Títulos em Antologias e Contos

This surreal mix of The Twilight Zone, Sisyphus, and Sartre feels especially relevant in these unprecedented times.

Sobre A Brevidade Da Vida é um ensaio moral escrito por Sêneca o Jovem, um filósofo estoico romano, para seu padrasto Paulinus. O filósofo nos traz muitos princípios estoicos sobre a natureza do tempo, principalmente a que os homens desperdiçam muito do seu próprio tempo em perseguições sem sentido. De acordo com o ensaio, a natureza dá ao homem tempo o suficiente para fazer o que é realmente importante e o indivíduo precisa permitir que isso aconteça propriamente.

Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again. But when a mysterious letter arrives in her mailbox, Isabel feels herself drawn to the past. After years of fighting for her independence, she dreads the thought of going back to the island.

This is a mini-sequel to The Other Son, a little gift for all those listeners who have been begging to know what happens next. Alice has been lying to herself for years, holding fast to the belief that the needs of her family far outweigh her own. But her outwardly successful marriage hides dark secrets, and for much of her life, the children were the only reason she stuck around.

The Music Coming from the House by Paulo Coelho is a story of human values and the Christmas spirit.

We each have contact—however fleeting—with countless people each day about whom we know little to nothing. Join award-winning author Georgia Beers as she explores this very concept in Slices of Life, her first collection of connected short stories. Each story gives you a glimpse into the life of a character who happens to be a lesbian. Some are in love. Some are in trouble. Some are just going about their day. And at some point during that day, each character will cross paths with another, and then you’ll get a glimpse into her life.

As a scientist, Sherlock Holmes would have certainly been familiar with the famous dictum attributed to Aristotle: Nature abhors a vacuum. In that same vein, fans of the Great Detective must look at 1885 and 1886 and see a somewhat similar void.

The Hike: A hiking trail snakes through government secrets, passing by a classified military base where something deadly escapes. The Torment: A filthy rich criminal bribes his way to freedom . . . but at greater cost than he could ever imagine. Ember: The last man on Earth navigates a dangerous landscape, being hunted at every step, as he tries to find the last woman alive.

After two months of protective custody, bodyguard Arianna Jackson is days away from testifying at a murder trial when the unthinkable happens. Her Alaska safe house is attacked, and Arianna is forced to go on the run with United States Marshal Brody Callahan. Arianna is used to issuing orders, not taking them, but now, out in the wild, with a bounty on her head and a killer on her heels, she has only one hope of making it to testify—the handsome protector at her side.

Alles auf Anfang. So lautet die scheinbare Endlosschleife, in der sich Thorge Krieger befindet. Er unternimmt wieder und wieder Versuche, sesshaft zu werden, um dann doch erneut aufzubrechen. Mal ist er Langzeitstudent in Berlin. Mal ist er Mitglied einer Boygroup mit viel Attitüde, aber schlechten Songs. Und mal ist er Bewohner einer WG mit einem eigenwilligen Therapiekonzept im Saarland. Wird Thorge seine Wanderschaft beenden können? Und nebenbei gefragt: Worum geht es eigentlich bei Eskalationsstufe zwei?

L'essenza dell'Abruzzo è declinata in questa novella nei suoi peculiari aspetti culturali. Lo sguardo attento e compiaciuto di Valerio Di Stefano ci accompagna attraverso le viuzze di un paesino dove la vita scorre ancora lenta, tra i profumi e i sapori di una terra "forte e gentile" come i suoi abitanti. "Lo schiaffatone" si differenzia completamente dalle precedenti narrazioni, mantenendo però il solito marchio di fabbrica: un'ironia inconfondibile e sottile che, in queste pagine, diventa bonaria ed empatica.

I’ve been in love with my grumpy, sexy boss for three years. It’s an embarrassingly long time to hold a candle for someone. It’s clear I’m not Ben Ashburn’s type. It’s time for me to move on. But when he tells me we’re headed to an out-of-town festival to represent the brewery, I make a bold decision. I’m going to tell him how I feel before we come home. Well, I was going to tell him. Until he invites my grandma to come with us. Awkward much? wonder if he realized Grams would try to play matchmaker? Extra awkward.

When Pirate Redwood plunders Captain Moss' ship to entertain her crew, she discovers he's already stolen her most valued possession: an ancient cutlass. She takes it back, but it's only one of four relics they're both determined to find. Friendly competition turns deadly when a third sailor joins the hunt, and Redwood is forced to decide which treasure to go after: the relics she's vowed to protect or the man who's stolen her heart.

Meet Lieutenant Natalie Vonn. She's the chief security officer on the starship Initiative and a very good dog, but that doesn't stop things from going wrong. Join her on two exciting, danger-filled missions! First, explore an alien jungle filled with savage gerbils and ruled by an ancient, arcane world-computer in “The Arsenal of Obsolescence.” Then wrestle with the nature of identity itself in “Crystal Fusion.” While studying a geode asteroid, a teleporter accident blends the canine security officer with the ship’s engineer — an orange tabby cat! — truly giving her the chance to go…

Rylan Black prefers to be alone. Maybe it's because he's the only bear shifter in a pack of wolves. He spends most of his days by himself in his garden, only talking to his five friends in the pack when they come out to visit him. He hears that Finn found his mate and heads to congratulate his friend when a scent hits him.

Raven Fuller is terrified. She came home last night to find her stalker waiting for her in her bedroom and she had panicked, packing a bag and fleeing. She drives until she can’t keep her eyes open any longer. Spying an abandoned cabin in the woods, she decides to crash there for a couple of hours and rest her eyes. Kai Cook and Easton Wright have always been the closest friends. Their the best hunters in the pack and it’s probably because they always seem to know what the other is thinking. They’re out hunting when they scent her. Their mate. They’re confused at first.

Утерянный рецепт — новелла американского прозаика и признанного классика О. Генри (англ. O. Henry, 1862–1910). Однажды двое друзей смешивают потрясающе вкусный коктейль, но, к своему ужасу, мгновенно забывают рецепт приготовления. Писатель также прославился благодаря рассказам Фараон и хорал, Сыщики, Момент победы, Закон и порядок, День, который мы празднуем, Тысяча долларов, Багдадская птица и Орден золотого колечка. О. Генри, чье настоящее имя Уильям Сидни Портер, считается основоположником жанра "сказка большого города", где искрометный юмор сочетается с глубоким философским смыслом.

Повесть Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки — вершина русской художественной литературы, автором которой является непревзойденный писатель и драматург Николай Васильевич Гоголь. Она объединяет несколько рассказов о сказочных событиях, произошедших на хуторе близ Диканьки: Сорочинская ярмарка, Вечер накануне Ивана Купала, Майская ночь, или Утопленница, Пропавшая грамота, Ночь перед Рождеством, Страшная месть, Иван Фёдорович Шпонька и его тётушка, Заколдованное место.

Искатели приключений — сатирическая зарисовка американского новеллиста XIX века О. Генри (англ. O. Henry, 1862–1910). Рассказчик твердо убежден, что на свете есть приключения, перед которыми меркнет даже африканское сафари и охота на слонов. Автор историй с неожиданной развязкой, О. Генри известен по ряду новелл "Орден золотого колечка", "Брильянт богини Кали", "Тысяча долларов, Сыщики", "Золото", "которое блеснуло", "Багдадская птица", "Алое платье и Комфорт".

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