—and unspoken—tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. Read by a host of celebrities, from Samuel L. Jackson to Jennifer Garner, this subversively funny bestselling storybook will not actually put your kids to sleep, but it will leave you laughing so hard you won’t care.
Download or read book The Auto Mechanics Calendar written by Joel Arnold and published by Studio City. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the kind of calendar you don’t see much of anymore, hanging on grimy backroom walls, a pin-up model posed over each month of the year showing a little skin. But there was something different about this calendar. Something…frightening. The old-timers at Morton’s Service Garage winced whenever a new page was revealed, glancing at the dates ahead with dread. What was it they saw that the new guy, Jordan, didn’t see? What were they so afraid of? Follow award-winning author Joel Arnold into the auto mechanics’ break room with this short story of mounting horror. You never know what you might see when you turn the page! 6500 words
Download or read book Endless Apocalypse Short Stories written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Authors and collections. Stories of the end of civilized life have always fascinated us, from the mythological world endings, Armageddon to Ragnorok, to the flood stories of across the Ancient world. They make us wonder what we would do if all around us came to an end: no transport, no fuel, no communications: a retreat into the desperation, the onslaught of disease, how would we survive? This is the source of zombie literature and provides the inspiration for this fabulous mix of horror and adventure, of classic and brand new writing in the successful series of Gothic Fantasy titles from Flame Tree. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Mike Adamson, Bill Davidson, Michael Paul Gonzalez, Michael Haynes, Liam Hogan, Jennifer Hudak, Curt Jeffreys, Su-Yee Lin, Wendy Nikel, Konstantine Paradias, Darren Ridgley, John B. Rosenman, Zach Shephard, Meryl Stenhouse, Morgan Sylvia, Lucy Taylor, Natalia Theodoridou, and Shannon Connor Winward. These appear alongside classic stories by authors such as Stephen Vincent Benét, George Allan England, M.P. Shiel, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
Download or read book Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse III written by Joel Arnold and published by Joel Arnold. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You survived the first two volumes of Joel Arnold’s BEDTIME STORIES FOR THE APOCALYPSE…barely. Are you ready for volume 3? In this collection of 10 short stories you’ll meet: A herd of cows protecting a dead woman from her abusive husband. A beached mermaid on the shores of Lake Superior. A group of friends whose love of Halloween keeps them together for a long, long time. A little girl who deals candy – and something far more sinister – from her bright red wagon. A teenager who must embrace the very dark side to survive a fate worse than death. A mysterious visitor who drives a man mad. These, plus four other stories, will keep you up late at night with a light on and your teddy bear screaming for mercy.
Download or read book Swan Song written by Robert McCammon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.
Download or read book Love Centered Parenting written by Crystal Paine and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you worry that you're messing up your kids? Do you get stressed when you think about their futures? New York Times bestselling author Crystal Paine knows how you feel. A mom of four, Crystal has struggled with anxiety over parenting. She wanted to parent with grace, instead of a system of rules where kids are expected to do all the right things. She wanted to be a safe place for her children, and she definitely didn't want to be remembered as the sort of mom who yelled, wounded her kids with words, or worse, cared more about her reputation than her kids' hearts. In this book, Crystal shares the life-changing lessons that God has been teaching her about raising kids with love and grace. In Love-Centered Parenting, Crystal will · reveal the no-fail secret to launching your kids · uncover the root of why we often feel so frustrated and irritated with our kids · share the four most important choices we can make as parents · give you the tools to keep going when you want to give up · help you get your kids to talk to you It is possible to parent from a place of freedom and rest, giving your kids what they truly need to thrive in this world.
