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Love Is Strange: Stories of Postmodern Romance
ISBN: 9780393309652 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These diverse and original and sometimes thoroughly outrageous talents present love stories that range from the tender to the abrasive, the sunny to the darkly sexual, the poignant to the savagely ironic. Love is Strange proves that an era of safe sex can still produce dangerous and exhilarating art about the universal experience of romance.
These diverse and original and sometimes thoroughly outrageous talents present love stories that range from the tender to the abrasive, the sunny to t...
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Best English Short Stories III
ISBN: 9780393309782 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the sixth annual collection of stories we consider to be the best by British and Commonwealth writers since our last volume. The two Irish writers we include, even the solitary Scot, will have gown wryly used to being classed British. But these days it edges towards the patronising to assume that the two Canadians chosen, the New Zealander and the South African, are still largely part of the same broad culture which of the English-speaking peoples excludes only America. Yet for literary purposes (including publishing) so things stand, even when these writers are busy extending...
This is the sixth annual collection of stories we consider to be the best by British and Commonwealth writers since our last volume. The two Irish wri...
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Sudden Fiction (Continued): 60 New Short-Short Stories (Revised)
ISBN: 9780393313420 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim Well-known writers--William Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richard--join lesser-known writers--Molly Giles, Andrew Lam, Judy Troy--who will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each, whether traditional or experimental,...
Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty storie...
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To Thine Ownself Be True: A Family Anthology
ISBN: 9780595650965 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why was Elizabeth sitting alone in the chilling, unfamiliar room?
Why was Elizabeth sitting alone in the chilling, unfamiliar room?
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The Best American Short Stories 2005
ISBN: 9780618427055 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary writing.
The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of ...
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Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers
ISBN: 9780618576807 / Angielski / Miękka / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Writers of South Asian descent have been garnering more and more success, acclaim, and attention. Story-Wallah gathers the finest South Asian voices in fiction for the first time in a single volume. As Shyam Selvadurai writes in his introduction, -The stories jostle up against each other . . . The effect is a marvelous cacophony that reminds me of . . . one of those South Asian bazaars, a bargaining, carnival-like milieu. The goods on sale in this instance being stories hawked by story-traders: story-wallahs.- In this book, some of the world's best fiction writers hawk their wares from...
Writers of South Asian descent have been garnering more and more success, acclaim, and attention. Story-Wallah gathers the finest South Asian voices i...
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Scottish Girls About Town: And Sixteen Other Scottish Women Authors
ISBN: 9780743482530 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meet the Clanswomen... International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling collection of stories by popular and rising Scottish women authors. A sometimes wild, sometimes poignant romp through the lives of Scotswomen, Scottish Girls About Town revels in the universal hilarity and strife of being a girl They're looking for something moor. In Jenny Colgan's "The Fringes," a hapless heroine heads to the Edinburgh "Fringe" -- a massive theatrical and musical festival -- for a night of her own... Meet the Clanswomen... International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling colle... |
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The Purchase of Order: Stories
ISBN: 9780820317342 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the cadence of a Texas drawl or the whisper of a midday kiss, these stories by Gail Galloway Adams capture untidy lives in which the pain of living is confounded with a grin. From the yoga instructor with her Earthshoes and mantras to the Texas aunt who wills herself insane, the characters in Adams's stories boldly face the sorrows and strains of everyday life, seeking relief in humor and redemption in words. "The Purchase of Order" depicts characters from Germany to Georgia, men and women attempting to find meaning within memory, who take joy in giving of themselves.
In the cadence of a Texas drawl or the whisper of a midday kiss, these stories by Gail Galloway Adams capture untidy lives in which the pain of living...
