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From Arkansas and London to Zanzibar and the Tanzanian bush, Looking at Harry and other stories follows a selection of unique perspectives on the human condition spanning multiple continents. An inquiry into the dichotomies of life, this short story collection features six beautifully crafted stories that all explore how there is always two sides to one coin.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Jagd mit Bertram Graf von Quadt, einem passionierten Jäger und Geschichtenerzähler. In diesem Hörbuch versammeln sich ausgewählte Erzählungen aus sieben seiner Werke, die den Hörer auf eine Reise durch Wälder, Wiesen und Berge mitnehmen. Mit einer tiefen Verbundenheit zur Natur und einem feinen Gespür für die besondere Stimmung des Augenblicks beschreibt Graf v. Quadt unvergessliche Jagdabenteuer, die von Spannung, Respekt und Bewunderung für die Wildnis geprägt sind.

In this volume, the girls are braving strange new waters as they are off on vacation in the paradise that is the Svanire Archipelago. Only for them to come across an ages old myth for which only their curiosity must seek out. Field Trips, such a wonderful and insightful time for the young middle school age girls. After countless time raising funds for them to spend the weekend away along with the rest of their sixth-grade classmates, but what may happen should three get left behind?

A collection of aviation short stories, Hangar Tales takes you on wild rides and crazy aviation adventures. Aviation is full of colorful characters that create and tell the best stories. During my career as "The Flying Salesman" I have been fortunate to meet many of these wonderful people. They have shared these stories with me and I have written them down so that others may enjoy them.

Ralph Core, non più direttore del Worldwide Chronicle ma finalmente scrittore a tempo pieno, presenta a Londra la sua ultima opera, Vite giocate, che tratta della tragica spedizione inglese del 1924 per la conquista dell’Everest, in cui persero la vita il capo degli scalatori George Mallory e il compagno di cordata Andrew Irvine.Il suo libro, che esplora il dramma umano dei protagonisti di quella tragedia, suscita presto l’interesse di due importanti produttori che intendono trarne un film e chiedono a Core di partecipare alla sceneggiatura.

Shad Marone is hunted across the desert by a posse and vengeful sheriff who falsely accuse him of murder and intend to kill him without a trial.

Chat Lock is trailed to his ranch by a posse who suspect him of shooting a man in the back in a barroom gun fight.

Do you recognize uniquely hillbilly shinola when you hear it? Does your mouth go off long before your brain fully engages? Do you easily get exquisitely simple things bollixed up beyond reasonable repair? Are you a veritable storehouse of meaningless and insignificant information? If so, you’ll feel right at home with the retired redneck geezers who regularly gather around the wood stove at the Gatesville General Store. Set in the hills of southern Indiana, the store is the old boys’ high church for general tomfoolery and otherwise misguided prattle, and their beloved heater is their altar.

ukpa had a layer of sweat on his face that he hadn’t wiped for a long time. He didn’t want to get distracted. There was a vague pain in his chest. The moment he paid attention to it, it increased. It was fear. He didn’t think it would be this frightening. He had imagined it very differently. He thought he would go there with immense bravery in his heart and they would all attack the elders’ huts of the Jandunga tribe and return with immense pride back to their own tribe.

Every year some of the best in the genre get together to tell awesome stories in a combined offering. Inside this audiobook you will find action, adventure, love, lust, and intrigue.

It’s 1865 and a band of renegade deserters left over from the American Civil War abduct newlywed Judith Johansen and head to the wilds of Rupert’s Land, soon to become Western Canada. They are about to find out that they have made a huge mistake. Judith is the granddaughter of Moses Munro, a wily old mountain man who survived as a trapper in the Rocky Mountains during the 1820s and ‘30s.

Short story written by Jack London The Son of the Wolf consists of a single man who is known as Mckenzie or "Scruff". The story tells of the hardships of what single men had to endure on the frontier. Often men would venture on journeys that may consist of months or even years just in order to find the right suitor. Scruff had been the toughest of the tough and had lasted the longest on the frontier without the company of a woman. This story connects with naturalism by showing that nature can be just as cruel as it can be forgiving if someone is alone on the frontier.

To the Man On the Trail is a classic adventure short story by the American writer Jack London, was published in 1900. This is f story about a stranger who stops to rest at Malemute Kid's cabin. He tells the other men a little about himself. A little later, the men hear another story about the stranger from the authorities.

Оповідання Джека Лондона Жага до життя написане понад сто років тому, однак і сьогодні популярне серед читачів та включене до шкільної програми як блискучий зразок американської літератури. Випробування, які припали на долю головного героя оповідання, екстремально висвітлюють, що насправді є головним у житті, як воля і гідність людини переборюють виклики природи. Герой, покинутий товаришем посеред голої канадської тундри, сильно голодував та піддавався зневодненню, але жага до життя брала верх.

Новела Кіт у чоботях Миколи Хвильового присвячена показу жінки в роки революції, та згубний вплив хибних ідей людини, які перетворюють її на бездумного виконавця, чиновника. Ідея новели — засудження суспільної системи, що, прикриваючись хорошими гаслами, перетворювала вірних їй людей у фанатичні механізми, якими можна маніпулювати.українська література, класична література, українська література XX століття, новела, людські емоції, психологія людини, життєві обставини, моральні конфлікти, сенс життя, надія на щастя, внутрішня боротьба, жінка, жінки в роки революції, розстріляне відродження, українська

Конотопська відьма Григорія Квітки-Основ'яненка — гумористично-сатирична повість, у якій висміюється неосвічена частина козацької верхівки. Замість того, аби займатися важливими справами, вони гають час на інтриги, на вишукування відьми. Сюжетна динаміка, промовисті прізвища роблять твір насиченим, смішним — і цікавим для читання.

In einem arabischen Land herrscht im 19. Jahrhundert der weise König Salih. Als die Königin bei einem Attentat ums Leben kommt, versinkt die einzige Tochter in tiefe Melancholie. Die Thronfolgerin hat sich in einen armen Fischer verliebt, wovon ihr Vater nichts ahnt. Als Karam, der Kaffeehauserzähler, von ihrer Krankheit erfährt, beschließt er, die Prinzessin zu heilen. Allabendlich versammelt er erzählfreudige Menschen im Palast, um die junge Frau durch die schönsten Geschichten ins Leben zurückzuholen: von Mut und Feigheit, von Freundschaft und Feindschaft, von der Liebe und der Weisheit des Herzens.

Завсегдатай паба "Привал рыболова" мистер Муллинер развлекает собравшуюся публику удивительными историями, в которых фигурируют члены его семейства, состоящего из многочисленных братьев, племянников и кузенов. Все они благодаря смекалке, чувству юмора и оптимизму добиваются любви и успеха, но только после такого количества фарсовых неудач, которых хватило бы для написания дюжины приключенческих романов.

Paranoia and bloodshed are unleashed when a couple’s dream home slowly turns into a nightmare. An uprooted tree reveals a sinister surprise of death and darkness. And a prohibition-era ghost reveals more about the mysterious owner of everyone’s favorite pub.

Waking in paradise with no memory of who she is, can Agent Harris piece together the true picture and retrieve her skills before it’s the last thing she ever sees?