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Unparalleled adventure of one Hans Pfaall -- Balloon-hoax -- Mesmeric revelation -- Ms. found in a bottle -- Descent into the maelström -- Von Kempelen and his discovery -- Gold-bug -- Facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- Thousand-and-second tale of Scheherazade -- Murders in the Rue Morgue -- Mystery of Marie Rogêt -- Fall of the House of Usher -- Purloined letter -- Tell-tale heart -- Black cat -- Imp of the perverse -- Premature burial -- Island...
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Tuttle Publishing
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English
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Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each story is followed by cultural notes, vocabulary lists, and a set of discussion questions and exercises for further comprehension.
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Library of America volume 90
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English
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Selection of writings and drawings by American humorist James Thurber, presenting a diverse mix of literary parodies, eccentric portraits, stories of domestic warfare, reminiscences, and protests.
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Starscape
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English
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Kids can be such monsters. Literally. From the award-winning author of Hidden Talents, two remarkable short story collections - Kidzilla and The Witch's Monkey - together for the first time. Plus several brand new stories. Each hilarious and harrowing. A substitute teacher finds out she has some monsters for students. A group of kids attempt a levitation trick with hair-raising results. A neighborhood is so boring the grown-ups are turning into...well...you...
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Remember Point, Inc
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English
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This contemporary collection of short stories for the holidays is inspirational and evocative, filled with adventure, romance, mystery, love and the joys of Christmas. Contributing writers include: Linda Shayne, Samantha Jaffe, Vikram Kale, Aldo Spadoni, Michael Habte, Valerie Scott, Charles Kamuyu, Howard Steinberg, Lars Daniel Erikson, Jin A. Song and Hamel Matthew. This imaginative and uplifting collection of fiction will stay with you long after...
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Konemann
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English
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Between 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the detective fiction genre with his mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin. Introducing to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, these tales brought Poe fame and fortune. Years later, Dorothy Sayers would describe "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" as "almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice." Indeed, Poe's short mysteries inspired...
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Small Beer Press
Edition
First edition.
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English
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This collection of Ursula K. Le Guin's recent talks, essays, introductions is the best manual we have for exploring the worlds explored in recent fiction; the most useful guide to the country we're visiting, life.
"Words Are My Matter collects talks, essays, introductions to beloved books, and book reviews by Ursula K. Le Guin, one of our fore- most public literary intellectuals. Words Are My Matter is essential reading. It is a manual for investigating...
16) Mark Twain
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Graphic classics volume 8
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English
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Contains graphic novel adaptations of seven stories by Mark Twain, including "Tom Sawyer Abroad," "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Dog's Tale," "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut," "A Curious Pleasure Excursion," "Is He Living or is He Dead?," and "The Mysterious Stanger;" and includes portions of "Advice to Little Girls" accompanied by illustrations.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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These acerbic, poignant, and thought-provoking essays concern mankind, its relationship with God, and how the mind works. Twain himself considered them dark and cynical, delaying their publication for many years before finally releasing them as an anonymous, limited-edition collection.
The title essay constitutes a deeply felt blow against religious hypocrisy, written in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a young idealist and an elderly, world-weary...
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Scribner
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English
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"An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation. Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at The New Yorker. Tragically, five days after...
19) Can't and won't
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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First edition.
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English
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A fifth collection by the author of the National Book Award finalist, Varieties of Disturbance, includes pithy one-liners, exploratory observations and letters of complaint, including "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," in which a professor is stymied by her choices.
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English
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A collection of essays and original stories by some of today's most influential young adult authors that speaks directly to teens on how to find hope and comfort in today's turbulent society. Hope is a decision, but it is a hard one to recognize in the face of oppression, belittlement, alienation, and defeat. To help embolden hope, here is a powerhouse collection of essays and personal stories that speak directly to teens and all YA readers. Featuring...
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