Publisher: Estronho
This is the story of Miguel, a dreamer boy with no money and no job, whose life is turned upside down when he gets involved in a pursuit downtown. On his escape, he meets Mr. Francisco, an ordinary caretaker who helps him and becomes his friend. However, some strange things begin to disturb Miguel, until ...
Two interconnected tales of a love affair that began amid the timeless beauty of Venice from the author of In the Country of the Great King. Romance naturally emanates from Venice, a city of passion and eroticism. This was the case for Mara, a Nebraskan writer who had emigrated from the United States fourteen years previously. One of her newly-published novels brings passion to her, when the son of an ex-lover comes looking for resolution. Having read the book, which Mara based on her and her lover’s real-life interlude, James finds Mara and they are instantly enamored with each other. As the story unfolds, they encounter sensuality, love, and danger.Show book
Sixteen stories that depict America—and the world—emerging from the wreckage of World War IIFrom a glimpse of Coca-Cola’s first appearance in a remote part of the Arabian desert to the tale of a wealthy, paranoid man building a shelter after the first hydrogen bomb tests, the stories in The Last Supper depict a world coming to grips with the new post-war reality. As always, Howard Fast has an ear for the way history echoes through the generations, and his tales of American ascendency are complemented by crisp fictional portraits of the country’s earliest days, including three stories drawn from the life of colonial statesman Samuel Adams. Compelling and insightful, The Last Supper is an absorbing collection of mid-century Americana and a window into the mind of one of the country’s greatest modern writers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.Show book
Sixteen tales of dread and desire by Nancy Holder, Max Allan Collins, Graham Masterton, and others reveal our deepest fantasies. The eighth anthology in Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett’s boundary-breaking Hot Blood erotic horror series delivers sixteen thrilling tales that will leave readers tied up ever tighter, even as the stories themselves defy all restraint. Four-time Bram Stoker Award–winner Nancy Holder, Shamus Award–winning and bestselling author Max Allan Collins, and award-winning authors Graham Masterton and Brian Hodge are just a few of the writers who bring the Hot Blood series to new heights. Nebula Award–winner Edward Bryant, reviewing for Locus, said “the variety will appeal to your every kink.” Praise for the Hot Blood series “Read Hot Blood late at night when the wind is blowing hard and the moon is full.” —Playboy “Outstanding . . . A daring combination of sex and terror.” —Cemetery Dance “[An] aggressive and daring approach to erotic horror . . . Riveting.” —Gauntlet “Seek out this one (or its predecessors) for some naughty fun.” —BookloversShow book
The acclaimed and ground breaking collection of short stories, poetry, and allegory by Andrew Vachss, one of the most powerful voices in the field of child protection. This work is an illumination of the realities of child abuse, juvenile violence...and tribute to the power of imagination. People Magazine says, "Another Chance is Dr. Seuss dressed up as a Scorsese movie, another on-target hit by an author who has made children his primary concern." Another Chance to Get it Right offers a unique look at the potential of parenting, as much inspirational as it is instructional, both a blessing and a warning for us all.Show book
From placid and glimmering to foaming and raging the sea is a perfect mirror of the human condition. Our authors often place their characters on or about this vast mass that can be either friend or foe. This liquid character has many dimensions, many ways of speaking. 01 - Short Stories Set on the Sea - An Introduction 02 - The Striped Chest by Arthur Conan Doyle 03 - The Sea Raiders by H G Wells 04 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo 05 - The Open Boat by Stephen Crane 06 - A Saga of the Seas by Kenneth Grahame 07 - Le Horla by Guy De Maupassant 08 - Malachi's Cove by Anthony Trollope 09 - South West and by West Three-Quarters West by Frederick Marryat 10 - The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale 11 - Captain Rogers by W W Jacobs 12 - Devereux's Last Smoke by Izola Forrester 13 - The Sea Voyage by Charles Lamb 14 - The Voice in the Night by William HopeShow book
This is a short story of Georg Bendemann and his relationship with his aging father. While Georg is telling his father of his friend in Russia his father goes into a rage, ridiculing and degrading his son. Then at the end of his rant he issues his final judgment — death by drowning.Show book
