Download or read book The Man with the Black Shoebox and Other Strange Stories written by Colin R Parsons and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kris finds himself on the tram ride from Hell; Matt is attacked on his way home through a storm - but not by anything human; Alex discovers a bizarre truth about his past, and a boy must look deep into an extraordinary shoebox to discover who he really is. From aliens to zombies, this gripping collection of sci-fi, fantasy and horror short stories will have you looking at familiar objects and every day events in a very different way.
Download or read book Strange Stories written by Dave Terruso and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Blue Boy And Other Stories written by John Mallon and published by Independent Publishing Network. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse range of short stories dealing with love and loss; hope and disappointment; the strange and the unexpected. This collection of 24 stories includes: A couple facing the slow transformation of humanity into something radically different and beyond reach. Do they stay with the blue boy and wait their turn or do they leave while they still can? A group of ecstatic, detached heads resurrected far in the future realising, in horror, that The Future has its own plans for the relics from the past. On a cold, dark, winter's evening, a train arrives at the end of the line. One man alights. His only thought is to get home fast but the deserted streets have other ideas. Ever gone on a first date? Well, fifteen year old Jamie is about to if only he can dodge the advice-giving relatives and get out of the house in time. An entrepreneurial crab has a great idea to make a juicy profit and learns business would be less stressful without the customers. If you like stories that deal with the extraordinary within the ordinary, aspects overlooked or forgotten, the eye in the everyday then you will enjoy this book.
Download or read book The Ghost of John Wayne and Other Stories written by Ray Gonz‡lez and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of short stories set in Texas and New Mexico, including "The Scorpion Eater," "Spaceship," "The Apparition," and "The Garden of Padre Anselmo."
Download or read book Arianwen written by Angela Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arianwen is someone for whom life comes easily. Hers is an ordinary life, in a hidden valley in West Wales during the first half of the 20th century, filled with the small pleasures that help us bear life's little tragedies.But in a fast-changing world, Arianwen must learn the hard way. It is endurance that will see her through real adversity.Elegantly written with an understated humour and a lyricism that reflects the natural rhythms of the Welsh language, Arianwen is the captivating portrait of one woman who represents us all.
Download or read book The Shoe Box and Other Stories written by Phil Troyer and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lincoln Highway written by Amor Towles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates
Download or read book House of Darke written by Colin R. Parsons and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zade, Tina, Pip and Meadow are four teenagers enjoying an end-of-summer bike ride - that is until a mist descends, leaving them stranded at a picnic area in the middle of the countryside. What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them. They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help. Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next. Welcome to House of Darke - enjoy your stay!
Download or read book Horse and Other Stories written by Bo Huston and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 14 short stories whose "sensitive, stately prose translates gay underclass experience with authenticity."
Download or read book Open the Unusual Door written by Barbara Summers and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains stories about sixteen African Americans who became successful in a wide range of activities.
Download or read book Ghosted written by Colin R. Parsons and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who would have thought that an after-school project could cause so much devastation? Four school children, Megan, Carol, John and Alan, have accidentally released the spirit of an evil headmaster - imprisoned in the bowels of the school for two hundred years. The children are now "Ghosted" - not quite dead, and not truly alive, their souls stolen. What, if anything, can they do to return to the land of the living? Omar the Magnificent is their only hope, but is he a spiritual medium, or a fake? But... he may know someone! Killian Spooks is a Supernatural Soul Catcher. With the aid of his friends - Tornado Screech and Cleo Smoke - he might be able to help them. There is danger at every turn, and the journey to the light is getting darker by the hour!
Download or read book Piranesi written by Susanna Clarke and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food and waterlilies to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone. Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims? Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous
Download or read book Wizards Exile written by Colin R Parsons and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sky city of Valusha is now ruled by an evil overlord called Jenta-Lor. The former ruler and wizard, Obsidian has gone into exile, and has not been seen for many years. There's a weird band of misfits - a boy, an engineer and a wizard who have all been locked away in Skytraz Prison. No one has ever escaped from there - well it is thousands of feet above the earth. All seems hopeless. But the wizard prisoner Rebus knows the layout of Skytraz Prison, so there just might be a chance to break out and get away. If so, can they find Obsidian, and what dangers are ahead? Buckle up; there's Magic, Sky Ships and Dragons in this roller coaster adventure ride.
Download or read book Ten to Midnight written by Toby Emden and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the near future, Russia has been brought to its knees by a bloody war in Ukraine. With the Russian people facing famine, Chinese troops massing on the Russian border and the global economy on the verge of collapse, a rogue General seizes power with a plan to end the conflict by breaking the last taboo of war. However, a series of fatal errors and miscalculations lead to a regional nuclear conflict and the destruction of several Russian cities. Amidst the ensuing chaos and confusion, the United States suddenly finds itself under nuclear attack. As missiles rain down on the United States, retired CIA analyst Dr. Lewis Stein is brought out of retirement to advise an inexperienced President on how to prevent a limited nuclear conflict from escalating into global apocalypse. But with communications in chaos and panic sweeping the globe, the odds are stacked in favor of Armageddon.
Download or read book Wizards Kingdom written by Colin R. Parsons and published by Athena PressPub Company. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the defeat of Evilan, Wizards' Kingdom has lived in peace under the benevolent rule of Zendal. Until now. Zendal's beloved stallion, Shim, has been stolen and an evil foreboding once again fills the wizard's heart. Along with his fellow wizards, Crasmont and Mydar, and with assistance from old friends and new, Zendal must set out for the Obelisk of Ashmar, to fight an unknown enemy in his bid to rescue Shim. But will the wizards' magic amulets be enough to keep them safe, as they encounter the witches of Caylan, vicious Kites and brutal Seekers, on their journey towards a deadly battle with evil? The Obelisk of Ashmar continues the adventures of the Wizards of Wizards' Kingdom and their friend Loof the Catchet. Once again, their skills, spells and team spirit are called upon to save the day, and this time the safety of the whole kingdom is at stake!
Download or read book Our Country Friends written by Gary Shteyngart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Kirkus Reviews “A perfect novel for these times and all times, the single textual artifact from the pandemic era I would place in a time capsule as a representation of all that is good and true and beautiful about literature.”—Molly Young, The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) Eight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation—a novel about love, friendship, family, and betrayal hailed as a “virtuoso performance” (USA Today) and “an homage to Chekhov with four romances and a finale that will break your heart” (The Washington Post) In the rolling hills of upstate New York, a group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. The unlikely cast of characters includes a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child obsessed with K-pop; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app developer; a global dandy with three passports; a Southern flamethrower of an essayist; and a movie star, the Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family. Both elegiac and very, very funny, Our Country Friends is the most ambitious book yet by the author of the beloved bestseller Super Sad True Love Story.
Download or read book Home Town written by Tracy Kidder and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this splendid book, one of America's masters of nonfiction takes us home--into Hometown, U.S.A., the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, and into the extraordinary, and the ordinary, lives that people live there. As Tracy Kidder reveals how, beneath its amiable surface, a small town is a place of startling complexity, he also explores what it takes to make a modern small city a success story. Weaving together compelling stories of individual lives, delving into a rich and varied past, moving among all the levels of Northampton's social hierarchy, Kidder reveals the sheer abundance of life contained within a town's narrow boundaries. Does the kind of small town that many Americans came from, and long for, still exist? Kidder says yes, although not quite in the form we may imagine. A book about civilization in microcosm, Home Town makes us marvel afresh at the wonder of individuality, creativity, and civic order--how a disparate group of individuals can find common cause and a code of values that transforms a place into a home. And this book makes you feel you live there.
