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Orbit
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe. Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower. Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls. And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie"--
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RP Teens
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A YA anthology of short stories ranging in genres from horror to romance; featuring classic and original monsters and creatures; and highlighting authors from the LGBTQIA+ community, including Claire Kann, Kalynn Bayron, Jonathan Lenore Kastin, and H.E. Edgmon"--
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"This Skin Was Once Mine : When her father dies under mysterious circumstances, Jillian Finch finds herself grieving the man she idolized while struggling to feel comfortable in the childhood home she was sent away from nearly twenty years ago. Then Jillian discovers a dark secret that will threaten to undo everything she has ever known about her father. -- Seedling : A young man's father calls him early in the morning to say that his mother has passed...
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English
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"Set in contemporary Nigeria, Uche Okonkwo's A Kind of Madness is a collection of ten stories concerned with literal madness but also those private feelings that, when left unspoken, can feel like a type of madness: desire, desperation, hunger, fear, sadness, shame, longing. In these stories, a young woman and her mother bask in the envy of their neighbors when the woman receives an offer of marriage from the family of a doctor living in Belgium-though...
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Publisher
NewCon Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"A new collection from one of the most exciting voices in genre fiction. Nineteen stories, eleven of them original to this collection, all themed on travel, be it a desperate need to be somewhere else or a burning desire to escape what's been left behind."--Amazon
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Español
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El arte y la ciencia de contar historias es un libro práctico que te enseñará a contar mejores historias en conversaciones, reuniones de negocios, en puestos de liderazgo y para la creación de marcas. La Era de la Información ha terminado y ha comenzado la Era de la Narración. Adéntrate en la nueva era con la máxima confianza.
En este libro aprenderás:
• Los fundamentos de la narración.
• Cómo construir personajes cercanos...
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English
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A pile of sensational bizarre blood cases, a cold silent body, what kind of crimes and secrets are hidden? A calm and wise female forensic doctor, an experienced criminal investigation captain, in the face of a paper forensic identification, one by one, the blood, violence and terror behind the dissection of the body, everything seems to have no trace, but in the bizarre doomed to the curse of the murderer
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First published in 2014, this tenth-anniversary edition of the award-winning collection includes three new stories.A young mother intrudes in the life of an older woman, thinking she knows what's best. An academic becomes convinced that he is haunted by his double. Two children spy on their supposedly criminal neighbours. A man enables his cousin's predatory impulses out of loyalty, and a circus performer dreams of a perfect wedding. These characters...
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Español
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La Biblioteca Rocío Vélez de Piedrahíta se nutre este año con dos obras que aparecieron publicadas por primera vez en 1960 y 1962: El hombre, la mujer y la vaca y El pacto de las dos Rosas, un díptico que la autora definió en su momento bajo una sentencia que nos inquieta: "Cuentos desagradables". Los dos relatos tienen los componentes clásicos de su obra y en el centro está la mirada de una escritora que analiza con agudeza el mundo que...
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English
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Way down in Penguin Land lived two best friends, Clutch and Haiven. While Haiven was serious and studious, Clutch was imaginative and playful. As Clutch always imagined himself as a mighty warrior penguin, he did not always pay attention to his teacher in the classroom. One day, this got him in very serious trouble when he was out playing. The question was, could Haiven arrive in time to save his friend?
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English
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All the wonderful things to behold, And all the marvelous things to be told, A little family wants to explain, What is home? Written by the best-selling author, Sara Galadari, What is Home? is a heartfelt love letter for parents to read to their little ones before their slumber.
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Español
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Finalista en los Oscar's Book Prize y Finalista del premio al Libro Ilustrado del Año de los British Book Awards
- Dondequiera que vayas, yo te sigo. Nos llevamos de maravilla, mi querido amigo.
- Oso y Ardilla forman el dúo perfecto... pero cuando Gallina quiere unirse a la diversión, ¿serán capaces de dejar espacio en su alegre banda para un miembro más?
- Una celebración rítmica y vibrante de la maravillosa armonía que desprenden la...
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Français
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Linette, c'est moi ! Je suis une petite fille bien sage et un petit peu coquine. Comme mon papa, je porte des lunettes ! Mais voilà, je cherche depuis des heures mes lunettes dans toute la maison. Ça te dit de m'aider ? Sans elles, je suis complètement perdue… Je compte sur toi pour les retrouver ! Suis mes aventures, tu découvriras la petite fille pétillante que je suis. Tu ne le regretteras pas ! Et qui sait, peut-être serons-nous amis?...
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This book contains five beautiful and heartwarming children's stories. These stories are pure magic and wonderful for kids of all ages. Get ready, for a great adventure with such stories as, The Legend of the Ghost Bells, The Milagro at Christmas, The Frog who would be King, The Mystery of Cachucha Negra, and The Big Yellow Spaceship. by author Frank Solis. The book is now available at your favorite bookstore.
19) With You Always
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Sometimes, we miss someone or something so precious to us that left us wondering why they had to go. Through this story, you'll go on a journey with a character that also is missing someone very dearly. Explore how, in every step we take, our surroundings can remind us and keep us connected with whom or what we miss in a magical yet humble way.
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