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Tales from the Hinterland Tales from the Hinterland Caleb Puckett Prose poems and flash fiction. OL10332305W
Queer stories for boys and girls Queer stories for boys and girls Edward Eggleston Presents twenty stories, including such titles as "Bobby and the Key-Hole," "Simon and the Garuly," "The Story of a Flutter-Wheel," and "Flat Tail the Beaver." OL1145604W
寡黙な死骸みだらな弔い 寡黙な死骸みだらな弔い 小川洋子 A woman goes into a bakery to buy a strawberry cream tart. The place is immaculate but there is no one serving so she waits. Another customer comes in. The woman tells the new arrival that she is buy… OL11690130W
The Stickit Minister and Some Common Men The Stickit Minister and Some Common Men Samuel Rutherford Crockett First published in 1893 this collection of 24 short stories/sketches by S.R.Crockett had mostly been published in magazine form during the previous decade. The stories, many of them set in his native… OL13102416W
Fidelities Fidelities Valerie Nieman Short stories from Appalachia and beyond. OL14867248W
Short stories Short stories Oscar Wilde Nine tales include "The Remarkable Rocket," "The Nightingale and the Rose," and "The Selfish Giant." OL14877865W
Birds of America Birds of America Lorrie Moore,Natasha Soudek Twelve stories on human relations. In Charades, a traditional family game on Christmas turns sour when the charades hit too close to home, while in Agnes of Iowa, a woman's ambition to be worldly rem… OL14937752W
The Suicide Run The Suicide Run William Styron Before writing his memoir of madness, Darkness Visible, William Styron was best known for his ambitious works of fiction--including The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice. Styron also crea… OL14956645W
Ugly Man Ugly Man Dennis Cooper "The most dangerous writer in America"* is back with an uncommon book of death and comedy. Internationally acclaimed writer Dennis Cooper continues to study the material he's always explored honestl… OL14992040W
Notwithstanding Notwithstanding Louis de Bernières A funny and heartbreaking new book from one of Britain's favourite and bestselling writers.A Frenchman once pointed out to Louis de Bernieres that Britain was the most exotic country in Europe, addin… OL15171508W
Eight Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / … Eight Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Adventure of the Dancing Men / Adventure of the Empty House / … Arthur Conan Doyle This choice compilation features eight of Sherlock Holmes' finest adventures, including "The Final Problem," Conan Doyle's unsuccessful attempt to retire his hero permanently. Also included are such … OL1518171W
Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe This unforgettable novel tells the story of Tom, a devoutly Christian slave who chooses not to escape bondage for fear of embarrassing his master. However, he is soon sold to a slave trader and sent … OL152161W
And Thereby Hangs a Tale And Thereby Hangs a Tale Jeffrey Archer International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. These fifteen brand-new tales showcase Archer’s talent for capturin… OL15369337W
Roofwalker Roofwalker Susan Power "Roofwalker evokes a world in which spirits and the living commingle and Sioux culture and modern life collide with disarming power, humor, and joy. The characters grapple with potent forces of famil… OL2915160W
Die Nacht, in der meine Schwester den Weihnachtsmann entführte Die Nacht, in der meine Schwester den Weihnachtsmann entführte Zoran Drvenkar Weihnachten in der Philippistraße: Da kann alles passieren, nur eins nicht - dass es langweilig wird! In acht schrägen und witzigen Geschichten schildert Zoran Drvenkar seine Weihnachtserlebnisse von… OL29254495W
The last of the menu girls The last of the menu girls Denise Chávez,Denise Chávez Rocío Esquibel is a girl growing up in a Southern New Mexico town with her mother and sister. She defines her neighborhood by its trees—the willow, the apricot and the one they call the marking-off t… OL2928417W
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men Brief Interviews With Hideous Men David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN, he combined hilarity and an … OL2943580W
American standard American standard John Blair "It is hard to see what lurks beneath the surface of a muddy river, an alligator-infested lake, or a John Blair short story." "At first glance, the characters in American Standard may seem as familia… OL2996623W
The final death of rock-and-roll The final death of rock-and-roll A. W. DeAnnuntis A compilation of fantastical short stories spanning thirty years of the author's writing career. OL32796996W
What's come over you? What's come over you? Marian Thurm "Meet the rabbi in "Moonlight," whose wife announces over the synagogue PA system that she's leaving him, or Lacey, in "Passenger," a wise and mouthy twelve-year-old, who rides shotgun in her mother'… OL3354142W
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