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When Clare picks up an odd stone, she never expects to be... transported? Hundreds of years in the past and thousands of miles away, Clare is lost. Will her new friends Andrew and Harold Marshall help her to find the way back, even if they do not believe her? And more importantly, can she trust these strangers?
A science fiction short story from Jeff Walker, author of such titles as: The Long Lost War, The Massive Planet: The Adventures Of Deep Contact, Your Service Is Required, The Jungle Planet and The Mysterious World of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow. Simon Janson died at the end of his life, only to be reborn into a new body and his mind uploaded to it. Now he must live in a world where death is no longer a factor in human beings anymore. Simon travels beyond Earth to find meaning in his life now, stumbling upon a new love and new challenges. But can he cope with living forever? Is better to die rather than live on and on with no end? As humanity continues to improve and stretch out into the cosmos, Simon feels the burden of being immortal.Show book
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English. There is a dangerous atmosphere at Stoneygates, a centre for young criminals. When Miss Marple visits her friend there, she can sense the danger, too. One evening during her stay someone shoots at the administrator of the centre. He is not injured, but a visiting relative is shot dead at the same time in another part of the building. Could this be a coincidence? Miss Marple must solve the mystery.Show book
From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited. Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacock’s wit produced the full range of laughter: smiles, chuckles, guffaws, and some uncontrollable giggles. Also, occasionally, I found myself shedding a tear or two. (Review by Debra Lynn)Show book
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction. "The Argonauts of the Air" is the tale of Monson, an eccentric millionnaire with a passion for engineering, who is determined to invent the world's first flying machine. As his attempts run up against endless hurdles and delays, he becomes the laughing stock of London, but this only spurs Monson on to attempt the maiden flight of his marvellous machine.Show book
A richly detailed, brilliantly woven debut collection about the lives and lore of one Black familyShannon Sanders’s sparkling debut brings us into the company of the Collins family and their acquaintances as they meet, bicker, compete, celebrate, worry, keep and reveal secrets, build lives and careers, and endure. Moving from Atlantic City to New York to DC, from the 1960s to the 2000s, from law students to drag performers to violinists to matriarchs, Company tells a multifaceted, multigenerational saga in thirteen stories.Each piece includes a moment when a guest arrives at someone’s home. In “The Good, Good Men,” two brothers reunite to oust a “deadbeat” boyfriend from their mother’s house. In “The Everest Society,” the brothers’ sister anxiously prepares for a home visit from a social worker before adopting a child. In “Birds of Paradise,” their aunt, newly promoted to university provost, navigates a minefield of microaggressions at her own welcome party. And in the haunting title story, the provost’s sister finds her solitary life disrupted when her late sister’s daughter comes calling.These are stories about intimacy, societal and familial obligations, and the ways inheritances shape our fates. Buoyant, somber, sharp, and affectionate, this collection announces a remarkable new voice in fiction.Show book
Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction and a close associate of D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. "Ole Underwood" is the story of a former seaman with a murky history... and the village where he lives has never forgotten his past deeds.A Red Door Consulting production.Show book
