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Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor: 'An Inscrutable Masquerade', 'The Conundrum of Coach 13', 'The Trinity Vicarage Larceny' and 'The 10.59 Assassin'. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories, John Taylor has written four more mysteries featuring the world's greatest detective. Read by acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch, these new adventures share all the suspense of the original tales.

The 24 stories that make up Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman generously express the incomparable Haruki Murakami’s mastery of the form. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things for which we might wish. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit Murakami’s ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and entertaining. 

Real English-speaking people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken English in the process.

The six stories in Haruki Murakami’s mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami’s characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.

23 stories, all unabridged, from a diverse group of star writers and readers. A truly memorable collection with a wide appeal. Includes "The Years Midnight" by Helen Simpson, read by Harriet Walter; "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful Morning" by Haruki Marukami, read by Walter Lewis; "Bablady" by A. S. Byatt, read by Roslaind Eyres; "Hotel des Vaoyaguerus" by William Boyd, read by Martin Jarvis; and "Who?" by Fay Weldon, read by Julie Christie.

"One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to do, he thought he would do something, so he went round to Piglet's house to see what Piglet was doing." Thus begins The House At Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne's wonderful companion volume to Winnie-the-Pooh. You will rediscover Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, and all their friends, and be introduced to the irrepressible and very bouncy Tigger.

Over 40 hours of pure joy from 3 narrators at the top of their game!

『エモい古語辞典』の著者最新作。2024年大河で話題！「紫式部日記」を令和言葉で超訳。1000年前も現代も|悩むことは皆同じだった――

A terrified man descends into madness, convinced something is making his fingers disappear one by one. A hiker becomes trapped in a surreal empty town in the woods. A man becomes convinced creatures are living inside his blood… and they just want out. As the masks fall away in these and other disturbing tales, are you brave enough to see what lies beneath?

Cathy ist eine Elfe und eine begabte Malerin. Als ihr Gatte auf eine Dienstreise muss, beschließt sie, auf die Insel Runghold zu fahren. Obwohl sie die Ferien dort mit ihren Eltern verbracht hat, war sie noch nie im Norden. Da ihre Mutter das Klima in der Gegend als zu rau empfand. Doch diesmal will sie einen Ort besuchen, den Freunde ihr empfohlen haben. Wird sie es schaffen?

Love comes to each of us in different ways. These stories show that sometimes love can take longer to manifest when we search for it. Other times, love is waiting to find us when we least expect it. These stories give that love will find a way. To love takes courage to commit to one another. Observe the many aspects of love as they take shape within the stories. Above all believe in love.

Have you ever sat and listened to what people talk about when they sit in bars or travel on public transport? Most of it is banal, unfinished sentences talking over each other to get their point across. But every now and then, someone says something that ignites a thought, then that thought becomes an idea and before you know it a brand-new story is born. These 14 short stories were sparked from those randomly overheard conversations. Snippets snatched from the chit-chat of strangers, twisted and turned into surreal tales, sometimes dark, sometimes funny.

This volume contains 10 stories. A Little Bit More is Volume 3 of a four-part series.

Unemployment can make a person desperate… so desperate in their quest for the perfect position they might blow past all the red flags in the world. But when the most promising job opportunity that’s come Jamie Okuda’s way in months may be far more sinister than it seems, will he be able to make the grade—or will the spoilers on the next page ruin it for him?

A demonic assassin turns a man’s life into a deadly game of Groundhog Day. A strange job recruiter offers unusual and dangerous employment opportunities involving fighting monsters and transporting occult objects. A man describes growing up in a strange town with frequent emergency alarms when strange and dangerous creatures appear. A routine delivery to an impossible town exposes the thin veil between realities.

" سيأتي زمن على قوم، قسموا بين البحر والبر، طغت على قلوبهم البغضاء واحترقوا بنار الشيطان حتى انحفرت لعنته على أجسام بعضهم قبل انشقاق القمر وانهيار السماء، فيحين يوم لا تنفع فيه قوة ولا جاه، لا مال ولا بنون، ويقوم العنقاء من رماده وتنفخ الأبواق في السماء معلنة أنه حان يوم الانعتاق.."

"Contratiempo" juega con múltiples caras de la memoria, acelera y pisa el freno al paso del reloj, y se cuelga de los husos horarios invitando al lector a experimentar los dobleces y contorsiones de la medida del tiempo, un concepto que escurre. La forma resulta tan maleable para el autor como el tiempo para sus personajes. Este volumen suma relatos, poemas, canciones y una novela corta que pulsan "play", "stop" o "rewind" a su antojo, como si se tratara de una canción eterna de Pink Floyd.

Los cuarenta relatos breves que lo componen sumergen al lector en una extrañeza acrecentada por la minuciosa descripción de los ambientes y los personajes. Porque todo ocurre en un lugar que puede ser cualquier lugar y en un tiempo que puede ser cualquier tiempo. Realidad e imaginación se confunden o quizá son una misma cosa y un mismo estremecimiento recorre cada relato: la aparición de lo incomprensible en la realidad cotidiana, la irrupción del misterio que escapa a toda interpretación.

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旅行先から急電によって兄の見舞いに来た道太は、しばらくの間、廓を営むおひろの家の二階に滞在することになる。姪の縁談をめぐるごたごたで、誰にも会いたくなかったのだ。その家にはおひろの姉お絹が世話焼きに来ていた。事情が許せば、彼女と同棲しうる時の幸福を想像したりするが、道太は何をするでもなしに日を送る。