Casa editrice: Carousel Books
A master craftsman brings one of the most fascinating periods in American history to vivid life in these provocative and poignant short stories, which include the masterpieces The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Helen Bradley is a journalist who uses both spiritual strength and investigative skills to uncover the facts for her articles. Now she has received an urgent request for help. Dr. Kincaid, the director of a prestigious convalescent home, is dead from an apparent heart attack. His widow, however, is convinced that he was murdered. What secrets are lurking behind the polished doors of this medical facility? And who would kill to protect them? Helen’s inquiry will demand great faith and courage as it draws her closer and closer to the life-threatening evidence. Narrator Cristine McMurdo-Wallis highlights the growing suspense and Helen’s determination to rely on God for protection.Mostra libro
-LITTLE WARS- is the game of kings - for players in an inferior social position. It can be played by boys of every age from twelve to one hundred and fifty - and even later if the limbs remain sufficiently supple - by girls of the better sort, and by a few rare and gifted women. This is to be a full History of Little Wars from its recorded and authenticated beginning until the present time, an account of how to make little warfare, and hints of the most priceless sort for the recumbent strategisMostra libro
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Baxter Family novels shares an inspiring short story about campus life at Liberty University. Ever wonder what it would be like to be a student at an evangelical Christian university? Inspired by her time as a visiting professor at Liberty University, Karen Kingsbury decided to write a short story series set on its beautiful campus in Lynchburg, Virginia. In part one of Once Upon a Campus, readers can sit with incoming freshmen at convocation—the largest Christian student gathering in the world, cheer with them from the stands on a football Saturday, and feel their hearts pound as romance and lifelong friendships begin.Mostra libro
Come visit Dr. Alinger in his Museum of Silence, where every breath could be your last.A HarperAudio production.Mostra libro
The Collected Short Fiction of John R Little, full-color illustrations by Luke Spooner, with new story introductions by John R Little. This volume contains 24 short stories. Little Things is Volume 2 of a four-part series. Introduction by John R Little Volunteers Needed Tommy’s Christmas Growing Up Doing Daddy 3:26 a.m. Those Little Cameras! In the Boys’ Clubhouse Ever After Welcome to Inferno Climbing Mount Turnpike The Jameson House The Thief of Time Accordion Season The Oasis Cruel Eyes The Slow Haunting Following Marla Sammy George’s Head Flies My Little Jillian The Wishing Stones Placeholders The True Story of Christmas About the AuthorMostra libro
Is it too late for Melina to learn to drive? Is Don Pericle’s vow never to fall in love again still valid after fifty years? Will a falling piano squash Filomena or just shake up her heart? Why does the mother of the bride ask Don Pericle to cancel the wedding? Ten humorous and heart-warming short stories, glowing with Sicilian sunshine, fragrant with home-made tomato sauce, and thrumming with mandolins’ serenades. Ideal for your coffee break or as a bedtime read. Written and narrated by Stefania Hartley, The Sicilian Mama. Praise for Stars Are Silver and other short stories: Hartley’s stories are a tonic: full of delightful, down-to-earth characters and recognisable life dilemmas, as well as unexpected twists. Above all, each story reminds us that simple human goodness can still be found and shared. —Sandy Salisbury, author of Prairie Gold Super, observant writing. [Tanino and Melina] really should have their own sit-com.— Alan Spink, Editor of The People’s Friend Magazine, on the Tanino and Melina stories Hartley doesn’t just give us stories, she gives us a slice of Italian life served with lashings of charm and wit. Highly recommended! — Ella Hayes, author of Italian Summer with the Single DadMostra libro