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Nervous Dancer
ISBN: 9780820339955 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The lives on view in "Nervous Dancer" are complex and precarious. Speaking their familial idioms in tones and cadences determined well before they ever appeared in these stories, Carol Lee Lorenzo's characters surge into moments of change for reasons initially not apparent. In the quirky, hard-edged ways in which they stumble, beg, come of age, fall apart, and reunite, they reveal no simple notions about life. The way women and children see men is often the focus of these stories, and female voices are the most numerous in" Nervous Dancer." Singularity of character can be found in... The lives on view in "Nervous Dancer" are complex and precarious. Speaking their familial idioms in tones and cadences determined well before they ... |
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From Every Corner
ISBN: 9781475992083 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each member of the Princess Street Writers Collective sees the world differently. In their first collection of short stories, this group of eight authors - each bringing unique tales to life - offers glimpses into the minds of a wide range of eclectic characters. These stories explore life and death, adventure and romance, suspense and whimsy, examining subjects light, dark and everything in between. You'll meet characters who sail on the Titanic, compete in a bridge tournament, party at a trendy club, stow away on an airplane and drive a scenic highway. "From Every Corner" is a... Each member of the Princess Street Writers Collective sees the world differently. In their first collection of short stories, this group of eight a... |
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Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity
ISBN: 9781948178037 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Best American Mystery Stories
ISBN: 9780547553962 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Best American Series(r)
First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, Loren D.... The Best American Series(r)
First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest sho... |
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Hook, Line & Sinister
ISBN: 9780881509793 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Proceeds from this book will help support two charitable groups, Casting For Recovery, which helps women cancer survivors to heal body and soul through fly-fishing, and Project Healing Waters, which does the same for our returning veterans Contributing authors include Ridley Pearson Mark T. Sullivan Michael Connelly John Lescoart Andrew Winer Dana Stabenow Don Winslow Melodie Johnson Howe James W. Hall C.J. Box Victoria Houston William Beall Spring Warren Brian M. Wiprud William Tapply T. Jefferson Parker "
Proceeds from this book will help support two charitable groups, Casting For Recovery, which helps women cancer survivors to heal body and soul throug...
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Mother: Mother
ISBN: 9780671529987 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps our most powerful and significant emblem, Motherhood forms the very fabric of our lives. Mothers leave enduring memories in our hearts and influence our culture -- art, theater, film, literature, and television. In this exceptional collection, some of today's most prestigious and gifted writers come together to share their personal reflections on motherhood. From a woman's choice to become a mother to the intimate inner workings of a mother's relationship with her children, the full, rich cycle of motherhood is brought exquisitely to life. These stories, poems, and essays -- some...
Perhaps our most powerful and significant emblem, Motherhood forms the very fabric of our lives. Mothers leave enduring memories in our hearts and inf...
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Nebula Awards 29: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
ISBN: 9780156001199 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each of the Nebula winners and finalists featured here displays its own (often highly idiosyncratic) excellence. This volume, which represents the best of 1993, includes offerings from Harlan Ellison, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Lisa Goldstein.
Each of the Nebula winners and finalists featured here displays its own (often highly idiosyncratic) excellence. This volume, which represents the bes...
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The Year's Best Fantasy: Volume Two
ISBN: 9781645060499 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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'Boxer Shorts Redux
ISBN: 9781932461039 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oops, they did it again ... From the creative geniuses swinging from the rafters at Wil Wheaton's Soapbox comes a new compliation of short stories and poetry. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder what these people are smoking while they sit at their keyboards. Once again, you're invited to sit back, put your feet up, and take a nice long look at their Boxer Shorts ... Redux.
Oops, they did it again ... From the creative geniuses swinging from the rafters at Wil Wheaton's Soapbox comes a new compliation of short stories and...
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Telling Tales
ISBN: 9780312424046 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rarely have world writers of such variety and distinction appeared together in the same anthology. Their stories capture the range of emotions and situations of our human universe: tragedy, comedy, fantasy, satire, dramas of sexual love and of war in different continents and cultures. They are not about HIV / AIDS. But all twenty-one writers have given their stories--chosen by themselves as representing some of the best of their lifetime work as storytellers--without any fee or royalty.
"Telling Tales" is being published in more than twelve countries. The publisher's profits from the... Rarely have world writers of such variety and distinction appeared together in the same anthology. Their stories capture the range of emotions and sit...
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Under African Skies: Modern African Stories
ISBN: 9780374525507 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spanning a wide geographical range, this collection features many of the now prominent first generation of African writers and draws attention to a new generation of writers. Powerful, intriguing and essentially non-Western, these stories will be welcome by an audience truly ready for multicultural voices. Spanning a wide geographical range, this collection features many of the now prominent first generation of African writers and draws attention to a... |
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American Girls about Town
ISBN: 9780743496957 / Angielski / Miękka / 369 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in the U.S.A....
American gals are taking liberties -- and pursuing happiness on their own terms -- in this star-studded story collection featuring the nation's red-hot women writers. They've declared their independence Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes) learns "The Truth About Nigel" -- and the trouble with falling for an incognito Hollywood actor. Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada) sends a single New Yorker on a backpacking trip halfway around the world -- where she sees her love life back home with new eyes --... Born in the U.S.A....
American gals are taking liberties -- and pursuing happiness on their own terms -- in this star-studded story... |
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